Federal resources minister Madeleine King announces five new offshore exploration zones as part of future gas strategy

Opening up Victoria’s Otway basin to offshore gas exploration an ‘environmental betrayal’, Greens say

^{Dan Jervis-Bardy (The Guardian)}

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The first climate migrants to leave the remote Pacific island nation of Tuvalu have arrived in Australia, hoping to preserve links to their sinking island home, foreign affairs officials said on Thursday.

More than one-third of Tuvalu's 11,000 population applied for a climate visa to migrate to Australia, under a deal struck between the two countries two years ago.

The intake is capped at 280 visas annually to prevent a brain drain in the small island nation.

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/first-climate-migrants-arrive-australia-sinking-tuvalu-south-pacific-2025-12-11/

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Anonymous hackers have breached a key developer of Russia’s digital military draft system, the head of the draft-dodging nonprofit Idite Lesom said Thursday.

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Cyberattack Reportedly Paralyzes Russia’s Military Registration Database

^{The Moscow Times}

THE Palestine Action hunger strike is on track to become the largest since the 1981 Irish republican protest led by Bobby Sands, yet campaigners say it has faced a “mainstream media blackout.”

So far, seven prisoners have refused food — some for as long as four weeks — with more expected to join.

They are among 33 prisoners who are locked away without trial, over alleged involvement in non-violent actions aimed at blockading arms supply to Israel.

The hunger strikers’ demands are clear. They want Israel’s largest weapons company, Elbit Systems, to cease operating in Britain for good.

They want the ban on Palestine Action, currently designated a terror group, to be lifted. And they are demanding immediate bail and a fair trial — basic democratic rights that should already be guaranteed.

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/britains-biggest-hunger-strike-decades-and-media-wont-touch-it

THE Palestine Action hunger strike is on track to become the largest since the 1981 Irish republican protest led by Bobby Sands, yet campaigners say it has faced a “mainstream media blackout.”

So far, seven prisoners have refused food — some for as long as four weeks — with more expected to join.

They are among 33 prisoners who are locked away without trial, over alleged involvement in non-violent actions aimed at blockading arms supply to Israel.

The hunger strikers’ demands are clear. They want Israel’s largest weapons company, Elbit Systems, to cease operating in Britain for good.

They want the ban on Palestine Action, currently designated a terror group, to be lifted. And they are demanding immediate bail and a fair trial — basic democratic rights that should already be guaranteed.

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/britains-biggest-hunger-strike-decades-and-media-wont-touch-it

The Epic Games Store's weekly giveaway promotion usually gives a preview of what's coming next when a freebie is active. However, the company kept things secret last week. The curtain lifted earlier today, and what's on the schedule is a copy of Hogwarts Legacy for PC gamers to claim. The major giveaway is a part of the store's The Game Awards 2025 and Holiday Sale celebrations.

https://www.neowin.net/news/hogwarts-legacy-is-free-for-pc-gamers-on-the-epic-games-store/

An investigation by ProPublica and The Chronicle of Higher Education reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.

The Shakedown: Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence That UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism

^{shoshana.gordon@propublica.org (ProPublica)}

The 911 operator couldn’t send an ambulance because it was already responding to another call from ICE’s Stewart Detention Center.

ICE Prison’s 911 Calls Overwhelm a Rural Georgia Emergency System

^{Timothy Pratt (The Intercept)}

Exclusive: Congress members seek answers after Guardian revealed data to be shared for immigration enforcement

Trump officials ‘conspiring to illegally intimidate’ non-citizens via new VA report, lawmakers say

^{José Olivares (The Guardian)}

The European Union is set to lock up Russia’s assets in Europe until Russia ends its war on Ukraine and compensates for the damage.

Archived version: archive.is/newest/apnews.com/a…

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The number of people in hospital in England with flu is at a record high for this time of year

‘Time running out’ to get flu jab before Christmas, UK medical chief warns

^{Athena Stavrou (The Independent)}

More than a dozen buildings collapse and 27,000 tents are damaged as emergency workers struggle to respond to thousands of distress calls

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At least 11 die in storm-hit Gaza from cold and collapsing buildings

At least 11 Palestinians have died in storm-hit Gaza from cold and collapsing buildings within the last 24 hours.

^{Mera Aladam (Middle East Eye)}

Kosovo has begun accepting migrants being deported from the United States, Prime Minister Albin Kurti confirms

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The US has started sending migrants to Kosovo

^{TT (Sweden Herald)}

An Italian woman stole a delivery boat in Venice and crashed it into the 16th-century Rialto Bridge on Thursday, damaging the stone balustrade and sending parcels into the Grand Canal.

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Woman crashes stolen boat into Venice's historic Rialto Bridge

^Euronews.com

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani denied abandoning his beloved Democratic Socialists of America comrades Thursday, amid fury from the far-left group over his endorsements in congressional races.

Mamdani defended his allegiance to the NYC-DSA when pressed over criticism from members about him backing City Comptroller Brad Lander over the group’s pick: Council Member Alexa Avilés, in the Democratic primary for the NY-10 race.

Many DSA members saw red, launching a social media firestorm Wednesday over Mamdani’s endorsement of Lander, who announced a primary challenge to incumbent Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman for the Manhattan House seat.

“I’m so beyond disappointed in zohran for backing lander and sidestepping the organization that got him elected,” wrote David-Desyrée, who sits on the NYC-DSA Citywide Leadership Committee.

Zohran Mamdani denies abandoning DSA as far-left critics erupt over his non-endorsements in House races: 'Proud member'

^{Hannah Fierick (New York Post)}

No electric gadgets are in the list of the 10 most popular requests

Royal Mail reveals the most wanted Christmas presents in letters to Santa

^{Alan Jones (The Independent)}

Emma Kamio, whose daughter Leona is a political prisoner, made a desperate plea to the hunger strikers as the situation worsens

Political prisoners mum ask hunger strikers to eat

^{Skwawkbox (The Canary)}

Solar power accounts for two-thirds of the new projects waiting to connect to the state’s power grid. Utah Republicans’ hard turn against solar mirrors President Donald Trump’s hostile approach to the industry.

Utah Leaders Are Hindering Efforts to Develop Solar Despite a Goal to Double the State’s Energy Supply

^{cengiz.yar@propublica.org (ProPublica)}

Path of Exile 2: The Last of the Druids is just around the corner so we created a handful of builds that might help you out in the fresh league, or inspire you to come up with something even crazier.

Video: Path of Exile 2: Disciple of Varashta Preview

Path of Exile 2: The Last of the Druids will launch on PC and consoles soon! In this news post, we've gathered all the information you need to know about what happens on launch day and how to start downloading early.

Free Weekend December 12 11AM - December 15 11AM PST

To celebrate the launch of Path of Exile 2: The Last of the Druids, we're making the game free to play for three days on all available platforms. This includes the standalone client, Steam, Epic, Xbox X|S and PlayStation 5.

As an additional gift we're offering a few new cosmetic effects you can earn if you play in the Fate of the Vaal League during this Free Weekend. To clarify, all new and existing Path of Exile 2 players on all available platforms will be able to receive these microtransactions. Find out more about the Free Weekend here.

Private Leagues Are Now Available

Those of you who are planning to play in a Private Fate of the Vaal League at launch are now able to create them. Click here to set up your Private League (don't forget to double check your start time upon creating)! Please note you cannot start these leagues until The Last of the Druids officially launches on December 12th (PST).

The Last of the Druids Launch Information

The realms will go down at Dec 12, 2025 5:00 PM (GMT) and patching will begin shortly after.

The servers go live at: Dec 12, 2025 :00 PM (GMT)

The patch size for the update will be around 30GB on the standalone client and Steam. The estimated size of the patch for consoles is 27GB.

Predownload For Existing Path of Exile 2 Players

Our existing Path of Exile 2 players can predownload the update using a torrent file available for PC. Please keep in mind that this method, while available earlier, makes it a larger update as it includes all the existing client content. The estimated size of this download is 127GB. When patching begins for Path of Exile 2: The Last of the Druids you'll also have a few remaining files that you'll need to update as well.

This torrent only includes the GGPK file, so you'll need to copy it into your actual install folder once the patching server is up, no earlier than three hours before Path of Exile 2: The Last of the Druids launches. Please note that you can't use this GGPK file with the Steam and Epic client.

Our console players are now able to predownload The Last of the Druids! You will still be able to play the current version of Path of Exile 2 until the launch of The Last of the Druids.

Launch Twitch Drops and Discord Quest

You can also claim some free cosmetics by watching your favourite community creators on Twitch and participating in Discord Quest. Check out this post for more information!

We can't wait to see you all the new content that The Last of the Druids has to offer. See you at launch!

Preview: Order of the Sinking Star started small but became a “combinatoric explosion.”

Jonathan Blow has spent the past decade designing 1,400 puzzles for you

Preview: Order of the Sinking Star started small but became a “combinatoric explosion.”…

^{Kyle Orland (Ars Technica)}

“We all kinda immediately agreed this was way too cool to change.”

Instead of fixing WoW’s new floating house exploit, Blizzard makes it official

“We all kinda immediately agreed this was way too cool to change.”…

^{Kyle Orland (Ars Technica)}

Tecmo Koei has revealed Nioh 3 is releasing in February 2026, and a new demo which will let you carry your save over is coming in January.

Nioh 3 Releasing In February 2026, New Demo Coming In January - Gameranx

^{Ryan Parreno (Gameranx)}

So it begins.

I've been flashing my USB often enough that it's now worth it to keep all my ISO's neatly to use them when I need them.
I plan on buying 10 USB sticks to just have ready when ever I need a specific version.

I'm visiting family now, so time to upgrade their Linux Mint to Kubuntu

Brave has introduced a new AI browsing feature that leverages Leo, its privacy-respecting AI assistant, to perform automated tasks for the user.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/brave-browser-starts-testing-agentic-ai-mode-for-automated-tasks/

The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) fined the LastPass password management firm £1.2 million for failing to implement security measures that allowed an attacker to steal personal information and encrypted password vaults belonging to up to 1.6 million UK users in a 2022 breach.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-fines-lastpass-over-2022-data-breach-impacting-16-million-users/

An unpatched zero-day vulnerability in Gogs, a popular self-hosted Git service, has enabled attackers to gain remote code execution on Internet-facing instances and compromise hundreds of servers.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unpatched-gogs-zero-day-rce-flaw-actively-exploited-in-attacks/

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