Russia carries out ‘massive’ attack across Ukraine – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

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  1. Russia carries out 'massive' attack across Ukraine  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  2. Ukraine says three killed in 'massive' Russian aerial attack  BBC
  3. Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,305  Al Jazeera
  4. One person killed and eight others injured in overnight Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities  Euronews.com
  5. Russia launches a large-scale attack on Ukraine, killing 3 and wounding dozens  NBC News
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Rachel Reeves due to appear at gambling lobbyist’s event amid tax review

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Chancellor’s invitation criticised as ‘strange timing’ with Treasury looking at whether to raise duties on £12bn sector

The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has been urged to cancel plans to be the guest of honour at an event hosted by the chief lobbyist of the gambling industry while the Treasury is in the midst of a review of taxes on the £12bn sector.

Reeves is slated to appear at a “private reception” for business leaders, organised by the corporate communications company Brunswick, at the forthcoming Labour party conference in Liverpool.

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Norway finds place in spotlight during ‘golden age’ of film-making

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Distinctive and critically acclaimed films and drama series from ‘a big hub of talent’ are appealing to audiences around the world

When it comes to film-making, Norway has long been left watching on while its Nordic neighbours Sweden and Denmark put out hit after hit by luminaries such as Lars von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg and Ruben Östlund.

But after years in the shadows, the country has finally found its place in the international spotlight with a number of distinctive, relationship-centred and critically acclaimed films and television shows in what many are describing as a Norwegian “golden age”.

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Exclusive: Egypt’s Nato-style Arab defence force proposal rejected at Doha summit – Middle East Eye

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  1. Exclusive: Egypt’s Nato-style Arab defence force proposal rejected at Doha summit  Middle East Eye
  2. Are Arab nations going to impose real costs on Israel?  Atlantic Council
  3. Israeli fighter jets launched ballistic missiles from the Red Sea in Qatar strike, official says  AP News
  4. Hamas official who survived Doha strike threatens Israel, warns Gaza op endangers hostages  The Times of Israel
  5. Angered by Israel’s Attack in Qatar, Arab Leaders Meet to Weigh Response  The New York Times
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Ukraine Gains Leverage With Strikes On Russian Refineries – Forbes

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  1. Ukraine Gains Leverage With Strikes On Russian Refineries  Forbes
  2. Ukraine war briefing: Drones blast Russia’s Saratov refinery for second time in a week  The Guardian
  3. Ukraine strikes choke off Russian oil exports and fuel supplies  Al Jazeera
  4. Tanking it. Ukrainian drone strikes have disabled one sixth of Russia’s oil refining capacity and led to a…  Новая газета Европа
  5. Expert: Kyiv 'hit nail on the head' with strikes on Russian oil sites  Euronews.com
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Tony Abbott implores Cpac to give Liberals ‘one last chance’ and condemns party’s ‘factional warlords’

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Former PM, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and conference chair Warren Mundine among right faction heavyweights urging conservative voters to unite

Tony Abbott has urged conservatives to give the Liberals “one last chance” and apologised for the party’s 2025 election drubbing, joining a host of high-profile Coalition figures at a major political conference in imploring voters not to abandon the opposition for right-wing minor parties.

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, recently dumped from the shadow frontbench, exhorted the Conservative Political Action Conference (Cpac) in Brisbane to stick with the Liberal party, and encouraged her parliamentary colleagues to dump a net zero climate target, to cheers from attendees.

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Optus confirms fourth death after CEO reveals warnings of failed triple zero calls not escalated

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Emergency calls were offline for nearly 14 hours, during which four people died – including an eight-week-old baby

A fourth person died during Optus’s network outage on Thursday, its CEO has confirmed.

Stephen Rue said in a statement released on Saturday afternoon that the telco was “saddened to learn of a new fatality in Western Australia, which appears to have occurred during the outage period”.

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