Gaza students sit exams for first time since war began in October 2023
Some 1,500 students are scheduled to sit their end-of-school exam, despite Israel’s genocidal war.
19 injured after fireworks show goes awry at fair in western Germany – AP News
- 19 injured after fireworks show goes awry at fair in western Germany AP News
- 19 injured after fireworks show goes awry at fair in Germany CNN
- At least 19 injured as firework misfires at German fair yahoo.com
- Germany updates: 19 injured in Düsseldorf fair fireworks DW
- Revellers injured after German fireworks show goes wrong The Independent
DR Congo, M23 rebels sign deal in Qatar to end fighting in eastern Congo
The declaration has been agreed by representatives of both sides in Doha, weeks after talks in Washington.
Thousands of Afghans won’t receive compensation for data breach – BBC
- Thousands of Afghans won't receive compensation for data breach BBC
- The British people have been kept in the dark for two years The Economist
- Did UK military data rules make a leak more likely? Financial Times
- The U.K. government secretly relocated thousands of Afghans to Britain for 2 years NPR
- Hundreds of MoD data breaches revealed as security questions raised in wake of Afghan data breach The Independent
World Athletics Championships: London’s 2029 bid gets Starmer backing
UK government will give £35m to help push for event
Previous successes leave city in strong position for bid
London is in prime position to stage the 2029 World Athletics Championships after finally securing a substantial government funding commitment for the bid.
It is understood the UK government has agreed to give £35m to help bid for the championships, which would be the first to be staged in London since 2017, with the mayor’s office expected to commit about £10m.
Continue reading...A PR dream or disaster? Jet2’s holiday advert finds new life as joke meme
In a social media trend, the airline’s joyful advert jingle is being played over cheerless summer holiday footage
You’re the boss of a travel company, it’s early summer and your brand is going viral. Millions of people are watching and sharing social media clips of people on holiday, the soundtrack to which is your company jingle.
It sounds like a PR dream, but is it?
Continue reading...Colombia’s Petro visits Haiti to help bolster security amid gang violence
Colombian leader opened a new embassy in Haiti, while talks focus on security and the fight against drug trafficking.
How did Albert Luthuli, anti-apartheid hero, really die in 1967?
An inquest ruled Chief Luthuli, Nobel laureate, died when he was hit by a train, but new evidence casts doubt on that.
Trump believes five fighter jets were shot down in India-Pakistan conflict
US president, who has claimed credit for the truce in May, says planes were being shot out of the air.
Pope appeals for end to Gaza ‘barbarity’ – Vatican News
- Pope appeals for end to Gaza ‘barbarity’ Vatican News
- Pope Leo demands end to Gaza 'barbarity' after Israeli strike on Catholic church NBC News
- Israel says deadly Gaza church strike was mistake after Trump call Axios
- Statement of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
- Parolin: Violence in Gaza 'must end' Vatican News
Japan’s minority gov’t faces election setback over inflation, immigration
Soaring prices and anti-foreigner sentiment have become central issues for much of Japan's electorate.
Escalating unrest in Syria lays bare new regime’s momentous challenges
Division between minority populations drag Syria further into cycle of violence and attracts Israeli opportunism
Seven months on from Bashar al-Assad’s fall, Syria is descending into yet another wave of bloody sectarian violence.
A local dispute between a Bedouin tribesman and a member of the Druze minority sparked clashes that drew in Syrian government forces and triggered Israeli airstrikes – leaving a trail of bodies in their wake.
Continue reading...Man shot dead by police in Townsville
Police allege the man was armed with a machete and knife on The Strand in Townsville’s North Ward on Saturday morning
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The Queensland police service says officers have shot and killed a man in Townsville after they allege he moved towards them with a machete and a knife.
Police were called to reports of a man armed with multiple weapons on The Strand and intersecting McKinley Street in Townsville’s North Ward just before 10am on Saturday, the QPS said.
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Continue reading...Four dead as South Korea lashed by torrential rain, displacing thousands
Record rainfall is expected to continue hammering parts of South Korea until Monday as more warnings are issued.
Labor moves to bolster penalty rates and overtime pay protections for millions of workers
Legislation will prevent award wage penalty rates from being cut in exchange for higher rates of base pay if it will leave workers worse off
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Workers who rely on award wages would have their rights to penalty rates and overtime pay protected under one of the first pieces of legislation to be introduced to the new federal parliament.
The changes to the Fair Work Act would effectively ensure workers paid under awards cannot have their penalty rates reduced in return for a higher rate of base pay if it leaves workers worse off.
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Continue reading...Kremlin Unleashed? Trump’s Deadline Invites Escalation in Ukraine, Ex-CIA Analyst Warns – Kyiv Post
- Kremlin Unleashed? Trump’s Deadline Invites Escalation in Ukraine, Ex-CIA Analyst Warns Kyiv Post
- Does the EU need US to make sanctions on Russia effective? Royal United Services Institute
- Trump has driven Putin into a corner — what's next? Online.UA
- Putin stunned, allies look for options: Analyst breaks down risks of US ultimatum RBC-Ukraine
- Sanctions Crunch Time: Russia’s Wish List vs. Transatlantic Resolve Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
‘The village will die’ – Italy looks for answers to decline in number of babies
The government wants to encourage women to have babies but Italians say they need greater help.
Death toll grows from torrential rains in South Korea with thousands unable to return home
Four people have died and two are missing after four days of heavy rain as authorities warn of landslides and flooding
Torrential rains that lashed South Korea for a fourth day on Saturday kept nearly 3,000 people from returning to their homes, as the death toll reached four people.
Rain is forecast to last until Monday in some areas, as officials urged extreme caution against the risk of landslides and flooding, with warnings issued across most of the country.
Continue reading...Scott Morrison to testify before US House panel on China
Former Australian prime minister to appear at hearing about countering China’s ‘economic coercion against democracies’, select committee says
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The former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison will testify at a US House panel hearing next week about countering China’s “economic coercion against democracies,” the committee said on Friday.
Rahm Emanuel, the former US ambassador to Japan, will also testify before the House select committee on China.
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Continue reading...Tear It Down, They Said. He Just Kept Building. – The New York Times
Tear It Down, They Said. He Just Kept Building. The New York Times