Gaza ceasefire talks show signs of life as Israeli security cabinet meets
Video: Palestinian house targeted near Gaza’s Nasser Hospital
Fatima Payman’s decision to quit Labor party will ‘empower opponents on far right’, Wayne Swan says
Government MPs express disappointment over WA senator’s decision as Greens and crossbench praise move
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Fatima Payman says she is “grieving” after deciding to quit Labor to sit as an independent, a move the party’s president, Wayne Swan, claims will “empower Labor’s opponents on the far right”.
Payman said on Thursday she felt she had no choice but to quit Labor after her advocacy for the Australian government to recognise a Palestinian state. She claimed voters were “frustrated” at Labor’s position on the war in Gaza, and that she was displaying “Labor values” in the positions she had taken.
Continue reading...Teen accused of driving stolen Jeep in fatal Melbourne crash faces court as three males remain on the run
Boy, 17, charged over driving an allegedly stolen car in a fatal crash that killed a 28-year-old man in Burwood
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A teen accused of driving a stolen Jeep that killed another driver was checked on by police hours after the crash and found in bed with a doona pulled up to his chin, police allege.
Police are relying on a pair of white shoes, a phone call and an accusation by a young female co-accused to prove the 17-year-old was behind the wheel during the deadly crash.
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Russia says forces seize part of key Ukraine town of Chasiv Yar as deadly airstrikes continue – CBS News
- Russia says forces seize part of key Ukraine town of Chasiv Yar as deadly airstrikes continue CBS News
- Ukraine war latest: Putin's forces advance in key eastern town The Independent
- Situation near Chasiv Yar remains critical: Ukraine's Khortytsia Group reports on Russian tactics Ukrainska Pravda
- Ukraine-Russia war: Russia claims major advance in key Ukrainian city The Telegraph
- Russia Claims It's Using Tunnels to Get Behind Enemy Lines in Ukraine Newsweek
Live updates: Hurricane Beryl batters Jamaica as it moves through Caribbean – The Independent
- Live updates: Hurricane Beryl batters Jamaica as it moves through Caribbean The Independent
- Hurricane Beryl Nearing Cayman Islands | Weather.com The Weather Channel
- Hurricane Beryl churns towards Mexico after hammering Jamaica Phys.org
- Beryl's 'Armageddon-like' impact: Few buildings stand, power grid destroyed in Caribbean Yahoo! Voices
- Damage reports by island from Hurricane Beryl: Devastation, havoc USA TODAY
Osaka switches focus to Paris 2024 Olympics after early Wimbledon exit
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Greece adopts six-day work week to boost productivity. Experts have doubts. – The Washington Post
- Greece adopts six-day work week to boost productivity. Experts have doubts. The Washington Post
- Greece's plan for a six-day workweek to help productivity may not work Business Insider
- Greece introduces ‘growth-oriented’ six-day working week The Guardian
- Greece starts six-day working week for some industries BBC.com
- Greece is bringing in a 6-day work week. Could Canada follow? Global News Toronto
Jeffries seeks to stem House defections, for now, as Democrats panic over Biden – The Washington Post
- Jeffries seeks to stem House defections, for now, as Democrats panic over Biden The Washington Post
- Three House Democrats describe chaos within caucus as party navigates Biden concerns CNN
- 'Everybody's in panic mode' as House Democrats scramble after debate POLITICO
- Biden speaks with Schumer, Pelosi and Clyburn after debate fallout MSNBC
- Pressure on Biden Builds as Democrats Fear Big November Losses The Wall Street Journal
Where and why is mpox disease spreading in the DRC?
Landmark UK election kicks off as center-left Labour seeks return to power after 14 years – CNBC
- Landmark UK election kicks off as center-left Labour seeks return to power after 14 years CNBC
- U.K. election: Labour set to thump long-ruling Conservatives Axios
- Rishi Sunak Casts His Vote in the UK General Election Bloomberg
- As Britain Votes, Change Is in the Air. Optimism, Not So Much. The New York Times
- UK voters head to polls for a momentous election CNN
Japan introduces enormous humanoid robot to maintain train lines
The 12-metre high machine has coke bottle eyes and a crude Wall-E-like head, as well as large arms that can be fitted with blades or paint brushes
It resembles an enormous, malevolent robot from 1980s sci-fi but West Japan Railway’s new humanoid employee was designed with nothing more sinister than a spot of painting and gardening in mind.
Starting this month, the large machine with enormous arms, a crude, disproportionately small Wall-E-like head and coke-bottle eyes mounted on a truck – which can drive on rails – will be put to use for maintenance work on the company’s network.
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