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NSW cop asked friend ‘what would you do if I told you I killed somebody’ before alleged murders, court told

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Israeli football player sent off after gun-firing goal celebration
Israeli footballer Saied Abu Farchi has been sent off during a Nations League match after using a corner flag.

Australia news live: PM says he learned of OpenAI’s Medicare breach in New York; Australian shares on track for fourth straight losing week
Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast AI hack of Medicare exposes Australia’s vulnerabilities Technology experts have warned revelations an artificial intelligence agent hacked Medicare’s internal systems will not be the only dangerous breach of government data and have called for Australia to boost its protections against the growing risk. Frontier AI now has capability to expose those vulnerabilities at a rate quicker than we can keep up, quicker than we can patch them. What if it was a less benign breach? What if it was a less benign actor? Let’s face it, clearly, Services Australia’s cybersecurity is woefully inadequate. I mean the irony here is that you actually need AI to fight AI. This should hasten, if anything, our move over in the US to less finger wagging and Trump one-upmanship, and more about embracing these AI companies and
Pakistani forces kill Afghan Taliban fighters in border escalation
Pakistan's security forces report ongoing cross-border fire in latest fighting with Afghanistan.

Xi got Trump's red carpet welcome - but not everything he wanted
China wanted progress on trade, technology and Taiwan - but hasn't got as much as it would have hoped for.
Jewish protestors join Free Palestine march to denounce Netanyahu
Al Jazeera’s Emma Withrow reports from a Free Palestine march, where Jewish demonstrators rejected Netanyahu.
Young men flee Tigray amid fears of forced recruitment
Years after the war, unresolved tensions are again leaving young people fearful of being drawn into fighting.