G7 ministers meet in Canada amid rifts over defence, trade, and Gaza – France 24

  1. G7 ministers meet in Canada amid rifts over defence, trade, and Gaza  France 24
  2. Top diplomats from G7 countries meet in Canada as trade tensions rise with Trump  AP News
  3. G7 foreign ministers to tackle Ukraine, Middle East peace at meeting in Canada  Reuters
  4. Anand says U.S. secretary Rubio has avoided '51st state' chatter as G7 meeting looms  CBC
  5. ‘Keeping West Together’: Uneasy G7 Coalition Meets to Secure Ukraine’s Winter, Bolster Economic Security  Kyiv Post
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US Military Explores Building Base for 10,000 People ‘Near Gaza’ – Bloomberg.com

  1. US Military Explores Building Base for 10,000 People ‘Near Gaza’  Bloomberg.com
  2. UAE concerned by Islamic influence of Qatar, Turkey in Gaza  The Jerusalem Post
  3. U.S. submits new draft proposal to UN on international Gaza stabilization force  Haaretz
  4. UAE refuses to join Gaza stabilisation force without clear legal framework  The Guardian
  5. US said planning to build major base near Gaza for international forces  The Times of Israel
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China and Japan in escalating spat over Taiwan: What to know – BBC

  1. China and Japan in escalating spat over Taiwan: What to know  BBC
  2. Sanae Takaichi: How Japan’s new prime minister has brought China’s ‘wolf warriors’ back out  CNN
  3. 'Crossed the line': Chinese state media blast Japan PM as Taiwan spat rumbles on  Reuters
  4. Japan and China in growing row after PM Takaichi says Taiwan conflict could trigger military deployment  The Guardian
  5. Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM  The Japan Times
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Asio accuses Chinese hackers of seeking access to Australia’s critical infrastructure

Mike Burgess points to successful infiltration in the US by units known as Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon ‘working for the Chinese government’

Australia’s intelligence agency has accused “Chinese hackers” of seeking to gain access to critical infrastructure assets, including telecommunications networks.

In a speech to a business forum in Melbourne, the director general of the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation, Mike Burgess, said the nation now faced a threat of “high-impact sabotage”.

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Russia ‘Human’ Robot Falls on Stage During Debut – Newsweek

  1. Russia ‘Human’ Robot Falls on Stage During Debut  Newsweek
  2. Watch: Russia's AI robot falls seconds after being unveiled  BBC
  3. Russia’s AI robot falls over seconds into debut  TVP World
  4. Russia’s first AI humanoid robot falls flat on its face  The Telegraph
  5. Watch this – the latest humanoid robots are both unnervingly sassy and comfortingly error-prone  TechRadar
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Chinese ‘cryptoqueen’ who scammed thousands jailed in UK over Bitcoin stash worth $6.6 billion – AP News

  1. Chinese 'cryptoqueen' who scammed thousands jailed in UK over Bitcoin stash worth $6.6 billion  AP News
  2. Zhimin Qian: Chinese ‘cryptoqueen’ who had royal aspirations jailed in UK over $6.6 billion Bitcoin scam  CNN
  3. Cryptoqueen who fled China for London mansion jailed over £5bn Bitcoin stash  BBC
  4. ‘Crypto queen’ caught in bed of York Airbnb after six-year manhunt  The Telegraph
  5. Chinese fraudster's luxury life on the run ends in London jail  Reuters
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New Delhi car blast investigated as possible terrorism, Indian police say – The Washington Post

  1. New Delhi car blast investigated as possible terrorism, Indian police say  The Washington Post
  2. India’s Prime Minister Vows Justice After New Delhi Car Explosion Kills 8  The New York Times
  3. India's Modi vows not to spare those behind Delhi car blast  Reuters
  4. Delhi Red Fort blast kills 13: What happened as police invoke ‘terror’ law?  Al Jazeera
  5. Blast Near Red Fort Triggered By Panic, IED Was Unfinished: Sources  NDTV
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Israel detains Jewish settlers in West Bank arson attack – The Jerusalem Post

  1. Israel detains Jewish settlers in West Bank arson attack  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Israel Arrests 4 After Jewish Extremist Attack in Occupied West Bank  The New York Times
  3. Dozens of Israeli settlers launch arson attack in West Bank as attacks against Palestinians surge  CNN
  4. Humanitarian Situation Update #337 | West Bank  ochaopt.org
  5. IDF reports surge in West Bank settler attacks, says police and Shin Bet looking away  Haaretz
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer will fight any attempt to replace him, friends say – BBC

  1. Prime Minister Keir Starmer will fight any attempt to replace him, friends say  BBC
  2. Speculation Around UK Premier Starmer’s Future Won’t Go Away  Bloomberg.com
  3. Thin majorities and chaotic strategy push Labour MPs toward regime change  The Guardian
  4. Efforts to shore up Starmer's leadership may have backfired  BBC
  5. The sharks are circling UK PM Keir Starmer's leadership, with crunch points coming  CNBC
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Brussels announces who’ll get — and who’ll pay for — new EU migration aid – politico.eu

  1. Brussels announces who’ll get — and who’ll pay for — new EU migration aid  politico.eu
  2. Greece, Cyprus, Spain and Italy eligible for new help dealing with migration, EU says  Reuters
  3. EU to relocate asylum seekers from Spain, Italy, Greece and Cyprus to other member states  Euronews.com
  4. Under pressure? EU states on edge over migrant burden-sharing  The Rome News-Tribune
  5. Belgium, Netherlands push EU to punish rule-breakers under migration pact  Euractiv
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