Israel says it regrets civilian casualties in an attack on a refugee camp; Yakult Australia says it's the victim of a cyber-attack and in cricket, Australia heads into day four of the second Test against Pakistan with a lead of 241 runs.
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- Israel says it regrets civilian casualties in an attack on a refugee camp
- Yakult Australia says it's the victim of a cyber-attack
- Australia heads into day four of the second Test against Pakistan with a lead of 241 runs
Israel's army says it "regrets the harm caused to uninvolved civilians" at the Maghazi refugee camp.
A military official has told the Israeli public broadcaster Kan news that the wrong weaponry was used in the attack and "extensive collateral damage was caused".
The Israeli air strike on the Maghazi camp, which is in the centre of the Gaza Strip, killed at least 86 people.
The Hamas-run health ministry says 210 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes in the past 24 hours.
The United Nations has warned the situation in the West Bank is rapidly deteriorating and has called for Israel to end what it refers to as "the unlawful killings" of Palestinians.
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Yakult Australia says it's the victim of a cyber-attack, with hackers accessing its network and publishing sensitive employee records, such as passwords, on the dark web.
The company has issued a statement on its website confirming that both its Australian and New Zealand IT systems have fallen victim to the attack.
It says it's currently working with cyber security experts to investigate the extent of the damage and how many of its records were stolen in the attack.
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Storms and flash flooding across southeast Queensland have claimed seven lives since Christmas, but households have now been warned to prepare for a heatwave.
More than 120,000 homes and businesses lost power during extreme rain, lightning, and wind.
The Federal Disaster and Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt says residents should look out for warnings as the state braces for a heatwave.
"We're only just beginning summer, we're likely to see other extreme weather over the coming weeks and months, so please stay across those warnings because it could just save your life."
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A man has been found dead after falling off his kayak off the coast of Rosebud on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula.
Emergency crews responded to a call that a man on an inflatable kayak had got into difficulties at Rosebud Pier.
His body was found after a short search.
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Protesters gathered in Belgrade to continue demonstrating against reported widespread irregularities during a recent ballot that declared the governing populists as winners of parliamentary and local elections.
Opposition group Serbia Against Violence has been staging protests all across the country and particularly in the nation's capital, Belgrade, since the December 17 elections, saying there was election fraud.
The alliance has urged the European Union to investigate the results after international observers said the vote was held in unjust conditions.
This protester says she hopes the demonstrations will let the world, and especially the rest of Europe and the U-S, know about the alleged election irregularities.
“Like every night, I am here because I support the protest against the election theft, a really abnormal situation which I hope we will be able to globalise so that we can inform the world, especially Europe and the United States, that there is something very unusual happening here.”
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In cricket,
Australia heads into day four of the second Test against Pakistan with a lead of 241 runs, largely thanks to Mitch Marsh making 96 in the face of a barrage of Pakistani swing bowling.
Marsh joined Steve Smith when Australia was reeling at 4-16 but their 153-run stand has likely batted Pakistan out of the match.
Marsh and Alex Carey will resume at 6 for 187.
