Pentagon says more than 750 US service members wounded in Iran war – The Hill

  1. Pentagon says more than 750 US service members wounded in Iran war  The Hill
  2. Over 750 US troops have been wounded since the Iran war began, Pentagon says  AP News
  3. Pentagon adds 60 wounded to Iran war casualty count  stripes.com
  4. Department of Defense Reveals Number of Americans Wounded in Iran War  Military.com
  5. More than 750 U.S. service members wounded in Iran war  The Washington Post
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UK, Canada and Australia condemn Israel for refusing criminal probe into aid worker killings in Gaza – BBC

  1. UK, Canada and Australia condemn Israel for refusing criminal probe into aid worker killings in Gaza  BBC
  2. ‘Shameful’: UK, Australia and Canada criticise Israel over Gaza aid convoy killings decision  The Guardian
  3. Western allies slam Israel for ending World Central Kitchen strike probe  Al Jazeera
  4. World Central Kitchen Condemns Israeli Account of April 1, 2024  World Central Kitchen
  5. Israel open to compensating Zomi Frankcom's family, ambassador says  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Iran-linked oil tanker falls victim to Somali piracy surge – Reuters

  1. Iran-linked oil tanker falls victim to Somali piracy surge  Reuters
  2. Somali pirates hijack oil tanker off Yemen in latest attack  AP News
  3. Somali pirate menace returns as U.S.-Iran war stokes regional chaos and saps enforcement resources  CNBC
  4. 2 Hijackings in 4 Days: Somali Piracy Rises  The New York Times
  5. Gunmen seize tanker off Yemen amid resurgence of Somali piracy  Al Jazeera
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JD Vance reportedly mocks Carney for trying to ‘out-tough’ Trump on trade

Audio recording of US vice-president apparently made at New York fundraiser and shared with Canadian Press

Leaked audio from a private event has reportedly captured the US vice-president, JD Vance, mocking Canada for apparently capitulating in a trade deal and taunting the prime minister, Mark Carney, for trying to “out-tough” Donald Trump.

The recording, which was reportedly made at a fundraiser and shared with the Canadian Press, comes in the last stretch of a difficult negotiation in which the US president has threatened to impose 50% tariffs on Canada.

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‘Shameful’: UK, Australia and Canada criticise Israel over Gaza aid convoy killings decision

Joint statement issued after IDF said it will not pursue criminal investigations into April 2024 strike that killed seven humanitarian workers

Britain, Australia and Canada have called the decision of the Israeli military authorities not to open a criminal investigation into the April 2024 airstrikes that hit a convoy of aid vehicles in Gaza “shameful”. The strikes killed seven humanitarian workers from the US-based World Central Kitchen (WCK) organisation.

WCK staff from the three countries were among the casualties of the attack, which prompted global outrage.

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NSW ‘seeking urgent advice’ on controversial court ruling that found anti-Israel vandalism was not antisemitic

Exclusive: Attorney general considering appeal after justice Desmond Fagan knocks back terror order request for Mohommed Farhat who wrote ‘Fuk Israel’ on cars

The New South Wales government could appeal a supreme court judge’s controversial decision to refuse its request for a terror order over a Sydney man convicted of writing “Fuk Israel” on cars and setting another vehicle alight in late 2024.

Justice Desmond Fagan this week found disparaging Israel was “political comment” not antisemitism. He rejected the state’s application that Mohommed Farhat be subjected to a one-year extended supervision order under the Terrorism Act when released from prison.

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Cults, setups and rumours: years after their downfalls, former NSW Liberal MPs are exacting revenge

David Elliott and Eleni Petinos believe they were brought down by their own party. The Icac hearing has given them a chance to set the record straight

Revenge, they say, is a dish best served cold.

It’s been almost four years since the former New South Wales MP, David Elliott, announced that he would not seek preselection for a seat in the Hills in greater Sydney after his own seat was abolished. He had realised that, thanks to branch stacking in his area, he stood no chance of securing another.

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Gun stash in German forest believed to be linked to Russia, say reports

Germany seeking to extradite suspect from Romania over guns it is feared could have been used ⁠in assassinations

Germany is seeking to extradite a suspect from Romania over the discovery of an underground stash of weapons in a forest near Berlin that German media reports have linked to Russian intelligence.

Two weeks after German authorities found a drone carrying explosives at Leipzig airport, the interior minister, Alexander Dobrindt, confirmed federal prosecutors had opened an investigation related to the secret cache of guns “on suspicion of preparing a serious act of violence that threatens national security”.

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Airbus bows to remote working demands after series of strikes

Aeroplane maker said to have watered down plans to restrict working from home to one day a week

Airbus has bowed to employee demands on remote working, after a series of strikes over its chief executive’s return-to-the office orders.

The world’s largest aeroplane maker is said to have watered down plans to restrict remote working to one day a week from September. At present, staff are able to work remotely for two.

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Prince Harry, Elton John & Other Privacy Case Claimants Ordered To Pay Daily Mail Publisher $13 Million – Deadline

  1. Prince Harry, Elton John & Other Privacy Case Claimants Ordered To Pay Daily Mail Publisher $13 Million  Deadline
  2. Prince Harry, Elton John and Others Told to Pay Daily Mail Publisher $13 Million  The New York Times
  3. Spectacular defeat leaves Prince Harry’s golden lawyer tarnished  The Times
  4. Prince Harry and others ordered to pay millions over failed lawsuit  Reuters
  5. Prince Harry and six others face privacy case legal bill of up to £34.5m  BBC
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Palestinian Teenager Killed After Israeli Settlers Enter West Bank Village – The New York Times

  1. Palestinian Teenager Killed After Israeli Settlers Enter West Bank Village  The New York Times
  2. Settlers kill a Palestinian teen in a West Bank clash, and other Middle East developments  AP News
  3. Three West Bank Palestinians arrested by IDF for settler group hike attack  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Palestinian teen shot dead in latest unauthorized settler ‘hike’ near West Bank village  The Times of Israel
  5. Palestinian teen killed, man seriously wounded during West Bank settler raid  Haaretz
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