- Philippines President Slams Vice President’s Assassination Plot The New York Times
- The Philippine vice president publicly threatens to have the president assassinated The Associated Press
- Philippine VP Duterte denies assassination plot against President Marcos Jr Al Jazeera English
- Philippines summons VP Duterte over threat to have Marcos killed Reuters
- Philippine VP Sara Duterte Threatens to Assassinate Pres. Marcos During Live-Streamed Briefing Democracy Now!
Pakistani capital under lockdown to block rally by Imran Khan supporters
Government shuts down internet, blocks highways and brings in troops to stop protest by former PM’s supporters
Pakistan’s capital was put under lockdown as the government shut down the internet, blocked highways and brought in thousands of police and paramilitaries in an attempt to prevent supporters of the former prime minister Imran Khan protesting in Islamabad.
Khan, who has been in jail for more than a year facing hundreds of charges, had issued a “final call” for his supporters to descend on Islamabad to demand his release and protest against recent changes to the judiciary and constitution.
Continue reading...Australian student injured in West Bank says life ‘flipped upside down’ as Palestinian community demands answers
Ranem Abu Izneid, injured by shrapnel in Israeli-occupied Abu Dis, says ‘there is no hope for me to regain my vision’
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An Australian dentistry student has lost her vision after being struck by shrapnel in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, sparking outrage in the Australian Palestinian community.
Ranem Abu Izneid, 20, was studying in her room on 15 November at Al Quds University in Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, when she heard bombs and soldiers shouting.
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Continue reading...Poland prepares for election crucial for ruling coalition and progressive reform
Next May’s presidential vote is effectively referendum on whether Donald Tusk’s government can rule freely
Donald Tusk’s government in Poland is gearing up for a crucial presidential election next year, after a first year in office that has been marked by clashes with the current president, Andrzej Duda, as well as splits within the ruling coalition.
Tusk took office as prime minister last December, ending eight years of rule by the populist Law and Justice (PiS) party. The change of government prompted celebrations from progressive Poles and relief in Brussels, where PiS had put Poland on a course of conflict with European bodies.
Continue reading...Largest great white shark ever caught in Queensland control program was pregnant with four pups
Female almost the length of a shipping container was found dead on a drumline in August, primary industries department has revealed
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The largest great white shark ever caught in Queensland’s shark control program died while pregnant with four pups, the primary industries department has revealed.
A female white shark was found dead on a shark-catching drumline near Gladstone in August. Queensland’s Department of Primary Industries took samples for research purposes and has been collaborating with researchers interstate, a spokesperson said.
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Continue reading...Menendez brothers’ resentencing hearing delayed until January
Ever since two young men were jailed for killing their wealthy parents in 1989, the case has gripped the US.
DHL plane crash in Lithuania may be result of sabotage, says German minister
Baerbock raises possibility of accident or ‘hybrid incident’ after Vilnius cargo plane crash kills one and injures three
The fatal crash of a DHL cargo plane as it approached Vilnius airport could have been the result of sabotage or an accident, Germany’s foreign minister has said.
A Spanish crew member was killed and three others injured when the German plane crashed into a house near the Lithuanian capital on Monday.
Continue reading...Israeli cabinet sanctions country’s oldest newspaper over critical coverage and publisher’s comments – CNN
- Israeli cabinet sanctions country’s oldest newspaper over critical coverage and publisher’s comments CNN
- Likud minister asserts that government has right to enact ‘regime change’ in Israel The Times of Israel
- Israeli government orders officials to boycott left-leaning paper Haaretz The Guardian
- Israel sanctions Haaretz due to articles that ‘hurt’ Israeli state Al Jazeera English
- Israeli Government Imposes Sanctions on Haaretz, Cuts All Ties and Pulls Advertising Haaretz
One dead and three injured in Lithuania cargo jet crash
The Boeing 737 crashed near a house as it was making its final approach for landing, local authorities say.
Four dead in violence over mosque survey in Indian city
Clashes broke out between protesters and the police during a court-monitored survey of a Centuries-old mosque.
Child dies after being found unresponsive in a vehicle in north Queensland
Police are investigating after the child died in Innisfail on Monday
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A child has died after being found unresponsive in a vehicle in north Queensland.
Police officers were called to a vehicle in Innisfail about 1pm on Monday after reports a child had been found unresponsive.
Continue reading...Fire ant rafts could float down Queensland river after recent heavy rains, expert warns
Growing infestations along the Logan river pose ‘very high risk’ of spreading downstream, Invasive Species Council says
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An increase in fire ant infestations along Queensland’s Logan River is raising concerns Australia’s worst invasive species could form floating rafts and spread downstream.
The Invasive Species Council advocacy manager, Reece Pianta, said governments should urgently ramp up eradication efforts along the Logan River, in south-east Queensland.
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Continue reading...Australian police offer to help Laos investigation into suspected methanol deaths as Melbourne teenagers mourned
Prime minister pays tribute to Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles while families vow to turn tragedy into ‘mission for change’
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Australian federal police have offered to help the Laos investigation into multiple deaths linked to a suspected mass methanol poisoning event.
Melburnians Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both 19, were among six foreign tourists to die.
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Continue reading...Palestinian artists plan Gaza Biennale as ‘act of resistance and survival’
Project involves showing work in Gaza but also sending works across Israeli siege lines for exhibiting worldwide
Palestinian artists in Gaza plan to stage a “biennale” exhibition as an act of defiance against Israel’s military onslaught and to focus attention on the plight of the territory’s 2.3 million people under more than 13 months of bombardment.
About 50 artists from Gaza will exhibit their work within the besieged coastal strip, and are looking for art galleries to host exhibitions overseas. But in order to hold their work to the eyes of the rest of the world, the artists are facing a unique challenge: how to get their art across Israeli siege lines.
Continue reading...Turkish woman convicted under anti-terror laws for sharing Guardian article
Peri Pamir given suspended sentence after posting article about UK woman killed fighting with Kurdish forces in Syria
A Turkish woman who shared a Guardian article on social media about a British woman killed fighting with Kurdish forces in Syria has described how she was twice convicted of “sharing terrorist propaganda” in an Istanbul court.
“I am basically just an ordinary citizen, there is no reason why I should attract any special attention. This is the disturbing part,” said Peri Pamir, a 71-year-old retired researcher.
Continue reading...Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate becomes country’s new president – NPR
- Uruguay's leftist opposition candidate becomes country's new president NPR
- Uruguay’s Center Left Reclaims Power in Presidential Election The New York Times
- Who is Yamandu Orsi, Uruguay’s next president? Al Jazeera English
- Is Uruguay too stable for its own good? The Economist
- Uruguay ousts conservative government, elects leftist opposition candidate as turnout hits 90 percent Fox News
Hezbollah fires barrage of rockets into Israel after strikes on Beirut
Heavy attack launched in wake of deadly strikes on Beirut, and comes as talks for a ceasefire and hostage release deal have stalled
Hezbollah has fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said, wounding seven people in one of the militant group’s heaviest barrages in months, in response to deadly Israeli strikes in Beirut while negotiators pressed on with ceasefire efforts to halt the all-out war.
Some of the rockets fired on Sunday reached the Tel Aviv area in the heart of Israel.
Continue reading...Revealed: Israel used US weapons in strike that killed journalists
Killing of journalists in Israeli strike could be war crime, legal experts say after Guardian investigation
A Guardian investigation has found that Israel used a US munition to target and kill three journalists and wound three more in a 25 October attack in south Lebanon which legal experts have called a potential war crime.
On 25 October at 3.19am, an Israeli jet shot two bombs at a chalet hosting three journalists – cameraman Ghassan Najjar and technician Mohammad Reda from pro-Hezbollah outlet al-Mayadeen, as well as cameraman Wissam Qassem from the Hezbollah-affiliated outlet al-Manar.
Continue reading...What happened when a city started accepting – not evicting – homeless camps
Faced with a housing and homelessness crisis, Halifax has set aside city sites for people to live in tents. Not everyone is behind the plan.
Stolen shoe mystery solved at Japanese kindergarten by security camera – The Associated Press
- Stolen shoe mystery solved at Japanese kindergarten by security camera The Associated Press
- The weasel took my shoe, and other adventures in parenting Deseret News
- Police track down unlikely shoe thief from Japanese kindergarten The Guardian
- Paws up! Police find shoe thief at a kindergarten is actually a weasel. The Washington Post
- Cameras installed at Japan day care after shoe thefts uncover unexpected culprit - The Mainichi The Mainichi