Sudan war: New videos show executions after RSF militia takes key city – BBC

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  1. Sudan war: New videos show executions after RSF militia takes key city  BBC
  2. Hundreds reportedly killed at Sudanese hospital as evidence of RSF atrocities mounts  The Guardian
  3. Sudan war takes a turn as paramilitary force captures Darfur, threatening to split the country  AP News
  4. Bloodbath feared as rebels trap thousands in Sudan city. How did we get here and what might come next?  CNN
  5. Paramilitary massacres unfolding in Sudan’s Darfur, videos show  The Washington Post
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Violent protests erupt as Tanzanian president nears election victory

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Government critics abducted, killed or arrested in run-up to vote as global monitor records internet blackout

Violent demonstrations broke out in Tanzania’s largest city, Dar es Salaam, as the country held an election on Wednesday.

Samia Suluhu Hassan, the president, is expected to strengthen her grip on the country against the backdrop of rapidly intensifying repression and the exclusion of opponents from the presidential contest.

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New planning bill could jeopardise UK’s trade deal with EU, ambassador warns

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Exclusive: Proposed legislation removes EU-derived nature protections as government hopes to boost economic growth

Ripping up environmental protections will put at risk the UK’s free trade agreement with the EU, Europe’s ambassador has warned.

The Guardian understands Pedro Serrano visited the environment secretary, Emma Reynolds, this week and warned her that the planning and infrastructure bill going through the House of Lords could jeopardise the trade deal.

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Watchdog clears Pauline Hanson’s use of taxpayer funds to attend Gina Rinehart’s birthday party

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Hanson’s office cites meetings with industry representatives and a One Nation party executive who later changed his name to Aussie Trump

Parliament’s expenses watchdog has cleared Pauline Hanson over using taxpayer funds to attend Gina Rinehart’s birthday party, after an eight-month investigation in which Hanson explained she had travelled to Perth to meet a new One Nation MP who later changed his name to “Aussie Trump”.

Hanson’s office told the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (Ipea) she held meetings with Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting over environmental legislation during the March 2024 trip, as well as attending the same birthday party and celebration which former opposition leader Peter Dutton reportedly visited for just an hour.

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Woman who overturned Queensland’s puberty blocker ban ‘not backing away from the fight’ after LNP reinstates it

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Exclusive: Parent who successfully challenged previous ban on children being prescribed hormones for gender dysphoria considers new lawsuit

The mother of a transgender child who successfully sued to overturn Queensland’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone treatments for children with gender dysphoria says she is “not backing away from the fight” after the government reinstated the ban hours after her supreme court victory.

The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is considering launching another lawsuit to overturn the health minister’s decision on Tuesday evening to issue a new order preventing patients under 18 and not already on a treatment plan from accessing the drugs in the public system.

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‘The Daily Show’ Skewers Trump Being Dog-Walked Around Japan – The Daily Beast

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  1. ‘The Daily Show’ Skewers Trump Being Dog-Walked Around Japan  The Daily Beast
  2. Trump Hails Golden Era in Japan Relations  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Ford's enormous F-150 becomes unlikely part of Japan's efforts to woo Trump  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  4. 'The Daily Show' mocks Trump's Japan visit, compares him to a 'show dog' being 'handled' by PM Takaichi  Hindustan Times
  5. US, Japan leaders sign rare earths, nuclear power deal ahead of Trump-Xi meeting  Reuters
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WWI soldiers’ messages in a bottle found on Australian beach more than 100 years later – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

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  1. WWI soldiers' messages in a bottle found on Australian beach more than 100 years later  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  2. Messages in a bottle from WWI soldiers found on Australian coast  BBC
  3. Century-old messages in bottle penned by WWI soldiers washes up on remote Australian beach  New York Post
  4. A WWI-era message in a bottle is a letter 'from the grave' for family  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  5. ‘Miracle’ as WWI Soldier’s 109-Year-Old Message in a Bottle Washes Ashore  The Daily Beast
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Israel says it’s resuming the ceasefire after its strikes in Gaza kill over 100 people – NPR

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  1. Israel says it's resuming the ceasefire after its strikes in Gaza kill over 100 people  NPR
  2. Israeli strikes test Gaza's fragile truce, Hamas to hand over two more dead hostages  Reuters
  3. Gaza’s new normal is a truce without peace  CNN
  4. Israel says ceasefire back on after strikes kill more than 100 in Gaza  NBC News
  5. Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 104, health ministry says, after Hamas accused of killing soldier  BBC
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