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- Which Countries Have Issued Travel Advisories for Israel and Iran? The New York Times
- Evacuation of Southeast Asians from Middle East underway as Iran-Israel conflict escalates CNA
- Evacuees from Israel arrive in Slovakia, Czech Republic as foreigners flee conflict The Times of Israel
India illegally deporting Muslim citizens at gunpoint to Bangladesh, say rights groups
There are fears the crackdown against ‘outsiders’ is driving widespread persecution as expelled Indians are returned by Bangladesh border guards
The Indian government has been accused of illegally deporting Indian Muslims to Bangladesh, prompting fears of an escalating campaign of persecution.
Thousands of people, largely Muslims suspected of being illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, have been rounded up by police across India in recent weeks, according to human rights groups, with many of them deprived of due legal process and sent over the border to neighbouring Muslim-majority Bangladesh.
Continue reading...Moment SpaceX rocket explodes into massive fireball
A live stream has captured the moment a SpaceX Starship rocket exploded when preparing for a flight test in Texas on Wednesday.
Moment SpaceX rocket explodes into massive fireball
A live stream has captured the moment a SpaceX Starship rocket exploded when preparing for a flight test in Texas on Wednesday.
New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding over China deals
Wellington says the Cook Islands must take concrete steps to "repair" their relationship.
New Zealand halts funding for Cook Islands over China deals – BBC
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New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding over China deals
Wellington says the Cook Islands must take concrete steps to "repair" their relationship.
Israel-Iran conflict live: Israeli minister says Khamenei ‘can no longer be allowed to exist’ after hospital strike – The Guardian
Israel strikes Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor, state television says – Politico
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Trump approves Iran attack plan but has not made final decision, reports say
US president says "nobody knows what I'm going to do" as he weighs strike on Iran.
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Israel hammers Iranian centrifuge production site, says regime ‘crossed every red line’ – Fox News
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Three years left to limit warming to 1.5C, top scientists warn – BBC
- Three years left to limit warming to 1.5C, top scientists warn BBC
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New Zealand halts millions of dollars in aid to Cook Islands over deals struck with China
Wellington says it has paused payment of some funding until Pacific island nation takes steps to ‘repair the relationship and restore trust’
New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China, officials from the New Zealand foreign minister’s office has said.
New Zealand, which is the Cook Islands biggest funder, won’t consider any new money for the nation until the relationship improves, a spokesperson for foreign minister Winston Peters told the Associated Press on Thursday.
Continue reading...Devastating crash threatens Air India’s ambitious turnaround
The tragedy happened as Air India was on the "final climb phrase" of its brand transformation after the Tata buyout
Cambodia bans fruit imports and soap operas from Thailand as border dispute sours
The border dispute has led to a surge in nationalist sentiment and tit-for-tat actions by both governments
Cambodia has banned imports of fruit and vegetables from Thailand, the latest escalation in a series of retaliatory actions sparked by a long-running border dispute between the South-east Asian neighbours.
Tensions flared in May when troops briefly exchanged fire at a contested area of the border, killing a Cambodian soldier.
Continue reading...Putin says Israel agreed to ensure security of Russians working at Iran nuclear plant – The Times of Israel
- Putin says Israel agreed to ensure security of Russians working at Iran nuclear plant The Times of Israel
- Iranian regime collapse would be serious blow for Russia The Guardian
- Putin says he does not want to discuss the possible Israeli-U.S. killing of Iran's supreme leader Reuters
- Russia fears another loss in Middle East from Iran's conflict with Israel BBC
- Why Isn’t Russia Defending Iran? The Atlantic
News Corp boss earns $42m as highest-paid CEO of Australian-listed company
Analysis shows local chiefs earning 55 times more than average workers in Australia amid call to keep watch for ‘egregious’ bonuses
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News Corp’s chief executive has become the highest-paid CEO of an Australian-listed company, a new analysis of CEO pay has found.
CEOs of ASX-listed companies are still being paid 55 times more than average workers in Australia but the gap is yet to widen to extremes seen overseas, according to the annual analysis from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI).
Continue reading...UK watchdog criticises ‘offensive’ portrayal of older people in adverts
ASA report finds many use negative stereotypes and highlights concerns about targeting of end-of-life services
An elderly man fires off a tirade at a child who has asked “grandad” to return a mud-covered football that has landed on his gleaming car. He is then seen eating a microwave dinner for one and chuckling, with the now-deflated ball pinned to the table next to him by a large kitchen knife.
The TV advert for the Scotland-based Strathmore Foods, maker of the McIntosh of Strathmore ready meals stocked by most big supermarket chains, has been identified in a report by the UK advertising watchdog as showing an “offensive” portrayal of older people – by stereotyping them as grumpy and intolerant, and implying many are lonely and isolated.
Continue reading...English universities barred from enforcing blanket bans on student protests
Office for Students guidance urges ‘very strong’ approach to permitting lawful speech on campus
Universities in England will no longer be able to enforce blanket bans on student protests under sweeping new guidance that urges a “very strong” approach to permitting lawful speech on campus.
The detailed regulations set out for the first time how universities should deal with inflammatory disputes, such as those between the University of Cambridge and students over the war in Gaza, and rows over academics who hold controversial but legal opinions, such as the gender-critical professor Kathleen Stock.
The guidance issued by the Office for Students (OfS) will make it harder for universities to penalise students and staff for anything other than unlawful speech or harassment.
Academics should not be pressed to support particular views.
Protests should not be restricted for supporting legal viewpoints.
Students or staff should not be “encouraged to report others” for lawful speech.
Universities must “secure freedom of speech” for visiting speakers.
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