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Maldives police raid news outlet over report alleging president’s affair
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Belarus eyes Western ties as it frees journalist Andrzej Poczobut – Al Jazeera
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Belarus eyes Western ties as it frees journalist Andrzej Poczobut
President Alexandr Lukashenko is hoping to improve relations with the West once more.
Belarus eyes Western ties as it frees journalist Andrzej Poczobut
President Alexandr Lukashenko is hoping to improve relations with the West once more.
Islamic State militants kill at least 29 in an attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria – AP News
- Islamic State militants kill at least 29 in an attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria AP News
- IS says it was behind deadly Nigeria attack on football pitch BBC
- Gunmen kill at least 29 in Nigeria’s northeast Adamawa State Al Jazeera
- Islamic State claims responsibility for attack that killed dozens in Nigeria's Adamawa state Reuters
- Gunmen kill at least 29 at football pitch in north-east Nigeria, governor says The Guardian
Guardian Essential poll: more Australians approve of Hanson’s party leadership than Albanese or Taylor’s
One Nation outperforms the Coalition for the first time, while the rightwing populist party’s leader has a positive rating among all age groups
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A majority of surveyed Australians approve of Pauline Hanson’s leadership of One Nation, giving her a higher job approval rating than Anthony Albanese and Angus Taylor, as the Guardian Essential poll finds the rightwing populist party is outperforming the Coalition for the first time.
The results come as Australians are becoming more pessimistic about the country and the economy, with the majority of respondents saying they expected things to get worse in coming months.
Continue reading...Brittany Higgins criticises federal inaction as Victoria moves to protect victim-survivors’ counselling records
Exclusive: State government commits to strengthening laws as Higgins labels Albanese government’s response to women’s safety issues ‘disheartening’
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The Victorian government will strengthen laws regarding the use of victim-survivors’ confidential communications after a push by advocates including Brittany Higgins, who described her experience of having counselling records subpoenaed as a “violation”.
In an interview with Guardian Australia, Higgins was also critical of the federal government’s lack of action following a sweeping review into the justice system’s responses to sexual violence, saying it had “completely fallen off the agenda”.
Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organisations. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support on 0808 500 2222. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. Other international helplines can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html
Continue reading...Suspected gunman aged 89 held in Greece after five wounded
Five people were left with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Greece's state broadcaster ERT.
Qatar says using Hormuz Strait as political weapon is ‘unacceptable’
Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said that the Strait of Hormuz must not be used as a bargaining chip.
Is Egypt threatening Israel through its military exercises on the border?
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Third Ukrainian strike hits Russian oil refinery and prompts evacuations
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Russian oligarch’s superyacht allowed through strait of Hormuz, source says
Billionaire Alexei Mordashov’s vessel, Nord, reportedly able to cross blockaded strait with US and Iranian approval
A superyacht owned by the Russian billionaire Alexei Mordashov was able to transit the blockaded strait of Hormuz after undergoing maintenance in Dubai because neither Iran nor the US objected, a source close to Mordashov said on Tuesday.
It has been unclear how the multi-deck pleasure vessel, worth more than $500m (£370m), gained permission to sail on Saturday through the commercially important waterway at the heart of the US-Iran conflict, where traffic has been severely restricted since February.
Continue reading...Do conspiracy theories hold value?
Is there any value in conspiracy theories?
Do conspiracy theories hold value?
Is there any value in conspiracy theories?
Mapping the destruction: How Israel ‘wiped out’ Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil – Al Jazeera
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Ukraine accuses Israel of receiving shipments of grain ‘stolen’ by Russia
Israel's foreign minister says it has received no evidence to support the claim that a vessel carrying grain from occupied Ukraine has reached Haifa.
How Massie’s Kentucky primary may test Trump’s hold on the Republican Party
Massie emerged as one of Trump's most prominent Republican critics. Can his re-election bid survive the president's ire?