Imran Khan supporters pushed back by security forces
The jailed former leader is calling on the protesters to stay in Islamabad until their demands are met.
Canada, Mexico leaders stress cooperation after Trump tariffs threat
Justin Trudeau and Claudia Sheinbaum urge dialogue as Donald Trump plans to hit US neighbours with 25-percent tariffs.
Russia expels British diplomat for alleged spying
Moscow claims diplomat was 'conducting intelligence and subversive work' against national security.
Power cuts in Ukraine after Russia’s biggest drone attack yet
Moscow is pushing hard on eastern frontline amid uncertainty as to how Trump taking office will affect war
Russia launched its biggest ever drone attack on Ukraine on Monday night and Tuesday morning, sending a reported 188 drones into the country against various targets, resulting in power cuts in part of western Ukraine and damage to residential buildings outside Kyiv.
Russian forces are pushing hard along the frontline in the east of the country, amid uncertainty as to how the dynamics of the war might change once Donald Trump takes office in January. Russia also vowed “retaliatory actions” for fresh Ukrainian strikes on military targets inside Russia that used long-range missiles sent by the US.
Continue reading...Four bodies recovered from Red Sea day after tourist boat capsizes
Five more rescued and seven still missing from the Sea Story, which was carrying 30 tourists and 14 crew
Egyptian naval forces recovered four bodies and rescued five more people from the Red Sea a day after a large tourist boat sank in rough waters, officials have said. Seven people are still missing.
The Red Sea governor, Amr Hanafi, said the yacht, called Sea Story, had been struck by high waves on Monday and sank in less than 7 minutes.
Continue reading...Video: Israeli finance minister says it is ‘necessary to occupy Gaza’
Israel’s finance minister told a settler lobbying group that it is “necessary to occupy the Gaza Strip".
Lebanon’s Shiites increasingly reject role of scapegoat in Hezbollah’s war on Israel – The Times of Israel
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- Costs of Israel-Hezbollah conflict on Lebanon, Israel Reuters.com
- A look at the Israel-Hezbollah war, by the numbers The Hill
Miners trapped underground in South Africa: What’s the latest?
Officials have arrested a group of 14 people who emerged unassisted, including a teenage boy.
What are the terms of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire and will it succeed?
A truce between Israel and the Lebanese militant group has come into effect after 14 months of fighting
A ceasefire to end 14 months of fighting between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah has come into effect, with Lebanese civilians already returning to the devastated south of the country.
Continue reading...Georgian parliament bats away protests to set presidential vote
Despite claims its election victory is illegitimate, Georgian Dream party plans vote for new president on December 14.
New home construction slumps to near 40-year low as renovation spending booms
‘This indicates that there is not enough money and resources being attracted to expanding the housing stock,’ urban economist says
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New private residential construction is at its lowest level for almost four decades but spending on renovations has boomed, according to a new analysis.
The report by KPMG found that new private residential construction spending per capita is at its lowest level since 1987-88, as renovation spending surged from 34.2% of total residential construction spend in 2018-19 to 40% in 2023-24.
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Continue reading...The 1920s desecration of a Gutenberg Bible shocked the US – but miraculously gave a Jewish family new life in Australia
Michael Visontay discovered that a ‘crime against history’ in the book world set off a chain of events that led to his family’s delicatessen in 1950s Sydney
It was a brazen act of extreme literary vandalism that desecrated one of the world’s most valuable books. But it also allowed a family of Holocaust survivors to forge a new life in Australia.
The extraordinary tale was uncovered by the author and journalist Michael Visontay while researching his family history during Covid lockdown and has now been published as a book, Noble Fragments.
Continue reading...Albanese government says Australia on target to reduce emissions – but campaigners say they could do more
Departmental analysis includes contentious measurements, but climate minister says government is cleaning up after ‘decade of denial, delay, dysfunction and utter neglect’
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The Australian government will claim it is on track to meet its legislated 43% emissions reduction target by 2030 after a departmental analysis found it had improved its position over the past year.
The government said annual emissions projections, based on an assessment of government policies and other trends, suggest national climate pollution would be at least 42.6% less than 2005 levels by the end of the decade, compared with 37% last year. The forecast included the impact of an underwriting scheme for new large-scale renewable energy and batteries, and vehicle efficiency standards that from next year require auto companies to start selling more zero and low-emissions cars.
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Continue reading...‘Deaths of needless poverty and despair’: homelessness report reveals surge in fatalities
‘Staggering’ annual death toll of 1,500 revealed in 10-year analysis ‘a shocking indictment on our society’, expert says
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Almost 1,500 people are dying in homelessness every year, with new research from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare showing a 63% surge in preventable deaths.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare today released an analysis of a decade of data, showing 12,500 people who had accessed homelessness services died over the 10-year period to 2022.
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Continue reading...Banks and bookmakers tricked by ‘sophisticated’ gambling syndicate may have breached anti-money laundering laws
Exclusive: Documents seen by Guardian Australia show syndicate placed bets with Sportsbet while using another person’s name
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Banks and bookmakers that were hoodwinked by a gambling syndicate that created multiple accounts in other people’s names to hide their true identities may have breached their anti-money laundering obligations.
Guardian Australia has confirmed a gambling syndicate paid $1,000 to desperate men for their ID documents, which were used to create multiple bank and betting accounts in their names. Cash was deposited into these bank accounts and gambled with at least nine bookmakers.
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Continue reading...Why is US prosecutor Jack Smith dropping charges against Trump?
The federal criminal case against Trump relating to 2020 election interference will no longer go ahead.
Legal cases against Donald Trump dismissed
US President-elect Donald Trump had two criminal cases against him abandoned.
Harshita Brella’s husband had been previously arrested for domestic abuse
The IOPC is examining how Northamptonshire Police responded to concerns raised by Ms Brella in August.
Russia expels UK diplomat over spying allegations
Security service accuses diplomat of ‘reconnaisance and subversive activities’ amid rising tension
Russia said it was expelling a British diplomat for alleged spying as tensions between London and Moscow rose after Ukraine’s recent use of British weapons to strike deeper into Russia.
The FSB, Russia’s domestic intelligence agency, announced on Tuesday that it had acted on documents accusing a British diplomat of engaging in “reconnaissance and subversive activities that threaten the country’s security”.
Continue reading...John Tinniswood: World’s oldest man dies aged 112 in Southport – BBC.com
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