- Bombshell spy intel reveals Putin arming for ‘large-scale’ war that will trigger WW3…& it’s not long until... The US Sun
- Ukraine presses on in Kursk; Denmark warns Russia could wage war in Europe Al Jazeera English
- Russia could start a major war in Europe within 5 years, Danish intelligence warns POLITICO Europe
- Russia Gearing Up for Full-Scale War Against NATO, Denmark Says Kyiv Post
- Ukraine war latest: Putin says he’s ‘ready’ for Trump talks as oil refinery hit The Independent
Amid deadly raids, Israeli army orders evacuation of another West Bank camp
Israeli army storms Nur Shams camp as it continues three-week ‘open war against existence of Palestinian people’.
Sudan fighters accused of storming famine-hit camp
Paramilitaries have been accused of burning a market and homes at a camp for displaced people.
Sudan civil war: RSF accused of storming Darfur’s Zamzam camp – BBC.com
- Sudan civil war: RSF accused of storming Darfur's Zamzam camp BBC.com
- RSF assault on Zamzam camp in Darfur forces thousands to flee Sudan Tribune
- Man recalls burying infants who starved in Sudan's Darfur camp Voice of America
- Africa News Tonight: Refugees tell of Sudan hunger deaths, Zimbabwe deals with growing informal market, using AI to protect Kenya forests VOA Africa
- Sudan: Fighting in North Darfur threatens displaced people ReliefWeb
Judge who granted Palestinian family asylum made wrong call, says Keir Starmer
Family fleeing Gaza were allowed to join brother in UK after applying through scheme meant for Ukrainian refugees
A judge who granted a Palestinian family the right to live in the UK after they applied through a scheme originally meant for Ukrainian refugees made the wrong decision, Keir Starmer has said.
A family of six seeking to flee Gaza were allowed to join their brother in the UK after an immigration judge ruled that the Home Office’s rejection of their application breached their human rights, it emerged on Tuesday.
Continue reading...Ukrainian spies accuse Kyiv’s anti-terror chief of being a Russian mole – POLITICO Europe
- Ukrainian spies accuse Kyiv’s anti-terror chief of being a Russian mole POLITICO Europe
- Ukraine's SBU detains its counter-terrorist center chief accused of working for Russia. Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine detains top intel official accused of working for Russia Yahoo
- Ukraine's Security Service reveals details of operation on exposing mole among top officials – photos, video Ukrainska Pravda
- Ukraine spy chief arrests FSB ‘rat’ in his own ranks The Times
Talks to form far-right-led coalition government in Austria collapse
Disagreements over key posts and issues like migration mean snap election is likely, with far-right Freedom party ahead in polls
Austria’s Freedom party (FPÖ) has ended coalition talks with the conservatives on forming the country’s first far-right-led government after disagreements over key posts and issues such as migration.
The FPÖ – which topped national polls for the first time in September – has been negotiating with the long-ruling conservative People’s party (ÖVP) since early January.
Continue reading...Senior Ukraine official accused of being Russian ‘rat’
Intelligence chief Vasyl Malyuk was seen personally arresting the suspect, named by media as Dmytro Kozyura.
Kremlin says Russian citizen released in US after Trump greets freed teacher
Russia says its citizen will return from the US in the coming days, after Trump hailed the release of American Marc Fogel.
US no longer ‘primarily focused’ on Europe’s security, says Pete Hegseth
US defence secretary says Europe should lead in defending Ukraine and that restoring pre-2014 borders is unrealistic
Donald Trump’s newly appointed defence secretary told allies on his first international trip that the US was no longer “primarily focused” on European security and that Europe would have to take the lead in defending Ukraine.
Pete Hegseth, speaking to defence ministers at a lunchtime meeting in Brussels, said Europe had to provide “the overwhelming share” of future military aid to Kyiv – and recognise that restoring Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders was unrealistic.
Continue reading...Hegseth says return to Ukraine’s 2014 borders ‘unrealistic’
In a stark warning to Kyiv, the US defence secretary also says he does not envision Ukraine joining Nato.
‘Palestinians cannot be transferred’ from Gaza, Jordanian FM says
Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi tells Al Jazeera that Jordan remains opposed to Trump's Gaza takeover plan.
Arab League chief warns of regional instability over Trump’s Gaza plan
Arab League chief rejects US President Trump’s plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza of Palestinians.
Crackdown on Bangladesh protesters may be crime against humanity, UN says
Sheikh Hasina, deposed last year, is accused of putting down protests that left up to 1,400 people dead.
German far right wants to join forces with Orbán to dismantle EU from within – POLITICO Europe
- German far right wants to join forces with Orbán to dismantle EU from within POLITICO Europe
- AfD chief and Hungary's Orbán bond over migration during talks in Budapest Euronews
- 'The AfD Is the Future': Hungary's Orban Hosts German Far-right Leader Ahead of Election Haaretz
- Orban Chips Away at Germany’s Far-Right Firewall Before Election Bloomberg
- Hungarian leader Orbán to meet with Germany’s AfD Semafor
East Timor has a historic opportunity to break ASEAN deadlock on Myanmar
It can lead the way on holding Myanmar's military government accountable at the ICC.
‘Like finding gold’: plains-wanderers spotted in Melbourne’s west for first time in 30 years with help of AI
Critically endangered bird detected after analysis of tens of thousands of hours of song meter recordings
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Critically endangered plains-wanderers have been found living in Melbourne’s west for the first time in more than 30 years.
Notoriously elusive and difficult to spot, the rare birds were detected on two pockets of remnant grassland by Zoos Victoria, with the help of AI.
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Continue reading...Proposed ban on protest outside places of worship could prevent town hall rallies, Sydney mayor warns
Clover Moore says police would have power to block peaceful demonstrations and warns against eroding civil rights
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Sydney’s mayor has warned that new laws proposed by the New South Wales government would give police powers to block peaceful protests at town hall – a regular site for demonstrations in the city.
The laws, introduced to parliament on Tuesday and carrying a maximum of two years in prison, are the first tranche of a suite of measures aimed at stemming antisemitism after a series of arson attacks and graffiti on synagogues and in Sydney’s suburban streets in recent months.
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Continue reading...Legal showdown looms as Trump tests limits of presidential power
A judge accused the Trump administration of defying his orders, setting up a battle that could end up at the Supreme Court.
Share of wealth held by Australia’s poorest falls by almost 30% since 2004 – report
Study by Monash University recommends spending increase to fix inequalities in housing, health and education
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The wealth held by Australia’s bottom 40% has declined by almost a third in two decades while 3.3m live below the poverty line, a damning report into Australia’s track record on quality of life shows.
Monash University’s third Transforming Australia report, released Thursday, shows progress on more than half of the 80 indicators has stalled or is in freefall, painting a deteriorating picture of the country’s social, economic and environmental wellbeing.
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