When Jocelyn Leitzinger had her university students write about times in their lives they had witnessed discrimination, she noticed that a woman named Sally was the victim in many of the stories.

International Business Times AU

02.07.2025

Over 14 Million People Could Die From US Foreign Aid Cuts: Study

More than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die by 2030 because of the Trump administration's dismantling of US foreign aid, research projected on Tuesday.

International Business Times AU

02.07.2025

Philippines Biodiversity Hotspot Pushes Back On Mining

A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling's rice paddy in the Philippines' Palawan, evidence of a mining boom that locals hope a new moratorium will tame.

International Business Times AU

02.07.2025

Israel Expands Campaign In Gaza Ahead Of Netanyahu's US Visit

Israel's military said Tuesday that it had expanded its operations in Gaza, where residents reported fierce gunfire and shelling days ahead of a planned trip to Washington by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

International Business Times AU

02.07.2025

Demining Ukraine: From Drones To Risking It With A Rake

There were so many mines on Larisa Sysenko's small farm in Kamyanka in eastern Ukraine after the Russians were pushed out that she and her husband Viktor started demining it themselves -- with rakes.

International Business Times AU

02.07.2025

Trump Urges 60-day Gaza Ceasefire Deal Ahead Of Netanyahu Visit

US President Donald Trump urged Hamas on Tuesday to accept a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, saying that Israel had agreed to finalize such a deal, as its forces also stepped up operations in the Palestinian territory.

International Business Times AU

02.07.2025

Accrue Real Estate: Creating a Diversified Real Estate Portfolio

When investors become more experienced, refining the asset mix and expanding into new markets ensures sustained performance and flexibility.

International Business Times AU

02.07.2025

Macron, Putin Discuss Iran, Ukraine In First Talks Since 2022

Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin on Tuesday spoke by telephone for the first time in over two-and-a-half years, with the French president urging a ceasefire in Ukraine but the Russian leader hitting back that the West was to blame for the conflict.

International Business Times AU

02.07.2025

Thailand's PM Suspended By Constitutional Court

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended by the country's Constitutional Court on Tuesday, while her father went on trial for royal defamation in the latest setbacks for the country's dominant political dynasty.

International Business Times AU

01.07.2025

CBEX Crypto Scam: AI-hyped Ponzi Scheme Defrauds African Investors

Embarrassed and in debt, Edwin was left reeling after losing $16,000 to CryptoBridge Exchange (CBEX), one of the crypto-trading platforms preying on investors in Africa.

International Business Times AU

01.07.2025

How One Sales Leader Built an Inspiring Career on Understanding Human Emotion

What sets Malherbe apart is a philosophy that is not expected from anyone in sales. He created the "Empathy Beats Selling" method, which flips traditional sales tactics.

International Business Times AU

01.07.2025

Asian Stocks Rise On Trade Deal Hopes, Tokyo Hit By Tariff Warning

Asian stocks rose Tuesday amid optimism countries will strike US trade deals, though Tokyo's Nikkei sank after Donald Trump threatened to impose a fresh tariff rate on Japan as he hit out at the country over rice and autos.

International Business Times AU

01.07.2025

'We Have Nothing': Afghans Driven Out Of Iran Return To Uncertain Future

Hajjar Shademani's family waited for hours in the heat and dust after crossing the border into Afghanistan, their neat pile of suitcases all that remained of a lifetime in Iran after being deported to their homeland.

International Business Times AU

01.07.2025

NGO Loses Bid To Block UK Export Of Military Equipment To Israel

The High Court in London rejected a legal challenge on Monday brought by a Palestinian rights group seeking to block the UK from supplying components for Israeli F-35 fighter jets.

International Business Times AU

01.07.2025

No Relief For Southern Europe As Punishing Heatwave Persists

Spain and Portugal reported record temperatures Monday as Italy and France braced for several more days of a punishing heatwave that has gripped southern Europe and Britain, sparking health and wildfire warnings.

International Business Times AU

01.07.2025

Oasis Ride Britpop Revival As 90s Make Nostalgic Comeback In UK

With "Britpop" bands Oasis and Pulp topping the charts and filling concert halls, a 90s vibe is floating over the UK this summer amid nostalgia for a "cooler" time when people seemed "happier".

International Business Times AU

01.07.2025

Gaza Rescuers Say Israeli Forces Kill 48 As Ceasefire Calls Mount

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 48 people on Monday, including 21 at a seafront rest area, as fresh calls grew for a ceasefire in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory.

International Business Times AU

01.07.2025

France Expecting Peak Temperatures As Heatwave Hits Europe

Paris was on red alert for high temperatures on Tuesday, with the top of the Eiffel Tower shut, polluting traffic banned and speed restrictions in place as a searing heatwave gripped Europe.

International Business Times AU

01.07.2025

Bangladeshis Cling To Protest Dreams A Year After Revolution

The memory of Bangladeshi police with shotguns twice blasting the young protester beside him still haunts Hibzur Rahman Prince, one year after a revolution that has left the country mired in turmoil.

International Business Times AU

01.07.2025

Alcaraz Survives Scare, Sabalenka Cruises On Wimbledon's Hottest Opening Day

Carlos Alcaraz survived a major scare in his Wimbledon opener while Aryna Sabalenka kept her cool to cruise into the second round on the hottest opening day in the tournament's history.

International Business Times AU

30.06.2025

Iran Voices 'Serious Doubts' Over Israel Commitment To Ceasefire

Iran warned Sunday that it had little faith in Israel's commitment to a fragile ceasefire that ended the most intense and destructive confrontation between the two foes to date.

International Business Times AU

30.06.2025

UK PM Condemns 'Death To The IDF' Chants At Glastonbury Festival

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday added his voice to those condemning a British punk-rap group for anti-Israel remarks at the Glastonbury music festival, an incident that has already sparked a police inquiry.

International Business Times AU

30.06.2025

Netanyahu Eyes Hostage Breakthrough As Gaza Families Mourn Victims

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country's recent war with Iran had created "opportunities" for freeing hostages held by Hamas militants in Gaza, where witnesses and rescuers reported more than 30 people killed Sunday.

International Business Times AU

29.06.2025

UK Considers Envoy For Britons Held Abroad

Britain is preparing to emulate the United States by appointing an envoy tasked with freeing citizens arbitrarily detained abroad, as it faces calls to do more to bring them home.

International Business Times AU

29.06.2025

Around 140,000 Rally In Belgrade Ratcheting Up Calls For Elections

Around 140,000 protesters rallied in Belgrade, the largest turnout in recent months, as student-led demonstrations mount pressure on the populist government to call early elections.

International Business Times AU

29.06.2025

Graft Case Piles Pressure On Turkey's Main Opposition

A court hearing that could upend the leadership of Turkey's main opposition CHP is the latest bid to hobble the party behind a wave of spring protests that shook the government, analysts say.

International Business Times AU

29.06.2025

Europe Bakes In Summer's First Heatwave As Continent Warms

Southern Europeans braced Saturday for their first heatwave of the northern hemisphere summer, as climate change pushes thermometers on the world's fastest-warming continent increasingly into the red.

International Business Times AU

29.06.2025

Russia's 'Mr Nobody' Gambles All With Film On Kremlin Propaganda

When Moscow invaded Ukraine, Pavel Talankin, a staff member at a secondary school in Russia's Ural Mountains, was ordered to film patriotic lessons, songs and morning drills.

International Business Times AU

28.06.2025

Rwanda, DR Congo Sign Peace Deal In US After Rebel Sweep

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a peace agreement Friday in Washington to end fighting that has killed thousands, with the two countries pledging to pull back support for guerrillas -- and President Donald Trump boasting of securing mineral wealth.

International Business Times AU

28.06.2025

Dollar Holds Losses On Rate Cut Bets, Trade Hope Boosts Stocks

The dollar held around three-year lows Friday as traders ramp up bets on US interest rate cuts, while most stock markets rose on hopes Donald Trump will further delay imposing tough tariffs.

International Business Times AU

28.06.2025

Alive But Weakened, Iran's Khamenei Faces New Challenges

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has re-emerged after the war with Israel but faces a struggle to maintain the authority he has wielded over the Islamic republic in over three-and-a-half decades of rule, analysts say.

International Business Times AU

28.06.2025

Iran Holds State Funeral For Top Brass Slain In War With Israel

Iran will hold a state funeral service Saturday for around 60 people, including its military commanders, killed in its war with Israel, after Tehran's top diplomat condemned Donald Trump's comments on supreme leader Ali Khamenei as "unacceptable".

International Business Times AU

28.06.2025

Trump Says Would Bomb Iran Again If Nuclear Activities Start

US President Donald Trump said Friday he had saved Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from assassination and lashed out at the supreme leader for ingratitude, declaring he would order more bombing if the country tried to pursue nuclear weapons.

International Business Times AU

28.06.2025

Trump Ends Trade Talks With Canada Over Tax On US Tech Firms

President Donald Trump said Friday he is calling off trade negotiations with Canada in retaliation for taxes impacting US tech firms, adding that Ottawa will learn of their new tariff rate within a week.

International Business Times AU

28.06.2025

'Not A God': Arguments End In Combs Trial Ahead Of Jury Deliberations

Sean "Diddy" Combs's lawyer aimed Friday to skewer the credibility of the music mogul's accusers, saying in closing arguments they were out for money while rejecting any notion he led a criminal ring.

International Business Times AU

28.06.2025

UN Officials Say New Gaza Aid System Leads To Mass Killings

United Nations officials on Friday said a US- and Israeli-backed distribution system in Gaza was leading to mass killings of people seeking aid and urged Israel to let UN humanitarian supplies to the war-stricken territory resume.

International Business Times AU

28.06.2025

Bezos, Sanchez Say 'I Do' In A Divided Venice

Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez tied the knot Friday at a sumptuous ceremony with the rich and famous on an island in Venice's lagoon, out of the sight and sound of protesters.

International Business Times AU

28.06.2025

US Supreme Court Hands Trump 'Giant' Win On Powers Of Judges

US President Donald Trump hailed a "giant win" Friday after the Supreme Court curbed lone judges from blocking the Republican's raft of controversial policies.

International Business Times AU

27.06.2025

'Shocking' COP30 Lodging Costs Heap Pressure On Brazil

"Belem is ready," Brazilian officials have insisted ahead of the COP30 gathering in November -- but eye-watering lodging costs in the northern city have panicked many would-be attendees.

International Business Times AU

27.06.2025

Hong Kong's Dragnet Widens 5 Years After National Security Law

Jailed pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong shrugged and shook his head after a Hong Kong court this month announced a fresh charge of breaching the city's national security law.

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'Writing Is Thinking': Do Students Who Use ChatGPT Learn Less?

Over 14 Million People Could Die From US Foreign Aid Cuts: Study

Philippines Biodiversity Hotspot Pushes Back On Mining

Israel Expands Campaign In Gaza Ahead Of Netanyahu's US Visit

Demining Ukraine: From Drones To Risking It With A Rake

Trump Urges 60-day Gaza Ceasefire Deal Ahead Of Netanyahu Visit

Accrue Real Estate: Creating a Diversified Real Estate Portfolio

Macron, Putin Discuss Iran, Ukraine In First Talks Since 2022

Thailand's PM Suspended By Constitutional Court

CBEX Crypto Scam: AI-hyped Ponzi Scheme Defrauds African Investors

How One Sales Leader Built an Inspiring Career on Understanding Human Emotion

Asian Stocks Rise On Trade Deal Hopes, Tokyo Hit By Tariff Warning

'We Have Nothing': Afghans Driven Out Of Iran Return To Uncertain Future

NGO Loses Bid To Block UK Export Of Military Equipment To Israel

No Relief For Southern Europe As Punishing Heatwave Persists

Oasis Ride Britpop Revival As 90s Make Nostalgic Comeback In UK

Gaza Rescuers Say Israeli Forces Kill 48 As Ceasefire Calls Mount

France Expecting Peak Temperatures As Heatwave Hits Europe

Bangladeshis Cling To Protest Dreams A Year After Revolution

Alcaraz Survives Scare, Sabalenka Cruises On Wimbledon's Hottest Opening Day

Iran Voices 'Serious Doubts' Over Israel Commitment To Ceasefire

UK PM Condemns 'Death To The IDF' Chants At Glastonbury Festival

Netanyahu Eyes Hostage Breakthrough As Gaza Families Mourn Victims

UK Considers Envoy For Britons Held Abroad

Around 140,000 Rally In Belgrade Ratcheting Up Calls For Elections

Graft Case Piles Pressure On Turkey's Main Opposition

Europe Bakes In Summer's First Heatwave As Continent Warms

Russia's 'Mr Nobody' Gambles All With Film On Kremlin Propaganda

Rwanda, DR Congo Sign Peace Deal In US After Rebel Sweep

Dollar Holds Losses On Rate Cut Bets, Trade Hope Boosts Stocks

Alive But Weakened, Iran's Khamenei Faces New Challenges

Iran Holds State Funeral For Top Brass Slain In War With Israel

Trump Says Would Bomb Iran Again If Nuclear Activities Start

Trump Ends Trade Talks With Canada Over Tax On US Tech Firms

'Not A God': Arguments End In Combs Trial Ahead Of Jury Deliberations

UN Officials Say New Gaza Aid System Leads To Mass Killings

Bezos, Sanchez Say 'I Do' In A Divided Venice

US Supreme Court Hands Trump 'Giant' Win On Powers Of Judges

'Shocking' COP30 Lodging Costs Heap Pressure On Brazil

Hong Kong's Dragnet Widens 5 Years After National Security Law

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