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WORLD BRIEFING: July 29, 2024

Venezuela’s opposition claimed victory in Sunday’s presidential election, setting up a showdown with the government, which earlier declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner. Tensions high in the Middle East as Israel poised to strike further after Hezbollah rocket attack on Golan

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WORLD BRIEFING: July 5, 2024

Britain’s Labour Party won a landslide election victory Friday morning, sweeping the Conservative Party out of power after 14 years in an anti-incumbent revolt that heralded a new era in British politics. Only days into it taking over the rotating presidency of the European Council and Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán has drawn the ire of Brussels for his unscheduled visit to Vladimir Putin in Moscow

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WORLD BRIEFING: December 10, 2023

Dozens of Hamas terrorists lost contact with the terror group's leadership, leaving them with no option but to lay down their weapons and surrender to Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky travels to Argentina to rally global south support. 

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WORLD BRIEFING: October 14, 2023

In raids into the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces reportedly recovered bodies of kidnapped Israelis seized by Hamas last weekend. Israel later denied the report. Scores of Gazans on the move amidst an Israeli order. Australian voters defeat a move to grant Aboriginals more rights

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WAR IN UKRAINE: December 28, 2022

At least 6,884 Ukrainian civilians have been killed since Russia’s invasion of the country began in February, says UN. An Australian helping to defend Ukraine has been killed. 

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It’s a Tough Time to be a Child - Report

A new report presents a pessimistic future for children, especially from the threats presented by climate change, poor nutrition and aggressive commercial marketing. Experts suggest kids in wealthier countries are no longer at an advantage over their peers in poorer countries and that it’s the rich countries which are threatening the future of all children.

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