- Russian spy chief says NATO aid for Ukraine missile strikes will be punished Reuters
- For Russia, Nuclear Weapons Are the Ultimate Bargaining Chip The New York Times
- Putin just approved a new nuclear weapons doctrine for Russia. Here's what it means. CBS News
- Ukraine foreign minister: ‘The United States cannot afford to look weak’ The Hill
- China Reacts As Putin Approves Russia's New Nuclear Weapons Doctrine Newsweek
Uber to limit surge pricing and commuters urged to work from home amid Sydney train shut down
Government to meet union officials again on Thursday after a Wednesday meeting didn’t resolve the industrial dispute
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Sydney’s trains are set to shut down this weekend after an emergency meeting between rail unions and the New South Wales premier on Wednesday produced no solutions.
The government will meet leaders from the Rail, Tram and Bus Union again on Thursday in a final bid to avert industrial action from train staff, which would see trains stop running across the city on Friday, Saturday and into Sunday.
Continue reading...Hong Kong hears from jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai for the first time in four years at his trial – CNN
- Hong Kong hears from jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai for the first time in four years at his trial CNN
- Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong Media Mogul, Takes Stand in National Security Trial The New York Times
- He Rose to Riches in Hong Kong. Now He’s a Symbol of China’s Crackdown. The Wall Street Journal
- Tycoon Jimmy Lai denies asking US to act against HK, China in landmark trial Reuters
- Media publisher Jimmy Lai defiant as he takes the stand in Hong Kong The Washington Post
Philippines to bring home woman drug convict from Indonesia, eyes clemency – Reuters
UK’s inflation jump dashes hope of interest rate cut in December | Heather Stewart
Rate cut unlikely until 2025 as energy prices blamed for stronger-than-expected inflation of 2.3%
Any lingering hope that the Bank of England might deliver a pre-Christmas interest rate cut next month appears to have evaporated, after official data showed inflation jumping to 2.3% in October.
The CPI measure had been expected to tick up, after dipping to 1.7% in September, but 2.3% was stronger than expected.
Continue reading...Labor bill could lead to lengthy detention of migrants before deportation to countries paid to take them, committee warns
Bipartisan human rights committee says there could be a ‘significant intervening period’ before non-citizens are accepted by other countries
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The human rights committee has warned the Albanese government’s migration bill could result in lengthy spells in detention before non-citizens are deported to countries paid to take them.
In a report tabled on Wednesday the bipartisan committee, chaired by Labor MP Josh Burns, threw up significant roadblocks to the controversial bill and also queried the move by the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, to reimpose ankle bracelets and curfews on those released from immigration detention.
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Continue reading...Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai defiant as he gives evidence in foreign collusion trial
Founder of Apple Daily paper denies seeking to influence foreign policy against China and says advocating for the independence of Hong Kong was ‘a reality too crazy to think about’
Pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai has said he “never” tried to influence foreign policy or ask foreign officials to take concrete action on Hong Kong, on his first day giving evidence at his national security trial.
Lai has been charged with one count of conspiracy to publish seditious publications and two counts of conspiracy to foreign collusion, under the city’s punitive national security law (NSL), introduced in 2020.
Continue reading...China’s Xi visits Brasilia to cap tour flexing diplomatic clout – Reuters
- China's Xi visits Brasilia to cap tour flexing diplomatic clout Reuters
- In Brazil, Xi Jinping Cultivates a Friend as He Braces for Trump The Wall Street Journal
- Brazil courts China as its Musk feud erupts again The Economist
- Lula’s Embrace of Xi Sets Up a Clash Over Trump’s China Policy Bloomberg
- Seven Decades of China-Brazil Friendship: Cultural Diplomacy, Agrarian Reform, and the Cold War MR Online
A surge in mass attacks has killed dozens in China in recent months – NPR
- A surge in mass attacks has killed dozens in China in recent months NPR
- China’s Crackdowns Belie Fears Within the Regime The Dispatch
- A Mass Killing Tests China’s Crime Narrative Bloomberg
- After Deadly Car Rampage, Chinese Officials Try to Erase Any Hint of It The New York Times
- Mass casualty attacks in China put focus on mental health as economy slows Reuters
US admiral says sending Israel and Ukraine weapons like Patriot missiles is eating into what’s needed for countering China – Yahoo! Voices
- US admiral says sending Israel and Ukraine weapons like Patriot missiles is eating into what's needed for countering China Yahoo! Voices
- US support for Ukraine and Israel is eating into weapons stockpiles, Indo-Pacific commander says The Associated Press
- Top US Admiral Sounds Alarm on Weapons Stockpile Newsweek
- Ukraine, Middle East conflicts eating into US air defense stocks, US admiral says Reuters
- Conflicts "Eating Into" Critical Munitions Stockpiles Needed For China Fight Top U.S. Officer In Pacific Warns The War Zone
Victoria to build $370m state-owned solar farm and battery in state’s west
Jacinta Allan says project will be able to power more than 51,000 homes and include 119MW solar facility and 100MW two-hour battery
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The Victorian government will spend $370m to build a massive solar and battery farm able to power more than 50,000 homes, which it says will be the first state government-owned energy project since the electricity grid was privatised in the 1990s.
Jacinta Allan announced the new project in Horsham, in Victoria’s west, which is the second investment made by the government-owned State Electricity Commission.
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Continue reading...Dutton’s position on international student caps ‘utterly reckless’, Giles says – as it happened
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- Bullying increase at Rio Tinto linked to ‘retaliation’ against diversity programs as rape allegations also rise, report finds
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Oxfam reacts to Australia’s Cop29 pledge
Oxfam Australia has welcomed the government’s Cop29 pledge of $50m towards a global loss and damage fund to help the world’s most vulnerable people to repair the damage from climate breakdown.
If climate change losses and damages are not included in the new global climate finance goal, the new fund for responding to loss and damage risks becoming an empty vessel.
The danger is that developed country governments will prioritise meeting the new and ambitious climate finance goal, and will not prioritise a fund that doesn’t count towards it.
Continue reading...G20: Germany’s Scholz voices regret over final communique – DW (English)
- G20: Germany's Scholz voices regret over final communique DW (English)
- Lula cuts G20 discussion short on Ukraine, irking Europeans Reuters
- G-20 Ends in a Whimper After Lula Skips Closing Remarks Bloomberg
- As Trump Looms, Biden Makes a Twilight Pitch on Ukraine to Global Leaders The New York Times
- Trump isn't yet U.S. president, but his plans for the war in Ukraine loom large over G20 CBC News
Residents in Haiti’s capital stand with police in a battle to repel gang attack – NPR
- Residents in Haiti's capital stand with police in a battle to repel gang attack NPR
- More than two dozen gang members killed after attempted attack in Haiti Al Jazeera English
- Haiti: ‘It’s Not Back to Where We Started — It’s Worse’ The New York Times
- Doctors Without Borders halts operations in Haiti's capital amid threats from police FRANCE 24 English
- More than two dozen killed after attempted attack on Haiti suburb Reuters Canada
Australian women to get home self tests for chlamydia and gonorrhoea – but experts urge caution
People with genital or pelvic symptoms may feel a sense of false reassurance with a negative result, sexual health expert warns
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With rates of some sexually transmitted infections in Australia on the rise, women will soon be able to test themselves for chlamydia and gonorrhoea at home – but sexual health experts have urged caution.
Australia’s drugs regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), has approved the rapid home test for sale, and it is expected to be available in pharmacies from 13 December, with a recommended retail price of $24. The test involves taking a vaginal swab, which is then placed in a container with testing solution.
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Continue reading...Logan Paul accused of misleading fans over crypto investments
New evidence suggests the YouTuber promoted investments without revealing his financial interest in them.
Palestinian olive harvest under threat from Israeli attacks and restrictions
Harvesting olives is an economic necessity for many Palestinians, but it is increasingly precarious.
Mother of Rust cinematographer fatally shot by Alec Baldwin refuses to attend film’s world premiere
Three years after Halyna Hutchins was killed on set, Olga Solovey says there has been ‘no justice for my daughter’ and claims Baldwin has not apologised
The mother of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer who was fatally shot on the set of the film Rust by actor Alec Baldwin, has refused to attend the film’s world premiere on Wednesday, alleging the star has still not apologised to her over her daughter’s death.
Rust will premiere at the Camerimage festival in Poland, an event focusing on achievements in cinematography, three years after the prop gun Baldwin was holding went off and fatally injured Hutchins, the film’s cinematographer, on the set of the western in New Mexico. Tickets to the premiere sold out quickly on Tuesday.
Continue reading...An A-Z of the children Israel killed in Gaza – Al Jazeera English
- An A-Z of the children Israel killed in Gaza Al Jazeera English
- ‘Total oppression’: West Bank children being killed at unprecedented rate The Guardian
- Israel's genocidal war wipes out 1,369 Gazan families| Gulf Times Gulf Times
- Palestinian children must not be excluded from international protection – Says Foreign Ministry on occasion of World Children's Day WAFA - Palestine News Agency
- "We've lost our childhood" -- Gaza's children share heartbreaking life experiences of war Xinhua
‘Every parent’s nightmare’: family of Melbourne teen fighting for life after feared methanol poisoning hopes for answers
Parents ‘want to ensure no other family’ feels same anguish as Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles remain in Thai hospitals
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The family of one of two teenagers fighting for life in hospital after a suspected methanol poisoning incident in Laos hope authorities work out exactly what happened “as soon as possible”.
Melbourne friends Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both aged 19, had been staying at a hostel in Vang Vieng, north of the Laos capital Vientiane, when they fell critically ill last week.
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