Workers taken to hospital after FBI uses furnace to burn seized meth
Fourteen staff were hospitalised and 75 cats and dogs evacuated.
Leaked plans show Pentagon eyeing Louisiana to deploy national guard
Documents show intent to deploy 1,000 troops to conduct law enforcement operations in urban centers
Donald Trump’s administration has drafted a proposal to deploy 1,000 Louisiana national guard troops to conduct law enforcement operations in the state’s urban centers, the Washington Post reported Saturday, citing military planning documents it had obtained.
Trump has made crime a major focus of his administration even as violent crime rates have fallen in many US cities. His crackdown on Democratic-led municipalities has fueled legal concerns and spurred protests, including a recent demonstration by several thousand people in Washington DC.
Continue reading...Belgium prime minister attends concert of Israeli conductor axed by festival
Bart De Wever travelled to Essen, Germany to hear performance conducted by Lahav Shani, the music director of the Israel Philharmonic
Belgium’s prime minister, Bart De Wever, has said he attended a concert by a German orchestra that was uninvited from a Belgian festival to show support for its Israeli conductor.
The cancellation of a planned performance at the Flanders festival Ghent by the Munich Philharmonic over concerns about its Israeli future chief conductor, Lahav Shani, has triggered a storm of criticism and accusations of antisemitism.
Continue reading...After four decades of stalled attempts, there’s a new plan to ‘transform’ Sydney’s ugliest road
NSW government to rezone Paramatta Road corridor and make room for 8,000 new homes – but plan omits mooted light rail
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Sydney’s ugliest road is again being touted as the next development hotspot, with plans by the Minns government to rezone and develop about 8,000 new homes along Parramatta Road in Leichhardt and Camperdown, in the city’s inner west.
The state government and inner west councillors have agreed to partner on rezoning along the Parramatta Road corridor to deliver a major boost to housing close to the CBD.
Continue reading...Billion-dollar coffins? New technology could make oceans transparent and Aukus submarines vulnerable
Quantum sensing, satellite tracking and AI are part of an accelerating arms race in detection that should prompt a re-evaluation of Australia’s defence strategy
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Military history is littered with the corpses of apex predators.
The Gatling gun, the battleship, the tank. All once possessed unassailable power – then were undermined, in some cases wiped out, by the march of new technology.
Continue reading...Nepal’s Gen Z Protests: Interim Govt, Dissolution of Parliament & India’s Stakes – Deccan Herald
- Nepal’s Gen Z Protests: Interim Govt, Dissolution of Parliament & India’s Stakes Deccan Herald
- Exclusive: Young activists who toppled Nepal's government now picking new leaders Reuters
- Nepal's Gen Z leaders call for corruption-free future, seek closer ties with India India Today
- A parliament in flames, a leader toppled. Nepal’s Gen-Z protesters ask: What comes next? CNN
- Sushila Karki: How Gen Z protestors chose Nepal’s first woman prime minister on Discord The Independent
Trump ‘ready’ to sanction Russia if Nato nations stop buying its oil
The US president has repeatedly threatened tougher measures against Moscow, but has so far failed to take action.
Trump ‘ready’ to sanction Russia if Nato nations stop buying its oil – BBC
- Trump 'ready' to sanction Russia if Nato nations stop buying its oil BBC
- Trump issues an ultimatum for NATO countries on Russia sanctions CNN
- Trump demands NATO action on Russian oil before any U.S. sanctions The Washington Post
- Trump calls on all NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil, threatens 50% to 100% tariffs on China AP News
- Trump Backs Off Promise to Sanction Russia and Again Blames Zelensky for Invasion Time Magazine
Trump ‘ready’ to sanction Russia if Nato nations stop buying its oil
The US president has repeatedly threatened tougher measures against Moscow, but has so far failed to take action.
Israel ramps up strikes on Gaza City and hospital says at least 32 are dead – NPR
IDF seals homes of Palestinian terrorists behind deadly Jerusalem shooting – The Times of Israel
- IDF seals homes of Palestinian terrorists behind deadly Jerusalem shooting The Times of Israel
- Recognizing Palestine does not further the peace process The Jerusalem Post
- Hamas Fighters Claim Responsibility for Bus Stop Shooting in Jerusalem The New York Times
- Palestinians on edge as Israel pursues collective punishment after attack Al Jazeera
- At Least Six Killed in Jerusalem Shooting Attack The Wall Street Journal
Dozens of Students Among Over 200 Dead in Two Boat Disasters in Congo – The New York Times
- Dozens of Students Among Over 200 Dead in Two Boat Disasters in Congo The New York Times
- Boat accident in Congo kills more than 100 people in second deadly capsizing this week cbsnews.com
- At least 193 killed in two separate boat accidents in northwestern DR Congo Al Jazeera
- Capsizing kills more than 100 people in Congo in the second deadly boat accident this week NBC News
- At least 107 killed in Congo as whaleboat sinks in river Reuters
Rubio calls Russian drones over Poland ‘unacceptable’ but declines to say it was intentional
Nato announces plans to beef up defense as Poland rejects Trump’s suggestion drones were sent by mistake
The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on Saturday said the incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace this week was unacceptable but that it remained unclear whether Russia had deliberately sent the drones into Polish territory. Nato announced plans to beef up the defense of Europe’s eastern flank on Friday, after Poland shot down the drones that had violated its airspace, the first known shots fired by a member of the western alliance during Russia’s war in Ukraine.
“We think it’s an unacceptable and unfortunate and dangerous development,” Rubio told reporters before departing on a trip to Israel and Britain.
Continue reading...Russia Says Drone Attack Hasn’t Affected Bashneft Refinery Work – Bloomberg.com
- Russia Says Drone Attack Hasn’t Affected Bashneft Refinery Work Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine strikes key Russian oil terminal in massive drone attack BBC
- Ukraine attacks major Russian refinery with drones sparking a fire Reuters
- Ukraine drone starts fire at one of Russia’s largest oil plants The Guardian
- Ukraine's energy strikes hit Russians at the pump yahoo.com
Poland deploys planes due to threat of drone strikes in nearby Ukraine
‘Preventive operations’ included putting air defence systems on high alert and followed serious Russian incursion earlier in the week
Polish and allied aircraft have been deployed in a “preventive” operation in Poland’s airspace because of a threat of drone strikes in neighbouring areas of Ukraine, and the airport in the eastern Polish city of Lublin was closed, authorities have said.
The alert on Saturday lasted about two hours. On Wednesday multiple Russian drones had crossed into Poland, prompting Nato to send fighter jets to shoot them down, underlining long-held concerns about the expansion of Russia’s more than three-year war in Ukraine.
Continue reading...Ukraine drone starts fire at one of Russia’s largest oil plants
Head of Bashkortostan region reports second drone shot down and minor damage to Bashneft’s Ufa refinery
A Ukrainian drone has crashed into one of Russia’s largest oil-refining complexes, sparking a fire and causing minor damage, a Russian official has said.
The complex, which belongs to Russian oil company Bashneft, lies on the outskirts of the central Russian city of Ufa about 870 miles (1,400km) from the frontline in Ukraine.
Continue reading...Nepal’s major parties say dissolved parliament must be reinstated
The House of Representatives was dissolved by the country's president, following deadly anti-corruption protests.
Several people fired after clampdown on speech over Charlie Kirk shooting
Teachers, firefighters and military personnel among those who lost jobs after posting their opinion on social media
Reactions on social media to the murder of far-right activist Charlie Kirk have cost multiple people their jobs as authorities in numerous states clamp down on critical commentary.
Among those to have been fired, suspended or censured in recent days for their opinions include teachers, firefighters, journalists, politicians, a Secret Service employee, a junior strategist at Nasdaq and a worker for a prominent NFL team.
Continue reading...U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly votes for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict – cbsnews.com
- U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly votes for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict cbsnews.com
- Explanation of Vote on the UNGA Resolution Endorsing the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine United States Mission to the United Nations (.gov)
- UN overwhelmingly endorses two-state solution declaration that condemns Hamas Reuters
- UN general assembly votes to back Hamas-free government for Palestine | Israel-Gaza war The Guardian
- ‘Gift to Hamas’: Trump administration blasts UN Palestinian statehood vote Fox News
Ronaldo headlines former Premier League stars in Asian Champions League
The Asian Champions League begins on Monday, elevated by a host of star names, including Cristiano Ronaldo.