Pilotless drones being tested in Antarctica for use in scientific research (www.theguardian.com)
If tests are successful, Windracers Ultra UAV will be used for research such as surveying marine ecosystems and studying glaciers...
‘Always a bed in prison’: Australia’s housing crisis blamed for rise in unsentenced prisoners (www.theguardian.com)
US and UK hit 30 Houthi targets in Yemen in second set of strikes in region (www.theguardian.com)
The United States and Britain struck at least 30 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday in a second wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups that have relentlessly attacked US and international interests in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war, American officials told the Associated Press....
About 200,000 people protest across Germany against far-right AfD party (www.theguardian.com)
About 200,000 people have taken to the streets of Germany in further protests against the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD)....
Nigerian traditional monarch shot dead and wife kidnapped from palace (www.theguardian.com)
Police launch investigation after attack on home of Oba Aremu Olusegun Cole in south-western Kwara state...
Fresh strikes in southern Gaza as talks on two-month pause in fighting continue (www.theguardian.com)
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Doctors fighting US opioid epidemic say insurance barrier impedes treatment (www.theguardian.com)
Prior authorization requires permission to be sought before prescribing critical drugs, which could cost lives, doctors say...
Northern Ireland government reconvenes after two-year DUP boycott (www.theguardian.com)
Northern Ireland’s devolved government has reconvened after a two-year boycott, with Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill due to make history by becoming the first nationalist first minister....
Rate of US babies born prematurely has grown 12%, analysis says (www.theguardian.com)
Report adds to evidence of a maternal and infant health crisis, which experts expect will be exacerbated by abortion bans...
Walnut, a white-naped crane with a Smithsonian zookeeper as a mate, dies at age 42 (www.theguardian.com)
Long-lived member of the vulnerable species was coaxed into reproducing by her zookeeper and eventually hatched eight chicks...
Dying man tells police he was on Japan’s most wanted list for 50 years (www.theguardian.com)
Now deceased man said he was Satoshi Kirishima who was allegedly member of radical group in 1970s that bombed Japanese firms...
Russia finds ‘errors’ in paperwork of candidate hoping to stand against Putin (www.theguardian.com)
Russia’s elections commission has said it found “dead souls” among the more than 100,000 signatures of support submitted by Boris Nadezhdin, the sole anti-war candidate in next month’s presidential election, in a sign that he could be disqualified from a carefully managed ballot meant to deliver victory for Vladimir...
Florida’s new anti-gay bill aims to limit and punish protected free speech (www.theguardian.com)
How Australian undercover police ‘fed’ an autistic 13-year-old’s fixation with Islamic State (www.theguardian.com)
Counter-terrorism police encouraged an autistic 13-year-old boy in his fixation on Islamic State in an undercover operation after his parents sought help from the authorities....
How Ohio Republicans ignore voters – and the governor – in power grab to pass laws (www.theguardian.com)
State’s Republicans used gerrymandering to push restrictions on trans healthcare and strict voter identification laws...
Aid to Gaza and beyond at risk of collapse due to funding cuts, says UNRWA (www.theguardian.com)
Vital supplies of fuel and bread flour for Gaza risk running out, while schools, clinics and even rubbish collections in the West Bank and three countries across the Middle East could cease operating by the end of the month if funding cuts for UNRWA are not restored, the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees has warned....
Israel and Hamas closer to ceasefire deal amid warning over Gaza children (www.theguardian.com)
Israel and Hamas appear to be inching closer towards a deal for a ceasefire and a release of some of the hostages still being held by the militant group in Gaza, while the UN children’s agency has warned that 17,000 children have been left without families or been separated from them by the conflict....
‘Make money by denying care’: new US rules aim to curb use of approval by private health insurances (www.theguardian.com)
Patients, advocates and researchers welcome regulations but argue rules don’t go nearly far enough to tackle scale of problem...
‘A race against time’: Taiwan strives to root out China’s spies (www.theguardian.com)
‘A race against time’: Taiwan strives to root out China’s spies (www.theguardian.com)
Paris residents set to vote on plan to triple parking charges for SUVs (www.theguardian.com)
Judge throws out case against Greta Thunberg and other London protesters (www.theguardian.com)
Laurie Anderson ends German professorship after criticism of Palestine support (www.theguardian.com)
Elderly Uyghur women imprisoned in China for decades-old religious ‘crimes’, leaked files reveal (www.theguardian.com)
Israel accuses Australia of forgetting ‘Hamas’s culpability’ for Gaza war as ministers consider UNRWA funding (www.theguardian.com)
As an Australian, no we didn’t. We just had it put in context. Jews around the world are great people, the Israeli government and the hardline supporters are absolute monsters. I hope the Australian government tells them as much. Israel deserves no support and everything that may happen when it’s withdrawn.
