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Commandos land in northern Lebanon in highly unusual operation to capture supposed militant group memberMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Israeli military abducted who it said was a senior Hezbollah official in an unprecedented operation on Saturday morning during which Israeli commandos landed on the shores of Batroun, northern Lebanon, captured the alleged official and escaped via speedboat.In a statement, an Israeli military official said its forces captured a “senior operative of Hezbollah” and transferred him to its territory to be investigated by military intelligence. The media outlet Axios cited Israeli sources as saying the captured man – Imad Amhaz

The PM is expected to outline the details of the change at a campaign rally in Adelaide on Sunday. Follow today’s news live.Former Ambassador Joe Hockey will speak with ABC Insiders host David Speers on Sunday morning ahead of the US election.Coalition senator Simon Birmingham appeared on Sky News earlier on Sunday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/nov/03/australia-news-live-albanese-student-debt-plan-re-elected-two-men-arrested-grass-fire-south-australia-nsw-victoria-weather-cost-of-living-business Author : Royce Kurmelovs Publish date : 2024-11-02 21:58:12 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Brooklyn detention center holding 1,200 has been under scrutiny since two fatal stabbings this summerFederal authorities have confirmed that they seized drugs, homemade weapons and electronic devices during a sweep of the jail where Sean “Diddy” Combs is being held on sex trafficking conspiracy charges ahead of a trial next year.The Bureau of Prisons, which headed up the interagency sweep of the Metropolitan detention center (MDC) in Brooklyn that began on Monday, said the action was not related to Combs’s detention but was “preplanned and coordinated to ensure the safety and security” of staff and inmates. Continue reading... Source link

Mayor Eric Adams asks residents to take shorter showers as city agencies ordered to prepare conservation plansNew York’s mayor urged residents to take shorter showers, fix dripping faucets and otherwise conserve water, issuing a drought watch Saturday after a parched October in the city and in much of the United States.A drought watch is the first of three potential levels of water-saving directives, and Adams pitched it in a social media video as a step to try to ward off the possibility of a worse shortage in the United States’ most populous city. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/02/new-york-water-shortage Author

Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster likely to make at least £50m from leasing land to services such as NHS and schools, according to investigation King Charles and Prince William’s property empires are taking millions of pounds from cash-strapped charities and public services including the NHS, state schools and prisons, according to a new investigation.The reports claim the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall, which are exempt from business taxes and used to fund the royals’ lifestyles and philanthropic work, are set to make at least £50m from leasing land to public services. The two duchies hold a total of more than

Ten-year-old’s stepmother says ‘I think you’re looking for us’ in bodycam footage played to jurors during trialFootage of the moment police boarded a plane to arrest the alleged killers of Sara Sharif has been shown to jurors, showing the 10-year-old’s stepmother saying to officers: “I think you’re looking for us.”The exchange was captured on cameras worn by officers and played in court during their trial. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/02/footage-shows-arrest-of-sara-sharifs-alleged-killers-on-plane-from-pakistan Author : Donna Ferguson Publish date : 2024-11-02 19:10:58 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Spike Lee, 2 Chainz, Monica, Victoria Monét and Pastor Troy warmed up the crowd of enthusiastic Harris votersKamala Harris struck a contrast between her work as a prosecutor and a Donald Trump campaign “obsessed with revenge and consumed with grievance” on Saturday in Atlanta, three days before election day.“In less than 90 days it’s either going to be him or me in the Oval Office,” Harris said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/02/harris-rally-atlanta Author : George Chidi in Atlanta Publish date : 2024-11-02 18:29:51 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Police called to home in Malton where girl suffered serious injuries and died at the sceneA 10-year-old girl has died after she was bitten by her family’s dog, police have said.North Yorkshire police were called at 4.15pm on Friday to the incident that happened inside the family’s home in the Malton area. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/02/girl-10-dies-after-being-bitten-by-family-dog-in-malton-north-yorkshire Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-11-02 17:22:42 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Democrats and Republicans attempt to interpret voting behavior as squeaker of election hits final stretch Almost 70 million Americans have already voted in the historic US election which comes to a head on Tuesday, prompting furious arguments over what early voting trends might mean as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris prepare for their final showdown.As both candidates and their top surrogates crisscrossed the country in a furious bout of last-minute campaigning, the race remains in a virtual dead heat – both in the head-to-head national polls and in the crucial seven battleground states that will actually decide the race for

Plant’s owners hope analysis of tiny sample will help to establish how to safely decommission facilityA piece of the radioactive fuel left from the meltdown of Japan’s tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been retrieved from the site using a remote-controlled robot.Investigators used the robot’s fishing-rod-like arm to clip and collect a tiny piece of radioactive material from one of the plant’s three damaged reactors – the first time such a feat has been achieved. Should it prove suitable for testing, scientists hope the sample will yield information that will help determine how to decommission the plant. Continue reading...

The devastating flooding should spur this month’s Cop29 climate conference to press for immediate action, not look awayMove on. Nothing to see here. Just another ordinary, everyday apocalypse.If past experience is any guide, the world’s reaction to the floods in Spain last week will be similar to that of motorway drivers at a crash scene: slow down, take in the horror, outwardly express sympathy, inwardly give thanks that fate picked someone else – and foot on the accelerator. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/02/spain-apocalyptic-floods-climate-crisis-worse-big-oil-cop29 Author : Jonathan Watts Publish date : 2024-11-02 15:44:47 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Canvassers urge residents to vote for Democratic nominee despite opposition to administration’s support for IsraelMany Arab and Muslim Americans across the country are making a final push to get ballots cast for Kamala Harris for president – despite other members of their communities being strongly opposed to a Harris administration given the White House’s support for Israel.Haitham Wahab, a resident of Dearborn, Michigan, and a Lebanese American who has been canvassing for the Harris-Walz campaign, said one of the best ways to effect change is “from the inside, through coalition-building”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/02/arab-muslim-americans-vote-harris Author : Erum Salam

Amendment 4, which would enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution, must garner 60% of votes to passAs she stood in the parking lot of an auto supply store on Friday evening, Brittany Robinson was practically vibrating. With just a few days left before the 2024 presidential elections, the 32-year-old Floridian needed an outlet for her anxiety.So Robinson decided to go knock on strangers’ doors in support of Amendment 4, a ballot measure that, if passed, would enshrine abortion rights into Florida’s constitution and overturn the state’s six-week abortion ban. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/02/florida-amendment-4-abortion-rights Author :

Nicolle Wallace, communications director under Bush, is the latest former aide to urge ex-president to back HarrisA former top aide has called on George W Bush to endorse Kamala Harris, becoming the latest of his circle to up the pressure on the ex-president to make a public stand and join a long list of Republicans now backing the Democratic candidate.Nicolle Wallace, who served as the communications director in the Bush White House, called on the former president to have a “change of heart” and take a position against Donald Trump. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/02/former-george-w-bush-aide-nicolle-wallace Author : Edward Helmore

A 61-year-old man was surfing on Friday morning when a shark bit him, completely severing his legA shark bit a Maui surfer on Friday and severed his leg, authorities said.The man, 61, was surfing off Waiehu Beach Park on Friday morning when a shark bit him. Police officers who arrived to the scene first tried to control the bleeding with tourniquets. His right leg was “completely severed just below the knee,” Maui county said in a news release. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/02/shark-bites-off-surfers-leg-hawaii Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2024-11-02 13:14:31 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Pedro Sánchez orders largest ever peacetime troop deployment to deal with flooding that has killed 211 peopleSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has ordered the country’s largest ever peacetime military deployment, announcing that another 5,000 troops will be drafted in to help deal with the aftermath of this week’s devastating floods, which have killed at least 211 people in eastern, southern and central regions.Speaking after chairing a meeting of the flood crisis committee, Sánchez said the government was mobilising all the resources at its disposal to deal with the “terrible tragedy”, which stuck hardest in the eastern region of Valencia. He

Sector faces ‘catastrophic loss’ as more than 9,000 thirtysomething women leave state education in a yearSchools across England are ramping up maternity pay and offering flexible working in a bid to stem the exodus of thousands of women in their 30s from teaching.In Wednesday’s budget chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed she would fund recruiting 6,500 new teachers by pressing ahead with imposing VAT on private school fees. Yet heads and charities are warning that with more than 9,000 women aged between 30 and 39 leaving state education last year, the government will not fix the teacher shortage unless it also works

Conservative party announces Badenoch has beaten rival Robert Jenrick in ballot of party membersUK politics live – latest updatesKemi Badenoch is the new leader of the Conservatives after defeating Robert Jenrick in a ballot of party members.Badenoch takes over from Rishi Sunak as leader of the opposition after winning 53,806 votes against 41,388 for Jenrick, in a result announced by the party on Saturday morning. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/02/kemi-badenoch-wins-tory-leadership-election Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent Publish date : 2024-11-02 11:12:07 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The now-outgoing president inherited a US economy battered by Covid and a looming inflation crisisJoe Biden promised a “recovery for everybody” as he prepared to take over an economy ravaged by the pandemic four years ago. Few predicted what would follow.One of two candidates – Kamala Harris, his vice-president, and Donald Trump, his predecessor – will succeed Biden in January. As millions prepare to elect the next US president, here is how the world’s largest economy fared under Biden. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/02/joe-biden-economy-analysis Author : Callum Jones in New York Publish date : 2024-11-02 10:00:12 Copyright for syndicated

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke as Iranian officials are increasingly threatening to launch yet another strike against IsraelIraqi pro-Iran groups say they have carried out a drone attack on Israel’s Eilat, according to a breaking news line by Agence France-Presse (AFP).More details soon … Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/nov/02/middle-east-latest-iran-israel-gaza-lebanon-hamas-hezbollah Author : Amy Sedghi Publish date : 2024-11-02 09:58:20 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both visited Wisconsin on Friday, with the latter joined on stage by Cardi BThe office of Arizona Democratic attorney general Kris Mayes is “looking into” whether Donald Trump broke state law when he said on Thursday that Liz Cheney should face rifles “shooting at her” to see how she feels about sending troops to fight.“The Arizona attorney general’s office is looking into whether Donald Trump’s comments about Liz Cheney violated Arizona law,” Richie Taylor, communications director for the AG’s office, said in a statement on Friday. “The office has no additional comments to make at

New Conservative party leader will be announced shortly – but James Cleverly says he won’t serve in either’s shadow cabinetGood morning. Conservative party members have chosen a new leader and the winner will be announced shortly after 11am, at an event in London. This has only happened four times before since William Hague changed the rules a quarter of century ago to ensure members, not MPs, take the final decision about who should be leader. The process has not always worked very well – there’s been a failure rate of at least 50%, conventional wisdom would – which is one

Former PM wants to prove a point by staying the course, but other Tories said to be mulling their own early exitRishi Sunak is planning to stay the course in parliament on the backbenches, as friends said the former prime minister was keen to prove a point after multiple jibes about his potential return to California.Sunak has told colleagues that his children were newly settled in school and he did not want to cause any new disruption to his family life for now after the turmoil of the past few years. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/02/rishi-sunak-keen-to-remain-mp-after-jetting-off-jibes-insist-friends Author : Jessica

Women tell us how they feel about safety after the actor’s remark on using a phone as a weapon went viralSaoirse Ronan’s comment about women’s safety on The Graham Norton Show has gone viral after she said using a phone as a weapon is something “girls have to think about all the time”. Ronan later said the reaction has been “wild” and that the moment was “opening a conversation”.Here, six women tell us what they think about the comments and how they feel about women’s safety. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/02/will-anything-change-six-women-react-saoirse-ronans-viral-comment Author : Rachel Obordo Publish date : 2024-11-02

Exclusive: Researchers who studied babies in Scotland believe cuts to benefits and services are linked to riseThe introduction of UK austerity policies has been associated with a striking increase in the number of babies in Scotland being born smaller or earlier than expected, data suggests.Researchers believe cuts to social security benefits and services are key to understanding these trends, which have hit families living in the poorest neighbourhoods the hardest. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/02/uk-austerity-policies-premature-low-birth-weight-babies-scotland Author : Linda Geddes Publish date : 2024-11-02 06:01:06 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.