- Sanctions on West Bank settlements aren’t enough Slow Boring
- Aimed at settlements, UK sanctions could put entire Israeli economy at risk The Times of Israel
- Why Israel Reacted With Fury to U.K. Sanctions on West Bank Settlements The New York Times
- A recipe for disaster: Edward Miliband, Britain, and relations with Israel - opinion The Jerusalem Post
- UK settlement sanctions are an opening gambit. Here’s what should follow +972 Magazine
One of Sydney’s largest councils joins ban on ‘pervert’ glasses at local swimming pools
Councillors say locals have been raising concerns about people secretly filming in change rooms, swimming pools and around schools
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One of Sydney’s largest councils has joined the City of Brisbane and the City of Yarra to issue a ban on AI smart glasses at public pools as concerns mount over the potential for predators to exploit the new technology.
On Tuesday evening, Canterbury-Bankstown voted overwhelmingly in favour of banning the tech at its pools, with its mayor, Bilal El-Hayek, describing them as “pervert glasses”.
Continue reading...US Supreme Court rejects Trump’s plans on postal ballots: Why it matters
Trump has repeatedly criticised mail-in votes and has attempted to restrict them ahead of the midterms.
Nato jets down drone that entered Lithuanian airspace
The origin of the drone is currently unknown, but authorities say it likely entered Lithuania from neighbouring Belarus, an ally of Russia.
Australia’s Indigenous population estimated at 2.2m before ‘demographic catastrophe’ of colonisation
Study finds earlier numbers were underestimated, suggesting impact of diseases and massacres were much greater than previously thought
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The number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia before colonisation was dramatically underestimated, according to new research that suggests many more of them were killed.
Modelling by a national research group puts the population levels before the 1788 first fleet arrived at 2.2 million, compared with early estimates of 250,000 people.
Continue reading...Gulf Arab States Explore New Options as U.S. Bases Fail to Deter Iran – The New York Times
- Gulf Arab States Explore New Options as U.S. Bases Fail to Deter Iran The New York Times
- How the Iran War Forced the Gulf to Rethink Its Security Time Magazine
- The Iran war is raising doubts over Trump’s "America First" foreign investment goal Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Fiscal pressure from Iran War clouds Gulf States’ US spending plans aljazeera.com
- Omani Analyst to ABNA: Hormuz, the Arena of Confrontation Between Iran's Indigenous Security and American Hegemony ABNA English
Trump says AI safety fears a ‘hoax’ as he rejects calls for greater safeguards
The US president's comments come after Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark told the BBC an AI "kill switch" may need to be mandatory.
Mitch McConnell returns to US Senate after three-month absence
Senator McConnell casts his first vote since June, pledging presence for crucial Senate decisions.
Houthis say air strikes hit Yemen after Saudi Arabia vows ‘firm’ response
Saudi-led coalition promises to respond 'firmly' to Houthi strikes on urban areas in Saudi Arabia.
What to watch in the US’s Delaware primary elections
It's the last state primary scheduled before November's midterm elections.
Inquiry into New Zealand man who hid his kids in forest for years lambasts officials’ actions – AP News
Hungary to amend anti-LGBTQ law to align with EU standards
A new bill will remove references to banning the 'promotion' of homosexuality.
Conservation ‘gateway drug’: farmers embrace ancient craft of hedge laying
Grant applications in England surge as interest grows in habitat that captures carbon and helps reduce flood risk
The ancient craft of hedge laying is experiencing a strong revival as farmers use techniques that peaked in the 18th and 19th centuries to boost wildlife, capture carbon and help tackle flooding.
Hedge laying, which restores and revives mature hedges to keep them fresh, was among the four most popular categories of capital grants selected by farmers out of a total pot of £225m provided by the government this year to support practical environmental improvements on farms and across the countryside.
Continue reading...Palestine weekly: Settlement sanctions spark diplomatic crisis
New B'Tselem report frames events on ground as Israel's 'project of elimination' of Palestinians.
Bank of England urged to slow or halt bond-selling to slash UK borrowing costs
Economists urge John Healey to press Bank to change policy that is costing the exchequer billions of pounds
Economists have urged the chancellor, John Healey, to press the Bank of England to slow down its bond-selling programme that has already cost the exchequer billions of pounds.
The Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) meets this week to not only decide the level of interest rates but also whether they should freeze or slow the sale of government bonds, known as gilts, bought as part of the rescue operation after the 2008 banking crash.
Continue reading...BJP effect: Beef is vanishing from India’s Bengal, forcing diet changes
Since Prime Minister Modi's BJP came to power in West Bengal, beef is vanishing from menus as supplies become harder.
‘I was being polite’: prominent athlete continued texting Alan Jones after alleged assaults due to his reputation, trial hears
Witness tells court he sent Jones friendly messages after two alleged assaults because he had been generous to him
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A prominent athlete who has accused Alan Jones of twice kissing him without consent has told a Sydney court he continued to text the broadcaster after the alleged assaults because Jones was powerful and had been generous to him.
The witness, who is appearing for a second day in the seventh week of a lengthy trial, agreed he had sent Jones friendly messages after the two alleged assaults.
Continue reading...Leeds United defeat Newcastle 4-1 to go third in Premier League
Goals from in-form forward Calvert-Lewin, Okafor and Bogle boost Leeds' standing in the league table.
Man allegedly breaks into Darwin military base, assaults ADF member and flees in stolen car
NT police say person ‘unlawfully gained access’ to the base in the suburb of Winnellie and is still on the run
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An intruder remains on the run after allegedly forcing their way on to a Royal Australian Air Force base in Darwin, assaulting a member of the defence forces and fleeing in a stolen car.
Defence confirmed in a statement that on Monday afternoon a person “unlawfully gained access” to the base in the suburb of Winnellie.
Continue reading...Internet shutdown crosses 100 days in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
Mobile data, broadband services suspended in the territory since protests calling for electoral reform in June.