Gaza health ministry says Israeli hostage rescue killed 274 Palestinians
Scores of Palestinians were killed during a rescue operation in central Gaza on Saturday.
India vs Pakistan – T20 World Cup match: Teams, head-to-head, form, pitch
Out-of-form Pakistan face rivals India in a must-win match in front of tens of thousands of fans in New York.
India’s Modi to take oath as PM for third term with coalition allies
Coalition partners will demand cabinet positions, but Modi may keep the top jobs for the members of his own party.
Israel white phosphorous attacks on Lebanon harming people and ecosystem
More than 92,600 people have been displaced from their villages in south Lebanon by the attacks, according to the IOM.
Migrant workers ‘fear for their safety’ after deaths on Diego Garcia
Workers for US defence contractor KBR concerned after colleagues die on island with no hospital-grade health facility
Migrant workers employed by the US defence contractor KBR on the British-owned island of Diego Garcia have expressed concerns for their safety after the recent deaths of two of their colleagues, the Observer has learned.
The most recent death on Diego Garcia, which is host to a strategic American military base in the British Indian Ocean Territory, came on 5 January. Relemay Fabula Gan, 41, from the Philippines, died after suffering a collapsed lung following several weeks of illness after a Covid diagnosis, her family said.
Continue reading...Silk Road leads from Uzbekistan to London for landmark exhibition
British Museum will host treasures from Samarkand in a bid to dispel cliches of camels, spices and bazaars
A monumental six-metre-long wall painting created in the 7th century, and 8th-century ivory figures carved for one of the world’s oldest surviving chess sets, are among treasures set to be seen in Britain for the first time.
The items will travel from the ancient city of Samarkand to the UK for an exhibition opening in September, as part of the first-ever loan from museums in Uzbekistan to the British Museum.
Silk Roads will be at the British Museum from September 26 2024 to February 23 2025. Tickets go on sale on Monday.
Continue reading...Haiti’s new prime minister Garry Conille hospitalized days after being selected to lead country – New York Post
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- Haiti's interim PM stable after hospitalization for 'slight illness' Reuters Canada
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- Police say a body believed to be that of missing TV presenter Michael Mosley has been found on a Greek island Goshen News
Narendra Modi: Will coalition turn him into a humbler leader? – BBC.com
- Narendra Modi: Will coalition turn him into a humbler leader? BBC.com
- India’s Modi to take oath as PM for third term with coalition allies Al Jazeera English
- In PM's Meeting With Ministers-To-Be, Allies And BJP Veterans In First Row NDTV
- Stage set, PM to send Council list before ceremony; talks continue on ally portfolios in Council of Ministers The Indian Express
- 3 days since Modi won, and we're seeing what it's costing him Business Insider
Millions voting on final day of EU elections as right seeks surge
Europeans in 21 countries go to the polls, on the final day of voting for the European Parliament.
Polls open in 20 EU countries to elect new European Parliament
The vote will shape how the EU tackles Russia, industrial rivarly with China and the US, climate change and migration.
Peter Costello resigns as chairman of Nine Entertainment ‘effective immediately’
Former federal treasurer stands down days after he was accused of assaulting a News Corp journalist at Canberra airport
Peter Costello has resigned as chairman of Nine Entertainment “effective immediately” days after the former federal treasurer was accused of assaulting a News Corp journalist at Canberra airport.
Costello said in a statement on Sunday evening: “The board has been supportive through the events of the last month and last few days in particular. But going forward, I think they need a new chair to unite them around a fresh vision and someone with the energy to lead to that vision for the next decade.”
Continue reading...Israel occupying Palestine echoes France colonising Algeria: Analysts
Scholars of Algerian history rule say they see a lot of parallels with Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territory.
Bulgarians vote for new parliament amid distrust and fatigue
The snap vote, the sixth in three years, has been triggered by the collapse of a coalition government in March.
South Korea to resume loudspeaker broadcasts over border in balloon row
It is the first time since 2018 South Korea will use loudspeaker propaganda campaigns against the North.
South Korea to resume loudspeaker broadcasts over border in balloon row
It is the first time since 2018 South Korea will use loudspeaker propaganda campaigns against the North.
South Korea to resume propaganda broadcasts after North sends hundreds more rubbish balloons
Seoul says it will install loudspeakers on the border with North Korea after detecting 330 more balloons in its territory
South Korea says it will restart loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts into the North, after Pyongyang sent hundreds more rubbish-filled balloons across the border.
“We will install loudspeakers against North Korea today and carry out the broadcast,” the president’s office said in a statement on Sunday.
Continue reading...Kohli vs Amir, Rohit vs Afridi: Five India vs Pakistan match-ups to watch
Al Jazeera breaks down five crucial bowler vs batter battles in the India-Pakistan match at the T20 World Cup 2024.
Labor urged to step up pressure on Israel – as it happened
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Coleman denies double standard over deportation direction
Coleman is being interrogated about his actions as immigration minister relating to direction 79, which was cited by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in “a number of cases” to justify allowing those with criminal convictions remain in Australia.
I’m not familiar with the specific examples.
I don’t agree at all. I made it stronger. That’s the decision I made. The decision that Andrew Giles made was, how do we ensure that people who would otherwise go back to New Zealand get to stay in Australia? That was a shameful decision and that’s why he sought to reverse it in direction 110. But he still kept the connection to the Australian community as a primary consideration, which is the whole problem with direction 99 in the first place. These guys have no idea how to manage the immigration system. That’s why we have seen such terrible results.
I’m very comfortable. We have to cut immigration.
Continue reading...North Korea sends another wave of trash balloons into South Korea – CNN
- North Korea sends another wave of trash balloons into South Korea CNN
- South Korea restarts anti-North Korea loudspeaker broadcasts in retaliation for trash balloons KSTP
- Seoul to restart anti-Pyongyang broadcasts in retaliation to North’s trash balloons NBC News
- South Korean activists respond to North’s trash balloons with K-pop The Washington Post
- South Korea to blast loudspeaker broadcasts after North's trash balloons Reuters
‘Crank’ Tory candidates accused of sharing online conspiracy theories
Labour has expressed concerns about the calibre of would-be Tory MPs after a some shared outlandish views online
The Conservative party has been accused of becoming a home for “cranks” after some of its candidates at the general election were revealed to have shared conspiracy theories on social media.
The posts seen by the Observer include the suggestion that positive tests for Covid-19 were “mass psychosis at work” and that the Black Lives Matter movement might be an attempt to “bring down British society”.
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