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The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor says he believes Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and three Hamas leaders are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip and Israel.
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Australian volunteer doctor in Gaza 'stranded' after Israel's closure of Rafah crossing
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Tourists now need to book to climb one of the world's most iconic volcanoes
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Demonstrators in riot-hit New Caledonia refuse to abandon road blocks
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Assange granted last-gasp appeal in bid to avoid US extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is granted leave to appeal against his extradition to the United States, after his lawyers tell a London court he would "discriminated against" in the US judicial system because he was Australian.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister killed in helicopter crash
The helicopter was travelling in heavy fog on the country's border with Azerbaijan when it suffered what state media described as a "hard landing".
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Iran's notorious security enforcement machine — led by the Revolutionary Guard — will be on high alert across the country following the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian.
Why the French response in New Caledonia risks helping China
At least six people are dead as a result of protests in New Caledonia, after Paris approved a constitutional amendment that some fear will dilute the voting power of the Indigenous Kanak.
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