Following is a abstract of present world information briefs.

Australia’s New South Wales state premier condemns neo-Nazi rally

The premier of Australia’s New South Wales state condemned on Sunday a neo-Nazi rally within the state capital Sydney as “appalling”, a day after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese mentioned neo-Nazism was on the rise within the nation. Police on Sunday mentioned round 30 males gathered at a park within the metropolis’s north and had been issued with orders stopping them from getting into different areas of Sydney, earlier than they dispersed, with no arrests made.

UN urges international locations to reverse funding pause for Palestinian company

U.N. officers and assist teams known as for international locations to rethink their choice to pause funding for the U.N. refugee company for Palestinians on Sunday, warning that its life-saving assist for some two million individuals in Gaza was in jeopardy. At least 9 international locations, together with high donors the United States and Germany, have paused funding for the U.N. refugee company for Palestinians (UNRWA) following allegations by Israel that a few of its workers had been concerned within the lethal Oct. 7 Hamas assaults on Israel that killed 1,200 individuals.

Ukraine says it uncovers mass fraud in weapons procurement

Ukraine’s SBU safety service mentioned on Saturday it had uncovered a corruption scheme within the buy of arms by the nation’s navy totalling the equal of about $40 million. The announcement of mass procurement fraud, confirmed by Ukraine’s Defence Ministry, could have an enormous resonance in a rustic beleaguered by Russia’s almost two-year-old invasion.

Gunmen kill one individual in Istanbul church in focused assault -Turkish minister

Two masked gunmen shot one individual lifeless throughout Sunday service at a church in Istanbul, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya mentioned, including that authorities had been working to seize the assailants. Yerlikaya mentioned the assault, which Ankara condemned, happened round 0840 GMT on the Italian Santa Maria Catholic Church within the Sariyer district, and that one individual – who was focused by the gunmen – was killed whereas attending the service.

Climate change activists purpose soup at ‘Mona Lisa’ in Paris Louvre

Two local weather change activists hurled soup on the protecting glass in entrance of the world-famous “Mona Lisa” portray in Paris’ Louvre museum on Sunday. Video footage confirmed two girls flinging pink soup at Leonard da Vinci’s masterpiece, to gasps from onlookers.

Pope requires an finish to wars, urges respect for civilians

Pope Francis on Sunday urged respect for civilians in battle areas and mentioned individuals had been bored with wars, which he known as a “disaster for the peoples and a defeat for humanity”. After his weekly Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s sq., the pope mentioned humanitarian assist should be allowed to movement in Myanmar and mentioned the inhabitants should be revered additionally within the Middle East, hit by the struggle between Israel and Hamas. He additionally talked about the struggling of individuals in Ukraine.

North Korea fires cruise missiles off east coast

North Korea fired a number of cruise missiles off its east coast on Sunday, its second such launch in lower than every week, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) mentioned. The missiles had been launched at round 8 a.m. (2300 GMT on Saturday) and had been being analysed by South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities, the JCS mentioned, with out specifying what number of missiles had been fired or how far they travelled.

French PM considers extra assist for farmers as protests persist

The French authorities is contemplating additional assist for the nation’s farmers, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal mentioned on Sunday, as their nationwide protests to demand higher pay and residing circumstances confirmed no signal of abating. Farmers in France, the European Union’s largest agricultural producer, complain they face unfair competitors from rivals in additional flippantly regulated international locations. To press their trigger, they’ve arrange roadblocks on main roads during the last week.

More Palestinians displaced as Israel battles Hamas in south Gaza

Medical services are vulnerable to collapse in Khan Younis, the southern Gaza metropolis now on the focus of Israel’s offensive, the Gaza Health Ministry warned on Sunday, as combating raged throughout the Palestinian enclave. Residents mentioned Israeli planes and tanks additionally pounded areas in Gaza City to the north, the place Israel has slowly been pulling out troops. The combating could possibly be heard within the close by cities of Beit Lahiya and Jabalia, close to to Gaza City.

Guterres: UN to punish staffers concerned in ‘terror,’ urges UNRWA funding

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres vowed on Sunday to carry to account “any U.N. employee involved in acts of terror” after allegations that some refugee company staffers had been concerned within the Oct. 7 Hamas assaults on Israel. But Guterres implored governments to proceed supporting the U.N. refugee company for Palestinians (UNRWA) after 9 international locations paused funding.

(With inputs from businesses.)