Zookeeper killed by lion after leaving ‘gate open’ – WKRC TV Cincinnati
- Zookeeper killed by lion after leaving 'gate open' WKRC TV Cincinnati
- Zookeeper Mauled to Death by Lion After Leaving 'Safety Protection Gate Open' During Feeding: Reports PEOPLE
- Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library: Babaji Daule mauled to death by lion in Nigeria BBC.com
- Zookeeper in Nigeria mauled, killed by lion after leaving enclosure unlocked: reports USA TODAY
- Zookeeper mauled to death by lion while feeding it after leaving safety gate open New York Post
Netanyahu in poll rebound after Hezbollah attacks
Russia to raise defence budget by 25% to highest level on record
Draft documents say defence and security will make up 40% of government spending as Putin continues war against Ukraine
Russia is to increase its spending on defence by 25% to its highest on record, as Vladimir Putin vows to continue his war efforts in Ukraine and further escalate his standoff with the west.
The latest planned increase in spending will take Russia’s defence budget to a record 13.5tn rubles (£109bn) in 2025, according to draft budget documents published on Monday on the parliament’s website. That is about 3tn rubles more than was set aside for defence this year, which was the previous record.
Continue reading...US-made 2,000-pound bombs likely used in strike that killed Hezbollah chief Nasrallah, CNN analysis shows – CNN
- US-made 2,000-pound bombs likely used in strike that killed Hezbollah chief Nasrallah, CNN analysis shows CNN
- Opinion | The Rising Risk of a New Forever War The New York Times
- IDF expands airstrikes in southern Lebanon after killing of Hassan Nasrallah Fox News
- Nasrallah’s assassination shreds illusion of Hezbollah’s military might The Washington Post
- The risk and the opportunity following the killing of Hezbollah’s leader The Boston Globe
How will Lebanon cope with a looming humanitarian crisis?
Russia to hike defence spending by a quarter in 2025
Phillip Schofield says he was fired from ITV ‘for his brother’s crime’
On Cast Away, the former presenter says he was let go due to the bad press generated by his sibling’s child sex offences
Phillip Schofield has blamed his brother for his departure from ITV, saying he was “fired for someone else’s crime”.
In the final episode of Channel 5’s Phillip Schofield: Cast Away, the 62-year-old former This Morning presenter said he had always been “open and honest with everyone at work about what was happening” with his 54-year-old brother, Timothy, who was convicted in April 2023 of 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019, including two of sexual activity with a child.
Continue reading...Target Iran: Israel seizes its moment to reshape the Middle East – POLITICO Europe
- Target Iran: Israel seizes its moment to reshape the Middle East POLITICO Europe
- Opinion | Iran Is Losing. That May Matter More Than Israel’s Mistakes. The New York Times
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- Iran’s damage-limitation efforts may not go to plan The Economist
- Iran seems to have badly miscalculated the risks Israel are willing to take, as unspoken rules and deterrents ripped up Sky News
‘Cruel’: Biden administration toughens asylum restrictions at US border
More than 100 killed by Hurricane Helene in southeastern US
Israel has begun ground attacks on Hezbollah inside Lebanon, says US
Israel tells US state department it is targeting infrastructure just inside Lebanon, while Beirutis are urged to evacuate
Israeli forces appeared to have launched what sources called “limited ground operations” targeting Hezbollah inside southern Lebanon, US and other officials said late on Monday.
“This is what they have informed us that they are currently conducting, which are limited operations targeting Hezbollah infrastructure near the border,” the state department spokesperson, Matthew Miller, told journalists.
Continue reading...Jenrick condemned for claim UK special forces ‘kill rather than capture terrorists’
Tory leadership candidate made claim in video calling for UK to leave European convention on human rights
Robert Jenrick is facing condemnation for claiming that UK special forces are “killing rather than capturing” terrorists because of fears that European laws would free any detained assailants.
In a campaign video launched on X, the Conservative leadership candidate made the statement while listing reasons for leaving the European convention on human rights.
Continue reading...Sadiq Khan fears rise in UK hate crime linked to Middle East violence
Exclusive: London mayor boosts counter-hate funding as British Jewish group warns of danger of ‘reprisal’ attacks
Sadiq Khan has warned of a potential increase in hate crime in Britain triggered by the rise in Middle East violence, as a leading British Jewish group warned of the danger of “reprisal” attacks here.
The London mayor’s warning comes after a series of Israeli airstrikes against targets in Lebanon, which have killed Hezbollah’s top leaders as well as its followers, and it is feared, scores of civilians. Khan is pumping extra emergency funding into groups in London countering hate.
Continue reading...Israel says ‘next phase’ of war with Hezbollah in Lebanon to ‘begin soon’
Teachers in England vote overwhelmingly to accept pay rise offer
NEU snap poll shows 95% of members voting for 5.5% pay rise, ending months of industrial action
Teachers in England have voted overwhelmingly to accept a 5.5% pay rise but warned ministers that without further “corrections” pay would remain uncompetitive and teacher shortages would persist.
Of those members who responded to the National Education Union’s snap poll, 95% voted to accept the 2024-25 offer, which would give schools an additional £1.2bn to cover the pay rise.
Continue reading...Fear of a Soviet-style collapse keeps Xi Jinping up at night – The Economist
- Fear of a Soviet-style collapse keeps Xi Jinping up at night The Economist
- China marks 75 years of Communist Party rule as economic challenges and security threats linger The Associated Press
- The People's Republic of China's doubts, 75 years after its founding Le Monde
- Communist China is celebrating its 75th birthday and its stock market is soaring. But not everyone is in the party spirit CNN
- 75 years of the People's Republic of China and Xi's rule is at a crossroads ABC News
Streeting considers reviving dedicated cancer strategy after Tories axed it
Health secretary is examining case for a comprehensive plan for England to tackle UK’s second-biggest killer
Wes Streeting may revive the use of a dedicated cancer strategy to tackle the UK’s second biggest killer after experts warned the Conservatives’ scrapping of it was “a disaster” for patients.
The health secretary is considering publishing a new comprehensive plan for England, amid record numbers of people being diagnosed with the disease and NHS cancer services struggling to meet demand.
Continue reading...Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu warns Iran as Israel continues strikes in Lebanon – The Associated Press
- Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu warns Iran as Israel continues strikes in Lebanon The Associated Press
- PM to Iranians: Israel stands with you, you’ll be ‘free sooner than people think’ The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu defies calls for a cease-fire at the U.N., as Israel strikes Lebanon NPR
- Netanyahu: Iran’s Islamic Republic will fall sooner than people think The Jerusalem Post
- In address to Iran, Netanyahu says nowhere in Middle East out of Israel's reach Reuters
Lebanon to seek humanitarian funds as bombardment by Israel continues
Caretaker PM ‘trying to fill the gaps’ amid mass displacement of people from their homes
Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, announced on Monday that he would meet donor countries to seek additional funding for Lebanon’s growing displacement crisis, as hundreds of thousands of people fled Israel’s widening aerial campaign.
“We are trying as much as possible to fill the gaps; as I said yesterday, it is not an easy process,” Mikati said, announcing that he would ask donors on Tuesday to give money to Lebanon through the UN.
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