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A large-scale outage wrought havoc on IT systems, causing travel delays at Sydney Airport

'Large-scale' IT Outage Hits Companies Worldwide

Australia's National Cyber Security Coordinator said the "large-scale technical outage" was caused by an issue with a "third-party software platform", adding there was no information as yet to suggest hacker involvement.
Ursula von der Leyen's supporters believe she will win EU lawmakers' support for a second term as European Commission president

EU Chief Von Der Leyen Faces Crunch Parliament Vote

The German ex-defense minister has led the European Commission since 2019, the first woman in the role. She has weathered several crises like the Covid pandemic and the war in Ukraine -- and also faced many controversies.
Vance was one of several VP contenders who attended Donald Trump's historic criminal trial in New York to support the ex-president

Trump's VP Pick J.D. Vance Stakes Position As Republican Future

Vance has been one of Trump's most effective attack dogs in Congress, promoting the dominant populist ideology -- opposing immigration, insistent on Christianity as a touchstone of public and private morality, and opposing support for Ukraine's fight against Russian invasion.
Donald Trump's vice-presidential pick J.D. Vance is further to the right on several issues

Trump Running Mate Vance To Light Up Republican Convention

Trump tapped the Ohio conservative to be his number two at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Monday as the ex-president bids for a stunning return to the White House, four years after losing to President Joe Biden.
As head of state, King Charles III reads out his government's legislative programme

King Charles To Set Out New UK Govt To-do List

Prime Minister Keir Starmer will put turbocharging a flagging economy at the heart of his legislative plans for the coming months as Labor runs the UK for the first time in 14 years.
Map of Oman locating the capital city of Muscat where a deadly shooting took place near a mosque

4 Killed In Shooting Near Oman Mosque: Police

The force gave an initial toll of four killed and "several others" wounded at the mosque in eastern Muscat. Such an attack is rare in the Sultanate, which has regularly played the role of mediator in regional conflicts.
Hundreds of Kenyan police officers are already in Haiti, following protracted legal disputes over the deployment

200 More Kenyan Police Deploy To Tackle Haiti Violence

The deployment comes after the East African nation sent some 400 officers to the violence-ravaged Haitian capital Port-au-Prince in June, part of a controversial offer to send some 1,000 police to help stabilize the country.
A wounded Palestinian girl is brought to be treated at the al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat refugee Camp after the Israeli military bombardment of an UN-run school, turned shelter, in Nuseirat, central Gaza

Israel Hits Gaza From Land, Sea And Air As Hamas Halts Talks

Shells rained down on the neighborhoods of Tal Al-Hawa, Sheikh Ajlin and Al-Sabra in Gaza City, AFP correspondents reported, while eyewitnesses said the Israeli army had shelled the Al-Mughraqa area and the northern outskirts of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.
Martin Kutzler, a Milwaukee resident and supporter of Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump, is urging Americans to 'tone down the rhetoric' in the wake of an assassination attempt against Trump

Pressure Cooker: Milwaukee Braces For Trump Convention

The lakeside municipality in battleground Wisconsin finds itself in the eye of a political and security maelstrom following the spasm of violence that has shaken the 2024 campaign and prompted questions about the country's political polarization.
Former US President Donald Trump speaking moments before shots were fired at a rally in Pennsylvania

Security In Question In Trump Attack Aftermath

Interrogations centered on the extent of the perimeter established by the security services, in particular the US Secret Service, which is responsible for protecting America's top political figures.

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