Andrew Tate released from detention and moved to house arrest in Romania

Bucharest Court of Appeal rules in favour of divisive social media influencer who has spent months in a Romanian jail

Andrew Tate, the divisive social media influencer who has spent months in a Romanian jail on suspicion of organised crime and human trafficking, has won an appeal to replace his detention with house arrest.

The Bucharest court of appeal ruled in favour of Tate’s appeal, which challenged a judge’s decision last week to extend his arrest a fourth time for 30 days, Ramona Bolla, a spokesperson for Romania’s anti-organised crime agency, DIICOT, said on Friday.

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Norway avalanches: Tourists among four killed in north of country

In the deadliest incident, a house and barn were swept into the sea on the island of Reinøya.

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Trump’s Indictment Is About the Crimes That Helped Elect Him

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King Charles lays wreath in Hamburg to honour second world war dead

Charles and Camilla also remembered the Kindertransport children, during a state visit to Germany

King Charles and Germany’s president have lain wreaths in remembrance of the victims of the second world war, in the ruins of a bombed-out church in Hamburg.

The monarch joined President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the mayor of Hamburg, Peter Tschentscher, to leave floral tributes at St Nikolai memorial church, whose spire was a landmark used by bomber crews during the conflict 80 years ago and has since become a monument against war.

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The ChatGPT King Isn’t Worried, but He Knows You Might Be

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Andrew Tate and brother to be released into house arrest

Andrew Tate and his brother to be released from custody into house arrest with immediate effect, Romanian judge rules

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Elon Musk Tried to Meet With F.T.C. Chair About Twitter, but Was Rebuffed

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Declining number of Australian children attending preschool sparks calls for universal free childcare

Data shows 4,575 fewer children were enrolled in childcare programs in 2022 compared with the previous year – a 1.3% decrease

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Experts have renewed calls for universal free childcare after data revealed the number of children attending preschool is on the decline.

The data, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Thursday, found 4,575 fewer children were enrolled in childcare programs in 2022 compared with the previous year – a 1.3% decrease.

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The Americans who have lived through multiple mass shootings

This week's shooting in Nashville has highlighted the small cohort of people in the US who have been caught up in multiple mass shootings.

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The U.S. imposes sanctions on a Slovakian accused of trying to broker a Russia-North Korea arms deal.

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Fugitive Russian man whose daughter drew anti-war pictures detained in Belarus

Alexei Moskalyov had been jailed for two years after investigation triggered by 13-year-old’s drawings

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A Russian man who fled house arrest after being sentenced to two years in prison for discrediting Russia in social media posts, following an investigation prompted by his daughter’s anti-war drawings, has been arrested in Belarus, his lawyer said.

Lawyer Dmitry Zakhvatov said Alexei Moskalyov, 54, had been arrested in the capital Minsk, most likely as a result of turning on his mobile phone and giving away his location.

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Pope could leave hospital in days after bronchitis

The Vatican says there has been "a marked improvement" in the 86-year-old pontiff's health.

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Texas Observer Says It Will Shut Down After 68 Years

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Experts predict ‘potentially massive’ global impact of Peter Bol doping case

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Sport Integrity Australia and the government laboratory accused of botching Peter Bol’s anti-doping test sample are staying silent as pressure builds and experts underscore the “potentially massive” global ramifications of the Olympian’s case.

Tokyo 2020 star and Commonwealth Games silver medallist Bol tested positive for synthetic erythropoietin, a performance-enhancing drug, in January. But last month his B-sample returned an atypical finding, allowing Bol to return to competition as SIA’s investigation continues.

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Putin’s top security adviser holds talks with India’s prime minister as Moscow seeks closer ties.

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Australia politics live: unions call for minimum wage boost, Indigenous voice bill to be introduced

ACTU chief Sally McManus says rise is essential to keep lowest-paid workers’ ‘heads above water’

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Good morning and welcome to our rolling coverage of the final day of a huge sitting fortnight in the federal parliament. I’m Martin Farrer and I’ll bring you some of the moving stories overnight before Amy Remeikis fires up again.

Our top story this morning is a call by trade unions for a pay rise of 7% for the lowest-paid workers, a raise in the national minimum wage of $1.50 an hour to keep pace with inflation. Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary Sally McManus said the rise was “essential” to help workers “keep their heads above water”. Our economics commentator Greg Jericho says the doomsayers are wrong: the sky won’t fall in if people get a decent pay rise.

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Watch: King Charles speaking German in Berlin

The King joked with his hosts as he impressed with his language skills at a lavish banquet.

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D.M. Thomas, 88, Dies; His ‘White Hotel’ Was a Surprise Best Seller

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Where to Dine Like a Tuscan, and More Reader Questions

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News Corp’s Australian chair claims ‘activist’ athletes hurt grassroots sport

Michael Miller tells conference that sport stars who reject sponsorships have ‘a negative impact on the growth of the game’

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Rupert Murdoch’s Australian chief executive has accused athletes of hurting sport when they become “activists” and reject sponsorships from mining or energy companies.

The executive chair of News Corp Australasia, Michael Miller, told a sporting leadership conference that athletes who reject sponsors don’t lose any pay, but the “grassroots” sporting organisations suffer as a result of their activism.

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Body camera footage shows officers racing through the school to find the shooter.

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Australia raises concerns with Israel about minister’s remarks on Palestine

Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich provoked outrage by saying there was ‘no such thing as a Palestinian people’

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The Australian government has raised concerns with the Israeli government over a minister’s “inflammatory” remarks about the Palestinian people, Guardian Australia can reveal.

Israel’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has provoked outrage by saying there was “no such thing as a Palestinian people”, just weeks after he said the Palestinian town of Huwara in the West Bank should be “erased”.

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Silicon Valley Bank Hearing Takeaways: A Blame Game, but Few Solutions

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Where Feeding the Dead Is a Fading Tradition

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Australia politics live: Labor hunts support for housing fund; count resumes in NSW with minority government on the cards

The government’s election commitment to a housing future fund is yet to find majority support in the Senate. Follow the day’s politics live

The Greens leader Adam Bandt says that any new coal or gas projects which open in Australia ‘is on Labor’.

He was asked about the share price for companies such as Woodside dropping at the news and tells ABC radio RN Breakfast

Investors see the writing on the wall. They know that coal and gas is on its way out and understand that the hard cap negotiated by the Greens means there’s a limit on coal and gas expansion in this country from now on.

We just can’t keep expanding coal and gas and stay below the hard cap. That’s what we’ve what we’ve legislated. I

The principle is … that we want the voice, when it’s established, to be able to advise government on matters that are important to Indigenous people.

Now, I saw the opposition yesterday trying to cause trouble, say [the voice would be able to] advise the Reserve Bank on interest rates, and you’re going to see more of this and the prime minister is rightly, rightly keeping the focus on where it should be.

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Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir?

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Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, Ethiopian nun and pianist, dies at 99

The musician, who spent the last almost 40 years of her life living in a monastery in Jerusalem, has died

Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, an Ethiopian nun, composer and pianist, has died at the age of 99.

According to the country’s state-run news outlet Fana Broadcasting Corporate, she died in Jerusalem. Guèbrou had been living at the Ethiopian Monastery there for almost 40 years.

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Parents wait in disbelief to reunite with their children.

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Israel protests: PM Netanyahu delays legal reforms after day of strikes

His proposed changes provoked an outpouring of anger from nearly all parts of Israeli society.

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Online trolls are taking a toll in China

A collectivist culture and the lack of pressure on social media companies have made online abuse rampant.

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Little Lionsgate Soars to the Top With John Wick Ticket Sales

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Australia politics live: Howard says Labor’s dominance won’t last long; emissions bill haggling down to the wire

The government is yet to strike a deal that will get its safeguard mechanism bill through the upper house. Follow the day’s politics live

Barrister says voice referendum wording has ‘a bit of a double precaution’

On Thursday, the referendum question for the Indigenous voice to parliament will be introduced into the parliament.

They seem to me to be a very safe formula with a bit of a double precaution against some of the the notions that were floated by opponents. So, for example, there’s absolutely no possibility now that Parliament will not be able to control the manner in which the executive, for example, will deal with representations by the voice. All of that now has been put beyond any doubt by the explicit capacity of Parliament’s from time to time to check adjust and control the way in which procedures will operate.

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In pictures: Violent storms leave behind scenes of devastation and heartbreak.

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Israel defence minister fired in legal reform row

Yoav Gallant is sacked by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after opposing the controversial shake-up.

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President Is Ousted in United Auto Workers Election

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Before 12:01 A.M., Migrants on Foot Dashed Into Canada to Beat Deadline

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South Australia poised to legislate first Indigenous voice to parliament

SA attorney general Kyam Maher says Australia’s first state-based Indigenous voice to parliament will demonstrate there is ‘nothing to fear or lose’

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Australia could have its first state-based Indigenous voice to parliament by the end of the year, with South Australia expected to pass legislation on Sunday to allow for the creation of a “robust, informed and inclusive” voice, according to the state’s attorney general, Kyam Maher.

“Australia will be watching what we do in SA very closely ahead of the national referendum later this year,” Maher said.

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Maryland Races Past Notre Dame to the Round of 8

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Russia to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

Deal will not violate non-proliferation agreements, Putin says

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Russia has struck a deal with Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory but will not violate non-proliferation agreements, Vladimir Putin has said.

The Belarusian president, Alexander Lukashenko, had long raised the issue of stationing tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, which borders Poland, Putin told state television.

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The U.N. says at least 40 prisoners of war have been executed after capture in Ukraine.

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My Fundamentalist Parents Won’t Accept My Marriage. Should I Cut Ties?

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Emmanuel Macron takes off ‘luxury’ watch during pensions TV interview

Discreet removal causes social media outrage with claims timepiece is worth €80,000 and he is ‘president of the rich’

Emmanuel Macron has sparked social media outrage after eagle-eyed television viewers spotted him removing his “luxury” watch midway through an interview over his fiercely contested pension changes.

The television appearance on Wednesday came one day before more than 1 million protesters – 3 million according to the unions – demonstrated around France to oppose his government raising the retirement age from 62 to 64.

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Senators Urge Biden to Send Evidence of Russian War Crimes to the I.C.C.

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Head of Credit Suisse talks of his profound sadness over UBS takeover

Ulrich Körner acknowledges an ‘emotional and challenging week’ after deal was forced through by Swiss authorities

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The chief executive of stricken Credit Suisse has said that he shares its employees’ “profound sadness and disappointment” after its emergency takeover by rival UBS earlier this week.

UBS took over Credit Suisse on Sunday in a £2.65bn deal forced through by Swiss authorities amid fears that a failure to protect depositors would kickstart a global banking crisis.

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Scottish paedophile jailed for directing Philippines child abuse

Gary Campbell, 59, paid for abuse to be carried out as he watched from his home in Sutherland.

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Australia politics live: pressure on Dutton over voice stance; last day of NSW campaign

Opposition leader demands yet more detail on the proposed constitutional reforms; NSW Labor pushing to get over the line in key seats

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Homelessness services will get a funding boost as demand continues to soar, Australian Associated Press reports.

The Albanese government will give $67.5m to states and territories in the next year to fund the crucial services, after census data released earlier this week showed nearly 123,000 people were homeless in 2021.

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Do Kwon: Fugitive crypto mogul believed caught in Montenegro

Police believe they have arrested Do Kwon, the crypto boss accused of a multibillion-dollar fraud.

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The Danish Experience: Art That Marries Real and Ideal

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Grand Jury Expected to Resume Hearing Trump Hush-Money Case on Monday

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This Passover Dish Always Has a Place at the Table

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Russian accused of smuggling military tech escapes house arrest in Italy

Artem Uss breaks electronic tag and goes on run a day after court agreed to hand him over to US authorities

A Russian national accused of smuggling military technology has escaped house arrest a day after an Italian court agreed to hand him over to US authorities.

Italian authorities said Artem Uss, who was detained at Milan’s Malpensa airport on an international arrest warrant last October, broke his court-ordered electronic bracelet and left his house in Cascina Vione di Basiglio in the province of Milan.

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William A. Wulf, Pioneering Computer Scientist, Dies at 83

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Despite Xi’s trip to Russia, dialogue between China and Ukraine is still possible

Kyiv remains keen not to anger Beijing given its influence over Moscow, and Zelenskiy is open to a meeting

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Hours after Xi Jinping wrapped up a state dinner hosted in a lavish 15th-century palace, where he extolled Beijing’s “positive role” in Vladimir Putin’s invasion, Russia sent a swarm of drones to Ukraine that killed seven people in a town south of Kyiv.

Commenting on the attack, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, wrote: “Every time someone tries to hear the word ‘peace’ in Moscow, another order is given there for such criminal strikes.”

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Coppola Jr becomes film family's latest star, with viral TikTok clip

The next generation in the famous film-making dynasty inadvertently becomes a social media star.

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Russia decorates the fighter pilots who harassed a U.S. Reaper drone that went down in the Black Sea.

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Germany’s e-fuel EU loophole could mean ‘135bn more litres of petrol burnt’

Request for exemption from ICE car phase-out would displace up to 46m electric cars, says campaign group

A shock German push to break an agreed EU-wide phase-out of conventional cars by 2035 could displace up to 46m electric car sales and trigger the burning of 135bn more litres of fossil petrol than needed, according to a study.

EU leaders and MEPs had agreed a phase-out of internal combustion engines (ICEs) by 2035 but earlier this month, Germany’s transport ministry, led by the liberal FDP party, lodged an objection just days before a rubber-stamping vote.

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Oldest most complete Hebrew Bible goes on display in Israel before sale

An Israeli museum is showing the 1,100-year-old Codex Sassoon before it is sold for as much as $50m.

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Electric air taxis being developed for Paris Olympics in 2024

Aircraft will take off and land vertically, and carry a single passenger between transport hubs, says capital’s airports operator

Athletes are getting in shape for the Paris Olympic Games in 2024, and so is the world’s first electric air taxi network.

“We are going to make it happen,” Solène Le Bris of Paris airports operator Groupe ADP told an industry audience at Amsterdam Drone Week. “We are trying to launch the first e-VTOL [vertical takeoff and landing] pre-commercial service in the world: that’s our ambition.”

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Virginia Zeani, Versatile and Durable Soprano, Dies at 97

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Australia politics live: late-night talks bring new hope for agreement on voice referendum plan

Growing signs that Coalition leadership could swing weight behind bill to alter constitution. Follow the day’s news live

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Happy Wednesday! Hump day in parliament always brings with it an increased frenzy of action and with just six days left of the sitting before the budget, today will be no different.

A very big thank you to Martin for kicking us off. You have Amy Remeikis with you this morning as we navigate Labor’s negotiations across a couple of major bills, plus cover all the other parliamentary shenanigans that pop up.

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Ukraine war: UK defends sending uranium shells after Putin warning

UK officials say the depleted uranium shells, which it is sending to Ukraine, are "standard".

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How Big a Deal Is the Banking Mess?

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Putin says Russia ‘will respond’ if UK supplies depleted uranium shells to Ukraine

Russian leader reacted to comments by UK defence minister that Britain will supply armour-piercing rounds to Kyiv

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Vladimir Putin has sought to exploit a British statement that it would supply Ukraine with tank shells made with depleted uranium, arguing that the delivery of the armour-piercing weapons would prompt a Russian response.

The Russian leader’s comments, made during the visit to Moscow by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, came in response to a parliamentary answer given by a junior British defence minister in the House of Lords on Monday.

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Rick Pitino Hired by St. John’s After Time at Iona

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Australia politics live: Labor MP breaks ranks over Aukus subs; poll shows support for deal falling

Fremantle MP Josh Wilson expresses doubts about the $368bn project as voters question value

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A very big thank you to Martin for starting us off this morning.

We’ll switch to politics now with the safeguards mechanism, referendum machinery and housing future fund all taking centre stage from a legislation point of view, while Aukus continues to bubble away – and all of it under the shadow of the “final warning” from the IPCC report.

The government has received the review and is considering its recommendations. We are working to undo the years of inaction under the previous government, who failed to act or even provide advice about these issues as they developed.

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Australia must do more to prevent ‘looting and destruction’ of underwater heritage, report says

Government urged to ratify UN convention in order to protect undersea areas like shipwrecks and now-submerged First Nations heritage sites

The underwater world – from shipwrecks with human remains inside to First Nations sites that are tens of thousands of years old – needs better protection, a parliamentary committee has found.

Pirates have targeted second world war shipwrecks for scrap metal, looters have been trophy hunting in sunken boats and the bodies of drowned sailors have been disturbed in the process. Technological advancements mean Australia’s underwater cultural heritage is more vulnerable than ever, the committee heard.

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EU gives Ukraine €2bn of ammunition after shell plea

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hailed the "game-changing decision" from the EU.

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The White House Authorizes $350 Million in Military Aid for Ukraine

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Experts dispute UK’s claim of possible ECHR reforms on Rwanda

Suella Braverman’s claims of ‘constructive’ talks regarding Strasbourg’s injunctions disputed by legal scholars

Legal experts have cast doubt on the UK’s claims of “possible reforms” to European court of human rights procedures that stopped an asylum seeker from being deported to Rwanda last year.

During a two-day visit to the country’s capital, Kigali, Suella Braverman told a selected group of government-friendly papers that she was “encouraged” by the government’s “constructive” talks with Strasbourg to reform court injunctions. An ECHR injunction last June prevented an Iraqi national from being deported from the UK to the east African country.

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Australia politics live: climate and referendum laws due for debate as parliament returns

The government hopes to pass laws setting the foundations of the voice to parliament referendum, and putting new limits on industry emissions. Follow the day’s politics live

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Welcome back to parliament where it’s getting to the nub end of business ahead of the budget.

The government is focusing on getting the referendum machinery and safeguards mechanism legislation through the parliament, but neither is an easy ask.

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Victorian opposition leader moves to expel MP involved in anti-trans protest attended by neo-Nazis

John Pesutto says Moira Deeming’s position is ‘untenable’ and he will ask the Liberal party room to expel her

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Victoria’s opposition leader will seek to expel controversial MP Moira Deeming from the Liberal party room due to her involvement in an anti-trans protest attended by a neo-Nazi group.

The Liberal leader, John Pesutto, released a statement on Sunday night confirming he had met with Deeming to inform her he will move a motion to expel her from the parliamentary Liberal party.

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Credit Suisse: Bank collapse damages Switzerland's repudiation for stability

Beset by scandals and crisis, many people are questioning how a totemic bank ended up beyond repair.

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Space Debris Spotted Over Northern California

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Putin in Mariupol: Russian leader visits occupied Ukrainian city

The Russian president makes a surprise visit to the ruined Ukrainian city destroyed by Russian forces.

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Review: Protecting and Defending Ukraine’s Cultural Identity

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UBS agrees to rescue deal for troubled bank Credit Suisse

The deal, backed by the Swiss government, follows weekend-long talks aimed at preventing the bank's collapse.

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Australia news live: NSW set to swelter again as Victoria gets heatwave reprieve

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American politics a matter for Americans: Don Farrell

The trade minister, Don Farrell, was first up on the morning political programs today. During an interview with Sky News, Farrell steered clear of Donald Trump’s claims that the former US president would be arrested on Tuesday:

No, look, I’ll leave American politics to the Americans and I’ll just be an interested bystander.

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Polito Vega, Salsa ‘King’ of New York Radio, Dies at 84

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Sandy Hook Families Are Fighting Alex Jones and the Bankruptcy System Itself

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Joe Biden hails decision to issue ICC arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin

US president joined by German chancellor in support of action taken after Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children

The US president, Joe Biden, has backed the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin over his role in the abduction of Ukrainian children, saying it was “justified”.

Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, was among other international leaders who welcomed the decision, saying on Saturdayyesterday that it showed “nobody is above the law”.

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Russia and Ukraine extend grain deal despite disagreement

The renewed accord means exports can continue via Ukraine's Black Sea ports, but it is unclear how long for.

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Jaylen Brown on Basketball, Activism and Being Black in Boston

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Roiled by a Police Killing, One Department Tries to Rebound

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Lance Reddick, star of The Wire and John Wick, dies aged 60

Reddick, who played Charon in the John Wick action-thriller movies, died of natural causes.

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The Fed’s Balance Sheet Looks Like Silicon Valley Bank’s

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Kremlin likely to spin ICC arrest warrant as proof west wants to remove Putin

Supporters of the invasion of Ukraine are portraying the court’s decision as a sign of western antagonism to Russia

The international criminal court’s arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin will probably be portrayed as a point of no return in Russia, where the Kremlin will spin the court’s decision as proof that the west is seeking nothing short of regime change.

While Putin has already been preparing his public for a long war, the arrest warrant will for the first time raise the concrete possibility that Russia’s leaders and other prominent supporters of the war could face justice at The Hague if they ever find themselves under arrest.

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Turkey's Erdogan seals deal on Finland joining Nato

A vote on Finland's membership now goes to Turkey's parliament, but Sweden's bid is still held up.

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Protests in Paris as Macron pushes through pension reform in France

The French government has invoked a power that means no vote is needed for the reforms to go ahead.

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Macron uses special powers to force through plan to raise pension age

Chaotic scenes in French parliament as radical left MPs sing La Marseillaise to drown out prime minister

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The French government has used controversial special constitutional powers to force through a rise in the pension age amid chaotic scenes in parliament in which radical left MPs sang La Marseillaise at the top of their voices to stop the prime minister, Élisabeth Borne, from speaking.

The president, Emmanuel Macron, took a last-minute decision to avoid a parliamentary vote and instead push through his unpopular plan to raise the pension age from 62 to 64.

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One person dead in FSB centre blast in Rostov-on-Don, Russian agencies say

Footage shows thick black smoke billowing from security service building near eastern Ukraine

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At least one person has been killed and two people injured in a blast and fire at a building belonging to Russia’s FSB security service in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, according to officials quoted by Russian news agencies.

Footage captured on Thursday by Reuters showed thick black smoke billowing into the air near residential buildings and a shopping centre in Rostov, the capital of a region that adjoins parts of eastern Ukraine where battles with Russia are raging.

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More than £75bn wiped off FTSE 100 amid Credit Suisse crisis

Swiss bank’s shares fall to record low as top shareholder Saudi National Bank rules out more funding

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More than £75bn was wiped off the FTSE 100 on Wednesday, as Swiss authorities stepped in to reassure panicked markets over the health of the embattled European banking giant Credit Suisse.

The Swiss central bank and its financial markets regulator issued a joint statement on Wednesday evening, pledging to provide emergency funding if necessary. They insisted there was no “direct risk” of contagion from turmoil in the US banking system, after the sudden collapse last week of the US lender Silicon Valley Bank.

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Napoli v Eintracht Frankfurt: Football fans throw chairs at Naples riot police

Police respond with tear gas as Eintracht Frankfurt fans charge through the streets.

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Argentina’s inflation rate soars past 100%, its worst in over 30 years

Annual rate of 102.5% is denting purchasing power, savings, economic growth and government’s chances in elections next year

Argentina’s annual inflation rate tore past 100% in February, the country’s statistics agency has announced, the first time it has hit triple figures since a period of hyperinflation in 1991, over three decades ago.

Inflation over 12 months clocked in at 102.5% in the second month of the year, according to government data released on Tuesday, with a higher-than-expected 6.6% monthly rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), and a 13.1% year-to-date increase.

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Turkish floods inundate two cities hit by quakes killing 14

Fourteen people are killed as floods sweep through the streets of Sanliurfa and Adiyaman.

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German military boost fails to spend single euro

A plan to strengthen the army in the wake of the Ukraine war has been "pitiful" so far, an MP says.

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Polish Court Convicts Rights Activist of Aiding an Abortion by Providing Pills

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Australia live news: Morrison says China threat inspired Aukus deal, Woodside directors face climate challenge

Former PM tells ABC’s 7.30 that he pursued plan to prevent war with Beijing; three energy giant board members targeted by shareholder activists. Follow the day’s news live

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Households in three states will face increases in the power bills of as much as 23.7% from 1 July if the Australian Energy Regulator’s draft determination is confirmed.

The increases in the so-called default market offer were outlined in a media release from the regulator on Wednesday morning.

It’s still an increase so it’s not as bad as it could have been.

The default market offer isn’t meant to be the cheapest rate out there - quite the opposite.

I also note Australia’s previous declaration to the Agency that it does not intend to pursue uranium enrichment or reprocessing in relation to Aukus and that it has no plans to undertake nuclear fuel fabrication as part of this effort.

Foreign Minister Wong has formally requested the Agency to commence negotiations on an arrangement required under Article 14 of Australia’s CSA. In accordance with the applicable norms (modified Code 3.1 of its Subsidiary Arrangements), Australia has also provided to the Agency preliminary design information related to this project.

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Polish abortion: Activist guilty of providing pills to end pregnancy

Justyna Wydrzynska said she sent the pills when she found out the woman was in an abusive relationship.

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How Bad Was the Silicon Valley Bank Bailout?

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France faces another day of strikes ahead of key vote on pension reforms

Rubbish piles up and record number of people take to streets in protest against raising retirement age to 64

French unions have called for a show of force with a final day of strikes and protests in the run-up to a crucial vote on Emmanuel Macron’s fiercely contested pensions overhaul in parliament.

The call for an eighth day of national mobilisation on Wednesday comes as rubbish piles up in Paris and a number of other French cities after continuing strikes by refuse collectors who oppose the bill that will increase the official retirement age from 62 to 64.

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A24 Achieves Art-House Supremacy With Triumphant Oscar Night

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News live updates: Australia’s nuclear submarine plans to be revealed at historic Aukus meeting

Anthony Albanese, Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak announce biggest defence materiel agreement for Australia since second world war

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We’ll get these answers very soon –but here is a list of questions ahead of the nuclear submarine announcement, including what we know so far.

Welcome to a special edition of our Australia news live blog as we await the details of the Australia, UK and US strategic agreement, Aukus.

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A Female Mossad Agent’s Treasure Trove of Photos

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US border patrol closes bridge to Juárez after rumor causes migrant rush

Hundreds of migrants tried to race across the Paso del Norte bridge to El Paso after false internet post said the border was open

Hundreds of people near an El Paso, Texas, border crossing who tried to enter the US from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, on Sunday were met with physical barricades erected by shield-wielding authorities, according to reports on what is the latest episode to pit US immigration officials against a group of migrants.

Many of the migrants, who were largely Venezuelan, had gone to the center of the Paso del Norte international bridge to determine whether a rumor that the border had been temporarily opened to them was true, the Texas Tribune reported. Many trying to flee lives in Mexico, where they cannot legally work and are often confronted by police, had hurried through toll booths on the Mexican side of the bridge and arrived at the center.

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Silicon Valley Bank: Shares fall as fears persist about failed US bank

Stock markets ended lower despite efforts to limit the fallout from Silicon Valley Bank's collapse.

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Australia news live: Townsville residents locked down after shots fired at police vehicle; Albanese in US to seal submarine deal

Severe flooding continues along the Gregory, Nicholson and Leichhardt river catchments; PM to meet Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak to announce Aukus terms. Follow live

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Circling back to the interview with Tammy Tyrrell. Tyrrell wants to see the government invest at least 4% of its multibillion-dollar social housing plan in Tasmania. She says it’s only fair, as a government survey shows 4.6% of people most in need of housing support are in Tasmania.

Tyrrell says she will be meeting next week with the housing minister, Julie Collins, about the request.

They haven’t shut me down. They haven’t said no, but they haven’t said yes.

It’s absolutely fundamental to everything that I do. My job is to represent the people of Indi in the federal parliament and in doing that, I try my darnedest to connect policy to the people to the policy, every single time.

So I go to them when I have to make a decision about a piece of legislation I may not be clear on. And I go to them and explain why I’ve made the decision I have once that legislation is through the parliament.

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Judge in Abortion Pill Case Set Hearing but Sought to Delay Telling the Public

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Ukraine identifies PoW killed by Russians as Oleksandr Igorevich Matsievskyi

Detained combatant seen in graphic 12-second clip circulated on Telegram had initially been wrongly named Tymofiy Shadura

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Ukraine’s security services have concluded that the prisoner of war killed by Russian soldiers in a grim clip that spread quickly across Ukraine and much of the world is Oleksandr Igorevich Matsievskyi, bringing an end to the dispute over his identity.

In the graphic 12-second clip that first circulated on Telegram last Monday, a detained combatant is seen standing in a shallow trench smoking a cigarette. The soldier, in uniform with a Ukrainian flag insignia on his arm, says “Glory to Ukraine” and is then apparently shot with automatic weapons by a group of Russian soldiers.

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Review: A Pianist’s Inheritance Inspires Little Masterpieces

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