Settler Who Allegedly Killed Palestinian Released From House Arrest – Haaretz

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  1. Settler Who Allegedly Killed Palestinian Released From House Arrest  Haaretz
  2. Court refuses to extend house arrest for settler suspected of killing Palestinian activist  The Times of Israel
  3. Palestinian activist who helped make Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land' killed in the West Bank  NPR
  4. Israeli Settler Arrested Over Killing of Palestinian Activist in West Bank  The New York Times
  5. A beloved peace activist was killed in the West Bank. Can his death finally teach us empathy?  The Forward
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Thousands, including Julian Assange, at pro-Palestinian march in Sydney – ynetnews.com

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  1. Thousands, including Julian Assange, at pro-Palestinian march in Sydney  ynetnews.com
  2. Sydney Harbour Bridge: Tens of thousands turn out for pro-Palestine march  BBC
  3. The horror of Gaza called and an army of rain-soaked Sydney Harbour Bridge marchers, young and old, came in full force  The Guardian
  4. Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian march over Sydney Harbour Bridge  Reuters
  5. Sydney Harbour Bridge reopens after 90,000 march in pro-Palestinian rally — as it happened  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Revealed: Yorkshire Water boss was paid extra £1.3m via offshore parent firm

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Company says extra payments relating to work for Kelda Holdings were covered by shareholders not billpayers

The boss of Yorkshire Water, one of Britain’s biggest water suppliers, has received £1.3m in previously undisclosed extra pay since 2023 via an offshore parent company, the Guardian can reveal.

Nicola Shaw received £660,000 from Yorkshire Water’s Jersey-registered parent company, Kelda Holdings, in the 2023-24 and the 2024-25 financial years. The size of the fees was not disclosed in the annual report of the regulated subsidiary, Yorkshire Water Services.

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Australia news live: huge crowds of pro-Palestine protesters, including Julian Assange, Bob Carr and Ed Husic, begin crossing Sydney Harbour Bridge

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As thousands of people make their way to Lang Park in Sydney for the start of a march in support of Palestinians in Gaza, the organisers the Palestine Action Group have asked people to arrive early for the 1pm start.

“Rain, hail, or shine, we will free Palestine!” the group said in a post on Facebook this morning. The weather forecast for the city is for rain.

Be patient and look out for each other.

We urge everyone to plan for a long day. Bring wet-weather gear, plenty of water and snacks.

The Palestine movement is an anti-racist movement. We will not tolerate any form of racism or bigotry, including antisemitism or Islamophobia.

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Body found in collapsed Chile mine as search continues for trapped miners

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At least 100 people involved in rescue operation at El Teniente copper mine, which partially collapsed after ‘seismic event’

One of five miners trapped after a partial collapse at the world’s largest underground copper mine has been found dead, Chile’s state-owned Codelco group announced on Saturday, as rescuers continued their search for survivors.

The collapse took place on Thursday at the El Teniente mine in Rancagua, 100km south of Santiago, after a “seismic event.”

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Woman swept away in flood waters in Hunter region as emergency services respond to more than 1,450 calls

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Twenty-six-year-old Chinese engineer was trying to flee a vehicle in a swollen creek in Rothbury, near Cessnock

A search was under way after a woman was swept into a flooded creek in the Hunter region overnight, as heavy downpours continued to batter large parts of northern New South Wales.

Police said a Mini was being driven by a 27-year-old woman in Rothbury, near Cessnock, when it became stuck in a swollen creek on Old North Road just before 8pm on Saturday.

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Explosions, smoke reported near Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. Explosions, smoke reported near Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Update 307 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine  IAEA
  3. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Fire at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant contained after explosions  The Independent
  4. IAEA reports explosions and smoke near Zaporizhzhia NPP  Ukrinform
  5. Kyiv comes under Russian missile attack as Ukrainian drones set homes on fire in Russia’s Voronezh  Arab News
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Hamas releases second video of Israeli hostage and says it will not disarm until Palestinian state established

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Family of Evyatar David condemn video as protesters in Tel Aviv call for a deal to be made to return hostages

Hamas has reaffirmed that it will not disarm unless an independent Palestinian state is established, as the group released its second video in two days of an Israeli hostage.

Responding to one of the key Israeli demands to end the war in Gaza, Hamas – which has dominated the territory since 2007 – said it could not yield its right to “armed resistance” unless an “independent, fully sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital” is established.

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Bad men problem: Gareth Ward and Mark Latham leave NSW parliament in unchartered territory

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The two MPs’ cases are vastly different but the issue is the same: parliament’s rules to enforce standards of behaviour are hopelessly outdated and ineffectual

The New South Wales parliament has a problem with men behaving badly. But more to the point, it seems to have an inability to deal with it.

On Tuesday, the parliament will try to deal with two very different cases that share a common consequence: damage to its reputation as an institution.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 2, 2025 – Institute for the Study of War

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  1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 2, 2025  Institute for the Study of War
  2. Russia’s advance in Ukraine accelerates for fourth straight month  The Telegraph
  3. Russia is not interested in compromise without Ukraine's capitulation – ISW  MSN
  4. RF is not interested in compromise without Ukraine's capitulation - ISW  Українські Національні Новини
  5. Claim in July 2025: “In the battle for Ukraine, the front line is increasingly at a standstill.”  Russia Matters
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