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Ukraine and Russia locked in intense clash over key strategic city
Moscow says it is making advances in the key city, which it says would allow Russian forces to claim more territory in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. Source link
Trump blames record US government shutdown for election drubbings
The US President says a swathe of bad election results this week are a result of the weeks-long political stalemate that has seen many federal workers go unpaid, and crucial government programs unfunded. Source link
Driver rams car into pedestrians and cyclists on French island
A prosecutor has said a 35-year-old man deliberately rammed his car into pedestrians and cyclists on the French island of Oleron. Source link
Japan deploys troops to trap bears after record wave of attacks and deaths
In September, the government relaxed gun rules to make it easier for hunters to shoot bears in urban areas. Source link
Jury to decide whether man who fatally stabbed his wife had 'murderous intent'
Evidence has concluded in the three-day trial of a man accused of murdering his wife following an argument in a Northern Territory remote community. Source link
China lifts some tariffs on US farm goods but soybeans remain costly
China has ended retaliatory tariffs on a range of US agricultural products but will maintain 10 per cent tariffs on all US goods in response to President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” duties. Source link
Executive director leaves Ambulance Victoria after parliamentary inquiry
Executive director Danielle North has departed Ambulance Victoria, after the service said she may have misled a parliamentary committee about her knowledge of gatherings during COVID lockdowns. Source link
One in 10 homes bought using first home buyer incentive in October
About one in 10 homes sold last month were bought by Australians using Labor’s expanded 5 per cent deposit scheme to enter the market for the first time. Source link
Football club fined for Charlie Kirk costume amid Osborne Park FC ban
The boss of the Perth Football League urges clubs to treat the suspension of Osborne Park FC over an end-of-season costume stunt as a “line in the sand moment” for their culture. Source link
Triple-murderer Erin Patterson is pushing to have her conviction quashed
Triple-murderer Erin Patterson is pushing to have her conviction quashed, claiming there was a “substantial miscarriage of justice” during her trial. Source link