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The mysterious balls that forced the closure of several beaches in Sydney last week were found to contain saturated acids, E. coli and faecal bacteria, authorities say. Sydney’s Northern Beaches council said it has sent the debris to the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) for further analysis. Nine beaches, including popular spots Manly … Read more

Reuters Children chased after a lorry carrying aid from Unicef in the southern city of Rafah The rebuilding process in the devastated Palestinian territory will “take an awful lot of time” despite the promised surge in humanitarian deliveries, a UN official in Gaza has warned. “We’re not just talking about food, healthcare, buildings, roads, infrastructure. … Read more

BBC Bushra al-Tawil, a 32-year-old journalist, was detained without charge from March 2024 before her release On her first day of freedom, Bushra al-Tawil was enjoying a morning coffee and looking forward to lunch when we arrived at the family apartment in Ramallah. “In prison it was just hummus, hummus, hummus. Now, I can have … Read more

Elon Musk’s appearance at a Trump rally this afternoon is garnering significant attention online over a one-armed gesture. He made the gesture while thanking supporters for contributing to Trump’s victory. Musk thanked the crowd for “making it happen”, before placing his right hand over his heart and then thrusting the same arm out into air … Read more

Niluper Niluper and her three children in Turkey Niluper says she has been living in agony. A Uyghur refugee, she has spent the past decade hoping her husband would join her and their three sons in Turkey, where they now live. The family was detained in Thailand in 2014 after fleeing increasing repression in their … Read more