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In a difficult year being unemployed, I learned what success really means | Sunil Badami
For most of that year, I didnโt tell anyone. I didnโt want to burden them with my troubles. And, to be honest, I felt ashamedFrom finance to academia, on radio and TV and even in a Kings Cross sex shop, Iโve had a diverse range of jobs, most largely freelance, casual or contract.I loved doing new things, learning new skills and meeting new people. I was so busy for so long, with so many contracts overlapping each...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:
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Former Pentagon official warns departmentโs dysfunction could topple Hegseth
โThe last month has been a full-blown meltdown at the Pentagon,โ John Ullyot, the former top Defense Department spokesperson, wrote in a POLITICO Magazine opinion piece.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Germany bets on volunteers to fix a hollowed-out army โ but will it work?
As troop numbers stagnate and Russiaโs threat looms, Berlin is betting on a voluntary service model to rebuild the military โ but time is running out.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth shared sensitive Yemen war plans in second Signal chat: source
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shared details of a March attack on Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Could Canada join the EU? Unlikely โฆ but not impossible.
EU scholars say Canada has the right vibe for Brussels โ but there would be some major hurdles blocking a membership bid.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Thousands protest Trumpโs policy as Supreme Court pauses deportations
Tens of thousands of protesters rallied across the U.S. over the weekend to denounce President Donald Trump's deportation policies, calling them the end of due process. At the same time, the Supreme Court blocked the removal of migrants the White House planned to deport under a wartime law.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:An alternative to Aukus: why a strategic defensive approach best suits Australia | Albert Palazzo
Missiles and drones are a better buy when compared with the nuclear-powered submarines Australia hopes to acquire from the USGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastFor more than a century, Australia has followed the same defence policy: dependence on a great power. This was first the United Kingdom and then the United States.Without properly considering other options, successive federal...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Christians celebrate Easter Sunday across major European cities
Events were held across many European capitals to mark the Christian Easter holiday, which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:The Greens want to be election kingmakers โ but they are fighting on two fronts
Adam Bandt is determined to build on the minor partyโs historic 2022 result, but its supporter base has not expanded โ and its Brisbane seats are vulnerablePolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastA peculiar and...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Hegseth shared attack plans in Signal chat including wife, brother, personal lawyer: NYT
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly shared attack plans in a Signal chat including his wife, brother and personal lawyer, The New York Times reported Sunday, citing four people familiar with the conversation. In mid-March, the Pentagon leader disclosed information in the chat about upcoming strikes in Yemen including the flight schedules of military aircraft targeting...
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Faced with extremes, the Spinifex People are being pushed to the limit
The Anangu built one of the nation's most remote communities after nuclear bombs were tested on their country. But they face profound challenges amid extreme weather and rising costs.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Salvadoran President Bukele proposes prisoner swap with Maduro for Venezuelan deportees
Proposal comes as El Salvador has come under international scrutiny for accepting Venezuelans and Salvadorans deported by the US.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Ten women, one guy: The risk-taking dating show that stirred Ethiopia
Ethiopia's answer to The Bachelor has prompted discussions about dating norms in the conservative country.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Chinese table tennis fans splash cash in Macau as authorities eye sports boom
โHandsomeโ Wang Chuqin and โrole modelโ Sun Yingsha pull in tourists amid efforts to capitalise on growth in sports sector.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Evening update
Evening update Good evening MEE readers, Our live coverage will now close for a few hours. Here's a recap on some of the key developments from today: An Israeli attackon a house in Hula, a village in the Nabatieh governorate of southern Lebanon, killed one person. An Israelidrone attack on a vehicle in nearby Kaoutariyet as-Siyad killed anotherperson. An Israeli army probe into the killing of Palestinian paramedicsin...
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Burials halted as council works out whether it can afford cemeteries
A NSW council is working out whether it can afford to keep six cemeteries open to future interments, when it doesn't know where people are already buried at some of the sites.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:PHOTOS: Anti-Trump protesters rally in cities and towns across the country
Opponents of President Donald Trumpโs administration took to the streets of communities large and small across the U.S. on Saturday, decrying what they see as threats to the nationโs democratic ideals.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Courier firm DHL to suspend global shipments of more than $800 to US due to new customs rules
DHL, the international courier firm, will temporarily pause shipments to the U.S. for items with a declared value of more than $800, the company announced in a notice. The announcement said that, starting Monday, the company will stop collecting and shipping orders from businesses abroad to private individual customers in the U.S. if the declared...
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Death toll from US strike on Yemeni capital rises to 12
Death toll from US strike on Yemeni capital rises to 12 The death toll from US air strikes on a market in the Yemeni capital Sanaa has risen to 12, according to the Houthis. At least 30 people were wounded in the strike on al-Farwah marketin the Shoub district.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Opens Cubaโs Biennial Of Graphic Humor With The Slogan โLess Fake And More Newsโ
The 24th edition of the International Biennial of Graphic Humor began this Sunday under the slogan โLess fake and more newsโ in the town of San Antonio de los Baรฑos (west), with the creation of an allegorical mural, the inaugural parade and the opening of a collective exhibition. RELATED: Santiago de Cuba Prepares for the [โฆ]
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Beijing adviser Yan Anlin on why a timetable for Taiwan reunification has disadvantages
โWe are in a preparatory phaseโ, noted Taiwan studies expert and former aide to lead negotiator in historic 1993 cross-strait talks says.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Bill Clinton urges unity in speech on 30th anniversary of Oklahoma City bombing
Former President Clinton on Saturday urged unity in a speech on the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. โIf our lives are going to be dominated by the effort to dominate people we disagree with, we're going to put the 250-year-old march toward a more perfect union at risk,โ Clinton said during a speech...
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Asian elephant calf is born at Zurich Zoo โ and his name will start with the letter Z
Swiss zoo breeds the critically endangered elephants as part of conservation efforts under the European Endangered Species Programme.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Ukraine and Russia trade blame for breaking Easter ceasefire as talks to end war drag on
Russia and Ukraine are blaming each other for breaking the one-day Easter ceasefire that Putin had declared. The State Department said Sunday that the United States is committed to achieving a โfull and comprehensiveโ ceasefire. John Yang speaks with William Taylor, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, for more.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Israel finds ‘failures’ that led to killing of Palestinian medics in Gaza
In our news wrap Sunday, the Israeli military said โprofessional failuresโ led to the killing of more than a dozen Palestinian medics in Gaza last month, the states of Missouri, Louisiana and Virginia reported their first measles cases of the year, Pope Francis met briefly with Vice President Vance, and a U.S. astronaut celebrated his 70th birthday by returning to Earth.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:How the closure of EPA offices puts poor and minority communities at risk
For three decades, the EPA established offices nationwide to address disproportionately high levels of pollution in poor and minority communities. Now, the Trump administration is eliminating these environmental justice offices as part of its effort to end DEI programs and cut spending. Ali Rogin speaks with Amudalat Ajasa, who covers environmental health for The Washington Post, for more.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:The travel toll of living with endometriosis in regional Australia
Lucy Savage has to drive 450 kilometres multiple times a month to access specialised care โ a reality for many women living with endometriosis and chronic gynaecological conditions around the country.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:‘Utter desperation’ in Gaza after ceasefire collapse and Israel’s aid blockade
Since the collapse of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in March, Gaza has received no deliveries of food, water, fuel or medical supplies as Israel has blocked all humanitarian aid, leaving Gazans in dire straits. John Yang speaks with Gavin Kelleher of the Norwegian Refugee Council about conditions on the ground there.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Gaia space observatory bids farewell after a decade of mapping the stars
After more than a decade of mapping billions of stars across the Milky Way and beyond, a groundbreaking spacecraft is retiring. The European Space Agencyโs space-based observatory known as Gaia is leaving behind a legacy of stunning discoveries that changed what we know about the universe. John Yang reports.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Israel cancels visas for French lawmakers before visit to include Palestinian territories
Sundayโs action came amid diplomatic tensions after President Emmanuel Macron said France would soon recognise a Palestinian state.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Three people reportedly killed in US air strike on Yemeni capital
Three people reportedly killed in US air strike on Yemeni capital Three people have reportedly been killed in US strikes on Sanaa, and 12 others wounded, according to Yemen's Saba news agency. Two US air strikes targeted the Attan area in the capital, Yemeni media reported. US strikes were also reported on a sanitation project in the Asir area, as well as the Furwah neighbourhood and a market in the Shoub district.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Israeli army only finds โprofessional failuresโ in Gaza aid worker killings
The Palestine Red Crescent Society denounced the Israeli report as 'full of lies'.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:South Africa church holds mass Easter weddings for 3,000 people, some polygamous
Sundayโs ceremonies would see some men marry their sixth or seventh wives, a church spokesman said. Other grooms would marry multiple brides.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:One word underpins how this town came through a super-storm tragedy
It's been 10 years since three people died in flash flooding that devastated Dungog. The town's artistic flair and commitment to preparedness have been crucial to its recovery and the remembering of those lost.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Trump wishes happy Easter to all, 'including Radical Left Lunatics'
President Trump on Sunday wished everyone a happy Easter in a post on his Truth Social platform, โincluding Radical Left Lunatics.โ โHappy Easter to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics who are fighting and scheming so hard to bring Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners, the Mentally Insane, and well known MS-13 Gang Members and Wife...
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source: