- Breaking: Dubai-Tel Aviv flight reports suspected hijacking, Air Force jets scrambled Ynetnews
- Flight to Israel diverted after pilot broadcasts emergency signal, sources CNN
- Hijacking ruled out as flydubai flight to Tel Aviv lands at Saudi airport The Times of Israel
- Flydubai aircraft activates hijack-related code en route to Tel Aviv The Jerusalem Post
- Dubai-Tel Aviv flight reports suspected hijacking; Israeli fighter jets scrambled Ynetnews
Malaysia begins Myanmar repatriations despite warnings from UN and rights groups
Kuala Lumpur plans to send a total of 5,000 Myanmar nationals back to the war-torn country despite persecution concerns
Malaysia began sending back about 1,500 Myanmar nationals on Tuesday, the government confirmed, as it launched a scheme that rights groups say may endanger migrants and asylum seekers by returning them to the war-torn country.
The group is the first of 5,000 Myanmar citizens that Kuala Lumpur says agreed to “voluntary” repatriation from detention centres amid a huge uptick in anti-migrant sentiment in Malaysia.
Continue reading...Scientists deliver ‘starkest warning yet’ of profound changes sweeping the planet’s oceans – cnn.com
- Scientists deliver ‘starkest warning yet’ of profound changes sweeping the planet’s oceans cnn.com
- How Europe’s intensifying marine heatwaves threaten its fisheries reuters.com
- World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use The Guardian
- Salty seas get saltier and world ocean more acidic as heatwaves bring ‘profound change’ Financial Times
- Polar oceans transformed as warming melts ice habitats: research Japan Today
World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use
The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification
A record-breaking 23 zettajoules of heat was sunk into the world’s seas last year, leaving ocean waters hotter, higher and less hospitable, a report has found.
The explosive addition of thermal energy, which was almost 40 times greater than all the energy humanity used that year, comes amid far-reaching changes to the deep water bodies fundamental to life on Earth.
Continue reading...Approval of biggest coal project in NSW planning commission’s history described as ‘infamous betrayal’
Independent Planning Commission says climate change impacts from Hunter Valley project will be ‘outweighed’ by economic benefits
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The New South Wales independent planner has approved the biggest coalmine project to ever go before it, allowing mining to continue until 2045 at a Hunter Valley project described by climate groups as a “carbon bomb”.
The Independent Planning Commission (IPC) has greenlit the Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) Continuation Project after a contentious assessment that drew in climate and environment groups, unions, state authorities and more than 10,000 public submissions.
Continue reading...Seoul suspects Zelenskyy revealed North Korean POW transfer to win arms support – Euronews.com
- Seoul suspects Zelenskyy revealed North Korean POW transfer to win arms support Euronews.com
- S Korea demands Ukraine apology over disclosure of N Korea’s POW transfer Al Jazeera
- South Korea says Zelenskyy's revelation of a secret POW transfer was likely a play for more support AP News
- Seoul accuses Ukraine of violating secrecy pact on North Korean soldiers Financial Times
- South Korea made no military aid pledge to Ukraine over transfer of North Koreans, lawmaker says reuters.com
China Expands Military Footprint With New Support Base in Laos – Bloomberg.com
- China Expands Military Footprint With New Support Base in Laos Bloomberg.com
- China carves new military presence in Southeast Asian neighbour reuters.com
- China takes strategic military step overseas with new Laos air force centre South China Morning Post
- China opens joint military facility in Laos The Manila Times
- China opens rare joint military support centre in Laos reuters.com
Double beds, aircon and big-screen TVs: Indonesia suspends officials over luxury prison cells
Indonesia’s prisons have long faced allegations that well-connected inmates can obtain preferential treatment through bribery
Five Indonesian prison officials have been suspended after investigators found an apartment-style compound complete with airconditioners, big-screen televisions and expensive cars allegedly used by inmates at a prison near Jakarta.
“We found strong indications that certain prisoners had access to special facilities unavailable to ordinary prisoners,” said Syafrida Rachmawati Rasahan, a member of Indonesia’s ombudsman, on Tuesday. “We encountered prisoners inside the residential compound and discovered facilities resembling home stays, apartments and villas rather than prison housing.”
Continue reading...South Korea demands apology from Pyongyang for landmine blasts that injured three
Blasts in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) injured three South Korean personnel earlier this month.
South Korea demands apology from Pyongyang for landmine blasts that injured three
Blasts in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) injured three South Korean personnel earlier this month.
NSW man accused of murdering neighbour – and then murdering his relative two weeks later
Police allege Nicholas Scott killed 79-year-old then ‘set upon’ 59-year-old relative who arrived at Gurranang to sort out estate
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A man accused of murdering two members of a family on the same property a fortnight apart has faced court.
The body of a 59-year-old man was found by police on Monday afternoon in a shed on a property at Gurranang, about 25km north of Grafton in northern New South Wales.
Continue reading...Hegseth to cut number of US general and admiral positions by 20%
Pentagon official says the plan will be announced in the defence secretary's 'State of the Force' address in Virginia.
Girl has multiple surgeries to control infections after strike in Gaza
Witnesses say Raseel's tent was hit by an Israeli helicopter strike. Israel’s military says it has no record of the attack.
Girl has multiple surgeries to control infections after strike in Gaza
Witnesses say Raseel's tent was hit by an Israeli helicopter strike. Israel’s military says it has no record of the attack.
‘Backpack’ declared Alaska’s Fat Bear Week winner
"Backpack" defeated a bear known only as "910" in the final round of the annual competition.
Burnham says Britain should weigh EU options, including rejoining bloc – reuters.com
- Burnham says Britain should weigh EU options, including rejoining bloc reuters.com
- Labour Party conference live: Rejoining the EU is on the table, says Burnham The Telegraph
- Burnham Says Britain Could Rejoin the EU After Next Election Bloomberg.com
- Andy Burnham says rejoining the EU among all ‘the options’ being considered – UK politics live The Guardian
- UK’s Burnham says he’ll consider push to rejoin EU politico.eu
Israel’s Lapid accuses Netanyahu of ‘fear-mongering’ over attack warning
Opposition leader dismisses Netanyahu's warning of possible attacks during next month's general election.
Hungary’s reckoning with Orban’s corrupt system picks up speed with high-profile arrests – DW.com
South African president orders action on femicide after killings
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced new measures to combat femicide and gender-based violence.
Democrats hope anger at Trump enough to get young people to vote
Political strategist Celinda Lake says that young voters don’t usually cast their ballots in midterm elections.