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The regional command at Ann would be the second regional military command to fall to ethnic rebels in five months, and a huge blow to the militaryA rebel army in Myanmar said it had captured a major military headquarters in the country’s west, marking the fall of the junta’s second regional command as it faces mounting setbacks against a nationwide armed resistance movement.The Arakan Army (AA) said the western military command in Rakhine state, which borders Bangladesh, fell on Friday after two weeks of intense fighting, according to a statement posted on Telegram late on Friday. Continue reading... Source link

Missile fell in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area leaving 14 people with minor injuries; attack comes days after Israel launched deadly strikes on YemenIsraeli airstrikes killed at least 25 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Friday, Reuters reports, citing medics. The toll included at least eight in an apartment in the Nuseirat refugee camp and at least 10, including seven children, in the town of Jabalia.Hello, and welcome to our live coverage of developments in the Middle East.The Israeli military said its forces had shot a protester during a demonstration against the army’s activities in a village in southern Syria on

Instagram release of tea towel featuring what the UK designer ‘finds common’ has become an annual ritualWhat is “common” these days – and is it even OK to say it?Some might say it’s a controversial term, but for Nicky Haslam, the 85-year-old English designer, socialite and self-appointed arbiter of taste, defining what is common is not something to shy away from – on the contrary, it has become an annual ritual. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/dec/21/unpeeled-tomatoes-and-barn-conversions-nicky-haslam-reveals-whats-common-this-year Author : Morwenna Ferrier Publish date : 2024-12-21 08:00:13 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

State premier says suspect thought to be ‘lone perpetrator’ of attack in eastern town of MagdeburgFull report: two killed and scores injured in Germany as car ploughs into crowd at Christmas marketHello, we are restarting our live coverage of the attack in Germany in which a driver ploughed a car into a crowd at a Christmas market in the eastern town of Magdeburg on Friday evening, leaving at least two people dead and 68 injured.Fifteen people were left in a critical condition and a small child was among the fatalities, government officials said.Emergency workers were seen treating victims on the

Villagers say Israel’s forces have sown ‘fear and horror’ as they continue to expand into Syria’s territoryThe Israeli military said its forces shot a protester during a demonstration against the army’s activities in a village in southern Syria on Friday, injuring him in the leg.Since Islamist-led rebels toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad on 8 December Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes on Syrian military facilities in what it says is a bid to prevent them from falling into hostile hands. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/21/israeli-troops-shoot-syrian-protester-as-forces-move-beyond-buffer-zone Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date : 2024-12-21 03:07:24 Copyright for syndicated content

Ministers set out plans for outlawing neonicotinoids but considering application by farmers to use Cruiser SBBee-killing pesticides are to be banned by the UK government, as ministers set out plans to outlaw the use of neonicotinoids.However, the highly toxic neonicotinoid Cruiser SB could be allowed for use next year, as ministers are considering applications from the National Farmers’ Union and British Sugar. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/21/uk-ban-bee-killing-pesticides-highly-toxic-neonicotinoid-could-be-allowed Author : Helena Horton Environment reporter Publish date : 2024-12-21 06:00:11 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

When she was six, Sara complained that her mother hit her, but that her father and stepmother, who were convicted of her murder, didn’tSara Sharif told a social worker she felt safe living with her father and stepmother because “they don’t hit me”, four years before she died from their brutal campaign of torture.The schoolgirl’s haunting words are buried in hundreds of pages of private family court papers that were disclosed after an application by media organisations, including the Guardian. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/dec/21/sara-sharif-told-social-worker-they-dont-hit-me-four-years-before-her Author : Emine Sinmaz Publish date : 2024-12-21 05:00:08 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Ministry says ‘historically pending matter’ is being resolved as late king’s relatives acknowledge government – but choice of surname ruffles feathersMembers of Greece’s former royal family have applied for Greek citizenship and formally acknowledged the country’s republican system of government, in a landmark move 50 years after the monarchy was abolished, officials have confirmed.The late king Constantine II and his family members were stripped of Greek citizenship in 1994 in a dispute with the government over formerly royal property and claims that he refused to renounce any right to the Greek throne for his descendants. Continue reading... Source link :

NSW minister renews calls for action to end as people are urged to avoid non-essential travel days out from ChristmasFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales transport minister is calling on rail unions to end industrial action amid hundreds of cancellations across the train network on Saturday, saying “no level of disturbance or disruption” over the new year period is “tolerable”.Close to 40% of train services were expected to be cancelled or delayed on Saturday, Jo Haylen said, with warnings for people to avoid non-essential

Increase in cases ‘linked to Ascot Vale’ leads health officials to warn the disease is ‘spreading geographically’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria has seen a surge of cases of a flesh-eating bacteria, prompting warnings from the chief health officer to take protective measures after it spread through suburban Melbourne.Buruli ulcer has been known to occur in Australia since the 1940s, with cases noted from Victoria to the Northern Territory and far-north Queensland.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/21/buruli-ulcer-flesh-eating-bacteria-spreads-in-melbourne-suburb-amid-warning-about-rise-in-cases Author : Cait Kelly Publish date : 2024-12-21 03:34:38 Copyright

In face-to-face meeting, Ahmed al-Sharaa gave assurances IS would not be allowed to operate in Syria, US official saysThe US has lifted a $10m bounty on Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the strongest force to emerge in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, after the first face-to-face meeting between American diplomats and the HTS leadership.Barbara Leaf, the state department’s senior diplomat for the Middle East, said Sharaa had given assurances in the meeting in Damascus that Islamic State (IS) and other terrorist groups would not be allowed to operate in Syrian territory. Continue reading...

PC Sevda Gonen hit the boy ‘multiple times’ in the back of a police van as he was being taken to hospitalA police officer who slapped a 16-year-old boy with mental health difficulties “multiple times in the face” as he was being transported to a hospital in London has been found guilty of assault.The judge, Briony Clarke, found Metropolitan police constable Sevda Gonen guilty of assault for striking the boy “multiple times in the face with an open palm” after “she allowed her frustrations to get the better of her” on 13 November 2023. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/20/met-police-officer-who-slapped-boy-16-in-face-found-guilty-of-assault

WhatsApp celebrates victory as judge finds Israeli company NSO Group violated state and federal US hacking lawsWhatsApp claimed legal victory over the maker of Pegasus spyware late on Friday.The Israeli company, NSO Group Technologies, was accused in a lawsuit by Meta’s messaging app of infecting and surveilling the phones of 1,400 people over a two-week period in May 2019 via its notorious Pegasus software. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/20/whatsapp-pegasus-spyware-nso-group-hacking Author : Blake Montgomery Publish date : 2024-12-21 01:38:49 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Exclusive: Jason Matthews alleges Connor Jones used unnecessary force on him and pushed him to the groundThe Metropolitan police has apologised to a black man who was detained by an officer who has faced three misconduct proceedings for excessive force within the past two years.Jason Matthews, 54, a well-known community leader, was attending Hackney carnival in 2019 when he was detained, and stopped and searched by PC Connor Jones. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/20/met-apologises-to-black-community-leader-detained-by-officer-who-has-faced-three-misconduct-proceedings Author : Aamna Mohdin Publish date : 2024-12-20 19:59:46 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Canada’s PM races to infuse fresh blood into cabinet while New Democratic party announces withdrawal of supportJustin Trudeau has carried out a major reshuffle of his cabinet, changing a third of his senior team – even as a series of blows seemed to guarantee the end of his term as prime minister and a spring election for Canada.The move on Friday came at the end of a disastrous week that saw the shock resignation of his deputy, calls for his resignation from within his own party and public mockery from Donald Trump. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/20/trudeau-cabinet-changes Author :

Hugely popular show to get Disney feature film treatment but creator Joe Brumm will stop writing TV seriesBluey fan sites can be quite odd places. In normal times, adult enthusiasts of the wildly successful children’s cartoon post pictures of prime merchandise – like Bluey-themed silky bra and short sets or plush dog-shaped armchairs – and start conversations about which cheery canine character they most resemble.But these are not normal times. This week Disney announced it would release the first full-length feature film based on the show, which features the eponymous anthropomorphic puppy and her family of Australian heelers, sparking widespread

Paty, 47, was killed outside his school days after showing his class cartoons of the prophet MuhammadEight people have been convicted in a French anti-terrorism court of involvement in the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty outside his school four years ago.Paty, 47, was killed outside his school near Paris on 16 October 2020, days after showing his class cartoons of the prophet Muhammad during a debate on free expression. The assailant, an 18-year-old Russian of Chechen origin, was shot to death by police. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/20/eight-convicted-over-beheading-of-teacher-samuel-paty-in-paris Author : Associated Press in Paris Publish date : 2024-12-20 20:47:38

President-elect, yet to take office, faces internal rebellion, with the specter of ‘President Musk’ looming largeDonald Trump is still a month away from returning to the White House and already his relationship with Republicans on Capitol Hill is fraying, signalling trouble ahead for both sides.The president-elect’s inability to intimidate members of his own party in the House to back a spending resolution just to keep the government open ahead of a midnight shutdown surely has implications for his ability to drive through his ambitious agenda in the face of tiny majorities in both congressional chambers once he returns to office.

Court finds Central American country violated rights of a pregnant woman who was denied an abortion in 2013The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) has ruled that El Salvador violated the human rights of a Salvadoran woman who was denied an abortion despite her high-risk pregnancy in 2013.The court has ordered the Central American country to adopt “all necessary regulatory measures” so that doctors are authorised to terminate “pregnancies that pose a risk to the woman’s life and health”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/20/el-salvador-abortion-death-ruling Author : Tiago Rogero Publish date : 2024-12-20 22:14:53 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Group of nine plaintiffs allege administration has abandoned them and their familiesA group of Palestinian Americans trapped in Gaza have sued the Biden administration, alleging it has abandoned them and their families, leaving them trapped in a war zone despite rescuing “similarly situated Americans of different national origins”.The plaintiffs – Khalid Mourtaga, Salsabeel ElHelou, Sahar Harara, Sawsan Kahil, Marowa Abusharia, Mohanad Alnajjar, Mariam Alrayes, Heba Enayeh, and Samia Abualreesh – are all either US citizens, legal permanent residents, or their immediate relatives. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/palestinian-americans-gaza-sue-biden-administration Author : Erum Salam Publish date : 2024-12-20 21:39:16 Copyright for syndicated

Driver arrested after incident in Magdeburg, west of Berlin, according to media reportsFull report: car ploughs into crowd at Christmas marketGermany’s deputy chancellor, Robert Habeck, has reacted to the Christmas market attack in Magdeburg, saying it was “horrible news”.“My thoughts are with the victims and their loved ones,” he wrote on X. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/dec/20/germany-christmas-market-madgeburg Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2024-12-20 21:00:59 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Charges of kidnapping and dereliction of duty were brought against Matteo Salvini after he blocked a rescue boat in 2019Judges in Sicily have acquitted Italy’s deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini of charges of kidnapping and dereliction of duty after he refused to let a Spanish migrant rescue ship dock in an Italian port in 2019, keeping the people onboard at sea for days.The case dates back to a time when Salvini, head of the far-right political party Lega, served as the interior minister during the first government of the then prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, from 2018-19. Continue reading... Source link

The lizard species, one of the world’s largest, is native to Australia and is rarely seen outside of thereTwo new baby lizards have hatched at the Los Angeles zoo, the first of their species to be bred there, zoo officials said Thursday.Perentie lizards, or Varanus giganteus, are native to Australia and one of the world’s largest lizards, dwarfed only by the Komodo dragon and a few others. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/los-angeles-zoo-perentie-lizards Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2024-12-20 19:38:48 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Chancellor pledges renewed focus on growth after Bank of England warning that Britain is on brink of stagnationRachel Reeves insists she won’t “gaslight” working people over her plans to turn round the economy as she launched a scathing attack on Reform’s “clueless” offer to voters.With many people still struggling with the cost of living, the chancellor defended her approach, which has so far focused on economic stability, arguing that it was impossible to turn round years of poor performance under the Tories in just six months. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/20/rachel-reeves-says-economic-turnaround-will-take-time-and-farage-hasnt-got-a-clue Author : Pippa Crerar Political editor Publish date

Former chief of staff one of 17 women to be named in party’s 30 new appointments to upper houseKeir Starmer has named 30 new peers, including his former chief of staff Sue Gray, as the government moved to rebalance the political forces in the House of Lords after major reforms to the upper house were put on hold.In the much-trailed announcement, a string of other Labour grandees were appointed, including the former ministers Thangam Debbonaire and Kevin Brennan; the longtime Tony Blair staffer Anji Hunter; and the former TUC head Brendan Barber. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/20/sue-gray-given-peerage-as-labour-seeks-to-rebalance-lords Author :