Japan may see its first female PM despite limited progress on gender gap – The Japan Times

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  1. Japan may see its first female PM despite limited progress on gender gap  The Japan Times
  2. Japan’s Koizumi Aims for Wage Growth in Policy Proposal Reveal  Bloomberg.com
  3. PM contender Takaichi vows fiscal expansion to make Japan a 'Rising Sun' again  Reuters
  4. LDP candidates through a 'Japanese conservative' lens  The Japan Times
  5. Who is Japan's Shinjiro Koizumi?  Nikkei Asia
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Canada bans Irish rap group Kneecap from entering the country – AP News

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  1. Canada bans Irish rap group Kneecap from entering the country  AP News
  2. Irish rap group Kneecap have been banned from entering Canada  CNN
  3. Kneecap banned from Canada for ‘glorifying terrorist organisations’  The Guardian
  4. Irish band Kneecap says Canada ban aims to ‘silence opposition to genocide’  Al Jazeera
  5. Canada has banned an Irish rap group. Who is Kneecap?  CBC
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Israel killed 31 journalists in Yemen strike, press freedom group says – The Washington Post

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  1. Israel killed 31 journalists in Yemen strike, press freedom group says  The Washington Post
  2. Israel’s killing of 31 Yemeni journalists marks deadliest global attack in 16 years  Committee to Protect Journalists
  3. Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa Kills Journalists  Human Rights Watch
  4. Israel strikes the Yemeni port of Hodeida as Houthi rebels activate air defenses  AP News
  5. Staggering Death Toll Rises to 32 in Single-Deadliest Israeli Strike on Journalists  Drop Site News
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UN Security Council nixes resolution to spare Iran from ‘snapback’ sanctions – The Times of Israel

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  1. UN Security Council nixes resolution to spare Iran from ‘snapback’ sanctions  The Times of Israel
  2. Opinion | Iran Loses ‘Snap-Back’ Vote in a Landslide  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Pezeshkian vows Iran ‘will never surrender’ as nuclear sanctions reimposed  The Times of Israel
  4. UN security council fails to prevent ‘snapback’ nuclear sanctions on Iran  The Guardian
  5. UN Security Council rejects resolution to extend Iran sanctions relief  Al Jazeera
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Zelenskiy says Ukrainian forces inflict heavy losses on Russia in counteroffensive – Reuters

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  1. Zelenskiy says Ukrainian forces inflict heavy losses on Russia in counteroffensive  Reuters
  2. Ukraine Counterattacks, Scoring Rare, if Modest, Success in Northeast  The New York Times
  3. Zelenskyy: Seized maps show that Russians deceive their own command  Українська правда
  4. Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy claims ‘important success’ as troops push back on Russian advances  The Guardian
  5. Ukrainian forces push 3–7 km into Russian defenses in Donetsk region – Syrskyi  Ukrinform
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‘Incompetent’: SA premier slams Optus as eight-week-old baby among three who died when triple zero calls failed

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Peter Malinauskas criticised the telco for its communications after two people in South Australia and one in Western Australia died during the network upgrade

The South Australian premier has said he’s never witnessed “such incompetence” from an Australian communications company after an eight-week-old baby was among three people who died during a botched Optus network upgrade.

Optus chief executive Stephen Rue admitted on Friday that the upgrade, which prevented people from making triple-zero calls the day before, impacted up to 600 households in South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

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Gaza aid theft: UNICEF baby formula looted by Hamas – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. Gaza aid theft: UNICEF baby formula looted by Hamas  The Jerusalem Post
  2. UNICEF aid trucks robbed at gunpoint in Gaza City  UN News
  3. Hamas fired at UN team working on new Gaza aid corridor — Israeli military liaison  The Times of Israel
  4. IDF Says Hamas Fired on UN Team Opening Humanitarian Route in Gaza  Haaretz
  5. Live updates: Gaza hostage families protest for deal  The Jerusalem Post
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Brett James, Grammy-winning songwriter, dies in plane crash

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James’ wife and stepdaughter were also killed when the Cirrus SR22T crashed in Franklin, North Carolina

Brett James, a Grammy-winning songwriter whose credits include the Carrie Underwood hit Jesus, Take the Wheel – died alongside his wife and stepdaughter in a plane crash on Thursday, according to authorities and reports.

James, 57, had been flying with his wife and stepdaughter when the plane, a Cirrus SR22T, crashed “under unknown circumstances” in a wooded area of Franklin, North Carolina, said officials and media reports. The plane had taken off from John C Tune airport in Nashville, Tennessee, as reported by the Associated Press.

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Irish language band Kneecap banned from entering Canada over terror charges – BBC

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  1. Irish language band Kneecap banned from entering Canada over terror charges  BBC
  2. Irish rap group Kneecap have been banned from entering Canada  CNN
  3. Canada bans Irish rap group Kneecap from entering the country  The Seattle Times
  4. Kneecap banned from Canada for ‘glorifying terrorist organisations’  The Guardian
  5. Rap group Kneecap banned from Canada for allegedly supporting Hezbollah and Hamas  The Globe and Mail
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Labour rules against dozens of motions about Palestine being debated at party conference

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Calls for sanctions on Israel and ban on trade that aids international law violations among snubbed motions

Labour has ruled out motions about Palestine being debated at its party conference later this month, triggering accusations that it is trying to stifle debate.

The conference arrangement committee, made up of Labour elected reps and officials, has ruled about 30 motions about Palestine from local parties out of order.

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