Teen accused of driving stolen Jeep in fatal Melbourne crash faces court as three males remain on the run

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Boy, 17, charged over driving an allegedly stolen car in a fatal crash that killed a 28-year-old man in Burwood

A teen accused of driving a stolen Jeep that killed another driver was checked on by police hours after the crash and found in bed with a doona pulled up to his chin, police allege.

Police are relying on a pair of white shoes, a phone call and an accusation by a young female co-accused to prove the 17-year-old was behind the wheel during the deadly crash.

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Russia says forces seize part of key Ukraine town of Chasiv Yar as deadly airstrikes continue – CBS News

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  1. Russia says forces seize part of key Ukraine town of Chasiv Yar as deadly airstrikes continue  CBS News
  2. Ukraine war latest: Putin's forces advance in key eastern town  The Independent
  3. Situation near Chasiv Yar remains critical: Ukraine's Khortytsia Group reports on Russian tactics  Ukrainska Pravda
  4. Ukraine-Russia war: Russia claims major advance in key Ukrainian city  The Telegraph
  5. Russia Claims It's Using Tunnels to Get Behind Enemy Lines in Ukraine  Newsweek
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Live updates: Hurricane Beryl batters Jamaica as it moves through Caribbean – The Independent

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  1. Live updates: Hurricane Beryl batters Jamaica as it moves through Caribbean  The Independent
  2. Hurricane Beryl Nearing Cayman Islands | Weather.com  The Weather Channel
  3. Hurricane Beryl churns towards Mexico after hammering Jamaica  Phys.org
  4. Beryl's 'Armageddon-like' impact: Few buildings stand, power grid destroyed in Caribbean  Yahoo! Voices
  5. Damage reports by island from Hurricane Beryl: Devastation, havoc  USA TODAY
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Greece adopts six-day work week to boost productivity. Experts have doubts. – The Washington Post

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  1. Greece adopts six-day work week to boost productivity. Experts have doubts.  The Washington Post
  2. Greece's plan for a six-day workweek to help productivity may not work  Business Insider
  3. Greece introduces ‘growth-oriented’ six-day working week  The Guardian
  4. Greece starts six-day working week for some industries  BBC.com
  5. Greece is bringing in a 6-day work week. Could Canada follow?  Global News Toronto
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Jeffries seeks to stem House defections, for now, as Democrats panic over Biden – The Washington Post

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  1. Jeffries seeks to stem House defections, for now, as Democrats panic over Biden  The Washington Post
  2. Three House Democrats describe chaos within caucus as party navigates Biden concerns  CNN
  3. 'Everybody's in panic mode' as House Democrats scramble after debate  POLITICO
  4. Biden speaks with Schumer, Pelosi and Clyburn after debate fallout  MSNBC
  5. Pressure on Biden Builds as Democrats Fear Big November Losses  The Wall Street Journal
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Landmark UK election kicks off as center-left Labour seeks return to power after 14 years – CNBC

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  1. Landmark UK election kicks off as center-left Labour seeks return to power after 14 years  CNBC
  2. U.K. election: Labour set to thump long-ruling Conservatives  Axios
  3. Rishi Sunak Casts His Vote in the UK General Election  Bloomberg
  4. As Britain Votes, Change Is in the Air. Optimism, Not So Much.  The New York Times
  5. UK voters head to polls for a momentous election  CNN
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Japan introduces enormous humanoid robot to maintain train lines

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The 12-metre high machine has coke bottle eyes and a crude Wall-E-like head, as well as large arms that can be fitted with blades or paint brushes

It resembles an enormous, malevolent robot from 1980s sci-fi but West Japan Railway’s new humanoid employee was designed with nothing more sinister than a spot of painting and gardening in mind.

Starting this month, the large machine with enormous arms, a crude, disproportionately small Wall-E-like head and coke-bottle eyes mounted on a truck – which can drive on rails – will be put to use for maintenance work on the company’s network.

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Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon who rose to power in parliament, runs to be Iran’s next president – The Associated Press

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  1. Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon who rose to power in parliament, runs to be Iran's next president  The Associated Press
  2. Iranians are voting in a presidential runoff. What will it mean for the world?  CNN
  3. Who is Saeed Jalili, the hard-line former negotiator seeking Iran’s presidency?  PBS NewsHour
  4. Iran's Runoff Election: What to Know  The New York Times
  5. With Raisi gone, where will new Iran president take the region? - Analysis  The Jerusalem Post
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