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Is there a risk that human operators will start to “think” like AI?
Sunshine Mosque.
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The advocacy group Muslim Votes Matter has put together a high-profile speakers list to launch its national campaign in Melbourne on Sunday.
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A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
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What happens in the race for the White House could play an important role in what happens in the Middle East.
The ‘Medaba Map’ (6th century CE) is part of a floor mosaic in the church of Saint George in Madaba, Jordan, containing the oldest surviving cartographic depiction of Jerusalem.
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The study of literature and rhetoric were at the heart of the elite ancient education carried out in Gaza.
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Amid continued fractious debate about visas for Palestinians, the Albanese government will be trying in parliament this week to “land” two crucial pieces of legislation.
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If New Zealand supports a ‘rules-based international order’ its response to the International Court of Justice’s findings on the Occupied Palestinian Territories should involve deeds more than words.
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A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
Then-Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, left, and slain Hamas negotiator Ismail Haniyehin 2012.
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Successor to slain Palestinian negotiator is a hardliner who resides in Gaza’s tunnels and has no realistic chance of being in Doha for talks.
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The threat level returns to what it was for more than eight years before it was lowered to ‘possible’ in November 2022.
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank mourn the death of militant Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh on July 31, 2024.
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A full-blown war between Israel and Hezbollah would likely set the entire region on fire, involving Iran and its proxies, and could drag the US into direct confrontation with Tehran.
Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Tehran.
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The killing of a senior Hamas leader has led to heightened concern about escalation of violence in the region.
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The killing of the Hamas leader in Iran may provoke a wider regional war.
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The government’s Gaza response has been caught uncomfortably between joining calls for a ceasefire at the UN and aligning with US security interests.
Mourners at the site of an airstrike that killed 12 young members of the Druze community.
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12 children were killed in a strike on the small town of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel has blamed Hezbollah, but the Lebanese militant group denies responsibility.
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, addresses a joint session of the US Congress on July 24.
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An expert discusses the key points arising from the Israeli prime minister’s speech to US Congress.
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As the conflict continues, social media users are eschewing mainstream charities in favour of grassroots campaigns. It’s not without issues.
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No cases of paralysis caused by poliovirus have been reported in Gaza. But the detection of the virus in wastewater is still cause for concern.
An Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank.
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Israel has approved its largest seizure of land in the West Bank in over three decades.
Policy briefings suggest Keir Starmer is keen for Britain to play a more proactive role in the pursuit of peace.
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Starmer’s formula of moderation and caution about the Gaza conflict is unlikely to satisfy some of his backbenchers