S Korean leader under pressure as impeachment vote looms
Yoon Suk Yeol is facing protests and a police investigation into his shock martial law decree.
Canada man jumps on polar bear to defend wife from attack – BBC.com
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Emmanuel Macron to address French nation as pressure grows to name new PM
Michel Barnier resigns as prime minister but will stay on in caretaker role until new government is appointment
The French president Emmanuel Macron has held meetings with parliament and senate leaders before a speech to the nation on Thursday evening, as pressure grows for him to swiftly appoint a new prime minister in the wake of the French government’s historic collapse.
The rightwing prime minister, Michel Barnier, met Macron for just over an hour in order to hand in his resignation letter, a day after his minority coalition became the first to be toppled by a no-confidence vote in more than 60 years and only three months after it took office.
Continue reading...Islamist rebels seize strategic city of Hama from Syrian regime forces
Fighters led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group rout government troops after five-day battle amid sweeping offensive
Islamist insurgents have entered the Syrian city of Hama in a battle to seize a vital location on the road to Damascus, marking the latest challenge to Bashar al-Assad’s control of the country.
Militants led by the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) entered the city from the east on Thursday after surrounding it during five days of fighting with forces loyal to Assad.
Continue reading...South Korean woman who grabbed soldier’s gun says ‘I just needed to stop them’ – The Guardian
- South Korean woman who grabbed soldier’s gun says ‘I just needed to stop them’ The Guardian
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- Who is 35-year-old Ahn Gwi-ryeong who grabbed soldier's gun after South Korea martial law order? The Times of India
- ‘Have you no shame?’: Viral video of fearless South Korean woman has defined an uprising Sydney Morning Herald
- Video: Meet the South Korean woman who grabbed a soldier's gun The Globe and Mail
Amnesty accuses Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza
Israel denies the accusation, saying it is defending itself against Hamas attacks in accordance with international law.
Two Australian teens convicted under counter-terrorism laws as AFP and Asio warn of ‘early signs of radicalisation’
Agencies urge parents, teachers and healthcare workers to be vigilant, paying particular attention to gaming sites and messaging platforms
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Asio and the AFP have revealed that two Australian teenagers, 16 and 14, have been convicted under the country’s counter-terrorism laws.
The anonymised details of the two unrelated cases were published as part of an unprecedented coordinated plea from security agencies in the Five Eyes countries – Australia, the US, Britain, Canada and New Zealand – for their citizens to do more to stop young people falling prey to radical, violent ideologies.
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Continue reading...McKinsey paid $1.6m to ‘guide’ Australian climate policy despite working for fossil fuel companies
Guardian Australia was told firm disclosed its private sector work, but it is not known which clients were listed
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Consultancy firm McKinsey was paid $1.6m over 11 weeks to “inform” and “guide” Australian energy and climate policy, despite its work for the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies.
The firm, whose links to oil and gas giants are well known, conducted “detailed market, economic and policy analysis” and produced modelling that underpinned “internal energy and climate policy work”.
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Continue reading...Celebrity scam ads still targeting Australians despite tech giants’ crackdowns
Scammers developing sophisticated new methods will always find loopholes to access lucrative markets, experts say
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Scammers are finding loopholes in restrictions brought in by Google and Meta to combat fake celebrity scam ads and experts warn they will be hard to stop while Australia remains a lucrative target for cybercriminals.
On Monday, Meta announced it would require businesses targeting financial advertising at Australians to verify themselves, including through the Australian Securities Investment Commission (Asic), to check they hold an Australian financial services licence.
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Continue reading...Why Christmas Day weather predictions this early in December are basically ‘rubbish’
Some media outlets are already offering forecasts nearly three weeks out – but the BoM advises people to check in on 18 December
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Wondering whether to pack a poncho or sunhat for carols? Locking in plans for a picnic or pool party on 25 December?
Some media outlets are already offering a Christmas Day forecast – nearly three weeks out from the festivities – but is it too early to rely on the festive weather forecast?
Continue reading...‘Third nuclear age’ threatens the West, armed forces chief warns – BBC.com
- 'Third nuclear age' threatens the West, armed forces chief warns BBC.com
- World on brink of third nuclear age with few guardrails in place, UK military chief warns CNN
- World is entering 'third nuclear age' fueled by Russia and China, British admiral says NBC News
- NATO Facing 'Dawn of Third Nuclear Age' — Top UK Admiral Newsweek
- China now a nuclear threat to the West, warns Armed Forces head The Telegraph
New York Starbucks image may hold key to finding healthcare CEO’s killer
Police are using facial recognition software to hunt the person who shot UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson.
What is a self-coup? South Korea president’s attempt ended in failure − a notable exception in a growing global trend – The Conversation
- What is a self-coup? South Korea president’s attempt ended in failure − a notable exception in a growing global trend The Conversation
- South Korea’s Lawmakers Question Military About Yoon’s Martial Law Order The New York Times
- What the Heck Just Happened in South Korea? National Review
- The Six Hours of Chaos That Dragged South Korea Into Martial Law and Back The Wall Street Journal
- Yoon replaces the defense minister as South Korea's parliament moves to vote on their impeachments The Associated Press
Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons. Now it’s asking why
It's 30 years since Ukraine agreed to give up its nuclear arsenal. Some now question why they did.
First EU visit for Russian foreign minister since invasion
Sergei Lavrov is in Malta for a two-day summit of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Prison population in England and Wales set to exceed 100,000 by 2029
Rising prosecutions, higher maximum sentences and soaring number of people on remand driving growth from 86,000 today
The prison population could top 100,000 within five years in England and Wales, official estimates show.
The justice department acknowledged that a perfect storm of rising prosecutions, politicians bringing in higher maximum sentences, and soaring numbers of people on remand – meaning they are in jail awaiting trial or sentencing – are responsible for the projected rise.
Continue reading...South Korean woman who grabbed soldier’s gun says ‘I just needed to stop them’
Video of party spokesperson grappling with rifle-wielding soldier has gone viral as symbol of defiance against martial law
A South Korean party spokesperson seen grappling with a rifle-wielding soldier in a video that went viral as a symbol of defiance against martial law has insisted that she was not especially brave.
President Yoon Suk Yeol was forced to abandon his declaration of martial law this week after 190 lawmakers defied a contingent of soldiers in helmets and body armour and voted unanimously to reject it.
Continue reading...What next for Bitcoin after bursting $100k barrier?
The rapid increase in price has been attributed to Donald Trump's election victory - can it continue?
Keir Starmer says new ‘milestones’ on living standards, NHS and more are ‘almighty challenge’ – as it happened
Prime minister makes speech intended to to show Labour government is ‘delivering change’
Starmer says there is record dissatisfaction with the NHS. The public insititutions but that they are not beyond repair.
Says this is great nation and we are rediscovering that we can do new things and we can deliver the change that they voted.
The purpose of this government is to make our public services work. It’s cause that demands the full power of government.
Starmer is up. Opening gambit is a swipe at Kemi Badenoch: the leader of the opposition thinks if you do a couple of shifts in McDonald’s you can become working-class.
Continue reading...CEO of Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group says budget felt like being ‘kicked in the face’
Sports Direct owner reports weaker consumer confidence before and after the budget as it cuts profit expectations
The chief executive of the high street retail giant Frasers said that “we felt we’d been kicked in the face” after Rachel Reeves’ autumn budget.
Frasers said it had witnessed weaker confidence among shoppers leading up to and since the budget, as the company reduced its profit forecasts for the year.
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