‘It was a terrible thing’: Panama declares state of emergency as quake aftershocks rattle communities – The Guardian

  1. ‘It was a terrible thing’: Panama declares state of emergency as quake aftershocks rattle communities  The Guardian
  2. Panama suffers over 200 aftershocks after Friday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake  Reuters
  3. What Happens On A Bike Ride During 7.7 Quake? Viral Video From Panama Shows  NDTV
  4. Tsunami alert after major earthquake rocks Panama  Phys.org
  5. L.A. County-based team of first responders heads to Panama after earthquakes  KTLA
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A Trump impersonator and opera singers: CPAC was a spectacle, but the right still can’t agree how to take down Labor

Preferences proved the sticking point at the conference as conservatives face the prospect of a third successive election defeat

Many mainstream Australians would feel as if they’d been dropped in a foreign country at the Conservative Political Action Conference, lost amid oblique references to transgender swimmers, blue hair, women’s bathrooms, jokes about falling off stages and Matt Canavan in hi-vis and speed dealer sunnies.

It’s an interesting spectacle. At this year’s conference in Brisbane, rightwing campaigner Monica Smit was deep in conversation with a Donald Trump impersonator, opera singers belted out the national anthem (the first verse, twice, for unknown reasons), senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and her folk singer husband sang the anthem again, and Karl Stefanovic jokingly thanking CPAC for “rudely interrupting my unemployment”.

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Could student protests ignite a wider movement in France? – Euronews.com

  1. Could student protests ignite a wider movement in France?  Euronews.com
  2. French mayor caught in viral video clash says student protesters 'could be my children'  Reuters
  3. French students are in the streets. Donald Trump and Fox News are freaking out  Salon.com
  4. The School Near Paris That Shows Why French Students Are Protesting  The New York Times
  5. The French Student Protesters’ Demands Are Extremely Clear  The New Yorker
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‘You have a meeting’: the calendar phishing scam growing exponentially

Appointment or renewal reminder appears in victims’ calendar to lure them into logging in to fake Google, Microsoft or PayPal page

You’re preparing for the week ahead and take a look at your Google calendar. There’s an entry for a meeting that you must have completely forgotten. The note that pops up when you click on it says you’ll be reviewing a project and includes a link to more details. Confused, you follow it to find out more; the website you land on asks for logon details, and you provide them.

Unfortunately, this was not a failure of your memory but a calendar phishing scam. You have handed your name and password to fraudsters who will sell it on in a batch with other people’s details, use it to break into your work email, or to persuade you that they are contacting you from your bank, or another institution.

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Ben Roberts-Smith attends Canberra event honouring Australian troops who served in Afghanistan

Anthony Albanese speaks at Australian War Memorial event commemorating 25th anniversary of country’s involvement in the conflict

Anthony Albanese has honoured Australian troops who served in Afghanistan, using the 25th anniversary of the country’s involvement in the conflict to describe their heroism as a fight for “who we are as a people”.

The prime minister joined hundreds of veterans, family members and dignitaries at a commemoration of the start of the campaign in Canberra on Sunday, with nation’s most decorated living soldier and accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith among the crowd at the Australian War Memorial.

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Two Carlton players treated in hospital after off-season night out

Club issues brief statement about Lachie Cowan and Will Hayward, saying latter suffered minor cut to head after a fall

An off-season night out for Carlton football club teammates ended with two players admitted to hospital for treatment on Sunday morning, in what the club says are “separate circumstances”.

The club released a statement on Sunday confirming that AFL players Lachie Cowan, 21, and Will Hayward, 27, had been treated and discharged, after reports in several media outlets about the aftermath of an off-season night out.

Guardian Australia understands both players were both part of a larger group that had been socialising on Saturday evening.

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Russia steps up bid to kill European defence chiefs, spy agencies warn – Financial Times

  1. Russia steps up bid to kill European defence chiefs, spy agencies warn  Financial Times
  2. Russia steps up bid to assassinate European defence chiefs, intelligence agencies warn - report  i24NEWS
  3. Russia Launches Manhunt for Europe’s Top Defense Executives, FT Reports  UNITED24 Media
  4. As Putin wages shadow war, Europe looks for a way to hit back | Analysis  The Seattle Times
  5. Russia steps up assassination attempts targeting defence company executives in Europe, FT says  Українська правда
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Middle East war, high debt levels to dominate IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok – Reuters

  1. Middle East war, high debt levels to dominate IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok  Reuters
  2. Thailand Serves Up Soft Power With Tilapia for Finance Elite  Bloomberg.com
  3. Anutin steps up flood response as Bangkok prepares for IMF-World Bank meetings  Nation Thailand
  4. Bangkok bans gatherings disrupting IMF-World Bank meetings at 24 venues  Khaosod English
  5. IMF-World Bank summit to boost confidence, says Sihasak  Thai PBS World
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3 Mexican men found guilty of killing Australian brothers, US pal on surfing trip – New York Post

  1. 3 Mexican men found guilty of killing Australian brothers, US pal on surfing trip  New York Post
  2. 3 Men Are Found Guilty in Murders of Tourists on Surfing Trip to Mexico  The New York Times
  3. Three men found guilty of murdering Australian brothers and US friend in Mexico  BBC
  4. Mexico: Court finds three men guilty of murder of Australian, US surfers  DW.com
  5. Trial in killings of 3 foreign surfers in Mexico nears verdict  AP News
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Taiz hospitals near collapse as Houthis tighten siege: Yemen government – Al Jazeera

  1. Taiz hospitals near collapse as Houthis tighten siege: Yemen government  Al Jazeera
  2. Iran war live: Yemeni forces target Houthi positions around Taiz  Al Jazeera
  3. How the Houthis Triumphed on the Red Sea and Sparked a New War in Yemen  The New York Times
  4. Yemen civil war: what sparked latest escalation and who is involved?  The Guardian
  5. Yemeni government fighters shown driving vehicles over Houthi opponents  Reuters
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Hurricane Simon strengthens into Category 4 storm as it takes aim at Mexico’s Pacific coast – CBS News

  1. Hurricane Simon strengthens into Category 4 storm as it takes aim at Mexico's Pacific coast  CBS News
  2. 2 Storms Bring Flood Risks to Mexico and the Southwest  The New York Times
  3. Live updates: Hurricane Simon nears the Pacific coast of Mexico as a Category 4 storm  AP News
  4. Dual Tropical Storms Hit Both US Coasts With Floods and Outages  Bloomberg.com
  5. Hurricane Simon nears Mexico with 155 mph winds and flooding fears  NPR
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‘My body is still peaking’: Eliud Kipchoge wins first marathon in three years

  • Kenyan breaks Melbourne Marathon record by two seconds

  • ‘I’m happy to run with the gen Zs,’ 41-year-old says

Marathon’s greatest competitor, Eliud Kipchoge, has sent a message to the next generation declaring that he’s not done yet.

The 41-year-old Kenyan revelled in his Melbourne Marathon debut on Sunday, breaking the race record and delighting thousands of fans at the MCG finish.

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Rubio cites ‘necessity’ of U.S. sanctions on ICC in call with Japanese counterpart – The Japan Times

  1. Rubio cites ‘necessity’ of U.S. sanctions on ICC in call with Japanese counterpart  The Japan Times
  2. The Guardian view on the US, Russia and the international criminal court: Trump’s assault on the rule of law intensifies  The Guardian
  3. EXCLUSIVE: US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize  Reuters
  4. My Take | The US and Israel have gone full rogue  South China Morning Post
  5. How the ICC can be saved  Al Jazeera
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Starving Ukrainians Are Risking Death to Escape Their Front-Line Town – WSJ

  1. Starving Ukrainians Are Risking Death to Escape Their Front-Line Town  WSJ
  2. In Russian-Occupied Oleshky, Civilians Struggle to Survive as Hunger Deepens  The Moscow Times
  3. People in Russian-occupied Ukrainian town risk 'road of death' to get food  Reuters
  4. ‘The smell of death is everywhere’: Inside the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Russian-occupied Oleshky, where hundreds are trapped without food, electricity, or medicine  Meduza
  5. Grass and leaves on plates: Tokyo demonstration highlights humanitarian crisis in Oleshky – Rubryka  Рубрика
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