- Israeli forces press Rafah offensive despite global outcry Reuters
- Israel pushes ahead with Rafah bombings after tent camp deaths USA TODAY
- Israeli tanks reach Rafah city center - report The Jerusalem Post
- Opinion | The Israelis Prove Biden Wrong on Rafah The Wall Street Journal
- Israel continues Rafah operation as hostage bodies are recovered The Guardian
Israel-Hamas war: Security Council to hold emergency meeting – DW – 05/28/2024 – DW (English)
- Israel-Hamas war: Security Council to hold emergency meeting – DW – 05/28/2024 DW (English)
- Israel faces global outcry over Rafah strike that set tent city ablaze Yahoo! Voices
- Tel Aviv police use water cannon as global protests ramp up after Israeli strike on Rafah – video The Guardian
- Global condemnation of deadly Israeli strike on Rafah mounts: Live updates CNN
- Facing Global Outrage, Netanyahu Calls Civilian Deaths in Rafah Strike 'Tragic Accident' The New York Times
Papua New Guinea orders thousands to evacuate from path of ‘active’ landslide – Reuters.com
- Papua New Guinea orders thousands to evacuate from path of 'active' landslide Reuters.com
- Papua New Guinea Landslide May Have Buried 2,000 People - Videos from The Weather Channel The Weather Channel
- Evacuations ordered over fear of new Papua landslide Yahoo! Voices
- PNG landslide: More than 2,000 killed, government says The Associated Press
- WATCH: Search for bodies continues after catastrophic Papua New Guinea landslide Africanews English
North Korean rocket carrying its 2nd spy satellite explodes shortly after launch – The Associated Press
- North Korean rocket carrying its 2nd spy satellite explodes shortly after launch The Associated Press
- Kim Jong Un's latest satellite launch ends in failure with footage showing the dramatic moment North Korea's r Daily Mail
- Kyodo News Digest: May 28, 2024 Kyodo News Plus
- Launch Roundup: North Korean launch failure, Starliner CFT, EarthCARE - NASASpaceFlight.com NASASpaceflight.com
- South Korean military finds wreckage of North Korea’s 2nd spy satellite in sea The Korea Herald
Is Palestine a state? Palestinian statehood, explained – USA TODAY
- Is Palestine a state? Palestinian statehood, explained USA TODAY
- Ireland, Norway, Spain to recognize Palestine as state – DW – 05/28/2024 DW (English)
- Spain to recognize a Palestinian state run by PA with east Jerusalem as capital The Jerusalem Post
- Spain, Ireland, Norway set to recognise Palestinian statehood Reuters
- Norway hands over papers for diplomatic recognition to Palestinian prime minister POLITICO
Australia politics live: cabinet ‘crafting the offer’ for next election, PM tells caucus; transport department boss quizzed over Taylor Swift shirt
Anthony Albanese reminds his colleagues that government now in the final 12 months of its first term. Follow the day’s news live
‘Last 24 hours only reinforces need’ for immediate humanitarian ceasefire, return of hostages and aid access, Conroy says
Pat Conroy was also asked about Israel’s assault on a refugee camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah.
Well, we’re incredibly concerned by what we saw in Rafah. And that’s why we’ve been continuing to call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. We’ve also called for an immediate return of all hostages that Hamas have taken. And the immediate opening of access so we can get massive amounts of humanitarian support into the Gaza. So immediate humanitarian ceasefire, release of hostages and immediate flow of aid is critical. That’s the Australian government’s position and you’re absolutely right, what we’ve seen overnight or over the last 24 hours only reinforces the need for those three things.
No, to be quite frank, we don’t. The Papua New Guinean government has asked the UN agencies to coordinate partner countries and those assessments are going on right now. But this is an incredibly inaccessible part of Papua New Guinea. And it’s a really challenging process for everyone.
Continue reading...South Africa election 2024: A divided nation goes to the polls – BBC.com
- South Africa election 2024: A divided nation goes to the polls BBC.com
- Opinion | South Africa, With Elections, Is Becoming Something New The New York Times
- South Africa 30 years after apartheid ended Reuters.com
- Thirty years of South African democracy, visualized Atlantic Council
- South Africa tackles racial inequality – DW – 05/27/2024 DW (English)
Russian strike kills 18 people in Kharkiv megastore, the deadliest attack Ukraine has seen in weeks – CNN
- Russian strike kills 18 people in Kharkiv megastore, the deadliest attack Ukraine has seen in weeks CNN
- The death toll in Kharkiv attack rises to 14 as Zelenskyy warns of Russian troop movements The Associated Press
- Russia is bombing book publishers as Putin wages war on Ukrainian identity Atlantic Council
- Russia strikes crowded store in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Al Jazeera English
- Terror and Courage National Review
Police deploy divers and dog in search for mother and baby after evidence of birth found on Sydney riverbank
Officers urge woman to go to hospital to receive care after placenta and umbilical cord found next to Cooks River at Earlwood
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Police have deployed divers and a blood detection dog in the search for a mother and her newborn baby after finding evidence she may have given birth by a Sydney riverbank.
A resident walking his dog found what police believe to be a placenta and umbilical cord next to the Cooks River at Earlwood in the city’s south-west on Monday afternoon. Police said tests on the organs had revealed them to be human.
Continue reading...How Ozempic is re-shaping the US
The company behind the weight-loss drug has made millions, but without health insurance it is unaffordable for many. George Chidi reports
George Chidi, a politics and democracy reporter for Guardian US, recently came to Europe on holiday. He had been looking forward to eating his way around Paris and London, and was especially looking forward to the cheese. But when he got here, something surprised him. He enjoyed the food but found he wasn’t overeating.
For the past few months, he explains to Hannah Moore, he has been taking the weight-loss drug Ozempic. Almost 2% of the population in the US is taking it and the company behind it is worth billions. But while it’s been a big year for semaglutide weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, the changes they are making to US society are only just beginning.
Continue reading...General election: Tories announce ‘Triple Lock Plus’ pension allowance – BBC.com
- General election: Tories announce 'Triple Lock Plus' pension allowance BBC.com
- Sunak Offers Pensioners Tax Cut as Tory Poll Shows Reform Threat Bloomberg
- Rishi Sunak unveils £2.4bn pensioner tax cut in bid to stabilise election campaign Financial Times
- How the Conservatives will protect pensioners from income tax penalty The Telegraph
- UK’s Sunak pledges tax cuts for pensioners as Tories face election wipeout Al Jazeera English
South Africa’s surprise election challenger is evoking the past anti-apartheid struggle – The Associated Press
An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon kills 2 people near a hospital, officials say – The Associated Press
- An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon kills 2 people near a hospital, officials say The Associated Press
- Spain to recognize Palestinian state in Gaza, West Bank with East Jerusalem as capital The Times of Israel
- Israel And Hamas War: Live UpdatesMay 27, 2024 | I24NEWS i24NEWS
- IDF fighter jets strike terror infrastructure in southern Lebanon The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli strikes kill eight people in southern Lebanon Reuters
Clover Moore to seek record sixth term as lord mayor of Sydney
Moore, who has been in the job for past 20 years, says she would focus on climate change, affordable homes and green spaces after election
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Sydney’s lord mayor, Clover Moore, will seek a record sixth term later this year, promising voters she would continue to focus on climate change, affordable homes, green spaces and revitalising city precincts.
The longstanding independent politician said she was “energised” about the work still ahead when she announced her re-election run on Tuesday.
Continue reading...Pro-Palestine protesters at ANU move campus camp by 50 metres ahead of noon deadline
University dramatically escalated its response to the on-campus occupation on Monday, demanding protesters vacate their site in the centre of campus
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Student protesters in Canberra have moved their pro-Palestine encampment to a new location after police demanded they pack up by noon on Tuesday.
Protesters at the Australian National University voted on Monday night to relocate their camp 50 metres down the road, saying they had engaged in good faith. But they condemned what they called “reckless and unjustifiable intimidation tactics” from the university.
Continue reading...Pope used vulgar Italian word to refer to LGBT people, Italian newspapers report – Yahoo! Voices
Threatened species and chips? Other fish frequently sold as flake, Australian study finds
Scalloped hammerhead and greeneye spurdog among at-risk shark discovered in genetic testing of fillets
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One in 10 fillets of shark meat bought by Australians at fish and chip shops and markets – often labelled as flake – is from a threatened species, according to a study that has uncovered widespread mislabelling of shark sold to the public.
Nine of 91 fillets were found to be either scalloped hammerhead, greeneye spurdog or school shark – all considered threatened in Australia – after scientists at Macquarie University used DNA analysis to check what they were sold.
Continue reading...Inflation in UK shops falls amid price cuts on furniture and TVs
Biggest drop since November 2021 as ‘unseasonable’ weather pushes retailers to continue promotions
Shop price inflation has eased to the lowest level since November 2021 after retailers cut the price of big purchases such as furniture and TVs as households keep a tight rein on spending amid cost of living pressures and poor weather.
Prices rose at an annual rate of 0.6% in May, down from 0.8% in April – the slowest pace since November 2021 – according to the latest monitor from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) trade body and the market research firm NielsenIQ.
Continue reading...Sunak struggles to control Tory party on chaotic fifth day of election campaign
Prime minister campaigns in Buckinghamshire as his military service plan is criticised and MP defects to Reform
Rishi Sunak struggled to keep control of his fractured party on a chaotic fifth day of the Tory election campaign, as one MP defected to Reform and a minister criticised the prime minister’s pledge to bring back national service.
Sunak was in Buckinghamshire as he sought to get back on the front foot after a bruising start to the snap election, with Tory insiders increasingly worried about his strategy and performance.
Continue reading...Rachel Reeves will vow to lead most ‘pro-growth’ Treasury in UK history
Labour will strike balance between workers’ needs and business interests, shadow chancellor to tell bosses
Rachel Reeves will pledge on Tuesday to lead the most “pro-growth” Treasury in UK history if Labour wins the general election.
Addressing business leaders, the shadow chancellor is poised to claim her party would “return to the centre ground of politics” by striking a balance between workers’ needs and business interests.
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