For those who missed it: this was the moment The Strokes ensured they’ll never be invited back to Coachella again! I'm so proud of them

France announces ban on gas boilers in new buildings starting in 2027 French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu also announced on Friday a doubling of support for electrification by 2030, from €5.5 billion to €10 billion annually.

VERY BIG NEWS out of France a week ago:
"French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Friday, April 10, a ban on installing gas heating systems "by year's end" in new buildings, including multi-unit housing, to curb France's dependence on fossil fuels."
www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...

Israel's actions in Lebanon are "totally unacceptable," says Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot ahead of a meeting with EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg.

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In just purely objective terms there’s only one country in the Middle East that currently occupies the territory of three different countries and bombs another three

Haven't addressed it in my piece (should hv) but it's bizarre that we never consider the moral cost - to our ourselves and our principles - of just ignoring crimes against humanity.
Human rights aren't a thing?
International law doesn't matter anymore? Might is right?
As if it won't come back on us.

UNICEF is outraged by the killing of two drivers of trucks contracted by UNICEF to provide clean water to families in the Gaza Strip. The victims were killed by Israeli fire in an incident that took place early this morning at the Mansoura water filling point in northern Gaza. UNICEF extends our condolences to the families of the men killed.

UNICEF just needs to release the hostages

How will history regard the Albanese government? On turning a blind eye to war crimes in Iran, Gaza and Lebanon

Is there any moral limit to what Israel or the US could do, any war crime that goes too far, for Australia to place conditions on our loyalty? It seems there are no red lines.
New:

"The price of gas paid by Japan will not increase when we impose this tax."

"The profits made by the people selling the gas will fall."

@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

Australia’s first electric hydrofoil boats to be rolled out on Tasmania's Derwent River The Derwent River in Tasmania will soon play host to Australia’s first network of electric hydrofoil boats.

The Derwent River in #Tasmania will soon play host to Australia’s first network of electric #hydrofoil boats.

Time for the ALP backbench to put their electorates before subservience to the Cabinet. Failure to call out neoliberal economic policies, militarism and the plight of working the working class will see the loss of many seats at the next election.
Fix CGT,-ve gearing and housing!

There are Germans who fought back against the Nazis. There are Russians fighting back against Putin. Syrian soldiers abandoned the Assad regime in huge numbers.

Israelis can do more. There are those who already are doing everything they can, but nowhere near enough.

'When I returned from Gaza they called me a hero. But I felt I was a monster' Some of Them Killed Civilians in Gaza; Others Just Looked On, or Witnessed Abuse and Cover-ups in the Name of Revenge. Now They're Trying to Cope With Something a Bit Different Than PTSD

I don’t give af about mass murderers feeling bad for murdering our children.

You *are* a monster for mass murdering civilians.

You want to feel human again? Expose those who gave you the order to murder. Be a ‘traitor’.

Grow a fucking spine. 🧵

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Indonesia Expands HPV Vaccine Program to Include Men Starting 2026 Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin announces the expansion of the national HPV vaccination program to include males in 2026.

Indonesia Expands HPV Vaccine Program to Include Men Starting 2026 - en.tempo.co/read/2099432/indonesia-e...

HDRE, Tokyo Gas sign 150MW BESS deal in Japan as trading, curtailment and disaster relief drive use cases in growing market HD Renewable Energy and Tokyo Gas signed a deal for two large-scale projects in another busy week for Japan’s growing battery storage market.

HDRE, Tokyo Gas sign 150MW BESS deal in Japan as trading, curtailment and disaster relief drive use cases in growing market #energysky -- via Energy Storage News:

Japan approves scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports in a change of its postwar pacifist policy Japan has endorsed scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change of its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry and deepen cooperation with defense partners.

Japan approved scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change of its postwar pacifist policy, as the country seeks to build up its arms industry and deepen cooperation with defense partners.

Palestinian woman killed by Israeli naval fire off Gaza coast <article data-history-node-id="438669" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-woman-killed-israeli-naval-fire-gaza-coast" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-woman-killed-israeli-naval-fire-gaza-coast" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Palestinian woman killed by Israeli naval fire off Gaza coast</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>A Palestinian woman was killed after being hit by gunfire from Israeli warships off the northern coast of the Gaza Strip, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.</p> <p>The incident was reported near the shoreline as naval activity continued in the area.</p> <p>The killing comes after the Gaza health ministry said Israeli strikes across the territory killed five Palestinians earlier on Monday, in separate incidents across the enclave.&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="A child makes his way through a cemetery in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on 18 April 2026. Bashar Taleb / AFP" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="d2253ba4-f1ad-4f7f-9a35-860ff6faec15" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/A%20child%20makes%20his%20way%20through%20a%20cemetery%20in%20Khan%20Yunis%20in%20the%20southern%20Gaza%20Strip%20on%20April%2018%2C%202026..jpg" width="1341" height="754" alt="A child makes his way through a cemetery in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on 18 April 2026. Bashar Taleb / AFP" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>A child makes his way through a cemetery in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on 18 April 2026. Bashar Taleb / AFP</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>

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Dr Richard Denniss dismantles the gas industry’s favorite threat.
If taxes kill investment, why is the gas industry rushing to Norway to pay 78%? 🙄
“They are playing us for fools.” 🔥
Nationals’ Susan McDonald has no rebuttal & scrambles to change the subject. #auspol

Headline from the AFR "Time to end welfare for the wealthy, says big business"

You mean the superannuation tax breaks? No?
You mean the CGT discount? No?
You mean the fossil fuel subsidies? No?
You mean the free gas for multinationals? No?
You mean the failure of the PRRT? No?
You mean the tax dodging trusts? No?
You mean the lack of a wealth tax? No?

No you mean the NDIS FFS

EU’s energy crisis response is broader than expected: remote work mandates, heat pump subsidies, EV leasing schemes — plus electrification targets and new laws to tax electricity below fossil fuels.

I like to think that Magyar did actually invite Netanyahu to Hungary — with full intention of him being arrested upon arrival.

Netanyahu claimed last week that Magyar invited him to Hungary.

Today Magyar said that Netanyahu will be arrested if he enters Hungary:

“I made it clear to the Israeli PM — we will not back down... If a state is an ICC member and a person who is wanted enters that territory, they must be detained”

For those keeping track the Israeli foreign ministry is now in a public fight with the POLISH Foreign Minister because

1) He condemned the IDF soldier who desecrated a statue of Jesus

and

2) Accurately noted in the context of lack of discipline that IDF soldiers have even shot Israeli hostages.

EU/Israel: ‘Timid’ review of EU-Israel Association Agreement a ‘greenlight to Israel’s genocide’ Responding to the European Commission’s review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement which found ‘indications’ that Israel is breaching its human rights obligations, Eve Geddie the Director of Amnest...

In June 2025, the EU found that Israel’s crimes under international law against Palestinians breached the agreement.

Since then, Israel has crossed every single EU red line.

As Israel’s biggest trading partner, the EU can play an important role in ending Israel's impunity for violations of international law.

However, EU inaction continues to this day, nearly a year after the EU confirmed its trade agreement should be suspended.

Report finds Gaza needs more than $71bn in next decade for recovery Devastated sectors in Palestinian enclave include housing, health, education, commerce and agriculture, EU and UN find.

Devastated sectors in Palestinian enclave include housing, health, education, commerce and agriculture, EU and UN find.

Problem was underdemand not overcapacity.

"China’s exports of clean technology climbed in March, reinforcing signs that manufacturers are benefiting from rising global demand for alternative energy sources as traditional supplies are roiled by the Iran war"
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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“The Israeli strike happened at 3:30 in the morning. There was absolutely no reason, but Israel’s known for this. … They target civilians and, in some places, children. Here a woman with her daughter and son were killed. Imagine, they were sitting at home thinking they were safe”

Israeli soldier photographed beheading a statue of Jesus with a hammer: IDF immediately posts multiple English-language condemnations and "we will investigate" "this is not who we are" etc

Israeli soldiers videotaped throwing a tied up and blindfolded Palestinian prisoner off a roof: 🦗🦗🦗🦗

'A clear step change': European EV sales jump by over 50 per cent in March Over 224,000 battery EVs registered last month, as businesses and consumers respond to soaring oil prices

EVs won the war.

Syria: Israeli Army Expands Base in Quneitra Countryside 🇸🇾 🇮🇱

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