Zelenskyy says Ukraine has ‘low chance’ of survival without US backing

Ukraine's president expresses concern that Washington may no longer be a 'strategic partner' to Kyiv.

Source: Al Jazeera

Albanese sparks anger with pledge over controversial salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour

Prime minister tells Salmon Tasmania of promise to change legislation and allow ‘sustainable’ farming to continue

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Anthony Albanese …

Source: The Guardian

Family of British couple held in Iran on ‘security’ grounds work to secure return

Craig and Lindsay Foreman named by relatives who say they are engaging with UK government about situation

A British couple who have been detained in Iran have been named by …

Source: The Guardian

Monitoring the status of hostages still in Gaza after Hamas’s attack

A total of 251 people were taken in the attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. We’re tracking what happened to each of them.

Source: Washington Post

How sabotage on undersea cables affects our digital world

Most of the world's data travels via ocean cables, which are at risk of frequent sabotage. DW explains where they lie and how they are protected.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Lives on the line: Low pay has US wildland firefighters quitting

As wildfires get worse, firefighters are struggling to combat blazes and remain in a job with poor labour conditions.

Source: Al Jazeera

Vance emboldens pro-Putin Romanian presidential candidate

US vice-president criticises decision to annul vote topped by Călin Georgescu last year

Source: Financial Times

American among 3 hostages released from Gaza in latest ceasefire exchange

The Hamas terror group released another three hostages from Gaza early this morning. Among them was American-Israeli Sagui Dekel Chen. Palestinian prisoners are set to be released from Israeli prisons …

Source: CBS News

Trump doubts Gazans want to stay. But amid the ruins, this man disagrees.

One Gazan’s journey back home as President Donald Trump insists that Palestinians remain in Gaza because “they’ve never had an alternative.”

Source: Washington Post

‘A scary time to be a scientist’: how medical research cuts will hurt the maternal mortality crisis

Republican-run states may see worst fallout from slashes to NIH medical funding as maternal mortality climbs in US

On Tuesday, a few days after the Trump administration announced its plan …

Source: The Guardian

Ukraine's metals the US, EU and Russia want access to

The US wants to trade further military and financial aid to Ukraine for access to some of the country's vast natural reserves. But some might already be under Russian control, …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Tennis' top-ranked Jannik Sinner gets a 3-month ban in doping case settlement

Sinner accepted the ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency. The timing of the ban means the 23-year-old Italian won't miss any Grand Slam tournaments.

Source: NPR