Sarah Smith: US braces as two starkly opposing visions clash
After a history-making year, a divided country will soon face the reality of elections: there has to be a winner.
America braced as two stark visions collide on election day
After a history-making year, a divided country will soon face the reality of elections: there has to be a winner.
Full-scale war in Middle East involving Israel and Iran likely, say most Europeans in poll
Large majorities in seven countries condemn 7 October attacks – but most common view is Israel’s response in Gaza is also unjustified
Full-scale war in the Middle East involving Israel and Iran is now likely, most western Europeans responding in a poll believe, with many criticising Israel’s conduct thus far and saying that if such a war did occur, the US and Europe should not provide it with military aid.
A YouGov Eurotrack survey in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Denmark and the UK found that strong majorities in all seven countries, ranging from 65% in France to 82% in Spain, felt the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023 were not justified.
Continue reading...Reformist clerics imply Iran should back two-state solution for Israel and Palestine
In shift that would mean recognising existence of Israel, assembly calls for ‘formation of an independent Palestinian state’
Reformists in Iran have ignited a debate about whether Tehran should be willing to shift from its deeply held opposition to a two-state solution in the Palestinian territories, which would require it to recognise the existence of an Israeli state.
“Death to Zionism” has been a staple of Iranian revolutionary thinking since 1979, and was the position effectively of the Palestine Liberation Organisation until the Oslo accords in the 1990s.
Continue reading...North Korea told the UN point-blank that it’s speeding up nuclear weapons development – Business Insider
- North Korea told the UN point-blank that it's speeding up nuclear weapons development Business Insider
- North Korea tells UN it is speeding up nuclear weapons programme The Guardian
- US accuses Russia and China of ‘shamelessly’ shielding North Korea South China Morning Post
- Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Security Council, 9775th meeting Welcome to the United Nations
- Additional Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Nonproliferation and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea United States Mission to the United Nations
Israeli strikes in eastern Lebanon are hitting civilians without warning – The Washington Post
Trump praises Muslim supporters, says they could win him Michigan
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump praised his Muslim supporters at one of his final campaign rallies.
Kiss chaste: number of high school boys in Japan who have had first kiss falls to record lows
Polls showing downward trend in kissing indicates a move away from ‘real physical sexual activity’ that could affect country’s birthrate, experts say
Just one in five of boys at senior high school in Japan have had their first kiss, according to the Japanese Association for Sex Education – the lowest figure since the organisation conducted its first survey of sexual behaviour among young people in 1974.
In its latest poll, which covers the 2023 academic year, the association found that girls in the same age group were similarly cautious, with 27.5% saying they had experienced their first kiss, compared with 22.8% among boys – down 13.6 percentage points and 11.1 points since 2017.
Continue reading...‘The momentum is on her side’: Psaki & experts on closing polling for Harris – MSNBC
- ‘The momentum is on her side’: Psaki & experts on closing polling for Harris MSNBC
- The Recap: Trump's running out of steam, while Harris is full speed ahead with hope Daily Kos
- Psaki: ‘Power of women’ in politics is the biggest hope out of the election MSNBC
- The Recap: Harris closes, Trump lies about rally, and Republicans clutch their pearls Daily Kos
Elon Musk can keep giving $1m to voters, judge rules
The giveaway is not a lottery-like contest and the recipients are not chosen randomly, his lawyer said.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 984
As the war enters its 984th day, these are the main developments.
Russian rocket takes Iranian satellites into orbit as ties grow closer – Al Jazeera English
- Russian rocket takes Iranian satellites into orbit as ties grow closer Al Jazeera English
- Russia launches Soyuz rocket with dozens of satellites, including two from Iran Reuters
- Russian rocket launches Iranian satellites into orbit as Moscow and Tehran expand ties The Associated Press
- Soyuz launches first Ionosfera mission RussianSpaceWeb.com
- Russia to launch 2 Iranian satellites on Nov. 5, Iran's ambassador says Kyiv Independent
Russian rocket takes Iranian satellites into orbit as ties grow closer
The Iranian-made satellites, Kowsar and Hodhod, were successfully placed into orbit by a Russian Soyuz-2.1 spacecraft.
Kamala Harris makes final push for votes in battleground Pennsylvania
Harris is making quick but crucial stops in a series of rallies across the swing state.
Australia politics live: Albanese tells caucus Labor will campaign on ‘risk’ of Dutton; Miles returns as Queensland Labor leader
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‘We need to extend the average time people stay in our defence force,’ says Matt Keough
The defence personnel minister, Matt Keough, has also been talking about that retention and renumeration package for defence.
We need to extend the average time people stay in our defence force.
That does mean it had a vulnerability. We’re looking at moving to more of a mesh-type arrangement of satellites, which provides greater resilience, with a more up-to-date technology, and we’ll be able to deliver the technology faster as well.
We are very much confident that we can meet these targets and that’s because we have properly funded them and we have a plan to get there, which is about really improving the terms of service for those who work in our defence forces.
We’re increasing and expanding the bonuses for continuing on in the defence force. We’re continuing the original retention bonus after your initial service obligation for three years and beyond that. There will be another bonus for people who stay in the defence force after that. And that’s really targeting those who are in their seventh, eighth, ninth years of service, which gets to the middle ranks where we’ve got an issue. And we’re also going to grow the active reserves so there are more opportunities for people in the reserve to do full-time or part-time work in the defence force.
This original plan goes back seven or eight years and it was about having two or three satellites above Australia to deliver that capability. Since then, we have seen technologies develop which can shoot satellites out of the sky but we have also seen technologies develop where you have thousands of micro satellites in a more distributed way providing the same effect and we are seeing that with Starlink above Ukraine.
Continue reading...Record 600 police officers sacked for misconduct in England and Wales
Sackings come as UK police chiefs battle to restore public trust following a series of scandals.
Hamas nixes Cairo’s proposal for brief Gaza ceasefire in exchange for 4 hostages – The Times of Israel
- Hamas nixes Cairo’s proposal for brief Gaza ceasefire in exchange for 4 hostages The Times of Israel
- Top U.S. Officials Are in the Middle East to Try to Jumpstart Cease-Fire Talks The New York Times
- Hamas expected to reject any deal that doesn’t end Gaza war, source says The Jerusalem Post
- Israel awaits the U.S. election before a Gaza cease-fire, an official says NPR
- Hamas rejects proposal for 30-day Gaza ceasefire Semafor
Spain’s king stood his ground under a mud barrage. What will the iconic moment mean for his reign? – The Associated Press
- Spain's king stood his ground under a mud barrage. What will the iconic moment mean for his reign? The Associated Press
- Protesters hurl mud at Spain’s king, queen and prime minister after floods The Washington Post
- Angry crowds boo and throw eggs at Spanish king as he visits flood-hit Valencia CNN
- Spanish King Warns of Flood Misinformation as Death Toll Mounts Bloomberg
- Unlike the Spanish, the British aren’t pelting their royals with mud. But patience is running out … The Guardian
William Tyrrell inquest: foster mother abused outside court after police allege she may have buried toddler
Counsel assisting warns ‘fairness is deserved by all’ after inquest hears foster mother may have disposed of three-year-old’s body following accidental death in 2014
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The coroner overseeing the inquest into William Tyrrell’s disappearance in 2014 has issued a warning after the toddler’s foster mother was abused outside court.
Counsel assisting Gerard Craddock SC told the deputy state coroner Harriet Grahame that someone had yelled at the foster mother at Lidcombe coroners court on Monday as the inquest resumed for two further weeks of evidence.
Continue reading...ABC to review editorial policies after investigation finds gunshots ‘inadvertently’ added to Afghanistan footage
Director of news Justin Stevens apologises for ‘editing errors’ in the video clips
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The ABC will review its editorial policies after an independent review found five additional sounds of gunshots were “inadvertently but inaccurately” introduced into footage showing a commando firing from a helicopter.
But the review by the former ABC editorial executive Alan Sunderland said there was no evidence that anyone at Australia’s national broadcaster “deliberately doctored, falsified, manipulated or distorted information, material or evidence in order to mislead audiences”.
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