Imran Khan supporters breach lockdown in Pakistan’s Islamabad
Police use tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters who defied a ban to march inside the country's capital.
New Zealander returns home after suspected poisoning in Laos
Six tourists who were in Laos have died from suspected methanol poisoning in recent weeks.
Chinese ambassador to Australia extends olive branch to Dutton but warns against letting differences ‘hijack’ relationship
Thaw to continue despite points of contention over territory disputes in south-east Asia, Taiwan, China’s ties to Russia and human rights abuses
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China’s top envoy in Australia has extended the olive branch to Peter Dutton’s Coalition, urging the major parties not to let “differences” between the two countries “hijack our cooperation”.
At a press briefing in Canberra on Tuesday, the ambassador, Xiao Qian, said Beijing was “happy” with the diplomatic stabilisation between Australia and China under Labor – but “not complacent”.
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Continue reading...Prosecutors demand 20-year jail sentence for Dominique Pelicot – BBC.com
- Prosecutors demand 20-year jail sentence for Dominique Pelicot BBC.com
- 51 men were charged with raping her: Gisele Pelicot gives closing statement in shocking French trial Yahoo! Voices
- French mass rape trial: 'Neither before nor after did they ask themselves the question of Gisèle Pelicot's consent' Le Monde
- Prosecutors demand 20-year jail term for Dominique Pelicot The Guardian
- French prime minister lauds Pelicot's courage in historic rape case Euronews
‘Crisis’ of domestic violence in NT needs immediate action, advocates say after landmark report released
Northern Territory domestic homicide rate seven times the national rate, with systemic failings contributing to deaths, coroner’s report finds
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Women’s safety advocates are urging governments and the police to take immediate action after a landmark coroner’s report exposed systemic failings that contributed to the deaths of four Aboriginal women in the Northern Territory.
The NT coroner Elisabeth Armitage on Monday handed down findings into the deaths of Miss Yunupiŋu, Ngeygo Ragurrk, Kumarn Rubuntja and Kumanjayi Haywood, making 35 recommendations aimed at stemming what she called the “epidemic of violence”.
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Continue reading...South Korean man convicted for deliberately gaining weight to evade military service – The Associated Press
- South Korean man convicted for deliberately gaining weight to evade military service The Associated Press
- South Korea convicts man over binge eating to dodge military draft CNN
- South Korean man is convicted after binge eating to avoid military service NBC News
- A South Korean man binge-eating to become too fat to serve is the latest creative attempt to dodge the country's draft Business Insider
- South Korean Man Convicted After Binge Eating to Dodge Military Service The Daily Beast
Trump vows tariffs on Mexico and Canada and deeper tariffs on China
President-elect attacks neighbors over immigration and accuses China over fentanyl entering US, prompting embassy to say ‘no one will win a trade war’
Donald Trump said on Monday he would sign an executive order imposing a 25% tariff on all products coming in to the United States from Mexico and Canada, and additional tariffs on China.
“On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous Open Borders,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
Continue reading...Uncontacted hunter-gatherers facing threat of genocide because of minerals mining, claims report
Survival International says Hongana Manyawa in Indonesia are at risk but mining company says the people in ‘voluntary’ contact with workers
Uncontacted hunter-gatherers in Indonesia “are facing a severe and immediate threat of genocide” because of mining for minerals on their lands for use in electric vehicles, a report claims.
In their own language, the Indigenous Hongana Manyawa people, of Halmahera island, call themselves “the people of the forest”. But their forest home is being destroyed in a rush for nickel, a crucial component in rechargeable batteries, campaigners say.
Continue reading...Victoria to introduce Australia’s strictest poker machine rules, with $1,000 limit to be slashed by 90%
Andrews-era reforms to be introduced in state parliament on Tuesday will cap load-up to $100, $400 less than in New South Wales
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The Victorian government will use the final sitting week of the year to introduce to parliament long-awaited gambling reforms, which will slash the maximum amount punters can put into poker machines at a time from $1,000 to $100.
The gaming minister, Melissa Horne, will on Tuesday introduce the gambling legislation amendment (precommitment and carded play) bill 2024 to parliament, about 16 months after the former premier Daniel Andrews announced the changes.
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Continue reading...French prosecutors seek 20 years for Dominique Pelicot in mass rape case
The 71-year-old Frenchman drugged his wife and invited dozens of strangers to rape her over a nine-year period.
Toddler believed to have been left alone in car for hours before death, Queensland police say
Detectives investigate death of two-year-old girl in Innisfail, where temperatures peaked above 30C on Monday
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Police investigating the death of a two-year-old girl at Innisfail in north Queensland believe the toddler had been inside a vehicle for several hours before she was found unresponsive on Monday.
The far north police Supt Mick Searle said detectives would undertake a “very complex and detailed” investigation into the girl’s death.
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Corey Lewandowski, an adviser to Donald Trump, has said that he and the president-elect have “no concerns at all” regarding Pete Hegseth’s confirmation by the Senate as the next US secretary of defense.
During an appearance on NewsMax, Lewandowski was asked if Trump had any concerns about Hegseth and his nomination, to which Lewandowski responded: “We have no concerns at all.”
Continue reading...Conor McGregor breaks silence on sexual assault trial loss: ‘I should have shut the party down’ – New York Post
- Conor McGregor breaks silence on sexual assault trial loss: ‘I should have shut the party down’ New York Post
- Conor McGregor: Calls to rape helpline almost double after case BBC.com
- Inside Conor McGregor and Dee Devlin's turbulent 15-year relationship: From life with four kids and wedding pl Daily Mail
- Irish civil jury finds McGregor liable for sexual assault ESPN
- Conor McGregor civil case: 'Hitman' series cuts ties with UFC fighter following sexual assault verdict Yahoo Sports
Leaders make push for plastic pollution treaty at talks in South Korea
Island nations say recycling insufficient to solve problem when 400 million tonnes of plastic waste is produced yearly.
More than a dozen missing after tourist boat sinks off Egyptian coast, officials say – ABC News
- More than a dozen missing after tourist boat sinks off Egyptian coast, officials say ABC News
- Three bodies recovered from capsized tourist boat off Egypt’s Red Sea coast CNN
- Egypt Recovers Bodies of 3 Tourists Missing After Boat Sinks Bloomberg
- 17 Missing After Newly-Built Tourist Yacht Capsizes During 5-Day Trip on the Red Sea PEOPLE
- 16 Still Missing After Tourist Boat Sinks in Egypt The New York Times
‘The whole world is shaken’: Chabad rabbi murdered in UAE laid to rest in Israel – The Times of Israel
- ‘The whole world is shaken’: Chabad rabbi murdered in UAE laid to rest in Israel The Times of Israel
- NYT changes headline about murdered Dubai rabbi following public outcry: 'Call it for what it is' Fox News
- UAE Arrests 3 in Connection With Murder of Israeli Rabbi The New York Times
- Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in UAE is missing. Israeli officials fear he may have been kidnapped The Associated Press
- LIVE Broadcast: Funeral for Rabbi Zvi Kogan Chabad.org
Drake claims UMG and Spotify ‘artificially inflated’ Kendrick Lamar’s diss track Not Like Us
Feud escalates as rapper’s lawyers file petition alleging Universal Music Group and streaming giant conspired to make rival’s hit more successful
Drake has launched legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify, alleging they conspired to artificially inflate interest in Kendrick Lamar’s diss track about him, Not Like Us, while suppressing his own music.
In a petition filed to the New York supreme court on Monday, attorneys for Drake’s company Frozen Moments LLC accused UMG and the streaming service of having “launched a campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming services and airwaves”, using various tactics to make Lamar’s song more popular.
Continue reading...Trump promises 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada, extra 10% tariff on China
US president-elect says measures will remain until countries stamp out irregular border crossings and drug trafficking.
Russian Oreshnik missile hit a grave warning to NATO, US, Ukraine – Asia Times
- Russian Oreshnik missile hit a grave warning to NATO, US, Ukraine Asia Times
- See charred remains of debris that Ukraine says came from Russian missiles CNN
- ATACMS, Oreshnik: What Missiles Are Russia and Ukraine Firing? What Do They Do? Bloomberg
- Putin sends a missile message to the West: 'Back off' Reuters
- What does Russia’s launch of an ‘experimental’ weapon at Ukraine mean for allies? Defense One