ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli, Hamas leaders – The Associated Press

  1. ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli, Hamas leaders  The Associated Press
  2. Live updates: War crimes warrants sought for Sinwar and Netanyahu  CNN
  3. 'No equivalence': Biden defends Israel after ICC requests arrest warrants  Al Jazeera English
  4. US lashes out after Israeli officials targeted with arrest warrants  The Hill
  5. Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended war crimes charges in Israel-Hamas war  Yahoo! Voices
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Iran helicopter crash: Iran President has died in office. Who succeeds Khamenei? – The Associated Press

  1. Iran helicopter crash: Iran President has died in office. Who succeeds Khamenei?  The Associated Press
  2. UN holds moment of silence for ‘Butcher of Tehran’ Raisi after Iranian president dies in helicopter crash  Fox News
  3. Middle East Jolted Anew by Death and Illness  Bloomberg
  4. Iran’s president has died in office. Here’s what happens next  CNN
  5. Iran’s President Raisi, Foreign Minister Killed in Helicopter Crash  The Wall Street Journal
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Australia news live: Telstra announces 2,800 job cuts; mediation talks in Reynolds and Higgins defamation case

Liberal senator, and former political staffer expected to attempt again to resolve a pair of high-profile defamation cases. Follow today’s news headlines live

A High Court decision in Britain to allow Julian Assange to appeal his extradition to the US is a “small win” for the WikiLeaks founder but he should be freed now, the union for Australia’s journalists says.

As AAP reports, the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance remains concerned there is no certainty an appeal will be successful, which would mean Assange could still be tried for espionage in the US.

Tonight’s decision by the High Court is a small win for Julian Assange and for the cause of media freedom worldwide.

MEAA welcomes the decision of the High Court, but we remain concerned that there is no guarantee of success.

We call on the Australian government to keep up the pressure on the US to drop the charges so Julian Assange can be reunited with his family.

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