Girl, 14, shot dead as South Africa’s ‘taxi wars’ hit school
Violence has plagued South Africa's highly competitive and lucrative taxi industry for decades.
Pauline Hanson’s daughter employed in taxpayer-funded job with NSW One Nation senator
Exclusive: Tasmanian Lee Hanson employed as senior adviser to Sean Bell in role worth as much as $180,000
Australian Politics podcast: One Nation woos progressive voters
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One Nation has employed Pauline Hanson’s Tasmanian-based daughter as a senior adviser to a New South Wales senator, in a taxpayer-funded role worth as much as $180,000 a year.
Guardian Australia can reveal that Lee Hanson, who lives just outside Hobart, was appointed as the senior adviser to Senator Sean Bell in October last year.
Continue reading...Albanese should demand reparations from Israel, say families of Australian soldiers whose graves were bulldozed
A third family says the Australian government must do more to hold Israel and the Israeli Defence Force to account, including demanding an apology
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The families of dead Australian soldiers whose graves were bulldozed by the Israeli Defence Force in Gaza have called for reparations and urged the Albanese government to hold Israel accountable.
Earlier this month, the Guardian revealed that the IDF had bulldozed parts of the Gaza War Cemetery – the resting place of Australian, British and Canadian soldiers who served in the first and second world wars.
Continue reading...‘Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies
Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases
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ChatGPT Health regularly misses the need for medical urgent care and frequently fails to detect suicidal ideation, a study of the AI platform has found, which experts worry could “feasibly lead to unnecessary harm and death”.
OpenAI launched the “Health” feature of ChatGPT to limited audiences in January, which it promotes as a way for users to “securely connect medical records and wellness apps” to generate health advice and responses. More than 40 million people reportedly ask ChatGPT for health-related advice every day.
Continue reading...Danish PM calls snap election with Greenland issue centre-stage
The issue of Greenland, which Donald Trump wants to annex, is likely to dominate the election campaign.
Danish PM calls snap election with Greenland issue centre-stage
The issue of Greenland, which Donald Trump wants to annex, is likely to dominate the election campaign.
Donald Trump’s oil embargo reveals a solar boom in Cuba – The Economist
- Donald Trump’s oil embargo reveals a solar boom in Cuba The Economist
- Cubans fight blackouts with solar as US extends oil chokehold Reuters
- Photovoltaic Modules Benefit Education Sector Workers in Guáimaro (+Audio and Photos) radioguaimaro.icrt.cu
- Energy crisis worsens: Deficit nears 1800 MW and keeps blackouts ongoing in Cuba CiberCuba
- Cuba Reorganizes to Guarantee the Vitality of its Services radioangulo.cu
China piles pressure on Japan after Takaichi Sanae’s triumph – The Economist
- China piles pressure on Japan after Takaichi Sanae’s triumph The Economist
- China restricts exports to 40 Japanese entities with ties to military NPR
- China Amps Up Pressure on Japan With Export Bans The New York Times
- China Hits Japanese Firms With Export Bans WSJ
- Tokyo protests as China blocks ‘dual-use’ exports to 20 Japanese companies Al Jazeera
Albanese Causes Uproar With One Word – Newser
- Albanese Causes Uproar With One Word Newser
- Grace Tame: Australia PM apologies for calling sexual abuse survivor 'difficult' BBC
- Grace Tame says ‘spare me the condescension, old man’ after Albanese defends ‘difficult’ comment The Guardian
- One word unravels Albanese's week Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- ‘Spare me the condescension, old man’: Tame rejects Albo excuse The Australian
Singer D4vd confirmed as ‘target’ of investigation into murder of teen
The remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez were found in the singer's car last year.
Orbán proposes ‘fact-finding mission’ to damaged Druzhba pipeline – Euronews.com
- Orbán proposes 'fact-finding mission' to damaged Druzhba pipeline Euronews.com
- Repairs to Druzhba pipeline 'not that fast,' Zelenskiy says Reuters
- Hungary is blocking Russia sanctions package over €16B in EU defense loans, diplomats say politico.eu
- Could Hungary's fight over oil change course of Ukraine War? Responsible Statecraft
- Trump ally Orban issues scathing letter demanding Zelenskyy change Ukraine's 'anti-Hungarian policy' Fox News
China removes 9 military officials ahead of Beijing’s ‘two sessions’ – South China Morning Post
- China removes 9 military officials ahead of Beijing’s ‘two sessions’ South China Morning Post
- China Ousts Nine Military Lawmakers as Xi’s Defense Purge Widens Bloomberg.com
- Xi’s purges of Chinese military run deep, raising questions of readiness, think tank says CNN
- China removes five generals from national lawmaking body CNA
- PLA in peril: Xi Jinping’s purge cripples China’s military, sparks fears of combat vulnerability The Times of India
Kenyan police arrest man accused of recruiting fighters for Russia’s war in Ukraine – AP News
- Kenyan police arrest man accused of recruiting fighters for Russia’s war in Ukraine AP News
- Kenyan charged with luring young men to fight for Russia in Ukraine BBC
- More than 1,700 Africans fighting for Russia, Ukraine says Reuters
- Kenyan man accused of tricking and trafficking hundreds of Kenyans to fight for Russia in Ukraine CBS News
- Kenyan man charged with duping people to fight for Russia in Ukraine war Al Jazeera
Mette Frederiksen announces Denmark will hold snap election on March 24 – politico.eu
- Mette Frederiksen announces Denmark will hold snap election on March 24 politico.eu
- Danish PM calls snap election with Greenland issue centre-stage BBC
- Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen Calls Snap Elections in Denmark - The New York Times The New York Times
- Denmark calls an early election following tense U.S.-Greenland standoff NBC News
- Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen calls March election amid ‘Greenland bounce’ in polls – as it happened The Guardian
First writing may be 40,000 years earlier than thought
Scientists believe they have found evidence of written thoughts of Stone Age people on ancient objects.
Orban steps up oil accusations against Ukraine after vetoing EU loan to Kyiv
Hungary's prime minister accuses Ukraine of imposing an "oil blockade" after Kyiv says a critical pipeline was closed following Russian strikes.
Israeli spyware maker sentenced to 8 years in Greece’s Predator case – The Times of Israel
- Israeli spyware maker sentenced to 8 years in Greece’s Predator case The Times of Israel
- Greece Predator scandal: Four convicted over spyware affair that shook Greece BBC
- Greek court finds four guilty of prying on private data in wiretapping scandal Reuters
- Greek court finds 4 guilty in major 2022 spyware scandal Al Jazeera
- 'Greek Watergate': Former senior intelligence officer sentenced to eight years in prison Israel National News
‘People are getting poorer’: How Iran’s struggling economy is changing how families live
The soaring cost of living has left people struggling to afford basic items - creating pressures which led to mass protests.
India, Canada to Sign ‘Immense’ Range of Deals During Carney Visit – Bloomberg
- India, Canada to Sign ‘Immense’ Range of Deals During Carney Visit Bloomberg
- Sikh separatist faces fresh death threats on eve of Carney visit to India The Guardian
- Canada’s Carney Heads to India to Deepen Commercial Ties With Indo-Pacific Region WSJ
- Canada Changes Tune On 'Indian Interference' Ahead Of PM Carney's India Visit NDTV
- Prime Minister Carney to diversify Canada’s trade, attract new investment, and secure new partnerships with visits to India, Australia, and Japan pm.gc.ca
Russia’s Regions Post Largest-Ever Budget Deficit in 2025 – The Moscow Times
- Russia’s Regions Post Largest-Ever Budget Deficit in 2025 The Moscow Times
- This was Russia today Monday, February 23, 2026 Meduza
- Russia's Regional Pressures: Key Insights for 2026 Pakistan Today
- Zelenskyy Points to Russia's Budget Deficit Surpassing $100 Billion 112.ua
- Russia’s Regional and Federal Budget Deficits Soar in 2025 mezha.net