Trump to award Charlie Kirk a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom

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During a 9/11 memorial address, the president honored the far-right activist who was fatally shot on Wednesday

Speaking at the Pentagon on Thursday morning for memorial services marking the 24th anniversary of the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks, Donald Trump said he would be awarding rightwing activist and close ally Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot on Wednesday, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Kirk was a “giant of his generation, a champion of liberty and an inspiration to millions and millions of people”, Trump said. “Our prayers are with his wonderful wife, Erika and his beautiful children, fantastic people they are. We miss him greatly, yet I have no doubt that Charlie’s voice and the courage he put into the hearts of countless people, especially young people, will live on.”

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‘We are in a war’: rightwing media vow retribution for Charlie Kirk killing

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Furious reaction from media figures and Donald Trump blames left for shooting of conservative activist

The killing of Charlie Kirk prompted a furious reaction from rightwing media on Wednesday, with prominent figures claiming “we’re in a war” and vowing “retribution” for Kirk’s death.

It was a reaction that will heighten fears about political violence in the US, coming hours after Kirk, the rightwing activist and provocateur, was shot and killed during an event at Utah university.

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From parliament to luxury hotels, Nepal’s protest movement targeted the elite – Reuters

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  1. From parliament to luxury hotels, Nepal's protest movement targeted the elite  Reuters
  2. A parliament in flames, a leader toppled. Nepal’s Gen-Z protesters ask: What comes next?  CNN
  3. Nepal’s Capital Is Choked With Smoke and Gripped by Fear  The New York Times
  4. Nepal turmoil drives migrants back home from India  BBC
  5. "What Have You Done?" Chilling Saga Of Nepal Prince Murdering Royal Family  NDTV
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Victorian Liberal party shapes up for ‘nastiest, most toxic’ state council in years amid leaks and infighting

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State party’s deep divisions on show as sexist messages force resignation of director days before annual meeting

Timing is everything in politics. It’s a principle worth recalling when nine-month-old messages are made public just two days before the Victorian Liberals’ annual state council meeting.

The messages, taken from a WhatsApp group involving a small handful of party headquarters staff, are undeniably sexist and inappropriate. In them, Victorian Liberal party director Stuart Smith mocked the party’s women’s council, saying it could only make decisions at a meeting “after two men told them they had to”, and joked that upper house MP Bev McArthur had dementia.

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Jessica has 77 half-brothers and sisters through the same sperm donor. She wonders how many more there could be

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Queensland woman says its time for clinic to destroy 30-year-old samples as state and federal health ministers meet to push for reform

Queensland woman Jessica Hamilton has 77 half-brothers and sisters. But this week she learned that number could grow even further – swelled by new births.

In 1995, the year she was born, Queensland Fertility Group told Hamilton’s mother that she could expect to have between three and five siblings to other families.

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U.S. influencer who filmed himself wrestling wild crocodiles in Australia is under investigation: “Dangerous and illegal” – CBS News

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  1. U.S. influencer who filmed himself wrestling wild crocodiles in Australia is under investigation: "Dangerous and illegal"  CBS News
  2. U.S. influencer under investigation in Australia over controversial crocodile videos  NBC News
  3. Steve Irwin’s father condemns ‘reckless’ content creators amid outrage over videos of US man wrestling wild crocodiles  The Guardian
  4. Real Tarzann: US influencer Mike Holston investigated over wild croc wrestling  BBC
  5. Calls for travel ban on risky influencers after croc encounter  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Europe’s far-right leaders attack ‘hate-mongering left’ after Charlie Kirk murder

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Viktor Orbán claims death of Turning Point USA’s founder was ‘result of international hate campaign’ as prominent figures pay tribute

European far-right leaders have lauded Charlie Kirk, the influential 31-year-old conservative US activist who was fatally shot on Wednesday, with several also claiming his death was a consequence of violent leftwing rhetoric.

The European parliament briefly descended into chaos as far-right MEPs demanded a minute’s silence to honour Kirk, a rising star of Trump’s Maga movement, who was hit in the neck by a single bullet as he addressed students at Utah Valley University.

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Festival axes German orchestra over concerns about Israeli conductor

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Belgian organisers are accused of ‘naked antisemitism’ after cancelling performance by Lahav Shani

A Belgian classical music festival has axed a leading German orchestra from its programme over concerns about its Israeli conductor, drawing accusations of antisemitism from Berlin.

Flanders Festival Ghent announced it had cancelled a concert by the Munich Philharmonic scheduled for 18 September, citing insufficient clarity over Lahav Shani’s attitude to the Israeli government.

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