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Australia’s Home Affairs minister says ‘strength is not measured by how many people you can blow up’.Australia has hit back at Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu after he branded the country’s prime minister “weak”, with an Australian minister accusing the Israeli leader of conflating strength with killing people.In an interview with Australia’s national broadcaster on Wednesday, Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke said that strength was not measured “by how many people you can blow up or how many children you can leave hungry”.Burke’s comments come after Netanyahu on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on social…

The actor Aubrey Plaza has opened up about the suicide of her husband, director Jeff Baena, who died in January.The White Lotus and Parks and Recreation star was speaking to Amy Poehler for her podcast Good Hang when she was asked how she was doing during “a terrible, terrible, tragic year”.“Right in this very, very present moment, I feel happy to be with you,” Plaza said. “Overall, I’m here and I’m functioning. I feel really grateful to be moving through the world. I think I’m OK, but it’s like a daily struggle, obviously.”Baena, who directed Plaza in the comedies Life…

Mali’s former prime minister, Choguel Maiga, has been charged with embezzlement and remanded in custody as the West African country’s military leaders intensify a crackdown over allegations of a coup plot.The charges against Maiga were revealed on Tuesday following a hearing before Mali’s Supreme Court.Maiga, who took office after a second coup in Mali in 2021, was sacked in November 2024 after he publicly denounced the military for a lack of clarity over when it would hand over power to a civilian government.Maiga’s lawyer, Cheick Oumar Konare, told the AFP news agency that no date has yet been set for…

178 Malawi’s pension industry recorded impressive growth in 2024, with assets rising to K3.8 trillion, representing a 29.7 percent increase from 2023, according to the Financial Institutions Annual Report 2024 released by the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM). The report shows that the pension fund now makes up 28.9 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), which stands at about K19 trillion. This places the pension sector among the biggest sources of long-term domestic capital for the economy. However, behind this strong headline growth, there are worrying challenges. Contribution arrears by employers have piled up to K28.5 billion. The…

Hope for Future Generations (HFFG) and its partners have lauded the Government of Ghana (GoG) for fully settling its 2025 vaccine co-financing obligation of US$ 24.5 million, describing the payment as a decisive step towards safeguarding the nation’s immunisation programme. According to the group, the move demonstrates strong political will and commitment to protecting the health of every child in Ghana by ensuring uninterrupted vaccine supply and preventing potential shortages. A statement signed and issued by HFFG and copied to The Ghanaian Times yesterday noted that while the payment secures vaccine availability for the year, it also presents an opportunity…

If you’ve been hunting for a new GPU, you already know that getting one for its suggested retail price isn’t guaranteed. High demand, low supply, and a constantly shifting economic space have caused the new 50 Series graphics cards to hit the market well above the expected price, at least at launch.Thankfully, the situation seems to be stabilizing a bit, as indicated by this deal on PNY’s overclocked example of the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, which is available on Amazon for its MSRP of $750. Even better, your purchase includes a copy of the upcoming Borderlands 4, potentially saving you…

Argument that Lehrmann may have changed evidence about rape an ‘astonishing admission’, court hearsNino BucciZali Burrows, Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyer, has finished her oral submissions to his appeal, but is expected to ask questions in reply later in the hearing.Justice Wigney, from the full court of the federal court, told Burrows she will not be able to raise new matters in these replies, and she was denied the opportunity to make final written submissions after the hearing.Dr Matt Collins KC is making submissions on behalf of Network Ten. He said he welcomed Justice Colvin’s comments regarding the “so-called distinction between a…

The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) has announced a targeted strategic initiative to achieve a 50% reduction in the toxicology case backlog by the end of the 2025/26 financial year. According to the NHLS, this initiative, supported by new investments in infrastructure, technology, and human resources, aims to significantly improve turnaround times for toxicological results across all NHLS Forensic Chemistry Laboratories (FCLs). City Press reported that forensic laboratories are overwhelmed by significant DNA and toxicology backlogs, with some cases pending for over 17 years. “The NHLS recognises the recent media coverage and public apprehensions regarding delays in toxicology services. These…

US president suggests security guarantees for Ukraine could see Washington provide air support.United States President Donald Trump has ruled out sending US troops to Ukraine to guarantee its security in the event of an agreement to end Russia’s war in the country.Asked during an interview with Fox News on Tuesday what assurances he could provide that US troops would not be deployed to defend Ukraine’s borders, Trump said: “You have my assurance, and I am president. I am just trying to stop people from being killed.”Trump said that European countries were willing to provide troops to bolster Ukraine’s security, but…

David SchoenfieldAug 19, 2025, 07:00 AM ETCloseCovers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995Whew. That was some weekend. The Milwaukee Brewers kept winning — until they finally lost. The New York Mets kept losing — until they finally won. The Los Angeles Dodgers made a big statement, the Philadelphia Phillies suffered a crushing injury, and the Chicago Cubs managed to win a series even though their bats remain cold.What’s going on with these National League contenders? With fan bases in euphoria or despair, let’s make some verdicts on those current states of overreaction.Overreaction:…