- Somaliland opposition leader defeats incumbent to win presidential election The Associated Press
- Somaliland opposition leader Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi 'Irro' wins presidential vote BBC.com
- Somaliland goes to the polls amid Ethiopia-Somalia port deal row Al Jazeera English
- Somaliland opposition leader Cirro wins in presidential election, beating incumbent Reuters.com
- Finnish citizen elected president of Somaliland YLE News
Ukraine fires US-made Atacms missiles into Russia after ban lifted by Biden
First such use of missiles came hours after Vladimir Putin lowered Moscow’s threshold for using nuclear weapons
Ukraine has fired US-made long-range missiles into Russia for the first time since the Biden administration lifted restrictions on their use, drawing a warning from Moscow that it would respond “accordingly”.
Russia’s defence ministry said Ukraine launched six US-made Atacms missiles targeting the south-western Bryansk region overnight. Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelenskyy did not directly confirm the Bryansk attack but said: “We now have Atacms, Ukrainian long-range capabilities, and we will use them.”
Continue reading...England’s national parks facing financial peril due to budget cuts, say CEOs
Exclusive: Leaders warn cost savings will lead to mass redundancies and that spaces could become ‘paper parks’
England’s national parks face a 12% real-terms cut to their budget which would lead to mass redundancies of wardens and the closure of visitor centres and other facilities, park leaders have warned.
The chief executives told the Guardian that soon the spaces would become “paper parks” designated by a “brown sign on the motorway” and they will have to “turn the lights off, close the doors and put up closed signs” if the cuts go ahead.
Continue reading...Public’s understanding of paedophiles has not improved, says charity boss
Rev Harry Nigh, who set up Circles in 1994 to support sex offenders, says it is easy for politicians to say ‘lock them up’
Public understanding of paedophiles has not improved over the past 30 years, according to the founder of the pioneering charity Circles, which offers support to some of society’s most reviled offenders.
While the Rev Harry Nigh says child protection must always be paramount, he stresses the importance of breaking the isolation and shame that often leads people who commit child sexual abuse to reoffend, arguing that “anything that drives people underground even further endangers the community itself”.
Continue reading...Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy campaigners for subversion
Benny Tai and Joshua Wong were among dozens sentenced in a controversial national security trial.
Israel hit part of Iran nuclear programme, Netanyahu says – BBC.com
- Israel hit part of Iran nuclear programme, Netanyahu says BBC.com
- Has Netanyahu developed a new doctrine to finally strike Iran’s nuke program for real? - analysis The Jerusalem Post
- Netanyahu confirms Israel struck Iranian nuclear facility Jewish Insider
- Israeli strikes hit ‘component’ of Iran’s nuclear programme: Netanyahu Al Jazeera English
- Netanyahu confirms Israel strike against Iran hit nuke program during October retaliatory strikes Fox News
Hong Kong democracy activists jailed: Who are they, what’s the case about?
The Hong Kong 47 were first arrested in 2021 for organising unofficial elections that authorities likened to a 'coup'.
Zelenskyy groans over Scholz’s call with Putin during speech to EU Parliament – POLITICO Europe
- Zelenskyy groans over Scholz’s call with Putin during speech to EU Parliament POLITICO Europe
- Satellite images show how war in Ukraine has altered the landscape CNN
- Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian community to mark 1K days since Russia invaded Ukraine with Chicago rally, march on Michigan Avenue ABC7 Chicago
- Zelenskyy takes apparent dig at Scholz during EU parliament speech – video The Guardian
- How one Ukrainian soldier and his wife survived 1,000 days of war with Russia NPR
Police arrest ex-Bolsonaro aide, four others, in alleged plot to kill Brazil’s Lula in coup – NBC News
- Police arrest ex-Bolsonaro aide, four others, in alleged plot to kill Brazil’s Lula in coup NBC News
- Brazilian Police Arrest Soldiers in Alleged Plot to Kill President Lula The New York Times
- Brazilian police arrest 5 officers in alleged 2022 coup plot to kill President Lula, others The Associated Press
- Brazil arrests five military and police officers over alleged plot to kill Lula Financial Times
- Brazilian police uncover military plot to kill Lula before 2023 inauguration Reuters Canada
EU court starts hearing case over Hungary’s alleged anti-LGBTQ law
The EU alleges the Hungarian law undermines core human rights values while Budapest says it wants to protect children.
As truce talks progress, Lebanon’s army cornered by politics, funding – The Jerusalem Post
- As truce talks progress, Lebanon's army cornered by politics, funding The Jerusalem Post
- Squeezed by Hezbollah and US, Lebanese army will struggle to implement truce — sources The Times of Israel
- Mikati urges end to 'genocidal war' in talks with Hochstein Naharnet
- Lebanon's prime minister calls for UN Resolution 1701 enforcement Middle East Eye
- Mikati: Our response to draft ceasefire agreement was positive وكالة سبأ
Brazil arrests five suspects in alleged Lula assassination plot
Four G20 security guards reported among those arrested after murder bid mentioned for first time as part of coup probe.
Bird flu in Canada may have mutated to become more transmissible to humans
Scientists are racing to understand what a hospitalized teen’s case of bird flu may mean for future outbreaks
The teenager hospitalized with bird flu in British Columbia, Canada, may have a variation of the virus that has a mutation making it more transmissible among people, early data shows – a warning of what the virus can do that is especially worrisome in countries such as the US where some H5N1 cases are not being detected.
The US “absolutely” is not testing and monitoring bird flu cases enough, which means scientists could miss mutated cases like these, said Richard Webby, a virologist at St Jude children’s research hospital’s department of infectious diseases.
Continue reading...Brazil arrests soldiers over ‘plot to kill’ President Lula in 2022
The suspects allegedly planned to poison the then-president elect before he could take office.
Paris agreement is working, Australian minister tells Cop29, but much deeper cuts needed by 2035
Chris Bowen also pledges A$50m to a fund to help the world’s most vulnerable people to repair the damage from climate breakdown
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The Australian climate change minister, Chris Bowen, has declared the landmark Paris agreement “is working” as it had brought the world back from “the brink of catastrophic 4C warming”, but argued countries must set the most ambitious emissions targets possible for 2035 to limit worsening global heating.
Giving Australia’s national statement on the conference floor at the Cop29 summit in Azerbaijan, he also pledged A$50m (US$32.5m) towards a global loss and damage fund to help the world’s most vulnerable people to repair the damage from climate breakdown. The funding was welcomed by climate campaigners, who said it was “the right thing to do”.
Continue reading...Recess appointments: Can Trump bypass Senate to appoint Gaetz, other aides?
Donald Trump's support for 'recess appointments' fuels concerns over weakened US congressional oversight of White House.
Thousands complain over way super funds handle and pay out death and disability claims
Data from the financial watchdog strongly supports Asic’s claim ‘there is a systemic issue’ across the superannuation sector, advocate says
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More than 5,000 people have lodged complaints with a financial watchdog about how the 10 largest superannuation funds have handled death and group insurance claims over four years.
Complaints to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (Afca) about the entitlements – a lump sum provided to a member’s family when they die – have increased each year since 2020/21. They rose from 921 to 1,048, then 1,459 and 1,611.
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Continue reading...‘Quishing’, ‘vishing’ and AI scams – the new cybercriminal techniques duping Australians
Australian Signals Directorate sounds alarm on ‘shifting tactics’ by state-sponsored hackers and cybercriminals, and targeting of critical infrastructure
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Cybercriminals are using fake QR codes or sophisticated artificial intelligence scams to trick Australians into giving up their private details or downloading dangerous files, the nation’s signals intelligence agency has warned, as fraudsters take advantage of the technology’s popularity.
The Australian Signals Directorate also sounded the alarm on the “shifting tactics” of state-sponsored hackers and cybercriminals, who they said are burrowing into computer systems of businesses and other organisations and then sitting quietly to avoid detection until they choose to strike.
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Continue reading...Gender pay gap data reveals Australia’s female CEOs paid $170,000 less than men on average
But new data shows 3% increase in men taking primary carer parental leave – the largest annual increase since records began
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Female CEOs in Australia are paid an average of $170,000 less than their male counterparts – a gender pay gap of 25% – according to government figures.
The pay gap among CEOs was published as part of the national pay gap scorecard for the first time this year, after legislative changes introduced last year.
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Continue reading...Understanding Ireland’s solidarity with Palestine
We examine why the Irish are so sympathetic to the Palestinian cause.