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Israel and Hezbollah renew ceasefire after deadly flareup disrupts opening of Iran talks

At least five killed in Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon on Saturday morning, as US envoy Steve Witkoff reportedly prepares to open talks with Iranian foreign ministerWhat lessons will Iran’s new leadership draw from the 110-day war?‘It’s a big mistake’: Israelis feel betrayed and angry after Iran peace dealIsrael and Hezbollah agreed to renew a fragile ceasefire in Lebanon on Friday after 24 hours of intense violence that posed an early challenge to the new agreement between the US and Iran to end their conflict.A meeting that was scheduled to take place on Friday between Washington and Tehran in Switzerland to discuss implementation of the new deal was cancelled when Hezbollah killed four Israeli soldiers and Israel carried out a wave of retaliatory airstrikes in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa valley that killed at least 47 people. Continue reading...

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Fears doctors criticising Israel may be silenced as health watchdog adopts contested antisemitism definition

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency to use International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition for ‘regulatory work’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s health watchdog has adopted a contested definition of antisemitism to guide its regulatory work.The move has been welcomed by the nation’s peak Jewish body while the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (Apan) has warned it could silence health professionals from criticising Israel’s human rights record. Continue reading...

Anthony Albanese says Australia’s first mainland case of deadly H5N1 bird flu ‘concerning’

Tests taken in Western Australia suggest a second bird was also infected, but there is no evidence poultry or agriculture systems are affectedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe deadly H5N1 bird flu strain has arrived on the Australian mainland with test results confirming a migratory seabird found on the Western Australian coast was positive for the disease.The agriculture minister, Julie Collins, confirmed a brown skua – found unwell last Sunday at Cape Le Grand national park near Esperance in southern WA had died from H5N1. Continue reading...

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Nigerian migrants returning from South Africa face the same economic issues they left behind

Nigerians repatriated from South Africa following a series of anti-migrant marches and reported attacks on some foreign nationals are struggling to settle into a new life back home

Two trains collide north of London, killing at least 1 person and seriously injuring dozens

Two trains collided north of London on Friday, killing a driver and seriously injuring dozens of people on board. A passenger described being thrown forward by the impact then seeing fellow travelers with broken bones and bloody injuries.