Volcanic eruption puts on fiery spectacle near Iceland’s Grindavik
Sundhnukagigar volcano erupts for the fifth time this year with lava shooting 50 metres (164 feet) into the air.
Mayoral candidate shot dead at campaign rally in Mexico’s Guerrero state – Al Jazeera English
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How Israel pushed dotted ‘red lines’ to have its way in Rafah
Israel has ignored calls from its Western allies not to conduct a major operation in Rafah and faced no consequences.
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In unusual move, North Korea fires off barrage of at least 10 ballistic missiles – The Japan Times
UN warns of ‘significant’ disease risk after Papua New Guinea landslide
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Iceland volcano dramatically erupts again as streams of lava reach town’s defensive walls – CNN
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Singapore Airlines Flight Fell 178 Feet in Under 5 Seconds – The New York Times
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Google announces $2bn investment in Malaysia, as gov’t hails 26,500 jobs
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Israel expects Gaza war to continue for seven months, says PM’s adviser – BBC.com
Hundreds of Australian public servants call on government to ‘cease all military exports to Israel’
More than 300 employees of federal, state and local governments sign letter warning against Australia’s ‘complicity’ in war crimes
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Hundreds of public servants from across Australia and across state and federal agencies have signed an open letter calling for the federal government to “immediately cease all military exports to Israel”.
The letter, signed by more than 300 people, notes a warning from UN experts in February that the transport of weapons or ammunition to Israel to be used in Gaza is likely to violate international humanitarian law.
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Andrew Giles was asked why he wasn’t told about what was happening with his directive in the tribunals – why there weren’t meetings to receive updates.
He said there were meetings with his department which were taking place “pretty regularly”.
What has been unacceptable is the fact that these AAT decisions to set aside cancellations that were made under section 99 that were made by this government by my department – we were not advised, I was not told that these cancellations had been overturned by the tribunal.
That’s the issue that I’m deeply concerned about. And that’s what I’m focusing on fixing now.
There are around 30 that I’ve called up as a matter of absolute urgency and they are dealt with through the day and night.
I’m gonna get to the bottom of this – a protocol that I put in place was not adhered to, that is entirely unsatisfactory. As I said, I’m now focused on dealing with the urgent issue which is the cancellation consideration, I put in place a new protocol and I want to get to the bottom of what happened and why.
Continue reading...Israel in effective control of entire Gaza land border after taking Philadelphi Corridor in south
The IDF says that it is in ‘operational’ control of the buffer zone on Egypt’s border, a move which risks complicating relations with Cairo, amid Rafah offensive
Israel is in effective control of Gaza’s entire land border after taking control of a buffer zone along the border with Egypt, Israel’s military has said, a move that risks complicating its relationship with Egypt.
In a televised briefing on Wednesday, chief military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said Israeli forces had gained “operational” control over the Philadelphi Corridor, using the Israeli military’s code name for the 14km-long corridor along the Gaza Strip’s only border with Egypt.
Continue reading...Archibald prize 2024: Baker Boy portrait wins packing room prize
Yolŋu rapper says it was ‘an honour’ to be painted by Matt Adnate, who wins category judged by Art Gallery of New South Wales staff
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A portrait of Indigenous rapper Baker Boy by Matt Adnate has won the $3,000 packing room prize in the annual Archibald prize.
The judges hailed the Victorian artist’s portrait for its accuracy and ability to capture “its kind and kindred spirits and a strong Indigenous voice through music”.
Continue reading...Paramore, Dua Lipa, more celebs call for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war: ‘Cannot support a genocide’ – USA TODAY
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