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De facto ambassador to Australia says opposition leader’s commentary ‘not evidence based, not verified and unacceptable’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton’s comments about people escaping the bloodshed in Gaza are hurtful and “very bad for cohesion and harmony”, according to Palestine’s de facto ambassador to Australia.After a week...

Overcrowding in humanitarian zone dissuading those given evacuation orders by IDF from leaving, say UN officialsThousands of people facing Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have been forced to abandon plans to comply with Israeli evacuation orders telling them to move to a designated “safe humanitarian zone” because there is no space for them there.At the weekend the Israeli military told residents of multiple neighbourhoods in...

Web developer in Lahore charged with cyberterrorism, after riots thought to have been fuelled by false reports onlinePolice in Pakistan have charged a man with cyberterrorism for his alleged role in spreading misinformation thought to have led to widespread rioting in the UK, a senior investigator has said.The suspect was identified as Farhan Asif, 32, a freelance web developer, said Imran Kishwar, the deputy...

Government denies new cybersecurity measures responsible for up to 40% drop in internet speeds across the countryFor the free online tech skill classes advertised, there were hundreds of Facebook “likes” and in the end 1,500 people signed up. But on the first day last week, only a handful of those registered managed to log in to the live session. The internet was working at...