Iran designates Argentina’s navy and air force as ‘terrorist organizations’ – Reuters

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  1. Iran designates Argentina's navy and air force as 'terrorist organizations'  Reuters
  2. Iran classes Argentina navy, air force as 'terrorist organizations,' in what it called a reciprocal move  DW.com
  3. Iran Designates Argentine Navy, Air Force as Terrorist Organizations  تسنیم
  4. Iran declares Argentine Navy Air Force terrorist organizations  Islamic Republic of Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  5. Iran Labels Argentine Navy and Air Force as Terrorist Organizations  IranWire
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Whitehall is too ‘tame, reactive and risk-averse’, says UK’s top civil servant

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Antonia Romeo pledges to ‘rewire’ civil service by incentivising and rewarding top performers

Whitehall is too “tame, reactive and risk-averse”, the cabinet secretary has said, as she set out a “completely new approach” to managing the performance of civil servants.

With Andy Burnham and his deputy, Louise Haigh, in the audience, the UK’s most senior civil servant, Antonia Romeo, gave a lecture saying she would bring radical change to Whitehall as it deals with uncertainty caused by AI and global political tensions.

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Ukraine captures first Indonesian prisoner of war amid surge in Russian recruitment

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Capture of man from Java follows reports that hundreds are being recruited from the south-east Asian country as Moscow seeks to boost its war effort

Ukraine says it has captured its first Indonesian prisoner of war, amid what it says is a spike in recruitment by Russia from the south-east Asian nation.

The 49-year-old man from Java was taken to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region to take part in a Russian assault, but managed to reach Ukrainian-held territory after the group came under drone attack, according to Ukraine’s state-run I Want to Live project. He was then captured by the Ukrainians.

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Finland’s embassy in Canberra is going viral — and no one knows why – Politico

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  1. Finland’s embassy in Canberra is going viral — and no one knows why  Politico
  2. 'There go my plans': Finnish embassy in Canberra goes viral after logistics post  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  3. Finland’s latest tourism drive: fly out 16 singles from around the world  NewsNation
  4. Dating in Finland — sweet love or swipe left?  Yle
  5. Finland Is Inviting 16 Singles on an All-Expenses-Paid Blind Date — Here’s How To Apply  My Modern Met
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Thousands without shelter face lethal conditions in storm-hit Gaza as they wait for 150,000 tents

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Charities warn of lack of protection amid health fears for more than 940,000 displaced people living in flood-prone areas

Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been left in waterlogged and damaged tents after deadly storms at the weekend, while 150,000 new shelters are held outside Gaza awaiting Israeli approval to enter, aid agencies have said.

At least four Palestinian children and woman were killed as heavy rains and wind battered fragile, leaky tents. Thousands have been left without shelter and sanitation infrastructure has been destroyed, with sewage spewing into people’s tents.

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Fresh concerns raised over Gaza doctor held by Israel for 23 months without charge

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Independent Israeli professor says Hussam Abu Safiya’s life will be at risk until he receives proper medical treatment

An independent professor who reviewed the medical records of a prominent Gaza doctor held in an Israeli prison without charge for nearly 23 months has raised serious concerns about his health.

Hussam Abu Safiya was detained at work on 27 December 2024 and later held in solitary confinement at Rakefet, a notorious underground prison.

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Youpla directors disqualified over collapsed funeral fund that targeted Aboriginal families

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Three directors were fined a combined $90,000 in federal court judgment and disqualified from managing a corporation for between five and 10 years

Three directors of a collapsed funeral fund that marketed insurance to Aboriginal families have been banned from managing corporations for at least five years and ordered to pay a combined $90,000 after being found to have breached their duties to clients.

On Wednesday, federal court justice Geoffrey Kennett ordered the former director of the insurance company Youpla Group, previously the Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund (ACBF), Jonathan Law, to pay the commonwealth $50,000 and disqualified him from managing corporations for six years.

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Canada: 4 bears put down after killing mother, daughter – DW.com

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  1. Canada: 4 bears put down after killing mother, daughter  DW.com
  2. Canadian Authorities Kill 4 Bears Involved in Deadly Attack on Hikers  The New York Times
  3. Mama grizzly bear and her 3 cubs killed woman and daughter in Canada, DNA confirms: "Predatory behavior"  CBS News
  4. Fatal B.C. attack involved 4 bears displaying ‘predatory behaviour,’ officials say  Global News
  5. 4 grizzly bears responsible for killing mother and daughter in B.C., officials say  CBC
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400 Mawozo: Headquarters of Haitian gang destroyed, El Salvador’s president says – BBC

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  1. 400 Mawozo: Headquarters of Haitian gang destroyed, El Salvador's president says  BBC
  2. El Salvador's Bukele makes a political gamble with a Haiti gang offensive ahead of an election  AP News
  3. All guns blazing, strongman president goes after crime gangs overseas  The Times
  4. Scoop: El Salvador blasts U.S. State Dept. over Haiti gang war  Axios
  5. El Salvador’s Bukele makes a political gamble with a Haiti gang offensive ahead of an election  The Seattle Times
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