- Vatican confirms plans for Belgium, Luxembourg trip after pope cancels audiences due to illness The Associated Press
- Pope Francis cancels day’s audiences due to mild flu Vatican News - English
- Papal trip to Luxembourg, Belgium still on schedule despite pope’s flu Crux Now
- Pope Francis’s long history of health issue Reuters
- Pope Francis Health Update as Audiences Canceled Newsweek
Tanzanian police crack down on planned opposition rally
From Gaza to Ukraine, why do so many modern wars last so long? – NPR
Israel warns civilians as air strikes pound Lebanon
Video: Israeli jets bombard southern Lebanon
Leaders at climate meetings in New York warn of growing mistrust between nations – Reuters
- Leaders at climate meetings in New York warn of growing mistrust between nations Reuters
- UN nations endorse a 'Pact for the Future,' and the body's leader says it must be more than talk The Associated Press
- In U.N. vote, countries show willingness to move away from fossil fuels NPR
- UN chief António Guterres to seek world leaders’ backing for vision of the future The Guardian
- The UN Charter needs rewriting Al Jazeera English
Biden’s foreign policy goals slip as clock ticks – POLITICO
- Biden’s foreign policy goals slip as clock ticks POLITICO
- Opinion | Biden’s Diplomatic Magical Thinking The Wall Street Journal
- Will Gaza sink Joe Biden’s foreign policy legacy? The Independent
- Jack Keane: The Middle East has been a 'huge strategic failure' for Biden Fox News
- The Observer view on the Middle East crisis: Biden’s failure on Gaza is fuelling wider war The Guardian
Zelensky to present ‘victory plan’ to Biden, Harris and Trump
Weather tracker: Extensive flooding in Japan after ‘unprecedented’ rainfall
One dead and several missing as ‘life-threatening situation’ declared in earthquake-hit Ishikawa prefecture
Heavy rain caused extensive flooding in central Japan over the weekend, with at least one person reported dead and several more unaccounted for.
Officials said “unprecedented” rainfall generated floods and landslides in Ishikawa prefecture, where a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake on New Year’s Day killed more than 200 people. The Japan meteorological agency issued its highest-level warning for Ishikawa, advising of a “life-threatening situation”.
Continue reading...Danish PM to allies: Stop talking about ‘red lines’ and let Ukraine strike Russia – POLITICO Europe
- Danish PM to allies: Stop talking about ‘red lines’ and let Ukraine strike Russia POLITICO Europe
- Danish Premier Asks Allies to Give Ukraine More Weapons Leeway Bloomberg
- Joe Biden’s foreign policy legacy goes through Ukraine The Philadelphia Inquirer
- We need to stop discussing Russian "red lines" and lift ban on use of weapons – Danish PM Ukrainska Pravda
- Biden shouldn’t ‘throw away his shot’ at a foreign policy legacy. It starts with Ukraine. Atlantic Council
How ‘was/is’ pricing works – and why it’s landed Coles and Woolworths in court
ACCC has accused supermarket giants of breaching consumer laws with alleged ‘price spike’ practices
- ACCC sues Coles and Woolworths over allegations of ‘illusory’ discounts on common products
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The competition regulator has taken Coles and Woolworths to court over what is commonly known as “was/is” comparative pricing.
The allegations, which Coles said it would defend and Woolworths said it would review, could result in large fines and unravel the supermarkets’ well-known “Down Down” and “Prices Dropped” promotions, which are at the heart of their marketing campaigns.
Continue reading...Melbourne lord mayor ridiculed for ‘AI fail’ images with extra human limbs and lifeless bodies
Nicholas Reece was announcing a post-election pledge to build more than two dozen parks when eagle-eyed viewers spotted the errors
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The Melbourne lord mayor, Nicholas Reece, has been pilloried online after posting what appeared to be AI-generated images of proposed parks in the city containing AI-like features like lifeless bodies, extra limbs and floating objects.
On Sunday, Reece, who is running to be re-elected mayor in October’s Victorian council elections, tweeted four images alongside a pledge to build 28 new parks in Melbourne if successful in his bid.
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Continue reading...Marxist-leaning Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka president
Tough choices now but UK’s best days lie ahead, says Rachel Reeves – BBC.com
- Tough choices now but UK's best days lie ahead, says Rachel Reeves BBC.com
- Britain's finance minister calls for spending discipline but no return to austerity CNBC
- Protester dragged out after interrupting Reeves speech BBC.com
- Britain’s Treasury chief tries to turn on the economic optimism after months of gloomy talk The Associated Press
- Rachel Reeves is running Britain really POLITICO Europe
Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 63 runs in first Test at Galle
Modi meets top US tech leaders amid semiconductor push
Rescuers comb muddy riverbanks after floods kill six in Japan
Why ‘Comrade Kamala’ memes are spreading among Latino exiles
IAF strikes Hamas command center in Gaza’s Khaled ibn al-Walid school – The Jerusalem Post
- IAF strikes Hamas command center in Gaza's Khaled ibn al-Walid school The Jerusalem Post
- Israel’s war on Gaza live: Israeli attacks kill 24 in a day Al Jazeera English
- At least 22 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school compound CNN
- IDF says it struck Hamas command center embedded in former school in central Gaza The Times of Israel
- Israel strikes Gaza as heavy rain worsens misery of displaced Palestinians Yahoo! Voices