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Scars from Oct. 7 fuel deep divisions over Netanyahu ahead of Israeli election
Oct 7, 2026 - World 
As Israel gears up for its first elections since Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponents are putting it at the heart of their campaigns.
Detective breaks down in court as she recalls finding Beau Lamarre-Condon’s alleged murder victims
Oct 7, 2026 - World 
Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Sydney in February 2024Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA detective has broken down in court while describing the moment she found the bodies of two men allegedly murdered by former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon.Jesse Baird, 26, and his new boyfriend Luke Davies, 29, were shot dead in a Sydney terrace in February 2024. Continue reading...
Flydubai attack investigation widens as alleged hijacker’s training in New Zealand scrutinised
Oct 7, 2026 - World
Hamam al-Hammami spent 175 days in New Zealand until May 2019, as Australian Jewish group calls for full investigation into his time in MelbourneNew Zealand authorities have launched their own investigation into the flydubai co-pilot who allegedly tried to hijack an Israel-bound plane, after police confirmed he underwent flight training there about a year after he abandoned a degree in Australia.Disaster was narrowly averted on 30 September when passengers and crew intervened to stop the alleged attempt of the co-pilot, Hamam al-Hammami, 29, to take control of a flight to Tel Aviv with 182 people onboard. Continue reading...
EU negotiators head to China hoping to curb cheap imports of hybrid electric cars
Oct 7, 2026 - World
Mood in trade talks said to have changed as EU member states harden demands for protection against Chinese importsEU trade negotiators are heading to China for two days of crunch talks aimed at sealing a breakthrough deal tackling Beijing’s record £1bn-a-day trade surplus by curbing its exports of cheap hybrid electric cars into Europe.Trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and his team fly out on Wednesday and will be negotiating up to the wire in talks scheduled to start the following day and continue late into Friday. Continue reading...
Former Australian Catholic bishop sentenced for abusing Indigenous men
Oct 7, 2026 - World 
A former Australian Catholic bishop has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for sexually abusing two young Indigenous men
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