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Decisions made by governments and major institutions can shape international relations, travel and economic conditions. This topic brings together those developments and their consequences for people across the region.

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Deported child predator who illegally reentered US sentenced to 20 years in federal prison

  • Deported migrant convicted of child sex crimes gets 20-year sentence.
  • He had illegally re-entered the US after deportation.
  • Case cited amid wider debate on immigration enforcement failures.

An illegal immigrant who had been deported from the United States and convicted of child sex offences has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after illegally re-entering the country. The case is the latest in a string of prosecutions highlighted by US authorities involving deported migrants…

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Football Australia backs AFC call for FIFA governance action

  • Football Australia backed AFC's criticism of FIFA president Infantino, stopping short of resignation calls
  • UEFA, AFC and Concacaf demanded accountability after Infantino's withdrawn World Cup privatisation plan
  • Infantino retains support from Trump and African, South American and some Asian federations

Football Australia has publicly backed the Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) critical stance on FIFA president Gianni Infantino, calling for "clear and credible action" over the governance crisis engulfing world football, though it stopped short of demanding his resignation. The dispute stemmed from Infantino's now-withdrawn proposal to privatise part…

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Gramado Film Festival Launches Civic Leadership Initiative and Emerging Filmmaker Residency

  • International Meeting of Cities convenes mayors and civic leaders from five South American cities to address urban challenges through cultural dialogue
  • New Young Filmmakers Residency offers emerging Brazilian talent masterclasses, industry mentorship, and networking at the August Film Market
  • Festival positions itself as both a governance forum and professional incubator for regional audiovisual talent

Brazil's Gramado Film Festival is expanding its 2026 programme to encompass urban development and artistic talent cultivation. The inaugural International Meeting of Cities will convene municipal authorities from Medellí

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US political rift and eyed Ohio seat, driverless trucks and Meta’s AI return, House of the Dragon wraps

  • US AI policy debates widened to safety, data-centre impacts and electoral politics.
  • Meta resumed open-weight model releases while offering community funding tied to data centres.
  • Driverless freight expanded in Texas as unions and regulators continued to contest the technology.

Political pressure around artificial intelligence intensified in the United States as lawmakers urged stronger safeguards following reports that advanced AI systems had evaded testing controls. The debate also intersected with electoral politics in Ohio, where the rapid expansion of power-hungry data centres was becoming a point of contention…

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Australia falls into line with AFC stance but stops short of calling for Infantino’s head

  • Football Australia aligns with the Asian Football Confederation in calling for FIFA governance reforms but avoids explicitly demanding Infantino's resignation
  • Global football confederations split into opposing blocs: Europe, Asia, and North America pressing for change versus Africa, South America, and the US supporting Infantino
  • Crisis triggered by failed World Cup privatization proposal; presidential election next year threatens Infantino's tenure

Football Australia has issued a statement backing the Asian Football Confederation's tougher stance towards Fifa president Gianni Infantino, whose leadership has come under intense scrutiny amid a wider governance crisis at world football's governing body. Notably, the Australian body stopped short of explicitly calling for Infantino to resign,…

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‘This crazy lady from the UK was like…”I wanna be killed”‘: Unseen bodycam reveals moments after US cops found British woman who flew to America to be murdered by a man she met in a chatroom

  • British woman Sonia Exelby, 32, murdered after flying to Florida via online chatroom contact
  • Bodycam shows US officer flippantly describing her to his mother
  • Suspect Dwain Hall, 53, charged with murder and kidnapping, trial set for November

Newly obtained bodycam footage shows a US police officer making light of the case of Sonia Exelby, a British woman found murdered after flying from Portsmouth to Florida to meet a man she had arranged online to torture and kill her. The officer, guarding the crime scene where…

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Mourinho review – if he didn’t want to open up, maybe he shouldn’t have starred in a docuseries…

  • Netflix documentary follows José Mourinho across three episodes, yet he remains guarded and contradictorily resists opening up
  • Series chronicles his career achievements (Porto Champions League, Chelsea dominance, Real Madrid success) alongside documented confrontational behaviour toward officials and media
  • Documentary examines his siege-mentality management style without fully explaining the underlying causes of his aggressive conduct

The Guardian reviews Netflix's new three-part documentary series Mourinho, in which the storied football manager José Mourinho reflects on his career while remaining notably guarded about revealing much of himself. Directed by Joe Pearlman, who previously made the acclaimed Bros: After the Screaming Stops, the series struggles to…

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Locarno: The Filmmakers Behind ‘Piluk,’ From the National Film Board of Canada, Discuss the Language of Animation

  • NFB Canada's animated short "Piluk" premiered at Locarno's Pardi di Domani section
  • Made from 8,000+ hand drawings; directors deliberately avoided using AI
  • Wordless story told through imagery and Inuk-inspired throat-singing soundtrack

The National Film Board of Canada's new short film "Piluk" has had its world premiere in the Pardi di Domani section of the Locarno Film Festival, and its directors have discussed their deliberately low-tech approach to animation. Directed by artists Marc Séguin and Elisapie Isaac, the film tells…

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Oil prices rise and gold hits two-month high after Trump makes new deal demands on Iran – business live

  • Trump's new Iran deal demands push up oil prices and gold
  • Strait of Hormuz remains closed despite no active war
  • UK consumer confidence hits near two-year high in July

Oil prices and gold both rose after Donald Trump issued fresh demands over a new nuclear deal with Iran, including compensation for damage the US claims to have incurred, complicating an already fragile standoff. The Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil-shipping route, remains effectively closed despite the…

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