Armed man arrested at Trump’s California golf course
The Guardian •

Armed man arrested at Trump’s California golf course

Jeanine John Taele allegedly took photos and videos of property days before president’s visitLos Angeles county sheriff’s deputies arrested an armed California man over the weekend who was seen surveilling Donald Trump’s golf course in Rancho Palos Verdes, days before the president was set to arrive there for an event with the Republican National Committee (RNC).Plainclothes federal agents reporte...

Australia news live: Ben Carroll grilled about involvement in Victorian leadership spill
The Guardian •

Australia news live: Ben Carroll grilled about involvement in Victorian leadership spill

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...

SpaceX rocket segment to leave crater when it slams into the Moon

SpaceX rocket segment to leave crater when it slams into the Moon

France 24 •

The upper stage of a SpaceX rocket will crash into the Moon on Wednesday, an unintentional collision that poses no danger to Earth but will leave behind a lunar crater. A mixture of solar activity and gravitational forces put the rocket's second stage on its path towards the Moon, scientists said. 

Part of a SpaceX rocket to leave crater when it slams into the Moon

Part of a SpaceX rocket to leave crater when it slams into the Moon

France 24 •

The upper stage of a SpaceX rocket will crash into the Moon on Wednesday, an unintentional collision that poses no danger to Earth but will leave behind a lunar crater. A mixture of solar activity and gravitational forces put the rocket's second stage on a path towards the Moon, scientists said. 

SpaceX rocket stage expected to slam into Moon

SpaceX rocket stage expected to slam into Moon

France 24 •

A SpaceX rocket's upper stage is set to unintentionally crash into the Moon on Wednesday, a collision that poses no danger to Earth but will leave behind a lunar crater.

広島 東広島で住宅3棟が焼ける火事 焼け跡から3人の遺体

NHK World •

5日未明、広島県東広島市で住宅3棟が焼ける火事があり、消防によりますと、全焼した1棟の焼け跡からこれまでに3人の遺体が見つかったということです。警察によりますと、この住宅には家族4人が暮らしていたとみられ、いずれも連絡が取れていないということで、警察は確認を進めています。

Daniel Andrews’ government engaged in ‘concerning’ conduct but no evidence of firefighter union blackmail: Ibac report

Daniel Andrews’ government engaged in ‘concerning’ conduct but no evidence of firefighter union blackmail: Ibac report

The Guardian •

Anti-corruption watchdog’s long-awaited report finds ‘serious and concerning’ conduct by senior government members in dealings with union bossSenior members of the former Daniel Andrews government engaged in “serious and concerning” conduct in their dealings with firefighters union boss Peter Marshall, a long-awaited report by the Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog has found.The report by the Ind...

Australia news live: Victorian corruption watchdog report finds ‘serious and concerning’ conduct by Andrews government but no evidence premier was blackmailed

Australia news live: Victorian corruption watchdog report finds ‘serious and concerning’ conduct by Andrews government but no evidence premier was blackmailed

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Follow today’s news liveGet 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...

Are Indonesia’s Prabowo and ultra rich ‘9 Dragons’ on a collision course?

Are Indonesia’s Prabowo and ultra rich ‘9 Dragons’ on a collision course?

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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s push to reorganise Southeast Asia’s largest economy around a stronger, more interventionist state has put him increasingly at odds, analysts say, with the country’s so-called Nine Dragons. Known locally as Sembilan Naga, the label is a loose shorthand for some of Indonesia’s richest tycoon families – many of them Chinese Indonesian – with interests spanning ...

China’s sovereign bond sale in Hong Kong draws global interest, raising over US$2 billion

China’s sovereign bond sale in Hong Kong draws global interest, raising over US$2 billion

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China’s Ministry of Finance has successfully raised 15 billion yuan (US$2.22 billion) through a sovereign bond auction in Hong Kong, tapping international capital just days after the city launched a long-awaited tool designed to help global investors hedge against mainland bond market risks. The sale, conducted on Wednesday for institutional investors, was met with an enthusiastic market response,...

Why China’s new sovereign bond sale in Hong Kong is drawing global interest

Why China’s new sovereign bond sale in Hong Kong is drawing global interest

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China’s Ministry of Finance is set to raise 15 billion yuan (US$2.22 billion) through a sovereign bond auction in Hong Kong, tapping international capital just days after the city launched a long-awaited tool designed to help global investors hedge against mainland bond market risks. The sale marks the fourth tranche of Beijing’s 84 billion yuan sovereign bond programme for the year approved by th...

Piece of SpaceX rocket to crash into moon at high speed

Piece of SpaceX rocket to crash into moon at high speed

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A SpaceX rocket piece floating in space since last year is on track to smash into the moon at high speed early on Wednesday morning. The school bus-sized object is the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that had launched a lunar lander from Firefly Aerospace towards the moon ‌in January 2025. Weighing four tonnes (4,000kg), the rocket body is due to hit the moon around 2.35am ET (0635 GMT), ...