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Hezbollah chief urges unity, no talks with Israel amid Lebanon attacks
Naim Qassem says negotiating with Israel 'under fire amounts to imposing surrender' on Lebanon.
Are Middle East attacks pushing Asia towards an energy crisis?
Energy facilities in the Middle East are under attack, including Qatar's LNG, pushing prices higher.
Long-promised animal cruelty prevention laws quietly shelved by Victorian government
Exclusive: Labor bill recognising all animals as sentient and raising care requirements won’t be introduced before state election
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A bulldog trapped on a balcony, forced to live among its own faeces. A corgi kept in similarly squalid conditions, surrendered by its owner after community outrage. A Maltese shih tzu beaten with a metal pole – its attacker spared jail.
These are the kinds of animal cruelty cases the Victorian government promised to target with new laws almost a decade ago. But Guardian Australia can reveal those reforms have been shelved indefinitely.
Continue reading...Israel used white phosphorus to scorch earth in south Lebanon, researcher says
Human Rights Watch and others say they have documented use of weapon in civilian areas during war on Gaza
When the M825-series 155mm artillery projectile bursts, expelling its felt wedges containing white phosphorus, it leaves a distinctive knuckle-shaped plume. That is how Human Rights Watch (HRW) researchers said they were able to verify that Israel was again using the notorious weapon over south Lebanon, reigniting accusations that it is breaking the laws of war.
The New York-based rights group said it had verified and geolocated eight images showing airburst white phosphorus munitions exploding over residential areas in the southern Lebanese town of Yohmor in the opening days of Israel’s assault during the war on Gaza.
Continue reading...‘Makes Covid look like a tea party’: Australian food prices could rise for the next year, farmers warn
Iran conflict could see shortages not just in fuel, but fertiliser and fossil fuel resins – used to make milk bottles
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Farmers say Australian consumers could pay more for everyday staples for the next year at least as a result of the US-Israel war on Iran.
But the CEO of dairy farmer cooperative Norco, Michael Hampson, says a six- to 12-month disruption to food supply is likely a best-case scenario, depending on the strait of Hormuz reopening soon and global petrochemical supply chains beginning to stabilise.
Continue reading...Israel talks up Iranian threats to European cities to justify war
Israel has been trying to make the case for its war on Iran by portraying the country as a threat to European cities.
Mohamed Salah: Is Liverpool exit the end? Can World Cup spur Egypt star?
With his time at Liverpool, and apparently the world's most elite league, coming to an end, what is left to drive Salah?
‘They can reach me wherever’: China using financial tactics to coerce people who flee, says report
UK urged to tackle transnational repression, as dissidents say Beijing has targeted them with tax bills and other threats
“I didn’t feel safe, even though I’m not based in Hong Kong any more,” said Christopher Mung Siu-tat after getting tax bills from Hong Kong authorities. “The regime can reach me by their long arms wherever I am.”
Siu-tat, the executive director at the Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor, a UK-based NGO, fled Beijing’s sweeping national security laws years ago. The letters are the latest example of a series of transnational repression (TNR) tactics the 54-year-old has faced in recent years.
Continue reading...TikTok, X say they’re ‘neutral’ on a social media ban for teens – politico.eu
- TikTok, X say they’re ‘neutral’ on a social media ban for teens politico.eu
- House of Lords pushes for Australian-style social media ban for under-16s The Guardian
- Britain pilots social media bans, time limits and curfews for children Reuters
- UK government to trial social media ban for hundreds of teens CNBC
- House of Lords again supports UK social media ban for under-16s BBC
Persian Gulf states call Iran attacks ‘existential threat’ as UN backs reparations push – ایران اینترنشنال
- Persian Gulf states call Iran attacks 'existential threat' as UN backs reparations push ایران اینترنشنال
- Iranian attacks amount to violation of sovereignty, Gulf states tell UN Al Jazeera
- Arab States Condemn Iran Attacks, Warn of Escalation WSJ
- Iranian strikes pose ‘existential threat’, Gulf states tell UN Reuters
- UN rights council backs resolution by Gulf states and Jordan demanding 'reparation' from Iran The Times of Israel
U.S. Sends Iran 15-Point Plan to End War – WSJ
Iranian attacks amount to violation of sovereignty, Gulf states tell UN
UN Human Rights Council passes resolution demanding end to Iran's 'unprovoked attacks' on countries in the Middle East.
Democrat captures Florida House seat in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago district
Emily Gregory's victory in the previously GOP-held district is the latest Democratic upset before November midterms.
Estonia and Latvia say territories hit by stray Ukrainian drones
The incidents occurred on the same night that Ukraine launched a massive attack on Russia's port of Ust-Luga, near the Estonian border.
Trump’s war on Iran, in his own words
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Dozens of bodies including children exhumed from mass grave in Kenya
Kenyan authorities have exhumed 32 bodies, including children and foetuses from a mass grave in the town of Kericho.
‘Prolonged conflict wouldn’t make sense for US midterms’
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Why is Mohamed Salah leaving Liverpool, and which club will he join next?
Al Jazeera explains the Liverpool and Egypt icon's departure from the Premier League and what happens next.
‘There’s no safety anymore’: Palestinians warn of expanding West Bank settler violence
There has been a surge of attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian villages across the occupied territory since the start of the Iran war.