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Israeli command system identified 850,000 targets in Gaza and Lebanon wars, says supplier
Jul 6, 2026 - World 
Elbit Systems supplied Tzayad digital army programme to map people, vehicles and other objects in real timeIsrael identified about 1,000 potential targets a day during the first two years of the wars in Gaza and Lebanon with its command and control system, according to a presentation by the country’s largest arms supplier, Elbit Systems.A total of 850,000 targets were detected in real time by the Israeli Tzayad digital army programme across all the military’s theatres of war between 7 October and the end of 2025, the company said at a military conference in London. Continue reading...
Mourners throng funeral procession in Tehran for Iran's ex-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Jul 6, 2026 - World 
Mourners dressed in black flooded into Iran's capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs of people calling for the death of U.S. President Trump.
China test-launches a ballistic missile in the South Pacific and raises regional concerns
Jul 6, 2026 - World 
China's navy test-launched a long-range ballistic missile Monday from one of its nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific in a rare move that drew protest and concerns from countries in the region.
Child protection services contacted before four-year-old’s alleged murder as police investigate cannibalism claim
Jul 6, 2026 - World 
Police charge woman with murder after boy’s body was found in a Central Coast home on SaturdayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales department in charge of child protection received “a number of reports” about a four-year-old child before he was allegedly murdered by his mother, the minister revealed, as she announced a review into how the case was handled.Kate Washington, the NSW minister for communities and family, announced the independent review into the child’s case on Monday afternoon, two days after police found the preschooler’s body at a home on the Central Coast. Continue reading...
Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine's capital kills at least 12
Jul 6, 2026 - World 
Russia launched waves of missiles and drones at Kyiv early Monday, killing at least 12 people in an attack that exposed widening gaps in Ukraine's air defenses, authorities said.
