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French president responds to Israeli PM’s ‘erroneous’ allegations in relation to decision to recognise state of Palestine Emmanuel Macron has hit out at Benjamin Netanyahu for his “abject” and “erroneous” remarks after Israel’s prime minister claimed that antisemitism had “surged” in France after the country’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state in September.In a statement released late on Tuesday, the office of the French president pushed back against Netanyahu’s claim. “The analysis suggesting that France’s decision to recognise the state of Palestine in September is behind the rise in antisemitic violence in France is erroneous, abject, and will not go

State house to hold vote on map intended to flip five Democrat-held seats; US attorney general releases latest arrest numbers The White House launched an official TikTok account on Tuesday, as Donald Trump continues to permit the Chinese-owned platform to operate in the US despite a law requiring its sale.“America we are BACK! What’s up TikTok?” read a caption on the account’s first post, a 27-second clip, on the popular video-sharing app. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/aug/20/tulsi-gabbard-security-clearance-donald-trump-administration-us-politics-latest-updates Author : Shrai Popat (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) Publish date : 2025-08-20 14:40:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Jean Pormanove featured regularly in videos in which he appeared to be assaulted or humiliated as viewers watchedFrench authorities are investigating the death of a man during a live video stream on the Kick platform, where he had regularly been shown enduring violence and humiliation.Prosecutors ordered an autopsy and opened an investigation into the death of the man, 46, in the village of Contes, north of Nice, on Monday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/20/french-government-investigating-death-of-man-during-live-stream Author : Reuters in Paris Publish date : 2025-08-20 12:07:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Security minister Dan Jarvis says government is considering options after council granted injunction to stop people being placed at the Bell hotelTrain fares in England are now expected to rise by a higher-than-expected 5.8% next year, causing concern among passenger groups.Rail ticket increases are usually calculated by adding one percentage point to July’s inflation reading on the retail prices index (RPI), which came in 0.2 points above forecasts on Wednesday at 4.8%. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/aug/20/government-housing-asylum-seekers-epping-court-injunction-uk-politics-latest-updates-news Author : Amy Sedghi Publish date : 2025-08-20 09:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.