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- Taiwan president to say boosting its defences is not 'provocation' Reuters
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Sydney festival 2027: 11 international dance works to headline ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ program
Making its southern hemisphere debut, Dance Reflections will feature collaborators of Rosalía, Madonna and Beyoncé – and a high-wire takeover of the Cutaway
A “once-in-a-lifetime” program of dance works of scale will be coming to Sydney in January, including 11 international works from France, Belgium, South Africa and beyond making their Australian premiere.
The program, which triples the scale of the dance offering at the last Sydney festival, will bring 174 performers and crew to Sydney, with the crowning jewel being the acclaimed French choreographer Rachid Ouramdane’s Outsider. The 2024 work features 21 dancers from the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève and four elite athletes, navigating a “cat’s cradle” of high wires and slack lines, to the mesmerising, minimalist music of the avant garde composer Julius Eastman.
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UN extends Darfur arms embargo, blocks broader Sudan sanctions proposal
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USS Lincoln returns to US after long deployment supporting war on Iran
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OpenAI caught Russians and Iranians using ChatGPT for influence campaigns – NPR
- OpenAI caught Russians and Iranians using ChatGPT for influence campaigns NPR
- Disrupting AI-enabled “false front” operations OpenAI
- Opinion | A.I. Is Lying to You. Here’s How to Fight Back. The New York Times
- Iranian operatives used AI to plant fake stories in multiple US media outlets CNN
- Russian operation that used ChatGPT tricked schools, a politician and media, OpenAI says NBC News
Will Ethiopia’s neighbours intervene as Tigray war escalates? – Al Jazeera
- Will Ethiopia’s neighbours intervene as Tigray war escalates? Al Jazeera
- The Guardian view on Ethiopia’s return to conflict: civilian catastrophe and a spiralling regional polycrisis | Editorial The Guardian
- Airstrikes and artillery hit north Ethiopia as government and rebels clash, sources say Reuters
- Ethiopian conflict: TPLF forces withdraw from Tigray regional capital Mekelle BBC
- Tigray faces a double catastrophe: War and worsening hunger The New Humanitarian
A father’s agony after an Israeli air strike hits Gaza apartment
An Israeli air strike hit a building in Gaza City’s al-Sabra neighbourhood, killing several people, including children.
Will Ethiopia’s neighbours intervene as Tigray war escalates?
Tigray’s renewed war is testing Ethiopia’s already strained regional ties.
Iran war live: Iranian media reports ‘massive explosions’ in Hormuz Strait
Iranian media reported massive explosions in the southern Strait of Hormuz, with Fars citing unnamed military sources.
Kenyan patient suspected of Ebola infection tests negative
Preliminary lab results ease fears of a second case in Kenya, after the country reported its first-ever case this week.
Voters have ‘had enough’ of Mideast turmoil. But the Houthi conflict is just getting started. – Politico
Hegseth says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be ‘public’
An official at the Pentagon told Al Jazeera that former US Army Major Nidal Hasan's execution would be 'livestreamed'.
Man City charges: Mourinho jokes Premier League case will outlast him
Jose Mourinho, long an outspoken critic of Man City's spending, joked that the Premier League case could outlast him.
Ex-German Chancellor Schröder attends Putin’s birthday bash – DW.com
- Ex-German Chancellor Schröder attends Putin's birthday bash DW.com
- Former German Chancellor Schroeder celebrates Putin's birthday at president's home Reuters
- Ex-German Chancellor Schroeder Joins Board of German Chain in Russia The Moscow Times
- Kremlin published JOINT PHOTOS of Putin and Gerhard Schröder Наша Ніва
- Schröder went to Moscow, Putin found out later TodayPress.tv
Mark Zuckerberg has an image problem – so why is Meta’s business booming?
A new film paints the Meta founder as a villain. But the tech firm seems immune to bad publicity, writes our North America tech correspondent.
Suspect linked to Monaco bomb attack on millionaire speaks to BBC
Vitalii Zhykovych gives his own account of the attempted assassination of Ukrainian-born businessman Vadym Yermolayev.
Suspect linked to Monaco bomb attack on millionaire speaks to BBC
Vitalii Zhykovych gives his own account of the attempted assassination of Ukrainian-born businessman Vadym Yermolayev.
ADHD and autism at risk of over-diagnosis, says government review – BBC
- ADHD and autism at risk of over-diagnosis, says government review BBC
- No ‘snowflakes’: mental health review says today’s youth have it harder and harms are real The Guardian
- ADHD label ‘risks lifelong harm to children’ as diagnoses surge The Times
- Five takeaways from official review into mental health and ADHD diagnosis Financial Times
- ADHD surge fuelled by benefits, report warns The Telegraph
Israel kills or wounds Palestinian every 90 minutes in Gaza since ceasefire
Islamic Relief calls for global action as deadly Israeli attacks in Gaza continue and humanitarian conditions worsen.