Lebanon indefinitely postpones all football matches amid Israel’s attacks
Football matches in all tournaments have been postponed due to Israeli attacks, the Lebanese Football Association said.
What’s Driving The Rise Of The Far Right Among Young Germans? – Defector
- What’s Driving The Rise Of The Far Right Among Young Germans? Defector
- I was relieved to see the AfD beaten in my home state. Now we must confront why it is so popular The Guardian
- Scholz dodges disaster with narrow SPD win over far right in German state The Washington Post
- Scholz's Social Democrats fend off far-right in German state vote, early results suggest Reuters
- Anti-war sentiment has Germany's ruling party on the run Responsible Statecraft
Several arrested after woman dies in ‘suicide pod’
Swiss police arrest several people after the controversial pod is used for the first time.
New ‘ghost shark’ discovered in New Zealand waters
The elusive deep-sea fish, closely related to sharks and rays, is incredibly hard to spot or study.
Hezbollah says Israel dropping leaflets with ‘very dangerous’ barcodes onto Lebanon – Reuters
- Hezbollah says Israel dropping leaflets with 'very dangerous' barcodes onto Lebanon Reuters
- Top air force official: No one warns enemy to evacuate before attacking The Jerusalem Post
- IDF again warns Lebanese civilians to move away from Hezbollah buildings amid renewed strikes The Times of Israel
- ‘Get away from Hezbollah’: Has Israel hacked Lebanon’s telecoms networks? Al Jazeera English
- 'Evacuate!': What It Means for Civilians in Israel, Gaza and Lebanon Haaretz
Hundreds of ‘seriously ill’ prisoners freed in DR Congo
The government aims to decongest Makala Prison where many died during a recent attempted jailbreak.
After Years of Warnings, Telegram Founder Cedes to Police Requests About Users – The Wall Street Journal
- After Years of Warnings, Telegram Founder Cedes to Police Requests About Users The Wall Street Journal
- Telegram CEO Pavel Durov capitulates, says app will hand over user data to governments to stop criminals New York Post
- After CEO’s arrest, Telegram says it will now turn some bad actors’ data over to law enforcement CNN
- How Telegram Became the Underworld’s Favorite App The New York Times
- The Wiretap: Telegram Will Start Giving Data To Cops Forbes
Meet Pesto: the fat baby penguin and viral superstar – BBC.com
- Meet Pesto: the fat baby penguin and viral superstar BBC.com
- Meet Pesto, the 49-pound baby penguin going viral online Fox News
- Why Pesto, a massive penguin chick, is vying to be the internet's favorite big baby USA TODAY
- Pesto the penguin chick weighs more than both parents combined at nine months old Fox News
- Pesto the penguin chick waddles into the internet spotlight at nearly 50 pounds Fox News
Afghanistan: Cats have more freedom than women, says Meryl Streep – BBC.com
- Afghanistan: Cats have more freedom than women, says Meryl Streep BBC.com
- Afghan women have less freedom than cats, Meryl Streep says at U.N. The Washington Post
- The Taliban is removing every shred of freedom from women The Economist
- Meryl Streep: ‘A squirrel has more rights than a girl in Afghanistan’ The Guardian
- Cats have more freedom than women in Afghanistan, Meryl Streep says NBC News
Israeli strikes on Lebanon continue as Iran says Hezbollah ‘cannot stand alone’
Israel hits targets in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah fires rockets into northern Israel and Lebanese PM heads to UN
Thousands of Lebanese people fled the continuing bombing in the country’s south on Tuesday as Israel said it was conducting “extensive strikes” on Hezbollah targets, including on the southern suburbs of Beirut, for the second day in a row and third time this week.
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, vowed to maintain the offensive against Hezbollah and said the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was leading Lebanon “to the edge of the abyss” while world leaders meeting at the United Nations general assembly in New York called for the de-escalation of the conflict, which has claimed hundreds of lives this week.
Continue reading...Cats have more freedom than Afghan women – Meryl Streep
A cat may "feel the sun on her face" in a park but girls do not have such freedoms under the Taliban, she said.
US-UK airstrikes have not seriously hurt Houthis’ capability, says Yemeni leader
Yemen government vice-chair fears strikes intended to end shipping chaos are instead helping Houthis rally support
US-UK airstrikes in Yemen designed to end the Houthi disruption of commercial shipping have not seriously degraded the group’s military capability, the vice-chair of the UN-recognised government in Yemen has said.
Aidarous al-Zubaidi told the Guardian in an interview he feared the Houthis were using the strikes to rally support behind their cause by portraying the west as the aggressor in Yemen.
Continue reading...Tanya Plibersek approves three coalmine expansions in move criticised as ‘the opposite of climate action’
Decision angers environment groups with Australian Conservation Foundation saying Albanese government ‘continues to disappoint’
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The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, approved three coalmine expansions on Tuesday in a step described by conservationists as reckless and “the opposite of climate action”.
The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) said the three projects, all in New South Wales, would generate more than 1.3bn tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in their lifetime.
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Continue reading...Suspected poisoning of 30 magpies in Cootamundra under investigation
Local vet says nine birds have died and the rest are being treated, with many unable to stand or walk
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The New South Wales environmental watchdog is investigating a suspected poisoning that has left nine magpies dead and more than a dozen others needing treatment.
Karlie Johnston, the practice manager at Cooper Street veterinary hospital in Cootamundra, said 30 magpies had been brought into the vet in recent days. Many were unable to stand or walk, and some had completely lost the use of their legs.
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Continue reading...Murdoch family fights in secret over future of media empire
A succession drama has played out in a Reno courtroom - and the outcome is likely to be withheld from the public.
No talk of hikes, no cut on the horizon: why RBA thinks it’s in the ‘right spot’ with interest rates
There was good news and bad news as Australia’s central bank held the interest rate steady for the seventh time in a row
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The good news is the Reserve Bank is all but done lifting interest rates. Less good news is that the central bank is also not about to cut them.
Those were probably the key takeaways from the RBA’s sixth board meeting of 2024 and the seventh since it last slugged borrowers with it’s last cash rate hike.
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Peter Hannam is Guardian Australia’s economics correspondent
Continue reading...Israeli strikes kill 492 in Lebanon’s deadliest day of conflict since 2006 – The Associated Press
- Israeli strikes kill 492 in Lebanon’s deadliest day of conflict since 2006 The Associated Press
- Israel strikes Hezbollah targets as conflict intensifies CNN
- IDF attacks south Lebanon, residents asked to evacuate The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli airstrikes kill hundreds in Lebanon: Maps show escalation of Hezbollah conflict USA TODAY
- Israel and Hezbollah launch new attacks after deadly day in Lebanon CNBC
Boat with 30 decomposing bodies found off Senegal coast
There has been a surge of deaths as more migrants try to reach the Canary Islands across the Atlantic Ocean.
What’s the UN’s new ‘Pact for the Future’, and why did Russia oppose it? – Al Jazeera English
- What’s the UN’s new ‘Pact for the Future’, and why did Russia oppose it? Al Jazeera English
- At the UN, world leaders try to lay out a vision for the future — and actually make it happen The Associated Press
- UN adopts pact that aims to save global cooperation Reuters
- Russia isolated at UN summit after surprise bid to derail pact The Guardian
- In U.N. vote, countries show willingness to move away from fossil fuels NPR
Harry’s US visa application will stay private, judge rules
A US think-tank had sought the release of the records after Prince Harry wrote about drug use in his memoir.