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May 2, 2025 - World

Freedom Flotilla Coalition claims Israel to blame for attack on unarmed civilian vessel in international watersA ship carrying humanitarian aid and activists to Gaza has been bombed by drones and disabled while in international waters off Malta as it headed towards the Palestinian territory, its organisers have said.“At 00:23 Maltese time, the Conscience, a Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship came under direct attack in international waters,” the group said in a statement. Continue reading...

May 2, 2025 - World

State education department secretary apologises after thousands of students and parents caught in ‘unacceptable’ situationGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales education department has apologised after riot police were called to manage out-of-control crowds at the state’s selective school exams.Police were called to Canterbury Park Racecourse, south-west of Sydney’s CBD, at about midday on Friday following reports of traffic and crowd control issues. About 1,300 students had finished exams at the Canterbury site and were trying to leave with their parents, as another 1,300 students plus their parents attempted to enter the facility. Continue reading...

May 2, 2025 - World

In a protected part of the Amazon, Bacuri, a young manatee that was found stranded and alone, is being raised in captivity

May 2, 2025 - World

Met Service issues red warning amid deepening low pressure, while Europe experiences above average temperaturesStrong winds and flooding spread across New Zealand last week, with a state of emergency declared in Christchurch, after the country was battered by a destructive area of low pressure. A red warning, the highest warning level, was issued by the MetService (the national meteorological service).The area of low pressure quickly deepened in the Tasman Sea off the west coast of New Zealand and travelled eastwards, with the centre of low pressure moving across the northern island and creating very strong winds, particularly through the Cook Strait, the body of water that separates the two islands. The wind direction was a south-easterly to southerly, which caused the winds to strengthen as they were funnelled between the islands. Continue reading...

May 2, 2025 - World

A ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza was attacked by drones Friday, disabling its engine and leaving 16 people stranded in the Mediterranean Sea.