How a Gaza ‘stunt’ divided Australia’s parliament
A senator says she has been "exiled" for voting against her party to recognise Palestinian statehood.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 858
As the war enters its 858th day, these are the main developments.
Australia politics live: Labor caucus endorses Payman suspension; Watt says no plan to ban live cattle exports
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Shorten says he thinks Labor party is trying to give Senator Payman ‘space and time’
Bill Shorten continues:
I see why people feel so strongly. They can feel so strongly about the hostage is not being returned, or the deaths in Gaza. People could feel also very strongly about the near million deaths in Sudan.
I can get these very incredibly strong issues. And if you come from particular communities, they’re even more intense, although that doesn’t need to be the prerequisite.
Before I deny something, what’s your source?
No, I don’t believe that.
… Because I wasn’t there and I don’t believe it. I actually think the prime minister, Senator Wong and the leadership are handling a complicated issue pretty well.
Continue reading...University of Sydney stabbing: 14-year-old boy arrested after alleged incident at campus
University confirms police operation under way with 22-year-old man taken to Royal Prince Alfred hospital
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A 14-year-old boy has been arrested and a 22-year-old man has been taken to hospital after an alleged stabbing at the University of Sydney.
A New South Wales ambulance spokesperson said paramedics had been called to the university about 8.30am on Tuesday and had taken one patient to Royal Prince Alfred hospital.
Continue reading...Biden says ruling on Trump undermines rule of law
The US president condemns a Supreme Court verdict giving his predecessor partial immunity from prosecution.
High winds and heavy rain as Caribbean hit by hurricane
Hurricane Beryl has made landfall with floods in Barbados, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada.
Brutal California heatwave to coincide with Fourth of July wildfire risks
Sweltering conditions and power shutoffs may overlap with errant fireworks or badly tended campfires
A brutal and long-lasting heatwave is threatening to wreak havoc across the US west this week, as sweltering conditions, power shutoffs and a severe uptick in wildfire risks coincide with Fourth of July celebrations.
Nearly 90 million people were under heat alerts from the National Weather Service on Tuesday morning, as swaths of the south-central and western US were scorched. As pressure builds over the west through the week, the dangerous weather event is expected to stretch for days with little reprieve.
Continue reading...International students should make up no more than a third of university cohort, RMIT vice-chancellor says
Foreign visa holders account for more than 35% at Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight institutions
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International students should not exceed a third of any university cohort and it is “damaging to the sector” for foreign students to make up 50% of students at any given institution, RMIT’s vice-chancellor, Prof Alec Cameron, has said.
The proposal to cap international student numbers was raised last month by Deakin University’s vice-chancellor, Iain Martin, as an alternative to the draft framework which would allow the federal education minister to implement different enrolment limits depending on the university or course.
Continue reading...How Supreme Court’s immunity ruling ‘transforms’ US presidency
Experts say shielding official presidential action from prosecution undermines rule of law and enables abuse of power.
40 people injured after Air Europa flight experiences heavy turbulence, diverted to Brazil – ABC News
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Fuelling the Tour de France: Secrets of the team kitchens
Replacing the 6,000 calories burned daily by a Tour de France rider, while negotiating the vaguaries and motorways of a 21-stage, 2,100 mile race is a formidable challenge.
Judge orders surprise release of Epstein transcripts
Nearly 200 pages of documents shed new light on Epstein's crimes and how he evaded severe punishment.
Next UK government poised to benefit from fall in inflation and fuel prices
Pressure on household finances eases as shop price rises slow to 0.2% and petrol costs drop for second month
Britain’s next government is poised to benefit from easing pressure on household finances after a slowdown in inflation in stores and a fall in fuel prices, but costs remain “too expensive” for many families.
Figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) show that annual UK shop price inflation cooled last month to 0.2%, down from 0.6% in May – the slowest pace since October 2021 – as retailers cut the prices of many of their key products, including butter and coffee.
Continue reading...‘Not one more vote’: Reactions as France’s far right wins snap election – Al Jazeera English
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- At 28, Bardella could become youngest French prime minister at helm of far-right National Rally The Associated Press
- Macron's centrist party suffers historic defeat in first round of voting in France CBS News
Viktor Orbán expected to make surprise trip to Kyiv on Tuesday
Sources say Hungary’s pro-Russia PM planning to visit president Volodymyr Zelenskiy one day after assuming EU presidency
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is expected to travel to Kyiv on Tuesday, according to three sources with knowledge of the plans, in a surprise visit for one of Europe’s most pro-Russian leaders, which comes as Hungary takes over the rotating presidency of the EU.
Two sources in Budapest said Orbán was expected to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv, in the Hungarian prime minister’s first trip to neighbouring Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion more than two years ago.
Continue reading...Italian teen Carlos Acutis is first millennial saint: Gods Influencer – USA TODAY
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Israel-Hamas war: Israel orders evacuation of Khan Younis, new ground assault likely – The Associated Press
- Israel-Hamas war: Israel orders evacuation of Khan Younis, new ground assault likely The Associated Press
- The Latest | Overnight strike kills 9 in Khan Younis, hours after Israel ordered a mass evacuation The Associated Press
- UN says Israel evacuation order largest in Gaza since October Yahoo! Voices
- Why Israel ordered yet another evacuation of Gaza’s Khan Younis Al Jazeera English
- Israel Strikes Khan Younis After Ordering Evacuations: Gaza War Live Updates The New York Times
Briton who founded charity helping Ukrainian soldiers dies ‘in battlefield’
Peter Fouché set up Project Konstantin, which provides supplies and delivers aid to frontline
A British man who founded a charity providing support to Ukraine soldiers has died while fighting in the country, the organisation said.
Peter Fouché died last Thursday “in the battlefield” after getting badly injured “in combat against Russian forces”, Halyna Zhuk, commercial director and co-founder of Project Konstantin, said in a video message.
Continue reading...Hurricane makes landfall as Caribbean braces for days ahead
The small Carriacou Island in Grenada is the first to experience the dangerous storm.
Air Europa plane diverts to Brazil after severe turbulence injures dozens
About 40 passengers taken to hospitals after flight from Madrid to Montevideo forced to make emergency landing
An Air Europa flight from Madrid to Montevideo has been forced to make an emergency landing at a Brazilian airport due to “severe turbulence”, the airline said.
About 40 passengers, mostly with minor injuries, were taken to hospitals in Natal, the capital of Rio Grande do Norte state after the plane was diverted early on Monday.
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