Five teenagers killed after car driven on wrong side of Irish motorway
The Guardian

Five teenagers killed after car driven on wrong side of Irish motorway

Head-on collision between two vehicles on M9 in County Kildare also injured four other people, say policeFive teenagers have died and four other people have been seriously injured in a crash involving a car driving in the wrong direction on a motorway in the Republic of Ireland, police said.Gardaí confirmed the bodies of the youths, all male, had been removed from the scene of the two-vehicle coll...

Five teenagers killed after car driven on wrong side of motorway in Ireland

Five teenagers killed after car driven on wrong side of motorway in Ireland

The Guardian

Head-on collision between two vehicles on M9 in County Kildare also injured four other people, say policeFive teenagers have died and four other people have been seriously injured in a crash involving a car driving in the wrong direction on a motorway in Ireland, police have said.Gardaí confirmed the bodies of the youths, all male, had been removed from the scene of the two-vehicle collision, whic...

Five teenagers killed and four other people injured in Ireland car crash

Five teenagers killed and four other people injured in Ireland car crash

The Guardian

Police say one of the two vehicles involved was driving in the wrong direction on the M9 motorway in County KildareFive teenagers have died and four other people have been seriously injured in a crash involving a car driving in the wrong direction on a motorway in Ireland, police have said.Gardaí confirmed the bodies of the youths, all male, had been removed from the scene of the two-vehicle colli...

Australia politics live: Nationals argue gun buyback is against constitutional clause featured in The Castle

Australia politics live: Nationals argue gun buyback is against constitutional clause featured in The Castle

The Guardian

Scheme will give NSW gun licence holders a fixed compensation fee based on type of firearm. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNationals argue low gun buyback price doesn’t sit well with the constitutionNationals senator Bridget McKenzie says the first and only deal so far negotiated between the commonwealth and NSW to buy back guns in the wake of th...

Chokepoints and the cost of cutting off access

Chokepoints and the cost of cutting off access

SCMP

In 2022, Ukraine asked SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to activate Starlink coverage around Sevastopol to support an attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. He refused, saying SpaceX would become “explicitly complicit in a major act of war”; he later also cited US sanctions covering Crimea. At the moment that mattered, one private actor had the final say. It exposed a question hidden inside every chokepoint. We ...

Wildfires kill two in Greece and torch Belgian nature reserve

Wildfires kill two in Greece and torch Belgian nature reserve

The Guardian

Couple die in Salamis, while multinational forces and local farmers tackle Belgium’s biggest fire in a century near LiègeAn elderly couple died in fires on the Greek island of Salamis on Sunday and a fire ravaged Belgium’s largest nature reserve, in the latest wave of European wildfires.The couple died outside their home in the Peristeria beach area of Salamis, Greece’s coastguard said. More than ...

Australia politics live: Labor warned against changing work rights for visa holders amid ‘scapegoating’ of immigrants

Australia politics live: Labor warned against changing work rights for visa holders amid ‘scapegoating’ of immigrants

The Guardian

Dozens of non-profit groups urge Labor not to limit work rights for temporary migrants. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCommunity groups and migrant advocates urge Labor against rule changesDozens of non-profit groups, multicultural advocacy organisations and social service agencies have urged the federal government not to proceed with changes to ...

Cameroon beats Malawi to win Women’s Africa Cup of Nations for the first time

Cameroon beats Malawi to win Women’s Africa Cup of Nations for the first time

France 24

Cameroon defeated tournament debutant Malawi in the final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, winning the trophy for the first time. The Indomitable Lionesses, who failed to qualify for the previous edition of the tournament, had lost on their last three appearances in the final – all to 10-time winner Nigeria.

Reform accused of targeting the most vulnerable with £50bn benefit cut

Reform accused of targeting the most vulnerable with £50bn benefit cut

The Guardian

Robert Jenrick takes aim at disabled people and foreign nationals after saying UK guilty of ‘suicidal empathy’Reform UK has been accused of excluding the most vulnerable from society and punishing non-Britons living in the UK as it prepared to outline £50bn of cuts to benefits for disabled people and foreign nationals.Robert Jenrick, Reform’s finance spokesperson, will detail the plans for £20bn o...

US Attorney General Blanche defends colleague after Trump’s reflecting pool slam

US Attorney General Blanche defends colleague after Trump’s reflecting pool slam

SCMP

US Attorney General Todd Blanche said ⁠on Sunday that ⁠he backs top Washington prosecutor ⁠Jeanine Pirro, who was criticised by US President Donald Trump for the way she handled a case of alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. “I absolutely support US Attorney Pirro, as does President Trump,” Blanche said ‌on NBC’s Meet the Press programme. The Trump administration fast-tracked...

Attorney General Blanche publicly backs Pirro after Trump criticism over Reflecting Pool

Attorney General Blanche publicly backs Pirro after Trump criticism over Reflecting Pool

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US Attorney General Todd Blanche said ⁠on Sunday that ⁠he backs top Washington prosecutor ⁠Jeanine Pirro, who was criticised by US President Donald Trump for the way she handled a case of alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. “I absolutely support US Attorney Pirro, as does President Trump,” Blanche said ‌on NBC’s Meet the Press programme. The Trump administration fast-tracked...

In 1993, Chile adopted an Indigenous Law that enabled land restitution; by 2023...

In 1993, Chile adopted an Indigenous Law that enabled land restitution; by 2023...

Times of India

Since 1993, over 510,000 acres have been returned to Mapuche communities in Chile under the Indigenous Law. A study revealed minimal changes in forest cover on the restituted lands. It observed a decline in commercial plantations and a slight rise in agricultural pastures, emphasizing the importance of traditional economic practices alongside conservation. This situation illustrates the need for d...