Queensland man charged with murder after three-month-old son dies from ‘significant internal injuries’

Queensland man charged with murder after three-month-old son dies from ‘significant internal injuries’

The Guardian •

Uneeb Ullah, 28, from Logan, has been remanded in custody after his arrest on Tuesday evening for the alleged murder of the childGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Queensland man has been charged with the murder of his three-month-old baby son, after the boy died in hospital this week.The infant, from the Ipswich area west of Brisbane, died almost a week after being taken...

Israel marks 3 years since October 7 attack that sparked war in Gaza

Israel marks 3 years since October 7 attack that sparked war in Gaza

SCMP •

Israel marked the third anniversary of Hamas’ October 7 attack on Wednesday with silent tributes, new strikes on Gaza and intense political debate, weeks before elections in which the country’s deadliest day will be front and centre. At the site of the Nova music festival, where Hamas militants in trucks and paragliders opened fire around dawn on October 7, 2023, family members bowed their heads i...

A 1920-era American elm survived a 4,000-pound bomb in Oklahoma City

A 1920-era American elm survived a 4,000-pound bomb in Oklahoma City

Times of India •

An American elm in Oklahoma City known as the Survivor Tree has observed many changes since its likely planting in 1920. The tree was growing in a family backyard before commercial development removed surrounding trees and structures. In 1995, the elm endured significant damage from the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building while remaining standing.

Flydubai attack investigation widens as alleged hijacker’s training in New Zealand scrutinised

Flydubai attack investigation widens as alleged hijacker’s training in New Zealand scrutinised

The Guardian •

Hamam al-Hammami spent 175 days in New Zealand until May 2019, as Australian Jewish group calls for full investigation into his time in MelbourneNew Zealand authorities have launched their own investigation into the flydubai co-pilot who allegedly tried to hijack an Israel-bound plane, after police confirmed he underwent flight training there about a year after he abandoned a degree in Australia.D...

How Netanyahu survived the political fallout from the October 7 attacks

How Netanyahu survived the political fallout from the October 7 attacks

France 24 •

Three years after the deadly Hamas-led October 7 attacks in southern Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting for political survival ahead of legislative elections later this month. Reports that Arab leaders warned him of the assault in advance have undercut his claims that Israel's security chiefs are to blame, but his political base appears to be holding.

Last chance saloon: EU presses China for a sign to prove trade talks can work

Last chance saloon: EU presses China for a sign to prove trade talks can work

SCMP •

The European Union’s top trade mandarins depart for Beijing on Wednesday for two days of intensive negotiations but expectations in Brussels are measured as to what the talks will deliver. Maros Sefcovic, the EU’s trade chief, will meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao on Thursday and Friday – three months after their last encounter in Brussels, when the Europeans set an October deadline for si...

O2 signs record £200m deal to keep London venue’s naming rights

O2 signs record £200m deal to keep London venue’s naming rights

The Guardian •

Exclusive: 10-year sponsorship extension at a 50% premium on last agreement crowns bonanza year for live venueO2 has struck a record £200m deal to retain the naming rights to the London venue the O2 in what is thought to be the largest renewal of its kind in UK history.The 10-year agreement will extend O2’s relationship until at least 2038. It cements the sponsorship as the second longest-running ...

Tories delight as satirical tapestry pokes fun at ‘turncoat’ Robert Jenrick

Tories delight as satirical tapestry pokes fun at ‘turncoat’ Robert Jenrick

The Guardian •

Reminders of banished Reform UK defector were all around the Conservative party conference in BirminghamAs Kemi Badenoch basked in the applause of the Tory faithful at the close of her pivotal speech at Conservative party conference last year, one member of her shadow cabinet looked less than enthused.Robert Jenrick, bested by Badenoch in the leadership contest a year earlier, looked on, and – as...

Wanted: children to rear harvest mice at home for wild release in Devon

Wanted: children to rear harvest mice at home for wild release in Devon

The Guardian •

Teenagers Eva Wishart and Emily Smith launch project to breed and release 250 of the tiny animals by SeptemberChildren in Devon are being invited to become “citizen captive breeders”, rearing harvest mice at home for release into the wild to help revive endangered nature.Wild Pets, a new conservation project launched by two 14-year-old friends, is seeking 20 Devon-based children to rear hundreds o...

Celebrating the October 7 massacre is inhumanity, not solidarity

Euronews •

On the anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, in which 1,200 people were murdered and 250 were abducted, Sacha Roytman Dratwa, of the ‘Combat Antisemitism Movement’, recalls in an opinion piece for Euronews what had already begun in many countries on 8 October 2023.

Texas ranchers blocked well operators from 1,604 acres in 2004; court lets oil firm cross property

Texas ranchers blocked well operators from 1,604 acres in 2004; court lets oil firm cross property

Times of India •

In a significant ruling, a Texas appeals court has granted Allegiant Resources the right to enter McFaddin Ranch to seal an inactive well. This decision comes in response to environmental concerns linked to the well’s proximity to the San Antonio River. Earlier access via another ranch was lost, emphasizing the intricate regulatory landscape governing inactive oil wells and the access issues surro...