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Oct 28, 2026 - World

Warnings of escalating clampdown on press freedom come after Cairo court convicts Attalah of managing an unlicensed websiteLina Attalah, a prominent Egyptian journalist and the editor-in-chief of the news outlet Mada Masr, has been released from detention by Egypt’s authorities and had her website ordered to be shut down by a court amid an intensifying crackdown on independent media in the country.Attalah was taken briefly into custody after a Cairo court convicted her of managing an unlicensed website, prompting fresh international concerns over press freedom in Egypt. Continue reading...

Oct 28, 2026 - World

What do "air superiority" and "air dominance" really mean in the age of drones?

Oct 28, 2026 - World

NSW government imposes water restrictions after Menindee water volumes fall below 2021 levelsSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereWater levels at the Menindee Lakes in western New South Wales have fallen to their lowest point in five years, prompting the state government to impose upstream water use restrictions as experts warn of potential mass fish deaths over summer.Combined volume at the Menindee Lakes fell below 480 gigalitres earlier this month, the first time since 2021. Continue reading...

Oct 28, 2026 - World

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Israel's Arab parties of stealing Tuesday's parliamentary election through bribery, forgeries, prohibited software to mobilize voters and violence.

Oct 28, 2026 - World

The Department of Homeland Security has added three major Chinese genomics companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List.