- Chile Declares Curfew as Power Outage Sweeps Country The New York Times
- Chile declares state of emergency as blackout plunges country into darkness Al Jazeera English
- Santiago play suspended due to curfew ATP Tour
- Chile power outage plunges capital into darkness, hits major copper mines Reuters Canada
- Power outage in Chile leaves millions without electricity as officials scramble for answers Fox News
Hamas: Deal reached for ‘simultaneous’ release of 4 slain hostages, Palestinian prisoners – The Times of Israel
- Hamas: Deal reached for ‘simultaneous’ release of 4 slain hostages, Palestinian prisoners The Times of Israel
- Video: Brother of Hamas hostage describes psychological ‘torture’ of waiting for his release CNN
- LIVE: Israel bombs Syria; Hamas says deal reached on prisoner release Al Jazeera English
- Hamas: Deal reached for 'simultaneous' release of 4 slain hostages, 602 Palestinian prisoners The Times of Israel
- Middle East latest: Fragile ceasefire intact as Israel, Hamas agree on new exchange The Associated Press
A Decimated Hamas Prepares for a New Fight With Israel – The Wall Street Journal
Six babies die of hypothermia in Gaza cold snap, health officials say – The Washington Post
- Six babies die of hypothermia in Gaza cold snap, health officials say The Washington Post
- Six babies have died from cold in Gaza over two weeks, medics say BBC.com
- Updates: Israel expands West Bank raids; Gaza children die of hypothermia Al Jazeera English
- 3 newborns die of cold in Gaza amid frigid temperatures: Gaza Ministry of Health ABC News
- Six babies die of hypothermia in Gaza, health officials say CNN
Inside Starmer’s plan to woo Trump with a defense spending surprise – POLITICO Europe
- Inside Starmer’s plan to woo Trump with a defense spending surprise POLITICO Europe
- ‘He’s sharp as hell. Don’t be hesitant’: Farage’s advice to Starmer on how to woo Trump The Telegraph
- 'Gruesome sell-out or a chance to lead': What will happen when Starmer visits Trump? BBC.com
- UK's Starmer, France's Macron welcome Trump's work towards durable peace in Ukraine Reuters
- Starmer must take baton from Macron in effort to sway Trump on Ukraine The Guardian US
Thousands of Canadians sign petition to revoke Musk’s citizenship
Facing Trump’s Hostility, Ukraine Weighs Its Options. But They Are Few. – The New York Times
Ukraine official says minerals deal agreed with US
‘We are still at war’: Syria’s Kurds battle Turkey months after Assad’s fall
MH370: search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight resumes after 11 years – The Guardian
- MH370: search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight resumes after 11 years The Guardian
- New hunt begins for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, over a decade after it disappeared Yahoo
- MH370: Search resumes to find missing plane 11 years on DW (English)
- MH370: British search launched for missing Malaysian Airlines flight The Telegraph
- New search to begin for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Reports NewsNation Now
Chris Mason: Starmer upends Labour manifesto to confront Europe’s new reality – BBC.com
- Chris Mason: Starmer upends Labour manifesto to confront Europe's new reality BBC.com
- U.K. to Raise Defense Spending to 2.5% of G.D.P. by 2027, Starmer Says The New York Times
- Starmer’s message after slashing aid is simple: of course you should be alarmed The Guardian
- Charities appalled by UK cut to aid budget to fund defence spending Reuters UK
- 'Trump effect' on display as UK's Starmer boosts defense spending on eve of US visit Fox News
Nurse charged over video that boasted about harming Israeli patients
White House takes control of press pool that covers Trump
Nato Article 5: Can Europe still count on the US coming to its defence? – BBC.com
- Nato Article 5: Can Europe still count on the US coming to its defence? BBC.com
- Trump, Not Putin, Forces Europe to Get Serious About Defense The Wall Street Journal
- Europe Prepares to Face Russia as Trump’s America Steps Back The New York Times
- Europe’s Message to Trump: Don’t Abandon Ukraine Bloomberg
- 5 signs that a U.S.-Europe split is widening NPR
Can Europe still count on the US coming to its defence?
FBI looking into James Comey’s off-the-books ‘honeypot’ operation targeting 2016 Trump campaign – Washington Times
- FBI looking into James Comey's off-the-books 'honeypot' operation targeting 2016 Trump campaign Washington Times
- BREAKING: The FBI has launched an investigation into former FBI Director James Comey for his "honeypot" operation targeting Trump in 2016, according to the Washington Times. The announcement comes just days after Kash Patel was sworn in as the new x.com
- FBI Director Kash Patel starts purge of 'undercover' James Comey agents who 'infiltrated' Trump's campaign Daily Mail
- Trump’s FBI Reportedly Launches Investigation Into James Comey NewsBreak
- FBI Investigating James Comey’s Alleged Plan To Infiltrate Trump Campaign With ‘Honeypot’ Agents The Daily Wire
American woman in custody after newborn thrown from Paris hotel window – ABC7 Los Angeles
- American woman in custody after newborn thrown from Paris hotel window ABC7 Los Angeles
- US woman in custody after allegedly throwing newborn out of Paris hotel window The Guardian US
- American Teen Accused of Throwing Infant Out of Paris Hotel Window Was on ‘Gap Year’ Trip PEOPLE
- American tourist arrested in Paris after allegedly throwing newborn baby out of hotel window: reports Fox News
- 18-year-old American woman arrested in Paris for hurling baby from window The Independent
Australia news live: Hastie warns ADF is ‘going to get weaker’ as China tests US allies with ‘gunboat diplomacy’
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ABC pays tribute to Antony Green as he announces upcoming election will be his last on-air
Continuing from our last post: the ABC’s director of news, Justin Stevens, has paid tribute to Antony Green as he announces the upcoming election would be his last on-air with the national broadcaster.
For more than three decades he has performed one of the ABC’s most important roles with precision, impartiality, dedication and unprecedented expertise.
He has the ABC’s immense gratitude and respect. I’m sure our audience joins me in thanking him and wishing him well as he prepares for his final federal election broadcast.
It’s time to retire. I turn 65 this coming weekend. I work on a three-year election cycle with federal elections, I won’t be presenting elections in three years’ time when I’m 68, so this will be my last on-camera election for the ABC.
I’ll stay on for a couple of years, handing over work and doing other things, but essentially I’m deciding to retire and work less.
There are 80 or 90 of them, a book on every election since 1990, state and federal … I [also] redesigned computer system. When I first started this, you had to be in the tally room to get the numbers. It was the only way to get data from the Electoral Commission to the ABC computer, so you had to be there. It’s a completely different world now.
Continue reading...Chile hit by nationwide blackout, forcing Santiago metro evacuations
Chile’s biggest blackout in 15 years hits from Arica to Los Lagos, testing one of South America’s top power grids
A sweeping blackout has hit Chile, stranding commuters, knocking out traffic lights, paralyzing countless businesses and leaving most of the South American country without electricity.
The National Electrical Coordinator, Chile’s grid operator, said a disruption had occurred in a high-voltage transmission line that carries power from the Atacama Desert of northern Chile to the capital of Santiago in the country’s central valley.
Continue reading...Syria Begins National Dialogue but Without Kurdish-Led Militia – The New York Times
- Syria Begins National Dialogue but Without Kurdish-Led Militia The New York Times
- Syria dialogue conference a 'historic opportunity', Sharaa says BBC.com
- Key takeaways from Syria’s National Dialogue conference Al Jazeera English
- Syrians back freedoms, constitutional process at landmark dialogue Reuters
- Syria calls for Israel's withdrawal from its lands, in closing statement of national dialogue summit The Times of Israel