0:29Watch: Trump reacts to the Senate narrowly passing his “big, beautiful” bill After nearly 24 hours of debate – starting yesterday morning and stretching overnight – the US Senate approved Donald Trump’s massive tax-cut and spending bill Passing by the narrowest of margins, the bill, as it stood on Tuesday, contained key parts of the agenda he…
From his pocket, Serhiy Melnyk pulls out a small rusty shard, wrapped neatly in paper. He holds it up. “It grazed my kidney, pierced my lung, and my heart,” says the Ukrainian serviceman quietly. Traces of dried blood are still visible on the shrapnel from a Russian drone that became lodged in his heart while…
US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a “30% or 35%” tariff on Japan if a deal between the two countries is not reached before a deadline next week. That would be well above the 24% tariff Japan was hit with as part of Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” on 2 April, when he announced…
Qantas is contacting customers after a cyber attack targeted their third-party customer service platform. On 30 June, the Australian airline detected “unusual activity” on a platform used by its contact centre to store the data of six million people, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and frequent flyer numbers. Upon detection of the…
The jury in the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs will keep deliberating after reaching a partial verdict, but deadlocking on the most serious charge faced by the hip-hop mogul. At the federal court in New York, the 12 jurors announced they had agreed on four of the five counts, but were unable to decide on…
Israel has agreed to the “necessary conditions” to finalise a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, US President Donald Trump has said. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that during the proposed ceasefire the US would “work with all parties to end the War”. “The Qataris and Egyptians, who have worked very hard to help…
After hours of stalemate, Republicans in the US Senate have narrowly passed Donald Trump’s mega-bill on tax and spending, meaning the proposed legislation has cleared one of its key hurdles. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed with Vice-President JD Vance casting a tie-breaking vote after more than 24 hours of debate. It now heads…
Parents urged to ensure administration of oral polio vaccine One polio case was confirmed in North Waziristan, taking the tally to 14 cases in ongoing year. According to details surfaced on Tuesday, the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) said that a 19-month-old contacted the polio. Eight polio cases were confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, whereas four…
Minister says third-party consultancy firm has completed recommendations regarding auction Pakistan has once again failed to meet its self-imposed deadline for the launch of 5G services, with the government missing the June 30, 2025 target. This marks the fourth missed deadline in a series of delays that have plagued the country’s long-promised entry into next-generation…
US president says he’d be ‘very firm’ with Netanyahu on speedy Gaza ceasefire, latter wants one too US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will discuss the situations in Gaza and Iran when he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House next week, adding that he hopes to achieve a…
