What to know about the El Salvador mega-prison where Trump sent deported Venezuelans – The Guardian

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  1. What to know about the El Salvador mega-prison where Trump sent deported Venezuelans  The Guardian
  2. Videos of Shackled Venezuelan Migrants Have History in El Salvador  The New York Times
  3. What to know about El Salvador's mega-prison after Trump sent hundreds of immigrants there  The Associated Press
  4. Beatings, overcrowding and food deprivation: US deportees face distressing human rights conditions in El Salvador’s mega-prison  The Conversation
  5. Look inside El Salvador’s CECOT mega-prison, where the Trump administration is sending some deported immigrants  Yahoo
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Finland takes top spot, US gets lowest-ever rank in World Happiness Report – Al Jazeera English

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  1. Finland takes top spot, US gets lowest-ever rank in World Happiness Report  Al Jazeera English
  2. These are the world’s happiest countries in 2025  CNN
  3. This Country Has Been Named the Happiest in the World for the 8th Year in a Row, but Where Does the U.S. Rank?  PEOPLE
  4. Strangers twice as kind as we think, happiness study suggests  BBC.com
  5. US happiness ranking hits all-time low, Germany climbs  DW (English)
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30 years after deadly Tokyo subway gassing, survivors and victims’ families still seeking closure – The Associated Press

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  1. 30 years after deadly Tokyo subway gassing, survivors and victims' families still seeking closure  The Associated Press
  2. Death In A Plastic Bag: Why Japan Has No Public Dustbins  NDTV
  3. The day a religious cult brought terror to Tokyo  The Japan Times
  4. TODAY IN HISTORY: Millions boarded subway then their eyes were hit with a burning pain  9News
  5. Today in History: Harriet Beecher Stowe’s ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ published  Chicago Tribune
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Australia news live: Albanese asked if he ‘trusts’ Trump; Dutton says he is confident an Aukus ‘plan B’ is not needed

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On the issue of Aukus, the opposition leader said the Coalition is committed to increased defence spending. Follow today’s news live

‘Israeli government does not have a lot of palatable options’ – Sharma

The Liberal senator and former ambassador to Israel Dave Sharma was up on ABC News Breakfast earlier to discuss the latest strikes carried out by Israel on Gaza.

If any of us were in their position, we would be single-mindedly focused on the return of our loved ones. I can understand that. This is a politically contentious issue in Israel, there’s no walking away from that, but I don’t think the government has a lot of good choices.

Continuing the ceasefire was not going to lead to the release of further hostages, at least according to the mediators involved in the talks. Hamas had basically said they weren’t planning on returning any more. As I said, in that situation, the Israeli government does not have a lot of palatable options.

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Starmer ignores Putin to keep pushing Ukraine peacekeeping plan – POLITICO Europe

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  1. Starmer ignores Putin to keep pushing Ukraine peacekeeping plan  POLITICO Europe
  2. Military leaders to discuss peacekeeping force for Ukraine as partial ceasefire plans are worked out  The Associated Press
  3. Europe Hatches Plans for Ukraine Peacekeepers Without U.S.  The Wall Street Journal
  4. UK PM Starmer speaks to Ukraine's Zelenskiy on ceasefire talks progress  Reuters
  5. UK Rejects Putin’s Demand to Suspend Military Aid to Ukraine  Bloomberg
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Lehrmann inquiry head Walter Sofronoff to challenge finding he engaged in ‘serious corrupt conduct’

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Lawyers for former judge say he has filed application with federal court disputing lawfulness of ACT Integrity Commission report

The former Queensland judge Walter Sofronoff will challenge findings that he engaged in “serious corrupt conduct” by leaking his inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann to two journalists before it was made public.

The Australian Capital Territory Integrity Commission’s report, released on Wednesday, found Sofronoff’s conduct fell within “several elements of the definition of ‘corrupt conduct’”, through his disclosures to two journalists: Janet Albrechtsen at the Australian and Elizabeth Byrne at the ABC.

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Missile from Yemen intercepted as sirens sound across Israel – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. Missile from Yemen intercepted as sirens sound across Israel  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Israel intercepts missile launched by Houthi rebels as US airstrikes hit Yemen  CNN
  3. A look at Israel’s multilayered air defense as military says it shot down missile from Yemen  The Associated Press
  4. Houthis claim missile launch at Israel amid renewed fighting in Gaza  Al Jazeera English
  5. Houthis fire first ballistic missile at Israel in 2 months, warn of more in coming days  The Times of Israel
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Lilie James’ ex-boyfriend attempted to control, manipulate and gaslight her before murder, experts say

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Paul Thijssen stalked 21-year-old water polo coach as she ‘attempted to push back against his control’, court hears

Paul Thijssen attempted to control, manipulate and gaslight Lilie James as she tried to leave their short relationship in the days before he murdered her with a hammer, a coronial inquest into their deaths has heard.

James’s body was found with serious head injuries in a gymnasium bathroom in October 2023 at St Andrew’s Cathedral school, where she worked as a water polo coach.

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Disabled people’s access to transport in UK a ‘national embarrassment’, MPs say

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Report from the Commons transport select committee calls for a unified complaints service

Disabled people’s access to transport has been called a “national embarrassment” by MPs on a parliamentary committee, who said a new enforcement regime was needed to uphold their right to travel.

A report from the Commons transport select committee highlighted the experience of people with disabilities in using British transport services, from accounts of wheelchair users left on planes to taxi drivers refusing to take a guide dog, or people being unable to navigate pavements blocked by obstructions.

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UK watchdog bans ‘shocking’ ads in mobile games that objectified women

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Investigation uncovered eight adverts that portrayed women in a harmful or degrading way, says ASA

An investigation by the UK advertising watchdog has found a number of shocking ads in mobile gaming apps that depict women as sexual objects, use pornographic tropes, and feature non-consensual sexual scenarios involving “violent and coercive control”.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) used avatars, which mimic the browsing behaviour of different gender and age groups, to monitor ads served when mobile games are open and identify breaches of the UK code.

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UK cybersecurity agency warns over risk of quantum hackers

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Organisations including energy and transport firms told to guard systems against powerful new computers

The UK’s cybersecurity agency is urging organisations to guard their systems against quantum hackers by 2035, as the prospect of breakthroughs in powerful computing threaten digital encryption.

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued new guidance recommending large entities including energy and transport providers introduce “post-quantum cryptography” in order to prevent quantum technology being deployed to break into their systems.

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Starmer unlikely to fulfil pledge on hospital waiting times, says IFS

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Thinktank predicts PM will not realise ambition for 92% of patients in England to wait less than 18 weeks for planned care by 2029

Keir Starmer is unlikely to fulfil his pledge to restore the maximum 18-week wait for planned hospital care before the next election, a leading thinktank has said.

The prime minister has made bringing back the 18-week access standard in England, by ensuring that 92% of patients are seen within that time, one of the six “milestones” he has promised to achieve by 2029.

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More than 110 child sextortion attempts reported each month to UK police forces

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National Crime Agency launches awareness campaign, saying criminals are adapting methods and using AI

UK police forces are receiving more than 110 reports of child sextortion attempts every month, according to the National Crime Agency, as a new awareness campaign is launched about the online scourge.

The NCA said the use of artificial intelligence in sextortion attacks had also increased “substantially” over the past three years as criminals adapted their methods.

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Canada Seeks Defense Ties and Deals With Europe as US Pulls Back – Bloomberg

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  1. Canada Seeks Defense Ties and Deals With Europe as US Pulls Back  Bloomberg
  2. Canada and France are "peaceful powers and reliable allies"  Embassy of France in Washington, DC
  3. Mark Carney Issues Canada Ultimatum to Donald Trump  Newsweek
  4. ‘Most European Non-European Country’: Canada Turns to Allies as Trump Threatens  The New York Times
  5. "Too Reliant On US"? Why Canada PM Chose Europe Over US As First Foreign Visit  NDTV
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