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Editor's Note: Latika Bourke is an Australian author and journalist and Writer-at-Large for The Nightly based in the UK. She is the former international reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Her book, “From India with Love,” was published in 2015. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. Read more CNN Opinion. CNN — Julian Assange is no martyr, but the Trump administration's continued pursuit of the WikiLeaks founder ended up making him one — in the eyes of many Australians. Louis Douvis Latika Bourke In his home country, Assange had long been a darling of…

Visiting Israel, as I did last week, is a somber experience as the war in Gaza approaches its ninth month. I've been going there for 25 years and have never seen Israelis look so gloomy as they do now, not even during the Second Intifada in the early 2000s, when Palestinian terrorists regularly bombed public buses.”Sadness and hopelessness permeates everyone,” one Israeli journalist told a group of visiting American academics organized by the nonpartisan Academic Exchange. “We are in a dire situation,” said a member of an Israeli think tank. [1948] “I've never been more pessimistic about Israel's future than…

While mortgage payments may seem like the biggest financial stress for Canadian homeowners, they are also struggling to afford everyday necessities like groceries. That's according to new data released today by the Angus Reid Forum, in partnership with Toronto-based mortgage lender Bloom Finance. The survey results show that a significant proportion of Canadian homeowners (42%) say everyday necessities such as groceries and gasoline are their main financial challenge, followed by unexpected expenses (20%) and mortgage payments (11%). Looking at the data by province, Quebec homeowners were found to have the hardest time preparing for unexpected expenses (25 per cent), compared…

Skift Take After Dan Blanchard's hour-long HITEC presentation (half of which was a Q&A with the audience), dozens of people were lined up to talk to him. He'd learned a lot in his four years as IHG's Chief Technology Officer, and people were clearly interested in hearing about it. Justin Dawes IHG Hotels & Resorts was a little too aggressive in the early stages of developing the technology. The hotel brand had plenty of ideas to test, but the infrastructure couldn’t keep up, and the company had to backtrack to iron out some issues. That was one of the lessons…

Alcohol or alcoholic beverages contain ethanol, a psychoactive and toxic substance that can cause dependence. In 2019, approximately 2.6 million people died worldwide from alcohol consumption. Of these, 1.6 million were from noncommunicable diseases, 700,000 from injuries, and 300,000 from communicable diseases. Alcohol-attributable deaths were highest in men in 2019, accounting for 2 million deaths compared with 600,000 in women. An estimated 400 million people, or 7% of the world's population aged 15 years and older, are living with an alcohol and drug use disorder. Of these, 209 million people (3.7% of the world's adult population) are living with alcoholism.…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — AAA officials expect travel season to begin as early as June 29 with more than 810,000 Kentuckians traveling for the Fourth of July. That means 91% of Kentucky travelers will take to the roads, contributing to record-breaking numbers across the state and nation. A total of 71 million people will travel across the country for the holiday, said Lori Weaver Hawkins, public relations manager for AAA Bluegrass. To help travelers get through this busy time of year, AAA is sharing some tips from its experts. Travel Dates: The busiest travel dates are June 29…

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy on Tuesday declared gun violence in America a public health crisis and recommended a series of preventative measures that compare with past campaigns on smoking and road safety.The move follows years of calls from health officials to view gun deaths in health terms, not politics.The National Rifle Association strongly opposes the framework and has promoted legislation that would effectively end federal funding for gun violence research for a quarter century. The NRA also unsuccessfully lobbied against President Barack Obama's nomination of Dr. Mursi as Surgeon General in 2014, calling him a “serious threat to…

The pandemic has sparked a new wave of American migration. More individuals and families have relocated from big cities to rural areas and small towns. As more Americans prefer to live in these areas, fast food and other quick service restaurants (QSRs) have begun to recognize this changing consumer sentiment and have begun expanding into new, previously untapped markets. Major coffee brands and other well-known QSRs have recently placed emphasis on rural and small town America in their respective growth plans. Business leaders argue that these areas offer many other benefits, including lower rent and reduced labor costs. In addition…

North Carolina has several players in the 2026 class that are garnering a lot of attention with their play, and this class is shaping up to be a solid one. Some stand out above the rest in terms of development and potential, while others are still waiting to see how they develop. No matter where you fall, this is a very interesting class. One player who seems to be trending in a good direction is 6'6″ Michael Phillips of Grace Christian in 2026. While we may not have seen him before at Phenom Hoops, Phillips is one of those players…

Princess Anne is reportedly suffering from memory problems after suffering head injuries in a horse-related accident over the weekend. On Monday, June 24, Princess Anne spent a second night in hospital, where doctors reportedly carried out tests on her after suffering a concussion. Princess Anne suffers from memory loss after head injury (Photo: Jonathan Brady/Pool/AFP) (AFP) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} According to the Telegraph, her memory loss is a direct result of the incident, but is believed to be temporary. Get ready to watch the final stage of the World Cup only on Crickit. Anytime, anywhere. Enjoy now! Asked about…