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Labor senator defies party in rare move

Fatima Payman has voted to recognise a Palestinian state, crossing the floor despite a ban against such acts.

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Labor Senator Fatima Payman (centre) crosses the floor in the Senate. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Woman accused of attempting to drown Palestinian toddler

The woman allegedly asked the child’s family where they were from before trying to drown her in a Texas pool.

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Elizabeth Wolf, accused of the attempted drowning of a 3-year-old Palestinian-American Muslim girl, poses for an undated police booking photograph in the Dallas suburb of Euless, Texas.

Biden still hopeful for Gaza ceasefire as latest deal ruled out

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More than 37,100 have been killed in Gaza since October, according to the local health ministry. (AP PHOTO)

UN finds Israel and Hamas committed war crimes

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Israel committed ‘crime against humanity’ in Gaza according to a new UN report.

Australia joins emergency talks on 'catastrophic' war in Gaza

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Australia will participate in an international conference in Jordan over the war in Gaza.

Four Israeli hostages are free - so what now for peace?

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Demonstrators call for hostages deal in Tel Aviv on Saturday after the release of four Israelis from Hamas captivity.