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A man who can’t organise an umbrella can’t possibly organise a teenage army

Sorry to rain on Rishi Sunak’s parade, but this is a bold idea for an unpopular government to stake its future on. 

Peter Hartcher
Peter Hartcher

Political and international editor

Amid the ugly Middle East debate, we’ve lost sight of the obvious

One wonders how many of those making the Israel-Hamas equivalence point, including quite a few in the press, had taken 10 minutes to read the ICC prosecutor’s statement.

Sean Kelly
Sean Kelly

Columnist

Let’s be clear, Peter Dutton: prosecuting Netanyahu is not antisemitism

This is not about moral equivalence, but seeking arrest warrants for Hamas and Israeli leaders is an attempt to impose equal justice.

Geoffrey Robertson
Geoffrey Robertson

Human rights barrister and author

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North America

Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump speaks at the Libertarian National Convention at the Washington Hilton in Washington.

Donald Trump booed loudly at libertarian convention

The raucous event for the former president marked a sharp departure from the typical celebratory atmosphere at such Trump campaign gatherings.

  • by Meryl Kornfield
Josh Jones plays the marimba at Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago.

A rising black musician lost his elite orchestra job. He won’t go quietly

Josh Jones wasn’t expecting to lose his dream job. He has shared the performance reviews and messages that shed light on a typically confidential process.

  • by Geoff Edgers

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Asia

Altered footage of Shadé Zahrai, an Australian career strategist which has appeared in China.

This ‘Russian’ woman loves China. Too bad she’s a deepfake of an unrelated Australian

The videos are often labelled with hashtags such as “Russian beauty” and the women describe how accomplished Chinese men are.

  • by Vivian Wang and Siyi Zhao
People take pictures with an abandoned American M18 army tank sitting in the sand at Ou Cuo Beach in Kinmen.

Taiwan’s Kinmen islands are a stone’s throw from China. Its inhabitants are torn

If China were to attack Taiwan, this string of islands is at the front line. Kinmen is less than 10 kilometres from the Chinese mainland and remnants of past battles are everywhere.

  • by Lisa Visentin and Daniel Ceng

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Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike where displaced people were staying in Rafah.

Charred bodies and screams: Witnesses describe scenes of horror at Rafah camp

Survivors described a terrifying scene of tents in flames and burn victims. A doctor said that of the killed and wounded he saw, a majority were women and children.

  • by Hiba Yazbek and Abu Bakr Bashir

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