Olives, opera and a climate-neutral goal: How a mural in Greece won ‘Best in the World’
Greece’s southern city of Kalamata, long known for its olives and seaside charm, has found itself in the spotlight.
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Victorian attorney general lambasts integrity expert over ‘unfounded claim’ CFMEU corruption cost taxpayers $15bn
Rotting from the Top report author Geoffrey Watson says ‘personal attacks’ from Labor government ministers have ‘crossed a line’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s…
US and Japan unveil $36bn of oil, gas and critical minerals projects in challenge to China
Donald Trump says deals ‘end our foolish dependence on foreign sources’, while Japanese PM hails enhanced economic securityJapan has drawn up plans for investments in US oil, gas and critical mineral projects worth about $36bn under the first wave of a…
Pope Leo rejects Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ invite and backs UN to solve global crises
Vatican says it has concerns about ‘critical issues’ with Trump’s initiative
Philippine VP Sara Duterte announces run for president in 2028
Announcement follows multiple impeachment complaints against the vice president over allegations of corruption.
US says ‘meaningful progress’ made as Ukraine talks enter second day
The US special envoy struck an optimistic note after the first day of talks in Geneva, but hopes for a breakthrough remain low.
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UK awards contract for Nyan one-way effector
The Ministry of Defence has issued a contract award notice for the procurement of the Callen-Lenz Nyan One-Way Effector (OWE), saying it will strengthen deep fires capability for UK forces deployed on Operation Cabrit.
The post UK awards contract for Nyan one-way effector first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in watershed social media trial
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, will testify during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles.
Everyone uses open source, but patching still moves too slowly
Enterprise security teams rely on open source across infrastructure, development pipelines, and production applications, even when they do not track it as a separate category of technology. Open source has become a default building block in many enviro…