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- Three Israelis killed at the West Bank - Jordan crossing.
- South Australia drafts laws to ban children under 14 from using social media.
- And in cycling, Australians Ben O'Connor, Kaden Groves and Jay Vine all finish Vuelta a Espana on the podium.
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Three Israeli civilians have been killed in an attack at the Allenby border crossing between Jordan and the occupied West Bank.
The Israeli Defence Forces says the attacker was driving a truck from Jordan towards the crossing, then got out and opened fire.
The shooter was then killed by security forces at the checkpoint that is used by Palestinians, Israelis and international tourists.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet it was a difficult day and condemns the killing.
"We are surrounded by a murderous ideology led by Iran's axis of evil. In recent days, loathsome terrorists have murdered six of our hostages in cold blood and three Israeli police officers. The killers do not distinguish between us, they want to murder us all, until the last one. Right and left, secular and religious, Jews and non-Jews. What prevents the elimination of our people as in the past is the strength of the State of Israel and the strength of the Israel Defense Forces."
Meanwhile, Gazan health authorities say the Israeli military has killed at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza including children over the previous 24 hours.
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The South Australian government has drafted a bill to ban children under 14-years-old from using social media.
This comes after a 276-page report by a former High Court chief Justice Robert French was released yesterday.
The law would require social media companies to gain parental consent for the 14 and 15-year-olds to use their platforms.
South Australia Premier Peter Malinauskas says the bill would create a systemic social responsibility on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
Consultations on the proposed regulations is expected to begin this week.
If the bill is approved, it would be the first of its kind in the country.
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Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across France, in a wave of anger at the appointment of conservative Michel Barnier as the country’s new Prime Minister.
The left-wing coalition, who won the most amount of seats in the recent election, prompted the protests by accusing the 73-year-old Mr Barnier with five decades of political experience of stealing legislative elections.
He was picked by embattled President Emmanuel Macron, two months after snap parliamentary elections that threw the country into political turmoil.
A member of the French parliament for Leftist Nupes party, Benjamin Lucas has expressed his disappointment.
"By appointing Michel Barnier, the President of the French Republic has decided to spit in the face of the millions of French people who turned out on July 7 to vote in an historic election."
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In the United States,
A nation-wide poll shows Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris are effectively tied heading into the final weeks of the electiom.
The poll, conducted by the New York Times and Siena College, has Mr Trump up one percentage point, 48 per cent to 47 per cent, over Ms Harris.
The difference is within the survey's three-point margin of error, meaning a win for either candidate in the November 5 election appears within reach.
While the Trump campaign endured a relatively rocky stretch in the weeks after Democratic President Joe Biden dropped out of the race in July, the most recent polling indicates the core of his support base is not going anywhere.
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In sport,
In a historic day for Australian cycling, Australians Ben O'Connor, Kaden Groves and Jay Vine have all finished Vuelta a Espana on the podium as Slovenia's Primoz Roglic sealed a record-equalling fourth title.
O'Connor earned his first grand tour podium place after finishing second at the end of the race of his life.
Groves, who won three stages, claimed the green jersey for the second year running and Vine the polka-dot jersey as King of the Mountains.
This meant it was the first time two Australian riders had won two standings in an edition of La Vuelta.
It has happened once before in the Giro d'Italia, with Cadel Evans and Matthew Lloyd.
