- Why Haiti’s gangs are gaining ground despite the presence of an international armed force Miami Herald
- Haiti’s children ‘dragged into hell’ as gang violence rages Al Jazeera English
- More than 100 suspected gang members have been killed as vigilantism grows in Haiti Miami Herald
- Haiti’s Many Problems and Very Few Solutions, Explained The New York Times
- As violent gangs extend control in Haiti, UN commits to staying the course UN News
Russia Supplies Antiaircraft Missiles to North Korea, the South Says – The New York Times
- Russia Supplies Antiaircraft Missiles to North Korea, the South Says The New York Times
- Russia supplied air defense missiles to North Korea in return for its troops, South Korea says The Associated Press
- North Korean Troops in Russia Are 'Fair Target', Pentagon Warns Newsweek
- Russia supplied anti-air missiles to North Korea, Seoul says DW (English)
- South Korea official says Russia provided anti-air missile to North Korea Reuters
Who is Pam Bondi, Trump’s new nominee for US attorney general?
Tapped to lead the Justice Department, Bondi is a former Florida attorney general and longtime Trump supporter.
Penguin returns to the sea after long trip from Antarctica to Australia – New York Post
- Penguin returns to the sea after long trip from Antarctica to Australia New York Post
- 'Good luck, Gus': Emperor penguin found in Australia is released back into the wild NBC News
- Lost Antarctic penguin's 2,000-mile odyssey to Australia beach ends with return to Southern Ocean Yahoo! Voices
- Gus the emperor penguin, found 3,000km from home on West Australian beach, back in the ocean ABC News
Israeli strike hits Beirut as Lebanon’s death toll surpasses 3,500
The city’s southern suburbs have been hit repeatedly in recent months
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Biden says ICC war crimes arrest warrant ‘outrageous’
US President Joe Biden calls the issuing of warrants against Israeli officials including Benjamin Netanyahu "outrageous".
Haiti’s children ‘dragged into hell’ as gang violence rages
Many Haitian children face stark choice of joining a gang or suffering from violence, poverty and hunger engulfing them.
Is the growing power of Big Tech a threat to democracy?
Nobel Prize laureate Maria Ressa and former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis discuss Big Tech in politics.
Student is arrested on charges of spying on the US for Russia – The Associated Press
- Student is arrested on charges of spying on the US for Russia The Associated Press
- Guard at U.S. Embassy in Norway Accused of Spying for Russia and Iran The New York Times
- US embassy security guard arrested in Norway on spying allegation The Independent
- Norwegian guard at US Embassy in Oslo arrested over allegations of spying for Russia and Iran CNN
- Student Charged With Spying on US Embassy for Russia, Iran Newsweek
Lava flow from Iceland volcano creeps towards homes
A lava flow from Iceland’s Grindavik volcano is creeping towards homes and a popular geothermal spa.
Canada denies it has evidence linking Modi to killing of Sikh separatists
Trudeau adviser shuts down foreign ministry’s allegations that Indian government was behind intimidation plot
Canada, which expelled six Indian diplomats over allegations they were involved in a plot against Sikh separatists, has denied it has evidence Narendra Modi was linked to violence on Canadian soil.
The Canadian foreign ministry last month alleged Amit Shah, considered the number two in Modi’s government, was behind a campaign of intimidation in Canada. Ottawa says it has evidence linking Indian government agents to the 2023 murder of the Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.
Continue reading...Arms to Israel: Will countries halt sales in wake of ICC arrest warrants?
The arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant could lead to countries rethinking arms deals with Israel, experts say
Scholz to lead SPD into snap German election after Pistorius withdraws
Chancellor’s popular rival says he is unavailable to stand, leaving Scholz as the default candidate
The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, will be nominated as the candidate to lead his Social Democratic party (SPD) into the February general election after his more popular defence minister, Boris Pistorius, pulled out of the race.
After weeks of calls for a change at the top of the ticket, Pistorius released a video on Thursday in which he said he was “not available” to stand as the SPD flag-bearer in the snap election triggered after Scholz sacked his finance minister, Christian Lindner, imploding the three-year-old ruling coalition.
Continue reading...Israel bombs Gaza after the ICC issues arrest warrants
24 hours after the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinians in Gaza are still being bombed.
Middle East crisis: Netanyahu thanks Orbán for invite after ICC warrant, saying Hungary on ‘side of justice and truth’ – as it happened
Israeli PM thanks his Hungarian counterpart after he extends invite in defiance of moves by International Criminal Court
The US have said they “fundamentally reject” the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants for senior Israel officials and said the court does not have jurisdiction over the matter.
On Thursday, arrest warrants were issued by the court for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s former defence minister Yoav Gallant and the late Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif over alleged war crimes committed in Gaza.
Continue reading...Burnayi Lurnayi: Bendigo development aims to provide safe homes for Aboriginal women
Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation says the development will help Indigenous women stay in the increasingly unaffordable regional city
Traditional owners have partnered with community housing providers in central Victoria to build a new housing project aimed at addressing the high rates of homelessness faced by Aboriginal women.
The development, named Burnayi Lurnayi, meaning “young women” in Dja Dja Wurrung language, is being built in the Bendigo suburb of Flora Hill, in a partnership between the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation (Djarra) and community housing organisation YWCA.
Continue reading...Greens and some independents are biggest winners from Labor’s proposed donation cap, data shows
Labor and Coalition would have missed out on $4.1m and $4.7m in donations after public funding boost, while the Greens would have been $2.9m better off
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The Greens and independent MPs who ran low-cost campaigns have emerged as the biggest winners from Labor’s proposed donation cap and increased public funding of elections, data shows.
According to a Guardian Australia analysis of 2021-22 data, the Greens would have lost just $2.7m in donations if Labor’s proposed $20,000 cap had been law at the time, a sum more than made up for by a $5.6m increase in public funding. In net terms, the Greens would have been $2.9m better off.
Continue reading...People smugglers who promoted Tripadvisor-style video reviews caught
The smugglers offered the migrants bronze, silver, gold and platinum packages, depending on risk.
Hungary invites Netanyahu to visit as world leaders split over ICC arrest warrant
Viktor Orbán says he will not enforce ICC decision that requires court members to detain Israeli PM if he enters their country
Hungary’s illiberal prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has said he will invite his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, to visit in defiance of an international criminal court arrest warrant, as world leaders split over the ICC’s momentous decision.
The world’s highest criminal court issued warrants on Thursday for Netanyahu, his former defence minister Yoav Gallant and the Hamas commander Ibrahim al-Masri, commonly known as Mohammed Deif, who is believed to be dead, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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