The following are current news stories at the several recommended sites on your Current Events Article Review assignment. These may or may not apply to the current unit being studied in class, but will serve as a good base point. Be aware that only the top five news stories from each source are displayed – many more things are currently happening in the world right now!
New York Times
- Musk Clears Final Hurdles for Tesla and Starlink in India July 18, 2025In the first tangible inroads Elon Musk has sought for years in India, Starlink passed a final regulatory hurdle and Tesla opened its first India store.Pranav Baskar
- Syria’s President Condemns Israeli Strikes on Damascus July 18, 2025President Ahmed al-Shara said the airstrike on Damascus threatened to escalate sectarian violence, in his sharpest criticism of Israel since he came to power.Christina Goldbaum and Euan Ward
- Blood in the Streets and Death in the Air: Residents Survey Damage in Syrian City July 17, 2025In the southern city of Sweida, residents describe the aftermath of a wave of sectarian violence.Christina Goldbaum and Reham Mourshed
- 5 Charged in U.C. Berkeley Professor’s Killing in Greece, Including His Ex-Wife July 17, 2025Przemyslaw Jeziorski, who taught quantitative marketing at the Haas School of Business, was shot several times on July 4 outside Athens, the authorities said.Neil Vigdor and Niki Kitsantonis
- Iran’s Fordo Nuclear Site Was Badly Damaged by U.S. Strikes, New Assessment Finds July 17, 2025A clearer picture begins to emerge of what the Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites achieved.Julian E. Barnes, David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt
The Guardian
- Australia news live: Rockliff says Labor leader forced Tasmanians to an election ‘they do not need and do not want’ July 18, 2025Follow the latest news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTasmania’s Labor leader, Dean Winter, confirmed his party supported the controversial Macquarie Point AFL stadium for the Tasmania Devils, describing it as deeply important for the state.Winter spoke with the ABC this morning, a day before Tasmanians head to the polls for a […]Nick Visser
- Court throws out pro-Israel group’s bid to refer journalists and editors for contempt over Antoinette Lattouf case July 18, 2025Editors, reporters, and lawyers for Nine newspapers were among eight named in pro-Israel group application dismissed by federal courtFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn application by a pro-Israel group to refer editors, reporters and lawyers from Nine Entertainment for contempt […]Amanda Meade Media correspondent
- Trump directs attorney general Pam Bondi to release Epstein grand jury testimony – US politics live July 18, 2025Bondi replies to president’s Truth Social post to say she is ‘ready to move the court tomorrow to unseal the grand jury transcripts’Trump supporters burn Maga hats after he dismisses Epstein files furorDonald Trump has lashed out against his own supporters, calling them gullible “weaklings” for questioning the transparency of a secretive government inquiry i […]Robert Mackey (now); Lucy Campbell, Maya Yang and Tom Ambrose (earlier)
- Palestinian woman released from immigration detention in Sydney a week after assistant minister cancelled her visa July 18, 2025Maha Almassri, 61, who fled Gaza last year, was detained in Villawood after Julian Hill ‘personally’ cancelled her bridging visaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Palestinian woman has been released from immigration detention a week after she was detained by authorities when a fe […]Jordyn Beazley and Daisy Dumas
- Skydive pioneer Felix Baumgartner, who jumped from edge of space, dies in paragliding accident July 18, 2025The Austrian daredevil, who was 56, lost control of his motorised paraglider over central Italy Austrian extreme sports pioneer Felix Baumgartner, famed for a record-breaking 2012 skydive from the edge of space, has died in a paragliding accident in central Italy, local police said.Baumgartner, who was 56, lost control of his motorised paraglider while flyin […]Reuters in Rome
National Public Radio
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- Indonesia has 44 million youths. It’s struggling to get them jobs July 18, 2025Young Indonesians are more pessimistic about their economic futures than their regional peers, according to surveys.
- US labels the group accused of Pahalgam attack a ‘terrorist’ organisation July 18, 2025The attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, which killed 26 people, was initially claimed by The Resistance Front.
- How US dealt with the cases of nine Americans killed by Israel since 2022 July 18, 2025In the wake of Sayfollah Musallet's killing, Al Jazeera details past attacks on US citizens and Washington's response.
- What’s the real motive behind Israel’s involvement in Syria? July 17, 2025Israel has repeatedly bombed Damascus, saying it is defending the Druze minority.
- Suffocation, stampede, death: Tragedy at Gaza’s aid centre July 17, 2025Palestinians recount chaos, suffocation at GHF stampede and the extreme hunger that drove them to risk their lives.
The Atlantic
- Iran Has a Mass-Deportation Policy Too July 17, 2025Afghan migrants never had it easy in Iran. Now they’re being expelled en masse.Arash Azizi
- The Wheels Are Falling Off Netanyahu’s Government July 17, 2025The Israeli leader has been alienating his allies and is spiraling toward early elections.Yair Rosenberg
- Putin Needs to Believe He Can’t Win July 15, 2025The way to get a peace agreement is to change the battlefield.Thomas Wright
- Notes From an Israeli Pacifist July 14, 2025Too Israeli to be a victim and too resistant to be a patriot—I’m in exile, even when I’m at home.Guy Ben-Aharon
- The Jubilation in Israel Is Premature July 11, 2025The military strikes on Iran were impressive, but they haven’t brought the war to an end.Gershom Gorenberg
The Economist
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