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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel unleashes heavy strikes on Lebanon, Hezbollah vows retaliation
The threats and cross-border violence came as the hunt for the origins of Lebanon pager attack expanded further into Europe, to Bulgaria and Norway.
- by Kareem Chehayeb
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Extreme weather
‘Climate breakdown’: State of calamity in Portugal as fires rage out of control
- by Pedro Nunes and Sergio Goncalves
Opinion & Perspectives
After murder of Japanese boy in China, Xi Jinping’s nationalism faces reckoning
With unrest mounting over China’s economic slowdown, the government is now grappling with online hatred spilling over into real life violence.
‘The mission is clear’: Israeli generals in no doubt about next step against Hezbollah
In addition to exploding electronic devices, Israel has moved a powerful fighting force up of thousands of troops to the northern border.
Julia Frankel
Why did Israel choose 3.30pm on a weekday to detonate its explosive pagers?
With its explosive devices distributed to Hezbollah, Israel had the luxury of waiting for exactly the right moment to detonate them.
Rodger Shanahan
Middle East and security analyst
North America
Kentucky judge shot and killed in his chambers by sheriff
Governor Andy Beshear said after the shooting: “There is far too much violence in this world, and I pray there is a path to a better tomorrow.”
Harris and Trump tied nationally in polls
In Pennsylvania, one of seven critical battleground states, Harris maintained her 4-point advantage, leading 50 per cent to 46 per cent.
- by Susan Heavey
Hackers failed to interest Democrats in stolen Trump data: FBI
- by Eric Tucker and David Klepper
Europe
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Extreme weather
‘Climate breakdown’: State of calamity in Portugal as fires rage out of control
- by Pedro Nunes and Sergio Goncalves
Drone attack triggers earthquake-sized blast at arsenal
- by Lucy Papachristou and Lidia Kelly
‘Canny manipulator’: Pelicot blames mass rape of wife on addiction
- by Henry Samuel and Iona Cleave
Asia
Analysis
China relations
After murder of Japanese boy in China, Xi Jinping’s nationalism faces reckoning
With unrest mounting over China’s economic slowdown, the government is now grappling with online hatred spilling over into real life violence.
‘Seditious T-shirt’ enough to send Chu to jail for up to 10 years
In Hong Kong, where almost 300 people including Australian Gordon Ng have been arrested on national security grounds since the introduction of draconian security laws in 2020, wearing the wrong T-shirt can land you in jail.
- by Lisa Visentin
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel unleashes heavy strikes on Lebanon, Hezbollah vows retaliation
The threats and cross-border violence came as the hunt for the origins of Lebanon pager attack expanded further into Europe, to Bulgaria and Norway.
- by Kareem Chehayeb
How Israel built a modern-day Trojan horse: Exploding pagers
- by Sheera Frenkel, Ronen Bergman and Hwaida Saad
Hand-held radios, solar systems detonate across Lebanon a day after pager attack
- by Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily
