‘Bugger!’: New Zealand PM gets COVID at critical point in election campaign
Chris Hipkins says he will isolate and try to continue campaign online after testing positive for the virus on Sunday. source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/1/bugger-new-zealand-pm-…
Pro-Russia party claims victory in Slovakia election
Left-wing former Prime Minister Robert Fico has promised to end military aid for Ukraine. source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/1/pro-russia-party-claims-victory-in-slovakia-electio…
Ukraine tempts Western arms producers with plan for ‘large military hub’
Incentives available to partner with Ukrainian manufacturers as Kyiv looks to create 'world class military products'. source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/1/ukraine-tempts-…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 585
As the war enters its 585th day, these are the main developments. source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/1/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-385-3?traffic_source=rss
‘They deserve justice’: Inside the struggle to reform Indonesian football
A year on from the Kanjuruhan stadium disaster, in which 135 people died, could such a tragedy happen again? source https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/longform/2023/9/30/they-deserve-justice-…
Second arrest after felling of England’s famous ‘Sycamore Gap’ tree
Man in his 60s arrested following earlier arrest of 16-year-old for cutting down of ancient tree at UNESCO site in UK. source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/30/second-arrest-after-fe…
Elite US Navy SEALs, army special forces to be tested for drug use
US Navy to begin random testing of elite unit in November, US Army special forces will implement testing at later date. source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/30/elite-us-navy-seals-a…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 584
As the war enters its 584th day, these are the main developments. source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/30/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-584?traffic_source=rss
Paradise prison: How 107 Bangladeshis became enslaved on a Pacific island
Instead of legitimate jobs, 107 men from Bangladesh became slaves in Vanuatu working under the threat of harm, death. source https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/9/30/paradise-prison-how…
With a US government shutdown imminent, what happens to the economy?
About quarter of the US GDP is government expenditure. A drop in that spending will have knock-on effect on the economy. source https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/9/29/with-a-us-governm…