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Footage shows Palestine Action member allegedly fracturing UK cop’s spine with sledgehammer – The Times of Israel
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Greta Thunberg banned from Venice after dying canal green – The Jerusalem Post
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Ukraine says ‘understanding’ reached with US on peace plan, as Trump says his envoy will meet Putin
President Trump says the original peace plan has been "fine-tuned", and that he will send his envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow.
Sydney restaurant Cairo Takeaway counter-sues pro-Israel activist, claiming he trespassed to ‘ambush’ staff
The Newtown eatery is counter-suing Ofir Birenbaum, who launched defamation action against the popular restaurant
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An Egyptian restaurant in Sydney is counter-suing a pro-Israel activist over a News Corp stunt, alleging he trespassed on the popular eatery in a bid to get a “negative reaction” from staff.
Ofir Birenbaum went to Cairo Takeaway, a popular restaurant in Sydney’s Newtown, in February wearing a Star of David cap and necklace alongside reporters from the Daily Telegraph. The undercover operation, later revealed to be dubbed “undercover Jew” internally by the paper, made international headlines after it backfired.
Continue reading...Criminal charges against Australian debt collection company Panthera Finance dismissed
Consumer Affairs Victoria ordered to pay costs after firm successfully argues it is not technically engaged in debt collection owed to another person
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Criminal charges against one of Australia’s biggest debt collection firms have been dismissed after the company successfully argued it was not technically engaged in debt collection.
In a committal hearing at the Melbourne magistrates’ court on Tuesday, magistrate Michelle Hodgson dismissed the charges against Panthera Finance and ordered that Consumer Affairs Victoria pay costs.
Continue reading...Britain’s unpopular government prepares a high-stakes budget and hopes for growth – ABC News
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UK minister flags visa ‘abuse’ as student asylum claims surge
More than 14,000 students on study visas sought asylum this year to June 2025 according to Home Office figures.
‘Once-in-300-years’ rain leaves Thai city flooded and maternity ward stranded – CNN
- ‘Once-in-300-years’ rain leaves Thai city flooded and maternity ward stranded CNN
- Thai military takes charge of flood crisis as heavy rains hobble relief effort Reuters
- ‘Flood after flood’ hits Thailand and Vietnam, with Malaysia next in line South China Morning Post
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- Southern floods submerge 10 provinces, causing daily trade and tourism losses of up to 1.5 billion baht Nation Thailand
South Korea’s ‘TV dad’ Lee Soon-jae dies at 91
Lee became a beloved household name for his famous roles in films and on TV for nearly 70 years.
South Korea’s ‘TV dad’ Lee Soon-jae dies at 91
Lee became a beloved household name for his famous roles in films and on TV for nearly 70 years.
Watch: Moment truck collides with sign on Ohio highway
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Taliban accuses Pakistan of killing 10 – including nine children – in strikes on Afghanistan
The strikes come a day after a suicide attack on a security compound in Pakistan’s Peshawar city
Pakistan strikes on neighbouring Afghanistan have killed 10 people – among them nine children – a Taliban government spokesperson has said, a day after a suicide attack on a security compound in Pakistan’s Peshawar city.
“The Pakistani invading forces bombed the house of a local civilian resident ... As a result, nine children (five boys and four girls) and one woman were martyred” in Khost province, Zabihullah Mujahid said on X.
Continue reading...Europeans scramble to protect their own security after jolt of Ukraine plan – Financial Times
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Taiwan Pleased Trump Didn’t Mention Island in Readout of Xi Call – Bloomberg.com
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Belgium faces nationwide disruption as unions strike – DW
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Pakistan denies launching air strikes on Afghanistan that killed at least 10, mostly children – France 24
- Pakistan denies launching air strikes on Afghanistan that killed at least 10, mostly children France 24
- Afghanistan's Taliban rulers vow response after Pakistani strikes kill 10 in latest clash between neighbors CBS News
- Afghanistan says Pakistan bombed Khost, killing nine children and a woman Al Jazeera
- Attacks Prove Failure Of Military Regime: Taliban On Pak Strikes On Civilians NDTV
- Afghanistan says 9 children killed in Pakistani air strikes, vows to respond Reuters
Controversial US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation ends aid operations
Hundreds of Palestinians were killed while seeking food amid chaotic scenes near GHF's sites.
Armenia halts Tejas jet deal after Dubai crash – The Jerusalem Post
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- India's Tejas jet-maker HAL calls Dubai crash an isolated occurrence Reuters
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- Tejas jet crash highlights India's air force issues DW
Canada: ‘Inconvenient Indian’ author Thomas King says he is not Indigenous
King has announced a genealogist working with the Tribal Alliance Against Frauds found no evidence of Cherokee ancestry in his family lineage
A prominent Canadian-American author, who has long claimed Indigenous ancestry and whose work exposed “the hard truths of the injustices of the Indigenous peoples of North America”, has learned from a genealogist that he has no Cherokee ancestry.
In an essay titled “A most inconvenient Indian” published on Monday for Canada’s Globe and Mail, Thomas King said he had learned of rumours circulating in recent years within both the arts and Indigenous communities that questioned his Cherokee heritage.
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