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Do you speak the language of Eurovision? This show can

A faux foreign film is created live on stage complete with a made-up language, in LÉ NØR. It's hoped the show's return run will mean a chance to tour overseas.

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Government policy means every Australian can request a free portrait of King Charles

In the UK institutions can apply for portraits of King Charles, but individuals can’t

The Independent UK

Mercy flights to rescue Australians stranded in Lebanon

Australians in Lebanon will be transported by two mercy Qantas flights from Cyprus to Sydney as tensions in the region remain ongoing.

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Leave Lebanon, the Australian government has urged its citizens, but some are determined to get in

Lebanese-Australian Sam Youchaa says Lebanon’s mentality is to stay calm – even when tensions are boiling over at the southern border

The Guardian - AU

Palestinian visas in the lurch as recognition bid fails

Parliamentarians are calling on the government to give Palestinians the same visa rights as Ukrainians as a bid to recognise a state fell flat in parliament.

AAP

Peter Dutton wrong to claim Australia was consulted on ICC pursuit of Israeli leaders, Labor says

Not court’s practice to consult all states before making application for arrest warrants, Dfat says

The Guardian - AU

Gaza divisions hurt Australia's soft power: minister

Division over violence in Gaza could challenge Australia's power as a multicultural nation, an assistant minister has warned.

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MoD signed £8m deal with firm later alleged to be conduit for secret payments to Saudi prince

Project Arrow contract signed amid scramble to keep on track £1.6bn defence deal and ran until at least 2017

The Guardian - UK

Australia sanctions Russians involved in Navalny death

Seven Russian prison officials involved in the mistreatment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in jail, have been sanctioned by Australia.

AAP

Fiery debate as Labor accused of ‘trying to walk both sides of street’ on Israel-Gaza conflict

Greens say Israel’s actions ‘a slaughter’ and Labor says other parties trying to ‘divide our community’

The Guardian - AU

Middle East crisis: US officials reject Houthi claim they attacked American ship in Gulf of Aden – as it happened

US defence official dismissed reports of attack against a US military cargo ship, Ocean Jazz, as Houthi propaganda

The Guardian - AU

Benjamin Netanyahu’s denial of Palestinian statehood undermines prospects for peace, Labor MP says

Criticism from the assistant foreign minister, Tim Watts, comes as backbencher says Israeli prime minister ‘is not a partner for peace’

The Guardian - AU

Foreign minister plans to visit Israel within weeks

Penny Wong will visit the Middle East within weeks, following a bipartisan delegation travelling to Israel.

AAP

Australia works to secure citizens as hostages released

The situation in Gaza remains dire as Hamas releases hostages during a temporary ceasefire, Assistant Foreign Affairs Minister Tim Watts says.

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The Guardian - AU

Australia must stop giving ‘leeway’ to Israel’s continued assault on Gaza, UN expert says

UN special rapporteur on occupied Palestinian territories points out ‘grave risk’ of genocide and Australia’s responsibility to ‘prevent atrocity crimes’

The Guardian - AU

Daylesford pub crash victims mourned by their friends and communities

Among five people killed in accident in Victoria were Pratibha Sharma, her daughter Anvi and her partner Jatin Chugh

AAP

More Australians arrive back home from Gaza

Australians who fled Gaza last week have begun arriving home, as the government continues pressing for the release of 67 citizens still trapped in the war zone.

The Guardian - AU

Adelaide family of four among 20 Australians to flee Gaza via Egypt border

Adelaide family who escaped besieged enclave through Rafah as part of multinational deal say crossing border was ‘nerve-racking’ and took several attempts

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Security fears over impact of possible Gaza invasion

There are concerns within the government that a possible ground invasion of Gaza could heighten tensions in Australia.

The Guardian - AU

Australia should recognise state of Palestine as part of ‘fair go’ ethos, de facto ambassador says

Izzat Abdulhadi of Palestinian delegation calls for government to resist ‘pressure’ to avoid contentious topic – and to strongly condemn Israel’s raids on Jenin

The Independent UK

Australian Parliament takes step toward holding a referendum on Indigenous Voice this year

Australia’s House of Representatives has voted overwhelming in favor of holding a referendum this year on creating a so-called Indigenous Voice to Parliament

ABC News

Nestled in the Himalayas, Bhutan is stuck between India and China as the Asian superpowers rise

Known as the forbidden kingdom, Bhutan is famous for its national pursuit of happiness and for being carbon negative. But it is also caught between two feuding giants.

ABC News

Art Gallery of NSW to hand back 800-year-old carving that was stolen from Nepalese temple

The gallery is preparing to hand back a sacred medieval wooden carving, nearly two years after it was identified on social media as being stolen from the Kathmandu Valley.

AAP

Nationals seek nuclear submarine base in central Qld

The government should consider central Queensland as the home of a new nuclear submarine base, three Nationals parliamentarians say.

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Federal government pressures China to drop trade sanctions on Australian goods ahead of key anniversary

China has maintained informal bans on several Australian imports, including grains and wine. But now there is cautious optimism about the chances of Beijing relenting in the coming months.

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