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🔮 Australians could opt out of social media algorithms under proposed law
🔮 Culture minister seeks Privy Council opinion on the legality of the transatlantic slave trade and UK liability for redress
A Jamaican government delegation visiting Britain is set to file a petition addressed to King Charles on Monday, raising the question of slavery reparations, Kingston’s culture ministry said.
🔮 Germany’s far-right AfD claims historic win in regional election
Victory in Saxony-Anhalt puts a far-right party within reach of power at the state level for the first time since World War II
Germany’s far-right AfD won a landslide victory in a key regional election Sunday in the ex-communist east, a result seen as a stinging rebuke for Chancellor Friedrich Merz, but looked set to miss out on an absolute majority to govern alone.
🔮 An adjacent building has been vacated over fears it could also collapse.
🔮 On Saturday, oilfield services firms including Schlumberger and Halliburton said they do not and will not work on projects near the islands
Argentina has announced that it will investigate and sanction oil companies working near the Falkland Islands without authorisation, after President Javier Milei said the “winds of change” favour his country’s claim to the archipelago.
🔮 Mount Anak Krakatoa erupted on Saturday, producing a fountain of lava and booming sounds that could be heard up to a few hundred kilometres away, the geology agency said in a statement.
🔮 Zelensky said: “We very much hope that we will be able to reach agreements with our American partners, and we are counting on the support of our European partners if the war continues in winter – and this is how it appears at the moment.”
🔮 UK’s Prince William to represent King Charles at funeral of Norway’s King Harald
Prince William also attended the funeral of Pope Francis last year on the king’s behalf.
🔮 The ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ will be buried in Belgrade on Monday in a ceremony expected to draw thousands despite international condemnation
A commemoration was held on Saturday in Belgrade for war criminal Ratko Mladic two days ahead of his burial, attended by dozens of former military staff, family members and officials.
🔮 The Netherlands will not participate in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, its broadcaster has said, adding that the event can “no longer be considered neutral” given divisions over the Gaza war.
“It is undeniable that international conflicts are increasingly affecting the contest, undermining its neutral character.
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