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North Queensland flood waters set to peak as Herbert River predicted to reach record levels | Queensland newsthirst.

A 58-year-old record might be broken with flood waters expected to rise in northern Australia after another day of heavy rainfall. A widespread deluge that has cut power, damaged roads and destroyed a bridge in north Queensland is forecast to continue on Tuesday, sounding alarm bells. A three-day downpour to date has caused major flooding…

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Trump signs order to create sovereign wealth fund that could buy TikTok | Trump administration newsthirst.

Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ordering the US treasury and commerce departments to create a sovereign wealth fund and said it may also be used to purchase the social media platform TikTok. TikTok, which has about 170 million American users, was briefly taken offline just before a law requiring its Chinese owner,…

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Merz doubles down on gambit with German far right in combative speech | Germany newsthirst.

The German conservative opposition leader, Friedrich Merz, whose party is widely tipped to win this month’s general election, defended his hardline migration proposals after a wave of protests accused him of breaching the time-honoured “firewall” between the far right and centrists. In an uncompromising speech to a party congress of his Christian Democratic Union (CDU)…

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Christian employee group at US state department unexpectedly suspended | Trump administration newsthirst.

A Christian employee organization at the US state department has been unexpectedly suspended, with leadership instructed to immediately cease all programmatic activities. Grace, an employee resource group founded during the first Trump administration to promote religious diversity within the diplomatic corps, has been directed to pause its operations by Global Talent Management, according to an…

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FBI in ‘battle’ with Trump amid purge of officials, top agent warns staff | Trump administration newsthirst.

The assistant director at the FBI’s New York field office reportedly told staff in an email that they were in the “middle of a battle” and that it was time for him to “dig in” as the Trump administration targets bureau officials who investigated the January 6 attack on the Capitol. “Today, we find ourselves…

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Thames Water seeks high court approval for £3bn debt lifeline | Thames Water newsthirst.

Thames Water will seek court approval for up to £3bn in emergency funding, which could stave off temporary nationalisation, at a court hearing in London. A high court judge will hear from Britain’s biggest water supplier and groups of rival creditors on Monday before deciding whether to approve the rescue. Without the debt lifeline, Thames…

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