In a media briefing on Tuesday night, the IDF Brig Gen Itzik
Cohen told
Israeli reporters that since troops had been forced to enter some
areas twice, such as Jabaliya camp, “there is no intention of allowing the
residents of the northern Gaza Strip to return to their homes”..........
The German government is on the brink of collapse after the
chancellor, Olaf
Scholz, unexpectedly sacked his finance minister, plunging Europe’s largest
economy into political disarray.
As the second biggest backer of Ukraine after the US,
Germany also faces concerns that it will be left to take on a far bigger share
of the war effort if Trump carries out his threat to reduce support for Kyiv.
Donald Trump’s electoral victory suggests it will force
leaders of the Social Democrats, Greens and the FDP to recognise the need for
unity but the discord and rancour in Berlin appeared to show no signs of
subsiding.
Shares in Tesla, the electric
carmaker which Musk leads as CEO and in which he owns a 13% stake, rose nearly
15% in trading on Wall Street, implying a wealth gain of $15bn.
Discount pharmacy retailer Chemist Warehouse will be allowed
to merge with Sigma Healthcare to create an $8.8 billion pharmaceutical giant
after being approved by Australia's competition regulator........
The Victorian government has released its plan to protect
culturally significant sites in the Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park.
About half of the park's renowned rock climbing areas will
be closed under the proposal.
The public can submit feedback on parts of the proposal
until December 1........
Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart poses with Donald
Trump's daughter Tiffany at his home and resort complex in Mar-a-Lago, Florida
Donald Trump’s glamorous daughter-in-law Lara has secured her place as the President's right hand woman after months of relentless campaigning.
Lara, 41, is married to Trump's son Eric, and has been
tirelessly campaigning on behalf of her father-in-law since he became the
Republican nominee
