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Tiffanie TurnbullBBC News, Sydney Getty Images A police operation has unfolded at the Russian consulate in Sydney A man has been arrested after driving a car through the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney. Police were called to the consulate in the suburb of Woollahra around 08:00 local time, following reports that an unauthorised…

Australia could use a range of technologies to implement its social media ban for under-16s but all have risks or shortcomings, a report has found. The government says its ban, which comes into effect in December, is designed to limit the harmful impacts of social media. The policy has been touted as a world-first and…

The UK has temporarily closed its embassy in Cairo after Egyptian authorities removed security barriers outside the building, amid a diplomatic row over the arrest of an activist. The UK Foreign Office said its main embassy building in the capital’s Garden City district would remain shut “while the impact of these changes is reviewed”, but…

Reuters Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani has been injured in a car accident in the US state of New Hampshire, his security guard says. Giuliani’s car was struck from behind at high speed while travelling on a highway, according to a statement posted on social media. “He was diagnosed with a fractured thoracic…

Intermittent fasting has become the diet trend of the decade. It promises to hack biology without the drudgery of counting calories or cutting carbs: simply change when you eat, not necessarily what you eat. Tech moguls swear by it, Hollywood stars insist it keeps them trim. Britain’s former prime minister Rishi Sunak once spoke of…

Anita NkongeBBC News in Nairobi Carolyne Odour Elijah, aged nine, and Daniel, aged 12, went missing after leaving on a bus on 28 June Carolyne Odour has told the BBC she desperately fears for fate of her two young sons who went missing two months ago with their father – a follower of the teachings…

Getty Images Abu Obeida (pictured in 2019) often delivered long diatribes against Israel, always masked in a Palestinian scarf Abu Obeida, the spokesman for Hamas’s armed wing, has been killed in an air strike in Gaza City, Israel has said. Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz congratulated the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel’s security agency,…

Getty Images Indonesian political parties have agreed to reverse some state-funded perks their politicians receive in a bid to quell nationwide protests, the country’s president has said. Several cities in the southern Asian nation including the capital, Jakarta, have been gripped by anti-government demonstrations in the past week that have at times led to clashes…

Polish tennis player Kamil Majchrzak has met a young fan after a video appearing to show a man snatching his hat from a boy in the crowd at the US Open went viral. Majchrzak shared two clips on his official Instagram account in which he shook hands with two boys and presented them with gifts…

Thousands of Australians have turned out for anti-immigration rallies across the country that were condemned by the government as having far-right links and “spreading hate”. March for Australia rallies took place in Sydney, Melbourne and other major cities – with several clashes taking place as marchers were met with counter-demonstrations. A number of opposition politicians…