## Australia will recognise Palestine at UN meeting in September

Authored by rnz.co.nz

Australia will move to recognise a state of Palestine at the next United Nations General Assembly next month, with a condition that terror group Hamas play no role in its future governance.

"Australia will recognise the state of Palestine.

Australia will recognise the right of the Palestinian people to a state of their own, predicated on the commitments Australia has received from the Palestinian Authority," Albanese said.

The Palestinian Authority has promised Australia it would recognise Israel's right to exist, demilitarise and hold general elections, among other commitments.

Albanese said every generation had known "failures and false storms" in the decades of failure to internationally recognise a state of Israel and of Palestine.

The United Kingdom has said it will also formally recognise Palestine at the September UN meeting unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza and resumes humanitarian aid.

Currently, 147 of the 193 UN member states recognise Palestine as a sovereign state. »

### JD Vance’s attempt to link Democrats to Epstein renews calls to ‘release the files’

Authored by theguardian.com

In an interview with Fox News broadcast on Sunday, the vice-president tried to deflect criticism of the administration’s refusal to release the Epstein files by blaming Democrats.

And yet somehow the Democrats are attacking him and not the Biden administration, which did nothing for four years,” he said.

(Vance denied to Fox that they had discussed Epstein at all, though he did acknowledge the meeting took place.). »

### Ukraine will not let Russia 'deceive America,' Zelensky says ahead of upcoming Trump-Putin summit

Authored by kyivindependent.com

Zelensky's remarks come ahead of an Aug. 15 meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Ukraine is in "constant communication" with partners in the U.S. on how to secure peace, Zelensky said.

"We in Ukraine know Russia well, and that is why, in extremely difficult conditions, Ukrainians have endured more than three years of full-scale war. »

### 5 Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike in Gaza

Authored by bnonews.com

At least five Al Jazeera journalists and media staff were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a media tent at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, according to the network.

Al Jazeera, citing the director of Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City, said correspondents Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Qraiqea were killed on when their tent near the hospital complex was struck on Sunday night, local time.

Just minutes before the strike, Al-Sharif had posted on social media about heavy Israeli bombardment in parts of Gaza City. »

### Russian strikes on Azerbaijani energy sites in Ukraine may reportedly push Baku to arm Kyiv

Authored by kyivindependent.com

The reported shift follows a series of Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure linked to Azerbaijan.

Caliber.Az said Russian forces had "systematically" struck Azerbaijani energy facilities in Ukraine in recent weeks, warning that such actions could trigger a policy reversal in Baku on weapons exports to Kyiv.

Azerbaijan and Ukraine have maintained close energy and trade ties for years, with Kyiv importing Azerbaijani oil and gas and SOCAR expanding its investments in Ukraine’s fuel infrastructure. »

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