Pregnant Israeli woman killed in West Bank shooting attack
Tzeela Gez died from her injuries, but doctors were able to deliver her baby.
Live updates: Trump attends state dinner at presidential palace in Abu Dhabi – AP News
- Live updates: Trump attends state dinner at presidential palace in Abu Dhabi AP News
- UAE's president bestows highest civilian honor on Trump Fox News
- Donald Trump live: US president touts strong relations, AI deal in UAE Al Jazeera
- Trump Live Updates: Latest News on U.A.E Visit, Immigration and More The New York Times
- Trump’s Middle East trip: President visits UAE after stops in Qatar and Saudi Arabia CNN
Juror discharged from mushroom lunch trial as child protection worker reveals what Erin Patterson told her
Victorian supreme court judge says he received information the juror had been discussing Patterson’s case with family and friends
A juror has been discharged from the triple murder trial of Erin Patterson, after Justice Christopher Beale said he had received information the person had been discussing the case with family and friends.
Beale told the jury he had received information the juror had been discussing the case with family and friends contrary to his directions.
Continue reading...Three Maori MPs face suspension over ‘intimidating’ haka
New Zealand's Maori Party says the recommendation is a "warning shot to all of us to fall in line".
Judge suggests NSW police had ‘absolutely no evidence’ to justify main strip-search in class action
Justice Dina Yehia says manner force conducted its defence ‘is a matter, I’ll be quite honest with you, of grave concern to me’
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A Sydney judge says the way the New South Wales police force defended a claim it unlawfully strip-searched a woman at a music festival – including a last-minute admission – was “of grave concern to me”.
Justice Dina Yehia made the comment in the NSW supreme court during closing arguments in a class action against the police.
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Continue reading...BBC joins Gaza children as they are evacuated to Jordan for treatment
The BBC's Fergal Keane accompanies children being evacuated from Gaza on their journey to Jordan.
Endangered New Zealand bird caught fighting ‘at risk’ reptile in rare footage
A video shows the large flightless takahē bird in hot pursuit of the tuatara – but the tables soon turn
Two of New Zealand’s most rare and beloved animals – a large flightless takahē bird and an ancient tuatara reptile – have been captured chasing and nipping at one another during a bush-floor melee.
Nick Fisentzidis, a department of conservation ranger on the pest-free Tiritiri Matangi Island near Auckland, saw the takahē attack the tuatara and quickly grabbed his phone to capture the rare footage.
Continue reading...Mexican beauty influencer shot dead during TikTok livestream
Valeria Marquez was filming herself in her beauty salon in Guadalajara when she was shot.
Aussie Rules great dies using voluntary assisted dying laws
Robert Walls - a legend of the Carlton Football Club - was diagnosed with cancer in 2023.
Gingrich praises Trump for extending olive branch to Syria – The Hill
- Gingrich praises Trump for extending olive branch to Syria The Hill
- Syrian Business Owners Energized by U.S. Promise to Lift Sanctions The New York Times
- Trump Will Seek 180-Day Waiver to Congress Sanctions on Syria Bloomberg
- Is Syria's new president a U.S. ally or enemy? NBC News
- Trump's Meeting With Syria's New Leader Proves It: Israel Has Lost Clout With U.S. Haaretz
Last U.S. Hostage in Gaza Is Reunited With Parents: ‘We Never Lost Hope’ – The New York Times
- Last U.S. Hostage in Gaza Is Reunited With Parents: ‘We Never Lost Hope’ The New York Times
- Freed US hostage Edan Alexander's parents speak out in exclusive ABC News interview: 'It finally happened' ABC News
- Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander returns to Israel after Hamas release CNN
- Edan Alexander's Father Describes Difficult Conditions Of Captivity i24NEWS
- Edan Alexander was injured when a tunnel collapsed on him in captivity, father says - NYT The Jerusalem Post
Ben & Jerry’s cofounder arrested at US Senate after protesting war in Gaza
Ben Cohen among seven people arrested after interrupting testimony by US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.
US academic released from immigration detention after judge’s ruling
The Indian national and postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University was arrested by immigration agents in March.
Do Afrikaners want to take Trump up on his South African refugee offer?
Claims of a white genocide are widely discredited, so how do Afrikaners feel about Trump's claims – and offer of refugee status?
Indian strikes on Pakistan damaged six airfields, Post analysis finds – The Washington Post
- Indian strikes on Pakistan damaged six airfields, Post analysis finds The Washington Post
- India and Pakistan Talked Big, but Satellite Imagery Shows Limited Damage The New York Times
- Did Pakistan shoot down five Indian fighter jets? What we know Al Jazeera
- Operation SINDOOR: India’s Strategic Clarity and Calculated Force PIB
- 'India Appears To Have Had Clear Edge In Targeting Pak': NYT Report NDTV
Putin not on Kremlin list of officials attending Ukraine peace talks in Turkey – BBC
- Putin not on Kremlin list of officials attending Ukraine peace talks in Turkey BBC
- Taking Inches in Battle, Russia Demands Miles in Talks The New York Times
- Putin, Trump to skip Ukraine's peace talks that Russian leader proposed Reuters
- Planned Russia-Ukraine talks upend European push for U.S. sanctions on Moscow The Washington Post
- Russian delegation to meet Ukrainian officials in Turkey, but unclear if Putin will attend ABC News
Putin not on Kremlin list of officials attending Ukraine peace talks in Turkey
The Russian president had been challenged by Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky to meet in person at the talks on Thursday.
Incumbent Luis Arce quits Bolivia’s presidential race amid slumping support
Arce's political mentor Evo Morales continues to push for a fourth term, despite legal setbacks and controversy.
Meet the ‘invisible crew’ who have 35 seconds to prevent a Eurovision blunder
Find out how Eurovision gets one act off the stage and another one in place in under a minute.
Lidia Thorpe says she would not rejoin Greens ‘even if my daughter became leader’ – as it happened
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- Larissa Waters elected new federal Greens leader with Mehreen Faruqi chosen as deputy
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The Reserve Bank is watching closely as the last data domino falls before a pivotal rates meeting.
The RBA’s preferred measure of inflation – the trimmed mean – fell back into target at 2.9% in April, but tightness in the labour market remains a concern for the central bank.
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