- Trump’s War Story Blown Up by Jaw-Dropping New Evidence The Daily Beast
- Iran attacks damage 20 US military sites since start of war, satellite images show BBC
- Another Battle Damaged KC-135 Tanker Seen Passing Through RAF Mildenhall The War Zone
- Iran’s Strike on U.S. KC-135 Tanker Exposes Hidden Vulnerability in American Airpower as Battle-Damaged Aircraft Emerges from Israel War Defence Security Asia
- “MVP of Iran War”: U.S. Air Force Boss Calls MQ-9 Reaper Drones the Most Valuable Player Despite 24 Losses EurAsian Times
Fuel Rationing Hits Moscow as Ukraine Strikes Russian Refineries and Exports Are Curbed – Kyiv Post
- Fuel Rationing Hits Moscow as Ukraine Strikes Russian Refineries and Exports Are Curbed Kyiv Post
- Crimea short of fuel as Ukraine expands attacks on Russian oil facilities CNN
- Annexed Crimea’s Largest Gas Station Chain Suspends Fuel Vouchers as Shortage Worsens The Moscow Times
- Ukrainian drones disrupt land corridor to occupied Crimea, triggering fuel shortage on peninsula Meduza
- Crimea fuel crisis spooks Russians, compounding fears of a new mobilisation (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,558) EUobserver
Scientists reveal the origin of the Euphrates — a river that fed the ‘cradle of civilization’ – Live Science
- Scientists reveal the origin of the Euphrates — a river that fed the 'cradle of civilization' Live Science
- Late Miocene Euphrates River drained into a partially desiccated eastern Mediterranean Nature
- Scientists may have just solved the Euphrates River’s mysterious origins National Geographic
- The Origin of the Euphrates Discovered: The Great River of Mesopotamia Was Born 6 Million Years Ago and Flowed Into an Almost Dry Mediterranean La Brújula Verde
Scientists reveal the origin of the Euphrates — a river that fed the ‘cradle of civilization’ – Live Science
- Scientists reveal the origin of the Euphrates — a river that fed the 'cradle of civilization' Live Science
- Late Miocene Euphrates River drained into a partially desiccated eastern Mediterranean Nature
- Scientists may have just solved the Euphrates River’s mysterious origins National Geographic
- The Origin of the Euphrates Discovered: The Great River of Mesopotamia Was Born 6 Million Years Ago and Flowed Into an Almost Dry Mediterranean La Brújula Verde
Linda Reynolds repays nearly $9,000 after partner billed taxpayers to visit son in Melbourne
Former Liberal senator initially labelled ruling by parliamentary expenses authority ‘patently ridiculous’, saying visits were necessary
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Former Liberal senator Linda Reynolds has paid back nearly $8,800 in parliamentary expenses after her partner claimed family reunion allowances to visit his son in Melbourne while en route to meet her in Canberra.
Reynolds accepted the ruling of the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) but initially disputed their ruling, saying her partner’s visits to his son – her stepson – were necessary after “high profile (and false) 2021 workplace allegations made against me”, seemingly a reference to her long-running court dispute with former staffer Brittany Higgins.
Continue reading...Yes Australia’s house prices may fall – but the decades of unchecked property price growth were the true policy failure
Instead of relying on tax-enhanced speculation, investors must now look at established properties based on actual profitability – leaving space for first home buyers
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For decades, Australia’s property market has been defined by relentless price rises, reinforcing the old adage that real estate investment is “as safe as houses”.
There’s now a wrinkle in that wisdom.
Continue reading...Indian PM Modi meets Myanmar military gov’t leader in New Delhi
Myanmar opposition groups criticise India for hosting Min Aung Hlaing, but India says engagement is best way forward.
Trump admirer’s surprise first-round win is a blow to Colombia’s traditional conservatives
Success of far-right presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, suggests some voters are ‘fed up with politics’
The far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and the leftwing senator Iván Cepeda have just under three weeks to compete for the roughly 3.6m votes that did not go to either of them in the first round of Colombia’s presidential election.
That is no insignificant number, given that De la Espriella’s lead over Cepeda amounted to little more than 670,000 votes – 43.7% to 40.9%.
Continue reading...Lebanon latest: Israel captures more land in the south
Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr brings you the latest from Lebanon as Israel expands its occupation there.
Voting suspended in parts of Ethiopia over security concerns
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's party is expected to dominate the election as conflicts overshadow the vote.
France seizes Russian suspected shadow fleet vessel – politico.eu
- France seizes Russian suspected shadow fleet vessel politico.eu
- France seizes another sanctioned tanker carrying Russian oil CNN
- French navy seizes Russia-linked oil tanker in Atlantic The Guardian
- France seized sanctioned Russian oil tanker with UK help, Macron says BBC
- French navy, with backing from UK, seizes sanctioned Russian tanker The Hill
Three Ebola vaccines in development amid growing outbreak fears
IAVI, Moderna and the University of Oxford are all working on new vaccines.
Egypt’s new monorail offers a modern ride, but Cairo is still not convinced
Cairo's East Nile monorail opened to passengers this month as a flagship of Egypt's infrastructure ambitions.
Sacked Arsenal staffer doesn’t regret speaking out for Palestine
Mark Bonnick is suing Arsenal football club for unfair dismissal, saying he was sacked for supporting Palestine.
Huge explosion at Malta fireworks factory
A large explosion has torn through a fireworks factory in northern Malta, damaging buildings several kilometres away.
Alberta’s Movement to Separate from Canada Gets Its Moment – The New York Times
- Alberta’s Movement to Separate from Canada Gets Its Moment The New York Times
- Opinion: Central Canadian elites are as much to blame for Alberta’s separatist movement as anyone else The Globe and Mail
- Danielle Smith’s dangerous referendum rhetoric threatens Canada’s Constitution and Indigenous treaty rights The Conversation
- Gillian Steward: It is up to Albertans to shut the separatist movement down Toronto Star
- Hundreds brave rain for Forever Canadian lawn sign pop-up event in Calgary Calgary Herald
Israel PM orders strikes on Beirut suburbs as Hezbollah conflict escalates
Benjamin Netanyahu says the Hezbollah stronghold of Dahieh will be targeted in response to attacks on Israeli civilians.
China Aims A.I. at Predicting Who Could Pose a Political Risk – The New York Times
- China Aims A.I. at Predicting Who Could Pose a Political Risk The New York Times
- Chinese Firm Develops Technology That Uses AI To Predict Future Protestors NDTV
- China overhauls world’s biggest surveillance network with advanced AI Financial Times
- China Is Testing Its State Surveillance Model Abroad The New York Times
- How LLMs are changing 'Chinese Firewall' in a country where Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media platforms are banned The Times of India
Australia’s 178 billionaires are $25.7bn richer than last year as 3.7 million live in poverty
Oxfam finds the 20 richest Australians now hold more wealth than the bottom 3 million households
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The wealth of Australia’s billionaires increased by $25.67bn in the past year, equivalent to almost $50,000 a minute, according to new Oxfam Australia analysis of the 2026 Australian Financial Review Rich List.
The anti-poverty organisation said the total wealth of Australian billionaires in 2026 has reached more than $686bn, while Acoss figures show 3,706,000 people live in poverty, including 757,000 children under 15 years.
Continue reading...Russia Finance Officials Tell Putin War Spending Is Unaffordable – Bloomberg.com
- Russia Finance Officials Tell Putin War Spending Is Unaffordable Bloomberg.com
- Short on growth ideas, Putin hosts fifth wartime 'Russian Davos' Reuters
- Russia begins talks of ending the war to save the economy – Reuters Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
- Russia warns war costs are ravaging its finances as Ukrainian 'drone overmatch' halts Putin's forces Fortune
- Russia’s War Machine Is Creaking Jacobin