- Russia looks to cosy up with China after Trump’s meeting with Xi CNBC
- China pledges to defend shared security interests with Russia Reuters
- China's and Russia's heads of government meet in Hangzhou Reuters Connect
- Russian premier Mikhail Mishustin begins ‘very important’ China visit The Independent
- Chinese, Russian heads of govt hold regular meeting, eyeing closer all-round cooperation news.cgtn.com
Avalanche on Nepal mountain Yalung Ri kills 7 including foreign climbers – CNN
- Avalanche on Nepal mountain Yalung Ri kills 7 including foreign climbers CNN
- 7 Climbers Are Killed After Avalanche Hits Base Camp in Himalayas The New York Times
- Three climbers dead and four missing after Nepal avalanche BBC
- Avalanche in Nepal kills 7 climbers on Mount Yalung Ri Fox News
- Five climbers and two guides killed in Nepal avalanche, say officials The Guardian
Whistleblower says US watered down report on Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing
A whistleblower has accused the US government of downplaying evidence that Israel intentionally killed Shireen Abu Akleh
Drones seen over Belgian military base for third night, minister says
The country's Defence Minister Theo Francken said it looked like an espionage operation, but he wanted to be "cautious" about speculating.
Deadly earthquake hits northern Afghanistan
Powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.3 shakes northern Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 500.
Disabled NT man died naked in cell wearing spit hood and cuffs, inquest told
Wayne Hunt was kept in detention after a seizure instead of being taken to hospital, coroner hears
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An inmate who suffered a seizure was put in handcuffs and a spit hood by prison guards who left him naked in an “at-risk cell” before he died two days later.
At an inquest into his death in Darwin on Monday, Northern Territory corrections and health departments apologised to the family of Wayne Hunt for the way he was treated and told the coroner, Elisabeth Armitage, that procedural changes would be made.
Continue reading...Israel and Hamas hand over bodies as part of Gaza ceasefire deal
Hamas hands remains of three soldiers to Israel and bodies of 45 Palestinians are returned to Gaza amid fragile ceasefire
Israel has announced that the remains of three soldiers killed by Hamas during its raid into Israel on 7 October 2023 have been handed over by the militant group.
The transfer is the latest since the precarious ceasefire in Gaza came into effect just over three weeks ago.
Continue reading...PM rules out granting safe passage to 200 Hamas gunmen stuck in IDF-held Rafah – The Times of Israel
- PM rules out granting safe passage to 200 Hamas gunmen stuck in IDF-held Rafah The Times of Israel
- Benjamin Netanyahu: No safe passage for Hamas without disarming The Jerusalem Post
- Netanyahu will not allow ‘safe passage’ for 200 Hamas terrorists trapped in Gaza tunnels New York Post
- Scoop: U.S. offered Hamas militants safe passage out of Israel-controlled Gaza zone Axios
- Report: Hamas Agrees to Retreat From Gaza Yellow Line via Red Cross Corridors, Avoid IDF Troops Haaretz
Maldives bans smoking for younger generations – BBC
- Maldives bans smoking for younger generations BBC
- Maldives becomes the first country to impose a generational ban on smoking NBC News
- Maldives becomes only nation with generational smoking ban CBS News
- Maldives just made it illegal for some generations to smoke CNN
- The Maldives bans smoking for everyone born after 2006 The Washington Post
Maldives bans smoking for younger generations
Anyone born on or after 1 January 2007 will be banned from using, buying or selling tobacco products in the archipelago.
Pregnant British teen arrested for drug smuggling in Georgia released after guilty verdict – AP News
- Pregnant British teen arrested for drug smuggling in Georgia released after guilty verdict AP News
- Bella Culley freed from Georgian prison BBC
- Georgia frees pregnant UK teenager who smuggled drugs from Thailand Reuters
- Pregnant British teen finally transferred from Georgia jail where she was forced to ‘toast bread with candle’ The Independent
- Pregnant British teen accused of drug-smuggling moved to baby unit in Georgian prison The Guardian
Trump, 79, Now Has Printed Out Tweet Listing Wars He Says He’s ‘Solved’ but Can’t Remember – The Daily Beast
- Trump, 79, Now Has Printed Out Tweet Listing Wars He Says He’s ‘Solved’ but Can’t Remember The Daily Beast
- The president wanted to keep reminding people of all the wars he’s supposedly ended, but he couldn’t recall the names of the countries. Yahoo News UK
- Trump Waves Around News Printouts Rather Than Talk About Ukraine War The New Republic
- CBS viewers blast Trump's printout of 'wars he ended' in 60 Minutes interview Irish Star
- ‘I’m the peace president—tariffs ended eight of nine wars’, says Trump [VIDEO] TVP World
Czech billionaire Babiš clinches coalition deal with the far right – politico.eu
- Czech billionaire Babiš clinches coalition deal with the far right politico.eu
- Czech Eurosceptic Andrej Babiš agrees coalition deal with far-right Financial Times
- Czech vote winner Babis signs coalition deal with eurosceptic partners Reuters
- Babiš to form new Czech government after right-wing coalition deal Euronews.com
- Analysis: How Babiš’s Orbán-lite coalition will keep EU close TVP World
Trump says he doubts US will go to war with Venezuela
The US president also suggests Nicolás Maduro's days as the South American country's leader are numbered.
Trump says he doubts US will go to war with Venezuela
The US president also suggests Nicolás Maduro's days as the South American country's leader are numbered.
Trump tells military to prepare for ‘action’ against Islamist militants in Nigeria
The US president says his threat is over killings of Christians - though experts say there is no evidence they are disproportionately targeted.
Avalanche kills 5 climbers, including dad and his teen daughter, in northern Italy – CBS News
- Avalanche kills 5 climbers, including dad and his teen daughter, in northern Italy CBS News
- Italian avalanche kills at least 5 climbers, including German father and daughter FOX Weather
- 5 German Climbers Are Killed by Avalanche in Italian Alps The New York Times
- Avalanche in Italy kills five including father and daughter BBC
- Germany news: Italy avalanche kills climbers, bodies found DW
Valencia leader Carlos Mazón resigns over handling of deadly floods – BBC
- Valencia leader Carlos Mazón resigns over handling of deadly floods BBC
- ‘Mud on our hands; blood on his’: fury lingers one year after Spain’s deadly floods The Guardian
- Spanish regional leader quits over long lunch during fatal floods Financial Times
- One year after Valencia's deadly flooding, could it happen again? Euronews.com
- A year on, leader of Spain's Valencia region quits over deadly floods Reuters
Valencia leader resigns over handling of deadly floods
A year after flash floods killed 229 people in the Valencia region, Carlos Mazón acknowledged "mistakes" were made.
Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power – even if they don’t have solar panels
Labor announces ‘solar sharer’ program for households in NSW, south-east Queensland and South Australia
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Australian households in three states will be promised access to at least three hours a day of free solar power, regardless of whether they have rooftop panels, the federal government has announced.
The “solar sharer” offer will be available to homes with smart meters – which is the majority of homes – in New South Wales, south-east Queensland and South Australia from July next year, with other areas to potentially follow in 2027.
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