Singapore PM salary set to rise to $2.85M under political pay overhaul – Fox Business

  1. Singapore PM salary set to rise to $2.85M under political pay overhaul  Fox Business
  2. The world’s best-paid politician is getting a $1 million pay rise  CNN
  3. Highest paid world leader to get salary increase of $1 million  BBC
  4. Singapore's high ministerial salaries under scrutiny in parliament this week  Reuters
  5. The world's highest paid leader is set for a 64% pay rise. Here's how others compare  CNBC
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Beijing tells Manila to ‘stop lying’ after minister exposes South China Sea note – South China Morning Post

  1. Beijing tells Manila to ‘stop lying’ after minister exposes South China Sea note  South China Morning Post
  2. Philippines defense chief calls out China after note interrupts remarks at Seoul forum: 'Coercion, bullying'  Fox News
  3. War of words between China and Philippines over South China Sea claims  apnews.com
  4. Philippines Leader Gets China's 'Bullying' Note On Stage. What He Did Next  NDTV
  5. Philippines' Teodoro says China could exploit cuts in US-South Korean exercises  Reuters
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Indonesian wildfire emissions surge to world’s highest, data shows – Reuters

  1. Indonesian wildfire emissions surge to world's highest, data shows  Reuters
  2. Super El Niño-fueled fires destroyed huge tracts of this country before. They’re happening again  CNN
  3. South-east Asia choked as Indonesian wildfires and volcanic ash spread  Financial Times
  4. The volunteers risking their lives to defuse Indonesia's wildfire 'carbon bombs'  BBC
  5. More schools close in Indonesia due to worsening haze from forest fires  10TV
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4,300-year-old tomb of judge and his father discovered in Egypt: “Exceptionally well-preserved” – CBS News

  1. 4,300-year-old tomb of judge and his father discovered in Egypt: "Exceptionally well-preserved"  CBS News
  2. Senior judge’s tomb with colorful funerary scenes uncovered at Saqqara in Egypt  Archaeology News Online Magazine
  3. Spanish archaeologists find 4,400-year-old tomb in Egypt with original colours intact  Euronews.com
  4. 3,200-year-old inscription may point to a long-lost ancient Egyptian city from the time of Ramesses II  Live Science
  5. Archaeologists Say 3,200-Year-Old Inscription May Point to ‘Lost’ Ancient Egyptian City  Gizmodo
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EU court dismisses Hungary’s challenge to Russian asset aid – Euronews.com

  1. EU court dismisses Hungary's challenge to Russian asset aid  Euronews.com
  2. Hungary has lost court battle over frozen Russian asset profits for Ukraine, says Reuters  Українська правда
  3. Exclusive: EU lawmakers join pressure to use 200 billion euros in Russian assets to help Ukraine  The Kyiv Independent
  4. PACE says Russian assets should be used to pay compensation to Ukraine  Ukrinform
  5. Belgium pushes back against new attempt to use Russian assets to support Ukraine  Yahoo
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Germany could help Ukraine with finding fighting-age men, minister says – politico.eu

  1. Germany could help Ukraine with finding fighting-age men, minister says  politico.eu
  2. German foreign minister says Kyiv should buy more arms from German companies  Reuters
  3. Germany says it will transfer PAC-2 missiles from its stocks to Ukraine  Українська правда
  4. Germany 'ready to provide missiles for Patriots,' Zelensky says  The Kyiv Independent
  5. Russia's Matryoshka bots target initiative to provide 5,000 drones for Ukraine, falsely claiming that Germany is embezzling the money  theins.press
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Serbia’s President Vucic dissolves parliament, calls snap elections – Reuters

  1. Serbia's President Vucic dissolves parliament, calls snap elections  Reuters
  2. Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić calls snap elections  Financial Times
  3. Serbia dissolves parliament as snap elections called  DW.com
  4. Serbia’s government proposes dissolving Parliament for early election  apnews.com
  5. Serbia to Hold Snap Vote on Oct. 25 as Vucic Seeks Premiership  Bloomberg.com
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Finland completes work on 200km fence along border with Russia – Euronews.com

  1. Finland completes work on 200km fence along border with Russia  Euronews.com
  2. Finland Completes Construction of Russian Border Fence  The Moscow Times
  3. Finland completes border fence, Sweden to send Gripens and corvette  Janes
  4. Finland's Defense Minister called on countries to strengthen their defenses due to Russia's imperial ambitions  UA.NEWS
  5. Finland Extends Border Fence With Russia  Newsweek
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Miliband defends sanctions on Israeli settlements and pushes back against chief rabbi’s criticism – UK politics live

UK foreign secretary ‘regrets’ Israel’s response to ban on trade with illegal settlements but ‘proud’ of his actions

Alex Burghart, the deputy Tory leader, was giving interviews this morning. On Israel, he opened up a new line of attack against the government, accusing it of hypocrisy. This is what he told GB News.

At the same time that Labour were saying all these things about Israel in the House of Commons, they put out a communique.

They put out an account of a conversation that Andy Burnham has had with the Chinese president, and it said how constructive they wanted to be with China, how they wanted to work with China, and what a great relationship we have.

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Landslide hits Japan’s Mount Fuji after heavy rain – Reuters

  1. Landslide hits Japan's Mount Fuji after heavy rain  Reuters
  2. Asian Games venues and athletes unharmed by extensive flooding in Nagoya, Japan  apnews.com
  3. 1 dead, over 40 hurt as heavy rain hits central Japan, swamps Nagoya  Japan Wire by Kyodo News
  4. Car left partially submerged as record rain floods Nagoya  Yahoo
  5. Heavy rain expected in Japan's Tokai, Kanto-Koshin regions  nhk.or.jp
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Miliband rejects chief rabbi’s claim that West Bank sanctions put UK Jews at risk

Foreign secretary says Sir Ephraim Mirvis wrong to suggest measures against Israeli settlements will make British Jews less safe

Ed Miliband has rejected warnings from the UK’s chief rabbi that the government’s sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements will make British Jews less safe, as he stressed ministers can confront the actions of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government while also fighting antisemitism.

The foreign secretary announced sweeping sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday, with the government taking the position that Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territory was unlawful.

An import ban on goods from illegal settlements in the occupied territories and a new ban for arms licences and other exports that “materially contribute to the occupation”.

A comprehensive sanctions regime against providing services such as construction or financing for Israeli settlements and a ban on advertising them in the UK.

Personal sanctions against key individuals accused of promoting settler violence.

A new ban for arms licences and other exports that “materially contribute to the occupation”.

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Man shot dead in Sydney community centre car park

NSW police say a vehicle was seen driving away from the scene in Punchbowl in the city’s south-west

A man has been shot dead in a car park of a Sydney community centre in the city’s south-west.

Emergency services were called to the community centre on Rossmore Avenue in Punchbowl on Wednesday evening after reports of a shooting.

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