Palestinian American denied slot at DNC competing for Georgia governor: ‘We’re trying to rebuild the coalition’

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Ruwa Romman is ‘running to build a movement’ and ‘restoring civic ethos of being involved in the government’

Ruwa Romman, the first Palestinian-American elected to state-level office in Georgia, was fighting for a speaking slot a year ago at the Democratic national convention, hoping to draw attention to concerns among progressive voters about the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s war on Gaza.

On Monday, she announced her candidacy for governor in Georgia – looking for a different kind of attention.

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‘It’s hard to know what day it is’: families tell of grim Ice detention in Texas

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Anxiety high as parents and children tell of lack of clean water, inadequate medical care and poor food in ‘prison-like’ conditions

At the South Texas Family Residential Center, guards allegedly refer to detained immigrant families as “inmates”, spouses aren’t allowed to hold hands, and children don’t know where they can kick around a ball without getting in trouble, according to a stark court filing.

Yet those are minor indignities compared with accounts given to outside monitors of a lack of clean drinking water, sleep, healthy food, privacy, hygiene supplies and appropriate healthcare. Alongside government admissions of what attorneys called “prolonged unexplained detention” at the facility in the remote town of Dilley, Texas anxiety levels for detainees are high.

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Trump gives Hamas ‘three or four days’ to respond to his peace plan for Gaza

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US president warns militant group will ‘pay in hell’ if it rejects the deal, which seeks to end two-year-long war

Donald Trump has given Hamas an ultimatum of “three or four days” to respond to his proposed peace and reconstruction plan in Gaza, warning the militant group would “pay in hell” if it rejects the deal, as the Israeli offensive continued, inflicting further civilian casualties.

Trump’s proposal was announced in a joint press conference in Washington with Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and seeks a definitive end to the relentless two-year-long war. At least 31 Palestinians were killed across Gaza on Tuesday, local hospitals said.

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Germany seeks to extradite Ukrainian over 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline attack

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Man held in Poland on suspicion of causing explosions that damaged undersea pipelines between Russia and Germany

Germany is seeking to extradite a Ukrainian man arrested in Poland on suspicion of diving down to the Baltic sea bed to plant explosives in the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline attack.

The man, identified in Polish media reports as Volodymyr Z and by Germany as Vladimir Z, is described as a trained diver and is sought by investigators in Germany, who believe he was part of a group that sabotaged the pipeline, consisting of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines.

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Liverpool poet Brian Patten dies at 79

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His poetry often explored love and relationships and he wrote books for children including Gargling With Jelly

Brian Patten, who made his name in the 1960s as one of the most prominent Liverpool poets, has died, his agent has confirmed. He was 79.

His poetry often featured lyrical explorations of love and relationships and he also wrote books for children.

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Men in wet clothes claiming to be Camino pilgrims arrested over alleged ‘narco-sub’ plot

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Three men had fled in taxi after allegedly piloting vessel carrying 3.65 tonnes of cocaine to Galicia, Spanish police say

Police in Spain have arrested three men thought to have piloted a “narco-submarine” carrying more than 3.6 tonnes of cocaine from South America to the north-western region of Galicia, after the trio’s wet clothes and claims to be pilgrims walking the Camino de Santiago raised suspicions.

The investigation, which has led to a total of 14 arrests, began in August after Policía Nacional officers, working with the US Drug Enforcement Agency, detected an alleged drug-smuggling gang based in the Galician town of Outes that was said to be concealing its activities by posing as a company selling and repairing nautical equipment.

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Nigel Farage a ‘snake oil salesman’ comparable to Andrew Tate, says No 10 chief secretary

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Ministers signal Labour will take stronger approach to attacking Reform rather than just ‘respond to crazy things they’re saying’

Keir Starmer’s new No 10 enforcer has compared Nigel Farage to the influencer Andrew Tate, saying he is a “snake oil salesman” who is taking working-class boys down a dark path.

Darren Jones, the No 10 chief secretary to the prime minister, said Labour was going to take a more “muscular approach to attacking Reform” and it would be “more proactive than just responding to the crazy things they’re saying”.

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Afghanistan ‘blind without phones and internet’ on second day of telecoms blackout

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Taliban authorities cut fibre-optic network in nationwide shutdown of communications to prevent ‘vice’

Afghans are living under a near-complete communications blackout after Taliban authorities cut internet and mobile phone services for a second day as part of an unprecedented country-wide crackdown.

The former insurgents, who retook control of Afghanistan in 2021, began gradual restrictions on internet access earlier this month. The measures also affect telephone lines, as they are often routed over the internet.

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Base formulation may be linked to 20 sunscreens falling short of SPF claims, drug regulator finds

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TGA investigation also finds some testing laboratories may be more reliable than others

The same base formulation has been identified in 20 sunscreens that Australia’s medicines regulator has warned are unlikely to have a sun protection factor (SPF) rating of more than 21, with some products as low as SPF 4.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) on Tuesday identified sunscreens sold by 17 different companies using a base formulation made by manufacturer Wild Child Laboratories as likely to fall far short of their sun protection factor claims.

Aspect Sun SPF50+ Physical Sun Protection

Aspect Sun SPF50+ Tinted Physical Sun Protection

Aesthetics Rx Ultra Protection Sunscreen Cream

New Day Skin Good Vibes Sunscreen SPF50+

New Day Skin Happy Days Sunscreen SPF50+

Allganics Light Sunscreen SPF50+

Beauti-FLTR Lustre Mineral SPF50+

Found My Skin SPF 50+ Tinted Face/Body Cream

Ethical Zinc Daily Wear Light Sunscreen

Ethical Zinc Daily Wear Tinted Facial Sunscreen (Dark)

Ethical Zinc Daily Wear Tinted Facial Sunscreen (Light)

Endota Mineral Protect SPF50 Sunscreen

We are Feel Good Inc Mineral Sunscreen SPF50+

GlindaWand The Fountain of Youth Environmental Defence Cream SPF50+

Ultra Violette Velvet Screen SPF50 (product export only - not available in Australia)

People4Ocean SPF 50+ Mineral Bioactive Shield Lightly Tinted Cream

McoBeauty SPF50+ Mineral Mattifying Sunscreen

Naked Sundays Collagen Glow Mineral Sunscreen

Outside Beauty & Skincare SPF 50+ Mineral Primer

Salus SPF50+ Daily Facial Sunscreen Broad Spectrum

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Andrew Tate to face no criminal charges over abuse claims made in UK civil case

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Four women are suing influencer at high court but CPS rules legal test for criminal prosecution not met

Andrew Tate will face no criminal charges over allegations made by four women who are suing him in a civil case at the high court in London.

The women accuse the self-proclaimed misogynist influencer of sexual violence, including grabbing one by the throat on several occasions in 2015, whipping her with a belt and pointing a gun at her face.

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Hamas leaning toward accepting Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan quickly, source tells CBS News – CBS News

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  1. Hamas leaning toward accepting Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan quickly, source tells CBS News  CBS News
  2. With New U.S. Proposal to End Gaza War, a Rare Moment of Triumph for Netanyahu  The New York Times
  3. 5 takeaways from the U.S. ceasefire proposal for Israel and Hamas  NPR
  4. What to know about the Gaza peace plan agreed to by Trump and Netanyahu  AP News
  5. Trump gives Hamas ‘3 or 4 days’ to agree to White House proposal or face a ‘sad end’  Politico
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