Australia news live: Bowen says nuclear advocates living in ‘fantasy world’; Leeser says funding won’t improve Naplan results
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Australia news live: Bowen says nuclear advocates living in ‘fantasy world’; Leeser says funding won’t improve Naplan results

Follow today’s news liveAlan Jones trial: live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlmost every house sold in first six months of the year made a profitThe vast majority of homeowners are selling their properties for more than they bought them for, even as house prices enter a tailspin, AAP reports. Continue reading...

New Zealand capital delights in rare snowfall as southern city residents ski down world’s steepest street
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New Zealand capital delights in rare snowfall as southern city residents ski down world’s steepest street

Snow falls in Wellington for the first time in 15 years while snow blanketed Dunedin and Christchurch on the country’s south islandTemperatures have plummeted across New Zealand as an Antarctic cold snap hovers over the country, delighting the capital, Wellington, which experienced snow for the first time in 15 years, while giving a southern city’s residents a chance to ski through the streets.The...

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スペースXのロケット残骸 月面に衝突予定 NASAが観測へ

宇宙開発企業、スペースXが打ち上げたロケットの残骸が日本時間の5日午後、月面に衝突する予定だと、NASA=アメリカ航空宇宙局が明らかにしました。NASAは衝突の様子を観測することで、将来の月面探査に役立つ知見を得たいとしています。

熊本 震度5強程度以上の地震注意 きょうも猛暑日 熱中症対策を

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熊本県で震度7の揺れを観測した地震から1週間がたちましたが、気象庁は、今後1週間程度は震度5強程度以上の地震に引き続き注意するよう呼びかけています。5日も、熊本県内ではすでに35度を超える猛暑日となっているところがあり、このあと、40度に迫る危険な暑さが予想されています。できる限りの熱中症対策を心がけてください。

大阪 警察官が威嚇射撃の約2秒後に容疑者に発砲 容疑者死亡

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4日夜、大阪 河内長野市で刃物のようなものを持って向かってきた男の容疑者に警察官が拳銃を発砲し、公務執行妨害などの疑いでその場で逮捕しました。弾が命中した容疑者は搬送先の病院で死亡しましたが、警察官が威嚇射撃のおよそ2秒後にもう1発を発射し、その弾が当たっていたことが警察への取材で分かりました。拳銃の使用について大阪府警察本部は「報告を聞くかぎり、発砲の要件を満たしていると判断されるが、詳細は調査中だ」としています。

‘Won’t happen’: One Nation Victoria leader’s comments raise questions about Hanson’s mass deportations policy

‘Won’t happen’: One Nation Victoria leader’s comments raise questions about Hanson’s mass deportations policy

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Exclusive: Warren Pickering told 2025 podcast mass deportations ‘not a reality’ in Australia and suggested politicians over 55 should ‘handball it to the next generation’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation’s Victorian leader has previously said mass deportations in Australia are “not a reality” and “won’t happe...

France offers nuclear expertise as Philippines weighs energy security options

France offers nuclear expertise as Philippines weighs energy security options

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France’s offer to share nuclear expertise with the Philippines could potentially boost Manila’s long-term energy security, as analysts say any push to revive nuclear power in the country would have to overcome safety and governance concerns. Marie Fontanel, the outgoing French ambassador to the Philippines, said last week that France was ready to share its nuclear energy expertise with Manila, whi...

US revokes visa of Brazil’s ambassador to Washington in escalating row

US revokes visa of Brazil’s ambassador to Washington in escalating row

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The United States has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador, a State Department official said Tuesday, in a mounting diplomatic row just months before elections in Latin America’s largest nation. The move would be reversed, the official said on customary condition of anonymity, if Brazil granted its approval of US President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Brasilia. Trump nominated Dan...

被災地は危険な暑さに 熱中症対策徹底を 台風情報にも注意

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5日も東海から九州にかけての広い範囲で気温が上がり熊本地震の被災地ではすでに猛烈な暑さとなっていて、このあと、40度に迫る危険な暑さが予想されています。引き続き、熱中症への対策を徹底してください。一方、大型で非常に強い台風13号は、今後、強い勢力で沖縄・奄美に近づく見込みで、高波と暴風に厳重な警戒が必要です。

北朝鮮 キム・ヨジョン氏が護衛艦からのトマホークの実射非難

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7月に行われた海上自衛隊のイージス艦からの「トマホーク」の実射試験について、北朝鮮のキム・ジョンウン(金正恩)総書記の妹のキム・ヨジョン(金与正)氏は談話を発表し、「日本の軍事的な膨張は、国際平和と安定を脅かす」などと非難しました。

North Korea vows to teach ‘war criminal state’ Japan lesson over missile test

North Korea vows to teach ‘war criminal state’ Japan lesson over missile test

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North Korea said it will pursue unspecified “additional military options” in response to Japan’s expanding defence capabilities, accusing Tokyo of reviving the ambitions of a “war criminal state”. Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said that Pyongyang would not remain a “passive onlooker” to what she described as Japan’s accelerating transformation into a military power, a...

Labor plans migration cuts as Tony Burke pulls out of major speech

Labor plans migration cuts as Tony Burke pulls out of major speech

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As home affairs minister’s National Press Club address is postponed, refugee advocates lament missed ‘opportunity to bring Australians together’Labor will introduce new rules to cut net overseas migration and push temporary residents to leave Australia, despite a major speech on the subject by the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, being delayed.But government sources told Guardian Australia the p...

外国人との共生社会の実現向け国に提言 全国知事会

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外国人との共生社会の実現に向けて、全国知事会が法務省に提言書を提出しました。専門技能を持つ外国人材を確保しようと来年から導入される育成就労制度について、地域の実情を反映しながら運用していくことなどを求めています。

JR山手線 内回りと外回り 運転再開

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JR東日本によりますと、新宿駅で起きた人身事故の影響でJR山手線の内回りと外回りは運転を見合わせていましたが、午前10時53分ごろ運転を再開しました。

Russian barrage on Kyiv region kills at least 17

Russian barrage on Kyiv region kills at least 17

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Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least 17 people and wounded dozens more in Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight, authorities said Wednesday. Kyiv was unable to shoot down any of the Russian missiles amid intensifying attacks that have prompted Kyiv to plead for more US-made Patriot interceptors.

Russian barrage on Kyiv region kills 17 as Ukraine fails to down single missile

Russian barrage on Kyiv region kills 17 as Ukraine fails to down single missile

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Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least 17 people and wounded dozens more in Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight, authorities said Wednesday. Kyiv was unable to shoot down any of the Russian missiles amid intensifying attacks that have prompted Kyiv to plead for more US-made Patriot interceptors.

‘Our new champion’: Philippines swept up in tennis fever after Alex Eala’s historic win

‘Our new champion’: Philippines swept up in tennis fever after Alex Eala’s historic win

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WTA event win earns 21-year-old a presidential reception in the Philippines as interest in tennis surges in home countryThe Philippines has been swept up in tennis fever after 21-year-old rising star Alex Eala delivered a historic win, drawing praise from the president who hosted a reception in her honour.On Monday, Eala became the first player from the Philippines to win a Women’s Tennis Associat...

Man with gun in car arrested at Trump golf course before US president’s visit

Man with gun in car arrested at Trump golf course before US president’s visit

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A man carrying ammunition and with a gun in his car was arrested on Sunday at US President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course after appearing to monitor security preparations two days ahead of Trump’s fundraiser there, authorities said on Tuesday. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Jeanine John Taele, 38, was taking photos and video and had a 16-round magazine with ammunitio...

Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew’s fountain pen valued at US$23,000-US$39,000 up for auction

Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew’s fountain pen valued at US$23,000-US$39,000 up for auction

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A silver Montblanc fountain pen owned by Singapore’s founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew is up for auction with a starting bid of S$20,000. Singapore auction house Hotlotz said on Wednesday that the pen, engraved “SM Lee Kuan Yew”, was previously sold at the Lee Kuan Yew Family Collection charity auction in July 2003. Hotlotz has valued the silver Montblanc Meisterstuck No 146 fountain pen at S$3...

34% of Hong Kong students win university, diploma spots under admissions system

34% of Hong Kong students win university, diploma spots under admissions system

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About 34 per cent of students who applied through Hong Kong’s university admissions system have secured tertiary education places this year, marking a slight drop from last year amid stiffer competition. When the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (Jupas) results were shared on Wednesday, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and the University of Hong Kong (HKU) each said they had...

Who are the officers filling the big shoes left behind in PLA anti-corruption drive?

Who are the officers filling the big shoes left behind in PLA anti-corruption drive?

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The sweeping anti-corruption drive in China’s military appears to have cleared the way for a new batch of officers to quietly assume de facto leadership of key People’s Liberation Army bodies. According to a South China Morning Post analysis of official insignia and protocol seating from state media coverage of recent meetings, dozens of fresh commanders have stepped into the roles of their ousted...

Australia news live: ASX hits record high, with investors bullish on peace; brother of former premier Dominic Perrottet appears before Icac inquiry

Australia news live: ASX hits record high, with investors bullish on peace; brother of former premier Dominic Perrottet appears before Icac inquiry

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Follow today’s news liveAlan Jones trial: live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlmost every house sold in first six months of the year made a profitThe vast majority of homeowners are selling their properties for more than they bought them for, even as house prices enter a tailspin, AAP reports. Continue reading...

Missouri rejects citizens’ bid for vote on Trump-backed redistricting plan

Missouri rejects citizens’ bid for vote on Trump-backed redistricting plan

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Missouri’s top election official has rejected a petition for a referendum on new congressional districts Missouri’s top election official has rejected a citizens’ petition seeking a statewide referendum on the states redistricting plan backed by Donald Trump.Supporters of the referendum had submitted hundreds of thousands of petition signatures in a bid to force a November election on a new US Hou...