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Lucia Stein
Lucia Stein has been at the ABC since 2015, where she started as a digital journalist/producer with the national online team. She has worked as a mobile journalist and as a reporter for the Personal Finance project. Since 2020, Lucia has been a digital producer for the International team. You can follow her on Twitter: @luciastein_
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Israel and Hamas have reached a temporary ceasefire deal after six weeks of fighting. This is what we know about it
By Brad Ryan in Washington DC and Lucia Stein
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a four-day ceasefire in their war in exchange for the release of 50 women and children held in Gaza. Here's what we know about the deal and what may unfold next.
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Why an 'extraordinary' statement by Queen Rania was the first sign of shifting priorities in Jordan
By Lucia Stein and Rebecca Armitage in Jerusalem
As the war between Israel and Gaza escalates, the conflict is shifting dynamics within the Middle East. In Jordan, the outbreak of violence has evoked longstanding fears the kingdom cannot remain immune to regional instability.
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This chief of Hamas in Gaza was once a prisoner of Israel. Now Yahya Sinwar is a 'dead man walking'
By Lucia Stein
Twelve years ago, Yahya Sinwar was inside an Israeli jail cell with no means of escape. Now, Israel has accused the Hamas Gaza chief of playing a role in planning the October 7 attack, with officials calling him a "dead man walking".
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'This is a red line': A tiny border crossing, millions of desperate Gazans, and a neighbour on the brink
By Lucia Stein and Lucy Sweeney
With stockpiles of humanitarian aid backed up on one side, and desperate Palestinian civilians on the other, the world is waiting to see when the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip will open. But it is proving a complicated problem to solve.
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Israeli army 'waiting for political decision' on Gaza invasion as Netanyahu convenes emergency cabinet — as it happened
By Lucia Stein, Brianna Morris-Grant, Lara Smit, Judd Boaz, Riley Stuart, John Lyons, and Yara Murray-Atfield
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes Israel's expanded emergency cabinet for the first time, saying the national unity on display sends a message at home and abroad as the country gears up to "demolish Hamas" in Gaza.
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'Hamas is underground, it lives in tunnels': Why the hunt for Mohammed Deif could destroy Gaza
By Lucia Stein and Lucy Sweeney
The Israel Defense Forces' top spokesman says the killing of senior Hamas members is a "top priority". But analysts say tracking down these leaders will be complicated, and even if Israel is able to "eliminate" its targets, there is no guarantee it will bring an end to this war.
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Civilians and soldiers are among those held hostage by Hamas. How did they capture so many?
By Lucia Stein and Lucy Sweeney
Hamas has held Israeli civilians and soldiers captive before, but history shows this hostage situation could be much more difficult for Israel to resolve.
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Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner and the shifting dynamics of the celebrity divorce industrial complex
By Lucy Sweeney and Lucia Stein
As the messy break-up between Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas plays out in full view of the public, social media is exposing the radically shifting power dynamics of the celebrity divorce industrial complex.
To claim the throne, Lachlan Murdoch gave up his independence and his relationship with his brother
By Lucia Stein, Lucy Sweeney and Emily Clark and Rebecca Armitage
Lachlan Murdoch was once the reluctant heir apparent to a sprawling media empire, spending years in the wilderness after a confrontation with his father. This is how he was welcomed back into the fold and handed the keys to the kingdom.
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Rarely seen since he formed a bond with three brothers, Morocco's king returns home for quake fallout
By Rebecca Armitage and Lucia Stein
Morocco's elusive king was abroad when a devastating quake struck last week. When he returned home, there was mounting anger over the official response to the tragedy.
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Deep in the Atlas Mountains, a monster was slowly growing. Moroccan villages on top had no chance
By Lucy Sweeney, Mark Doman, Emily Clark and Lucia Stein
In the days since a deadly earthquake rippled through Morocco's High Atlas Mountain, devastating stories of loss have emerged. Seismic data and satellite imagery show the sheer scale of this destruction.
The inside story of the Queen's final hours, and how they foretold the first year of Charles's reign
By Lucia Stein and Rebecca Armitage
The plans for her death were meticulous. Her lavish funeral had a code name. But when the kingdom's second Elizabethan era drew to a close, everyone suddenly seemed to be a little caught off-guard.
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'We were counting his days down': Why Putin may have borrowed from Hitler's playbook
By Lucia Stein and Rebecca Armitage
Whether the apparent downing of a Wagner plane stacked with Putin's enemies was an accident or an assassination, Russia's president reaps the rewards. This is what we know about the crash that changed everything.
Airlines are cracking down on this travel hack and one website is in the crosshairs
By Lucia Stein
It's the sneaky travel hack that's been used by savvy consumers for years. Here's what we know about skiplagging.
Prigozhin's appetite for violence and his raw ambition propelled his life. It also destroyed him
By Rebecca Armitage and Lucia Stein
Once a petty criminal who served time in a Russian penal colony for stealing a woman's boots off her feet, Yevgeny Prigozhin cut a ruthless path to power. His end may have been just as violent.
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Are 1,100 people really missing after Maui's fires? Here's what we know
By Lucia Stein and Lucy Sweeney with wires
Two weeks after wildfires ravaged the Hawaiian town of Lahaina, a list of the missing has topped 1,000 people, and investigators fear many of the victims will never be found.
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The Barbie movie featured a tongue-in-cheek joke about the doll's creator. This is the story of Ruth Handler
By Lucy Sweeney and Lucia Stein
Ruth Handler was the ambitious career woman who created Barbie and changed America's toy industry. But a tax fraud scandal ultimately saw her forced out of the company she co-founded, Mattel.
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The Titan sub mystery unfolded in unimaginable horror. For those on board, it was over in a moment
By North America correspondent Jade Macmillan in Boston with Lucia Stein and Rebecca Armitage
Days of frantic waiting has ended in tragedy for the families of the Titan sub passengers. But the search for answers is just beginning, and the question now is whether lessons will be learned from the underwater implosion.
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Putin appears to be feuding with his only friend. But nothing inside the Kremlin is as it seems
By Lucia Stein, Rebecca Armitage and Lucy Sweeney
As Russia moves to take control of Wagner with its push for recruits to sign contracts before July 1, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the mercenary group, has vowed a boycott. Now everyone is waiting to see if he will ultimately bend to the Russian leader's will — and what happens if he refuses.
'One is more horrific than the next': When women discovered they'd been stalked with Airtags, they took their fight to Apple
By Lucia Stein
Apple's Airtags and similar devices like Tile are marketed as useful tools for people to keep track of their belongings. But domestic violence awareness groups say that in the wrong hands, the devices can be used to track people against their wishes.
How the man who was constantly by Trump’s side ended up in court as his co-defendant
By Lucy Sweeney, Lucia Stein and Rebecca Armitage
Many of the familiar faces that surrounded Donald Trump in his final days in the White House have exited his orbit. But there is one man who remained dutifully by his side — and his loyalty may have made him a target of the FBI.
No mugshot, no cash bond and no talking to the valet: Key takeaways from Trump's brief court appearance
By North America correspondents Carrington Clarke, Barbara Miller in Miami, Lucia Stein and Rebecca Armitage
Former US president Donald Trump faces criminal charges for the second time in as many months. Here's how his day in court unfolded.
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The son of a Putin ally was about to be extradited from Italy to the US. This is how he vanished
By Lucia Stein and Rebecca Armitage, wires
The son of a Putin ally was facing extradition from Italy to the US over bank fraud and charges of shipping oil in breach of sanctions. Then he vanished.
Trump's second indictment of the year may not be his last. This is what we know about his legal woes
By Lucia Stein and Rebecca Armitage
For the second time this year, former US president Donald Trump has been indicted on criminal charges. So, what happens now? Here's everything we know.
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While his followers starved to death, this alleged cult leader continued to live a 'lavish life'. Then police arrived
By Rebecca Armitage, Lucia Stein and Lucy Sweeney
A religious community followed a taxi driver-turned-televangelist into the forests of eastern Kenya. Just weeks later, they turned into a starvation cult. WARNING: Readers might find the details in this story distressing.