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Emily Damari, 28, was kidnapped during 7 October attackFans will gather before Sunday’s game against IpswichTottenham fans will gather before their team’s game against Ipswich on Sunday to call for the release of Emily Damari, the last remaining British hostage held by Hamas in Gaza.Damari, a Spurs supporter, has been in captivity for more than a year after being taken from her home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza during the 7 October attack on Israel by Hamas. Stop The Hate UK, an activist group based in London, has been raising awareness about the 28-year-old, who is one of about 100 hostages

Gulf state under pressure after militant Islamist group rejects latest hostage release proposal • Middle East crisis – live updatesHamas may be forced to close its offices in Qatar, after the US told the tiny Gulf state that allowing the militant Islamist group to have a base there is no longer acceptable.Qatar, a key US partner in the Middle East, has hosted the political office of Hamas for more than a decade and allowed many senior leaders of the organisation to live there. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/09/hamas-may-have-to-quit-political-base-in-qatar-after-us-demand Author : Jason Burke in Jerusalem Publish date : 2024-11-09 11:13:32

Edwards taped message that became catchphrase and served as title of 1998 film starring Tom Hanks and Meg RyanElwood Edwards, who voiced AOL’s “You’ve got mail” greeting, has died, aged 74.Edwards died on Tuesday at his home in New Bern, North Carolina, his daughter Heather Edwards said. The cause was complications from a stroke late last year, she said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/09/elwood-edwards-voice-aol-youve-got-mail-greeting-dies-aged-74 Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2024-11-09 10:15:30 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Al Jazeera reports that women and children are among the dead after the Israeli attack on the al-Mawasi area near Khan YounisMore on the Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon’s capital Beirut overnight.The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) has said it attacked a Hezbollah headquarters, a weapons production site and other areas used by the terror group. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/nov/09/middle-east-live-israel-gaza-war-hamas-lebanon-hezbollah Author : Harry Taylor Publish date : 2024-11-09 09:17:41 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Pelosi told the New York Times that had Biden left sooner, the party could have had an open primaryIraqi prime minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, expressed hopes during a phone call with US president-elect, Donald Trump, that he would keep his “promises to work towards ending wars” in the Middle East, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).In the phone call, the Iraqi premier pointed to Trump’s “campaign statements and promises to work towards ending wars in the region”, a statement from Sudani’s office said late on Friday. “The two sides agreed to coordinate efforts in achieving this goal,” it added. Continue reading... Source

Smoked salmon, artisan cheese and fine wine among food and drink lost by European outlets Small food producers are increasingly being targeted by organised crime gangs and rogue industry insiders looking to exploit national and global supply chain challenges , according to food crime experts.The warning comes after several food businesses in the UK and continental Europe revealed how they had lost hundreds of thousands of pounds in scams where thieves apparently posed as legitimate buyers. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/09/markets-farm-shops-rising-food-theft-europe Author : David Batty Publish date : 2024-11-09 07:00:42 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Echoes Within These Walls aims to dispel myths about the religion by telling story of temple at St Agnes PlaceThe headquarters of the Rastafarian faith in the UK is being brought back to life with an exhibition its organiser hopes will help to dispel myths about the religion, which continues to be a big influence in popular culture from music and food to fashion.Echoes Within These Walls will tell the story of the temple at St Agnes Place in south London, which was founded in 1972 after Rastafarians took control of the building. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/nov/09/exhibition-brings-london-hq-of-rastafarian-faith-back-to-life Author

Seoul’s military says several vessels and dozens of civilian planes disrupted, a week after Pyongyang fired what it called its most powerful solid-fuel ICBM missileNorth Korea staged GPS jamming attacks on Friday and Saturday, Seoul’s military said – an operation that was affecting several ships and dozens of civilian aircraft in South Korea.The jamming allegations come about a week after the North test-fired what it said was its most advanced and powerful solid-fuel ICBM missile, its first such launch since being accused of sending soldiers to help Russia fight Ukraine. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/09/north-korea-accused-of-gps-jamming-attacks-on-south-korean-ships-and-aircraft Author : Agence France-Presse

Lewis Parkin, 23, was found with life-threatening injuries and taken to hospital after an incident at a unit complex in the CBDGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man who allegedly stabbed another man to death in central Adelaide has been charged with murder.Police say they responded to reports a 23-year-old man had been stabbed at an accommodation complex on Hindley Street in the Adelaide CBD just before 8pm on Friday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/09/man-charged-after-stabbing-death-in-adelaide-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2024-11-09 04:27:32 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

BoM expects hot weather to continue across parts of Queensland, Western Australia and Northern Territory next weekGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than half of Australia is sweating through a heatwave, with scorching temperatures in Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory expected this weekend.Huge stretches of outback across northern Australia had been warned by the Bureau of Meteorology to expect heatwave conditions stretching into next week. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/09/australia-heatwave-weather-bom-forecast-scorching-temperatures-queensland-western-australia-northern-territory Author : Mostafa Rachwani Publish date : 2024-11-09 03:13:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

More than 130 structures destroyed in two days by ferocious Mountain fire, as thousands remain under evacuation orderFirefighters in southern California made progress in their effort to contain a wildfire that has destroyed more than 130 structures in two days as fierce wind gusts that have been fanning flames eased on Friday.The Mountain fire, which started on Wednesday morning in Ventura county, had grown to 20,630 acres (about 83 sq km) with 14% contained as of Friday evening. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/08/california-mountain-wildfire Author : Anna Betts and agency Publish date : 2024-11-09 02:25:56 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Five people wounded on Friday in stabbings in Chinatown and police suspect other stabbings on Thursday are linkedSeattle police have arrested a man following a two-day spate of random stabbings that injured 10 people, including five on Friday, authorities said.Police made an arrest following a series of attacks on Friday and said it is “plausible they are connected” to several other stabbings that unfolded on Thursday, Eric Barden, the city’s deputy police chief, told reporters at the scene. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/08/seattle-stabbings-man-arrested Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2024-11-09 00:57:16 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Trump appointee Stephen McGlynn rules that ban enacted in wake of deadly Highland Park attack is unconstitutionalA federal judge in Illinois who was appointed during Donald Trump’s first presidency has struck down the state’s assault weapons ban as unconstitutional.Judge Stephen McGlynn also issued an order barring the state from enforcing the ban, though Illinois has time to appeal the ruling after he stayed it for 30 days. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/08/federal-judge-illinois-assault-weapons-ban Author : Marina Dunbar Publish date : 2024-11-09 00:59:32 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

After debris balls were widely reported to be tar, testing coordinated with EPA revealed they were consistent with human-generated waste, or ‘likely lumps of fatberg’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW environment watchdog allegedly knew for more than a week that thousands of mystery balls that washed up on Sydney beaches last month were probably consistent with human-generated waste before it made the news public as US election results dominated headlines.A statement from the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) on Wednesday revealed the balls comprised fatty acids, petroleum hydrocarbons and other organic and inorganic materials –

Exclusive: Publisher takes responsibility for the failure to consult Indigenous groups, who say the fantasy novel trivialises complex and painful historiesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJamie Oliver says he is “devastated” by the offence he has caused to First Nations people and has issued an apology, after calls by Australia’s peak body for Indigenous education for the British celebrity chef to withdraw his children’s book from sale.Oliver is in Australia promoting his latest cookbook, Simply Jamie, but it is his decision to join a growing flock of celebrity children’s book authors with a 400-page fantasy

Nasa ‘still piecing things together’ two weeks after return from ISS but crew members cite medical privacyThree Nasa astronauts who were taken to a Florida hospital after returning to Earth from the International Space Station two weeks ago told reporters on Friday that they were all in good health following the medical ordeal – and that the agency was “still piecing things together” about what happened.Michael Barrett, pilot of the crew that splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on 25 October after seven months in orbit, gave few further details at a press conference in Houston, citing medical privacy

Congress likely not to renew extended ACA coverage next year and Trump’s ‘concepts of a plan’ for US healthcare are unknownUS elections 2024 – live updatesMillions of Americans are at risk of losing health coverage in 2025 under Donald Trump’s forthcoming administration.More than 20 million Americans rely on the individual private health insurance market for healthcare, private insurance which is subsidized by the federal government.Trump wins the presidency – how did it happen?With Trump re-elected, this is what’s at stakeAbortion ballot measure results by stateA masculinity researcher on the Democrats’ ‘fatal miscalculation’Election deniers use Trump victory to sow more doubt

X chief, who campaigned hard for Trump, spoke to Ukraine leader after being handed phone by president-electElon Musk reportedly made a surprise guest appearance on a call between Donald Trump and the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, solidifying the Tesla chief executive’s role as the most influential civilian in the country come January.Musk was present with Trump during the call for roughly 25 minutes, according to Axios, which first reported the call. Trump handed Musk the phone and Musk and Zelenskyy spoke briefly. On the call, Zelenskyy thanked Musk for the satellites he had been providing Ukraine through his company, Starlink,

Complaints involve inquiries from 2008 and 2013, quality of force’s response and how details leaked in later caseScotland Yard has referred two cases to the police watchdog after receiving complaints over the force’s historical investigations into claims of sexual offences by Mohamed Al Fayed.The complaints involve investigations from 2008 and 2013 and regard the quality of the Metropolitan police’s response and, in the latter case, how details leaked publicly. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/08/met-police-refers-itself-to-watchdog-over-complaints-about-fayed-investigations Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date : 2024-11-08 19:45:03 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Yechiel Leiter, a rightwing publicist and government aide, is also a longtime backer of settlements in the West BankBenjamin Netanyahu has appointed a hardline supporter of the war in Gaza and longtime backer of settlements in the West Bank as his ambassador to the US as Israel prepares for the incoming administration of Donald Trump.Yechiel Leiter, an American-born rightwing publicist and former government aide who immigrated to Israel four decades ago, was announced as Israel’s next ambassador to Washington on Friday. His son, a soldier in the Israeli Defense Forces, was killed in fighting in northern Gaza last year. Continue

Taxi driver among three on trial over death of 10-year-old says she briefly opened her eyes and asked for water before dying in his armsThe father of Sara Sharif wept as he told how his limp daughter briefly opened her eyes and asked for water before dying in his arms, a court has heard.Urfan Sharif said his wife, Beinash Batool, did not call an ambulance in Sara’s final moments, but said the 10-year-old was being “dramatic and pretending”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/08/father-of-sara-sharif-tells-court-of-his-daughters-final-moments Author : Emine Sinmaz Publish date : 2024-11-08 17:45:20 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Some ex-girlfriends of accused men tell court of burden of not knowing if they had been sedated and molested in past Giving evidence in Avignon’s criminal court, a softly spoken woman in her 30s pondered the question if the medication she took as part of managing her multiple sclerosis might have allowed her ex-partner, Cédric G, to sexually abuse her without her knowledge. She described their relationship as “lies, from start to finish”.Cédric G, 50, a software technician who used to run a record shop in Avignon, looked on from behind the glass-screened dock in the court. He is one

Kemi Badenoch’s election is evidence of strong meritocracy, say some activists and public figures, while others question her ideologyKemi Badenoch’s election as Conservative party leader may have been somewhat eclipsed by the US election, but it nonetheless represents a political milestone. Her positioning as a “culture warrior” is, to some, proof not of a changing Conservative party but one with a new face for old instincts.Here, the Guardian asks black and minority ethnic campaigners, as well as public and political figures, what it means for the Tories to have a black leader. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/08/campaigners-on-first-black-leader-conservative-party-kemi-badenoch Author :

Amsterdam mayor condemns ‘outburst’ of violence as Israeli government flies fans homeAmsterdam police have made more than 60 arrests following violence in the Dutch capital overnight after a Europa League football match, as planes sent by Israel’s government flew in on Friday afternoon to take home fans of the losing Israeli team.The mayor of Amsterdam, Femke Halsema, described an “outburst” of antisemitism with “hit and run” attacks on visiting supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/08/israel-sends-rescue-planes-football-fans-reportedly-attacked-amsterdam Author : Senay Boztas in Amsterdam, Jason Burke in Jerusalem and Jennifer Rankin Publish date : 2024-11-08 14:53:20 Copyright for

Group expects ‘strong financial performance to continue’ as it announces €350m share buyback schemeStrong demand for transatlantic travel has boosted the profits of British Airways owner, International Airlines Group, (IAG), with the UK national carrier outperforming rivals despite widespread European flight delays.Operating profits for the peak summer season were up about 15% on last year to €2bn (£1.7 bn) , with BA achieving a 20% margin, even with labour costs 14% higher than in 2023. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/08/british-airways-owner-iag-outperforms-rivals-with-profits-up-15 Author : Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent Publish date : 2024-11-08 14:18:17 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked