Thousands protest in Tunisia over pollution from phosphate plant
Thousands in southern Tunisia rally to shut a state phosphate plant blamed for cancer, illness, and mass poisoning.
Inside Ukraine’s drone campaign to blitz Russia’s energy industry – Reuters
- Inside Ukraine's drone campaign to blitz Russia’s energy industry Reuters
- Ukraine Claims Russia Refinery Strike as Pressure on Putin Grows Bloomberg.com
- BBC Verify Live: Assessing Russian fuel shortages, and video shows Gaza executions BBC
- To Inflict Pain on Russians, Ukraine’s Drones Zero In on Oil Refineries The New York Times
- How successful is Ukraine’s ‘gas war’ against Russia? Al Jazeera
Ex-Catholic priest exploited family deaths to abuse disabled boy, police allege
Mark Ford, extradited from Indiana to New Orleans jail, faces life in prison if convicted of sexual abuse charges
A man working as a Roman Catholic priest in New Orleans positioned himself as a mentor to a young disabled boy grieving two family deaths – and then exploited the proximity to abuse him for years, police allege.
Those details are contained in criminal court records generated by the arrest of Mark Francis Ford in Indiana in September as well as his subsequent transfer to New Orleans’s jail, a process which was completed late on Tuesday.
Continue reading...‘Inherently cruel’: Canadian parents say citizenship bill erodes rights of children adopted abroad
Rule would require adopted children born abroad to prove ‘substantial connection’ to Canada to pass on citizenship
Canadian parents of children adopted abroad say a proposed citizenship bill represents a “shocking and unconscionable” erosion of their children’s rights by the governing Liberals.
The federal government is in the midst of overhauling the Citizenship Act so Canadians born abroad can pass citizenship to further generations born abroad. The bill would also restore or grant citizenship descendants who were excluded under older citizenship laws.
Continue reading...Madagascar’s new army ruler to be sworn in as Rajoelina confirms departure
Military leader to take his oath as president on Friday as African Union calls for the restoration of civilian rule.
Kluivert, Indonesia part ways after FIFA World Cup 2026 miss
Indonesia appointed Patrick Kluivert in January on a two-year deal to boost hopes of reaching next year's World Cup.
Titan submersible imploded due to poor engineering, say US officials
The submersible disappeared from sensors on its journey to the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people on board.
Catholic Church must do more to help sexual abuse survivors and hold church leaders to account, hard-hitting report says – CNN
- Catholic Church must do more to help sexual abuse survivors and hold church leaders to account, hard-hitting report says CNN
- Protection of Minors: Second Report proposes restorative measures against abuse Vatican News
- Catholic Church is failing abuse victims, Vatican panel says Reuters
- Vatican report says clergy sex abuse victims need reparations and tangible sanctions to heal Crux
- Vatican Panel Says Church Is Still Too Slow in Addressing Sexual Abuse The New York Times
Hamas Says It Can’t Find Dead Hostages as Israel Pushes Back – Bloomberg.com
- Hamas Says It Can’t Find Dead Hostages as Israel Pushes Back Bloomberg.com
- Live updates: Israel-Gaza, Hamas says it has handed over all hostage bodies it can access CNN
- Hamas needs more time to recover hostages' remains, U.S. advisers say NBC News
- Sa’ar claims Hamas is able to return bodies of additional hostages, is choosing not to The Times of Israel
- Remains of last female Hamas hostage and IDF soldier handed over to Israel Fox News
Ricky Hatton is thought to have killed himself, inquest told
Provisional cause of death for former boxing world champion given at opening of inquest in Stockport
Ricky Hatton, the former world champion boxer who died in September, is believed to have killed himself, according to a provisional cause of death given at the opening of his inquest at Stockport coroner’s court.
Hatton, 46, was found dead in his home on 14 September. News of his death caused an outpouring of grief across the world and thousands of people lined the streets for his funeral.
Continue reading...U.S. forges ahead on Gaza deal amid disputes, clashes and executions – Axios
- U.S. forges ahead on Gaza deal amid disputes, clashes and executions Axios
- France and Britain refine plans at UN for Gaza force resolution Reuters
- EU diplomat says US role in Gaza security force still unclear, delaying mission The Times of Israel
- The countries volunteering to patrol Gaza Politico
- Focus on peace process turning to demilitarizing Gaza, Trump admin advisers say JNS.org
Anti-Israel rioters break store windows, light fires as thousands march in Barcelona – The Times of Israel
- Anti-Israel rioters break store windows, light fires as thousands march in Barcelona The Times of Israel
- Barcelona: Violent 24-hour March Denounces 'genocide In Gaza' i24NEWS
- Tens of thousands in Spain strike to protest Israel's military action Yahoo
- Violence erupts at anti-Israel rallies in Spain JNS.org
- Pro-Palestinian riots rock Barcelona despite Gaza ceasefire: McDonald’s and Starbucks vandalized Ynetnews
Hamas says all reachable hostage bodies recovered amid Israel threat to resume Gaza fighting
Hamas says it needs specialist equipment to recover remaining bodies as Israel’s defence minister threatens to resume fighting
Israel has threatened to resume fighting in Gaza after Hamas announced that it could not return any further remains of deceased Israeli hostages without specialist recovery equipment that is needed to retrieve the rest from the ruins of the devastated territory.
The threat from Israel Katz, the defence minister, came after Hamas handed over the remains of two further bodies late on Wednesday, bringing the total of known deceased hostages returned by Hamas to nine – along with a tenth body that Israel said was not that of a former hostage.
Continue reading...‘Conflicts of interest’ behind Australian parliamentary official’s $315k retirement payment, report finds
Barrister finds ‘multiple procedural failures’ in payment to Cate Saunders, who had ‘close’ relationship with former DPS secretary
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An independent “fact-finding mission” into a $315,126 retirement payment to a senior parliamentary department official has found “multiple procedural failures” including overpayment, a disregard for specialist advice and “excessive pressure” applied in the payment’s timing.
The report by Sydney barrister Fiona Roughley SC, released Thursday, found there were “conflicts of interest” and “conflicted persons” within the Department of Parliamentary Services involved in the decision-making process.
Continue reading...From protest laws to deaths in custody, Minns’ rush to claim the conservative high ground is clumsy and costly
At almost every opportunity, the NSW premier chooses a conservative path: get the cops on side and let nobody fault Labor’s toughness on crime. It’s not working
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There is a lesson for Chris Minns in the NSW supreme court’s declaration that police powers to deal with protesters near places of worship are invalid: laws curtailing civil liberties should never be rushed.
They should certainly not be pushed through in an atmosphere of panic and incomplete facts such as existed in the fevered days after the now notorious Dural caravan incident.
Anne Davies is Guardian Australia’s NSW state correspondent
Continue reading...Queensland’s 10-cent container refund scheme referred to crime and corruption commission
Parliamentary inquiry into Containers for Change recycling program reveals allegations of bullying and conflicts of interest
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Ten allegations against Queensland’s container recycling scheme have been referred to the state’s corruption watchdog after a parliamentary inquiry on Thursday revealed allegations of bullying and conflicts of interest.
A parliamentary committee revealed claims that the board coordinating the state’s Containers for Change is “dominated” by Coca-Cola and Lion, with several submissions to the inquiry claiming that the two beverage companies have an incentive to reduce the number of containers being recycled in order to lower their costs.
Continue reading...Nestlé to axe 16,000 jobs as new chief targets sales growth
Almost 6% of global workforce will be cut over next two years, including 12,000 white-collar professionals
Nestlé has said it will cut 16,000 jobs over the next two years as the owner of KitKat and Nescafé attempts to reduce costs and increase sales.
The Swiss-headquartered multinational said the cuts would include 12,000 white-collar professionals and 4,000 in its manufacturing and supply chain, close to 6% of Nestlé’s global workforce.
Continue reading...The Long Road to Peace and Trump’s Short Attention Span – The Bulwark
- The Long Road to Peace and Trump’s Short Attention Span The Bulwark
- What Donald Trump gets right in the Middle East The Economist
- To Democrats, Trump is Hitler. To Israel, the president's a hero. What gives? | Opinion USA Today
- Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s focus on reaching the Gaza peace deal PBS
- Column | Trump declares a new ‘dawn’ in Middle East. It could be a false one. The Washington Post
Three Australians accused of premeditated murder in Bali villa could face the death penalty
Melbourne man Zivan Radmanovic, 32, was fatally gunned down in a Bali villa in June
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Three Australians accused of shooting a Melbourne man in a Bali villa are set to be charged with premeditated murder, an offence punishable by the death sentence.
Melbourne man Zivan Radmanovic, 32, was fatally gunned down in the bathroom of Villa Casa Santisya near Munggu Beach, in Bali’s Badung district in June.
Continue reading...Australians took more than $1.4bn from their super last year for everything from weight loss to dental work
Watchdog says some business and practitioners are taking advantage of the compassionate release of superannuation process
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Australians withdrew more than $1.4bn from their superannuation accounts for compassionate reasons in the last financial year, with much of that used to fund medical procedures ranging from dental work to weight loss treatments.
Of the 112,400 applications in 2024-25 for compassionate super access, 93,500 were made on medical grounds, up from 71,900 the year prior. There was a particularly sharp rise in applications to use superannuation to fund dental services, with the number doubling in two years to 32,875 requests.
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