Dalai Lama, a global symbol of Tibetan culture and resistance, turns 90 – NPR

  1. Dalai Lama, a global symbol of Tibetan culture and resistance, turns 90  NPR
  2. The Little Mountain Democracy That Sustains Tibet’s Refugee Nation  The New York Times
  3. Dalai Lama marks his 90th birthday as crowds throng his home-in-exile  CNN
  4. Buddhist rebirth v Chinese control: the battle to choose the Dalai Lama’s successor  The Guardian
  5. Thousands turn out to mark Dalai Lama's 90 birthday  BBC
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Celebrity chef Peter Russell-Clarke dies aged 89 – as it happened

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Here’s how Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel will transform the city and commuting

For nearly a decade, deep beneath Melbourne, tunnel boring machines and construction crews have been quietly reshaping the city with the creation of the Metro Tunnel.

I think every Liberal seat in the country is a marginal seat, right now. But my feelings around quotas and the talk in the media oversimplifies the issue, which is around the culture in the Liberal Party and how women are treated in the Liberal Party …

I had two attempts to take me out as a sitting member of parliament by blokes, very aggressively. So, until the culture is addressed, we could have all the quotas in the world, but it will be a revolving door of women.”

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‘No empty words’: Kumanjayi Walker’s family prepare for coroner’s final report with call for ‘real action’

Findings will be handed down almost five years after the Warlpiri man died during a bungled arrest in the remote Northern Territory community of Yuendumu

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The inquest findings into the shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker will be handed down in Yuendumu on Monday, almost five years after the Warlpiri man died during a bungled arrest in the remote Northern Territory community.

Zachary Rolfe shot Walker three times while trying to arrest him on 9 November 2019 in Yuendumu, about 300km from Alice Springs.

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Alleged arsonist charged over fire at Australian synagogue – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

  1. Alleged arsonist charged over fire at Australian synagogue  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  2. Violence at Synagogue and Restaurant Unnerves Jews in Melbourne  The New York Times
  3. Australian PM vows 'full force of law' after arson attack at synagogue  BBC
  4. Australia news live: NT coroner finds police officer Zachary Rolfe ‘was racist’ and makes 32 recommendations after inquest into death of Kumanjayi Walker  The Guardian
  5. Why Australia's antisemitism problem can't be ignored any longer - editorial  The Jerusalem Post
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Pipelines supplying Russian military explode in Russia’s Far East, HUR source says – The Kyiv Independent

  1. Pipelines supplying Russian military explode in Russia's Far East, HUR source says  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Ukraine reportedly conducts one of most distant sabotage operations, targeting Russian military infrastructure near Vladivostok  Euromaidan Press
  3. Blasts Near Vladivostok Disrupt Critical Supply Lines to Russian Pacific Fleet Unit  UNITED24 Media
  4. Babel sources: A gas pipeline exploded and a water main was destroyed near Vladivostok. They worked for the needs of the Russian army  Бабель
  5. Explosions near Vladivostok cut gas and water to Russia's 155th Brigade – sources  MSN
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Celebrity chef Peter Russell-Clarke dies aged 89

The host of the 1980s cooking show, Come and Get It, died peacefully on Friday with his wife and children at his side

TV chef, artist and “talented rogue”, Peter Russell-Clarke, has died at the age of 89.

The host of the 1980s cooking show, Come and Get It, died peacefully on Friday with his wife of 65 years, Jan, and his two children, Peter and Wendy and their families, by his side.

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‘We are in a dangerous place’: British Muslims on the fallout from 7/7 attack 20 years on

Many feel counter-terrorism policies and brazen Islamophobia have increased hostility and isolation experience by community

For many in the British Muslim community, the tragedy of 7 July 2005 lives long in the memory. The bombings sent shockwaves through the nation but also marked a turning point that left many grappling with grief, fear and a new scrutiny of their identity.

Twenty years on, feelings of suspicion, isolation and hostility experienced in the aftermath of the attacks have, for some, only worsened after decades of UK counter-terrorism policies, and a political landscape they say has allowed Islamophobia to flourish.

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Report: Sheikhs from Hebron interested in breaking away from PA to join Abraham Accords – Ynetnews

  1. Report: Sheikhs from Hebron interested in breaking away from PA to join Abraham Accords  Ynetnews
  2. Opinion | A New Palestinian Offer for Peace With Israel  WSJ
  3. 'Post' meets with Hebron sheikh who wants to leave Palestinian Authority  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Five Hebron sheikhs pen letter asking to join Abraham Accords as emirate, dismiss two-state solution -- report  The Times of Israel
  5. Palestinians in Hebron say local sheikh's plan to recognize Israel 'doesn't represent us'  Haaretz
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Woman suffers ‘significant’ injury to arm after being mauled by animal at Queensland zoo

Woman in her 50s was reportedly watching keepers at work in an enclosure at Darling Downs zoo, south of Toowoomba, when attacked

A woman has suffered significant injuries after being bitten by an animal at a Queensland zoo.

The woman, in her 50s, was attacked at Darling Downs zoo, in Pilton, about 50km south of Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, at about 8.32am on Sunday.

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Iran’s supreme leader makes first public appearance since Iran-Israel war started – AP News

  1. Iran’s supreme leader makes first public appearance since Iran-Israel war started  AP News
  2. Khamenei Appears in Public for First Time Since Israel War Began  The New York Times
  3. Iran’s supreme leader appears in public for first time since Israeli attack  Financial Times
  4. Iran supreme leader in first public appearance since Israel war  BBC
  5. Iran’s Khamenei makes first public appearance since war with Israel  Al Jazeera
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BRICS nations voice ‘serious concern’ over Trump Tariffs as China skips the Summit in Brazil – Firstpost

  1. BRICS nations voice 'serious concern' over Trump Tariffs as China skips the Summit in Brazil  Firstpost
  2. An Isolated Iran Looks to BRICS for Allies, Testing a New World Order  The New York Times
  3. Brazil hosts BRICS summit, eager to avoid provoking Trump’s ire  AP News
  4. Leaders of growing BRICS group gather for Rio summit  Reuters
  5. BRICS nations to voice 'serious concerns' over Trump tariffs during Rio summit  France 24
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