Four killed in mass Russian drone attack on Dnipro, Ukraine says
Another 21 people are injured, as a restaurant and several buildings are set ablaze in the city, local officials say.
Rival rallies erupt in South Korea over President Yoon’s impeachment
Supporters and critics of Yoon Suk Yeol take to the streets of the capital Seoul amid ongoing impeachment trial.
Is Sudan’s war merging with South Sudanese conflicts?
Sudan's war is spilling into South Sudan as its army and RSF seek new proxies and partners.
People in Gaza surviving on canned food as fresh produce rotting at border
UN relief chief warns food 'rotting' at Gaza border as Israel breaching humanitarian law with blockade since March 18.
At least 15 still alive under Bangkok skyscraper rubble, rescuers say
Rescuers are working to pull people from the remains of the tower, which dramatically collapsed on Friday.
‘We told each other to run’: Survivors recount Bangkok building collapse
Dozens remain unaccounted for after the 33-storey building, which was under construction, gave way on Friday when a powerful earthquake struck neighbouring Myanmar.
Nepal appoint former Australian international Law as new coach
The former West Indies, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh coach guided United States to the 2024 T20 World Cup Super 8s.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,129
These are the key developments on day 1,129 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Myanmar earthquake: race to find survivors as junta confirms huge rise in death toll
Military rulers have called for ‘any country, any organisation’ to help as concerns grow over how rescuers will reach affected areas
The south-east Asian bloc Asean says it is ready to support quake recovery efforts in Myanmar and Thailand and recognises the urgent need for humanitarian assistance.
Foreign ministers from the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations said in a joint statement on Saturday that the bloc “reaffirms its solidarity with the families and communities affected by the earthquake”.
Continue reading...Four policemen, two suspected rebels killed in India-administered Kashmir
The deaths came in a gun battle in the forested area of the southern Jammu region.
Beauty clinics in UK offering banned treatments derived from human cells
Experts warn of serious health risks of using exosome products that are harvested from human donors
Banned biological products harvested from human cells are being used in UK beauty clinics, according to experts who warn that the luxury treatments could carry serious health risks.
Exosomes have been touted as the latest “miracle” skincare treatment, with A-list celebrities such as Kim Kardashian seeking their rejuvenating effects and cosmetic clinics offering exosome facials and microneedling for hundreds of pounds a session.
Continue reading...New US strikes against Houthi rebels kill at least 1 in Yemen – ABC News
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- Suspected US strikes pummel Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen The Associated Press
- US hits dozens of Houthi targets in Yemen Al Jazeera English
MP Andrew Gee praises himself as ‘the good guy’ in Facebook fail
Independent MP for Calare caught doing an ‘Angus Taylor’ by replying to a Facebook post from his own account
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Andrew Gee, an independent MP for Calare in NSW, has been caught doing an “Angus Taylor” by replying to a Facebook post from his own account.
Gee posted a statement on Facebook on Friday accusing the Nationals of engaging in “dirty tactics” on day one of the election, claiming they had called an elderly constituent and spread “blatant lies about who I was going to preference in this election”.
Continue reading...Four killed in mass Russian drone attack on Dnipro, Ukraine says
Another 21 people are injured, as a restaurant and several buildings are set ablaze in the city, local officials say.
Protesters turn up at Dutton’s events despite secret travel plans – as it happened
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We are currently waiting on the PM, who is due to hold a press conference in … Dickson, which of course is Peter Dutton’s electorate.
Dutton claims comparisons to Trump show PM doesn’t have a plan
If the PM has that attack, know that they don’t have a plan.
If the PM had done a better job over the past three years, if the country was better off, the economy was better off, the PM will be telling a different story.
Continue reading...US wants to make Philippines “a proxy” in US-China confrontation
Victor Gao says Pete Hegseth is trying to stir up a confrontation between China and the US, using the Philippines.
Europe’s first Mars rover will have UK-built lander
Airbus also built the Rosalind Franklin rover, due to launch in 2028 to search for signs of past life
Europe’s first rover to be sent to another planet is back on track to reach Mars, with the lander that will deposit it on the surface lined up to be built in the UK.
The Rosalind Franklin rover – named after the scientist who played a key role in the discovery of the structure of DNA – is part of ExoMars, a European Space Agency (Esa) mission to probe whether life once existed on the red planet, and features a drill to retrieve samples, up to 4bn years old, from two metres below the surface.
Continue reading...Four Afghan girl guitarists escaped the Taliban. Will they be forced back?
Yasemin, Zakia, Shukriya and Uzra, just 7, fled Afghanistan. A Trump order and Pakistan could send them back.
Israel admits firing at ambulances in Gaza after Palestinians say rescuers missing in Rafah
Body of team leader found almost a week after six rescuers went missing, Gaza’s civil defence agency says
Israel’s military admitted on Saturday it had fired on ambulances in the Gaza Strip after identifying them as “suspicious vehicles”, with Hamas condemning it as a “war crime” that killed at least one person.
The incident took place last Sunday in the Tal al-Sultan neighbourhood in the southern city of Rafah, close to the Egyptian border.
Continue reading...Myanmar-Thailand earthquake death toll passes 1,000
Myanmar's military rulers say at least 1,002 people killed following earthquake that also killed 10 people in Thailand.