Russian troops make rapid gains in Ukraine, capturing largest territory since 2022 – Reuters – Euromaidan Press

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  1. Russian troops make rapid gains in Ukraine, capturing largest territory since 2022 – Reuters  Euromaidan Press
  2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 27, 2024  Institute for the Study of War
  3. Russia accelerates advance in Ukraine's east  Yahoo! Voices
  4. Russia vs Ukraine – The dangerous new phase  Al Jazeera English
  5. Frontline report: Predictable routes doom Russian push near Velyka Novosilka in Kurakhove drive  Euromaidan Press
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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief – The Guardian

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  1. ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief  The Guardian
  2. Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC: Application for an arrest warrant in the situation in Bangladesh/Myanmar  the International Criminal Court
  3. ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar’s military leader  CNN
  4. ICC prosecutor requests arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar's military regime  NBC News
  5. Min Aung Hlaing: Myanmar leader faces ICC arrest warrant  BBC.com
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Australia’s social media ban for kids is closer to becoming law – ABC News

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  1. Australia's social media ban for kids is closer to becoming law  ABC News
  2. Australia’s social media ban for kids is closer to becoming law  The Associated Press
  3. Can you stop a teen from using TikTok? Australia is about to find out.  The Washington Post
  4. Australia nears social media ban for children after heated debate  Reuters
  5. The difficulties and unintended psychological consequences of a social media ban.  Psychology Today
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Pakistan ends lockdown of its capital after dispersing Imran Khan supporters – NPR

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  1. Pakistan ends lockdown of its capital after dispersing Imran Khan supporters  NPR
  2. Imran Khan: Pakistan opposition supporters end protest after crackdown  BBC.com
  3. Pakistan Lifts Lockdown As Cops Crackdown Clears Supporters Of Imran Khan`s PTI  Zee News
  4. Pakistan’s political tensions escalate after new violent clashes  The Washington Post
  5. Nearly 1,000 held in Pakistan after pro-Khan protests  Reuters
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Seoul slows down under blanket of heaviest November snow in 100 years

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First day of snowfall this season is heaviest on record, says weather bureau

South Korea’s capital has been blanketed by what the weather agency said was the heaviest November snowfall since records began over a century ago. It was the first snowfall of this year’s winter.

The Korea Meteorological Administration said 16.5cm (6.5 inches) of snow fell by 7am on Wednesday, compared with Seoul’s previous record of 12.4cm on 28 November 1972. It was the heaviest snowfall since records began in 1907, the KMA said.

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British mother of Egyptian political prisoner to press Lammy to take action

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Laila Soueif is to meet the foreign secretary, who in opposition called for the release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah

The British-born mother of an Egyptian political prisoner who has been on hunger strike for 58 days is preparing to meet the foreign secretary, David Lammy, to urge him to secure her son’s release.

Laila Soueif’s son Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a British and Egyptian dual citizen who wrote eloquently about the Arab spring and its aftermath, was jailed for five years for “spreading false news”. He was due to be released in September, but has not been freed.

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Australia politics live: Hanson fails in bid to refer Payman over citizenship; Thorpe withdraws ‘shut your mouth’ comment to Labor senator

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Labour market steadying as latest monthly CPI result looms

The consensus for much of the year has been the Reserve Bank’s 13-year high interest rates would squeeze demand in the economy, nudge up unemployment and help bring down inflation. And then it could start cutting its cash rate.

And then more recently, we’re actually starting to see [the labour market] tighten.

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UN chief says Lebanon ceasefire ‘first ray of hope amid darkness’ in conflict – as it happened

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Down to the final half-hour before the ceasefire comes into effect and AFP is reporting strikes on south Beirut after the Israel army’s evacuation warning.

“Urgent warning to residents of the Beirut area,” army spokesperson Avichay Adraee had earlier said in a post on X, telling people in the Bachoura area in the city centre to leave, as well as “all residents in the southern suburb area”, specifically in Ghobeiry.

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Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire comes into force with Biden insistent on ‘permanent cessation of hostilities’

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Reports of cars heading south inside Lebanon despite Israeli army warning displaced residents not to return home immediately

A highly anticipated ceasefire aimed at ending the 14-month-old war between Israel and Hezbollah officially came into effect early on Wednesday morning, hours after Joe Biden hailed the “historic” moment.

The ceasefire officially began at 0200 GMT – 4am in Lebanon – after the heaviest day of raids on Beirut, including a series of strikes in the city’s centre, since Israel stepped up its air campaign in Lebanon in late September before sending in ground troops.

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First Nations Voice makes history in South Australia: ‘We are determined to prove you wrong’

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Inaugural address from Leeroy Bilney, outlining racist history of Australia and future challenges, greeted with acclaim

The First Nations Voice has delivered its first message to the South Australian parliament: “We are determined to prove you wrong.”

MPs had to squeeze together to make room for all those who turned up to Wednesday’s special joint sitting to hear the Voice’s inaugural address.

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