- IDF admits it failed to warn Israelis on Hezbollah barrage The Jerusalem Post
- Israel strikes heart of Beirut, signals long campaign Reuters
- Israel attacks Beirut in ‘targeted killing’ attempt, kills several in south Al Jazeera
- Israel pounds Beirut suburbs and south Lebanon after Hezbollah rocket barrage BBC
- ‘The World Exploded.’ Strikes Haunt Displaced Families in Lebanon. The New York Times
Saudi Arabia and UAE condemn Iranian attacks
Saudi and UAE ambassadors to the UN condemn Iranian attacks ahead of Security Council meeting.
Residents of this Beirut neighbourhood felt safe. Then Israel attacked it.
Residents of a Beirut neighbourhood tell Al Jazeera they felt safe until the Israeli attack on Wednesday morning.
Bangladesh parliament meets after uprising, elections ushered in new gov’t
Newly elected PM Rahman has blamed Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party for undermining the previous parliament.
War in Ukraine spills into Hungarian election campaign
Hungary is going to the polls soon and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has one public enemy in his sights - Ukraine's president.
Chinese national arrested over attempt to smuggle 2,000 queen ants from Kenya
The suspect had packed some ants in test tubes while others were concealed in tissue paper rolls, prosecutor says.
China approves ‘ethnic unity’ law requiring minorities to learn Mandarin
The law states that children should be taught Mandarin before kindergarten, until the end of high school.
China approves ‘ethnic unity’ law requiring minorities to learn Mandarin
The law states that children should be taught Mandarin before kindergarten, until the end of high school.
Iran war: What is happening on day 13 of US-Israel attacks?
Cyberattacks, tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and rising oil prices are deepening the global consequences of the war.
Southeast Asia shuts offices, limits travel as oil crisis deepens
Countries such as Indonesia and Vietnam heavily depend on fuel imports and have limited energy reserves.
Indonesia, Australia to expand security cooperation with Japan, PNG
Indonesian defence minister says Morotai Island in North Maluku province may be site of future joint training facility.
Queensland’s ‘from the river to the sea’ laws likened to Bjelke-Petersen era anti-protest regime
Health minister Tim Nicholls corrects claim alleged Bondi terror attack gunman Naveed Akram used controversial phrase, as laws roundly criticised
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Police arresting pro-Palestinian protesters for using the phrase “from the river to the sea” had “all the hallmarks of an authoritarian police state”, according to a Greens MP, amid widespread backlash against Queensland’s new hate speech laws.
The controversial laws went into effect yesterday after passing a vote in parliament last week.
Continue reading...Queensland’s ‘from the river to the sea’ laws likened to Bjelke-Petersen era anti-protest regime
Health minister Tim Nicholls corrects claim alleged Bondi terror attack gunman Naveed Akram used controversial phrase, as laws roundly criticised
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Police arresting pro-Palestinian protesters for using the phrase “from the river to the sea” had “all the hallmarks of an authoritarian police state”, according to a Greens MP, amid widespread backlash against Queensland’s new hate speech laws.
The controversial laws went into effect yesterday after passing a vote in parliament last week.
Continue reading...France walks ‘fine line’ as US-Israel war on Iran escalates
President Macron has criticised the onslaught and questioned the war's legality but ultimately blamed Iran.
National People’s Congress: China’s biggest political meeting is over – what have we learned? – BBC
- National People's Congress: China's biggest political meeting is over - what have we learned? BBC
- CPPCC members urged to ensure strong 15th FYP start as session closes news.cgtn.com
- Speaking to the public Global Times
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- Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference closes in Beijing Reuters Connect
What did we learn from China’s biggest political meeting?
BBC correspondents give us their biggest takeaways from China's National People's Congress.
Analysis: The war on Iran is at a crossroads
Iran is raising the costs of a continued war, for the US and Gulf nations. But could it — and the US — escalate further?
The Pussycat Dolls confirm reunion: ‘We’re celebrating where we’re at as women’
Nicole Scherzinger, Ashley Roberts and Kimberly Wyatt announce a new single and world tour.
‘A US military victory in Iran without a political one is not a victory’
‘This is not a war about whose military is better, bigger or more powerful.’
In the US-Israeli war on Iran, who will run out of missiles first?
Are there enough interceptor missiles to defeat Iran’s response to the US and Israel's attacks?