World
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Earthquakes
Death toll rises from earthquake in China’s north-west
More than 500 people have been injured and more than 110 killed in the midnight quake.
- by Ken Moritsugu
Mining, chickens, equity fund. Hamas’ money machine ignored by Israel
- by Jo Becker and Justin Scheck
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
UN postpones new ceasefire vote to try to get US on side
- by Tara Copp, Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy
Opinion & Perspectives
Democrats chose Biden because he could beat Trump. But that was then
The Democrats seem genuinely bewildered as to why Donald Trump, despite all his legal woes, still leads Joe Biden in the polls. But they’re running out of time for a plan B.
Bruce Wolpe
Senior fellow at the United States Studies Centre and former political staffer
Israel is increasingly portrayed as the villain. Some perspective, please
Daily we witness news images of Palestinian suffering while the atrocity that provoked Israel’s military response begins to fade from memory.
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
There are worse things stolen from children than the colour of the sea
The TV at home is tuned to Bluey instead of the news when my granddaughter is around, for the images of children suffering are too ghastly for a child.
Tony Wright
Associate editor and special writer
North America
NASA streams cat video from deep, deep space
The video of Taters the cat was streamed from 30 million kilometres away, or roughly 80 times the distance from the Earth to the Moon, the farthest ever.
- by Sopan Deb
Judge orders release of more than 150 names mentioned in Epstein documents
The people whose names are to be disclosed include sex abuse victims, litigation witnesses, Epstein’s employees and even some with just a passing connection to the scandal.
Europe
Macron to address nation after contentious bill passes French parliament
- by Elizabeth Pineau and Michel Rose
Volcanic eruption larger than expected after weeks of earthquakes
- by Egill Bjarnason and Cassandra Vinograd
Asia
Updated
Earthquakes
Death toll rises from earthquake in China’s north-west
More than 500 people have been injured and more than 110 killed in the midnight quake.
- by Ken Moritsugu
Australian in Singapore to plead guilty to hoax bomb threat expected to be home by Christmas
Remanded at Changi Prison for three months under anti-terrorism laws, Kevin Hawkins may be out by Christmas, with prosecutors taking into account his schizophrenia.
- by Chris Barrett
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Street fights erupt in Gaza as UN delays vote on urgent aid again
Fierce gunbattles have taken place in Khan Younis as the UN delayed its vote to boost aid deliveries to the Palestinian enclave facing a humanitarian disaster.
- by Frank Jack Daniel
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
UN postpones new ceasefire vote to try to get US on side
- by Tara Copp, Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy
Mining, chickens, equity fund. Hamas’ money machine ignored by Israel
- by Jo Becker and Justin Scheck
Israel faces new truce calls after hostage shootings raise alarm about its conduct
- by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy
Viral dance trend frustrates leaders in Iran, where dancing is banned
- by Farnaz Fassihi and Leily Nikounazar
Netanyahu hints hostage deal negotiations under way
- by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ibrahim Abu Mustafa