Obama criticizes Trump and Republican policy in stump speech for Abigail Spanberger

Former US president headlines event for Democratic candidate for Virginia governor, who leads in polls

Barack Obama headlined a rally Saturday in Virginia to try to secure a victory for the state’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate, who leads in polls days before the election.

Obama moved between criticizing Donald Trump and Republican policy and rhetoric – with a bit of humor – while also explaining how Abigail Spanberger could help counter what Democrats see as the country’s downward trajectory.

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Trump threatens to go into Nigeria ‘guns-a-blazing’ over attacks on Christians

US president says he ordered Pentagon to begin planning for action, without mentioning Muslim persecution

Donald Trump on Saturday said he had ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria as he stepped up his criticism that the government was failing to rein in the persecution of Christians in the west African country.

“If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the USA will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” Trump posted on social media. “I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action. If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians!”

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Two arrested after multiple people stabbed on train in Cambridgeshire

A number of injured taken to hospital after incident in Huntingdon, according to Cambridgeshire police

Two people have been arrested after several people were stabbed on a train to Huntingdon, Cambridge, police have said.

Cambridgeshire constabulary said armed police attended after officers were called to the scene at Huntingdon station at 7.39pm on Saturday.

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Veteran actor Tchéky Karyo, star of Nikita and The Missing, dies aged 72

French-Turkish actor appeared in a string of high-profile films, as well as hit BBC series The Missing

Tchéky Karyo, who appeared in some of director Luc Besson’s biggest hits and a string of international films, died on Friday at the age of 72, his family have announced.

A statement from his wife and children sent to AFP said he had “succumbed to cancer”.

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Hezbollah gains power: 40,000 terrorists, 20,000 rockets and missiles – Israel National News

  1. Hezbollah gains power: 40,000 terrorists, 20,000 rockets and missiles  Israel National News
  2. Hezbollah Is Rearming, Putting Cease-Fire at Risk  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Gulf states will invest in Lebanon if Hizbollah disarms, says top US diplomat  Financial Times
  4. US envoy: Hezbollah still has thousands of rockets and missiles in southern Lebanon  The Times of Israel
  5. U.S. envoy: Disarming Hezbollah unrealistic, Lebanon stability tied to talks with Israel  Haaretz
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Egypt Unveils $1 Billion Grand Museum as a ‘Gift to the World’ – Bloomberg.com

  1. Egypt Unveils $1 Billion Grand Museum as a ‘Gift to the World’  Bloomberg.com
  2. Egypt's Grand Museum opens, displaying Tutankhamun tomb in full for first time  BBC
  3. World leaders attend inauguration of billion-dollar Grand Egyptian Museum  Sky News
  4. Egypt opens colossal new antiquities museum after two-decade wait  Reuters
  5. Egypt’s vast $1bn museum to open in Cairo after two-decade build  The Guardian
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Big belly, wavy fur and a nose for trouble: we exclusively reveal the new-look Paddington

It’s been the biggest secret in theatre: what will the marmalade-loving, hyper-polite Peruvian look like in Paddington the Musical? As the curtain rises, we speak to the new bear’s creator, a veteran of Star Wars and PG Tips ads

Paddington stands within touching distance. His fur flutters as he turns, his neat button nose sniffs the air, and his eyes soften with a smile. For years, design details of the bear for Paddington the Musical, directed by Luke Sheppard, have been kept top secret. Now here he is, in his blue duffel coat and red hat. A quiet theatrical marvel. “What we’re doing,” says producer Sonia Friedman, “has never been done before.”

Standing around 1.2 metres (just under 4ft) tall, the bear is beautifully round, all belly and sloping shoulders. He is not an exact replica of the Paddingtons we’ve seen in illustrations or movies, but something new. His shaggy, caramel fur has a gentle wave, and his white snout is dotted with a brown nose, ideal for sniffing out trouble. Around his neck sits a label, threaded through an old piece of string, asking for someone to look after him.

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Two more suspects charged over Louvre heist taking total to four

Woman, 38, and man, 37, had been arrested on Wednesday in relation to theft of £76m worth of jewellery in Paris

Two more suspects, a man and a woman arrested this week over the jewel heist at the Louvre, have been charged and remanded in custody, prosecutors have said.

The charges on Saturday brought to four the number of people now charged over the spectacular robbery.

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Cruise canceled after passenger left behind on island dies – WKRC

  1. Cruise canceled after passenger left behind on island dies  WKRC
  2. Cruise cancelled following death of woman left behind on island  BBC
  3. Elderly cruise passenger found dead after being abandoned on tropical island  NBC News
  4. Passengers on ill-fated cruise ship flown home after Lizard Island death of 80-year-old  The Guardian
  5. Luxury Australian cruise canceled after passenger found dead on remote island  9News.com
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Israel says latest remains Hamas returned from Gaza are not of hostages, straining ceasefire – PBS

  1. Israel says latest remains Hamas returned from Gaza are not of hostages, straining ceasefire  PBS
  2. Aid worker in Gaza describes signs of alleged torture on bodies of dead Palestinians  ABC News
  3. Israel says the latest remains returned from Gaza are not bodies of hostages  NPR
  4. News Wrap: Israel says it received remains from Hamas that don’t belong to hostages  PBS
  5. Partial remains handed over by Hamas are not of hostages, Israeli authorities assess  The Times of Israel
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