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Chris Bowen warns global heating will fuel political instability in annual climate statement

Parliament to hear increased ‘fragility’ of energy networks ‘could be used by hostile actors’ amid existential national security risk to Pacific neighbours

The Guardian - AU

MPs add to pressure on ministers to vet Barclay family’s Telegraph offer

Call for national security law to be used to investigate proposed deal involving consortium backed by UAE

The Guardian - UK

Closing arguments begin in trial of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists

Judge says verdict is ‘tentatively’ three or four months away after 10 months of hearings

The Guardian - AU

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Telegraph sale presents potential national security threat, Tory MPs say

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden has been urged to use security powers to review the potential sale to an Abu-Dhabi-backed investment fund.

The Independent UK

Trial of Hong Kong activists under China-imposed law enters home straight

Sixteen pro-democracy activists are charged under national security laws critics claim are designed to stifle dissent.

Al Jazeera

Final Debates Begin In Hong Kong's Largest Security Trial

Hong Kong's largest-ever national security trial began final arguments Wednesday, more than 1,000 days after authorities filed charges against 47 democracy activists under a law imposed by China to quell dissent.

International Business Times

US used its Section 702 spy tool to disrupt Iran’s weapons program

The disclosure is the administration’s latest argument that the Section 702 tool is essential as it pushes for renewal ahead of a year-end expiry.

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For Hong Kong’s arrested pro-democracy activists, justice must wait

Closing arguments are due to begin in high-profile trial of 16 pro-democracy figures nearly three years after arrests.

Al Jazeera

Australia confident subs deal would survive under Trump

A nuclear submarine deal with America and the United Kingdom is critical to Australia's national interests, the defence industry minister says.

AAP

Schumer to bring spending package on Israel and Ukraine to Senate floor

Senate leader says ‘biggest holdup to the national security assistance package right now is the insistence by our Republican colleagues on partisan border policy as a condition for vital Ukraine aid’

The Independent UK

‘We hoped and prayed’: four-year-old American girl among hostages released

Abigail Mor Edan, who was one of three US hostages, was among the 17 captives freed on Sunday under ceasefire terms

The Guardian - US

Tributes paid to martyrs on 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks anniversary

Personnel of the National Security Guard, Mumbai police and Indian Revenue Service officer Sameer Wankhede participated in a candle and flag march held at the Gateway of India, opposite the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, one of the terror attack sites.

The Hindu

Labor ‘cleaning up mess’ left by Peter Dutton on national security, Tony Burke says

New laws aim to give courts power to strip dual nationals convicted of terrorism of Australian citizenship

The Guardian - AU

Hong Kong to restructure primary education to make it more ‘patriotic’

New curriculum from 2025 part of push to create sense of national identity among schoolchildren

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - AU

Israel-Hamas war: Cubans protest in front of US embassy in Havana – as it happened

This blog has closed. You can follow our live coverage of the Israel-Hamas war here on our new blog

France 24

Gaza truce to start Friday, says Qatar

A Gaza truce and hostage release will start on Friday morning, Qatar’s foreign ministry announced on Thursday. A pause in the fighting will begin at 7am local time and the first batch of civilian hostages held in Gaza since October 7 is set to be handed over around 4pm Friday.…

The Independent UK

How the hostage deal came about: Negotiations stumbled, but persistence finally won out

Negotiations to free the hostages held by Hamas hardly ran smoothly

The Independent UK

Ex-Obama official caught on video racially abusing Muslim man

Stuart Seldowitz is a former member of Barack Obama’s White House national security council

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The Independent UK

Ex-Obama official caught on video allegedly racially abusing Muslim man

Stuart Seldowitz is a former member of Barack Obama’s White House national security council

Evening Standard

North Korea claims to have successfully launched spy satellite into space after failed attempts

The US National Security Council called the launch 'brazen violation' of resolutions drawn up by the UN

The Guardian - UK

Christmas convoy to cheer up Filipino troops on disputed shoal ‘ill advised’

Security officials in Philippines warn against planned trip by dozens of boats, saying it risks stirring tensions with China

Politico

Humanitarian groups tell White House cease-fire is only viable aid option

Six groups met with Jake Sullivan to outline more ways the administration can help Palestinians in Gaza.

Crikey

It’s a travesty McBride had to plead guilty, but the public want whistleblower reform

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus pledged to establish a whistleblower protection authority in 2019. He needs to get a move on.

Crikey

David McBride’s case shows why military whistleblowers need adequate protection

What constitutes ‘public interest’ suffers endless scrutiny. What endangers ‘national security’ does not.

The Guardian - UK

MPs want UK national security law used to vet Barclay family’s Telegraph offer

Financing from Abu Dhabi investors secured for bid but use of overseas sovereign wealth questioned

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