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Two people are dead after a terrorist attack on a synagogue in the British city of Manchester.
The attack has occurred at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, in the Crumpsall district of the city.
Worshippers were at the synagogue marking Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar.
The attack involved a man driving a car into pedestrians, as well as stabbing a security guard.
Police say he was also wearing a vest with an explosive device.
The man was shot dead at the scene by police.
British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is vowing the attack will not cause further social division in the country.
"The government has stepped up security at synagogues across the whole of the country, and we will do whatever is required to keep our Jewish community safe. What I do want to say is to those who seek to divide us, they will fail."
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A support person for one of the Australian citizens detained by Israel as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla says he fears for the safety of his friend, who he has identified as Surya McEwen.
Supporter Steph Vajda says it's unclear what assistance the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing to the six Australians believed to be in Israeli custody.
A spokesperson has told SBS the department is liaising with Israeli authorities, and stands ready to provide consular assistance.
The department has called on all parties to respect international law and to ensure the safety and humane treatment of those involved - but Mr Vajda says Israel has treated detainees badly before.
"It feels like the IDF treats people that they take off these flotilla boats as spies and so they run them through a process of multiple interviews by multiple different people over 24, 48 hours. So we really don't know what's to come. We're hoping that DFAT can somehow intervene and at least secure a speedy return back to Australia."
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing European leaders of trying to stoke conflict with Russia.
European leaders have hardened their rhetoric against Russia further this week, and are investing billions in dollars in drone to counter what they say are hostile actions from Russia involving drones.
But in remarks to the plenary session of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, Putin has called European politicians either incompetent or dishonest, accusing them of whipping up hysteria.
Mr Putin says the idea of Russia ever attacking a NATO country is laughable.
Russian, then translated "What kind of people are they? They are either highly incompetent if they indeed believe in it as it is impossible to believe in it or they are simply dishonest because they do not believe in it themselves but are trying to convince their citizens to believe in it. There are no other options. To tell you the truth, it is tempting to say: calm down, sleep well, take care of your own problems."
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Families have given authorities the go-ahead to use bulldozers, cranes and other heavy equipment in an efforts to recover 59 teenagers who remain buried in the rubble of a collapsed school building in Indonesia.
Rescuers say they have found no signs of life after calling out for those still trapped, and using motion detectors and scanners to search for movement or vital signs in the ruins of the Al Khoziny school, located in the East Java town of Sidoarjo, some 772km east from the capital Jakarta.
Six deaths have been confirmed since the building collapsed on Monday [[29 SEPT]].
The Indonesia National Disaster Mitigation Agency Chief, Suharyanto, says the move from rescue to recovery has been a reluctant one.
BAHASA THEN ENGLISH VO: "For three days, the locals have held their ground here. When we explained the situation to them they reacted as they humanly would, they cried, some screamed, because they're still hoping that there would be survivors. But of course we had to tell them the truth. We told them, we're also hoping all 59 would make it, but we can't just wait. So in the end they agreed for the heavy equipment search."
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Search crews looking for a four year old still missing on a remote South Australian property are clinging to hope he has found shelter and is waiting to be rescued.
Defence personnel and an Aboriginal tracker have now joined the search for August, known as Gus, who has not been seen for almost a week on his family's sheep station in the remote South Australian mid-north.
Superintendent Mark Syrus has suggested the likelihood of finding the little boy lost is fading.
But he has told Channel Seven the boy has to be somewhere.
"We're continuing on our search around the area, and hopefully we will find a clue - a hat or something that might give an idea of which direction he travelled in."
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An Australian man has been arrested in south-east Asia on a defamation charge he says is a case of trans-national repression.
Murray Hunter says he was jailed overnight after being taken into custody at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport as he was about to board a flight to Hong Kong.
The 66 year old says the arrest relates to articles he had written about the Malaysian government in 2024 in his online Substack newsletter.
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To sport and in tennis news,
Australian Christopher O'Connell has proved far too good for Bosnian veteran Damir Dzumhur, comfortably winning their first-round clash at the Shanghai Masters in straight sets.
The current No.103 in the world dominated on serve, blasting six aces to his opponent's one in the 6-2 6-4 victory.
O'Connell's victory has set up a second-round clash against talented Canadian left-hander Denis Shapovalov on Saturday.
