Heavy rain paralyses India’s financial capital Mumbai
Nearly 600 people were rescued from a stalled monorail system and 350 others have been shifted to shelters.
Kneecap rapper in UK court over alleged support for terror group – Euronews.com
- Kneecap rapper in UK court over alleged support for terror group Euronews.com
- Hundreds of protesters turn up to support Irish rapper as he appears in court on terror charge CNN
- Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh: Kneecap rapper bailed on terror charge BBC
- Member of Irish rap group Kneecap appears at UK court on terrorism charge Reuters
- Kneecap’s Mo Chara Will Face Judgment in U.K. Terror Case Next Month, Judge Says Rolling Stone
Walmart recalls possibly radioactive shrimp after public warned not to eat
US consumers are being advised to throw away shrimp with the supermarket's Great Value label.
US strikes deportation deals with Honduras and Uganda
Uganda and Honduras have agreed to accept migrants of other nationalities who have been deported from the US, CBS reports.
Watch: Moment fireball lights up night sky in Japan
The skies above southern Japan were illuminated late on Tuesday evening after dust or asteroid fragments burnt up in the atmosphere.
How will Trump’s semiconductor tariffs affect the global chip industry?
The US president has threatened to impose a tariff of up to 300 percent on imports of semiconductors.
Netanyahu accuses Australian PM Albanese of ‘betraying’ Israel – BBC
- Netanyahu accuses Australian PM Albanese of 'betraying' Israel BBC
- Australia’s peak Jewish group condemns Netanyahu’s ‘clumsy’ attack on Albanese and calls for end to ‘spat’ The Guardian
- Australia hits back at Netanyahu amid escalating diplomatic row over Gaza Al Jazeera
- Far-right Israeli politician's visa cancelled ahead of speaking tour Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Israel revokes visas for some Australian diplomats Reuters
Afghanistan: Dozens of deportees from Iran killed in bus crash – BBC
- Afghanistan: Dozens of deportees from Iran killed in bus crash BBC
- Bus crash kills more than 70 Afghans deported from Iran, including 17 children NBC News
- Fiery bus crash kills dozens of migrants just back in Afghanistan after Iran deported them, officials say CBS News
- At least 78 people killed as bus collides with fuel truck in western Afghanistan The Guardian
- Afghanistan bus crash death toll rises to 79, including 19 children Al Jazeera
China to show off massive troops, high-tech weapons at WW2 parade – Reuters
- China to show off massive troops, high-tech weapons at WW2 parade Reuters
- China Teases Glimpse of Advanced New Weaponry at Military Parade Bloomberg.com
- What The World Is About To Learn About China’s Extra-Large Underwater Drones navalnews.com
- China to unveil advanced weapons at huge military parade to mark WWII end Al Jazeera
- Is China poised to lead the world with combat-ready ‘loyal wingman’ FH-97 drone? South China Morning Post
Trump’s White House takes to TikTok as deadline looms to ban platform
The new account comes as Trump has three times delayed implementing a 'sell or ban' law for the Chinese-owned app.
‘Sitting on a volcano’: Two Indian temples clash as politics and faith mix
The Jagannath temple in Puri has been among Hinduism's most sacred shrines for 1,000 years. Can an upstart challenge it?
Modi Hails China Ties as Bessent Swipes at India’s Rich Families – Bloomberg.com
- Modi Hails China Ties as Bessent Swipes at India’s Rich Families Bloomberg.com
- India and China hail warming ties amid Trump-induced geopolitical shake-up The Guardian
- India’s Modi meets China’s top diplomat as Asian powers rebuild ties AP News
- India, China to resume flight connections between the countries Reuters
- Trump's trade policies are helping India-China ties — but they aren't resetting them CNBC
Chinese man jailed in US for sending weapons to North Korea
Shenghua Wen received around $2m (£1.5m) from North Korean officials to ship weapons from California.
Victoria’s urgent childcare review recommendations unveiled: major reforms but no ‘silver bullet’ to stop ‘dangerous individuals’
Allan government commits to accepting all 22 recommendations, with several also directed at federal government
Major reforms to working with children checks, a new database and regulator, more unannounced visits to childcare centres and an urgent rethink of how the entire early childhood education system is funded have been recommended as part of Victoria’s urgent review into the childcare sector.
The review, written by former South Australian premier Jay Weatherill and senior bureaucrat Pam White, was released in full by the state government on Wednesday.
Continue reading...China to unveil advanced weapons at huge military parade to mark WWII end
Chinese military to showcase advanced fighter planes, missile systems on 80th anniversary of end of World War II.
‘Don’t call this racist’: row grows over motives behind England flag campaign
Organisers say they are just being patriotic but some suspect far right is behind ‘dangerous’ lamp-post movement
“This is NOT racist never has been never will be,” reads the fundraising page of a group calling itself the Wythall Flaggers, which by Tuesday afternoon had raised more than £2,000, mostly in small donations of £5 and £10. “We have members of the community of all ethnicities and religions stopping by and praising what we are doing so please don’t call this racist.”
The money, according to the page’s organiser, will be used for “coating the local community in England flags as this is home and we should be patriotic and proud … We need help to cover every street in Wythall with our beautiful St George’s cross.”
Continue reading...Mali’s Choguel Maiga charged with embezzlement, remanded in custody
Charges against Choguel Maiga comes as the military intensifies a crackdown on dissent in the West African country.
Australia hits back at Netanyahu amid escalating diplomatic row over Gaza
Australia's Home Affairs minister says 'strength is not measured by how many people you can blow up'.
Australian novel attracts controversy over fictionalised depiction of gay codebreaker Alan Turing
Nick Croydon, the CEO of QBD Books, has faced criticism for his thriller The Turing Protocol
A novel written by a prominent book industry figure in which persecuted gay man Alan Turing has sex with a woman and fathers a child has been criticised online for its portrayal of the codebreaker.
The Turing Protocol was released in July and was written by Nick Croydon, the CEO of QBD Books, the largest Australian-owned bookshop chain, where the book is being heavily promoted.
Continue reading...A soldier admits to attempted espionage in New Zealand’s first spying conviction – AP News
- A soldier admits to attempted espionage in New Zealand’s first spying conviction AP News
- A soldier admits to attempted espionage in New Zealand's first spying conviction NBC News
- Attempted spy dismissed from service for betraying oath ThePost.co.nz
- NZ soldier sentenced to two years' detention for attempted espionage yahoo.com
- Soldier found guilty of spying in historic first case for New Zealand The Independent