Thousands attend pro-Palestine protests across Australia (www.theguardian.com)
Protesters marched through the Sydney CBD on Saturday after police green-lit the event, with similar rallies held in Perth, Hobart and Brisbane
Instagram apologises for adding ‘terrorist’ to some Palestinian user profiles | Instagram (www.theguardian.com)
Instagram apologises for adding ‘terrorist’ to some Palestinian user profiles | Instagram::Parent company Meta says bug caused ‘inappropriate’ auto-translations and was now fixed while employee says it pushed ‘a lot of people over the edge’
X fined $610,500 in Australia first for failing to crack down on child sexual abuse material (www.theguardian.com)
X, the company formerly known as Twitter, has become the first online platform to be issued with a $610,500 fine under Australia’s Online Safety Act for its failure to meet basic online safety expectations....
Ukrainian parliament votes to ban Orthodox Church over alleged links with Russia (www.theguardian.com)
Russia halts circulation of new ruble note after complaints from priests | Russia | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Sleeping less than five hours a night can raise depression risk, study suggests (www.theguardian.com)
Consistently short sleep duration more likely to precede symptoms than inverse, genetic data reveal
Fears of employee displacement as Amazon brings robots into warehouses (www.theguardian.com)
Amazon is experimenting with humanoid robots for warehouse work.
‘Not proportionate’: Australian government urged to axe extraordinary terror powers amid low threat level (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli military discussing alternatives to full Gaza invasion with US, says Biden (www.theguardian.com)
Israel accuses BBC of ‘modern blood libel’ over reporting of hospital strike. BBC defends initial comments, saying they were made in immediate aftermath but were then clarified in later reports (www.theguardian.com)
Canada withdraws 41 diplomats from India embassy amid murder dispute | Canada | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Radio Free Europe journalist and US citizen Alsu Kurmasheva detained in Russia (www.theguardian.com)
Guinea-Bissau’s capital has power cut off after government fails to pay electricity bill (www.theguardian.com)
Undiplomatic impunity: Chinese embassy leaves New Zealand landlord with $900 bill (www.theguardian.com)
‘It’s the same daily misery’: Germany’s terrible trains are no joke for a nation built on efficiency (www.theguardian.com)
Trump vows to expand Muslim ban and bar Gaza refugees if he wins presidency (www.theguardian.com)
US accuses China of pattern of ‘dangerous’ air force manoeuvres against military planes (www.theguardian.com)
Pentagon cites more than 180 incidents of aggression against US aircraft over the East and South China seas...
Man accused of Finland psychotherapy hack charged with 21,000 counts of extortion (www.theguardian.com)
Afghan earthquake survivors sleep amid rubble as death toll nears 3,000 (www.theguardian.com)
Survivors of a series of powerful earthquakes that struck western Afghanistan on Saturday have spent a second night sleeping amid the rubble of demolished villages as they search for loved ones using shovels, amid a death toll senior Taliban officials have said is approaching 3,000....
People diagnosed with ADHD as adults could be ‘at greater risk of dementia’ (www.theguardian.com)
Study does not establish cause and effect, and experts say it highlights need for further research...
Global electricity grid must be upgraded urgently to hit climate goals, says IEA (www.theguardian.com)
Ministers have been urged to “open their eyes” to the need to build a vast network of new electricity grids to allow countries to hit climate goals, the chief of the world’s energy watchdog has said....
EU abandons promise to ban toxic chemicals in consumer products (www.theguardian.com)
Russian sources disappeared after Trump declassified ex-spy’s evidence, UK court told (www.theguardian.com)
Global south leading efforts to improve air quality while major polluters lag (www.theguardian.com)
Russian sources disappeared after Trump declassified ex-spy’s evidence, UK court told (www.theguardian.com)