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Pakistan’s interior minister says a suicide bomber detonated explosives near a police vehicle outside the gate of a district court in Islamabad on Tuesday. Source link

 The casualties were mostly passers-by or those who had arrived for court hearings.  Source link

The Town of Victoria Park has revealed nearly 50 trees were removed without authorisation during redevelopment works to a park and adjacent hospitality precinct, and says it is investigating what went wrong. Source link

A Senate inquiry into South Australia’s toxic algal bloom has been tabled highlighting “limitations” in how the government has handled the crisis. Source link

Satellite imagery has shown pools of blood in Sudan’s El-Fasher, after the RSF militia took control. For relatives — finding out who has survived has turned into a torturous task. Source link

Stronger police powers tackling masks and face coverings, a ban on attachment devices and bans on certain flags and symbols are part of a suite of government reforms to be taken to parliament on Wednesday. Source link

The BBC could be the next media organisation to be sued by US President Donald Trump. So where do the president’s other lawsuits stand? Source link

The Northern Territory government has confirmed a rural Darwin childcare centre and three of its supervisors have been charged after the death of a toddler at the centre in 2023. Source link

Patrick Joseph Hunter, 46, is facing a charge of sexual penetration of a child under 13 and four counts of indecent dealing with a child under 13.  Source link

As the number of veterans who served in World War II dwindles, George Franklin and Russell Hosken try to keep the memory alive for future generations. Source link