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Australian minister lauds deal for next-generation, Mogami-class frigates and their long-range missile capabilities.Australia and Japan have reached the largest defence-industry agreement ever between both countries for the production of advanced warships for the Australian Navy, the country’s Minister for Defence Richard Marles said.Australia will upgrade its naval force with 11 Mogami-class frigates, built by Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Marles said on Tuesday, with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC, reporting that the contract was worth $10 billion Australian dollars (some $6.5bn).“This is clearly the biggest defence-industry agreement that has ever been struck between Japan and Australia,” Marles said.Mogami-class warships are advanced…

177 Tesla’s board of directors has offered Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk, a fresh stock award worth nearly $30 billion in a bid to keep him committed to leading the electric car company. The announcement was made on July 29, 2025, following growing concerns about Musk’s future with Tesla and the ongoing legal battle over his earlier controversial pay deal. According to a statement signed by Tesla board members Robyn Denholm and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, the new package includes 96 million restricted shares. However, the shares will only be fully given to Musk if he stays on as a top executive…

Hong Kong’s Security Bureau announces measures over activists’ alleged role in unofficial parliament overseas.Hong Kong authorities have cancelled the passports of 12 activists based overseas in their latest crackdown on activities that they claim pose threats to national security.Hong Kong’s Security Bureau announced the measures on Monday after a local court issued arrest warrants last month for the 12 activists and seven other pro-democracy campaigners over their alleged roles in establishing an unofficial parliament overseas.The bureau said it had also banned individuals from providing financial support or leasing property to 16 of the “absconders,” and entering into joint ventures or…

Michael RothsteinAug 4, 2025, 05:57 PM ETCloseMichael Rothstein, based in Atlanta, is a reporter on ESPN’s investigative and enterprise team. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein.Police in College Park, Georgia, told ESPN they arrested Delbert Carver on Saturday after he allegedly threw a sex toy onto the court during last Tuesday’s Golden State Valkyries-Atlanta Dream game at Gateway Center Arena.Carver, 23, faces counts of disorderly conduct, public indecency/indecent exposure and criminal trespass, according to law enforcement records. Records show he was booked into Clayton County Jail at 7:42 p.m. He was released late Sunday on an undisclosed bond.Editor’s Picks1…

“Tweens are herd animals” and have “an addicts’ narrative”, according to internal documents revealed by a Facebook whistleblower to congress, making clear the levels of cynicism and obfuscation the company operates with in its quest to hook young people to its platform. Bad though that is, it’s not the worst example in this lucidly laid out and often harrowing indictment of social media’s ruthlessness; that would be the proliferation of drug dealers on Snapchat, which the company seems to have to some extent turned a blind eye to in the scramble to expand its user base.Based on the investigative work…

The government has announced a ban on the importation and sale of second-hand clothing, as well as on street and night vending. Speaking at a meeting with Harare City Councillors and officials at Town House on Monday, Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe said informal trading practices have disrupted formal businesses in the capital. “The proliferation of street and night vending has destroyed the viability of formal businesses in our city,” said Garwe. “I would like to take this opportunity to advise that the government has banned the importation and sale of second-hand clothes. Consequently, street vending and night vending activities…

BBCCharlotte Creevy was supported by a charity after her son stopped breathingCharlotte Creevy’s son Seth was two weeks old when he stopped breathing and was rushed to intensive care at a London hospital.”What kept going through my mind was, ‘Is he going to live or die?'” Charlotte said Seth had contracted three viruses and needed respiratory support.Thankfully Seth recovered and returned home after being treated at the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington for three weeks in October 2022.Now a “first of its kind” support service by the charity Cosmic is being rolled out at…

Simon Goodwin, Melbourne’s only premiership coach in the past 60 years, has been sacked by the Demons. The former Adelaide champion, who led the club to the drought-breaking 2021 flag, was let go following just seven wins this season, with Troy Chaplin confirmed as the interim replacement.Taking over from Paul Roos in a succession plan for the 2017 season, Goodwin led Melbourne to their first premiership in 57 years. But off-field turmoil and dwindling performances on the field placed the 48-year-old’s job in jeopardy.President Brad Green said the board made the decision on Monday night but it had been considering…

Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered that the former right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro be put under house arrest.He is standing trial over allegations he plotted a coup, which he denies.The judge in charge of investigating Bolsonaro, Alexandre de Moraes, said the decision was because Bolsonaro hadn’t complied with restraining orders put on him last month.In response to the order, Bolsonaro’s legal team denied breaching any restraining order and said they would appeal the ruling, according to Reuters news agency.In a statement on X, the US state department said it “condemns” the court order and “will hold accountable all those aiding and…

Reneé Rapp has a pitch for the writers of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The actress-singer was recently asked for the Today show’s “8 Before 8” video series, “If you had a guest starring role on SVU, what character would you play?” And it’s safe to say she doesn’t want just a victim or killer role. “Let me tell ya. I would be Mariska Hargitay‘s lover. She would be gay, finally,” Rapp responded, referring to the actress who plays Captain Olivia Benson on the long-running police procedural. “There was an episode where they were talking about it and considering…