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- UNICEF warns US and Israeli aid plan could increase suffering in Gaza...
- Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass after his historic election...
- The South Sydney Rabbitohs break their four-game losing streak against Brisbane.
The United Nations Children's Fund has condemned Israel and the United States for new plans to take over distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza, saying they will increase suffering for children and families.
Earlier this week, the Israeli security cabinet approved plans to seize Gaza, force the displacement of much of its 2.1 million population and require all humanitarian aid to be delivered through private companies and its military.
The aid community has rejected any plans that would give occupying power Israel a role in distributing aid in Gaza.
The US State Department has floated a solution that would allow private firms to deliver food aid at what it claims are neutral sites without Israeli involvement.
But UNICEF spokesperson James Elder says any disruption of the current aid network could be a disaster.
"More children are likely to suffer and risk death and injury as a consequence of this plan. It contravenes basic humanitarian principles, it appears designed to reinforce control over life sustaining items as a pressure tactic. And of course, there is a simple there is a simple alternative. Lift the blockade, let humanitarian aid in, save lives."
Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his first Mass after his historic election as the first U-S born pope in the Catholic Church's 2,000-year history.
The election of Cardinal Robert Prevost overcame the traditional prohibition against a pope from the United States.
Leo's first words to the crowds in St Peter's Square emphasised a message of dialogue.
"You have called me to carry the cross and to be blessed with admission and I know that I can rely on each and everyone of you to walk with me as we continue as a church."
Ukraine's security services say they have uncovered a network of spies being run by Hungary to obtain intelligence about Ukraine's defences.
The security agency says it has detained two suspected agents, both former members of the Ukrainian military, and says they were recruited by handlers in Hungarian military intelligence.
Hungary is part of the EU and NATO, which both support Ukraine, but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has expressed skepticism about Western military aid to Ukraine and maintains ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
According to Ukrainian officials, the agents were tasked with passing on details to their handler about Ukraine's air defence, and other military capabilities in a region of Ukraine bordering Hungary.
A grandmother has been charged with the alleged double murders of two schoolboys in western New South Wales.
The brothers, aged seven and six, were found dead at a semi-rural property on the outskirts of Coonabarabran in northwest New South Wales on Monday afternoon [[5th May]].
Police charged the boys' 66-year-old maternal grandmother with two counts of murder.
She was refused bail and will appear at Parramatta Bail Court today.
Victoria Police have arrested more than 30 people as part of an investigation into a spate of attacks targeting gay men through dating apps.
Police say fake profiles are being used to lure victims, with perpetrators mainly using the app Grindr, but also Scruff and Snapchat to find their victims.
They say the alleged male offenders are primarily aged between 13 and 20 and have been charged with a range of offences including armed robbery, kidnapping, and assault.
Acting Superintendent Carolyn Deer says some of the victims were also subjected to homophobic slurs.
"We've had male people on apps such as Grindr being targeted and they're meeting up with people, thinking it’s all legitimate. And unfortunately they're being assaulted robbed and sometimes being video'd. Things are being put up on social media and sometimes they're subjected to homophobic slurs."
In rugby league,
Latrell Mitchell pushed South Sydney into a stunning 22-14 comeback defeat of Brisbane on return from suspension to snap the Rabbitohs' four-game losing streak at Accor Stadium.
The Broncos coughed up a 14-point half-time lead on Friday night in Sydney before losing Ben Hunt to a hamstring injury.
Superstar fullback Mitchell helped pull in a remarkable win with a stunning 49-metre field goal to lead Souths to win over the Broncos.
