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Antony Blinken says US has been ‘engaged in intense diplomacy’ as the region braces for attacks from Iran and its alliesHamas has named Yahya Sinwar as the new head of its political bureau, elevating the hardline militant to the group’s top post after the assassination in Tehran of its previous political leader.Sinwar’s appointment was announced in a brief statement by Hamas on Tuesday that was aired on pro-Hamas Iranian state media channels. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/aug/07/middle-east-crisis-israel-gaza-war-iran-hamas-lebanon-hezbollah Author : Charlie Moloney Publish date : 2024-08-07 08:46:39 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Police anticipating busy day as they monitor reports of at least 30 gatherings and threats against immigration law specialistsSix people have been charged with violent disorder in Plymouth on Monday night which saw police officers injured and two members of the public taken to hospital, PA Media reports.Devon and Cornwall police said the four adults and two 17-year-old boys have been charged under section 2 of the Public Order Act 1986. They are due to appear at Plymouth magistrates court today.You know what, you can be concerned about immigration, you can be concerned about damage to a place of worship,

Harris’s vice-presidential pick receives backing of names including Jamie Lee Curtis, Cynthia Nixon and Ken BurnsHollywood figures, including Julianne Moore and Rob Reiner, have shared their support for Kamala Harris’s vice-presidential pick, Tim Walz.The 60-year-old Minnesota governor was announced as the running mate of Harris, the presumptive Democratic candidate for president, on Tuesday after weeks of speculation. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/07/tim-walz-celebrity-endorsements Author : Benjamin Lee Publish date : 2024-08-07 07:09:55 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

With 550m users, the social network has been accused of providing a platform for organising riots in the UKWith 550 million users, Telegram is the biggest underground app in the world. A hybrid messaging service and social network, the company seems to make controversy a core part of its business.From its early days as a rebellion against growing censorship in its founders’ home nation of Russia, through controversies around its lack of encryption and adoption of cryptocurrency, to its role today as an essentially unmoderated chatroom that has been accused of providing a platform for organising riots in the UK,