Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Watching Tom Pidcock deal with a flat tyre and win the cross-country cycling was much easier to enjoy. It was a ride of pure, thrilling instinct: a welcome reminder that in the chaos of competitive cross-country biking, sometimes the best plan … Read more
Gen Roly Walker, the head of the British army, has described it as the “axis of upheaval”. George Robertson, the new head of the UK’s defence review, has called the countries the “deadly quartet”. Either way, less than a month into a Labour government, an emerging geopolitical alignment is being highlighted as a threat. The … Read more
While the world watches agog, preparing for an increasingly plausible second coming of Donald Trump, our own opposition leader is paying more attention than most. He lacks Trump’s bouffant, chutzpah and rap sheet, but Dutton’s path to power charts a similar trajectory: harness legitimate anger at late-stage capitalism to cast an erstwhile party of business … Read more
Waiting on the bench as the Australians were pummelled by Zambia on Sunday, veteran Michelle Heyman knew she could make the difference. “I was just waiting for my opportunity,” she said, rather diplomatically, after scoring a remarkable late winner to end an 11-goal thriller in Nice. When Heyman was brought on midway through the second … Read more
There is uncertainty about the future of Rex – Australia’s third-largest airline – with speculation regarding its financial situation and tension among the leadership team. On Tuesday afternoon, Bloomberg reported that Rex was to appoint EY as administrators, citing people familiar with the matter. Meanwhile, Rex’s website was not taking forward bookings. Rex and EY … Read more
A handful of Hollywood elites and top Democrat politicians flocked to a massive campaign fundraiser Monday evening discussing their support for the new presidential nominee Kamala Harris and encouraging their party voters to get out to the polls this November. The “White Dudes For Harris” zoom conference began Monday evening at 8 p.m., bringing on … Read more
The Inflation Surged Upended Fed’s Plan to Cut This week’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will test the resolve of Fed officials. Will they stick by their forecast of a single rate cut this year or capitulate to financial markets that are pricing in multiple cuts this year? When the FOMC met in … Read more
Almost three years after devastating floodwaters forced people to flee and washed away homes, bridges and highways, the City of Merritt, B.C., is moving ahead with plans to shore up its flood defences. The first steel beams of the new Middlesboro Bridge were lifted into position on Monday, symbolically reconnecting both banks of the Coldwater … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta rushed to reverse its AI’s answer to questions from users about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Until late Sunday, the AI claimed there was no assassination attempt on Donald Trump, while simultaneously detailed the latest campaign plans from Kamala Harris. Initially when asked over the weekend for information on … Read more
Communist Cuba, a regime that has for decades used sports competitions to elevate its geopolitical profile, has faced a series of embarrassments in the first days of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics – including a high-profile defection before the Games even began and a loss in boxing to a Cuban exile. Cuba has won 235 … Read more