Russia claims troops enter border town near Kharkiv
Lebanon minister fears intensification of Israeli offensive against Hezbollah
Host nation Germany set for massive security challenge at Euro 2024
Gazans flee as Israeli forces go back into Jabalia
Tunisian lawyer arrested by masked police during live news report
Star witness Cohen testifies against Trump in hush money trial
UK charges three with working for Hong Kong intelligence
Woolworths shelves left bare across parts of Queensland after ‘terrible IT problem’
Customers take to social media to complain after stores in Brisbane and state’s south-east left without fresh produce
A “terrible IT problem” is behind empty shelves at some Woolworths stores in Queensland.
In scenes reminiscent of the panic buying of the early Covid pandemic, some Woolworths chains have been stripped of fruit and vegetables.
Continue reading...Former Wallabies star’s wife plagued by ‘graphic memories’ of Brisbane home invasion
Rachel Kefu told Queensland’s supreme court about the impact of the violent attack that left her husband, Toutai Kefu, fighting for his life
Rachel Kefu is plagued by vivid images of her Wallabies star husband and her son bleeding after teenagers armed with a cane-cutting sickle broke into their home.
August 16 had been a special day for her family: in 2003 Toutai Kefu played his 60th rugby union Test match for Australia and their daughter Madison was born.
Continue reading...Gaza solidarity encampments: We, as educators, need to protect our students
Putin replaces long-time defense minister Sergei Shoigu as Ukraine war heats up in its 3rd year – CBS News
- Putin replaces long-time defense minister Sergei Shoigu as Ukraine war heats up in its 3rd year CBS News
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Weather tracker: Geomagnetic storms trigger northern lights
Strong solar flares produce breathtaking displays across Europe and the US, with southern lights illuminating skies in New Zealand
Night skies were lit up around the world by a spectacular display of the northern lights on Friday, with sightings seen widely across Europe, the US and even New Zealand (as the southern lights). The lights occur when charged particles emitted from the sun reach the Earth’s atmosphere and collide with gases around the magnetic poles triggering breathtaking night-time auroras.
In the US, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a “severe” G4 geomagnetic storm event, but by Friday evening it announced conditions had reached “extreme” G5 levels, the highest level on the space weather scale, for the first time since October 2003.
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Britain faces its ‘most dangerous’ years in history, PM Rishi Sunak to warn in pre-election bid – CNBC
- Britain faces its 'most dangerous' years in history, PM Rishi Sunak to warn in pre-election bid CNBC
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- Biggest threat from 'axis of authoritarian states' since Cold War, says Sunak The Times
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EU condemns ‘intimidation, threats and physical assaults’ by authorities in Georgia – as it happened
Josep Borrell reiterates concern about situation in Georgia, where pro-western protesters have continued to face a violent crackdown
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Amid all the noise over the Socialist (PSC) victory and the mooted end of “el procés”, it’s worth looking at the performance of the Citizens party, which was once the great hope of the centre-right.
Although it finished first in the snap election that followed the independence crisis in December 2017, Citizens lost all its six seats last night and the party is now on the verge of extinction.
Continue reading...Israel-Gaza war: Gaza health system could collapse within hours, authorities say; 20 killed in attacks on Jabaliya camp – as it happened
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The parents of more than 900 Israeli soldiers deployed in Gaza have signed a letter urging the military to call off an offensive in Rafah, calling it a “deadly trap” for their children.
“It is evident to anyone with common sense that after months of warnings and announcements regarding an incursion into Rafah, there are forces on the other side actively preparing to strike our troops,” says the letter, sent on 2 May.
Continue reading...Arm owner SoftBank reports £1.2bn profit as it shifts towards AI
Tech investor led £800m funding round into UK self-driving car software company Wayve
The Japanese tech investor SoftBank made a profit for the second consecutive quarter as it tries to turn its performance around before big planned investments in artificial intelligence.
SoftBank reported net income of 231bn yen (£1.18bn) in the first three months of 2024, compared with a 57.6bn yen loss in the same period last year, according to financial results published on Monday.
Continue reading...UK politics: government to appeal against ruling that blocks Rwanda deportations in Northern Ireland – as it happened
Rishi Sunak says Belfast judgment will not affect his plans and the Good Friday agreement should not be used to obstruct Westminster policy
Sunak starts with global security threats.
The dangers that threaten our country are real.
There’s an increasing number of authoritarian states like Russia, Iran, North Korea and China working together to undermine us and our values.
People are abusing our liberal democratic values of freedom of speech, the right to protest, to intimidate, threaten and assault others, to sing antisemitic chants on our streets and our university campuses, and to weaponize the evils of antisemitism or anti-Muslim hatred, in a divisive ideological attempt to set Britain against Britain.
And from gender activists hijacking children’s sex education, to cancel culture, vocal and aggressive fringe groups are trying to impose their views on the rest of us.
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine says Russia attacking border in northern Kharkiv region and replaces commander on frontline – as it happened
Kharkiv region’s governor says Russia is attempting to stretch front line; Ukrainian commander responsible for north-eastern frontline replaced
Russia’s new defence minister Andrei Belousov has said that soldiers need better access to housing, hospitals and welfare benefits.
Reuters reports:
We rejected that at the time and I think the same applies to the different requests that are now being made.
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