‘Imminent threat’: charges laid against 13-year-old who allegedly planned attack on Queensland school

Alleged threat on regional school north of Brisbane was ‘quite well advanced’, state counter-terrorism police say

Queensland counter-terrorism police have charged a 13-year-old with planning an attack on a regional school north of Brisbane.

The teenager was arrested last Thursday after allegedly making threats at a business in Maryborough, armed with a knife.

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Ukrainian drones disrupt land corridor to occupied Crimea, triggering fuel shortage on peninsula – Meduza

  1. Ukrainian drones disrupt land corridor to occupied Crimea, triggering fuel shortage on peninsula  Meduza
  2. Crimea short of fuel as Ukraine expands attacks on Russian oil facilities  CNN
  3. Fuel crisis reaches Moscow as shortages spread across Russia  Українська правда
  4. Annexed Crimea’s Largest Gas Station Chain Suspends Fuel Vouchers as Shortage Worsens  The Moscow Times
  5. Fuel Rationing Hits Moscow as Ukraine Strikes Russian Refineries and Exports Are Curbed  Kyiv Post
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Queensland police shoot pet dog after running it over as distressed residents watch on

Graphic videos on social media appear to show upset onlookers after police accidentally ran over animal in Mount Isa street

Confronting footage has emerged of police shooting dead a pet dog as it lay prone in the middle of a street in front of screaming onlookers, after they accidentally ran over the animal in an outback mining city.

The graphic videos, posted to social media on Sunday afternoon, appear to show one resident in distress and being led away wailing and pulling at her hair in distress as a shot rings out.

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In first major European trip, pope’s Spain visit to touch on polarization, migration – National Catholic Reporter

  1. In first major European trip, pope's Spain visit to touch on polarization, migration  National Catholic Reporter
  2. First stop for Pope Leo in Spain will be center that gives royal treatment to homeless  OSV News
  3. Returning to the fold? Some young Spaniards embrace Catholicism and can’t wait for Pope Leo’s visit  Yahoo
  4. Pope Leo will visit a polarized Spain in political turmoil but where all sides want to hear him  EWTN News
  5. A Church at a crossroads: Spain's Catholics look to Pope Leo for encouragement  Angelus News
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French navy seizes Russia-linked oil tanker in Atlantic

President Macron says ship subject to sanctions and posts video of operation that took place with UK support

A suspected Russian oil tanker has been detained in the Atlantic, France has announced, in the latest seizure aimed at combatting Moscow’s “shadow fleet” of vessels contravening international sanctions.

The Tagor was detained on Sunday morning in international waters more than 400 nautical miles (740km) west of Brittany with the help of the UK and other partners, said the French president, Emmanuel Macron.

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Huge blast kills dozens in rebel-held village in Myanmar – BBC

  1. Huge blast kills dozens in rebel-held village in Myanmar  BBC
  2. ‘Destroyed beyond recognition’: Dozens dead after explosives detonate in Myanmar town  NBC News
  3. More than 45 dead in Myanmar town after massive blast in building storing explosives  CNN
  4. At least 39 killed in explosives depot blast in northeast Myanmar  Al Jazeera
  5. Myanmar: Dozens dead in explosives storage blast  DW.com
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Balancing Act at the NYT: Nicholas Kristof’s Wrote About Israel’s Sexual Torture of Prisoners, the Next Day Isabel Kershner Penned More Unverified Rape Allegations Against Hamas – CounterPunch.org

  1. Balancing Act at the NYT: Nicholas Kristof’s Wrote About Israel’s Sexual Torture of Prisoners, the Next Day Isabel Kershner Penned More Unverified Rape Allegations Against Hamas  CounterPunch.org
  2. NYT shareholder calls for probe of Board documents after Kristof article  The Jerusalem Post
  3. We all lose when journalism is biased  The Hill
  4. Blood Libels and Sexual Violence: Israel, Palestinian Prisoners and The New York Times  CounterPunch.org
  5. Opinion: Fall From Grace  Baltimore Jewish Times
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Right-wing candidate pulls ahead in first round of Colombia’s presidential vote – NPR

  1. Right-wing candidate pulls ahead in first round of Colombia's presidential vote  NPR
  2. Colombian presidency goes to runoff election that could redefine relations with the US  CNN
  3. Colombia Presidential Election Heads to a Runoff  The New York Times
  4. Colombia’s populist, Bukele-loving right looks likely to win power  The Economist
  5. Pro-Trump candidate pulls ahead in Colombia presidential vote as ruling party sows doubt in results  AP News
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Wildfires devastating richer areas but fewer hectares burned globally – study

‘Megafires’ in California, Canada, South Korea and Europe in 2025, but changes to farming slowed spread in parts of Africa

“Devastating” wildfires ripped across the wealthier parts of the world in 2025, a study has found, even as globally, the area ravaged by flames fell.

Catastrophic blazes claimed lives, homes and jobs last year in California, Canada, Europe and South Korea. But the 335m hectares burned was the second-lowest since 2002, the review found, largely owing to the expansion of African farms that have fragmented landscapes and hampered the spread of large savannah fires.

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Iran attacks damage 20 US military sites since start of war, satellite images show – BBC

  1. Iran attacks damage 20 US military sites since start of war, satellite images show  BBC
  2. Another Battle Damaged KC-135 Tanker Seen Passing Through RAF Mildenhall  The War Zone
  3. Iran’s Strike on U.S. KC-135 Tanker Exposes Hidden Vulnerability in American Airpower as Battle-Damaged Aircraft Emerges from Israel War  Defence Security Asia
  4. Trump’s War Story Blown Up by Jaw-Dropping New Evidence  The Daily Beast
  5. Trump’s Iran War Success Story Gets Blown to Pieces  Yahoo
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Here’s why Europe’s heatwave is bad news for renewables – even solar – Euronews.com

  1. Here’s why Europe’s heatwave is bad news for renewables - even solar  Euronews.com
  2. Europe’s Heat Wave Has the ‘Fingerprints of Climate Change All Over It’  The New York Times
  3. Why temperature records are being not only broken but smashed  BBC
  4. Extreme heat in Europe ‘a brutal reminder’ of climate crisis, UN chief says  The Guardian
  5. Why Europe is getting so hot  DW.com
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Here’s why Europe’s heatwave is bad news for renewables – even solar – Euronews.com

  1. Here’s why Europe’s heatwave is bad news for renewables - even solar  Euronews.com
  2. Europe’s Heat Wave Has the ‘Fingerprints of Climate Change All Over It’  The New York Times
  3. Why temperature records are being not only broken but smashed  BBC
  4. Extreme heat in Europe ‘a brutal reminder’ of climate crisis, UN chief says  The Guardian
  5. Why Europe is getting so hot  DW.com
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