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Palestinians wounded in an Israeli strike while waiting for humanitarian aid on the beach in Gaza City are treated in al-Shifa Hospital.

Gaza health authorities say dozens killed while waiting for food aid

A spokesperson for Israel’s military said it had no knowledge of any shelling in the area where the killings are reported to have happened.

  • by Nidal al-Mughrabi, Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh

Opinion & Perspectives

The US may get a one-week shutdown reprieve, but chaos in Congress continues

This is no way to run a country. For the fourth time this financial year, the US Congress appears likely to avert a government shutdown by passing a stopgap funding measure.

Stephen Bartholomeusz
Stephen Bartholomeusz

Senior business columnist

New ceasefire could be first step to resolving Gaza’s festering war

Israel and Hamas have scoffed at Joe Biden’s declaration that a ceasefire was imminent, but the US president may know something they don’t.

Democrat protest vote casts doubt over Biden’s ability to fend off Trump

The protest vote over the war in Gaza was pushed by a sizeable part of the Democratic base, including Arab-Americans, young people and black voters.

Farrah Tomazin
Farrah Tomazin

North America correspondent

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US President Joe Biden is seeking to reduce America’s reliance on Chinese imports.

Biden orders probe of Chinese-made ‘smart cars’ spying risks

The move is the latest attempt by the White House to safeguard the US against the growing threat of Chinese cyberattacks.

  • by Farrah Tomazin
A woman walks on the Baltic Sea beach with its numerous rows of groynes, in Graal-Müritz, Germany.
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The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

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Human rights advocate Antonia Burke, traditional owner Therese Bourke, and senior elder Pirrawayingi Puruntatameri in Tokyo last week.

Tiwis take on Tokyo to tame gas project threatening their culture

The David and Goliath battle has pitted a group of Tiwi Islanders against titans of the Japanese economy.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
The narrator of this commercial has blown the money his family saved up for his mother’s surgery.
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Australia accused of using ‘repugnant, unethical’ methods in dramatic ads

The “Zero Chance” campaign dates back several years - the latest ads depict desperation and suicide contemplation. Its cost remains a secret.

  • by Zach Hope

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A screen grab taken from video and released by the Israeli army of Palestinians surrounding aid trucks in northern Gaza.

More than 100 killed as Israeli troops fire on Palestinians seeking food

The US said it was urgently seeking information on what took place in northern Gaza when Israeli troops fired on Palestinians racing towards needed food aid.

  • by Wafaa Shurafa, Kareem Chehayeb and Melanie Lidman

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