NT attorney general criticised after confirming family link to hit-and-run driver

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Marie-Clare Boothby faces questions after revealing she is related to man spared prison over a crash that killed Aboriginal pedestrian

The Northern Territory’s attorney general, Marie-Clare Boothby, has faced criticism after confirming she is related to a man who was spared prison last week over a hit-and-run car crash that killed an Aboriginal man.

Jack Danby, 24, was sentenced to a 12-month community corrections order in relation to the crash in June 2024. Danby hit two Aboriginal pedestrians, killing one, and fled the scene.

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Qatar said conditioning resumption of mediating role on Israeli apology for Doha strike – The Times of Israel

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  1. Qatar said conditioning resumption of mediating role on Israeli apology for Doha strike  The Times of Israel
  2. Is Turkiye Israel’s next target in the Middle East?  Al Jazeera
  3. Israel’s Attack Blew Up Qatar’s Bet on Being Friends With Everyone  The Wall Street Journal
  4. Scoop: Qatar requests Israeli apology to resume Gaza mediation efforts  Axios
  5. Hamas official who survived Doha strike threatens Israel, warns Gaza op endangers hostages  The Times of Israel
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Ukraine’s Supply Runs Turn to Nightmares as Drones Menace Roads Far Beyond the Front – The Wall Street Journal

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  1. Ukraine’s Supply Runs Turn to Nightmares as Drones Menace Roads Far Beyond the Front  The Wall Street Journal
  2. Ukraine's front-line road nets are catching Russian drones, but gaps leave vehicles exposed to ambush  Business Insider
  3. Russians storm on motorcycles: how Ukrainian drones disrupt the occupiers' plans  112.ua
  4. Dozens of kilometers of anti-drone tunnels are being built in Zaporizhzhia region - RMA  Цензор.НЕТ
  5. Ukrainian Forces Avoid Russian Drones on Zaporizhzhia Front  Военное дело
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Tulsi Gabbard did not alert White House before revoking 37 security clearances

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Exclusive: White House only realized afterwards that clearances at the CIA and in Congress had been rescinded

Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, did not inform the White House that her office was revoking the security clearances of 37 people – including top deputies to the CIA director, John Ratcliffe – before it happened last month, according to three people familiar with matter.

The move caused consternation because it resulted in the White House not having an opportunity to closely vet the list before it became public and there appeared to be no paper trail from the president directing the effort, the people said.

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UK set to recognise Palestinian state on Sunday

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Keir Starmer expected to confirm move after concluding the situation has worsened significantly in recent weeks

The UK is expected to recognise a Palestinian state on Sunday after Israel failed to meet the conditions set out by Keir Starmer in July.

The prime minister is to make the announcement after concluding the humanitarian situation has deteriorated significantly in the past few weeks. The move comes despite pressure from the US and the families of hostages held by Hamas.

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More than 1,000 people arrive in UK in small boats in one day

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Home Office figures for Friday end a spell of more than a week with no new arrivals in Dover due to poor weather

More than 1,000 people crossed the Channel in small boats on Friday, according to Home Office figures, ending a spell of more than a week with no new arrivals.

Thirteen boats carrying 1,072 individuals made the crossing on Friday, which averages more than 80 people a boat. It is the third time this year the figure for a single day has surpassed 1,000 and brings the total number this year to a record 32,103.

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UK fighter jets fly over Poland as part of NATO’s ‘Eastern Sentry’ operation – CNN

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  1. UK fighter jets fly over Poland as part of NATO’s ‘Eastern Sentry’ operation  CNN
  2. Can NATO innovate fast enough to counter Russia’s growing drone threat?  CNN
  3. RAF flies first air defence mission over Poland after Russian drone incursion  BBC
  4. A Polish Soldier, an Unusual Radar Dot and Then NATO Jets  The New York Times
  5. Poland scrambles aircraft as Russia attacks Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles – as it happened  The Guardian
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