The Federal Government says an Australian prisoner of war captured by Russia while fighting in Ukraine may still be alive.
Footage emerged, last month, of 32 year Oscar Jenkins being interrogated by Russian troops. He was later reported to have been killed.
Meanwhile, authorities say the full might of Australia's security agencies are investigating a potential terror plot against the Jewish community revealed by New South Wales Police.
Authorities fear a caravan laden with explosives discovered in Sydney's north-west was to be used in an anti-Semitic attack.
United Nations officials are urging Israel to reverse its decision to ban UN aid agency, UNRWA, from operating in Israel or having any contact with Israel.
It comes as the UN struggles to fulfil its duty to distribute humanitarian aid into Gaza.
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