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Israelโs new aid delivery system for Gaza is sparking outrage. Why is it so problematic?
What the strong resistance to the new model reveals: a lack of good faith on Israelโs part to adhere to its obligations under international law.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:
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Littleproud contradicts deputy; Leeser says Liberals had โfalse sense of confidenceโ โ as it happened
This blog is now closedSon of Palestinian refugees projected to win Calwell for Labor in most complex preference count in historyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNationals MP Barnaby Joyce has called his partyโs split from its coalition with the Liberal party last week โa shockerโ.Joyce, talking on Sunrise, said: Continue reading...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:King Charles, Queen Camilla greeted by sun and warm crowds in Ottawa on 1st day of royal tour
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:
These women are defying Iran's hijab laws โ despite fear of reprisal
Less than three years after the brutal crackdown on the protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody, a growing number of women in Tehran are daring to bare their heads in public.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:4 ex-VW managers guilty of fraud over diesel test scandal
Four former Volkswagen executives have been found guilty of fraud in a criminal trial relating to the "Dieselgate" scandal.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:German filmmaker Mascha Schilinski wins Jury Prize at Cannes
Schilinski's "Sound of Falling" tells the stories of four generations in a small village in northeastern Germany, weaving a sweeping depiction of a century.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Does the world need a global treaty on energy transition minerals?
As countries rush to secure supplies of the materials needed to ramp up clean energy, a push for stronger governance rules is gathering momentum The post Does the world need a global treaty on energy transition minerals? appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Singapore scam crisis crying out for more urgent action
Each morning, as I leave my apartment, I am met with a grimly familiar sight. The elevator doors are plastered with garish caricatures of smug thieves swindling hapless victims who collapse in tears over vanished savings. Downstairs, elderly residents crowd around letterboxes stamped with the governmentโs anti-scam hotline in scarlet block digits, their fingers trembling [โฆ] The post Singapore scam crisis crying out...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:North Korea arrests senior official over warship launch failure
The Workers' Party official was "largely responsible" for the botched launch, state media said.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Isnโt that nice? Woodside are willing to keep selling gas solely for the benefit of all Australians | First Dog on the Moon
All they get is a mind-boggling amount of moneySign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:China's BYD sees shares plunge 8% as EV maker cuts prices
Citi estimates that BYD's price reduction may have seen a 30% to 40% spike in footfall at its dealership store on May 24 and 25, from the previous weekend.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Images of Gazaโs starving babies have gone round the world. This is what malnutrition does in the first 1,000 days of life
Starvation and malnutrition are harmful for anyone. But for infants the impact can be profound and lasting.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Humanoid robots fight in Chinese kick-boxing competition
The two humanoid robots traded punches while fans watched on, in a world-first humanoid robot fighting event.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Timor-Leste Could Gain ASEAN Membership Later This Year, Malaysian FM Says
The young nation has yet to fulfill a considerable number of legal requirements, suggesting that a later timeline might be more realistic.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Russians suspected of supporting IS on trial in Germany
The trial of four Russian nationals accused of being part of the extremist "Islamic State" begins in Hamburg on Monday. The suspects allegedly collected around 174,000 to send to IS members held in camps in Syria.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Actually, Gen Z stand to be the biggest winners from the new $3 million super tax
Rather than being the biggest losers from super tax rates not being indexed to inflation, younger Australians are the biggest beneficiaries.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:EU 'jaw jaw' on Orbรกn, silence on Gaza, Charlemagne Prize This WEEK
EU ministers will hold inconclusive talks on Hungary's veto rights this week, while the European Commission chief will receive the Charlemagne Prize, and MEPs tour the globe.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:OPINION: A big reason why students who are anxious about math underperform โ they just donโt do enough of it
Math anxiety isnโt just about feeling nervous before a math test. Itโs been well-known for decades that students who are anxious about math tend to do worse on math tests and in math classes. But recently, some of us who research math anxiety have started to realize that we may have overlooked a simple yet [โฆ] The post OPINION: A big reason why students who are anxious about math underperform โ they just donโt do...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:A not-so-modern epidemic: what 17th-century nuns can teach us about coping with loneliness
โLonelinessโ is a modern word โ but we have a lot to learn from how early modern nuns understood solitude.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Bosnia and Herzegovina: Rights of Detained Migrants at Risk
Click to expand Image A migrant family from Afghanistan approaches Croatia's border near Bosanska Bojna, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to reach the European Union, in January 2021. 2021 Photo by Damir Sagolj/Getty Images Bosnia and Herzegovinaโs treatment of detained migrants should raise concerns for governments considering sending additional migrants to the country, Human Rights Watch said today. Processing delays,...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Uganda: Anti-LGBT Law Unleashed Abuse
Click to expand Image Illustrations 2025 Dianah Lala Bwengye for Human Rights Watch Ugandan authorities have perpetrated widespread discrimination and violence against LGBT people in the two years since the Anti-Homosexuality Act became law.The Ugandan authorities have spread misinformation and hatred against LGBT people, making existing discrimination even worse.The Ugandan authorities should end their crackdown on...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Whatโs the difference between abs and core? One term focuses on aesthetics โ and the other on function
Abs are one element of the core muscles, so theyโre similar in many ways โ but the terms are often used with different connotations.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Republican Fiscal Policies Undermine Investor Confidence in the United States
Recent Republican-led tax and budget legislation in the U.S. House raises concerns among international investors, threatening the countryโs reputation as a stable investment destination. Related: Trump Renews Attacks on Harvard Over Student Data Dispute The U.S. House of Representatives, dominated by the Republican Party, recently approved a sweeping tax and spending bill that has alarmed [โฆ]
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Fourth time lucky? ACTโs regulatory standards law may finally pass, despite Treaty and legal doubts
ACT has been trying to pass a version of its Regulatory Standards Bill for 20 years. Opposed by the Waitangi Tribunal and others, it is now poised to succeed.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Australian PM Albanese says Israelโs blockade of aid into Gaza is โan outrageโ
Anthony Albanese says Netanyahu government โexcusesโ for stopping critical food and medical supplies are โcompletely untenableโAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIsraelโs blockade of aid into Gaza is โan outrageโ, Anthony Albanese has said, calling the Israeli governmentโs โexcusesโ for stopping critical food and medical supplies โcompletely untenableโ...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:What if Hitler was assassinated and World War II ended in compromise? Catherine Chidgey imagines a parallel reality
Catherine Chidgeyโs thrilling novel, set in an alternative UK under a version of Thatcher, continues her exploration of murky morality and the legacy of Nazi Germany.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:People Showed Their Good and Peaceful Soul, Jorge Rodriguez
Jorge Rodriguez, president of the Venezuelaโs National Assembly and head of the Great Patriotic Pole Simon Bolivar electoral campaign, said that on this Sunday legislative and local elections, the Venezuelan people have โwritten all together, as if by millions of hands intertwined, a glorious history of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.โ RELATED: Venezuelan Defense Minister [โฆ]
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:US-Philippines Relations Take Center Stage After Midterm Elections
Following an underwhelming electoral return, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is likely to lean all the more heavily on his relationship with Washington.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:ASEAN Chair Should Lead Efforts to Hold the Myanmar Junta Accountable
Malaysia needs to lead a regional push for international criminal accountability and reject the military's planned sham โelections.โ
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Albanese says Israel's 'excuses' for withholding Gaza aid not credible
In some of his strongest criticism to date, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Israel's "excuses and explanations" for blocking aid into Gaza are untenable, and that it is an outrage that a democratic state would withhold aid.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Trump grants extension to EU on tariff hike
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Sunday heโs granting an extension to the EU on the timeline to strike a deal to avoid his sweeping 50 percent tariffs โ punting back the deadline to July 9. Trumpโs announcement comes after a phone call with the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. The tariffs [โฆ]
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Ahead of election in Malaysiaโs Sabah, voters yearn for end to daily shortages
From power and water shortages to roads with potholes, voters in Sabah are frustrated with the unfulfilled promises of their leaders.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Trump delays 50% tariffs on EU to July 9
President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen said that she had a "good call" with Trump, but needed until July 9 to "reach a good deal."
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Trump: Foreign students at Harvard taking US spots
President Trump on Sunday expressed new frustrations with Harvard, arguing the school should turn over the names of foreign students and that U.S. students are not getting to go to Harvard because places are being taken by students from other countries. โI don't have a problem with foreign students. But it shouldnโt be 31 percent....
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Mum shares heartbreak as search for missing 17-year-old continues
The mother of Pheobe Bishop says she is struggling to cope with the "cyclone of uncertainty" as police continue to scour dense bushland in Queensland following the disappearance of her daughter.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: