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Proposed legislation, named after Virginia Giuffre, a survivor of Epstein’s abuse, also tackles jurisdictionDemocrats in Congress were joined on Capitol Hill by survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse to introduce legislation to end the statute of limitations and restrictions on jurisdiction in civil sexual abuse cases.The move comes less than two weeks after the justice department released 3.5m pages of heavily redacted documents related to Epstein, as ordered by the bipartisan […]

Israeli president’s visit met with protests outside Parliament House, with at least one independent MP boycotting question timeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has told the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, that Australia expects transparency over the death of aid worker Zomi Frankcom, killed by an Israel Defense Forces strike in Gaza, and is pushing for “any […]

Officials arrested Kwok Yin-sang after he tried to end his daughter’s insurance policy and withdraw the fundsA Hong Kong court has found the father of a wanted activist guilty of a national security violation, after he tried to end her insurance policy and withdraw the funds, drawing international criticism for the targeting of relatives of pro-democracy campaigners.Kwok Yin-sang, 68, is the first person to be charged under a homegrown national […]

British Columbia Premier David Eby described the attack at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School as an 'unimaginable tragedy'.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

The 85-year-old magazine will return to the city for which it was named after a successful bid by Queensland University of TechnologyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe literary journal Meanjin will return to the city it was born in that bears its Indigenous name.The Queensland University of Technology announced on Wednesday it had acquired the 85-year-old journal, […]

Israel’s president earlier welcomed to Canberra by governor general as protesters gather outside parliament. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTurnbull says Liberals should stop ‘chasing Pauline Hanson down a rightwing populist burrow’Turnbull has made no secret that he doesn’t like the party shifting towards the right and believes his former colleagues have spent too much time watching Sky News after dark.The problem the […]

More than 25 people are injured, including two with life-threatening injuries, after the shooting at Tumbler Ridge secondary schoolLatest updates: ‘devastating’ shooting hits remote town of Tumbler RidgePolice in Canada say 10 people are dead, including the suspect, in a mass shooting that appeared to target a high school in northern British Columbia.More than two dozen victims have been hospitalized in what premier David Eby called an “unimaginable tragedy” that […]