First Nations group launches federal appeal to block construction of main Brisbane 2032 Olympics stadium

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Application lodged for permanent legal protection of Victoria Park, where state and federal governments plan to spend billions on sports infrastructure

A First Nations group has applied to halt construction of the main stadium planned for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.

The state and federal governments plan to spend $3.8bn on a 63,000-seat stadium at Victoria Park in inner-city Brisbane. It will host the opening and closing ceremonies and athletics events.

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All the controversies likely to dog Poland’s new president – politico.eu

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  4. Karol Nawrocki Wins Polish Presidency in Razor-Thin Runoff Vote  헤럴드인사이트
  5. President Nawrocki: The Right’s New Standard-Bearer – COMMENTARY  Visegrad Insight
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Rwanda agrees to take up to 250 migrant deportees – Politico

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  1. Rwanda agrees to take up to 250 migrant deportees  Politico
  2. Exclusive: Rwanda reached deal with US to take in up to 250 migrants, government says  Reuters
  3. Rwanda accepts up to 250 deportees from the US under Trump's third-country plan  The Independent
  4. Rwanda-US Deportees  Bluefield Daily Telegraph
  5. Rwanda Courts Washington’s Favour by Taking in American Deportees  kenyanforeignpolicy.com
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Two killed and six wounded in mass shooting at LA music festival afterparty

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Police arrived to shut down ‘big party’ after possibly armed person was seen going inside building in warehouse district

Two people were killed and six others were wounded in a mass shooting at a music festival afterparty in downtown Los Angeles early on Monday, officials said.

Police first responded around 11pm on Sunday evening to shut down a “big party” after officers saw a person possibly armed with a gun go inside a building in the city’s warehouse district, Los Angeles police department spokesperson Norma Eisenman told the Associated Press. That person was arrested at the scene, she said.

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