‘Backdrop for countless local love stories’: Geelong gingko named Victorian tree of the year↗
National trust of Victoria award celebrates much-loved arboreal icons while calling for protection of green spaces For more than 160 years, a humble ginkgo tree raised from seed in Geelong’s botanic gardens has been the backdrop to…
Global stock markets rise as investors continue to bet on AI↗
Asian stock markets rise, following gains on Wall Street.
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Naveed Akram, 24, has been charged with 78 offences after allegedly committing a terrorist act. The case has been adjourned until February Follow our Australian politics live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app…
Syria-Jordan border reopens amid probe into deadly air strikes↗
Foreign ministers form security committee to share intelligence and follow up on impact of Jordan's strikes on Syria.
Read at Al Jazeera ↗Headline and extract © Al Jazeera — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. ‘I use disposable cups’: Chris Minns backflips on takeaway coffee cups after media and business backlash↗
Legislation requiring mugs to be offered when people drink at cafes, to be scrapped with environment minister stating ‘we need to clear this up’ Follow our Australian politics live blog for latest updates Get our daily political email ,…
Five key takeaways from Israel’s parliamentary elections↗
Netanyahu's Likud emerges as single largest Israeli party, bloc edges past opposition.
Read at Al Jazeera ↗Headline and extract © Al Jazeera — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. China's families are now supporting more old people than kids↗
The latest figures mark a major milestone as Beijing grapples with an ageing population.
Netanyahu: Coalition with Arab parties would be ‘shameful’↗
Netanyahu has called the prospect of working with Arab parties to form a government ‘a disgrace and a shame’.
Read at Al Jazeera ↗Headline and extract © Al Jazeera — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. A bust-up between mathematicians is fuelling fears that AI could undermine science↗
AI has made some awesome scientific discoveries. But now, questions are being raised about its accuracy
Arab parties could win 18 seats in Israeli elections, exit polls suggest↗
Record-breaking voter turnout among Palestinian citizens of Israel hits around 80 percent, early indications show.
Read at Al Jazeera ↗Headline and extract © Al Jazeera — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Egypt orders closure of independent news site Mada Masr↗
Editor-in-chief Lina Attalah was briefly detained and fined over licensing violations. Rights groups condemned the ruling as a major blow to press freedom in Egypt, where independent media face growing pressure.
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Despite narrower exit poll figures, opposition leaders insisted the result was a defeat for the government.
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CPI release comes ahead of Reserve Bank decision next week as the Middle East conflict intensifies the cost of living crisis Australia’s headline inflation rate has accelerated to 4.3%, with a key gauge that strips out volatile prices also…
Israel’s Eisenkot says country voted for change↗
Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot says millions of Israelis voted for change, tired of Netanyahu’s ‘lies’.
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Exit polls indicate opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot will have to work with Arab-Israeli leaders to have a hope of governing Israeli elections: live updates The big gains made by Palestinian parties in Israel’s general election pose an…
‘This is America’: US envoy scolds Cuban diplomat at UN↗
US envoy Mike Waltz repeatedly told Cuba’s UN team, ‘This is America’, during a heated clash at UN headquarters
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Royal tour of Caribbean comes as Commonwealth nations renew calls for Britain to engage in reparation talks King Charles has confirmed he will discuss the legacy of slavery at a summit with Commonwealth leaders as he begins his Caribbean…
Gaza’s women filmmakers turn pain into cinema as new academy launches↗
Gaza film festival highlights women's resilience through stories of war, loss and survival.
Read at Al Jazeera ↗Headline and extract © Al Jazeera — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Watch: 'No clear winner' in Israel election - what happens now?↗
Polls have closed in the Israeli election, but there is no clear winner.
President Lula calls Bolsonaro’s Brazil exit ‘shameful’↗
President Lula da Silva criticised Flavio Bolsonaro for leaving Brazil amid reports he was headed to the US.
Read at Al Jazeera ↗Headline and extract © Al Jazeera — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. A bad day for Ben-Gvir as he addresses his supporters↗
Itamar Ben Gvir was defiant after polls show his Otzma Yehudit party has lost seats in the Israeli election.
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President at Texas campaign rally hails deal struck with post-Maduro government as ‘greatest oil victory in history’ Donald Trump suggested Venezuela would become the 51st state of the United States on Tuesday as the president showed off a…
No clear mandate projected in Israel election: What’s next?↗
President Isaac Herzog will task the candidate he deems best placed to form a government once results are in.
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Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich celebrates despite exit polls suggesting support for his far-right party declined.
Read at Al Jazeera ↗Headline and extract © Al Jazeera — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Arab towns in Israel celebrate historic Knesset gains with fireworks↗
Celebrations erupted in Lod, Kafr Manda and Tayibe after Israeli media exit polls projected a combined 18 Knesset seats
Read at Al Jazeera ↗Headline and extract © Al Jazeera — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Chancellor targets cost of living crisis in budget for a ‘difficult moment’↗
Healey hopes to give ‘hope for the future’ but only modest policies are expected with important decisions deferred John Healey has acknowledged the UK faces a “difficult moment” but insisted he would put the country on a better path as he…
‘Go home, Ben-Gvir’; Arab Bloc celebrates record turnout in Israel election↗
Israel’s Joint Arab List party celebrated as exit polls projected as many as 18 parliamentary seats for the Arab-bloc.
Read at Al Jazeera ↗Headline and extract © Al Jazeera — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. AI bots flooded 2023 UK government consultation on disposable vapes ban↗
Three-quarters of all responses were machine-generated in failed attempt to stop bill from passing into law, research finds AI bots flooded a government consultation with tens of thousands of fake responses in a failed attempt to stop the…
Iran war live: Pezeshkian says Middle East can solve own issues without US↗
Iranian president's words came at summit for gas exporting countries in Russia.
Read at Al Jazeera ↗Headline and extract © Al Jazeera — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Flavio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after election loss, US says will grant visa↗
News comes one day after Brazil's Supreme Court ordered Bolsonaro to hand over his passports in money-laundering probe.
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