Elderly woman rescued from flood ravaged Australian home
Taree, a city in New South Wales, Australia has been among the worst impacted by record levels of rainfall.
Joseph Kabila: DR Congo senate strips ex-president of immunity over treason charges – BBC
- Joseph Kabila: DR Congo senate strips ex-president of immunity over treason charges BBC
- DRC’s ex-president Kabila slams justice system after losing immunity Al Jazeera
- Former DR Congo president Kabila loses immunity over alleged M23 links France 24
- DR Congo's parliament votes to lift immunity of former President Joseph Kabila Euronews.com
- Congo lifts immunity of former president Kabila over his alleged support of rebels AP News
Japan faces a ‘rice crisis’ as price nearly doubles for food staple – Al Jazeera
- Japan faces a ‘rice crisis’ as price nearly doubles for food staple Al Jazeera
- Japanese Farm Minister Resigns After Saying He’d Never Bought Rice The New York Times
- How a joke about rice cost a Japan cabinet minister his job BBC
- Japan’s farm minister resigns over rice gaffe, as stubbornly high prices threaten government’s grip on power CNN
- Emergency reserves, high prices, rationing. How did Japan’s rice crisis get this far? AP News
Sinwar killed when IDF targets high-level Hamas meeting, is buried quietly, report – Ynetnews
- Sinwar killed when IDF targets high-level Hamas meeting, is buried quietly, report Ynetnews
- Zakaria Sinwar — brother of Yahya and Muhammad — said to succumb to wounds from IDF strike The Times of Israel
- Exclusive | Israeli Airstrike That Killed Top Hamas Leader in Gaza Hit Meeting of Top Militants WSJ
- Militant’s Death Would Be Blow to Hamas, but May Have Limited Long-Term Consequences The New York Times
- Mohammed Sinwar killed in Gaza strike last week – report The Jerusalem Post
Man in Norway wakes to find huge container ship in garden
Johan Helberg says he was "quite astonished" to look out of his window and see the vessel.
Ukraine’s Drone Wall – Futura Doctrina | Mick Ryan
- Ukraine's Drone Wall Futura Doctrina | Mick Ryan
- Ukraine scrambles to overcome Russia’s edge in fiber-optic drones The Washington Post
- Inside a Drone Factory in Ukraine NPR
- How Putin’s new drone war is getting deadlier The Times
- As Russia’s fiber optic drones flood the battlefield, Ukraine is racing to catch up The Kyiv Independent
G7 glosses over tariffs, pledges to cut global economic imbalances – Reuters
- G7 glosses over tariffs, pledges to cut global economic imbalances Reuters
- World’s seven wealthiest countries agree to counter China’s trade practices The Guardian
- G7 Finance Ministers Show Unity in Support of Ukraine Against Russia The New York Times
- Bessent Wins G-7 Partner Plaudits in First Conference Abroad Bloomberg
- G7 threatens further sanctions if Russia fails to agree Ukraine ceasefire Al Jazeera
US sanctions Sudan after ruling chemical weapons used during civil war
The US will cut exports to Sudan and lines of government credit after determining that banned weapons were used.
Thunder-Wolves 118-103: MVP SGA sets up 2-0 NBA West final lead
NBA's MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Oklahoma City Thunder to Game 2 win over Minnesota Timberwolves in West finals.
Germany deploys permanent troops to another country for the first time since World War II – CNN
- Germany deploys permanent troops to another country for the first time since World War II CNN
- Watch: German troops to be permanently sent to Lithuania's eastern border BBC
- Germany set to defend NATO neighbours with new brigade in Lithuania Reuters
- Merz hails 'new era' for German military at brigade launch dw.com
- Germany deploys permanent troops beyond its borders for the first time since WWII NBC News
Emergency reserves, high prices, rationing. How did Japan’s rice crisis get this far? – AP News
- Emergency reserves, high prices, rationing. How did Japan’s rice crisis get this far? AP News
- How a joke about rice cost a Japan cabinet minister his job BBC
- Japan faces a ‘rice crisis’ as price nearly doubles for food staple Al Jazeera
- Japanese Farm Minister Resigns After Saying He’d Never Bought Rice The New York Times
- Japan pledges immediate rice relief for consumers to prevent shift to foreign brands Reuters
Australia news live: new analysis links NSW floods to climate change; count in Bradfield narrows teal’s lead over Liberal to a handful of votes
BoM says heavy rainfall will extend south through NSW today with some areas set to receive up to 160mm. Follow Australia news and NSW floods live updates today.
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Darren Chester says focus on Coalition split ‘frustrating’
Nationals MP Darren Chester says “there are bigger issues” than the makeup of the coalition.
It’s been frustrating to be talking about ourselves at a time when, you know, much of the mid coast, the central coast and north coast of New South Wales is facing devastating floods including loss of life. And in close to home in Victoria central and western Victoria and northern Victoria right through South Australia there’s a devastating drought.
We need to resolve our issues as quickly as we can, because there are bigger issues facing rural and regional Australians than the make-up of the coalition. We need to make sure we get back being a strong and incredible opposition as quickly as possible and I’m hoping that these negotiations can consider – can continue now in a positive and constructive way.
Continue reading...G7 ends finance summit with show of unity amid tariff uncertainty – France 24
- G7 ends finance summit with show of unity amid tariff uncertainty France 24
- Global Finance Officials Gloss Over Trade Tensions at G-7 Summit WSJ
- US condemns Russia’s ‘brutal war’ in surprise announcement Yahoo
- Bessent Wins G-7 Partner Plaudits in First Conference Abroad Bloomberg.com
- G7 members agree to counter China’s global trade practices The Guardian
Guess who India, Pakistan and Iran are all wooing? The Taliban
No country formally recognises the Taliban. But the group's recent diplomatic overdrive shows many want it as a partner.
UK travellers face road and rail disruption over bank holiday weekend
Motoring organisations warn of heavy traffic, and delays and cancellations will hit two rail routes out of London
The bank holiday getaway is likely to be a tricky one, with transport analysts predicting congested roads and the year’s busiest day so far for departing airports, while long-distance rail passengers dodge the start of more engineering work.
Motoring organisations forecast traffic to be at its worst on Friday, with many drivers surveyed apparently taking an extra day off before the long weekend and half-term break for most schools in England and Wales.
Continue reading...Loan scheme to rearm Europe could be ‘important breakthrough’ in Ukraine support
EU defence commissioner says he expects a lot of loan requests from member states under €150bn programme
A €150bn (£126bn) loans programme to rearm Europe that was finalised this week could be “a very important breakthrough” in the EU’s military support for Ukraine, the bloc’s defence commissioner has said.
Andrius Kubilius, a former prime minister of Lithuania who is the EU’s first defence commissioner, said he expected a lot of member states to request EU-backed loans under the €150bn Security Action for Europe (SAFE) scheme, which was approved on Wednesday.
Continue reading...North Korean Warship Seen Severely Damaged After Failed Launch – Bloomberg
- North Korean Warship Seen Severely Damaged After Failed Launch Bloomberg
- Kim Jong Un’s New Warship Capsizes at Launch Due to ‘Absolute Carelessness’ WSJ
- North Korean leader furious over failed destroyer launch, vows to arrest those responsible AP News
- Kim Jong Un’s fury after watching North Korea’s new navy destroyer crippled in botched launch Yahoo
- North Korea launches probe into accident during warship's launch Reuters
Malcolm Turnbull accuses ‘stupid’ Nationals of ‘holding a gun’ to Liberal party’s head with Coalition split
MPs pushing behind the scenes for parties to mend the rift acknowledge ‘really messy’ week as regional areas battle floods and drought
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The former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has accused the Nationals of “holding a gun to the Liberal party’s head” over the threat to split the Coalition this week, claiming the rural party been “stupid” in its actions.
The Nationals MP Darren Chester, who was among a band of MPs pushing behind the scenes for the Coalition to mend its rift, acknowledged it was “frustrating” for the opposition to be bickering among themselves as regional and rural areas battled floods and droughts, and urged colleagues to get on with the job.
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Continue reading...Netanyahu accuses Starmer of siding with Hamas
The UK, France and Canada condemned the expanded Israeli military operation in Gaza this week.
World’s seven wealthiest countries agree to counter China’s trade practices
G7 finance ministers and central bank governors pledge to address ‘economic imbalances’, without naming China
Top finance officials from the world’s seven wealthiest democracies have set aside stark differences on US tariffs and agreed to counter global “economic imbalances”, a swipe at China’s trade practices.
Ahead of the meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bank governors there had been doubt about whether there would be a final communique, given divisions over US tariffs and Washington’s reluctance to refer to Russia’s war on Ukraine as illegal.
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