The Daily Populous

Laws banning the Nazi salute and the display or sale of symbols associated with terror groups came into effect in Australia on Monday as the government responds to a rise in antisemitic incidents following the Israel-Gaza war.

The law makes it an offense punishable by up to 12 months in prison to publicly perform the Nazi salute or display the Nazi swastika or the double-sig rune associated with the Schutzstaffel (SS) paramilitary group.

Separately, police arrested three men in October for performing the Nazi salute outside the Jewish Museum of Australia. »

The 66-year-old Townsville builder spent most of 2023 volunteering in Ukraine, restoring homes and schools ravaged by Russian attacks.

Manfred Hin has been involved in rebuilding more than 50 homes in Ukraine.

Mr Hin has been involved in rebuilding more than 50 houses and a dozen schools damaged during the ongoing war with Russia. »

Shapps said Putin had to go "cap in hand" to ask North Korea for weapons.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin had to beg North Korea to supply them with weapons for the Ukraine war, the UK defense secretary said on Friday. »

A senior Hezbollah commander has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, according to a Lebanese security official.

A source in Lebanon familiar with the matter told Reuters Tawil was one of the most senior Hezbollah commanders killed in the hostilities so far.

Another image shows him with Mustafa Badreddine, a former senior military leader of Hezbollah, who died in an explosion in 2016. »