- Gaza Death Toll Crosses 70,000 Since Israel-Hamas War Began, Gaza Health Ministry Says Haaretz
- LIVE: Gaza death toll rises as Israel intensifies West Bank attacks Al Jazeera
- More than 70,000 killed in Gaza since Israel offensive began, Hamas-run health ministry says BBC
- Gaza death toll rises to 70,000 as ceasefire is tested by repeated outbreaks of violence NBC News
- Palestinian death toll surpasses 70,000 since start of Israel-Hamas war, Gaza ministry says PBS
Pope Leo visits Blue Mosque in Turkiye’s Istanbul
The pope is visiting Turkiye until Sunday on his first overseas trip as pontiff, which also includes a visit to Lebanon.
US whistleblower exposes Biden administration’s Israel cover-up
Whistleblower Steve Gabavics tells Marc Lamont Hill how the US dismissed Israel's killing of an Al Jazeera journalist.
Beauty Influencer Stefanie Pieper Found Dead in Forest – TMZ
- Beauty Influencer Stefanie Pieper Found Dead in Forest TMZ
- Beauty Influencer Stefanie Pieper, 31, Found Dead in Forest: Report People.com
- BREAKING Influencer, 31, found dead in forest after her ex 'confessed to strangulation' Daily Star
- Beauty Influencer, 31, Was Last Seen on Sunday. Now Her Ex-Boyfriend and 2 of His Family Have Been Arrested Yahoo News UK
- Austria News Today: The Influencer Mystery Captures Investor Attention Meyka
Australian taxpayers subsidise rising specialist fees as spending on Abbott-era Medicare safety net ‘explodes’
Exclusive: Health department data shows spending on the 2004 extended safety net has nearly tripled, from $324.9m in 2010 to $850.4m in 2024
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Taxpayers are increasingly subsiding the rising fees of specialist doctors, as new data shows “explosive” government spending on the Medicare safety net, which has more than doubled in 15 years.
Total Medicare safety net benefits rose from $339m in 2010 to $871.4m in 2024, data requested by Guardian Australia from the federal health department shows, with an Abbott-era expansion causing the biggest blowout in costs while also increasing inequities in the health system.
Continue reading...New behaviour standards are in place for parliament but crossbenchers say question time still rife with bullying
Independent MP Zali Steggall says it’s not always clear who is behind disorderly behaviour – and sometimes it can be a whole section of a political party
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Sweeping behavioural standards have now been in place in Australia’s parliament for years, but crossbench MPs have warned question time is still rife with bullying and a “mob mentality” that needs to be stamped out.
Data obtained through the speaker’s office shows 21 MPs across the Coalition and Labor have been booted out of question time 31 times, under standing order 94a during the first six months of the 48th parliament.
Continue reading...Tom Stoppard, celebrated British playwright, dies aged 88
Stoppard's writing, often philosophical or scientific but consistently funny, gave rise to the term Stoppardian.
White House launches website to excoriate media for ‘biased’ stories
Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US journalism
The White House rolled out a new section of its official website on Friday that publicly criticizes and catalogs media organizations and journalists it claims have distorted coverage.
At the top of the page, the text reads: “Misleading. Biased. Exposed.” The feature names the Boston Globe, CBS News and the Independent as “media offenders of the week”, accusing them of inaccurately portraying Trump’s remarks about six Democratic lawmakers who released of video encouraging military members to not follow illegal orders.
Continue reading...What happens in Gaza’s ‘Bermuda Triangle’
Aid keeps disappearing.
Palmeiras vs Flamengo 0-1: Copa Libertadores final 2025 – as it happened
All our updates, with post-match coverage, following our text commentary stream of the all-Brazilian final.
Gazans Say Israeli Forces Killed Two Children, Amid Persistent Violence – The New York Times
- Gazans Say Israeli Forces Killed Two Children, Amid Persistent Violence The New York Times
- Israeli fire kills 2 Palestinian children in the latest test of Gaza ceasefire NBC News
- Brothers, 8 and 11, killed in south Gaza strike; IDF: ‘Suspects’ crossed Yellow Line The Times of Israel
- Stuck in Gaza’s limbo: Palestinians struggle to live amid Israel’s attacks Al Jazeera
- Gaza: Israeli fire kills 2 Palestinian boys DW
Death toll from Indonesia flooding rises to 442
Hundreds have been killed across South East Asia, with monsoons exacerbated by cyclones also affecting Thailand and Malaysia.
Flooding in South East Asia leaves 600 dead – BBC
- Flooding in South East Asia leaves 600 dead BBC
- Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island rises to 248, authorities say ABC News
- Indonesia flood death toll climbs to 303 amid cyclone devastation, disaster agency says Reuters
- Indonesian rescuers search for survivors as the death toll from floods and landslides tops 300 AP News
- Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island rises to 248 Politico
Tunisia police arrest opposition figure Chaima Issa during protest
Arrest comes after appeals court handed jail terms to opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers.
Why isn’t US media busting the ‘narco-state’ myth?
The US sabre-rattling against Venezuela shows how complicit the media can be in manufacturing a threat.
Closures in Washington Co. due to snow – Washington County Insider
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- Track Snowfall Totals Across Southeast Wisconsin WISN
- Snow totals range from 6 to 12 inches across Milwaukee County Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Wisconsin snowfall totals: Winter storm on Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 29-30 FOX6 News Milwaukee
- Southeast Wisconsin weather: Snow winds down, wind picks up TMJ4 News
Experts say strict new FDA protocol for vaccine approval is ‘dangerous and irresponsible’
Lead FDA vaccine regulator announced new approval process after claiming Covid vaccine had killed 10 children
The leading vaccine regulator at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a far stricter course for federal vaccine approvals, following claims from his team that Covid vaccines were linked to the deaths of at least 10 children.
Experts suggest the announcement will make the vaccine approval process significantly more difficult.
Continue reading...GB News urged to cut ties with contributor accused of racism
Rightwing activist claimed Commons deputy speaker Nusrat Ghani should be barred because she was born in Pakistan
GB News is facing calls to cut ties with a regular contributor who has been accused of racism after claiming that the House of Commons deputy speaker, Nusrat Ghani, should not be allowed in the house because she was born in Pakistan.
The comments by Lucy White, a rightwing activist, have drawn criticism from across the political spectrum amid warnings that explicitly racist language is becoming increasingly normalised in British life.
Continue reading...Sri Lanka death toll from floods and landslides reaches 153
Another 191 missing after heavy rains from Cyclone Ditwah while almost 78,000 evacuated to temporary shelters amid rescue operations
Torrential rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah have killed 153 people across Sri Lanka so far, with another 191 still missing, the country’s Disaster Management Centre (DCM) said on Saturday.
The DMC director general, Sampath Kotuwegoda, said relief operations were under way with 78,000 people moved to nearly 800 state-run welfare centres after their homes were destroyed by the week-long heavy rains.
Continue reading...Trump to pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking
Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced in the US to 45 years behind bars for conspiring to smuggle cocaine.