Daily Dose Of Insights
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Sunday on an unannounced visit in a show of support for the country in its war with Russia. Kyiv is under increasing attack from Russian missiles and drones, which are targeting key infrastructure including the energy sector vital for power and heating as winter approaches. … Read more
Police have cordoned off a road in Auckland after the discovery of hazardous materials in a car. The substances were found in a vehicle in Epsom at the intersection of Market Road and Great South Road. Police searched the car after arresting the driver, who had fled from them about 5pm near the Karaka area. … Read more
Brewers manager Pat Murphy credited the team’s legendary late broadcaster Bob Uecker for an unlikely boost in the ninth inning to help preserve a 3-2 victory over visiting San Diego in the opener of their playoff series on Saturday. With one out in the ninth and the Brewers clinging to a one-run lead, San Diego … Read more
Washington — When the Supreme Court returns to the bench Monday for the first time since late June, it will kick off its new term with a major case involving an effort by the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, to hold fossil-fuel producers accountable for the impacts of global climate change. The lawsuit from … Read more
Pike was scheduled to be put to death in Tennessee on Wednesday evening local time. The injections were allowed by the Supreme Court at the 11th hour. She was given two injections of the drug pentobarbital, but her legal team said these failed to stop her heartbeat. As of Thursday night, she was unconscious, intubated … Read more
A driver whose car careered into a crowd of Newcastle Knights supporters – leaving children as young as five injured – will be kept in custody as the community rallies to support those hospitalised after the crash. Ten people were left injured after a car allegedly driven by 18-year-old P-plater Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe careered into … Read more
Alberta’s capital city is no stranger to homelessness and it’s something the Edmonton River Valley Conservation Coalition wants to address. “People are going to camp. People are camping, so why criminalize them?” asks Kristine Kowalchuk, chair of the ERVCC. The coalition calls Edmonton’s temporary shelter prohibition inhumane and says the city’s public spaces by-law urgently … Read more
Comment: In an election campaign focused almost exclusively on costs – the cost of living for the Government’s critics, the cost of taxes for those keen to keep the Opposition out – even more attention than usual has fallen on political parties’ fiscal plans. After a relatively lengthy wait, the Labour Party has released a … Read more
Scandals could be shaping several races in the midterm elections, particularly in places where even small margins can change the outcome. Transcript SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Several Republican candidates in this year’s midterm elections have been immersed in scandal, and that’s playing an outsized role for a party trying to hold on to their slim majority … Read more
Young people would be offered a guaranteed two-year job within four months of leaving education or training, under a new proposal unveiled by the Green Party. Announcing the policy at the party’s conference in Brighton, co-deputy leader Mothin Ali said there were a million “bored, desperate and lost” young people who were out of work, … Read more