Will China step up if Trump takes a step back on climate change?
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Pro-Palestinian groups sue Dutch gov’t for failing to stop Gaza ‘genocide’
The NGOs want the Netherlands to ban the export and transit of weapons, weapon parts, and dual-use items to Israel.
Australia vs India: Bumrah stars as Kohli and co toil – first Test Day One
India are skittled for 150 before reducing Australia to 67-7 in Perth on the opening day of Border-Gavaskar Test series.
ICC arrest warrants: Netanyahu is certainly a criminal, but …
There’s a reasonable basis to believe, when it comes to Israel-Palestine, that justice is not ultimately an option.
South Korea says Russia sent North Korea missiles in exchange for troops
South Korea's national security adviser says North plans to use the weapons to defend its airspace over the capital.
World Chess Championship final 2024: Schedule, format, prize money, players
All the details about the biggest two weeks in chess as a young Indian grandmaster takes on the Chinese world champion.
Fake alcohol deaths highlight SE Asia’s methanol problem
The deaths of five tourists after apparently drinking tainted drinks highlight the wider issue of bootleg alcohol.
‘Clearly an industry win’: concern over leaked classified document on NSW pokies reform
Government urged to dismiss recommendations, including unchanged poker machine operating hours
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The New South Wales government has been urged to dismiss recommendations from senior members of an independent panel on gambling reform before they are even finalised. These include what has been described as a “ridiculous” call for poker machine operating hours to remain unchanged.
A leaked confidential report by the panel’s executive committee, titled “draft roadmap for gaming reform”, also details how gamblers would still be able to anonymously use poker machines until 2028.
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Continue reading...Iran says activating ‘advanced’ centrifuges after IAEA censure
UN nuclear watchdog condemns Iran for failing to cooperate fully and seeks answers on uranium found at two locations.
Satellite images show Russia giving N Korea oil, breaking sanctions
Satellite image analysis shows several North Korean tankers visiting Russia dozens of times since March.
Guardiola signs two-year contract extension at Manchester City
Pep Guardiola has ended speculation about his future as Manchester City manager by signing a new two-year deal.
Second Melbourne teen, Holly Bowles, dies after a suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
The 19-year-old’s death comes as Vang Vieng’s tourism police says manager and owner of Nana backpacker hostel taken in for questioning
A second Australian teenager, Holly Bowles, has died after suspected methanol poisoning in Laos, it has been confirmed.
The 19-year-old’s death comes just one day after her friend Bianca Jones also died in a Thai hospital. The pair had been travelling through Laos together and fell ill a week ago.
Continue reading...Steve Rosenberg: After days of escalation, what will Putin do next?
BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg assesses the Russian leader's next move.
Katy Perry v Katie Perry: Singer wins right to use name in Australia
An Australian appeals court has overturned an earlier ruling that favoured designer Katie Perry.
In Gaza dreams die, but hope remains
As a doctor, I hoped to leave Gaza to improve my qualifications, but my dream to study abroad was shattered.
At least 42 killed in sectarian violence in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Gunmen open fire on buses carrying Shia pilgrims in Kurram, where clashes with Sunnis have escalated in recent months.
‘I am safe’: US kayaker who faked death sends video to police
Police say Ryan Borgwardt is believed to be in Eastern Europe, and has sent a video to prove he is safe.
UAE urges countries to honour fossil fuels vow amid Cop29 impasse
Petrostate’s rebuke comes as Saudi Arabia and allies try to derail transition promise made at climate talks last year
The world must stand behind a historic resolution made last year to “transition away from fossil fuels”, the United Arab Emirates has said, in a powerful intervention into a damaging row over climate action.
The petrostate’s stance will be seen as as a sharp rebuke to its neighbour and close ally Saudi Arabia, which had been trying to unpick the global commitment at UN climate talks in Azerbaijan this week.
Continue reading...Biden says ICC war crimes arrest warrant ‘outrageous’
US President Joe Biden calls the issuing of warrants against Israeli officials including Benjamin Netanyahu "outrageous".