Rare police shooting reveals how a US imported belief system is becoming more violent in Australia – CNN

  1. Rare police shooting reveals how a US imported belief system is becoming more violent in Australia  CNN
  2. Dezi Freeman: Porepunkah shooting ignites conspiracy theorists fears  BBC
  3. Man, 61, arrested in alpine hunt for suspected Porepunkah gunman Dezi Freeman  The Guardian
  4. Police hunt Australian man believed to be radicalized, well-armed conspiracy theorist who killed 2 officers  CBS News
  5. In Porepunkah, sovereign citizen thinking is splitting the community  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Gaza-bound flotilla set to sail from Spain on Sunday, with Greta Thunberg again in tow – The Times of Israel

  1. Gaza-bound flotilla set to sail from Spain on Sunday, with Greta Thunberg again in tow  The Times of Israel
  2. Largest flotilla for Gaza hopes to pressure Israel to end blockade  Reuters
  3. Irish novelist Naoise Dolan is boarding a flotilla to break the siege on Gaza.  Literary Hub
  4. Global Sumud Flotilla Set for Latest Attempt to 'Break Israel's Illegal Siege on Gaza'  Common Dreams
  5. Gaza aid flotilla ‘should not have to exist’ says rights activist Greta Thunberg  South China Morning Post
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Southern Lebanon strike kills senior member of Hezbollah’s Radwan force — IDF – The Times of Israel

  1. Southern Lebanon strike kills senior member of Hezbollah’s Radwan force — IDF  The Times of Israel
  2. IDF Says It Hit Hezbollah Infrastructure as Several Strikes Reported in South Lebanon  Haaretz
  3. Lebanon says 2 troops killed by Israeli drone that exploded after crashing; IDF voices regret  The Times of Israel
  4. Live Updates: Hostage families protest Gaza Strip op  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Israeli military expresses regret after drone malfunction, Lebanon says 2 soldiers killed  Reuters
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IDF recovers body of slain hostage Ilan Weiss, remains of another captive, from Gaza – The Times of Israel

  1. IDF recovers body of slain hostage Ilan Weiss, remains of another captive, from Gaza  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel Military Says It Recovered Body of Ilan Weiss, Oct. 7 Victim, From Gaza  The New York Times
  3. Israeli military says it has begun ‘initial stages’ of attack on Gaza City  Al Jazeera
  4. Headlines for August 29, 2025  Democracy Now!
  5. Israel declares Gaza City a ‘dangerous combat zone’ as it recovers remains of two hostages  CNN
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Israeli airlines say they’re still traversing Turkish airspace despite declared closure – The Times of Israel

  1. Israeli airlines say they’re still traversing Turkish airspace despite declared closure  The Times of Israel
  2. Turkiye closes airspace to Israel, bans Israeli ships from Turkish ports  Al Jazeera
  3. Turkey bars Israeli ships from its ports, restricts airspace  Reuters
  4. Turkey closes its airspace to Israeli planes and curbs Israel-bound trade over the Gaza war  AP News
  5. Turkey closes Israel economic, trade ties  The Jerusalem Post
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At Least 70 Drown Off Mauritania After Boat Capsizes – The New York Times

  1. At Least 70 Drown Off Mauritania After Boat Capsizes  The New York Times
  2. Canary Islands migrants: Boat capsizes off Mauritania killing at least 69 passengers  BBC
  3. Sixty-nine people drown as migrant boat capsizes off coast of Mauritania  The Guardian
  4. Mauritania's coast guard says at least 49 died when a boat carrying migrants capsized this week  AP News
  5. At least 69 migrants confirmed dead after boat capsizes off Mauritanian coast  africanews.com
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Labour won the legal battle over asylum hotels, but the right is running the story

Ruling has bought government time to plan closures but Farage and Tories have more fuel for their grievances

Protesters were already gathering outside the Bell hotel by Friday evening with union flags and St George’s flags waving. This court ruling was never going to end as a quiet legal moment.

For the Home Office, the court of appeal’s decision was a practical win. If the ruling had gone the other way, the government would have been forced to rehouse 138 asylum seekers in a matter of days, opening the floodgates to similar legal challenges from other councils. Since there is scant alternative accommodation available, this ruling buys the government time.

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