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Acting CEO of parent agency makes announcement one day after judge blocks her from firing VOA directorThe agency that oversees Voice of America and other government-funded international broadcasters is eliminating jobs for more than 500 employees, a Trump administration official said. The move could ratchet up a months-long legal challenge over the news outlets’ fate.Kari Lake, acting CEO of the US Agency for Global Media, announced the latest round of job cuts late Friday, one day after a federal judge blocked her from removing Michael Abramowitz as VOA director. Continue reading...

In federal court documents, the 24-year-old’s family claim officers acted unlawfully in apprehending him and ‘applying force to him such as to cause the loss of his life’Warning: This article contains reference to Indigenous Australians who have diedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe mother of Kumanjayi White, a Warlpiri man who died after being restrained in an Alice Springs supermarket by police, is suing the Northern Territory government in the federal court, claiming that the officers committed assault, battery and false imprisonment.White, a 24-year-old with disabilities, died on 27 May during a confrontation with police in a Coles supermarket. His family claim that the two officers involved acted unlawfully in apprehending him, taking him into custody, and “applying force to him such as to cause the loss of his life”.In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Indigenous Australians can call 13YARN on 13 92 76 for information and crisis support. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

PM Modi China Visit Day-1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in China on Saturday on a keenly watched visit that assumed greater significance in view of sudden downturn in India-US ties triggered by Washington's policies on tariff.

The head of the Red Cross warned that it would be impossible to keep people safe during a mass evacuation of Gaza City, as Israel intensifies its assault.

A new $250 "visa integrity fee" imposed on travelers to the United States risks piling more pressure on the struggling travel industry, as overseas arrivals continue to fall due to President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration.

A man intentionally ploughed his car into a crowd outside a wine bar in northern France after an altercation, killing one person and injuring five others, two of them critically.

Two anti-asylum groups marched to Crowne Plaza before attempting to enter building at rear, Met police sayFive people have been arrested at a protest in London where a group of masked men attempted to enter a hotel housing asylum seekers on Saturday.At about noon, two anti-asylum groups marched to the Crowne Plaza in Stockley Road, west London, and a group of men in masks attempted to enter the building through the rear entrance and damaged security fences, the Metropolitan police said. Continue reading...

Thailand's political rivals jockeyed for power after a court sacked the prime minister, with two camps declaring they were ready to form the next government but with no indication when that might happen.