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U-S President Donald Trump's political opponents have released photos of him with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Democratic Party members of the U-S House of Representatives have put out 19 photos from the 95,000 or so they have from Epstein's estate.
They include a black and white photo of Mr Trump alongside six women whose faces have been blacked out
Hakeem Jeffries, the leader of the Democrats in the House of Representatives, says the photos have been released to keep the heat on Mr Trump's administration to reveal to the full truth about the Epstein saga.
"These people who are part of the Trump administration, including Donald Trump and JD Vance himself, all said for years that they wanted to release the Epstein files. Then they come into office and do the exact opposite - obstruct and obfuscate, hide stuff from the American people. All we want is full transparency so that the American people can get the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth."
Former U-S President Bill Clinton and the former British Prince, Andrew, are also shown in the photos released.
Mr Trump claims he was unaware of Epstein's crimes.
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A new report by Amnesty International has found that Palestinian militant group Hamas committed crimes against humanity during its attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023.
The report analysed patterns of the attack, communications between fighters during the assault and statements by Hamas and the leaders of other armed groups.
It found the crimes against humanity included murder, extermination, imprisonment, torture, rape and other forms of sexual abuse and inhumane acts.
Hamas denied in a statement that it had carried out the crimes mentioned in the report and urged Amnesty International to retract it.
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US President Donald Trump says Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to stop fighting after days of deadly border clashes.
Mr Trump announced the renewed ceasefire in social media post, following phone calls with the Prime Ministers of Thailand and Cambodia.
It is the second time he has intervened in the conflict - this time to salvage the truce he brokered in October.
Thailand and Cambodia have been exchanging rockets and artillery at multiple locations along their disputed 817 kilometre frontier in some of the most intense clashes since a five-day battle in July.
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Rwanda stands accused at the United Nations Security Council of fuelling instability and war in Africa.
The United States has led the charge in making the charge against Rwanda, as the Rwandan-supported M-23 rebel group makes gains in the mineral-rich eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, derailing U-S President Donald Trump's attempts to broker peace in the region.
Both Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo have supported the United States.
The Congolese Foreign Minister, Therese Karikyamba Wagner, says it's time Rwanda was held to account.
“We have reached a moment of truth. Either the international order accepts being openly defied, namely by Rwanda, or this Council assumes its responsibility. Impunity has gone on for far too long.”
Rwanda denies supporting the rebels, and blames forces from both the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi for renewed fighting.
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Australian Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay has backed calls for West Australia to immediately shut a controversial youth detention facility known as Unit 18.
A coroner made the recommendation in his report into the death of 16-year-old Aboriginal boy, Cleveland Dodd, who died after self-harming in the facility.
The coroner found children were subjected to solitary confinement, as well as a lack of access to health, education and running water.
This week, as the WA government barred UN inspectors from the facility, new data showed deaths in custody are at a 40-year high.
Ms Finlay says the move highlights serious transparency issues.
"Unit 18 should be immediately shut down. And also that solitary confinement in Youth Detention Centres for children needs to be prohibited. And that's a finding that's also being made by the UN Working Group on arbitrary detention. And again, we understand that access was denied due to safety concerns. I think the fact that there are safety concerns in those facilities sufficient to block an expert oversight body from accessing those areas is itself really troubling."
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A cultural ceremony has been held in Melbourne to mark the official commencement of the state's Treaty with First Nations peoples.
The treaty was signed and passed into Victorian law last month, but needed cultural assent through the ceremony to formally mark the Treaty's commencement.
The event included performances from Yothu Yindi and Baker Boy.
The state's Minister for Treaty and First Peoples, Natalie Hutchins, says the Treaty marks the beginning of a new relationship between First Peoples and the state.
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In the National Basketball League, Melbourne United coach Dean Vickerman says he's still proud of his side, despite their defeat to the Adelaide 36ers.
United came back from a 16-point deficit at one point the third quarter to force overtime at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, before Adelaide found from again in the extra period to ultimately prevail, 114 points to 105.
However, Vickerman says he's pleased with the way his side competed.
"What do I take as positives? I take out commitment to get second shots tonight, the way that we crashed offensive boards, the way that we dove on the floor... just the general winning plays that we made tonight with efforts was so much better than the last two games."
Adelaide star Bryce Cotton fouled out of the game , but not before starring with 33 points and 13 rebounds.
In last night's other match [[12 Dec]], the Sydney Kings thrashed the Perth Wildcats, 108 points to 79, in Perth.
