Good morning. There is breaking news this morning that the US military has shot down an Iranian drone that it said approached an American aircraft carrier “with unclear intent” in the Arabian Sea. Also overseas, UK police have launched an investigation into Peter Mandelson, over the former ambassador to the US’s alleged communications with Jeffrey Epstein. In Australia, there is debate around moves to prevent hate speech in schools, and we look at planned protests around the Israeli president’s visit to Australia next week. Australia NSW premier Chris Minns said the new guidelines would follow existing hate speech legislation. Photograph:
Hezbollah wont intervene if US strikes Iran, group says but it does have a red line
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