Susan Coyle to be first woman to lead Australian army in ‘deeply historic moment’

Appointment part of senior defence changes as navy chief Mark Hammond promoted to chief of defence force

Lt Gen Susan Coyle, an officer of more than three decades standing, will become the first woman to lead the Australian army.

Coyle has been announced as the new chief of army, with her term beginning in July.

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Massive Attack frontman Robert Del Naja among 500 arrested at Palestine Action protest

Musician says he wanted to attend the protest despite the consequences a potential arrest could have on his music career

Massive Attack frontman Robert Del Naja has been arrested on suspicion of showing support for a proscribed organisation after attending a mass protest against the ban on Palestine Action in central London on Saturday.

Del Naja, also known as 3D, was among hundreds of fellow demonstrators in Trafalgar Square on Saturday afternoon, holding a sign that read “I Oppose Genocide, I Support Palestine Action”.

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UK will not join Trump’s blockade of Iran’s ports in the Strait of Hormuz – BBC

  1. UK will not join Trump's blockade of Iran's ports in the Strait of Hormuz  BBC
  2. Starmer refuses to join Trump’s Hormuz blockade  Yahoo
  3. UK rejects tolls on Strait of Hormuz  politico.eu
  4. Starmer refuses to join Trump’s Hormuz blockade as oil prices expected to rise  The Independent
  5. UK to host officials for Strait of Hormuz talks next week  politico.eu
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John Donaldson, the father of Denmark’s Australian-born Queen Mary, dies at 84 – AP News

  1. John Donaldson, the father of Denmark’s Australian-born Queen Mary, dies at 84  AP News
  2. Queen Mary of Denmark's father dies in Tasmania aged 84  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  3. Queen Mary announces death of father at 84 after declining health: 'My thoughts are grey'  HELLO! Magazine
  4. Royal family hit with heartbreak as Queen releases official statement  Geo News
  5. Queen Mary's father John Donaldson has died in Tasmania just three weeks after she made the trip from Denmark to Australia  Daily Mail
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Strongest storm on planet bearing down on U.S. islands in Western Pacific – Yahoo

  1. Strongest storm on planet bearing down on U.S. islands in Western Pacific  Yahoo
  2. Monster typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is bearing down on group of remote U.S. islands  NBC News
  3. Cat 5 Super Typhoon Sinlaku the 2nd-strongest typhoon so early in the year  Yale Climate Connections
  4. ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Super Typhoon Barrels Toward Northern Mariana Islands  The New York Times
  5. Super Typhoon Sinlaku  NASA Science (.gov)
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Strongest storm on planet bearing down on U.S. islands in Western Pacific – San Francisco Chronicle

  1. Strongest storm on planet bearing down on U.S. islands in Western Pacific  San Francisco Chronicle
  2. Violent tropical system raises risk of rare direct impact on Guam as Western Pacific storm season ramps up  FOX Weather
  3. Special Session called to address $25M emergency funding bill ahead of Sinlaku  The Guam Daily Post
  4. Super Typhoon Sinlaku Looking to Smash Guam/Marianas with 150mph winds  Men's Journal
  5. 280 km/h: Meet Super Typhoon Sinlaku, world's strongest storm in 2026 so far  The Weather Network
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South Africa’s great white sharks mysteriously vanished. Scientists can’t agree who, or what, is the culprit. – CBS News

  1. South Africa's great white sharks mysteriously vanished. Scientists can't agree who, or what, is the culprit.  CBS News
  2. This was a great white shark hotspot. Then they mysteriously vanished | 60 Minutes  Yahoo
  3. Anderson Cooper uncovers mystery of vanished great white sharks in Africa  artthreat.net
  4. Great white sharks started disappearing from a former hotspot years ago, but scientists can't agree why  CBS News
  5. What Happened to the Great White Sharks? | Sunday on 60 Minutes  Yahoo
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Pope Leo and President Trump are at odds over immigration in the U.S. and the Iran war – CBS News

  1. Pope Leo and President Trump are at odds over immigration in the U.S. and the Iran war  CBS News
  2. Pope Leo says 'delusion of omnipotence' is fueling U.S.-Israeli war in Iran  NPR
  3. Pope Leo Criticizes Religious Language Used by Trump on the War  WSJ
  4. Pope Leo XIV: ‘I am not afraid of the Trump administration’  EWTN News
  5. Pentagon Plays Down Rift With Vatican Despite Pope’s Criticism  Bloomberg.com
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Leo becomes first Pope to visit Algeria at start of major Africa tour – BBC

  1. Leo becomes first Pope to visit Algeria at start of major Africa tour  BBC
  2. Pope Leo Heads to Africa to Meet the Future of Catholicism  The New York Times
  3. Pope Leo begins multi-country African trip. Where he's going and why  USA Today
  4. ‘A man of peace’: Pope Leo embarks on a marathon visit to Africa  CNN
  5. A country-by-country glance at Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa  NPR
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