Typhoon Kong-rey: biggest storm in decades wreaks destruction in Taiwan

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People warned to stay inside because of high risk of storm surges, flooding and landslides as typhoon crosses island

The biggest typhoon to hit Taiwan in decades has crossed over the island, leaving behind a path of destruction but minimal reported deaths or injuries.

Typhoon Kong-rey was the largest in size to make landfall in Taiwan since 1996, and also struck later in the typhoon season, which typically stretches from May to October, than any other typhoon since record-keeping began in the 1950s.

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Iran said threatening ‘definitive, painful’ response to Israel, likely before US election – The Times of Israel

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  1. Iran said threatening ‘definitive, painful’ response to Israel, likely before US election  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel’s strikes on Iran broke a 40-year taboo. Tehran faces tough choices about what to do next  CNN
  3. What Israel Proved With Its Most Recent Attack on Iran | Opinion  Newsweek
  4. Strike on Iran Shows Israeli Air Force's Embrace of Ballistic Missiles  Business Insider
  5. Israel moves to dismantle Iran's backbone  The Jerusalem Post
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Rescue efforts ongoing after more than 100 people killed in flooding in Spain – EL PAÍS USA

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  1. Rescue efforts ongoing after more than 100 people killed in flooding in Spain  EL PAÍS USA
  2. In photos: Flash flooding devastates parts of Spain  CNN
  3. Extreme Rainfall Creates Piles Of Cars In Spain  The Weather Channel
  4. Spain flooding: Photos show the devastation in Valencia  Oregon Public Broadcasting
  5. Spanish rescue teams hunt for missing after deadly floods  Reuters
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Spain flood death toll expected to rise amid anger over lack of preparedness

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Victims say ‘water was already here’ by the time warning was issued, as military prepares to start searching worst-hit areas

Rescue workers in Spain are searching for more victims after deadly floods, as questions are raised about how one of the world’s most developed nations failed to respond adequately to such an extreme storm.

Torrential rains that began at the start of the week led to flooding that has left at least 95 people dead, the deadliest such disaster in the western European country since 1973.

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Deadly Israeli strike targeted ‘spotter’ on Beit Lahia building’s roof, official says – BBC.com

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  1. Deadly Israeli strike targeted 'spotter' on Beit Lahia building's roof, official says  BBC.com
  2. Updates: Deadly new Israel attack on north Gaza as south Lebanon targeted  Al Jazeera English
  3. ‘Who is going to take them out of here?': Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza kills over 90 people  CNN
  4. More than 90 killed in north Gaza strike as Israel bans U.N. relief agency  The Washington Post
  5. Israeli strikes in northern Gaza kill at least 88, officials say  The Associated Press
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‘Alive in our hearts’: grieving family pays tribute to 11-year-old Jack Davey after Melbourne school crash tragedy

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‘Beloved son and brother’ mourned, as three children injured in Auburn South primary school car crash remain in hospital with one discharged

Michael and Jayde Davey are clinging to the memories of the positive influence their son Jack had on the community in his 11 years of life after he was killed in a school crash.

Grade 5 student Jack Davey died after a car ploughed through a fence and into a school yard on Tuesday afternoon, hitting a group of Auburn South primary school students sitting at a table.

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North Korea says it conducted ICBM test, days ahead of US election – CNN

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  1. North Korea says it conducted ICBM test, days ahead of US election  CNN
  2. Video North Korea ICBM launch intended as message to 'rivals,' Kim says  ABC News
  3. North Korea leader says longest ICBM test 'appropriate military action' against enemies  Reuters
  4. North Korea confirms launch of ICBM in longest-ever ballistic missile test  Al Jazeera English
  5. North Korea test-launches long-range missile  POLITICO
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Anti-abortion advocate Joanna Howe banned from South Australia’s upper house for alleged ‘threatening’ tactics towards politicians

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Upper house president Terry Stephens says of ‘highest concern’ is suggestion Howe attempted to ‘improperly influence the free performance’ of MLCs’ duties

The anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe has been banned from South Australia’s upper house after its president revealed in parliament that he had received several complaints from MLCs alleging she had used “insults and threatening and intimidating tactics” towards politicians during a debate about the state’s controversial “forced birth” legislation.

The legislation, if passed, would have meant any South Australian seeking an abortion after 27 weeks and six days, would instead be induced, give birth, then either keep or adopt out the child.

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Muslim Broadcaster Explains Why He Stormed Off CNN Panel – The Daily Beast

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  1. Muslim Broadcaster Explains Why He Stormed Off CNN Panel  The Daily Beast
  2. CNN bans conservative commentator who made a racist ‘joke’ on air  CNN
  3. CNN Bans Ryan Girdusky After ‘Beeper’ Remark to Mehdi Hasan  The New York Times
  4. Pro-Trump conservative reacts to getting banned from CNN for racist comment  MSNBC
  5. CNN bans conservative writer after ‘beeper’ comment to Muslim commentator  The Associated Press
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At least one killed in Taiwan as Super Typhoon Kong-rey makes landfall – Al Jazeera English

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  1. At least one killed in Taiwan as Super Typhoon Kong-rey makes landfall  Al Jazeera English
  2. Typhoon Kong-rey bashes Taiwan, the largest storm to hit island since 1996  CNN
  3. Taiwan shuts down as Typhoon Kong-rey makes landfall  NBC News
  4. LIVE UPDATES: Super Typhoon Leon  INQUIRER.net
  5. China's Shanghai braces for torrential rain as Typhoon Kong-rey advances  Reuters
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Teen found not guilty of murdering Emma Lovell in Brisbane home invasion

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Queensland judge finds 18-year-old guilty of burglary and assault occasioning bodily harm in 2022 home invasion

A teenager who broke into the home of Emma Lovell, alongside another teen who stabbed her to death, has been found not guilty of murder in a case that shocked Queensland in December 2022.

In a Brisbane court on Thursday, the now 18-year-old – who cannot be named for legal reasons as he was 17 on the night Lovell was killed – was also found not guilty of manslaughter and not guilty of malicious act with intent.

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NSW Labor accused of ‘pretty deliberate attempt’ to minimise impact of long-promised drug summit

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Once-in-a-generation summit set to commence in Griffith on 1 November amid concern over transparency and questions over commitment to meaningful change

New South Wales Labor has been accused of trying to minimise the impact of a once-in-a-generation drug reform summit amid last-minute changes and concern from experts over transparency.

The long-promised NSW drug summit begins on Friday in the regional city of Griffith before hearings in Lismore and Sydney.

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Peter Dutton’s office asked Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting for flight on private jet

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Opposition leader, who says Anthony Albanese is ‘obfuscating’ in his answers on Qantas upgrades, says he never personally asked mining magnate

Peter Dutton has admitted his office asked the mining billionaire Gina Rinehart’s company for a lift on a Hancock Prospecting jet to a Bali bombing memorial service, days after he said he had never personally asked Australia’s richest person for help with flights around Australia.

The opposition leader said his office’s request to Hancock came after he claimed the government would not help him get a flight on a special purpose flight, that commercial options were not available, and that a chartered jet would be too expensive. The admission came as Dutton again ridiculed Anthony Albanese for his explanations over the widening Qantas upgrades scandal, accusing the prime minister of being “dishonest”.

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Trump deploys garbage truck to trash Biden gaffe at Wisconsin rally

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Republican presidential candidate in high-vis vest says ‘250 million Americans are not garbage’ as he capitalises on latest twist in Puerto Rico debate

Dressing like a sanitation worker and, at one point, appearing in the cab of a garbage truck, Donald Trump sought to convince voters in battleground state Wisconsin on Wednesday that Democrats believe those who vote for him are “garbage”.

The theatrics came in response to an apparent verbal gaffe made by Joe Biden the night before, which the president said was intended to condemn a comedian over his racist remarks at a massive rally Trump staged at New York City’s Madison Square Garden over the weekend.

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