US government employee barred from leaving China, Washington says
US State Department says the employee was slapped with an exit ban while visiting the country in a 'personal capacity'.
Cenotaph wreath rules were changed to placate unionists, Blair-era files show
Archives reveal political manoeuvring to ensure DUP’s inclusion in 2004 Remembrance Sunday ceremony
Tony Blair’s government altered the rules on party leaders laying wreaths at the Cenotaph to keep unionists onboard with Northern Ireland’s peace process, newly released files show.
The decision was taken in the run-up to the Remembrance Sunday ceremony in 2004 to change rules drawn up in 1984 that meant leaders of parties who won at least six seats at the previous general election could lay a wreath.
Continue reading...Ukraine and Russia set for fresh peace talks, Zelensky says
Renewed efforts for a ceasefire come after the US pledged fresh military aid for Kyiv.
Ukraine and Russia set for fresh peace talks, Zelensky says
Renewed efforts for a ceasefire come after the US pledged fresh military aid for Kyiv.
Brazil court freezes Bolsonaro son’s assets as Trump’s tariffs appear to backfire
Eduardo Bolsonaro is suspected of using money to lobby US president on behalf of his father, Jair, who faces arrest for apparent flouting of social media ban
A Brazilian supreme court judge has ordered that the bank accounts and assets of Jair Bolsonaro’s congressman son be frozen, as a political crisis – pitting Brazil’s far-right former president and Donald Trump against the current administration – intensified.
Justice Alexandre de Moraes – who has spearheaded a series of supreme court investigations into Bolsonaro – targeted the finances of Eduardo Bolsonaro, the ex-president’s third son, as a result of police suspicions that money being sent to him by his father was bankrolling his efforts to lobby the Trump administration to help Bolsonaro avoid punishment for an alleged coup attempt after the 2022 election.
Continue reading...Heavy rains expected as Tropical Storm Wipha approaches Vietnam’s northern coast – Reuters
- Heavy rains expected as Tropical Storm Wipha approaches Vietnam's northern coast Reuters
- Storm Wipha hits northern Vietnam with strong winds and heavy rain AP News
- Vietnam races to prepare for Typhoon Wipha as Philippines suffers storm deaths Yahoo Home
- Tropical Storm Wipha makes landfall in Vietnam; heavy rains persist in Philippines Reuters
- Typhoon Wipha makes landfall in southern China after battering Hong Kong Al Jazeera
Otters spotted in Kashmir waters, and residents are both thrilled and wary
Believed to be extinct, Eurasian otters show signs of resurgence with three sightings by wildlife officers since 2023.
‘My friend died right in front of me’: Student describes moment air force jet crashed into school
Farhan Hasan had just sat an exam when a Bangladeshi air force jet crashed into his school, killing at least 20 people.
Migrants deported from US tortured in El Salvador, Venezuela says
Venezuela is investigating claims of human rights abuses against 250 people detained in notorious prison.
The for-profit companies behind Israeli-U.S. nonprofit Gaza aid plan – The Washington Post
- The for-profit companies behind Israeli-U.S. nonprofit Gaza aid plan The Washington Post
- Why Israel’s Chaotic New Food Program in Gaza Has Turned So Deadly The Wall Street Journal
- US-backed org sounds the alarm over abandoned aid for Gaza, calls for UN collaboration Fox News
- Inside the aid-seeker ‘kill zone’ Israel created in Gaza Al Jazeera
- Eleven-minute race for food: how aid points in Gaza became ‘death traps’ – a visual story theguardian.com
Cold front to dump ‘decent dose’ of rain on drought-affected parts of south-east Australia
Parched areas of South Australia, northern Victoria and south-western NSW to receive relief later this week
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Drought-affected areas in south-eastern Australia can expect a “decent dose” of rain when a cold front arrives later this week, with some places likely to see the best rain of the year so far.
With one low-pressure system already delivering windy and wet conditions to the south-east on Tuesday, a second front – currently sitting off Western Australia – was expected to sweep across the country from Wednesday to Sunday, bringing a welcome band of rain to parched areas of South Australia, northern Victoria and south-western New South Wales.
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Continue reading...Iran’s FM says nuclear enrichment will continue, but open to talks
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says continuing enrichment is matter of 'national pride' after US and Israeli attacks.
Fire in overhead locker on Virgin Australia flight believed to be caused by lithium battery in power bank
Sydney to Hobart flight landed safely on Monday after a small fire ignited in a passenger’s carry-on luggage
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A fire that broke out on a Virgin Australia flight from Sydney to Hobart is believed to have been caused by a power bank in a passenger’s carry-on luggage, prompting the airline to consider changes to its battery policy.
The Virgin flight VA1528 was making its descent into Hobart on Monday when the fire started in an overhead locker, a spokesperson for the airline said.
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Continue reading...Alleged childcare paedophile Joshua Dale Brown likely to face more charges, court told
Magistrate Donna Bakos granted an application by police for extra time to compile additional evidence against Brown
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Alleged childcare paedophile Joshua Dale Brown is likely to face extra charges, with a court granting police more time to investigate him.
Magistrate Donna Bakos on Tuesday approved a request by police for an extension in the matter of Brown and Michael Simon Wilson.
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Continue reading...Bolsonaro’s son blasts top Brazilian court official over assets freeze
Former president's son, Eduardo Bolsonaro, accuses supreme court justice of behaving 'like every dictator'.
Why Putin keeps making the same Ukraine mistakes – Lowy Institute
- Why Putin keeps making the same Ukraine mistakes Lowy Institute
- Putin stalls. Trump changes his mind. Ukraine targets Moscow. Latest on the war. USA Today
- Putin’s Dilemma Geopolitical Futures
- The Collapse of Russia Has Just Begun National Security Journal
- Putin sticks to Ukraine war despite erosion of Russia’s global clout The Washington Post
The voices in the cockpit fuelling controversy over Air India crash
Air India 171's crash report offered no closure - just more speculation and one haunting, unexplained detail.
Western diplomatic chiefs, EU Commissioner Lahbib condemn Israel’s treatment of Gaza civilians – politico.eu
- Western diplomatic chiefs, EU Commissioner Lahbib condemn Israel’s treatment of Gaza civilians politico.eu
- UK, Canada and 26 other countries say the war in Gaza ‘must end now’ AP News
- Images from Gaza are ‘unbearable,’ von der Leyen says politico.eu
- 'UK condemnation of aid attacks' and 'Come on Lionesses' BBC
- Lammy ‘sickened’ by Israel’s targeting of starving Palestinians and threatens fresh sanctions theguardian.com
Trump administration bars Wall Street Journal from trip amid Epstein spat
White House Correspondents' Association condemns White House's move to exclude newspaper as 'deeply troubling'.
Death of Malcolm-Jamal Warner shocks fans: ‘We saw ourselves in him’
Actor’s Theo Huxtable provided an entire generation of Black youth and teens a relatable character
For Black youth and teens growing up in the mid-1980s, The Cosby Show offered something rarely seen on television up until that time: a sitcom that placed characters who looked like them in a positive light.
And Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s Theo Huxtable was the character generation X most related to. Fans took quickly to social media on Monday as news of Warner’s accidental drowning in Costa Rica spread.
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