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Israel is reportedly using AI to pick Gaza targets to assassinate at their family home
The US and the UN are looking into the explosive claims by two Tel Aviv-based magazines that reveal the use of “Lavender”, a program making devastating decisions.
- by Augusta Saraiva
Opinion & Perspectives
The bare-chested Forrest Gump factor that could make or break Trump and Biden
Like the Kennedys who preceded him, Robert F. Kennedy Jr is an attention-grabber, but he’s gathering real traction – especially among young American voters.
Nick Bryant
Journalist and author
A clearly marked convoy, an Australian aid worker. Israel has exposed its disregard to the world
Israel can launch a highly precise strike against sensitive targets and minimise civilian casualties. But in Gaza, Israel’s military is far less clean, far less precise. Indeed, far less disciplined.
Rodger Shanahan
Middle East and security analyst
He fought the Taliban and won reality TV. Now he’s started an Australian civil war
Former SAS soldier and Australian Survivor winner Mark Wales is taking a novel approach to China’s aggression, but could it affect his chances of winning preselection for the Liberal Party?
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
North America
World of photos, April 6, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
Astronomers may have got dark energy all wrong. It’s great news for the universe
Dark energy was assumed to be a constant force throughout cosmic history. New data suggests it’s more changeable, possibly upending long-standing doom predictions.
- by Dennis Overbye
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Bowing to US pressure, Israel says it will allow more aid into Gaza
- by Farrah Tomazin
Europe
Asia
Julie Bishop named United Nations special envoy for Myanmar
Myanmar has been locked in civil war since the army took power from Aung Suu Kyi’s elected government in 2021.
- by Michael Mehr and John Kidman
Was it regicide? Thai court asked to reopen King Ananda’s murder case
Twenty-year-old Ananda Mahidol was found dead in his room in 1946. The official narrative is that he was murdered.
- by Panu Wongcha-um
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Earthquakes
Australians, missing in Taiwan after earthquake, named
- by Alex Crowe, Yimou Lee and Fabian Hamacher
‘The aftershocks were terrifying’: Hundreds still trapped after quake
- by Johnson Lai and Kanis Leung
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