Barnaby Joyce claims One Nation ‘one of the gayest parties in Australia’ as former candidate’s comments surface

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One Nation MP says failed WA candidate’s comments describing same-sex attraction as a mental illness are ‘highly offensive’

Barnaby Joyce has defended One Nation as “one of the gayest parties in Australia” after comments surfaced from one of its failed candidates describing same-sex attraction as a mental illness.

The former National turned One Nation MP was asked to respond to a series of homophobic comments made by a former Western Australian legislative council candidate for One Nation in a video last month, as first reported by ABC on Wednesday afternoon.

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Putin Threatens Retaliation if Europe Seizes Russian Ships – The Moscow Times

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  1. Putin Threatens Retaliation if Europe Seizes Russian Ships  The Moscow Times
  2. UK defends seizing shadow fleet tanker after Putin threat  BBC
  3. Putin threatens retaliation for Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels  AP News
  4. Putin says Russia will start seizing European vessels if its ships targeted  Reuters
  5. Putin warns of tit-for-tat seizures of European vessels  Al Jazeera
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Trump’s secret flight switch indicates severity of assassination threat by Iran

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Iran lost top leaders in the war and US ‘humiliation ... a form of revenge’, say experts, after administration’s flight ruse

Since the joint US-Israeli strikes in February that killed Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and scores of other senior Iranian officials on the first day of the war, a revenge plot to kill Donald Trump should not have appeared far-fetched.

But the US administration’s elaborate ruse to spirit Trump off of Air Force One in Turkey last month indicates a credibility to the Iranian threat that has surprised many in Washington – including the Trump aides and journalists left on the jet that may have remained the target of an Iranian missile strike.

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Drone footage shows rare bird’s-eye view of stingrays off New York coast

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With wing spans up to 3ft, the shy cownose ray species typically arrive in Long Island waters in the warmer months

Drone footage of dozens of stingrays in the ocean off New York has captivated beachgoers and marine enthusiasts, offering a rare bird’s-eye view of a species that scientists say has visited the area for decades.

The footage was captured las`t Friday off the coast of Southampton on the Long Island peninsula by Joanna Steidle, a Hamptons-based professional drone pilot known for her aerial ocean shots. It shows cownose rays gliding through the water en masse near the surface.

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Trump’s Gaza plan and Board of Peace face ticking clock – The Hill

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  1. Trump’s Gaza plan and Board of Peace face ticking clock  The Hill
  2. Inside the White House bet that Netanyahu’s peace plan rejection is for show  Politico
  3. Netanyahu’s veto and the limits of American power  Al Jazeera
  4. Trump-Netanyahu rift widens as election pressures pull them in opposite directions  The Washington Post
  5. Opinion | Netanyahu is sabotaging Trump's Gaza Plan. Will the President Care?  Haaretz
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‘Tolerating the Netanyahu two-step’: Why the White House can live with Israel rejecting its peace plan – Politico

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  1. ‘Tolerating the Netanyahu two-step’: Why the White House can live with Israel rejecting its peace plan  Politico
  2. Trump’s Gaza plan and Board of Peace face ticking clock  thehill.com
  3. Netanyahu calculates upsetting Trump is his least-bad option  CNN
  4. Trump-Netanyahu rift widens as election pressures pull them in opposite directions  The Washington Post
  5. The West Bank, Not Gaza, Should Be Trump’s Priority  Foreign Policy
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Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires

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Exclusive: England ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of crisis including water shortages and heatwaves

Just 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within a key government department tasked with protecting the environment and maintaining food security, a freedom of information request has revealed.

The officials make up 0.3% of staff within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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Four crewmembers, two rescuers killed in Red Sea attack; U.S. strikes ship in Gulf of Oman – NBC News

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  1. Four crewmembers, two rescuers killed in Red Sea attack; U.S. strikes ship in Gulf of Oman  NBC News
  2. Politics  The Economist
  3. Crew of Yemeni vessel recount their chaotic rescue after Houthis’ deadly attack  AP News
  4. New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse  Reuters
  5. Houthi attack kills six in Red Sea; Trump slams Iran as hopes for Hormuz Strait deal dim  CNBC
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David Crowley defeats Francesca Hong to win Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor

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Crowley pulls off last-minute victory in tight race after polls had shown his progressive opponent as a clear frontrunner

David Crowley, the Milwaukee county executive, pulled off a last-minute victory after re-entering the Wisconsin governor’s race and snagging an endorsement from Tony Evers, the outgoing governor.

The race came down to the wire, with Francesca Hong and Crowley running close to each other as each batch of results came in.

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Putin says Russia will start seizing European vessels if its ships targeted – Reuters

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  1. Putin says Russia will start seizing European vessels if its ships targeted  Reuters
  2. Putin threatens retaliation for Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels  AP News
  3. Putin warns of tit-for-tat seizures of European vessels  Al Jazeera
  4. Putin Threatens Retaliation if Europe Seizes Russian Ships  The Moscow Times
  5. Putin Opens New Front in Shadow Fleet Fight With Threat to Seize EU Ships  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
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Close Trump aides — but no Cabinet officials — made secret catering truck move – The Washington Post

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  1. Close Trump aides — but no Cabinet officials — made secret catering truck move  The Washington Post
  2. Jimmy Fallon Recreates Trump’s Catering Container Escape  The New York Times
  3. First Thing: Anger after Trump’s secret flight swap appears to offer up staff and media as decoys  The Guardian
  4. What Trump’s catering-truck escape says about a war that won’t end  CNN
  5. Live updates: Trump says he was taken off of Air Force One last month due to threat  AP News
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Count Binface, the man in a can with a plan, seeks Parliament seat in Britain’s wackiest election – NBC News

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  1. Count Binface, the man in a can with a plan, seeks Parliament seat in Britain’s wackiest election  NBC News
  2. How Nigel Farage Ended Up Running Against Count Binface in Clacton  The New York Times
  3. Nigel Farage paints himself as local hero in fight to win Clacton  politico.eu
  4. How the Clacton by-election count will take place  BBC
  5. Letter: Why Clacton makes history  Financial Times
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Incredible Footage Shows Dolphins Hunting With Shells Off The East Coast of Australia – And Possibly Passing The Skill on – ScienceAlert

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  1. Incredible Footage Shows Dolphins Hunting With Shells Off The East Coast of Australia – And Possibly Passing The Skill on  ScienceAlert
  2. Dolphins recorded using sea shells to catch fish for first time  Oceanographic Magazine
  3. "I started screaming." Scientists were filming dolphins in Australia, when this happened  BBC Wildlife Magazine
  4. Dolphins that hunt with sponges may show traces of culture in their gene activity, study finds  Yahoo
  5. Dolphins use seashells to help catch fish, scientists say  BBC
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Wildberries under fire: Why is Ukraine targeting a Russian retail giant? – Al Jazeera

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  1. Wildberries under fire: Why is Ukraine targeting a Russian retail giant?  Al Jazeera
  2. Ukraine’s drones hit a major Russian refinery 800 miles from the border, sparking a fire  AP News
  3. She is Russia’s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.  The Japan Times
  4. Ukrainian Drones Attack Wildberries Hub and Oil Refinery in Bashkortostan  The Moscow Times
  5. 'People are losing everything': Ukraine's drones could crash Russian banks  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Pope at Audience: The liturgical year renews Christ’s saving work – Vatican News

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  1. Pope at Audience: The liturgical year renews Christ’s saving work  Vatican News
  2. Pope Leo XIV: Attendance at Sunday Mass cannot be replaced by virtual participation  EWTN News
  3. Pope encourages Catholics to deepen prayer through Liturgy of the Hours  Diocese of Raleigh
  4. General Audience of Pope Leo XIV from August 12th, 2026  Relevant Radio
  5. Pope Leo says Sunday is 'foundation and kernel' of liturgical year  usccb
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