Australia news live: police investigating 2022 disappearance of Jessica Zrinski search bushland near Jenolan caves; imams criticise terror raids

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Homicide detectives have begun a three-day search for 30-year-old in NSW central tablelands; peak Muslim bodies deny police consulted them in lead-up to Sydney raids. Follow the day’s news live

As we reported, X has provided an update on its legal challenge against Australia’s eSafety commissioner, stating it had complied with a direction to remove content from the Wakeley church stabbing.

However, underneath the post from the platform’s global government affairs team (which we quoted in our previous post), the video is available to watch in a reply to the post, as of 7.45am AEST.

The eSafety Commissioner required X to remove posts containing a video of the attack on Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, filmed by an innocent bystander. [The bishop] has expressed his desire for the video to remain online.

X believes it has complied with the notice issued by eSafety, and with Australian law, by restricting all the posts at issue in Australia.

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‘No one is above the law’: police data reveals sexual assault among charges laid against 78 Victorian officers

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Sexual assault, intentionally causing injury and unlawful assault among most common charges against police

Dozens of police officers in Victoria are facing criminal charges, including sexual assault and intentionally causing injury.

A total of 78 officers and public transport police, known as Protective Services Officers, were facing charges for criminal or traffic offences as of 16 April.

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Harvey Weinstein: what does ruling mean for California rape conviction?

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Mogul’s lawyers say decision in New York will strengthen appeal in Los Angeles but victims confident guilty verdict will be upheld

Harvey Weinstein was already expected to spend the remainder of his life in prison for crimes in New York when a Los Angeles jury found him of guilty of rape and sexual assault in 2022 and he was sentenced to an additional 16 years.

But on Thursday New York’s top court overturned Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for two sex crimes and found he should receive a new trial, and the California case has taken on even greater significance.

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Police allegedly use rubber bullets and teargas at university protest in Georgia

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Multiple arrests at crackdown on Emory University campus encampment focused on Palestine and Cop City

Police have carried out multiple violent arrests at Emory University in Decatur, Georgia, in what appears to be the first campus crackdown in recent days to involve rubber bullets and teargas after students set up an encampment in solidarity with Palestine and against Cop City.

On Thursday, Emory students set up multiple tents on the campus’s lawns in protest against the university’s ties to Israel, as well Atlanta’s Cop City, a police and fire department training center that is being constructed on a 171-acre plot in a forest south-east of Atlanta.

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USC cancels main commencement ceremony amid Gaza protests

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Move made after more than 90 demonstrators arrested on campus and university cancels pro-Palestinian valedictorian’s speech

The University of Southern California (USC) has canceled its main stage graduation ceremony, citing new safety measures as student protests over the Israel-Gaza war have surged on the campus.

USC is one of many campuses across the country that have become hubs for student demonstrations against the war, with hundreds of arrests nationwide as tensions escalate. Police arrested dozens of students and activists at USC this week on trespassing charges.

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ByteDance would shut down TikTok in US rather than sell it, sources say

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App’s ‘secret source’ algorithm reportedly core to operations of parent company, which sources say make a sale highly unlikely

ByteDance would prefer to shut down TikTok rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the US, four sources said.

The algorithms TikTok relies on for its operations are deemed core to ByteDance’s overall operations, which would make a sale of the app with algorithms highly unlikely, said the sources close to the parent.

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Foreign states targeting sensitive research at UK universities, MI5 warns

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Ministers considering more funding to protect important research sites, with China seen as a particular concern

MI5 has warned universities that hostile foreign states are targeting sensitive research, as ministers consider measures to bolster protections.

Vice-chancellors from 24 leading institutions, including Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College London, were briefed on the threat by the domestic security service’s director general, Ken McCallum, and National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) chief, Felicity Oswald.

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Gardener charged with murder after alleged attack on elderly Brisbane couple

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A 26-year-old Beachmere man has been charged with one count of murder and one count of attempted murder

Homicide detectives have charged a man with murder after a man was found dead and a woman suffered serious head injuries at a home north of Brisbane.

Det Insp David Harbison said it was not a domestic violence-related incident and the 26-year-old man was not previously known to the victims.

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US preparing to announce $6B in weapons contracts for Ukraine – POLITICO

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  1. US preparing to announce $6B in weapons contracts for Ukraine  POLITICO
  2. Aid to Ukraine seemed dead. Then secretive talks revived it.  The Washington Post
  3. Aid makes it's way to Ukraine, GOP critics vow no more US aid  The Hill
  4. Frontline Ukrainians Fear New Aid From U.S. Will Be a Disaster  The Daily Beast
  5. Biden signs Israel, Ukraine, TikTok bill into law  CNBC
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José Andrés Eulogizes 7 World Central Kitchen Workers Killed in Gaza – The New York Times

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  1. José Andrés Eulogizes 7 World Central Kitchen Workers Killed in Gaza  The New York Times
  2. José Andrés eulogizes World Central Kitchen workers killed in Gaza  The Washington Post
  3. Celebration of Life to honor WCK heroes  World Central Kitchen
  4. José Andrés mourns slain World Central Kitchen workers in National Cathedral service  NPR
  5. Chef José Andrés says aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes represented the 'best of humanity'  The Associated Press
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Gaza Authorities Say More Bodies Were Discovered in Mass Grave – The New York Times

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  1. Gaza Authorities Say More Bodies Were Discovered in Mass Grave  The New York Times
  2. Israel’s war on Gaza live: Mass graves show evidence of torture, executions | Israel War on Gaza News  Al Jazeera English
  3. U.S. Presses Israel for Information on 'Disturbing' Reports of Mass Graves at Gaza Hospitals - U.S. News  Haaretz
  4. UN demands investigation after mass graves found at Gaza hospitals raided by Israel  CNN
  5. UN calls for investigation into mass graves found at 2 Gaza hospitals raided by Israel - AP explains  Yahoo! Voices
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Ukraine is putting pressure on fighting-age men outside the country as it tries to replenish forces – The Associated Press

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  1. Ukraine is putting pressure on fighting-age men outside the country as it tries to replenish forces  The Associated Press
  2. Poland and Lithuania pledge to help Kyiv repatriate Ukrainians subject to military draft  The Guardian
  3. Poland Ready to Help Ukraine Return Conscription-Age Men Home  Bloomberg
  4. Poland ready to help Ukraine to get military-age men back, minister says  Reuters.com
  5. Poland and Lithuania to help Ukraine repatriate men of fighting age  Financial Times
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A US-led effort to bring aid to Gaza by sea is moving forward. But big concerns remain – The Associated Press

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  1. A US-led effort to bring aid to Gaza by sea is moving forward. But big concerns remain  The Associated Press
  2. Exclusive: U.S. Pier Attacked During Construction Work Off Gaza Coast - I24NEWS  i24NEWS
  3. Pentagon tracking mortar attack near planned US-Gaza aid stockpile zone  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Gaza-based militants attack Israeli forces preparing for US pier  POLITICO
  5. US-led Gaza humanitarian aid pier comes under fire, UN officials say  Military Times
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Israeli strikes in Rafah kill at least 5: Mideast tensions – The Associated Press

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  1. Israeli strikes in Rafah kill at least 5: Mideast tensions  The Associated Press
  2. Israel intensifies strikes on Rafah ahead of threatened invasion  Reuters
  3. Palestinian Baby Delivered After Mother Killed in Israeli Strike  The New York Times
  4. Orphaned by an airstrike and saved from her dead mother’s womb, baby Sabreen has died  NBC News
  5. UN Human Rights Chief deplores killings of children and women in Rafah  Vatican News - English
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More than 100 prisoners on the run after heavy rainfall destroys part of prison in Nigeria – CNN

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  1. More than 100 prisoners on the run after heavy rainfall destroys part of prison in Nigeria  CNN
  2. More than 100 inmates break free from an old Nigerian prison after heavy rains  ABC News
  3. More than 100 inmates escape after rain damages Nigerian prison  Reuters.com
  4. More than 100 inmates escape from Nigeria prison after heavy rains  Al Jazeera English
  5. More than 100 inmates escape from Nigeria prison after rain damages facility  The Jerusalem Post
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Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power – The Associated Press

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  1. Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power  The Associated Press
  2. New Haiti government sworn in during secret ceremony  The Guardian
  3. Haiti’s prime minister resigns as council sworn in to lead political transition in violence-ravaged nation  CNN
  4. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry Resigns - WSJ  The Wall Street Journal
  5. Haiti presidential council ready to take office amid attacks  Miami Herald
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Skies turn orange over Athens as hot Saharan dust sweeps Mediterranean – The Washington Post

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  1. Skies turn orange over Athens as hot Saharan dust sweeps Mediterranean  The Washington Post
  2. Athens turns orange, Helsinki goes white as Europe’s weather springs a surprise  CNN
  3. Dust storm turns Athens, Greece a hazy orange: See photos, video  USA TODAY
  4. Skies of Greece turn eerie red as African dust storm moves through  Fox Weather
  5. Martian skies over Athens? Greece's capital turns an orange hue with dust clouds from North Africa  The Associated Press
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Girl, 13, charged after Ammanford school stabbings – BBC.com

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  1. Girl, 13, charged after Ammanford school stabbings  BBC.com
  2. Girl, 13, charged with attempted murder after south Wales school stabbings  The Guardian
  3. Girl, 13, charged with attempted murder after Wales school stabbing  The Telegraph
  4. 13-year-old girl charged with attempted murder after two teachers and pupil stabbed at Carmarthenshire school  Sky News
  5. Wales school stabbing: Girl, 13, charged with attempted murder  The Independent
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