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Plover, not a fighter: masked lapwing nesting on Tasmanian cricket ground indifferent as play continues
Oct 17, 2026 - World 
While masked lapwings have a reputation for swooping during nesting season, Windsor Park oval’s resident plover just wants a good inningsAt Windsor Park in Riverside, just outside Launceston in northern Tasmania, a masked lapwing has claimed prime real estate in the middle of a community sports ground, showing complete indifference to the weekend cricket matches taking place around it.Warming a nest of eggs, the bird has been affectionately dubbed “Faf Swoop Plessis” by locals – a play on former South African cricket captain Faf du Plessis. Continue reading...
Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in West Bank
Oct 17, 2026 - World
French mayor and archbishop also attacked during violent attempt to stop Palestinians harvesting olives Israeli settler militants have attacked European diplomats, a French mayor and the archbishop of Cambrai in Taybeh, in the occupied West Bank, injuring three people and damaging a car, in the latest violent attempt to prevent Palestinians from harvesting olives on their own land.Bernard Baudoux, mayor of Aulnoye-Aymeries, was wearing his red, white and blue sash of office and attempting to enter a vehicle with diplomatic plates when he was assaulted and knocked to the ground on Saturday. Continue reading...
White House Set Up Press Secretary For Brutal TV Grilling Before Firing: Report
Oct 17, 2026 - World 
According to a report by The Telegraph, US President Donald Trump's most senior aide, Susie Wiles helped set up the news interview as a "sanctioned hit" because Zacharia was not her preferred choice to replace Karoline Leavitt.
Opinion: Opinion | Slurs, Threats, Now A Temple Attack Plot: When Did America Become So Hostile To Indians?
Oct 17, 2026 - World
The rising tide of anti-India, anti-Hindu, and racist attacks serves as a stark reminder that economic prosperity does not automatically guarantee social immunity from bigotry.
Six homes burned and two firefighters injured in fast-moving California wildfire
Oct 17, 2026 - World
About 6,000 homes under evacuation, affecting 16,000 residents in San Clemente and San Juan CapistranoAt least six homes burned and two firefighters were injured after a fast-moving wildfire blazed through parts of southern California on Friday.Two firefighters were taken to the hospital with heat-related injuries from the Norte fire, officials said. Continue reading...
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