Couple from Kazakhstan allegedly used hidden camera and earpieces to win $1.18m from Sydney’s Crown casino

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Woman, 36, and her husband, 44, arrested at Barangaroo and charged with dishonestly obtaining financial advantage

A married couple from Kazakhstan has allegedly won more than $1m from Sydney’s Crown casino using a tiny camera hidden in a Mickey Mouse T-shirt and “deep-seated earpieces” that allowed them to communicate.

New South Wales police said on Sunday the couple, Dilnoza Israilova and Alisherykhoja Israilov, were charged with dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception, after being arrested in the Barangaroo casino.

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Ukrainian naval drones strike two Russian oil tankers in Black Sea

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Kyiv tries to pile pressure on Russia with attack on empty vessels on way to load up with oil for foreign markets

Ukrainian naval drones hit two tankers operating under sanctions in the Black Sea as they headed to a Russian port to load up with oil destined for foreign markets, an official said on Saturday, as Kyiv tries to pile pressure on Russia’s vast oil industry.

The two oil tankers, identified as the Kairos and Virat, were empty and sailing to Novorossiysk, a major Russian Black Sea oil terminal, the official at the security service of Ukraine told Reuters.

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Ukrainian naval drones strike two Russian oil tankers in Black Sea – The Guardian

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  1. Ukrainian naval drones strike two Russian oil tankers in Black Sea  The Guardian
  2. Ukraine hits tankers in Black Sea in escalation against Russia  BBC
  3. Ukraine says it hit Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tankers with underwater drones in Black Sea  CNN
  4. Turkey condemns Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil tankers off Black Sea coast  AP News
  5. Ukraine hits two Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tankers with naval drones  NBC News
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Ben-Gvir Promotes Officer Whose Soldiers Shot Dead Surrendered Palestinians – Haaretz

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  1. Ben-Gvir Promotes Officer Whose Soldiers Shot Dead Surrendered Palestinians  Haaretz
  2. Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinians After They Appear to Surrender, Video Shows  The New York Times
  3. Jenin killings latest example of Israeli indifference to Palestinian death  Al Jazeera
  4. Video shows Israeli forces shooting Palestinians dead moments after surrender  The Guardian
  5. UN says Israeli forces' killing of two West Bank Palestinians looks like 'summary execution'  Reuters
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Australia news live: grounded Jetstar flights resume; foreign couple arrested over alleged $1m Sydney casino fraud

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Welcome to Guardian Australia’s Sunday live blog.

The Jetstar Airbus A320 planes that were recalled yesterday (leading to more than 90 domestic flights being cancelled) have all received the necessary software update and services have resumed as normal this morning.

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Corbyn’s new party faces crisis as cofounder skips first day of conference – Al Jazeera

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  1. Corbyn’s new party faces crisis as cofounder skips first day of conference  Al Jazeera
  2. Sultana attacks the monarchy, Israel and ‘pathetic’ Labour in Your Party speech – UK politics live  The Guardian
  3. Corbyn and Sultana will not lead new left-wing party  BBC
  4. Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana dropped as Your Party leaders  The Independent
  5. Your Party reveals new name after months of indecision and confusion  The Independent
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Germany news: Rallies against new far-right AfD youth group – DW

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  1. Germany news: Rallies against new far-right AfD youth group  DW
  2. German far-right party sets up its new youth wing as thousands protest  AP News
  3. Antifa agitation turns violent in Germany, bolstering Trump admin's foreign terror label  Fox News
  4. Mass protests against founding meeting of AfD youth organisation  Euronews.com
  5. Germany’s far-right AfD sets up youth wing, drawing thousands of demonstrators  France 24
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Tom Stoppard, playwright of electric verve, dies at 88 – The Washington Post

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  1. Tom Stoppard, playwright of electric verve, dies at 88  The Washington Post
  2. Tom Stoppard, Award-Winning Playwright of Witty Drama, Dies at 88  The New York Times
  3. Where to start with Tom Stoppard: from Brazil to Leopoldstadt  The Guardian
  4. Tom Stoppard, Cerebral Storyteller for Stage and Screen, Dies at 88  The Hollywood Reporter
  5. Sir Tom Stoppard dead at 88: Legendary playwright won 5 Tony Awards and an Oscar  New York Post
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Gaza death toll surpasses 70,000, says health ministry

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Two Palestinian children reportedly killed on Saturday as Israel continues its strikes after latest ceasefire

The Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Gaza war began, Gaza’s health ministry said on Saturday, while a hospital reported Israeli fire killed two Palestinian children in the territory’s south.

The toll has continued to rise after the latest ceasefire took effect on 10 October. Israel still carries out strikes in response to what it has called violations of the truce, and bodies from earlier in the war are being recovered from the rubble.

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