Three Israeli citizens can reapply for protection visas in Australia after officials accepted they held a genuine fear they would be forced to break international humanitarian law in Gaza. A government tribunal ruled that the siblings faced persecution for refusing conscription into the Israel Defense Forces because of their political opinion on the war.
Separately, One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts has repeatedly promoted the far-right concept of "remigration" in interviews and podcasts. He said the party wanted to deport 100,000 temporary residents as well as 100,000 international students from Australia.
In France, firefighters are battling a huge wildfire near Bordeaux that has consumed an area of land four times the size of Paris. Windy conditions are hampering efforts to contain the blaze, while Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, warned that Spain and the Iberian peninsula are suffering the effects of the climate emergency.
At the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Australia's swimmers added to their medal tally, including golds for Iona Anderson and Tim Hodge on day three.
In other news, German police shot dead a man suspected of an Islamist terror attack after he drove a van into a crowd near Berlin's Pride festival and then went on a knife rampage. Romania has summoned Russia's ambassador over "repeated violations" after its military shot down a third drone in as many days. The FBI has issued urgent warnings about an online network called 764 that coerces children into self-harm and violence, while Unesco has added Mount Olympus to its world heritage list.
