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Ex-Greens co-leader urges council groups to reject Zionism policy
Exclusive: Adrian Ramsay calls conference motion a distraction and says councillors should maintain coalitions where possible
Adrian Ramsay, the former co-leader of the Greens, has urged his party’s councillors to reject the newly adopted “Zionism is racism” motion if it will help them stay in power in local government, in a fresh sign of internal dissent over the policy.
Ramsay, one of the Greens’ five MPs, said he was pleased that a number of Green council groups had already condemned the policy, which was adopted at the party’s conference and also calls for a single Palestinian state in place of Israel.
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Why have countries been pushing for a vital global climate report to be delayed? – The Guardian
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At least five killed and thousands evacuated as Storm Adam batters eastern Spain – Euronews.com
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France protests are ‘outburst of resentment’ against Macron
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South Korea to withdraw some embassy staff from Ukraine as row over POW transfer deepens – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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Getting Ziggy with it: David Bowie’s alter egos inspire dance show that will transform his songs
Subject to Change: A Dance for David Bowie will explore how the musician ‘practised a form of artistic reincarnation’, says choreographer Marcos Morau
‘Let’s dance,” sang David Bowie in 1983, commanding: “Put on your red shoes and dance the blues.” That call is to be answered – with footwear TBC – by an international dance production featuring new choral arrangements of songs from throughout his career.
Subject to Change: A Dance for David Bowie will be staged at Sadler’s Wells in London in autumn 2028 after a world premiere in Luxembourg. It will visit Tokyo in 2029. The show will explore how Bowie “practised a form of artistic reincarnation” according to Spanish choreographer Marcos Morau who is taking inspiration from the superstar’s transformations into personas such as Aladdin Sane and the Thin White Duke.
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US gave us no warning of Russian strikes on Kyiv power plants, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian president accuses Washington of ‘denial of reality’ in continuing row with Trump over apparent support for Moscow
Ukraine did not receive a warning from the US about an impending Russian missile attack on Sunday evening, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, reviving concerns that Washington is withholding intelligence to bully Kyiv into capitulating to Moscow.
Yuri Ihnat, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian air force, said on television on Monday morning that Ukraine had not received a warning before a Russian missile barrage hit power plants in Kyiv at about 11pm. Earlier, a Ukrainian government official had told the Guardian the US had not warned the capital about the impending missile strike.
Continue reading...Alberta voters reject separation from Canada, early results show
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A young life ‘dominated by gambling’: Victorian coroner delivers stinging findings on death of 22-year-old
Online betting was the ‘direct and paramount’ cause behind Kyle Hudson’s decision to take his own life, inquest finds
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Kyle Hudson was “a young man brimming with promise”, with a loving and supportive partner, family and friends, and prospects.
“It was a near ideal picture – except for the grip that online sports betting had upon him,” the Victorian coroner Paul Lawrie said on Tuesday.
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Southeast Asia’s haze crisis will persist until polluters pay
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Seoul to pull some embassy staff from Kyiv as NK POW dispute deepens – The Korea Times
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