West Bank: Three Palestinians killed during Israeli settler attack – BBC

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  1. West Bank: Three Palestinians killed during Israeli settler attack  BBC
  2. Police free all settlers detained in Wednesday’s deadly rampage of Palestinian village  The Times of Israel
  3. Israeli Settlers Rampage Through West Bank Village; Three Palestinians Killed by IDF Fire  Haaretz
  4. ‘They attack us without provocation’: West Bank town mourns its dead after settler raid  The Guardian
  5. Three Palestinians killed in West Bank clash with Israeli settlers and troops  The Washington Post
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An explosion and ensuing stampede kill 29 children in a Central African Republic school – AP News

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  1. An explosion and ensuing stampede kill 29 children in a Central African Republic school  AP News
  2. Central African Republic exam crush: Panic following blast kills 29 pupils in Bangui  BBC
  3. 29 Students Dead, 260 Injured in Stampede After Explosion During High School Exams  People.com
  4. Dozens killed in Central African Republic school stampede  DW
  5. 29 dead and 260 injured in stampede at Bangui high school  africanews.com
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Kenya protests: Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen describes demonstrations as ‘coup attempt’ – BBC

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  1. Kenya protests: Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen describes demonstrations as 'coup attempt'  BBC
  2. Death Toll From Kenya Protests Climbs, Rights Group Says  The New York Times
  3. At least eight killed and hundreds hurt as Kenya protesters battle police  BBC
  4. At least 8 dead in Kenya protests against police brutality and poor governance  AP News
  5. Kenya interior minister accuses protesters of coup attempt after deadly demonstrations  Reuters
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After a month, deadly shootings near Gaza aid sites still a near-daily menace – The Times of Israel

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  1. After a month, deadly shootings near Gaza aid sites still a near-daily menace  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel-Backed Aid Sites In Gaza Pose Lethal Risk for Palestinians Amid Deadly Fighting  The New York Times
  3. Doctors and moms say these babies in Gaza may die without more formula. They blame Israel's blockade  AP News
  4. “One Mass Casualty After Another”: U.S. Doctor in Gaza on Ongoing Israeli Massacres at Aid Sites  Democracy Now!
  5. I’m in northern Gaza. I would rather starve than take GHF aid  Al Jazeera
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Israel’s War With Iran Has Reordered the Middle East—but Not as Expected – WSJ

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  1. Israel’s War With Iran Has Reordered the Middle East—but Not as Expected  WSJ
  2. The Iran threat will haunt the Gulf for years  Financial Times
  3. Opinion | Is This Really a New Middle East?  The New York Times
  4. US, Israeli strikes on Iran nuclear sites: How big are radiation risks?  Al Jazeera
  5. Live updates: Trump claims US ‘obliterated’ Iran’s nuclear sites as Tehran warns of consequences  CNN
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In Historic ISS Moment, a Unique Toast – Newser

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  1. In Historic ISS Moment, a Unique Toast  Newser
  2. Axiom Mission 4 Astronauts Enter Station, Begin Research Mission  NASA (.gov)
  3. ‘Aspirations of 1.4 billion’: India celebrates as first International Space Station mission gets underway  CNN
  4. Shubhanshu Shukla: Astronaut becomes first Indian to set foot on ISS  BBC
  5. Astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary blast off on a privately funded trip to the space station  AP News
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Queensland public servants forbidden from including acknowledgments of country in email signatures, Labor says

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Government denies it issued directive, but opposition MP Leeanne Enoch says whistleblower has shared document outlining the decision

Queensland’s Labor opposition claims the state’s public servants have been issued a “strict directive” not to include acknowledgments of country in email signatures.

The shadow minister for reconciliation, Leeanne Enoch, tabled a partly redacted document in question time on Thursday which reads: “Departments are no longer permitted to add additional departmental branding elements such as the First Nations acknowledgement.”

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Melbourne’s Savage Club to allow ‘lady guest’ diners as cost of living strikes men-only haven

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Falling attendance at club’s dining rooms is ‘uneconomic and dispiriting for staff members’, president says, as six-month trial starts

“Lady guests” will be welcomed into one of Australia’s oldest private clubs as the cost-of-living crisis pushes the men-only Melbourne Savage Club into a six-month trial of mixed dining.

In a survey of the club’s members last year, just 2% (four men) of respondents voted in favour of admitting women as card-carrying members, but they were keen to allow an increase in guests.

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A rising proportion of Australian students aren’t going to school – and there’s not just one way to get them back, report says

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Exclusive: Report from Independent Schools Australia calls for data collection on student school refusal to better tackle rising absenteeism

A new report has urged the federal government to collect national data on chronic absenteeism and embed layers of support in schools to tackle Australia’s growing student attendance crisis.

The report, provided exclusively to Guardian Australia by Independent Schools Australia (ISA), drew from interviews with academics, mental health clinicians and teachers. It called on the government to implement a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) to better support children struggling to stay in school.

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Visualising 12 days of the Israel-Iran conflict – Al Jazeera

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  1. Visualising 12 days of the Israel-Iran conflict  Al Jazeera
  2. When the Supreme Leader emerges, he'll be leading a changed Iran  BBC
  3. ‘The stars aligned’: Why Israel set out for a war against Iran, and what it achieved  The Times of Israel
  4. The myth of Iran’s invincibility has been shattered, and the fallout could be far-reaching  CNN
  5. What Does Khamenei Do Now?  The Atlantic
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Starmer confirms willingness to make concessions on welfare bill, saying reforms must be fair – UK politics live

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‘We want to see reform implemented with Labour values of fairness,’ the PM says

In his final answer Starmer explained how he thought government and business should work together.

A true partnership is not two people or two bodies trying to do the same thing. It’s two people or bodies realising they bring different things to the table.

Government shouldn’t try to run businesses. It’s done that in the past and it doesn’t work particularly well.

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