World - Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Meanwhile, Tony Burke says group who attempted to enter by boat in north Queensland have been removed. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast ‘Eight weeks to shred documents’: Wells on social media law delay The main reason for Anika Wells ’ media appearances this morning is to kick the Coalition and the Greens for sending that social media bill – increasing fines for platforms and handing the eSafety commissioner more power – into an eight-week inquiry. It’s not complex, and I think Angus Taylor should explain why he is honestly giving big tech eight more weeks to prepare their case, eight more weeks to get their ducks in a row, potentially eight weeks to shred documents now that they know these changes are coming. I think this is genuinely urgent. I’m crestfallen. Angus Taylor has decided to walk away from bipartisanship and he should explain why he would make such a craven and expedient decision. If you chose to watch – I don’t want to name any particular given that we’re on the ABC – but if you are watching the football World Cup on SBS, another public broadcaster, for example, you have the ability to opt out of seeing gambling advertising and from 1 January on streaming. And we know the trend for viewing in Australia is that more than half of the population now view these things online through streamers. Continue reading...

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are expected to celebrate their wedding with a party at New York's Madison Square Garden this weekend.

Families of five Venezuelan men filed a lawsuit accusing Nicolás Maduro of overseeing FAES, a police unit allegedly responsible for extrajudicial killings.

Mexico’s World Cup run has electrified the nation, drawing hundreds of thousands into the streets in celebrations of collective joy, resilience and hope.

The city’s immigrant mayor will deliver his remarks ‘surrounded by recently naturalized citizens’, according to his office Sign up for US breaking news alerts email While fielding questions from reporters ahead of his flight to North Dakota today, Donald Trump batted down questions a bout the $1.2bn he earned from crypto businesses , according to his latest annual financial disclosure. “We have funds that run my money well. I’ve made a lot of money before I became president,” Trump said. “They’re big institutions, and they run it … I think it’s called a ‘blind account’, but they basically they take it, and I purposely I never speak to any of the people that run the money.” Continue reading...

The young migrants heading to Europe say they were stripped and had their hands tied in freezing temperatures.

The traditionalist Society of St. Pius X went ahead with the ceremony, even after the Vatican warned it would result in the bishops’ excommunication.

Pair also unfurled a large black banner displaying a message of peace on top of New York landmark Two people were arrested following an apparent marriage proposal atop the Empire State Building’s spire on Wednesday, after they climbed to the very pinnacle of the New York City landmark – well above the level open to the public. The two people were identified as Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, two Russian “rooftoppers” who have conducted similar stunts in other cities including Tianjin, in China and Los Angeles. They were both wearing black clothing and appeared to be masked, and unfurled a large black banner at the top of the skyscraper with the words: “When the power of love beats the love of power the ‌world knows peace.” Continue reading...

Chizi, one of China’s biggest stand-up comedians, has found a new stage after falling afoul of China's censors.

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter made an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea, leaving one crew member missing from the USS George H.W. Bush.