Our US correspondent on the ground in LA during protests
Michael Koziol, North America correspondent for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, is on the ground in Los Angeles during protests over the federal administration’s immigration crackdown.
Day: June 11, 2025
Asian shares climb after China and the US say they have a framework for seeking a trade deal
Asian shares are trading higher after China and the U.S. said they have a framework for following up on the trade truce reached last month in Geneva.
China Expresses Gratitude To India For Rescuing Its Crew Members Onboard Singapore-Flagged Vessel
On June 9, 2025, the Singapore-flagged container vessel MV Wan Hai 503 experienced a major onboard explosion and fire approximately 44 nautical miles off Kerala’s Azhikkal coast while en route from Colombo to Nhava Sheva, Mumbai.The ship was carrying 22 crew members, including 14 Chinese nationals (six from Taiwan), five Myanmarese, and three Indonesians. Following the explosion, the fire rapidly
AI forces IT leaders to rethink their network strategies
As AI assistants, agents, and data-driven workloads reshape how work gets done, they’re creating more latency-sensitive, and more complex network traffic, according to Cisco. Cisco research highlights Combined with the ubiquity of connected devices, 24…
Jaishankar And EU Commission President von der Leyen Advance India-EU Strategic Partnership Amid Security And Trade Talks
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on June 10, 2025, to discuss deepening the India-EU partnership, with a strong focus on security, trade, and technological cooperation.The meeting took place in the context of heightened regional tensions following the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26
‘He will face American justice’: Indian-origin FBI chief Kash Patel announces extradition of Pakistani man; accused of ISIS terror plot
FBI Director Kash Patel announced the extradition of Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, a Pakistani citizen residing in Canada, to the U.S. on terrorism charges. Khan is accused of plotting a mass shooting at a Jewish center in Brooklyn on behalf of ISIS.
UW Huskies add third Las Vegas native to 2026 recruiting class
Dre Pollard, a 6-foot, 175-pound athlete from Ed W. Clark High in Nevada, became the second high school prospect to commit to UW Tuesday and the third from Las Vegas.
Laurel, which uses AI to map how workers spend time by integrating with tools like Slack and Outlook, raised a $100M Series C led by IVP at a $510M valuation (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)
Allie Garfinkle / Fortune:
Laurel, which uses AI to map how workers spend time by integrating with tools like Slack and Outlook, raised a $100M Series C led by IVP at a $510M valuation — Ryan Alshak, founder and CEO of Laurel. …
California governor says ‘democracy is under assault’ by Trump as feds intervene in LA protests
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom says the federal military intervention in Los Angeles marks the onset of a much broader effort by President Donald Trump to overturn political and cultural norms at the heart of the nation’s democracy.
Washington is not committed to a Palestinian state, Muslim neighbours could give land: US envoy
A Palestinian state in the occupied West Bank is no longer a Washington policy goal, but Israel’s “Muslim neighbours” could give up their land to create one, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has told Bloomberg news.