Israeli air strike destroys part of last fully functional hospital in Gaza City
The Israel Defense Forces said the hospital contained a "command and control center used by Hamas".
Mountains of trash and ‘cat-size’ rats as garbage workers strike in U.K.’s second-largest city – NBC News
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50 years after Lebanon’s civil war began, a bullet-riddled bus stands as a reminder – Naharnet
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Ten things we learned from Anthony Albanese’s speech at the Labor party campaign launch
The PM addressed a crowd of 500 people in Perth, spruiking new policies on housing and tax deductions, celebrating WA and invoking Donald Trump. Here’s what you may have missed
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Labor’s election campaign launch in Perth was headlined by a $10bn housing pledge, a vow to help first home buyers and a new $1,000 “automatic” tax deduction for all workers.
It also featured a former prime minister, gags about rugby league and more than a few digs at Peter Dutton alongside Labor’s claims that he is copying Donald Trump’s political playbook.
Continue reading...Trump tells reporters Iran nuclear talks are ‘going okay’
US President Donald Trump says nuclear negotiations with Iran are ‘going okay’, after delegates met in Oman.
Israeli forces bomb al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza, forcing patients to flee
The missile destroyed parts of the hospital, including its emergency department.
Golf: Rory McIlroy leads the Masters; closes in on career Grand Slam
McIlroy sets up a final round showdown with DeChambea as the Northern Irishman seeks an elusive first Green Jacket.
Ecuador to deliver verdict on ‘war on drugs’ in knife-edge presidential runoff
Leftwing challenger Luisa González in statistical tie with President Daniel Noboa who champions ‘iron fist’ policy
Ecuadorians go to the polls on Sunday in a vote seen as a referendum on a “war on drugs” offensive that has led to numerous human rights violations, as the incumbent Daniel Noboa faces the leftist Luisa González in a tightly contested runoff.
Noboa, 37, edged out González, 47, in the first round in February by just 16,746 votes (0.17%) from a 13.7 million electorate.
Continue reading...Via porn, gore and ultra-violence, extremist groups are sinking hooks online into the very young – AP News
Volkanovski beats Lopes; reclaims UFC featherweight title in front of Trump
The Australian beat his Brazilian opponent by unanimous decision to reclaim his title on UFC 314 fight night in Miami.
China’s Xi vows to Indonesia’s Prabowo to deepen partnership, Xinhua says – Reuters
‘Unprecedented’ sightings of Asian hornets raise fears for UK bees
Early reports have led experts to believe there could be a surge in the deadly invader, threatening native species
They have bright yellow legs, are about 25mm (almost 1in) long, and a single colony, if left unchecked, can “butcher” 90,000 pollinating insects in just one season.
Since the first UK sighting in 2016 of Vespa velutina – the Asian or yellow-legged hornet – beekeepers and scientists have waged a vigorous campaign to minimise the damage this invasive species can do to Britain’s biodiversity and bee colonies.
Continue reading...The Zimbabwean singer who found fame in China – and obscurity at home
Jo Stak used to sing in Mandarin and get stopped by fans on the streets of Shanghai. That changed when he came home.
Xi Jinping Travels to Southeast Asia Amid Tariff War with U.S. – The New York Times
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Australian prime minister’s party launches election campaign – Reuters
- Australian prime minister's party launches election campaign Reuters
- 'Pretty diabolical' - What Australians think of the housing crisis this election BBC
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- David Pocock says major parties lack the ‘courage’ to tackle housing crisis – as it happened The Guardian
Central Myanmar shaken by new quake in one of the biggest aftershocks since March 28 temblor – AP News
Greenland documentary forces Danes to confront their colonial heritage
As Donald Trump threatens to take over the territory, film claims its cryolite mine was plundered by Denmark
For two weeks in Denmark the subject of the documentary was “bigger than Trump”, says producer Michael Bévort. The broadcast of Grønlands hvide guld (Greenland’s white gold), a 55-minute film about the Danish exploitation over several decades of a cryolite mine in southern Greenland and the vast sums of money it generated, made waves in February in both Greenland and its former colonial ruler, Denmark. But the reaction between the two could not have been more polarised.
In Greenland, which remains part of the Danish kingdom, with Denmark still controlling its foreign and defence policies, there were feelings of anger and deep sadness. The country was in the middle of an election being watched by the world thanks to Donald Trump’s threats to take control of the Arctic island. According to a poll for Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq, more than a third of voters said the documentary would influence their vote.
Continue reading...Election 2025 live updates: Dutton tells Liberal campaign launch ‘Australia will become a nuclear powered nation’ and Coalition will again ‘stop the boats’
The opposition leader is launching the Liberal party’s campaign at an event in south-western Sydney. Follow live
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Albanese tells Australian UFC fighter to ‘go hard’ in message of support before headline match
Some Australians will be glued to a brutal fight between two battle-hardened competitors duking it out in a no-holds barred street fight televised today across the land. And it’s sure to get ugly.
I’m in my own title fight at the moment, but I want to wish you all the best for yours. I know you’ll dig deep and make Australians proud. You are one of Australia’s great sporting champions. When you enter the octagon this weekend, Australians will be cheering you on. Go hard.
Continue reading...Explosion partly destroys house in Nottinghamshire
Major incident declared and surrounding homes evacuated after suspected gas explosion in terrace house in Worksop
A major incident has been declared following a suspected gas explosion at a home in Nottinghamshire on Saturday evening that partly destroyed the property.
Nearby homes in Worksop were evacuated as fire crews and the East Midlands ambulance service worked to account for all residents. On Saturday night, it was unclear if the blast had caused any casualties.
Continue reading...Outback publican finds hostelry coated in mud as residents return to tiny Queensland outpost after flooding
Avadale’s one police officer says damage is heartbreaking but locals are resilient – ‘They’ll get it done’
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When Koss Siwers returned to his pub in outback Queensland nothing was where he left it and pretty much everything was coated with mud.
Residents of Adavale, 900km west of Brisbane, have started coming back to the tiny outpost after evacuations forced by widespread flooding.
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