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analysis:Fatima Payman has joined the club of 'Labor rats' and taken a piece of modern, diverse Australia to the crossbench

The local fallout from the Middle East war is signalling that Australian multiculturalism has moved into a new, more challenging phase, fraying its fibre. Even when it finally ends, the divisions and wounds will not be healed easily or soon.
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'I ran away, and now they're all dead': The Russian soldiers who escaped the front lines

As the war in Ukraine drags into its third year, some Russian soldiers have decided to flee the front lines. This is how they did it.
The silhouette of a soldier holding a large gun in the window of a home.

Greens leader Adam Bandt speaks to 7.30

Greens leader, Adam Bandt speaks to 730 about putting further motions before the senate regarding Palestine.
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Duration: 11 minutes 8 seconds

'Totally immoral' weapons found in share holdings of Australian ethical super funds

An ABC investigation into superannuation funds offering members "ethical" or "socially aware" options unearths millions of dollars of retirement savings invested in companies that make some of the most controversial and devastating weapons of war.
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A skyline view of Gaza showing two white phosphorus bombs exploding in the distance.

War memorials on Canberra's Anzac Parade vandalised with comments relating to ongoing Gaza conflict

Memorial sites along Canberra's Anzac Parade near the Australian War Memorial are graffitied with comments relating to the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
Black writing saying "blood on your hands" on a concrete memorial.

analysis:Joe Biden has stated the obvious after his panic-inducing debate. But can he recover?

It was supposed to ease concerns about his mental and physical fitness, but instead Joe Biden's debate performance only enhanced them. Now, the pressure on the president to pull out of the election race is intensifying.
Joe Biden stands at a podium at the CNN presidential debate

Woman escapes missile fireball in Ukraine's Kharkhiv as attack kills three people

As Russia's aerial bombardment of Kharkiv in north-east Ukraine continues, Russian authorities say falling debris from Ukrainian missiles has killed people in the illegally-annexed territory of Crimea. 
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A woman holding a shopping bag walks slowly along a wide footpath before a blast and fireball erupts near her

Nigel Farage doubles down on claim the West provoked Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The Reform UK leader responds to criticism over his claims that the West provoked Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Nigel Farage wags his finger in front of a blue BBC set.

analysis:Israel's war-time unity is gone, as the region teeters on the brink of another major conflict

The October 7 attacks united many Israeli politicians and citizens in grief and anger but, after eight months of war, that has changed and right-wing voices now have a larger seat at Benjamin Netanyahu's table.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting.

As Ukrainians hold off an offensive from the enemy, the ABC was taken to a secret position near the Russian border

Commander Anton is part of an elite squad of Ukrainian soldiers who call themselves the "Peaky Blinders" after the violent British television drama. Here's how they managed to stop Russia's advance after its surprise offensive in May.
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A man with grey hair dressed in camoflauge gear prepares a drone for flight next to a man staring at a laptop screen.

Are Gaza protesters crossing the line by vandalising MP’s offices?

As the war in Gaza continues and protests intensify in Australia, more and more electorate offices are being vandalised and damaged by protesters.
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Duration: 7 minutes 6 seconds

Deep inside the permafrost lies a doomsday vault holding the seeds of humanity. Only one person has taken them out

A team of scientists on the front lines of climate change are helping nature heal itself. But as wars rage around them, it's making their efforts to feed an increasingly hungry globe that much harder. 
An illustration of the entrance to the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard

Ceasefire deals complicated by hostage rescue

The joy in Israel over the successful mission to rescue Israeli hostages stands in contrast to the grief in Gaza’s Nuseirat Refugee camp, where authorities say hundreds were killed.
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Duration: 13 minutes 24 seconds

'Just like you see in American movies': Witness describes Israeli raid to rescue Hamas hostages

As Israeli special forces executed a daring daytime raid to release four hostages of Hamas, Abdullah watched on before his building was destroyed by an air strike.
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People walk amongst rubble in Gaza.

Mining magnate Andrew Forrest offers to overhaul Gaza border crossings to improve aid flow

Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest has offered to build and install automated gates at Gaza border crossings to improve the flow of aid into the region, but first it has to be acceptable to the Israelis.
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An Israeli military convoy

Palestinian football boss says Australia denied visa 'under the pressure' of Israel ahead of FIFA qualifier

Jibril Rajoub was denied a visa ahead of a FIFA World Cup qualification match in Perth on Tuesday, a month after pushing for Israel to be removed from FIFA over its actions in Palestine.
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Jibril Rajoub  wearing a blue blazer and white button-down shirt

analysis:Within hours of four hostages being freed, Israelis were protesting again and it's a problem for Netanyahu

The Israeli military pulled off a complex operation to save four hostages, but even its own military knows not all of those being held by Hamas can be brought home this way.  
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A crowd of young women looking worried and sad

analysis:An Australian psychologist travelled to Gaza. What she saw were 'frozen' children

Hamas has had its day of reckoning over the violent October 7 attacks, but Israel's day of reckoning for its eight-month-long response is still to come. The question is, has its response been proportional?
Four people look on in disbelief at the remains of their home, which is now concrete rubble, following an airstrike

analysis:Biden tries to flip the political narrative, as his family deals with a personal drama

Two things Donald Trump loves to talk about are America's border crisis and Joe Biden's son. Both are now making news in the US, just days after the former president's criminal conviction dominated the headlines.
Joe Biden speaks at a podium in front of American flags.

Putin warns Russia could provide weapons to strike Western targets

Russia could arm countries with long-range weapons to strike Western targets in response to NATO allies allowing Ukraine to use their arms to attack Russian territory, President Vladimir Putin warns. 
Close up of Putin in a suit

Palestinians, journalists attacked as crowds chant 'Death to Arabs' at Israel's annual Jerusalem Day march

Violence has erupted at Israel's annual Jerusalem Day march, with some Jewish Israelis attacking Palestinians and journalists, including an ABC News team, while chanting offensive slogans.
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A large crowd of people, including many waving Israeli flags, outside a large building.

New fighting flares in central Gaza as Biden suggests Netanyahu is prolonging war for political gains

Palestinian medics say Israeli shelling and air strikes killed at least 19 people in central and south Gaza on Tuesday, as the US President Joe Biden suggests Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is dragging out the Gaza war for political reasons.
A man carries a Palestinian child.

Using cash and a chocolate bar, this Archibald finalist sketched a portrait of Julian Assange in prison

The WikiLeaks founder is the unlikely subject of a finalist in this year’s Archibald Prize. Here's how artist Shaun Gladwell covertly sketched him inside the walls of Belmarsh Prison.
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A portrait of Julian Assange, depicted as a hot air baloon with a dove, an Australian $5 note and the US flag across his face.

Grand Kyiv Ballet – Keeping their culture alive

The art and grace of ballet is far removed from the brutality of war, a reality that's close to the hearts of Ukrainian dancers.
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Duration: 5 minutes 33 seconds

Australian doctors returning from 'hell on Earth' Gaza call for 'humanity to prevail'

Australian healthcare workers returning from Gaza describe the region as a "prison", with many patients forced to take over-the-counter pain relief drugs after life-threatening amputations.
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A surgeon wheeling a child amputee in a hospital.