NSW woman faces court after being charged with murder of two grandsons

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The 66-year-old appeared at Parramatta court on Saturday after being charged with murdering her grandsons aged six and seven

Two young boys might have been murdered hours before officers were called to their semi-rural home and found their bodies in separate bedrooms, police allege.

Details of the boys’ deaths, which have shocked the small community of Coonabarabran in north-west NSW, were revealed as their grandmother and accused killer appeared in court for the first time.

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Man arrested after body found in Sydney home, police say

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Investigators believe the deceased man, 65, who was found at a Homebush West property, and the arrested man, 31, were known to each other

A man has been charged with murder after the body of an older man was found in a suburban granny flat.

Investigators are still trying to work out the relationship between the pair.

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Pakistan PM calls meeting of body that oversees nuclear arsenal, says Pakistan military – Reuters

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  1. Pakistan PM calls meeting of body that oversees nuclear arsenal, says Pakistan military  Reuters
  2. Pakistan minister denies nuclear body meeting after offensive launched on India  Reuters
  3. Pakistan’s PM says its response to India ‘avenged the blood of innocent lives’  The Times of Israel
  4. Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif calls National Command Authority meeting, body that oversees nuclear arsenal  Times of India
  5. Pakistan and India say they’d consider de-escalation if the other reciprocates  Arab News
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Scoop: UAE tells Israel it won’t work with new Gaza aid mechanism “as it stands” – Axios

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  1. Scoop: UAE tells Israel it won't work with new Gaza aid mechanism "as it stands"  Axios
  2. US confirms plan for private firms to deliver Gaza aid despite UN alarm  BBC
  3. Amid Blockade, Trump and Israel Mull Divisive Aid Plan For Gaza  The New York Times
  4. UAE rejects Israeli request to bankroll Gaza aid initiative, arguing it fails to address crisis — official  The Times of Israel
  5. US foundation eyes takeover of Gaza aid  Al Jazeera
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‘A lot of pride and joy’: the First Nations team representing Australia at the Venice Biennale of Architecture

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These seven architects hope to show First Nations design and connection to Country at the world’s most prestigious architecture exhibition

Australia’s participation in next year’s Venice Biennale remains under a cloud. With Creative Australia holding fast to its decision to cancel its commission of artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino, it’s becoming increasingly likely that the Australian Pavilion might remain dark in 2026.

It is an added weight for the First Nations team who have unveiled their new creation inside the pavilion as part of Venice’s other biennale: the Venice Biennale of Architecture, held every other year in the Giardini.

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Trump press secretary caught in another bald-faced lie that even MAGA doesn’t believe – NJ.com

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  2. WATCH: White House weighs in on why Trump plans to attend memecoin dinner  PBS
  3. Karoline Leavitt Snaps When Asked About Trump Profiting Off Presidency  The New Republic
  4. Watch live: White House holds briefing amid trade, Ukraine talks  The Hill
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Paul McCartney and Dua Lipa among artists urging Starmer to rethink AI copyright plans

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Hundreds of leading figures from UK creative industries urge prime minister not to ‘give our work away’

Hundreds of leading figures and organisations in the UK’s creative industries, including Coldplay, Paul McCartney, Dua Lipa, Ian McKellen and the Royal Shakespeare Company, have urged the prime minister to protect artists’ copyright and not “give our work away” at the behest of big tech.

In an open letter to Keir Starmer, a host of major artists claim creatives’ livelihoods are under threat as wrangling continues over a government plan to let artificial intelligence companies use copyright-protected work without permission.

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Diver dies during salvage operation to recover Mike Lynch’s superyacht

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Dutchman, 39, had been working underwater in Sicily during operations to raise British tech tycoon’s vessel

A diver who was working on preliminary operations to raise the late tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht, Bayesian, has died during underwater work in Sicily.

The 39-year-old Dutch diver died on Friday while working underwater in preparation to cut the ship’s mainmast.

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After two years of civil war, Sudan’s capital is a shell of its former self – NPR

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  1. After two years of civil war, Sudan's capital is a shell of its former self  NPR
  2. Sudan Is Being Ravaged by a Civil War the World Has Overlooked  Bloomberg.com
  3. Military Rule Is Not the Answer to Sudan’s Conflict  foreignpolicy.com
  4. UN experts call for international action following attacks on refugee camps in Sudan  JURIST Legal News
  5. World News in Brief: ‘Massive’ needs in Sudan, DR Congo aid shortfall, support for Congolese refugees and Angola cholera relief  UN News
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