ICC ‘deplores’ new US sanctions on its judges and prosecutors – BBC

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  1. ICC 'deplores' new US sanctions on its judges and prosecutors  BBC
  2. Trump administration imposes new sanctions on four ICC judges, prosecutors  Reuters
  3. International Criminal Court Criticizes New U.S. Sanctions Against It  The New York Times
  4. Trump administration sanctions ICC officials for efforts to arrest Americans, Israelis  The Hill
  5. Trump expands sanctions against ICC officials over Israel, U.S. investigations  The Washington Post
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Netanyahu says Australian PM Albanese’s record ‘forever tarnished by weakness’ after Australian Jewish group urges calm

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Israeli prime minister ignores pleas to resolve dispute with Australia through ‘diplomacy rather than public posturing’

Benjamin Netanyahu has ignored pleas from Australian Jewish groups to calm his feud with Anthony Albanese, further criticising the prime minister and escalating an ugly spat between the two leaders.

Australia’s peak Jewish group, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), on Wednesday labelled Israeli prime minister Netanyahu’s attack on Albanese as “inflammatory and provocative”, and a “clumsy intervention” which had affected Australia’s Jewish community.

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State Department employee fired after questioning talking points on Israel and Gaza – AP News

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  1. State Department employee fired after questioning talking points on Israel and Gaza  AP News
  2. State Dept. fires official after internal debates over Israel-Gaza  The Washington Post
  3. State Department fires official who drafted Israel, Gaza talking points  The Hill
  4. State Department Fires Officer Who Expressed Condolences for Journalists Killed by Israel in Gaza  Democracy Now!
  5. IDF Escalates Gaza Offensive, Captures Outskirts of Gaza City  Haaretz
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Brazil police file court documents accusing Bolsonaro of planning to flee to Argentina to seek asylum

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Brazil’s former president is accused of allegedly plotting a military coup, but he denies the charges

Brazilian police have claimed in court documents that they have found a document on the mobile phone of former president Jair Bolsonaro suggesting he had planned to flee to Argentina ahead of his judgment for allegedly plotting a military coup.

The far-right populist is facing a jail term of over 40 years when Brazil’s supreme court convenes next month to decide whether he is guilty of conspiring to overturn the result of the 2022 presidential election, which Bolsonaro lost to his leftwing opponent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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Woman assisting police after infant found dead in Perth storm water drain

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Police say woman in her 30s ‘receiving appropriate care and support’ after workers made confronting discovery on Monday

A woman is assisting police after a baby boy was found dead inside a storm water drain.

Two workers carrying out routine maintenance made the confronting discovery in Alexander Heights in Perth’s northern suburbs on Monday afternoon.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 20, 2025 – Institute for the Study of War

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  1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 20, 2025  Institute for the Study of War
  2. Here’s the status of Russia’s meat-grinder offensive in Donetsk — as fate of the region hangs on peace deal  New York Post
  3. Russia Escalates Attacks on Ukraine, Casting Doubt on Trump’s Call for a Putin-Zelensky Summit  Democracy Now!
  4. Russia says captured three settlements in Ukraine's east  The Hindu
  5. Russians advance near 5 settlements – DeepState  Українська правда
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Californians brace for worst multiday heatwave of the year

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Temperatures are expected to spike with a trio of heat, thunderstorms and fire risks compounding dangers

Californians are bracing for the first major heatwave of the year, a multiday scorcher that could bring triple-digit temperatures, pose significant threats to public health and sharply heighten wildfire risks.

After a notably cooler summer, temperatures are expected to spike across the American south-west starting on Wednesday and extending through the weekend, as severe conditions expand north along the coast into British Columbia by the end of the week.

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With Moves on West Bank and Gaza City, Israel Defies Global Outcry – The New York Times

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  1. With Moves on West Bank and Gaza City, Israel Defies Global Outcry  The New York Times
  2. Israel approves controversial West Bank settlement project  BBC
  3. Israel approves settlement plan to erase idea of Palestinian state  Reuters
  4. Smotrich rejoices as settlement plan that ‘erases 2-state delusion’ gets final greenlight  The Times of Israel
  5. Israel approves controversial West Bank settlement plan  DW
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Treatment that can double bladder cancer survival rates available to 1,000 patients in England

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People with disease that has spread have been found to live twice as long when given treatment hailed as ‘hopeful’

More than 1,000 patients living with bladder cancer in England will be eligible for a treatment which can double survival rates from the disease.

In England, 18,000 people are diagnosed with bladder cancer each year, and only about 10% of people with stage 4 bladder cancer will survive five years or more after they are diagnosed.

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