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Ben John

@benjohn65

Marine Scientist - keen on exploration, archaeology, history, astrobiology, oceanography, climate, technology, military, aerospace & universal mysteries 🌟🌎🌱

 Fremantle, Western Australia
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Energy minister says local councils must maintain WA's struggling EV charging stations abc.net.au/news/2026-10-29/e…
Councils left to pay for WA's aging EV charging stations

Councils left to pay for WA's aging EV charging stations

WA's energy minister says local councils and the private sector must "step up" to maintain the state's high-profile "electric highway".

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Obama: “While we're alienating key allies like Canada, the White House is bending the knee to Vladimir Putin and selling out Ukrainians who are fighting for their freedom and democracy”
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Former President Barack Obama, the last Democratic president to serve two terms, is increasingly campaigning for his party, acting as a foil to President Donald Trump. to.pbs.org/4BvPmHj
WATCH LIVE: Obama stumps for Ossoff and Bottoms at Georgia midterm rally

WATCH LIVE: Obama stumps for Ossoff and Bottoms at Georgia midterm rally

Former President Barack Obama, the last Democratic president to serve two terms, is increasingly campaigning for his party, acting as a foil to President Donald Trump.

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Man, oh man. Obama just roasted Trump and some of his cabinet members for minutes in Atlanta. Stop what you're doing and watch this. There is no way Trump is sleeping tonight.
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This was the moment Barack Obama broke Donald Trump. It was so bad that Trump has not experienced one second of joy since then.
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A Russian drone hit two trains stopped at a station in central Ukraine, killing at least 13 people and injuring 10 others, officials said. apnews.com/article/russia-uk…
Humanitarian aid set to enter Oleshky as a localized Russia-Ukraine truce holds for a third day

Humanitarian aid set to enter Oleshky as a localized Russia-Ukraine truce holds for a third day

Humanitarian aid is set to arrive in Oleshky, Ukraine, on Friday as a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine continues for a third day.

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Hegseth ousts top military planner at Pentagon as Trump considers launching strikes on Iran after midterms trib.al/EMK7cSs
Hegseth ousts top Army Lieutenant from Joint Chiefs of Staff

Hegseth ousts top Army Lieutenant from Joint Chiefs of Staff

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon's top military planner, a defense official said Wednesday, as President Trump weighs renewed strikes on Iran in the eight-month-long war.

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Elon Musk is a 'real genius', Putin says after satellite talks with SpaceX boss bbc.in/4iq5tgS
Elon Musk a 'real genius', Putin says after talks with SpaceX boss

Elon Musk a 'real genius', Putin says after talks with SpaceX boss

The Russian President praised Musk and said they are in "close" contact.

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pushed out the Pentagon's top planning officer as President Donald Trump weighs new strikes against Iran, a source familiar with the situation tells CNN. cnn.it/4BCU2v6
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Hong Kong government partially to blame for Wang Fuk Court fire, report finds abc.net.au/news/2026-10-29/h… via @ABCaustralia
Cigarette likely cause of catastrophic Hong Kong fire, report finds

Cigarette likely cause of catastrophic Hong Kong fire, report finds

Hong Kong's chief executive announces the findings of a months-long investigation into the Wang Fuk Court apartment fire that killed 168 people last year.

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Trump is a traitor to the free world. Anti-NATO. Anti-Canada. Anti-Ukraine. Pro-Putin. Russian oligarchs paid for Donald Jr Wedding. Criminal but not surprising. Trump is a lame duck and midterms essential for shutting down his insanity. Ukraine needs to do what it deems necessary.
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President Zelensky has consistently shown himself to be willing to make sacrifices for peace - despite that fact that Ukraine is the victim of Russia's war of aggression. Putin has never done so, and there's no reason to believe he will start now.
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North Korea-Russia forced labour is funding missile program, report alleges abc.net.au/news/2026-10-29/n…
North Korean workers sold into Russia then stripped of wages, report finds

North Korean workers sold into Russia then stripped of wages, report finds

Russian brokers are advertising North Korean workers to companies as part of a forced labour program being used to fund Pyongyang's ballistic missile program, a new report has alleged.

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The new Russian drones shifting Ukraine war into era of round-the-clock terror #Putin abc.net.au/news/2026-10-29/r…
Relentless modern-day blitz as Russia rains jet-fuelled death on Ukrainians

Relentless modern-day blitz as Russia rains jet-fuelled death on Ukrainians

Moscow's new jet-powered drones rip through the sky at hundreds of kilometres an hour, slamming into buildings day and night, and Ukraine's defences are struggling to keep up. 

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Trump: "He mentioned Epstein. I threw Epstein out of a club like 20 years ago, because I thought he was a whack job ... I was totally exonerated." (There is no evidence Trump threw Epstein out of Mar-a-Lago!)
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Donald Trump defended high gas prices by claiming America is 'making an absolute fortune' from the Iran War while still promising they would go down soon trib.al/QC2WX1u 🔗
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President Trump claims the US did not start the war with Iran, defending the military campaign at a rally in Ohio. He says Iran has far fewer missiles and its drone manufacturers are struggling without electricity. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/o7vtu4
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Four different ways forward after Israeli election are all potentially messy abc.net.au/news/2026-10-29/w… via @ABCaustralia
Where to next after Netanyahu neither won nor lost the Israeli election

Where to next after Netanyahu neither won nor lost the Israeli election

The inconclusive result of the Israeli election, with neither Netanyahu nor the opposition gaining majority, means weeks of messy and complicated negotiations.

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Immigration was once Trump's strong suit, but American voters have turned abc.net.au/news/2026-10-29/h… via @ABCaustralia
Trump's immigration policies helped him win but now threaten to backfire

Trump's immigration policies helped him win but now threaten to backfire

The Trump administration's immigration crackdown was a vote winner in the 2024 presidential election, but is proving more divisive ahead of the midterms.

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At least three killed, thousands evacuated as cyclone hits India's eastern coast abc.net.au/news/2026-10-29/c… via @ABCaustralia
At least three killed as powerful Cyclone Arnab hits India's east coast

At least three killed as powerful Cyclone Arnab hits India's east coast

Cyclone Arnab made landfall in Andhra Pradesh state early on Wednesday, damaging dozens of homes, destroying crops, and disrupting power supply in several areas. 

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