- Israeli intel helped Australia uncover Iran’s role in antisemitic attacks – report The Times of Israel
- Why Iran Hit Australia The Atlantic
- What to know about Iran’s Revolutionary Guard AP News
- Iran link to Australian synagogue attack uncovered via funding trail, spy agency says Reuters
- Court Records Detail Antisemitic Attack That Australia Says Is Linked to Iran The New York Times
Overcrowding in NSW hospitals ‘worst’ some doctors have seen as winter illnesses clog emergency departments
State health minister Ryan Park says there have been more than 45,000 presentations to EDs over the past five days
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The New South Wales health minister has encouraged people to call the health hotline instead of going to emergency departments as a spike in winter illnesses has doctors saying overcrowding is the “worst they have ever seen”.
In a statement on Thursday, Ryan Park said there had been more than 45,000 presentations to EDs over the past five days.
Continue reading...Online age checks are proliferating, but so are concerns they curtail internet freedom – AP News
- Online age checks are proliferating, but so are concerns they curtail internet freedom AP News
- How Tech Is Tackling the New Age-Verification Rules The Wall Street Journal
- Digital ID wallets: a secure solution to age verification or another privacy disaster? TechRadar
- Online Age Verification Rules Are Popping Up Everywhere. Here's What You Need to Know CNET
- ANALYSIS: Ups and Downs for Child Online Privacy Patchwork YTD Bloomberg Law News
Expelled ambassador says allegations against Iran ‘baseless’ during Sydney airport exit
Ahmad Sadeghi faced media questioning at the airport before boarding a flight out of Australia
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Iran’s former ambassador to Australia – now persona non grata – has denied allegations his government was behind two antisemitic arson attacks in Australia, describing the accusations as “baseless” as he left the country.
Ahmad Sadeghi faced media questioning at Sydney airport before boarding a flight out of Australia.
Continue reading...Punches and slaps: Watch as Mexican Senate debate ends in brawl
A fight erupted in the senate involving two senior Mexican politicians.
Modi seeks closer ties on Asia tour to offset fallout from US tariffs – Reuters
- Modi seeks closer ties on Asia tour to offset fallout from US tariffs Reuters
- Modi to Secure Japan Investment, Supply Deals During Key Visit Bloomberg.com
- Quad To Bullet Train And Semi-Conductors, PM Modi Has His Plate Full In Japan NDTV
- World not only watching but counting on India: PM Modi in Tokyo India Today
- Security agreement, business pacts, bullet train ride on Modi’s Japan agenda The Hindu
Labor accused of trying to ‘sneak through’ law change to strip non-citizens of fair process
Greens’ David Shoebridge calls amendment ‘one of the nastiest, meanest attacks’ on multicultural Australia
Refugee and human rights groups will launch a campaign demanding the federal government scrap a controversial migration amendment to explicitly remove procedural fairness in deportation decisions for foreign-born criminals, a proposal which advocates say is causing alarm among migrants.
The Senate on Thursday rejected a Greens push for an inquiry into the legislation, which the senator David Shoebridge slammed as “one of the nastiest, meanest attacks” on multicultural Australia.
Continue reading...Israel’s Exhausted Soldiers Complicate Plans for Gaza Assault – The New York Times
- Israel’s Exhausted Soldiers Complicate Plans for Gaza Assault The New York Times
- Updates: Israel kills 61 in Gaza, UN chief slams ‘deliberate’ famine Al Jazeera
- US hosts talks on post-war Gaza as Israel calls Gaza City evacuation ‘inevitable’ AP News
- IDF Intercepts Missile Launched From Yemen | LIVE BLOG i24NEWS
- Israeli tanks close in on Gaza City, Trump to chair meeting Reuters
Looted by Nazis, a 17th-Century Painting Resurfaces. But Not for Long. – The New York Times
- Looted by Nazis, a 17th-Century Painting Resurfaces. But Not for Long. The New York Times
- Nazi-Looted Portrait Shows Up in a Real Estate Listing in Argentina—Then Quickly Disappears Artnet News
- Painting stolen by Nazis during WWII believed discovered in Argentine real estate listing ABC News
- Old master painting looted by Nazis spotted in Argentinian property listing The Guardian
- Argentina searches for a painting allegedly looted by a Nazi fugitive and spotted in an ad CNN
Caning and fines for those caught in Singapore drug vape crackdown
A rise in popularity of vapes laced with etomidate, an anaesthetic drug, has caused widespread alarm.
FBI investigates Minneapolis school shooting as anti-Catholic hate crime
Two children were killed when an attacker opened fire through the windows of the city's Annunciation Church.
FBI investigates Minneapolis school shooting as anti-Catholic hate crime
Two children were killed when an attacker opened fire through the windows of the city's Annunciation Church.
Xi shows Trump who holds the cards as he sets up meeting with Kim and Putin
The leaders of North Korea and Russia will attend China's military parade next week - a win for Xi.
Ukraine hits two Russian oil refineries in overnight drone strikes – Meduza
- Ukraine hits two Russian oil refineries in overnight drone strikes Meduza
- Frustrated Russians grapple with fuel crisis as Ukraine attacks oil refineries The Guardian
- Exclusive: Russia's Ust-Luga port to operate at half capacity in September after pipeline damage, sources say Reuters
- Russian Crude Exports Slide on Drone Strikes and Trump's Tariffs Bloomberg.com
- Russia and Ukraine Target Energy Sites, Seeking Leverage Away From the Front The New York Times
Malawi set to run out of TB drugs in a month after US, UK and others cut aid
Gains in cutting deaths from tuberculosis at risk as health officials warn clinics forced to ration drugs and testing
Malawi is facing a critical shortage of tuberculosis drugs, with health officials warning that stocks will run out by the end of September.
It comes just months after the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that the country had successfully reduced tuberculosis (TB) cases by 40% over the past decade.
Continue reading...North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to join Putin at China military parade
The reclusive North Korean leader's attendance at the event comes days after Trump said he wants to meet Kim.
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to join Putin at China military parade
The reclusive North Korean leader's attendance at the event comes days after Trump said he wants to meet Kim.
Russian and Chinese submarines conduct first-ever joint patrol in Pacific – CNN
- Russian and Chinese submarines conduct first-ever joint patrol in Pacific CNN
- Russian, Chinese Submarines Sail Together in Sea of Japan USNI News
- Video Shows US Destroyer Shadowing Russian and Chinese Warships Newsweek
- Joint Sino-Russian patrols push Japan to rethink defense posture The Japan Times
- Russian and Chinese Submarines Break New Ground in Indo-Pacific Power Play UNITED24 Media
‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv kills at least 4, dozens hurt
Ukrainian authorities describe Russia's missile and drone attack as 'massive', with multiple areas of Kyiv hit.
Putin and Kim to join Xi at Chinese military parade in show of defiance to the west
The Victory Day parade in Beijing on 3 September will mark the formal surrender of Japan during the second world war. No western leaders will attend
Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un are among the world leaders who will attend a military parade with President Xi Jinping in Beijing next week, in a show of collective defiance amid western pressure.
No western leaders will be among the 26 foreign heads of state and government attending the parade next week – with the exception of Robert Fico, prime minister of Slovakia, a member of the European Union – according to the Chinese foreign ministry.
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