Woman killed in NT town’s second suspected DV death since July

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Emergency services unable to save 22-year-old after responding to reports of a distressed man in Katherine on Monday night

A woman has been killed in a suspected domestic violence assault in the Northern Territory.

Emergency services found the 22-year-old after responding to reports of a distressed man on O’Shea Terrace in Katherine on Monday night.

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In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14 and the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. In the UK, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123 and the domestic abuse helpline is 0808 2000 247. In the US, the suicide prevention lifeline is 988 and the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). Other international helplines can be found via www.befrienders.org

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Burke accuses Dutton of trying to ‘throw kerosene’ on public debate over Middle East

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Home affairs minister says he will cancel visas of people waving Hezbollah flags at rallies as experts point to nuanced community perspectives on group

The home affairs minister, Tony Burke, has accused Peter Dutton of seeking to “raise the temperature” of public debate over conflict in the Middle East, after protests on the weekend included some people holding the Hezbollah flag.

The opposition leader on Monday suggested parliament should be recalled to enact new anti-terror laws that would cover such actions, if it was not already illegal.

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I chose freedom over justice, Julian Assange says in first comments after detention – Reuters

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  1. I chose freedom over justice, Julian Assange says in first comments after detention  Reuters
  2. Julian Assange says he pleaded ‘guilty to journalism’ to secure his freedom in first public remarks since leaving prison  CNN
  3. 'Isolation has taken its toll': Julian Assange in his first public appearance since his release from a UK prison  ABC News
  4. ‘I Pled Guilty To Journalism’: Julian Assange’s First Public Address Since Release From Prison  Forbes
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Former human rights lawyer admits fraud over Iraq war claims

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Phil Shiner sought up to £200,000 of legal aid funding to represent clients including Khuder Al-Sweady

The former human rights lawyer Phil Shiner has pleaded guilty to fraud charges linked to claims made against Iraq war veterans.

Shiner, 67, appeared at Southwark crown court on Monday and pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA). He will be sentenced on 2 December.

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Israeli military says it is carrying out ‘limited’ ground operation targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon

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IDF says it has launched raids on villages close to the border ‘that pose an immediate threat to Israeli communities’, as Lebanon says Israeli strikes have killed 95 people in past 24 hours

The Israeli military has begun a “limited, localised and targeted” ground operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, it has said, as it continued shelling areas close to the border and carrying out airstrikes on the capital, Beirut.

“The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] began limited, localised, and targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence against Hezbollah terrorist targets and infrastructure in southern Lebanon,” the military said in a statement on X early on Tuesday.

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Seoul crowd crush police sent to jail for deadly failings in Itaewon disaster

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South Korean court hands out three jail terms, one of them suspended, to officers for professional negligence after 159 mostly young people died

A South Korean court has given three police officers prison sentences over their handling of a 2022 Halloween crush in a Seoul nightlife district that killed 159 people.

The convictions on Monday are the first over the failure by authorities to prevent or adequately respond to the overcrowding that occurred in the popular Itaewon district. No top-level officials have been charged or held accountable, prompting criticism from bereaved families and opposition politicians.

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IDF intercepts rockets fired from Lebanon toward Upper Galilee, strike in open area – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. IDF intercepts rockets fired from Lebanon toward Upper Galilee, strike in open area  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Two wounded by shrapnel after rocket sirens sound in Tel Aviv, across central Israel  The Jerusalem Post
  3. IDF: Some 30 rockets fired at northern Israel from Lebanon in past few hours; no injuries or major damage  The Times of Israel
  4. Hezbollah may have enough missiles to breach Israel's Iron Dome. But doing so could trigger its destruction.  Business Insider
  5. Israeli moderately wounded following Hezbollah rocket fire on Tel Aviv, central Israel  Haaretz
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