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Three Israeli hostages and 369 Palestinian prisoners to be freed Live footage from the scene shows Red Cross vehicles arriving at the scene in Khan Younis where the hostages are to be released.Israelis are also preparing to watch the release of the hostages. Here are a few pictures from Tel Aviv: Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/15/middle-east-live-israeli-hostages-palestinian-prisoners-to-be-released-as-trump-calls-for-hard-stance-on-gaza-live Author : Helen Livingstone Publish date : 2025-02-15 07:45:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Prime minister tells Salmon Tasmania of promise to change legislation and allow ‘sustainable’ farming to continueGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has promised to introduce legislation that will allow “sustainable salmon farming” to continue in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour, sparking anger from conversationists and researchers who urged for the local industry to be scaled back.The promise, made in a letter to industry group Salmon Tasmania, came after years of lobbying for action in Macquarie Harbour to save the threatened Maugean skate from extinction.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link :

Exclusive: Barristers at Doughty Street Chambers say they have been subject to surveillance, hacking and rape threatsUK-based lawyers have spoken out about being targeted by the Chinese state and its supporters in a campaign of intimidation including surveillance, hacking of bank accounts and rape threats.The barristers, from Doughty Street Chambers in London, say there has been a coordinated and concerted campaign against them since they began acting for the jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and media mogul, Jimmy Lai, three years ago. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/15/uk-based-lawyers-for-hong-kong-activist-jimmy-lai-targeted-by-chinese-state Author : Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent Publish date : 2025-02-15 05:00:00

Residents in Sierra Madre begin cleanup effort after strongest storm of year sweeps through southern CaliforniaResidents of a southern California mountain community near the Eaton fire burn scar dug out of roads submerged in sludge on Friday after the strongest storm of the year swept through the area, unleashing debris flows and muddy messes in several neighborhoods recently torched by wildfires.Water, debris and boulders rushed down the mountain in the city of Sierra Madre on Thursday night, trapping at least one car in the mud and damaging several home garages with mud and debris. Bulldozers on Friday were cleaning up