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Saudi Arabia faces high-stakes choices as war with Houthis escalates
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Russian warship fires flares at Danish helicopter as Nato jets shoot down drone over Lithuania
Ursula von der Leyen says incidents ‘part of a broader pattern of Russian aggression and provocation against Europe’ A Russian warship fired two emergency flares at a Danish helicopter in the Baltic Sea and an Italian Nato fighter jet shot down a drone carrying an explosive device over Lithuania in what the EU described as “reckless and dangerous” Russian behaviour. Poland also scrambled fighter jets “due to the activity of Russian jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicles conducting strikes on Ukrainian territory”, the day after Polish security forces retrieved a suspected Russian drone adrift in its waters. Continue reading...
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British woman abducted in Malawi, police say
The mother of two young children was kidnapped in the middle of the day in the main city, Blantyre.
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Pauline Hanson’s daughter Lee working for a NSW One Nation senator remotely from Tasmania without ministerial approval
Exclusive: Lee Hanson also appears to be regularly campaigning for party during work hours, social media shows Listen to Guardian Australia’s podcast The Populist here Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Pauline Hanson’s daughter, Lee Hanson, has been working in Tasmania as a senior adviser to a New South Wales One Nation senator without the required ministerial approval, Guardian Australia can reveal. Under work base arrangements that apply to the staff of all MPs, a personal adviser such as Hanson can only be allowed to work in a location other than Canberra or the parliamentarian’s home base with approval from the special minister of state. Continue reading...
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Datacentre giant accused of using AI while lobbying for Victorian minister’s support for hyperscale factory
Exclusive: Correspondence requests state MP Melissa Horne to lobby on NextDC’s behalf – but contains alleged AI-created errors Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Victorian jobs minister has accused one of Australia’s largest datacentre companies of using artificial intelligence while requesting she lobby her colleague to approve a massive expansion of its “hyperscale AI factory”. Correspondence between Victorian cabinet minister Melissa Horne and the chief executive of ASX-listed company NextDC, Craig Scroggie, reveals increasing sensitivity to community concerns about datacentres before the state election. Continue reading...
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Russia warns Denmark after near miss in Baltic Sea
Russian frigate narrowly misses Danish helicopter with flares.
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Carney visits Europe: Can Canada seek refuge with the EU amid US trade war?
Prime Minister Mark Carney is seeking a 'unique alliance' with Europe as transatlantic relations sour.