At least 55 Ghanaians killed in Russia-Ukraine war, minister says
This is the highest number of confirmed casualties from a single African country in the Ukraine-Russia war.
EU fast-tracks trade deal with South America’s Mercosur, to France’s chagrin – Reuters
- EU fast-tracks trade deal with South America's Mercosur, to France's chagrin Reuters
- Von der Leyen pushes through Mercosur deal, splitting European leaders – as it happened The Guardian
- Von der Leyen clashes with Macron by pushing through EU-Mercosur trade deal politico.eu
- Uruguay and Argentina become first Mercosur members to ratify the EU trade pact AP News
- EU to Implement Long-Awaited Mercosur Trade Deal WSJ
Google Maps wins access to South Korea — one of last countries where app does not work – Financial Times
- Google Maps wins access to South Korea — one of last countries where app does not work Financial Times
- South Korea Clears Way for Google Maps to Fully Operate - The New York Times The New York Times
- Google Wins Conditional Nod From Seoul to Offer Precision Maps Yahoo Finance
- Google Maps makes another pitch for better South Korean data The Economist
- Korea clears exporting map data for Google, ends 19-year dispute The Korea Herald
Indian court clears former Delhi chief minister of corruption charges
Arvind Kejriwal was arrested in March 2024, weeks before India's general election, and spent months in jail.
Drone jammed near French aircraft carrier was probably Russian, says Sweden
Sweden's defence minister says there is likely a "strong link" between the drone and a Russian naval vessel in the area.
South Sudan at risk of ‘return to full-scale war’, UN warns
UN report warns of 'escalating atrocity risks' amid renewed fighting and widespread impunity over abuses.
Barcelona vs Villarreal: La Liga – preview, team news, start, lineups
Win would provisionally take Barcelona four points ahead of Real Madrid who host Getafe on Monday night.
Manifesto planning ‘mass casualties’ allegedly found at home of WA man charged with terror plot
Police allege that 20-year-old Jayson Joseph Michaels was going to target mosques, WA police and parliament
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Police in Western Australia have charged a 20-year-old man with preparing a terrorist attack, with Anthony Albanese describing the allegation as “deeply shocking”.
Jayson Joseph Michaels, from Bindoon, appeared at Perth magistrates court on Friday charged with acting in preparation for a terrorist act, possessing a prohibited weapon, two firearms offences and using a carriage service to menace or harass.
Continue reading...Manifesto planning ‘mass casualties’ allegedly found at home of WA man charged with preparing terror attack
Prime minister says reports 20-year-old was allegedly going to target mosques, WA police and parliament are ‘distressing’
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Police in Western Australia have charged a 20-year-old man with preparing a terrorist attack, with Anthony Albanese describing the allegation as “deeply shocking”.
The man was charged with acting in preparation for a terrorist act, possessing a prohibited weapon, two firearms offences and using a carriage service to menace or harass.
Continue reading...‘They seized everything’: Yemen’s Houthi rebels drive aid groups to the brink
Aid groups - a lifeline for millions of Yemenis - are being squeezed out of existence in areas under the control of the rebels, the BBC hears.
Hornby sells slot car racing brand Scalextric for £20m
Purbeck Capital Partners seals deal for business and property rights of toy with model railway maker
For almost six decades Hornby has watched Scalextric drive revenues for its hobby business but on Friday the company said it had decided to sell the famous slot car racing brand for £20m to a little known buyer.
The model railway company, which also sells toy planes and cars under the Airfix and Corgi brands, has sold the Scalextric business and intellectual property rights to Purbeck Capital Partners.
Continue reading...Hornby sells slot car racing brand Scalextric for £20m
Purbeck Capital Partners seals deal for business and property rights of toy with model railway maker
For almost six decades Hornby has watched Scalextric drive revenues for its hobby business but on Friday the company said it had decided to sell the famous slot car racing brand for £20m to a little known buyer.
The model railway company, which also sells toy planes and cars under the Airfix and Corgi brands, has sold the Scalextric business and intellectual property rights to Purbeck Capital Partners.
Continue reading...‘More exploitation, fewer rights’: Argentina braces for sweeping overhaul of labor laws
Javier Milei’s boosters say law will revive employment, but critics decry cuts to severance and longer working hours
Argentina’s senate is poised to approve a sweeping overhaul of labour laws aimed at weakening trade unions and lowering labour costs for businesses.
The government of the self-styled “anarcho-capitalist” president, Javier Milei, says the initiative will help revive formal employment, after 290,600 registered jobs were lost between December 2023, when he took office, and November 2025.
Continue reading...‘More exploitation, fewer rights’: Argentina braces for sweeping overhaul of labor laws – The Guardian
- ‘More exploitation, fewer rights’: Argentina braces for sweeping overhaul of labor laws The Guardian
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- Javier Milei Is Set to Roll Back Argentina’s Historically Strong Labor Rights Drop Site News
- Argentina Labor Reform dailyrecordnews.com
- Milei pushes through a labor reform that Argentina resisted under previous right‑wing governments EL PAÍS English
Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection, pushing Labour to third place in blow to Keir Starmer
Hannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England, as Labour sees a 25.3% drop in vote compared to 2024
The Green party has pulled off a landmark victory in the Gorton and Denton byelection in a significant blow to Keir Starmer.
Hannah Spencer, a local plumber and Green party councillor, was elected as the party’s first MP in northern England after overturning Labour’s 13,000-vote majority.
Continue reading...Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection, pushing Labour to third place in blow to Keir Starmer
Hannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England, as Labour sees a 25.3% drop in vote compared to 2024
The Green party has pulled off a landmark victory in the Gorton and Denton byelection in a significant blow to Keir Starmer.
Hannah Spencer, a local plumber and Green party councillor, was elected as the party’s first MP in northern England after overturning Labour’s 13,000-vote majority.
Continue reading...Former NSW MP Rory Amon tells court 13-year-old boy said he was 17 before alleged sexual abuse
Former state Liberal MP begins his evidence after pleading not guilty to 10 charges for various sexual acts
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A former state Liberal MP accused of having sex with a 13-year-old boy in a car park toilet has claimed in court the boy told him he was 17 .
Rory Amon, 36, began his evidence in his New South Wales supreme court trial after pleading not guilty to 10 charges for various sexual acts against the young teen in 2017.
Continue reading...The AI videos supercharging Russia’s online disinformation campaigns
Security experts have warned that Western governments are poorly equipped to counter a new frontier of online disinformation.
India and Israel pledge to boost ties in defence and technology
Opposition parties have criticised Modi's visit and accused the government of abandoning the Palestinian cause.
‘Nobody understands’ Hungary’s Orbán, Estonian PM says – Euronews.com
- ‘Nobody understands’ Hungary's Orbán, Estonian PM says Euronews.com
- Hungary accuses Ukraine of 'oil blockade,' deploys soldiers to key energy facilities CNBC
- Brussels welcomes fact-finding mission to Druzhba, hoping to lift Hungarian veto Euronews.com
- Hungary’s Orban orders extra security, alleges Ukraine attacks plot Al Jazeera
- Russia accuses Ukraine of threatening European energy security with Hungary/Slovakia oil stoppage Reuters