Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says US long-range missiles will ‘speak for themselves’
The US says it will allow Ukraine to use US-provided weapons to strike inside Russia.
Police officer who tasered Clare Nowland tells court taking knife from her hand came with ‘high risk’
Sen Const Kristian White says situation with 95-year-old carrying knife ‘was not going to be resolved without the use of force’
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A police officer who fatally tasered a 95-year-old woman in a nursing home said he tried to give her “every opportunity to drop the knife” she was carrying, but she had “made her intent clear: she was going to use that knife on anyone that got near her”.
Sen Const Kristian James Samuel White also told the court simply taking the knife out of Clare Nowland’s hand came with “risk, high risk”.
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Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 997
As the war enters its 997th day, these are the main developments.
Average asking price for UK home drops by £5,000 in November
Analysts say market is still relatively busy despite decline of 1.4%, which is unusually high for this time of year
The average asking price for a UK home has dropped by more than £5,000 this month as the autumn budget caused housing market jitters before the usual Christmas slowdown.
Average asking prices from new sellers fell by £5,366, or 1.4%, in November to £366,592, compared with the 0.8% decline usually recorded at this time of year, according to the website Rightmove.
Continue reading...Lidia Thorpe defiant after Senate censures her protest against King Charles: ‘I’ll do it again’
Senator rips up paper copy of motion against her and says she was ‘denied my right’ to be present during vote
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Lidia Thorpe has ripped up a paper copy of the Senate motion censuring her protest against King Charles, promising “I’ll do it again” and saying she is not concerned about the parliamentary rebuke.
The independent senator was censured by the Labor and Coalition on Monday, as was the United Australia party senator Ralph Babet after he posted a tweet containing several offensive slurs.
Continue reading...Top radio host charged with sexually abusing eight people
Veteran broadcaster and former Wallabies coach Alan Jones was arrested on Monday.
California retains No. 1 ranking for international student enrollment as concerns grow over Trump – Los Angeles Times
- California retains No. 1 ranking for international student enrollment as concerns grow over Trump Los Angeles Times
- Indian Students Rush to US Colleges, Driving Attendance Record Bloomberg
- China no longer US’ top source of foreign students for first time in 15 years South China Morning Post
- India Overtakes China In International Student Enrollment At US Colleges NDTV
- A Renewed U.S. Commitment to International Education US Embassy in Zimbabwe
Narendra Modi to make ‘historic’ Guyana visit for energy talks
Indian PM’s trip expected to focus on trade and investment as oil-rich Caribbean country’s economic boom continues
India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, will make a “historic” state visit to the oil-rich Caribbean nation of Guyana this week when the two countries are expected to sign energy and defence agreements.
Modi’s visit to the country, from Tuesday to Thursday, will be the first from an Indian prime minister since Indira Gandhi’s in 1968, two years after Guyana gained independence from Britain.
Continue reading...Women’s rights groups fear FGM is rife among Sudanese refugees in Chad
Practice banned in both countries but widespread among those displaced by Sudan’s civil war, say aid workers
Women’s rights campaigners have spoken of their concern over the spread of female genital mutilation among Sudanese refugees in camps across the border in Chad.
Both countries have outlawed the practice but it continues in secret. The UN children’s agency, Unicef, says that about 87% of Sudanese women aged 14-49 have been cut – one of the highest rates in the world. In Chad, the figure is 34.1%, though rates are higher in the south and east, which is where the camps for Sudanese people have been set up.
Continue reading...Explaining the trillion dollar question that’s disrupting COP29 – POLITICO Europe
- Explaining the trillion dollar question that’s disrupting COP29 POLITICO Europe
- 'Out of sync': The trillion-dollar climate puzzle that's become a diplomatic nightmare BBC.com
- Cop29 live: boost to summit as G20 reaffirms transition away from fossil fuels The Guardian
- Saudi Arabia Is Working to Undercut a Pledge to Quit Fossil Fuels The New York Times
- EU zones in on $200B to $300B target for global climate fund POLITICO Europe
Russian ballet star Vladimir Shklyarov dies at 39
Shklyarov, a principal with the prestigious Mariinsky Theatre, is being remembered as an "extraordinary artist".
In face of alleged US threats, North Korea calls for expanded nuclear forces – POLITICO
- In face of alleged US threats, North Korea calls for expanded nuclear forces POLITICO
- North Korea may send 100,000 troops to Russia as Kim tells them to ‘go all out’ South China Morning Post
- North Korea Warns US and Allies That Russia Conflict Would Be 'Suicidal' Newsweek
- Kim Jong Un Calls for Unlimited Nuclear Weapons Expansion Newsweek
- North Korea's Kim urges military to prepare for war DW (English)
India’s successful test of hypersonic missile puts it among elite group – CNN
- India’s successful test of hypersonic missile puts it among elite group CNN
- India announces successful hypersonic missile test DW (English)
- India Conducts Maiden Tests of Long Range Hypersonic and Subsonic Naval Missiles Naval News
- With DRDO successfully testing India’s first long-range hypersonic missile, all you need to know about the weapon The Indian Express
- India hails ‘historic’ hypersonic missile test flight South China Morning Post
Labor left red-faced on international student cap as Coalition sides with Greens and independents
Education minister Jason Clare says ‘never in my life’ did he expect to see opposition and Greens take same stand on immigration
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The Albanese government has been left red-faced after the Coalition made a last-minute backflip over plans to cap international student numbers from next year.
The education minister, Jason Clare, has accused Peter Dutton of being a “fraud” on tough immigration policies after the opposition sided with the Greens and independents on changes to limit new enrolments from overseas students to 270,000 in 2025.
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Continue reading...Alan Jones charged with 24 indecent assault and sexual touching offences against eight victims
Former Sydney radio host – who has previously denied all allegations against him – charged over incidents that allegedly occurred between 2001 and 2019
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The former Sydney radio host Alan Jones has been charged over alleged historic indecent assault and sexual touching offences spanning two decades.
Jones was arrested by New South Wales police after a “long, thorough, protracted” investigation at about 7.45am on Monday morning at a unit in Sydney’s Circular Quay.
Continue reading...‘I will not be silent’: Australia censures senator for King Charles protest
Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe says she has no regrets as Senate expresses disapproval of protest against the monarch.
Trump picks Big Tech critic who wrote ‘Project 2025’ chapter to lead FCC
Republican Brendan Carr has accused major tech platforms of operating a 'censorship cartel'.
45 pro-democracy activists face sentencing in Hong Kong. Here’s who some of them are – The Associated Press
- 45 pro-democracy activists face sentencing in Hong Kong. Here’s who some of them are The Associated Press
- After long legal battle, Hong Kong's 47 democrats brace for sentencing Reuters
- Hong Kong 47: dozens queue outside court ahead of sentencing of 45 opposition activists South China Morning Post
- Hong Kong 47: A timeline of the landmark national security case as dozens of democrats await sentencing Hong Kong Free Press
- Defendants, loved ones brace for 'Hong Kong 47' sentencing Yahoo! Voices
Trump nominates big tech critic Brendan Carr to chair telecommunications regulator
Carr has claimed Google, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft ‘censor’ Americans and criticized NBC for letting Harris appear on Saturday Night Live
President-elect Donald Trump will tap Brendan Carr, a critic of the Biden administration’s telecom policies and big tech, as chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), he has said in a statement.
Carr, 45, is the top Republican on the FCC, the independent agency that regulates telecommunications.
Continue reading...Some 60 rockets fired at north Israel; Lebanon responds ‘positively’ to truce proposal – Haaretz
- Some 60 rockets fired at north Israel; Lebanon responds 'positively' to truce proposal Haaretz
- IDF: Hezbollah fired 80 projectiles into Israel on Saturday The Jerusalem Post
- Israel’s military says rocket barrage fired at Israel from Lebanon as millions seek shelter NBC News
- ‘History repeats itself’ as South Lebanon Army veteran, Israeli killed side-by-side The Times of Israel
- Updates: Israel pounds Lebanon and Gaza; Hezbollah hits military bases Al Jazeera English