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Antony Catalano: media mogul accused of assaulting wife excused from attending court due to fears over press scrutiny

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T03:19:16+00:00

Catalano’s lawyer says press attention ‘potentially detrimental’ to Australian Community Media co-owner’s mental healthA media mogul charged with assaulting his wife has avoided facing court in person over concerns growing media attention could be detrimental to his mental health.Antony Catalano, 59, was charged with assault, false imprisonment and making threats to kill over an incident in the early hours of March 13. Continue reading...

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Americans onboard hantavirus cruise ship to be repatriated to US as one tests positive

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T03:16:46+00:00

Seventeen passengers to be taken to a Nebraska quarantine center to be assessed, with one testing positive and another showing symptomsThe 17 Americans onboard the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship M/V Hondius, including one person who has tested positive, have disembarked the vessel after it docked in Tenerife on Sunday and are being repatriated to the US.Upon their arrival in Spain, medical teams from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awaited and interviewed the passengers, whose identities have not been publicly disclosed and who have not tested positive for the virus, a

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Australian politics live: Chris Minns says NSW Labor has ‘nine months’ to win back voters planning to switch to One Nation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T03:16:03+00:00

Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘We’re not a party of government … yet,’ says JoyceBarnaby Joyce is doing something of a victory lap for One Nation this morning, hitting the radio and TVs to celebrate the emphatic byelection win.The sort of conceited statement, ‘Oh, you’re not a party of government.’ Well, let’s finish that with a rejoiner, yet.This is a dynamic change. And talking to people last night in the western suburbs of Sydney, last night, they’re quite at home with the idea of One Nation being a dominant force in western Sydney. Absolutely

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Comment la Russie capture, emprisonne et torture des milliers de civils ukrainiens : « Elle ignore toutes les lois et fait ce qu’elle veut »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-11T03:15:02+00:00

Depuis l’invasion de 2022, Moscou arrête en masse les citoyens des territoires occupés, quel que soit leur profil, afin de briser toute résistance. Plus de 16 000 sont actuellement prisonniers, selon le Défenseur des droits ukrainien. Kiev tente de les faire libérer, mais se heurte à un mur.

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Polish ex-minister flees Hungary to the US after PM Magyar says country won’t protect people wanted elsewhere

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T02:51:33+00:00

Zbigniew Ziobro has been accused in Poland of leading an organised criminal enterprise and abuse of power, which he deniesPoland’s former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, wanted on several criminal charges in his home country, has fled Hungary to the United States, he confirmed on Sunday, after being granted asylum from former Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán’s government last year.“I am in the United States,” Ziobro told rightwing Polish broadcaster Republika. “I arrived yesterday, and this is my third time travelling around the country,” he said. Continue reading...

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Gaza documentary dropped by the BBC wins BAFTA

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-05-11T02:50:26+00:00

A documentary exposing Israel's attacks on Gaza's health system and personnel won Best Current Affairs at the BAFTAs.

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Australians from hantavirus cruise ship to be assessed at Sydney’s new biocontainment facility

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T01:57:11+00:00

Four Australian citizens and one permanent resident from the MV Hondius to fly home via Perth on TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSome of the Australian travellers on board the MV Hondius, the ship at the centre of the hantavirus outbreak, will return to New South Wales this week and enter Australia’s first purpose-built biocontainment facility.The federal government is still finalising health measures and quarantine arrangements for the group of five people – four citizens and one permanent resident – about

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Donald Trump juge « totalement inacceptable » la réponse de l’Iran pour mettre fin à la guerre ; Paris et Londres coprésideront mardi une réunion sur le détroit d’Ormuz

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-11T01:16:19+00:00

« L’Iran joue au plus fin avec les Etats-Unis et le reste du monde depuis quarante-sept ans », a écrit le président américain sur son réseau Truth Social, résumant la stratégie iranienne par une formule lapidaire : « Retarder, retarder, retarder ! ».

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Politics live: Tim Wilson accuses PM of ‘deceit and betrayal’ over budget tax tweaks; Australia Post lifts fuel surcharge for parcels

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T01:14:11+00:00

Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘We’re not a party of government … yet,’ says JoyceBarnaby Joyce is doing something of a victory lap for One Nation this morning, hitting the radio and TVs to celebrate the emphatic byelection win.The sort of conceited statement, ‘Oh, you’re not a party of government.’ Well, let’s finish that with a rejoiner, yet.This is a dynamic change. And talking to people last night in the western suburbs of Sydney, last night, they’re quite at home with the idea of One Nation being a dominant force in western Sydney. Absolutely

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Thailand’s Thaksin Shinawatra Is Out of Prison. What Will He Do Now?

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-11T01:07:05+00:00

Mr. Thaksin has long been a foil to Thailand’s conservative establishment. He still holds significant influence, with his political party a member of the governing coalition.

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EN DIRECT, hantavirus : le décret régissant les mesures d’isolement des passagers français rapatriés, dont l’un présente des symptômes, a été publié

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-11T01:01:52+00:00

Les premières évacuations d’une partie des passagers et membres d’équipage du MV « Hondius » ont eu lieu dimanche. Les cinq Français ayant séjourné à bord du navire sont arrivés à Paris et ont été placés « en quarantaine » le temps d’une « évaluation médicale et épidémiologique ».

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Australia politics live: Barnaby Joyce says One Nation will ‘go for government’ as Ted O’Brien rejects adding them to Coalition

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T00:19:09+00:00

Joyce says western Sydney ‘quite at home’ with One Nation. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘We’re not a party of government … yet,’ says JoyceBarnaby Joyce is doing something of a victory lap for One Nation this morning, hitting the radio and TVs to celebrate the emphatic byelection win.The sort of conceited statement, ‘Oh, you’re not a party of government.’ Well, let’s finish that with a rejoiner, yet.This is a dynamic change. And talking to people last night in the western suburbs of Sydney, last night, they’re quite at home with the idea of

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Martin Short opens up about ‘nightmare’ death of his daughter Katherine

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T00:17:04+00:00

Actor and comedian speaks for the first time since his 42-year-old daughter died by suicide in FebruaryMartin Short has spoken for the first time about the death of his daughter, Katherine Short, saying her death has been “a nightmare for the family”.Katherine died in February aged 42, at her home in the Hollywood Hills. The County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s office confirmed she died by suicide.In the US, you can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samar

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Australia politics live: Joyce says One Nation will ‘go for government’ as O’Brien rejects adding them to Coalition

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-10T23:42:01+00:00

Joyce says western Sydney ‘quite at home’ with One Nation. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘We’re not a party of government … yet,’ says JoyceBarnaby Joyce is doing something of a victory lap for One Nation this morning, hitting the radio and TVs to celebrate the emphatic byelection win.The sort of conceited statement, oh, you’re not a party of government. Well, let’s finish that with a rejoiner, yet.This is a dynamic change. And talking to people last night in the western suburbs of Sydney, last night, they’re quite at home with the idea of O

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Quell’ingombrante ombra di FdI sul Collegio romano

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-10T23:00:00+00:00

Il capo della segretaria tecnica proviene dall’ufficio studi del partito. Il padre Mario ha fondato Avanguardia nazionale

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