Bondi Beach shooting: Royal commission interim report says gun reform should be prioritised – BBC

  1. Bondi Beach shooting: Royal commission interim report says gun reform should be prioritised  BBC
  2. Police in Australia Were Warned of Terror Risk Before Bondi Attack, Report Says  The New York Times
  3. Inquiry into antisemitic attack that left 15 dead in Sydney recommends gun reform  NBC News
  4. Inquiry finds that days before Bondi massacre, Jewish group warned Aussie cops attack was ‘likely’  The Times of Israel
  5. Police told 'not to stay the entire duration’ of Hannukah event before terror attack  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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World press freedom hits new low as authoritarianism rises – DW.com

  1. World press freedom hits new low as authoritarianism rises  DW.com
  2. US falls to ‘historic low’ in press freedom tracker: RSF  Al Jazeera
  3. Press freedom worldwide is at lowest level in 25 years, watchdog group warns  CBS News
  4. 2026 RSF Index by region: press freedom in decline in 100 out of 180 countries  RSF.ORG
  5. Press freedom at lowest level in 25 years amid growing authoritarian pressure  The Guardian
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Benjamin Netanyahu pushes two-three week deadline for Lebanon talks in call with Donald Trump – The Jerusalem Post

  1. Benjamin Netanyahu pushes two-three week deadline for Lebanon talks in call with Donald Trump  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Lebanon cannot be bombed into sovereignty  Al Jazeera
  3. Israel asks Trump to put 2-3 week deadline on Lebanon talks amid growing Hezbollah attacks -- report  The Times of Israel
  4. A Ceasefire in Name Only: Reality on the Ground in Southern Lebanon  Hungarian Conservative
  5. America Cannot Afford to Miss This Opening in Lebanon  Middle East Institute
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New Zealand court rejects appeal by mosque gunman to abandon his guilty pleas – AP News

  1. New Zealand court rejects appeal by mosque gunman to abandon his guilty pleas  AP News
  2. Christchurch mass killer loses bid to overturn conviction  BBC
  3. New Zealand court denies bid by mosque mass shooter to appeal conviction  Al Jazeera
  4. White supremacist killer Brenton Tarrant fails to overturn guilty pleas for New Zealand mosque attacks  Sky News
  5. Christchurch gunman fails in bid to appeal against guilty pleas in New Zealand court  The Guardian
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Kim Jong Un said that North Korean troops took ‘path of self-detonation’ to avoid capture in Kursk – Business Insider

  1. Kim Jong Un said that North Korean troops took 'path of self-detonation' to avoid capture in Kursk  Business Insider
  2. Kim Jong Un praises troops who 'self-blasted' to avoid capture by Ukraine  BBC
  3. Kim Jong Un praises soldier suicides, signals deepening role in Russia’s war  CNN
  4. Ukraine war: North Korea's Kim Jong Un reaffirms support for Russia  BBC
  5. Kim praises North Korean soldiers who blew themselves up to evade Ukraine capture  The Guardian
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Christchurch gunman fails in bid to appeal against guilty pleas in New Zealand court

Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslims said poor mental health made him admit to crimes

The Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch in 2019 has been prevented from appealing against his guilty pleas, after one of New Zealand’s highest courts said his bid was “utterly devoid of merit”.

Brenton Tarrant, who is responsible for the worst mass shooting in New Zealand’s history, asked the court of appeal in February to allow him to appeal against his guilty pleas, claiming harsh prison conditions had affected his mental health and compelled him to admit to the crimes.

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RightsCon Canceled After Zambia Requires ‘Full Alignment’ With ‘National Values’ – Tech Policy Press

  1. RightsCon Canceled After Zambia Requires ‘Full Alignment’ With 'National Values'  Tech Policy Press
  2. Zambia: RightsCon cancellation is a blow to freedom of expression  ARTICLE 19 - Defending freedom of expression and information.
  3. Zambia censors an international conference…on censorship  Index on Censorship
  4. Net Rights Coalition, 132 other Digital Rights Stakeholders endorse…  World Organisation Against Torture | OMCT
  5. Emmanuel Mwamba  facebook.com
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