Chile Declares Curfew as Power Outage Sweeps Country – The New York Times

  1. Chile Declares Curfew as Power Outage Sweeps Country  The New York Times
  2. Chile declares state of emergency as blackout plunges country into darkness  Al Jazeera English
  3. Santiago play suspended due to curfew  ATP Tour
  4. Chile power outage plunges capital into darkness, hits major copper mines  Reuters Canada
  5. Power outage in Chile leaves millions without electricity as officials scramble for answers  Fox News
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Hamas: Deal reached for ‘simultaneous’ release of 4 slain hostages, Palestinian prisoners – The Times of Israel

  1. Hamas: Deal reached for ‘simultaneous’ release of 4 slain hostages, Palestinian prisoners  The Times of Israel
  2. Video: Brother of Hamas hostage describes psychological ‘torture’ of waiting for his release  CNN
  3. LIVE: Israel bombs Syria; Hamas says deal reached on prisoner release  Al Jazeera English
  4. Hamas: Deal reached for 'simultaneous' release of 4 slain hostages, 602 Palestinian prisoners  The Times of Israel
  5. Middle East latest: Fragile ceasefire intact as Israel, Hamas agree on new exchange  The Associated Press
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Six babies die of hypothermia in Gaza cold snap, health officials say – The Washington Post

  1. Six babies die of hypothermia in Gaza cold snap, health officials say  The Washington Post
  2. Six babies have died from cold in Gaza over two weeks, medics say  BBC.com
  3. Updates: Israel expands West Bank raids; Gaza children die of hypothermia  Al Jazeera English
  4. 3 newborns die of cold in Gaza amid frigid temperatures: Gaza Ministry of Health  ABC News
  5. Six babies die of hypothermia in Gaza, health officials say  CNN
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Inside Starmer’s plan to woo Trump with a defense spending surprise – POLITICO Europe

  1. Inside Starmer’s plan to woo Trump with a defense spending surprise  POLITICO Europe
  2. ‘He’s sharp as hell. Don’t be hesitant’: Farage’s advice to Starmer on how to woo Trump  The Telegraph
  3. 'Gruesome sell-out or a chance to lead': What will happen when Starmer visits Trump?  BBC.com
  4. UK's Starmer, France's Macron welcome Trump's work towards durable peace in Ukraine  Reuters
  5. Starmer must take baton from Macron in effort to sway Trump on Ukraine  The Guardian US
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MH370: search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight resumes after 11 years – The Guardian

  1. MH370: search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight resumes after 11 years  The Guardian
  2. New hunt begins for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, over a decade after it disappeared  Yahoo
  3. MH370: Search resumes to find missing plane 11 years on  DW (English)
  4. MH370: British search launched for missing Malaysian Airlines flight  The Telegraph
  5. New search to begin for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Reports  NewsNation Now
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Chris Mason: Starmer upends Labour manifesto to confront Europe’s new reality – BBC.com

  1. Chris Mason: Starmer upends Labour manifesto to confront Europe's new reality  BBC.com
  2. U.K. to Raise Defense Spending to 2.5% of G.D.P. by 2027, Starmer Says  The New York Times
  3. Starmer’s message after slashing aid is simple: of course you should be alarmed  The Guardian
  4. Charities appalled by UK cut to aid budget to fund defence spending  Reuters UK
  5. 'Trump effect' on display as UK's Starmer boosts defense spending on eve of US visit  Fox News
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Nato Article 5: Can Europe still count on the US coming to its defence? – BBC.com

  1. Nato Article 5: Can Europe still count on the US coming to its defence?  BBC.com
  2. Trump, Not Putin, Forces Europe to Get Serious About Defense  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Europe Prepares to Face Russia as Trump’s America Steps Back  The New York Times
  4. Europe’s Message to Trump: Don’t Abandon Ukraine  Bloomberg
  5. 5 signs that a U.S.-Europe split is widening  NPR
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FBI looking into James Comey’s off-the-books ‘honeypot’ operation targeting 2016 Trump campaign – Washington Times

  1. FBI looking into James Comey's off-the-books 'honeypot' operation targeting 2016 Trump campaign  Washington Times
  2. 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
  3. FBI Director Kash Patel starts purge of 'undercover' James Comey agents who 'infiltrated' Trump's campaign  Daily Mail
  4. Trump’s FBI Reportedly Launches Investigation Into James Comey  NewsBreak
  5. FBI Investigating James Comey’s Alleged Plan To Infiltrate Trump Campaign With ‘Honeypot’ Agents  The Daily Wire
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American woman in custody after newborn thrown from Paris hotel window – ABC7 Los Angeles

  1. American woman in custody after newborn thrown from Paris hotel window  ABC7 Los Angeles
  2. US woman in custody after allegedly throwing newborn out of Paris hotel window  The Guardian US
  3. American Teen Accused of Throwing Infant Out of Paris Hotel Window Was on ‘Gap Year’ Trip  PEOPLE
  4. American tourist arrested in Paris after allegedly throwing newborn baby out of hotel window: reports  Fox News
  5. 18-year-old American woman arrested in Paris for hurling baby from window  The Independent
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Australia news live: Hastie warns ADF is ‘going to get weaker’ as China tests US allies with ‘gunboat diplomacy’

Shadow defence minister told ABC RN China is testing US allies as Trump ‘resets relationships in Europe’. Follow today’s news live

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.

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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.

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Syria Begins National Dialogue but Without Kurdish-Led Militia – The New York Times

  1. Syria Begins National Dialogue but Without Kurdish-Led Militia  The New York Times
  2. Syria dialogue conference a 'historic opportunity', Sharaa says  BBC.com
  3. Key takeaways from Syria’s National Dialogue conference  Al Jazeera English
  4. Syrians back freedoms, constitutional process at landmark dialogue  Reuters
  5. Syria calls for Israel's withdrawal from its lands, in closing statement of national dialogue summit  The Times of Israel
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