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Border fears resurface as UN starts Thai-Cambodian sea border dispute hearing – bangkokpost.com
- Border fears resurface as UN starts Thai-Cambodian sea border dispute hearing bangkokpost.com
- Cambodia and Thailand begin UN-backed conciliation on maritime dispute Reuters
- Thailand prepares for first UNCLOS conciliation with Cambodia Asia News Network
- Thailand and Cambodia begin UN conciliation process over disputed maritime claims Yahoo
- Cambodia ‘playing the victim’, Thailand tells global mediators arabnews.com
Democrats to train tens of thousands to monitor polls amid election interference fears
Project will prepare volunteers across US to monitor polls, encourage early voting and respond to disinformation
The Democrats intend to train tens of thousands of volunteers to monitor the polls and counter possible voter intimidation under a new plan to protect November’s US midterm elections from anticipated interference from Donald Trump and his allies.
The nationwide initiative, dubbed the New Battlefield Project, will help state Democratic committees build up a vast coalition of volunteers to monitor the polls, push voters to cast their ballots early and create a network to respond to disinformation.
Continue reading...The New Moscow: A Digital Utopia Doubling as a Surveillance Trap – The New York Times
The New Moscow: A Digital Utopia Doubling as a Surveillance Trap The New York Times
Reform declines to say if £72m donors returned to UK within 12-month limit
Richard Tice says contributions are legally compliant after author of review into overseas donations says rules will be applied retrospectively
Reform UK’s deputy leader has declined to say when two crypto billionaires who gave a combined £72m to the party returned to the UK, as the architect of a review into overseas donations said anyone here for less than 12 months would be subject to a limit on donations.
Richard Tice said that while he was completely confident Reform had complied with all current and proposed laws on donations, he could not say when Ben Delo returned to the UK from Hong Kong, or how much time the Thailand-based Christopher Harborne spent in Britain.
Continue reading...More Than 120 Are Unaccounted For After Ferry Sinks in Indonesia – The New York Times
- More Than 120 Are Unaccounted For After Ferry Sinks in Indonesia The New York Times
- At least 6 dead, more than 100 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes, officials say ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Six dead, over 100 missing after Indonesian passenger ship hits bad weather in Java Sea The Washington Post
- Ferry and passenger boat accidents in Southeast Asia Reuters
- Indonesia searches for 129 people missing after ferry capsizes in the Java Sea NPR
More Than 120 Are Unaccounted For After Ferry Sinks in Indonesia – The New York Times
- More Than 120 Are Unaccounted For After Ferry Sinks in Indonesia The New York Times
- At least 6 dead, more than 100 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes, officials say ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Six dead, over 100 missing after Indonesian passenger ship hits bad weather in Java Sea The Washington Post
- Ferry and passenger boat accidents in Southeast Asia Reuters
- Indonesia searches for 129 people missing after ferry capsizes in the Java Sea NPR
Malaysian boy acquitted for murder of schoolgirl on grounds of insanity
The killing of the 16-year-old nearly a year ago had shocked Malaysia and sparked debate about social media.
Malaysian boy acquitted for murder of schoolgirl on grounds of insanity
The killing of the 16-year-old nearly a year ago had shocked Malaysia and sparked debate about social media.
Beijing launches drone buyback in crackdown after Citic Tower crash – Financial Times
Indonesian police investigate deaths of Australian man and two children in Bali as suspected murder-suicide
Police in Bali believe the two young children died as a result of violence, while a 57-year-old man is believed to have taken his own life
Indonesian police are investigating the deaths of three Australians who died in Bali over the weekend, with initial reports suggesting a father killed his two young children before taking his own life.
The man, 57, and his two children, seven and four, who are also Indonesian citizens, were discovered deceased in a bungalow in Kuta on Sunday morning.
Continue reading...Bali police investigate after Australian man and children found dead in home
Police were called after the man's wife became concerned and asked neighbours to check on her family.
US Kennedy Center faces bankruptcy, Washington Post reports
Board of trustees recommends that the main building be closed immediately due to costs, US newspaper reports.
The Zionist dream of a state stretching from the Mediterranean to Iraq
The story of the idea of a 'Greater Israel' and the Americans who want it to be a reality
Carney’s EU courtship shifts up a gear ahead of Strasbourg visit – euronews.com
- Carney's EU courtship shifts up a gear ahead of Strasbourg visit euronews.com
- Exclusive | Mark Carney’s Audacious Bid to Make Canada an ‘Associate Member’ of the EU WSJ
- European Parliament to open Ottawa office as Carney seeks 'unique alliance' with EU CBC
- Carney eyes 'unique alliance' with EU as trade war with US intensifies BBC
- Carney says Canada seeks "unique alliance" but not membership with the European Union Reuters
Carney’s EU courtship shifts up a gear ahead of Strasbourg visit – euronews.com
- Carney's EU courtship shifts up a gear ahead of Strasbourg visit euronews.com
- Exclusive | Mark Carney’s Audacious Bid to Make Canada an ‘Associate Member’ of the EU WSJ
- European Parliament to open Ottawa office as Carney seeks 'unique alliance' with EU CBC
- Carney eyes 'unique alliance' with EU as trade war with US intensifies BBC
- Carney says Canada seeks "unique alliance" but not membership with the European Union Reuters
Pauline Hanson’s comments about Indigenous Australians condemned as ‘nasty’ and ‘derogatory’
Indigenous senators have criticised One Nation leader saying the comments showed ‘wilful ignorance’
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Federal parliamentarians from across the political spectrum have joined in condemning resurfaced comments by Pauline Hanson as “nasty” and “derogatory”, after she labelled Indigenous Australians the “most primitive race on Earth”.
The Indigenous affairs minister, Malarndirri McCarthy, a Yanyuwa and Garrwa woman, described the One Nation senator’s comments as “totally outrageous” while her opposition counterpart, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, said Hanson’s comments showed “wilful ignorance” and had “dragged the conversation into appalling territory”.
Continue reading...Polish FM: ‘We Would Defeat Russia Quite Quickly’ if Moscow Attacked NATO – kyivpost.com
- Polish FM: ‘We Would Defeat Russia Quite Quickly’ if Moscow Attacked NATO kyivpost.com
- Polish foreign minister: NATO forces could destroy half of Russia's oil refineries without US involvement Українська правда
- Putin Humiliated as His Enemy Reveals Embarrassing Truth The Daily Beast
- Nato would defeat Russia quickly if ‘we took our gloves off’, says Poland The Independent
- Polish deputy PM: Putin is waging ‘state terror’ on West The Times
‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn
Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres
Pfas companies are launching a “tidal wave” of forever chemicals production to meet demand from the AI industry, a campaign organisation has warned.
Despite alarm over the chemicals, which have been linked to cancer, a survey of the 10 biggest manufacturers found most had plans to increase production.
Continue reading...Himalayas approaching tipping point, millions of livelihoods at stake, report finds – Reuters
- Himalayas approaching tipping point, millions of livelihoods at stake, report finds Reuters
- Nepal Cannot Stop the Floods. It Can Stop Them From Becoming Disasters. Time Magazine
- The Bhotekoshi-Trishuli Disaster in Nepal: What Comes Next? Stimson Center
- Rich nations are handing Nepal a climate crisis bill it can’t afford | CNN Business CNN
- Nepal floods: The Himalayas are melting faster - and India's economy is 'at risk' BBC