• Australia’s High Court will rule this afternoon on the “Citizenship Seven,” a group of current and former parliamentarians found to have dual citizenship. [SBS]

• Our editorial board weighed in on Australia’s plans for one of the world’s largest coal mines, arguing “it’s the opposite of what Australia, India or the rest of the world needs.” [The New York Times]

• Taiwan’s Kinmen County holds a referendum on Saturday on the construction of a casino report. Reports suggest overwhelming local support. [The Diplomat]

• A forensic neuropathologist will look for abnormalities in the remains of the brain of the Las Vegas gunman, Stephen Paddock. [The New York Times]

• Dag Hammarskjold, the U.N.’s second secretary general, was killed in a plane crash nearly 60 years ago. A new report suggests that the crash might have been no accident. [The New York Times]

• Police in Osaka, Japan, finally caught a 74-year-old cat burglar, described as a ninja for his clothes and skills. He was charged with 254 thefts. [Japan Times]

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