Munich car ramming: What happened, who’s the suspect, what’s next?
The Munich incident took place during an election campaign in which immigration and security are prominent issues.
LA vehicle swept into ocean as rain hits fire-ravaged area
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DR Congo singer killed filming video in conflict city
Delcat Idengo, well-known for his songs critical of all sides in the fighting, died in Goma.
Malaysia’s economy grows 5.1% in 2024 on strong investment, domestic demand
Central bank says Southeast Asian economy on track for robust investment, exports and household spending going forward.
News Corp comparing ABC to Netflix subscription ‘unbalanced and agenda-driven’, broadcaster chair says
In strongly worded statement, Kim Williams says allegations in Murdoch-owned tabloids ‘do not stand up to scrutiny’
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A claim in News Corp publications across the country that the public broadcaster costs taxpayers more than a Netflix subscription is an “inaccurate, unbalanced and agenda-driven attack on the ABC”, the ABC chair, Kim Williams, says.
On The Daily Telegraph’s front page, an inside page and an editorial on Friday, the Murdoch tabloid alleged the ABC “costs Australia’s 11.5m households $105 each a year, compared to $96 for an annual Netflix subscription” and “failed to reach 10.6m Australians”.
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What we know about suspected car attack in Munich
A 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker drove at a group of people and injured at least 28, German police say.
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Why is Donald Trump discontinuing the penny?
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Scores of children raped by armed men in eastern DRC, UNICEF says
UN agency says children as young as 12 are also being enlisted or coerced to join the fighting by armed groups.
‘I thought I was dead’, says kayaker swallowed by whale in Chile
A kayaker who was briefly swallowed by a whale in Chile says he thought he was dead, before being spat back out unharmed
At least 6 killed in fire at South Korean hotel construction site
Casualty figures and damages are still being assessed after firefighters rescued workers from the blaze in Busan city.
Japan releases 200,000 tonnes of emergency rice stockpile as prices soar
Agriculture minister says rising prices have ‘had a significant impact on people’s lives’ amid record heat, surges in demand and distribution problems
Japan is to flood the market with almost a quarter of a million tonnes of stockpiled rice in an unprecedented attempt to arrest soaring prices caused by record summer heat, panic buying and distribution problems.
The government will release up to 210,000 tonnes of rice, the agriculture minister, Taku Eto, said on Friday, as consumers battled a surge in prices of more than 50% in recent months.
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Archaeologists stunned by discovery at planned site of new London skyscraper – The Independent
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Europe working with Arab states on alternative to Trump’s Gaza plan – Financial Times
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Palestinian booksellers decry detention by Israeli police over ‘public disorder’
Mahmoud and Ahmed Muna remain under house arrest until Sunday, despite lack of evidence against them
Two Jerusalem booksellers detained this week on charges their books were causing “public disorder” have said the experience reflected an intensifying campaign by the Israeli government against Palestinian culture and free speech.
Mahmoud Muna and his nephew Ahmed, whose family has owned the Educational Bookshop for more than 40 years, spent two days in detention and will remain under house arrest until Sunday, despite the absence of evidence to support the vague accusations against them.
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