Mahjoob Zweiri discusses how social media and the spread of information are shaping the narratives in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/how-the-spread-of-information-shapes-the-narrative-in-israelhamas-war/video/9008936581d5750a7507cf0f126e2948

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The surprise assault by Hamas against Israel was a meticulously planned offensive that the Palestinian militant group is capable of keeping up, with a risk of even greater escalation, analysts say. Hamas can count on a deep arsenal of rockets to use against Israel but key questions include how much support it has received from Iran, which has expressed its backing for the offensive, and whether the Tehran-backed Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah will enter the fray. More than 700 Israelis have been killed in the country's worst losses since the 1973 Yom Kippur war -- when it was also caught flat-footed by a combined Egyptian and Syrian attack -- and over 400 Palestinians slain as Israel presses a relentless bombardment of Hamas' Gaza stronghold.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/risks-escalating-in-wellplanned-hamas-assault-on-israel-analysts/news-story/df85c01f373cc404c1db9afff3c4698b?nk=fe9b409003fd2c14a438c184eb5783f8-1696843928

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UK special forces allegedly had a policy of executing "fighting age" males in Afghanistan even if they posed no threat, an independent inquiry probing claims of unlawful killings was told on Monday. The inquiry, which opened in March but has now started substantive hearings at London's Royal Courts of Justice, is investigating accusations about the special forces' conduct in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2013. It is examining so-called deliberate detention operations during that period and how allegations of unlawful killings were investigated by Britain's military police, in particular whether there were any cover-ups.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/inquiry-hears-afghan-unlawful-killings-claims-against-uk-special-forces/news-story/3f572c0869b2d368c52a36a5721a5fe5?nk=79838301c8bf1264f815d574c7dae4a0-1696860121

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The UK government on Monday insisted that Rwanda is an appropriate place to deport failed asylum seekers, as it tried to overturn a court ruling that the policy is unlawful. Three appeal court judges in London blocked the controversial plan in June, assessing that the African nation could not be considered a safe, third country. At the start of a three-day hearing at the Supreme Court on Monday, lawyer James Eadie, representing the interior ministry, conceded that Rwanda was "a country less attractive" than the UK.

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From the moment the first group of black-clad fighters crossed the border fence from Gaza into southern Israel, it was clear that this was an extraordinary moment of success, however bloody and fleeting, for Hamas. It was also clear that they could not have done it alone. How could this have happened? How could a terrorist group operating in a 140-square-mile patch of land, hemmed in by Israeli and Egyptian blockades and the Mediterranean, break through and launch a brazen and effective attack on one of the best-funded and most developed militaries in the Middle East? The group, which has roots in the Muslim Brotherhood, was formed in 1987 at the beginning of the first Palestinian intifada, or uprising.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/the-times/israelgaza-conflict-who-are-hamas-and-why-are-they-attacking-now/news-story/db39d637631b59631e4730285cc30ff3

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Separately, Egyptian police officer has killed two Israeli tourists in the city of Alexandria.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/egypt-shooting-two-israeli-tourists-killed-in-alexandria/video/96776d3f680f5cef0fb517e7d0cf71a3

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The number of Israelis killed has surged to 659 since Hamas launched its surprise attack on Israel.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/gazaisrael-war-israeli-deaths-surges-as-hamas-attack-continues/video/ec6c853e4db271982b34fc52a29a7b90

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The Israeli army has continued its air and artillery strikes on the Gaza Strip.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/israeli-army-restarts-launch-of-air-and-artillery-strikes-on-gaza/video/180c040320cfec999e6bc882eafb814d

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Malarndirri McCarthy 'very quietly confident' the Voice will get 'over the line' Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has doubled down in declaring one of the No campaign's key arguments 'the great lie'. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper Anthony Albanese has doubled down in declaring one of the No campaign's key arguments 'the great lie', as he pleads with undecided Australians to vote Yes in the Voice to Parliament referendum. On Saturday, Australians will head to the polls to vote in the first referendum since 1999, where they will be asked whether they agree to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the constitution.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/anthony-albanese-says-race-division-argument-the-great-lie-ahead-of-voice-referendum/news-story/f0b1825371104f396e17acc235cf14ef?nk=8cb96da1f9623111dc41f4bc9fe3dc60-1696725986

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FOX 32 meteorologist Mark Strehl has your Saturday night forecast. Expect temperatures in the 30's in the northwest suburbs this evening while Sunday will only reach the 50's.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/chicago-weather-cloudy-and-cold-saturday-night-and-sunday/video/91b0c8de7c62e5a57ce84fc975d06afe

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Othelia Chief Executive and founder Kate Armstrong-Smith says it's been a "really busy week" in LA with the Writers Guild of America being able to negotiate some 'excellent terms' for writers regarding AI. 'We've got some very happy but tired writers who are now allowed to get back to work and there's been a flurry of activity," she told Sky News Australia. She said the regulations now say that writers can use generative AI but producers and the studios can only use it with permission from the writers.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/excellent-terms-reached-in-writers-strike-regarding-use-of-ai-in-filmmaking/video/affd09d087e7ae727f5b8cb50b443f65

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Cricket: The bowlers of the Australian women's cricket team stole the show in the first ODI against the West Indies.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/aussie-bowlers-lead-the-odi-charge/video/63318b78f05fc2b3504ac2ae20ea659b

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Sky News Business Editor Ross Greenwood sat down with ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb to discuss the ACCC and its role in competition in different work industries. Ms Cass-Gottlieb says the ACCC monitors when they have either a 'regulatory monitoring role' or are looking due to their 'core responsibility to protect consumers and to ensure there is competition occurring'. 'We're taking account in order to ensure that the conditions deliver workably competitive markets,' Ms Cass-Gottlieb told Sky News Business Editor Ross Greenwood.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/accc-ensuring-competitive-markets-result-in-good-consumer-outcomes/video/054c106e2a3ddc1cc720d7dc5a9e58bf

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Australia's best business newsletter. Get the edge with AM and PM briefings, plus breaking news alerts in your inbox. Thanks for signing up to The Australian Business newsletter Othelia Chief Executive and founder Kate Armstrong-Smith says the 2023 writers' strike has been a "precedent-forming event'. The Writers' Guild of America has reached negotiations after a near-record 148-day-long strike. 'It means ... that the human creativity is still at the centre,' Ms Armstrong-Smith told Sky News Australia.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/writers-strike-negotiations-mean-human-creativity-is-still-at-the-centre/video/9e891e3c213c1f17a866f268a6179a8e

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The Dolphins added to their wide receiver room on Friday, trading for former Bears receiver Chase Claypool. The move, which cost Miami a sixth-round pick while they got a seventh-round pick back as well, is a fresh start for Claypool after he fell out of favor in Chicago.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/dolphins-tyreek-hill-excited-about-teams-trade-for-chase-claypool/video/6aae85110f175f7426e04ab1be432d04

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Katharine McPhee has relished the experience of touring with her husband.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/katharine-mcphee-and-david-foster-argued-a-little-bit-over-their-new-single/video/bea85c76ef8814cef568d631d754bd86

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England survived a huge scare in the Rugby World Cup on Saturday, coming from behind courtesy of a late Danny Care try to beat Samoa 18-17. Wales, meanwhile, secured top spot in Pool C with a 43-19 win over Georgia before Ireland faced Scotland in Paris with the Scots aiming to cause a major upset. England, who were already guaranteed to finish top of Group D after wins over Argentina, Japan and Chile, opened brightly in Lille with a try by lock Ollie Chessum and a penalty from Owen Farrell, which took the captain past Jonny Wilkinson's points record for England.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/care-spares-england-blushes-as-wales-see-off-georgia/news-story/08228c2421ffa08076e30ab5f1c78842?nk=d1df84bfedd4f5ffbe0e5da8bcefa011-1696710712

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With just 11 days to go before the biggest constitutional change we've ever been asked to make, tempers are starting to flare, says Sky News host Peta Credlin. Ms Credlin said the Prime Minister was "at it again" today, claiming voting Yes was simply about showing "respect" to Aboriginal people. "Of course, the flip side to that is that it's disrespectful to vote No. "Yet it's pretty clear that Indigenous people are themselves divided, with Warren Mundine and Jacinta Price and leading of course the No case.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/just-absurd-peta-credlin-condemns-idea-that-voting-no-is-disrespectful/video/86e5710dc7af89d7d8839d6903025e08

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The newest member of the FOX 5 team makes a power play to topple the anchor of "The Final 5," but will Kenneth Moton prevail over Jim Lokay?

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/kenneth-moton-motions-to-vacate-the-final-5/video/6ce3a2f9dbf014d05b05ad2e2acec1cf

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Detroit police have taken the father of an 8-year-old shooting victim into custody and several weapons were recovered from the home where the incident happened.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/detroit-police-give-update-on-8yearolds-shooting/video/f30a9a59c3be68943151bd1bf2839556

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With interest rates up and inflation remaining high, consumer spending should be on the decline. However, economists say household spending remains robust. Wall Street Journal consumer trends reporter Rachel Wolfe joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss why some Americans are choosing trips and concert tickets over homeownership and retirement saving. Photo: Alex Brandon/Associated Press

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/why-americans-are-choosing-to-splurge-instead-of-save/video/86ced03ec62c67d23e14572998d47c41

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Skateboarding Champion Chloe Covell has her sights set on the Olympic Games. VIDEO Jeremy Piper.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/skateboarding-champion-chloe-covell/video/9b30b6cd61a21a88d0cafc5ea69c0010

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Since Sept. 30, firefighters have been dealing with a fire involving what officials described as 'green waste' at the Salt River Landfill. As officials say it may take days before the fire is extinguished, residents in nearby Scottsdale say the fire is leaving an unusual smell in the air. FOX 10's Marissa Sarbak reports.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/scottsdale-residents-worried-over-landfill-fire/video/e400dfcd88d2a958775293625190f81d

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Top US Republican Kevin McCarthy was fighting for his political life ahead of a vote expected Tuesday on whether to remove him as House speaker, forced by far-right critics angered by his work with Democrats. McCarthy sparked fury among the ultra-conservative wing of the party when he passed a bipartisan stopgap funding measure backed by the White House to avert a government shutdown on Saturday. Leading the criticism is congressman Matt Gaetz, a longtime McCarthy antagonist who on Monday moved to topple the speaker with a "motion to vacate the chair" -- forcing a vote that is expected later Tuesday.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/top-us-republican-fights-rightwing-threat-to-his-leadership/news-story/ceb7a13b86f4e7aa174d60058a649524?nk=7443db4f2ac4248f1697bc501c71b933-1696348934

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Pep Guardiola has brushed off late changes to Manchester City's travel plans for Wednesday's Champions League game at RB Leipzig. The treble winners were due to fly to Germany for the Group G encounter on Tuesday afternoon but were delayed due to strong winds in the Leipzig area and their flight was rescheduled for the evening. City manager Guardiola, who had been due to hold a pre-match press conference at the RB Arena on Tuesday, instead spoke to media remotely before travelling. John Stones and Bernardo Silva will travel with the squad to Germany having recently returned to training following injury.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/pep-guardiola-says-manchester-city-flight-to-leipzig-being-delayed-no-problem/video/dad4386a4ef5eb925fcc00a318af398c

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*WARNING: This video contains details that may affect those who have experienced sexual abuse or know someone affected by it.* Olympic skier and sexual abuse survivor Allison Forsyth shares how the cultural normalization of abuse in sport can lead to trauma within athletes.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/theres-no-pecking-order-to-trauma-former-alpine-skier-safe-sport-advocate-allison-forsyth/video/38781858725756c86d26db3e314059d3

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