Andalucíans vote in election seen as gauge of Spain’s wider political change

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Conservatives expected to keep majority as socialists face drubbing and ballot tests trajectory of far-right Vox party

Voters in the southern Spanish region of Andalucía are casting their ballots in an election that is likely to deliver an absolute majority to the conservative People’s party (PP) and inflict another debilitating defeat on Pedro Sánchez’s embattled socialists in what was previously one of their proudest strongholds.

Sunday’s election in Spain’s most populous region – the last big poll before next year’s general election – will serve as a barometer of wider electoral opinion and could also reveal whether the popularity of the far-right Vox party is beginning to peak.

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Putin and the Cliff-Edge Fallacy – Comment is Freed

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  1. Putin and the Cliff-Edge Fallacy  Comment is Freed
  2. Former top Russian official admits the country is over Putin and can ‘imagine a future without him’ — even elites bail as Kremlin seizes their assets  Yahoo
  3. The cracks in the Putin edifice  Financial Times
  4. Is the tide starting to turn against Putin in Ukraine? ANALYSIS  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  5. Things are not going so well for Russia  Al Jazeera
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Tech founders use AI-generated images to poke fun at Anthony Albanese in protest against tax changes

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‘He’s having a great time with his new 47% equity,’ one entrepreneur jokes, warning that some startups may leave Australia behind

Tech entrepreneurs have mocked the government’s capital gains tax changes by posting AI-generated photos of Anthony Albanese as their “new founder” and warning that increased taxes could push people away from working for new businesses or send startups overseas.

Startups and entrepreneurs may yet receive a carve-out in the federal government’s planned changes to the CGT discount, with the prime minister saying he wanted to support innovation and the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, revealing that consultation was continuing with the sector.

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‘Fiercely loyal, endlessly generous’ father named as victim of Rottnest Island shark attack

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Steven Mattaboni, 38, was a ‘one-of-a-kind gentleman’ and devoted parent to two young daughters, his wife Shirene says

A father of two young daughters, husband and avid fisher has been identified as the victim of a fatal shark attack at Rottnest Island in Western Australia.

Steven Mattaboni, 38, a surveyor from Perth, was in the water at Horseshoe Reef about 9.55am on Saturday when he was believed to have been bitten by a shark, police said.

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Top divers join perilous mission to recover Italian tourists’ remains from Maldives sea cave – CNN

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  1. Top divers join perilous mission to recover Italian tourists’ remains from Maldives sea cave  CNN
  2. Finnish divers join the search for remains of 4 Italian divers in the Maldives  CBS News
  3. Rescue diver dies during search for bodies of Italians who drowned in Maldives caves  BBC
  4. Maldives military diver dies while trying to recover scuba diving victims in underwater cave: Officials  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  5. Maldives military diver dies searching for four Italian divers missing inside underwater cave system  Fox News
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JLR and General Motors eye £900m contract to build new range of military trucks

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Carmakers aim to expand into UK defence sector, exploiting spending boom by Nato countries

Jaguar Land Rover and General Motors are considering an expansion into UK defence via a £900m military contract, as carmakers seek to exploit a spending boom by Nato countries racing to rearm.

The manufacturers are among a group of automotive firms vying to make thousands of 4x4s for the armed forces to replace an ageing fleet of Land Rovers that have been out of production since 2016.

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Iran eyes a new source of power deep beneath the Strait of Hormuz – CNN

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  1. Iran eyes a new source of power deep beneath the Strait of Hormuz  CNN
  2. Iran is threatening undersea cables. The world’s ‘digital chokepoints’ have never been more vulnerable  The Conversation
  3. Why the Strait of Hormuz Is Now the World’s Biggest ($10 Trillion) Cybersecurity Risk  Yahoo
  4. Undersea Internet Cable Projects Are Getting Tangled in the Iran War  Bloomberg.com
  5. Iran war live: Trump threw away Tehran’s peace proposal after reading first sentence  The Independent
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Xi, Putin Hail Opening of China-Russia Expo, Stress Cooperation – Bloomberg.com

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  1. Xi, Putin Hail Opening of China-Russia Expo, Stress Cooperation  Bloomberg.com
  2. Chinese vice premier: China, Russia cooperation achieves fruitful results in various fields  news.cgtn.com
  3. China Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China Willing to Work with Russia to Promote More Just and Equitable Global Governance System  AASTOCKS.com
  4. CGTN: Head-of-state diplomacy anchors growing China-Russia partnership  Yahoo Finance
  5. Head-of-state diplomacy will guide further development of China-Russia relationship: China Daily editorial  China Daily - Global Edition
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