Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu fires Defence Minister Yoav Gallant
Netanyahu says he has lost confidence in Gallant over the management of Israel's ongoing wars in Gaza and Lebanon.
Barry Keoghan hits out at ‘disgusting’ online trolls using his son against him
Saltburn actor tells Louis Theroux podcast about his difficult childhood and decision to keep his child offline
Oscar nominee Barry Keoghan has hit back at “disgusting” online trolls who he claimed use his relationship with his son as “ammunition” against him.
The 32-year-old Irish actor, who is dating US singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter, has a two-year-old son, Brando, with his former partner.
Continue reading...AstraZeneca shares tumble after reports China unit is linked to insurance fraud
Pharmaceutical’s weight loss pill described as ‘underwhelming’, also piling pressure on share price
AstraZeneca shares tumbled on Tuesday wiping £14bn off the value of Britain’s biggest drug maker, after a report that dozens of senior executives at its China unit could be implicated in an insurance fraud case in the country’s pharmaceutical sector.
Also putting pressure on the share price, early data on AstraZeneca’s experimental weight loss pill published on Monday was described as “somewhat underwhelming” by analysts at Deutsche Bank, who reiterated their “sell” rating on the stock.
Continue reading...‘Entirely normal’: Why counting US votes takes time, is not a sign of fraud
With Trump already setting 'groundwork for yelling fraud', experts stress vote count in tight US election may take days.
Video: Israeli military attacks Kamal Adwan Hospital in besieged north Gaza
Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital has patients fleeing from the hospital’s top floors as it was attacked by Israel’s military.
‘We expect to win’ says Trump’s running mate JD Vance
A confident Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance spoke to reporters in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Fact Check: Would Donald Trump force states to monitor women’s pregnancies?
Kamala Harris often claims that a Trump administration would interfere with pregnancies. But is that really true?
An Israeli strike kills 20 in north Gaza, where Palestinians say they’ve had little food for weeks – The Associated Press
- An Israeli strike kills 20 in north Gaza, where Palestinians say they've had little food for weeks The Associated Press
- Updates: Israel’s north Gaza siege kills 1,300; Lebanon toll passes 3,000 Al Jazeera English
- Israeli strikes kill at least 16 people in Gaza, keep up pressure on north Reuters
- War grinds on as peace talks continue to falter NBC News
- Israeli strikes reportedly kill at least 30 in north Gaza as fleeing Palestinians describe dire conditions CBS News
China’s J-35A Stealth Fighter to be Officially Unveiled at Zhuhai Air Show – The Aviationist
- China’s J-35A Stealth Fighter to be Officially Unveiled at Zhuhai Air Show The Aviationist
- China to unveil J-35A stealth fighter jet as air force aims to match US aerial power CNN
- Russia Sends Latest Su-57 Fighter Jet to China Newsweek
- Experience peaceful development and win-win cooperation at Airshow China: Global Times editorial Global Times
- J-35A: China’s 2nd Stealth Fighter Ready For Official Unveiling At Zhuhai Airshow; PLA Catching-Up With USA? EurAsian Times
US election 2024: The key issues driving votes in the swing states
We take a look at the major talking points in the battleground states and both candidates' stance on them.
Mystery fires were Russian ‘test runs’ to target cargo flights to US
The attacks targeted couriers in Poland, Germany and the UK, Polish prosecutors say.
Chaos and destruction as Israel strikes deep in Lebanon’s valley
The BBC's Quentin Sommerville spent two weeks with Lebanese Civil Defense Force crews in the Bekaa Valley.
Five closest US elections: When California, New York were swing states
This US election is too close to call, say experts, but it's not the first time.
Top climber falls to death after rare Himalayan feat
Slovak mountaineer Ondrej Huserka fell while descending the Lantang Lirung mountain in Nepal.
Georgian Court Cancels Election Results in 30 Polling Stations Over Voting Secrecy Violations – Kyiv Post
- Georgian Court Cancels Election Results in 30 Polling Stations Over Voting Secrecy Violations Kyiv Post
- Thousands rally again in Georgia to protest the parliamentary election they say was rigged The Associated Press
- Georgia’s ruling party crushes the country’s European dream The Economist
- Georgian Opposition Protests Election Results For Fourth Day Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
- Greta Thunberg joins rally against Georgia’s government POLITICO Europe
Rafael expected to strengthen into hurricane before making landfall in Cuba
Tropical Storm Rafael is set to become a hurricane near the Cayman Islands on Tuesday night before reaching Cuba.
Moscow Behind Incendiary Packages Sent Across Europe, Lithuanian Official Says – The Moscow Times
- Moscow Behind Incendiary Packages Sent Across Europe, Lithuanian Official Says The Moscow Times
- Russian Plot Placed Incendiary Devices on Cargo Planes in Europe, Officials Say The New York Times
- Mystery fires were Russian 'test runs' to target cargo flights to US BBC.com
- Russia suspected of sending incendiary devices on US- and Canada-bound planes, Wall Street Journal reports CNN
- Exploding parcels in Europe part of plot to target US flights, officials say Reuters
Killers of Ugandan Olympian sentenced to 35 years
Steeplechaser Benjamin Lagat was stabbed to death in Kenya on New Year's Eve last year.
Accusations fly in Spain over who is to blame for flood disaster
A week on, recriminations fly over who was to blame for Spain's worst natural disaster in living memory.
Inexperienced, poorly trained and underfed: the North Korean troops heading to Ukraine
Kim Jong-un says his army is the ‘strongest in the world’ but they are vulnerable to illness and none have seen combat before
Depending on whom you ask, they are the boost that Russian forces need to make a significant breakthrough in Ukraine, or they are simple cannon fodder, destined for repatriation in body bags.
After weeks of speculation, Nato and the Pentagon have confirmed that about 10,000 North Korean troops are in Russia, with most massing near Ukraine’s border in Kursk, where the Kremlin’s forces have struggled to repel a Ukrainian incursion.
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