South Korean court extends prison sentence for wife of ousted president – NPR

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  1. South Korean court extends prison sentence for wife of ousted president  NPR
  2. South Korea: Ex-first lady Kim handed longer graft sentence  DW.com
  3. Former first lady given four-year sentence for stock manipulation, bribery in appeals ruling  Korea JoongAng Daily
  4. Appeals court set to rule on ex-first lady's corruption charges  The Korea Herald
  5. South Korean court increases ex-first lady’s corruption sentence to 4 years  South China Morning Post
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Ukraine says it shot down 33,000 Russian drones in March, a monthly record – AP News

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  1. Ukraine says it shot down 33,000 Russian drones in March, a monthly record  AP News
  2. Ukraine's Soviet-era 'Shahed hunter' turboprop plane is launching interceptor drones from the sky  Business Insider
  3. Analysis-Drone diplomacy wins Ukraine valuable allies, but now it must deliver  Yahoo
  4. General Cherry Drones Lead in Number of Russian UAV Interceptions in March  Мілітарний
  5. Ukraine Doubles Interceptor Drone Supply as Air Defense Downs 33,000 UAVs in March  UNITED24 Media
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Belarus eyes Western ties as it frees journalist Andrzej Poczobut – Al Jazeera

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  1. Belarus eyes Western ties as it frees journalist Andrzej Poczobut  Al Jazeera
  2. Journalist Andrzej Poczobut freed from prison in Belarus in US-brokered swap deal  The Guardian
  3. Prisoner Swap in Eastern Europe Frees 10, Including Accused Spies  The New York Times
  4. Belarus frees Polish journalist, Warsaw frees Russian archaeologist in prisoner swap  Reuters
  5. Belarus reportedly frees Polish Carmelite friar  The Pillar
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Islamic State militants kill at least 29 in an attack on a village ‌in northeastern Nigeria – AP News

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  1. Islamic State militants kill at least 29 in an attack on a village ‌in northeastern Nigeria  AP News
  2. IS says it was behind deadly Nigeria attack on football pitch  BBC
  3. Gunmen kill at least 29 in Nigeria’s northeast Adamawa State  Al Jazeera
  4. Islamic State claims responsibility for attack that killed dozens in Nigeria's Adamawa state  Reuters
  5. Gunmen kill at least 29 at football pitch in north-east Nigeria, governor says  The Guardian
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Guardian Essential poll: more Australians approve of Hanson’s party leadership than Albanese or Taylor’s

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One Nation outperforms the Coalition for the first time, while the rightwing populist party’s leader has a positive rating among all age groups

A majority of surveyed Australians approve of Pauline Hanson’s leadership of One Nation, giving her a higher job approval rating than Anthony Albanese and Angus Taylor, as the Guardian Essential poll finds the rightwing populist party is outperforming the Coalition for the first time.

The results come as Australians are becoming more pessimistic about the country and the economy, with the majority of respondents saying they expected things to get worse in coming months.

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Brittany Higgins criticises federal inaction as Victoria moves to protect victim-survivors’ counselling records

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Exclusive: State government commits to strengthening laws as Higgins labels Albanese government’s response to women’s safety issues ‘disheartening’

The Victorian government will strengthen laws regarding the use of victim-survivors’ confidential communications after a push by advocates including Brittany Higgins, who described her experience of having counselling records subpoenaed as a “violation”.

In an interview with Guardian Australia, Higgins was also critical of the federal government’s lack of action following a sweeping review into the justice system’s responses to sexual violence, saying it had “completely fallen off the agenda”.

Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organisations. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support on 0808 500 2222. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. Other international helplines can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html

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Suspected gunman aged 89 held in Greece after five wounded – BBC

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  1. Suspected gunman aged 89 held in Greece after five wounded  BBC
  2. 89-year-old man arrested for allegedly wounding at least 4 people with a shotgun in Greek capital  CNN
  3. 89-year-old man arrested over Athens double shooting  The Guardian
  4. Gunman opens fire at 2 locations in the Greek capital, leaving several people wounded  Yahoo
  5. Gunman, 89, arrested after five wounded in Athens shootings  Reuters
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Russian oligarch’s superyacht allowed through strait of Hormuz, source says

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Billionaire Alexei Mordashov’s vessel, Nord, reportedly able to cross blockaded strait with US and Iranian approval

A superyacht owned by the Russian billionaire Alexei Mordashov was able to transit the blockaded strait of Hormuz after undergoing maintenance in Dubai because neither Iran nor the US objected, a source close to Mordashov said on Tuesday.

It has been unclear how the multi-deck pleasure vessel, worth more than $500m (£370m), gained permission to sail on Saturday through the commercially important waterway at the heart of the US-Iran conflict, where traffic has been severely restricted since February.

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After Moment of Hesitation, Primate Takes Big Leap of Faith – Newser

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  1. After Moment of Hesitation, Primate Takes Big Leap of Faith  Newser
  2. Camera shows Sumatra orangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road for the first time  NBC News
  3. ‘Cries of delight’ as Sumatran orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross road for first time  The Guardian
  4. "We have watched and waited for this moment." World-first footage shows orangutan using canopy bridge to cross a road in North Sumatra  BBC Wildlife Magazine
  5. Researchers Wait Two Years to Capture First-Ever Footage of Orangutan Crossing a Canopy Bridge  PetaPixel
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