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Police have reportedly used pepper spray and tear gas as thousands of people held protests in Australia over the visit of Israeli president Isaac Herzog.Source: feeds.skynews.comRead full article

Ian Michael Elliott of neofascist Patriot Front worked ‘crisis relief missions’ funded by Department of AgricultureA federal security contractor that has been awarded millions of dollars by the Department of Agriculture hired a prominent white nationalist leader to work on its patrols last year.Ian Michael Elliott, a longstanding senior figure in the neofascist group Patriot Front, was part of “crisis relief missions” undertaken on the US west coast by Knight […]

Depite an expanded release to some 2,000 screens, the gushing enthusiasm recorded on the vox pop Popcornometer is not powering a word-of-mouth hitMelania, Brett Ratner’s authorised documentary following the first lady in the 20 days preceding Donald Trump’s January 2025 inauguration, has dipped 67% in its second week of release in the US.The film outpaced expectations over its first weekend, taking in $7.2m domestically and leading Amazon to expand their […]

Georgia Gould reassures parents that no child will be asked to leave school or have levels of assistance removedChildren with special needs will not lose their places at special schools or current levels of assistance, an education minister has told parents anxious that the government would strip away their child’s support.Facing questions at an online forum, part of the Department for Education’s (DfE) “national conversation” on changing special needs provision […]

Nathan Bennett convicted of offences against children aged two and three in case described as ‘every parent’s nightmare’A 30-year-old man has been found guilty of sexually abusing five children who were in his care at a nursery in Bristol.Nathan Bennett won the trust of young boys at the Partou King Street nursery by showering them with affection, Bristol crown court heard. The prosecution said his behaviour showed “a certain level […]

Elon Musk’s SpaceX curbs illicit use of satellite internet network, which Ukraine says is already affecting operationsRussia’s military is scrambling to find alternatives to Starlink satellite internet after access to the network was curtailed, disrupting a key communications system that its forces had been using illicitly on the battlefield.Ukraine said last week that Starlink terminals being used by Russian troops had been deactivated after talks between its defence minister and […]

Firm accused of ‘abusing’ its dominant position for messaging in what appears to be breach of antitrust rulesThe EU has threatened to take action against the social media company Meta, arguing it has blocked rival chatbots from using its WhatsApp messaging platform.The European Commission said on Monday that WhatsApp Business – which is designed to be used by businesses to interact with customers – appears to be in breach of […]

PM faces criticism for backing Peter Mandelson as ambassador to US despite his known links to Jeffrey Epstein.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Like thousands of other Palestinians, I am slowly dying, trapped between a health system in ruins and a closed border.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article