Why is Ukraine struggling to mobilise its citizens to fight?
Many Ukrainians have come to the realisation that their state is distributing the burdens and benefits of war unfairly.
IDF dismantles Hezbollah weapons stores, infrastructure in southern Lebanon – The Jerusalem Post
- IDF dismantles Hezbollah weapons stores, infrastructure in southern Lebanon The Jerusalem Post
- A look at destruction in Lebanon from Israeli airstrikes and occupation of border region PBS NewsHour
- IDF destroys Hezbollah observation posts, weapons facility in southern Lebanon The Jerusalem Post
- IDF says troops seized weapons, including rocket launchers, in south Lebanon The Times of Israel
- Israeli Military Says It Remains Deployed in Southern Lebanon U.S. News & World Report
Can Trump put ‘America first’ and also make peace in the Middle East?
The US president wants to be a 'peacemaker'. He also wants to stay out of a Gaza conflict he says is 'not our war'.
What do Trump’s executive orders on workplace diversity programmes say?
The US president has revoked a 1965 executive order, put federal DEI workers on leave and taken down diversity websites.
It’s big, it’s rare and it’s dead smelly: Visitors flock to see the ‘corpse flower’ in bloom – NBC News
- It's big, it's rare and it's dead smelly: Visitors flock to see the 'corpse flower' in bloom NBC News
- Life may stink, but so does Putricia – and I love her for it | Rebecca Shaw The Guardian
- 'We Watch The Flower': Thousands await corpse plant's rare bloom BBC.com
- Video. Rare blossom of the corpse flower in Sydney Euronews
- The waiting stinks, but Sydney may soon enjoy the aroma of its 'corpse flower' NPR
Western liberals have lessons to learn from Austria’s far-right turn
Putin-friendly, far-right FPO's imminent rise to power in Austria is a direct consequence of liberal, centrist failings.
The early days of the Trump administration, as viewed from China – The Economist
- The early days of the Trump administration, as viewed from China The Economist
- Trump 2.0 is going well for China so far. But can the honeymoon last? CNN
- How China is reacting to Trump amid tariff threats, TikTok bans The Washington Post
- A trade war with China is coming as Trump takes office: Bremmer Yahoo Finance
- Trump and China Are Off to a Good Start. Will It Last? Bloomberg
Israel said seeking 30 more days to withdraw from Lebanon, citing Hezbollah violations – The Times of Israel
- Israel said seeking 30 more days to withdraw from Lebanon, citing Hezbollah violations The Times of Israel
- Hezbollah demands Israeli forces complete withdrawal from Lebanon on time Al Jazeera English
- IDF to stay in southern Lebanon after deadline The Jerusalem Post
- Hezbollah: Israel must completely withdraw from Lebanon on Sunday as per cease-fire deal Haaretz
- Israel lobbies reluctant Trump to delay Lebanon withdrawal, Hezbollah grows impatient Middle East Eye
Sudanese army battles RSF over control of oil refinery near Khartoum
The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are fighting for control over the al-Jili oil refinery.
UK family awarded thousands over stale croissants and ‘mouldy’ hotel in France
Family complained food was ‘uneatable’ and room was dirty and smelly at four-star Club Med hotel in Provence
A British family who claimed they “went home miserable” from a luxury French hotel after they were given stale croissants and a smelly room have won thousands of pounds in damages.
Damen Bennion, 52, told his children “Daddy would get things sorted” when they arrived at their holiday in Provence and found the four-star hotel did not meet their expectations.
Continue reading...For US Conservatives, DEI is code for ‘Don’t Ever Integrate’
The end goal of the war against affirmative action is to return the US to a state of quasi-legal racial segregation.
‘A hugely significant sighting’: red goshawk photographed for first time in central Australia
Bird snapped by Newhaven wildlife sanctuary ecologist is likely a juvenile on risky 1,500km journey away from parents, expert says
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Recent wet weather in the arid plains of central Australia prompted the wildlife ecologist and bird enthusiast Dr Tim Henderson to stop last week at a small lake to see if any waterbirds had shown up.
While there, above his head came a sight many birdwatchers wait a lifetime for: the red goshawk, Australia’s rarest bird of prey. It had a throat full of food, and was in a location it had never been photographed and had not been recorded at for about 30 years.
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Continue reading...Albanese plans cash boost for apprentice tradies amid doubts over Labor housing target
PM to promise $10,000 payments to keep young people in construction as cost of living blamed for a shortfall in builders
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Apprentice tradies stand to get an extra $10,000 from a re-elected Labor government as Anthony Albanese tries to encourage more young people into construction to help build the 1.2m homes he promised by 2030.
The prime minister will make the $626m promise at the National Press Club on Friday, in his first major speech for the year which will set out Labor’s re-election bid.
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Continue reading...Woolworths selling downsized’ Brut deodorant for more than double unit cost of old product
Consumer advocates call for more transparency around ‘shrinkflation’ as supermarkets continue to defend against price-gouging allegations
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Australia’s biggest supermarket chain, Woolworths, is selling a significantly smaller stick of Brut deodorant for more than double the unit price of the old product, in an extreme example of “shrinkflation” that leaves shoppers paying more for common household products.
While not unlawful, the pricing decision rubs against heightened public criticism of strategies employed by supermarkets, which have consistently defended themselves against price gouging allegations during a cost-of-living crisis.
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Continue reading...More than 60 NSW mental health beds close as leaked memos reveal hospitals’ plan for mass psychiatrist resignations
One psychiatrist raises concerns about proposed back-up arrangements as health officials rush to fill staffing gaps
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More than 60 mental health beds in public hospitals are temporarily closing in New South Wales as some hospitals are being given directives to limit psychiatric assessments because of mass resignations.
A senior psychiatrist told Guardian Australia that the emergency plans to manage psychiatric patients will mean decisions on discharge or the need for further care will be delayed, causing bed blockages across the health system. The doctor spoke on condition of anonymity.
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Continue reading...North Korean soldier refuses to drop sausage during capture in Kursk – Euromaidan Press
- North Korean soldier refuses to drop sausage during capture in Kursk Euromaidan Press
- What the North Koreans took into battle against Ukraine The Washington Post
- Suicide and soap operas: North Koreans react to being Ukrainian POWs POLITICO Europe
- Inside an Elite Ukrainian Unit’s Mission to Capture a North Korean Soldier The Wall Street Journal
- North Korean POW Tells Ukrainian Interrogators About Major Troop Losses The Moscow Times
German frontrunner vows permanent border controls after knife attack
Friedrich Merz says he will close Germany's borders to irregular migrants, including those with a right to protection.
German frontrunner vows permanent border controls after knife attack
Friedrich Merz says he will close Germany's borders to irregular migrants, including those with a right to protection.
Belarus’ Lukashenko is a shoo-in for his seventh election as president – bne IntelliNews
- Belarus' Lukashenko is a shoo-in for his seventh election as president bne IntelliNews
- ‘A ritual for a dictator’: Lukashenko critics decry Belarus election The Guardian
- The regime’s revenge Meduza
- What another Lukashenko ‘victory’ will mean for Europe’s security – and that of Belarus’ citizenry The Conversation
- Parliament denounces the upcoming sham presidential election in Belarus European Parliament
U.S. private security contractors will operate key Gaza checkpoint – Axios
- U.S. private security contractors will operate key Gaza checkpoint Axios
- US security contractor will take charge of key checkpoint in Gaza as Israeli forces withdraw CNN
- U.S. Security Contractors Going to Gaza to Oversee Truce, Officials Say The New York Times
- Reports: US security contractors to operate Gaza checkpoints Yahoo! Voices
- US security firm prepares to enter Gaza ahead of Palestinians’ return to northern Strip JNS.org