- Spain's king stood his ground under a mud barrage. What will the iconic moment mean for his reign? The Associated Press
- Protesters hurl mud at Spain’s king, queen and prime minister after floods The Washington Post
- Angry crowds boo and throw eggs at Spanish king as he visits flood-hit Valencia CNN
- Spanish King Warns of Flood Misinformation as Death Toll Mounts Bloomberg
- Unlike the Spanish, the British aren’t pelting their royals with mud. But patience is running out … The Guardian
William Tyrrell inquest: foster mother abused outside court after police allege she may have buried toddler
Counsel assisting warns ‘fairness is deserved by all’ after inquest hears foster mother may have disposed of three-year-old’s body following accidental death in 2014
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The coroner overseeing the inquest into William Tyrrell’s disappearance in 2014 has issued a warning after the toddler’s foster mother was abused outside court.
Counsel assisting Gerard Craddock SC told the deputy state coroner Harriet Grahame that someone had yelled at the foster mother at Lidcombe coroners court on Monday as the inquest resumed for two further weeks of evidence.
Continue reading...ABC to review editorial policies after investigation finds gunshots ‘inadvertently’ added to Afghanistan footage
Director of news Justin Stevens apologises for ‘editing errors’ in the video clips
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The ABC will review its editorial policies after an independent review found five additional sounds of gunshots were “inadvertently but inaccurately” introduced into footage showing a commando firing from a helicopter.
But the review by the former ABC editorial executive Alan Sunderland said there was no evidence that anyone at Australia’s national broadcaster “deliberately doctored, falsified, manipulated or distorted information, material or evidence in order to mislead audiences”.
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Continue reading...US elections 2024: 10 key House races to watch
Democrats only need to flip a handful of seats to get back control of the lower chamber – here’s what to keep an eye on
Much attention has been paid to the historic race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, but the results of down-ballot elections will determine whether the new president will actually be able to implement a legislative agenda next year.
With Republicans defending a narrow majority in the House of Representatives, Democrats only need to flip a handful of seats to wrest back control of the lower chamber, and both parties are going all out to win.
Continue reading...Peter Dutton rules out Coalition abortion policy changes and blasts MPs for stirring debate
It follows party criticism of Jacinta Nampijinpa Price for condemning later term abortions, though opposition leader did not name names
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Peter Dutton has blasted Coalition MPs for fuelling a federal debate on abortion laws, declaring there would be no change to policy if he wins government and they must show more “discipline” on the topic.
Dutton told MPs in his private weekly party-room address on Tuesday morning that the 11th-hour emergence of the issue during the recent Queensland state election campaign may have cost the Liberal National party votes.
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Continue reading...Trump vows tariffs on Mexico over border issues
Trump vows a 25% tariff on Mexico over border issues
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 4, 2024 – Institute for the Study of War
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 4, 2024 Institute for the Study of War
- ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November, 4, 2024 Kyiv Post
- Russia Has a New Enemy in the Ukraine War (Not NATO) The National Interest Online
- ISW: Russians advance in Svatove, Kreminna, Siversk, and Vuhledar Euromaidan Press
- Ukraine faces Russian advances on multiple fronts, Moscow's intentions confirmed The New Voice of Ukraine
Florida voters to weigh overturning six-week abortion ban
Of all the US abortion ballot measures, the one in this conservative state will be most closely watched.
More than 500 new poker machines installed in NSW despite Chris Minns promising to slash numbers
Total number of machines in state increased from 87,094 in March last year to 87,644 in October
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More than 500 new poker machines have been installed since Labor won office in New South Wales last year, despite a campaign pledge to cut their numbers in pubs and clubs.
In January 2023, two months before the state election, the now premier, Chris Minns, declared a Labor government would “reduce the number of poker machines” in NSW.
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Continue reading...China reviews plan to increase local government debt – CNBC
- China reviews plan to increase local government debt CNBC
- China Reviews Plan to Refinance Local Governments’ Hidden Debt Bloomberg
- China's lawmakers review bill to raise local government debt ceilings Reuters
- In stimulus signal, China’s top legislature mulls debt swap plan on first day South China Morning Post
- Experts Predict CN New Round of Debt Swaps Could Reach RMB6-10T; Local Govts May Restart Issuing Swap Bonds: CN Media AASTOCKS.com
North Korea tells UN it is speeding up nuclear weapons programme
Pyongyang’s envoy to the United Nations says buildup is to counter threat from ‘hostile nuclear weapons states’
North Korea’s UN envoy has said Pyongyang will accelerate a buildup of its nuclear weapons programme just days after it test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time this year at a moment of rising tensions with the west.
Kim Song, North Korea’s ambassador to the UN, said during a security council meeting on Monday that Pyongyang would accelerate the programme to “counter any threat presented by hostile nuclear weapons states”.
Continue reading...Eight staff of Australian Electoral Commission contractor fabricated voice referendum location data
AEC ‘considering its legal position’ after investigation prompted by Guardian reporting into allegations from McNair whistleblower
- Whistleblower claims he was told to fabricate data for AEC during Indigenous voice campaign
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Eight staff fabricated location data on Indigenous communities while working for a company contracted by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) during last year’s failed voice referendum process, an investigation has found.
The AEC said it was now “considering its legal position” over the scandal and remained “incredibly disappointed” in the alleged behaviour of McNair yellowSquares, a market research firm engaged as part of the commission’s efforts to improve participation in the vote.
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Continue reading...Injury forces dancer Amy Dowden to leave this year’s Strictly
Spokesperson says Dowden will not take part in the rest of the competition owing to foot injury
The professional dancer Amy Dowden will not be continuing with this year’s season of Strictly Come Dancing to recover from a foot injury.
The development was revealed on the spin-off show Strictly It Takes Two on BBC Two on Monday and comes after a period of absence from the show for Dowden.
Continue reading...Why colouring clothes has a big environmental impact
Start-up firms are looking for ways to dye clothes using less water and heat.
Elon Musk’s $1m US voter giveaway to continue, Pennsylvania judge rules
The state's top Democratic legal official says the giveaway in states likely to decide the US election is a 'scam'.
“We are not going back”: Harris rallies supporters on eve of election
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris rallied her supporters in the must-win swing state of Pennsylvania.
Assassination attempts and a candidate change – how the US election campaign unfolded
A quick refresher of the entire US presidential campaign.
How the US presidential campaign unfolded in 180 seconds
A quick refresher of the entire US presidential campaign.
Britain’s green energy pledge ‘credible’ if planning fixed, says system operator
State-owned Neso says Britain could be net exporter of green electricity by end of decade at no extra cost
A plan to create a clean electricity system by 2030 promised by Labour before the election is “immensely challenging” but still “credible” if ministers take urgent action to fix Britain’s sluggish planning system, the energy system operator has said.
Britain could become a net exporter of green electricity by the end of the decade at no extra costs to the energy system under the plans and bills may even fall if ministers make the right policy changes, according to the operator.
Continue reading...Smoking to be banned outside schools and hospitals, but pubs get reprieve
Parliamentary bill will also ban the advertising of vapes and restrict their flavours, packaging and marketing
Smoking is set to be banned outside schools and hospitals as part of a crackdown on one of the UK’s biggest killers and its most common cause of cancer.
But the government has dropped plans to outlaw smoking outside pubs and restaurants, prompting health campaigners to complain about “vested interests” covertly influencing policy.
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