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Thousands of pagers detonated across the country and in Syria, killing 12 people and wounding almost 3,000Middle East crisis – live updatesHezbollah has vowed revenge for an unprecedented and deadly attack in Lebanon, with Israel accused of carrying out the operation by planting explosives inside thousands of pagers imported by the group months earlier.Thousands of pagers detonated across Lebanon and in Syria, killing 12 people and wounding almost 3,000 others, including the group’s fighters and Iran’s envoy to Beirut, Mojtaba Amani. Lebanon’s health minister, Firass Abiad, said a young girl was among the dead, and that more than 200 people

Data shows more Americans supporting political violence in nation where firearms outnumber peopleAfter the second apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump in two months, gun safety advocates say the episode underlines the perilous political landscape of potentially lethal violence against public officials in a nation where firearms outnumber people.A 58-year-old man, identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, was apprehended by authorities on Sunday after Secret Service agents spotted the barrel of a rifle peeking through foliage at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, where the former president was playing golf. Routh appeared in federal court in Florida on

Activists greet decision over killings of British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous expert with ‘indignation’Appeal judges in Brazil yesterday upheld charges against only two of the three men accused of murdering Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips, in a decision “received with indignation” by Indigenous activists.The three judges ruled that there was “insufficient evidence of authorship or participation” by Oseney da Costa de Oliveira, a fisher, in the 2022 deaths of the Brazilian Indigenous expert and the British Guardian journalist. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/18/dom-phillips-bruno-pereira-murder-charge-dropped-one-of-three-suspects Author : Tiago Rogero, South America correspondent Publish date : 2024-09-18 15:15:15 Copyright for syndicated content

Major entertainment company gives Runway access to vast portfolio to help film-makers ‘augment their work’Lionsgate has signed a deal with the artificial intelligence research firm Runway, allowing it access to the company’s large film and TV library, to train a new generative model.According to the Wall Street Journal, the model will be “customized to Lionsgate’s proprietary portfolio” which includes hit franchises such as John Wick, Saw and The Hunger Games. The aim is to help film-makers and other creatives “augment their work” through the use of AI. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/sep/18/lionsgate-ai Author : Benjamin Lee Publish date :

Minister approved Thames Water project at location prioritised by Sadiq Khan for wild swimmingLabour appeared to be in disarray on Wednesday over ambitions to clean up the River Thames for swimming.The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, announced plans to prioritise an area of the river in Teddington, south-west London, to make it safe and clean for swimming as part of a new 10-year strategy to reduce pollution in the river and encourage people to spend time in and around it. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/18/labour-in-apparent-disarray-over-thames-cleanup-plan Author : Sandra Laville Environment correspondent Publish date : 2024-09-18 13:59:56 Copyright for syndicated

Allies must face reality of strategic divergence under Orbán and country’s ‘doublespeak’, says David PressmanThe US ambassador in Budapest has said that Hungary’s democracy problems and foreign policy divergence from the west can no longer be dismissed as rhetoric and that the time has come for “a reckoning”.Since coming to power more than 14 years ago, the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has concentrated political and economic power in the hands of his ruling party and a handful of businesspeople close to the government, while also nurturing relationships with Moscow and Beijing. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/18/hungary-us-ambassador-david-pressman-orban-west Author :

Emergency crews battle to reinforce defences around Wrocław, Poland’s third city, amid devastating rainfallSoldiers, emergency workers and volunteers battled through the night to reinforce defences around Wrocław, Poland’s third biggest city, as the EU said flooding in central Europe happening simultaneously alongside wildfires in Portugal showed climate breakdown in action.More than five times the average rainfall for the whole of September has fallen in five days on swathes of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia, triggering devastating flooding that has killed 22 people in four countries. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/18/floods-in-poland-and-wildfires-in-portugal-show-reality-of-climate-breakdown-says-eu Author : Jon Henley Europe

Bar Standards Board case against Charlotte Proudman over criticism of judge will proceed to full hearingA tribunal has rejected a barrister’s request for it to throw out disciplinary proceedings brought against her for saying a judge had shown a “boys’ club attitude”, but it ruled that she can argue that the regulator discriminated against her because she is a woman.At a private hearing this month, lawyers for Charlotte Proudman argued that the Bar Standards Board (BSB) held her to different standards than male barristers and so the case against her should be struck out. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/sep/18/tribunal-barrister-charlotte-proudman-boys-club-disciplinary-case

DfT offer will mean rise of almost 15% over three years after dispute between unions and 16 operators in EnglandTrain drivers have voted to back a pay deal that will resolve the last remaining conflict between rail operators and unions after two years of strikes that have brought misery for passengers.Members of the driver’s union Aslef voted overwhelmingly to support the pay offer put forward by the Department for Transport (DfT) last month, which would result in a pay rise of almost 15% over three years. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/18/aslef-train-drivers-vote-to-back-pay-deal-and-end-two-year-stand-off Author : Jack Simpson Publish date : 2024-09-18

Author claims that 'progressive Black scholars in particular have been targeted’ after University of Washington rejects complaint over her 2004 doctoral thesisA plagiarism complaint filed last month against Robin DiAngelo, the author of a number of books on racism including White Fragility, has now been dismissed.The complaint – which cited 20 instances of alleged research misconduct in DiAngelo’s 2004 doctoral thesis – was lodged with the University of Washington, where the author completed her PhD and is now an affiliate associate professor of education. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/sep/18/plagiarism-complaint-against-white-fragility-author-robin-diangelo-dismissed Author : Ella Creamer Publish date : 2024-09-18 10:07:25 Copyright

Law will ban campaigners from handing anti-abortion leaflets to people using the clinicsJames Cleverly, the Tory leadership candidate and former home secretary, has posted a message on X saying the party needs to chase Lib Dem voters.While he is not explicitly contradicting Kemi Badenoch (she told GB News the party should be making a pitch for Reform UK voters – Cleverly is implying he does not see it as an either/or), there is a clear difference of emphasis.Eves concluded there had been 19 incidents of mistreatment against detainees at the detention centre near Gatwick Airport in West Sussex over a

Running for president is ‘a dangerous business,’ Republican nominee says at a town hall event in Michigan, following Sunday’s apparent assassination bidDonald Trump touched on a range of topics during his town hall with Sarah Huckabee Sanders, that included – according to The Hill – the fate of the US auto industry, climate change (which he mocked) and a rejection of the ‘rambling’ label he’s been given by Kamala Harris.The Hill reports that, after giving a long and winding answer on Tuesday during which Trump spoke about the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, appeared to confuse Bagram airbase with

Former first minister makes prediction as senior political figures reflect on 10th anniversary of referendumNicola Sturgeon has predicted that Scotland will become an independent country as part of a “wider shake-up” of the UK, as senior figures across Scottish politics reflect on the 10th anniversary of the referendum.With support for independence stabilised at just below 50%, the former first minister told BBC Scotland News: “I believe that, perhaps as part of a wider shake-up of UK governance, the reunification of Ireland, perhaps, more autonomy in Wales, that I think we will see Scotland become an independent country.” Continue reading... Source

Former prime minister says previous Tory government’s immigration policy would not have acted as a deterrentSir John Major has criticised the former Conservative government’s Rwanda scheme, saying it was unsuitable for the 21st century and was “un-Conservative and un-British”.The Tory former prime minister expressed frustrations around “the way society has come to regard immigration as an ill” and said he did think the policy would have acted as a deterrent. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/18/john-major-rwanda-plan-un-conservative-un-british Author : Aletha Adu Political correspondent Publish date : 2024-09-18 08:04:56 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Asset Energy has 30 days to respond to industry minister Ed Husic’s request for further information about the proposed gas project off Sydney’s coastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe industry minister, Ed Husic, has issued a preliminary refusal of the contentious Pep11 offshore gas project proposed for the New South Wales coast, a month before the federal government was due to file its court defence in a legal action designed to force it to make a decision.Husic issued a short statement on Wednesday, saying he had “carefully

Judge raises questions about Maurice Hawell’s prospects of rehabilitation after he, brother Marius Hawell and Andrew David were all found guilty of the sexual assaults in JulyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMaurice Hawell, a Sydney lawyer convicted over the gang rapes of three teenage women during his buck’s weekend, was only remorseful for his own situation and showed no empathy towards his victims, a judge says.Maurice Hawell, 30, Marius Hawell, 23, and Andrew David, 30, were all found guilty of the sexual assaults in July

Annual rate in August unchanged as consumers reduce spending on big-ticket itemsThe UK’s annual inflation rate rose by 2.2% in August, matching the increase in July, hovering just above the Bank of England’s 2% target.Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the government’s preferred measure of the cost of living remained steady as consumers cut back spending on big-ticket items. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/18/uk-inflation-bank-of-england-target-interest-rates Author : Phillip Inman Publish date : 2024-09-18 06:01:39 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Nine people were killed and nearly 3,000 wounded after thousands of pagers detonated across Lebanon, in an incident Hezbollah blamed on IsraelAnalysis: Hezbollah pager explosions, if caused by the Mossad, would be a big escalationThe Taiwanese manufacturer linked to pagers that exploded as part of a deadly attack against Hezbollah has said the devices were made by a company in Europe, as the militant group blamed Israel and vowed revenge attacks.Images of the pagers emerged in the aftermath with stickers on the back appearing consistent with pagers made by Taiwanese company Gold Apollo, according to analysis by Reuters. Continue reading...

Ousted Liberal MP tells federal court she was not aware during the rally that gatecrashers had performed Nazi salute on steps of parliamentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOusted Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming says she was “determined to be brave” and attend a “Let Women Speak” rally in 2023 despite warnings of security threats, the federal court has heard.Deeming, who began her second day of cross-examination on Wednesday, told the court that she was alerted during the Melbourne event that there were “men in black” nearby but

Elon Musk’s America Pac replaces voter turnout operations in Arizona and Nevada with less than 50 days until electionAmerica Pac, one of the largest and the most ambitious of the groups supporting Donald Trump’s campaign, is replacing its voter turnout operations in the crucial battleground states of Arizona and Nevada, according to two people familiar with the matter.The political action committee, backed by billionaire Elon Musk, has ended its contract with the September Group and will hire a new company to knock on doors with fewer than 50 days left until the election. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/17/trump-american-pac-voter-turnout-operation-arizona-nevada Author

Federal Labor tables report in parliament hours after senators reveal it had been uploaded to royal commission websiteFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has published a previously secret report recommending an overhaul of the military justice system after it was discovered online alongside exhibits tendered to the royal commission into veteran suicide.Labor frontbencher Malarndirri McCarthy told the Senate on Wednesday the report had been published on the royal commission website “in error” after being provided on a confidential basis.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news

AFP alleges hundreds of criminals – including motorcycle gang members and Italian, Middle Eastern and Korean organised crime members – used GhostFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDozens of people have been arrested as part of an investigation into an encrypted messaging network known as “Ghost”, the first of its kind to allegedly be administered by an Australian and a platform trumpeted as “un-hackable”.Australian national, Jay Je Yoon Jung, 32, from Narwee in Sydney’s south, was arrested and charged on Tuesday for allegedly creating and running the platform.

Former president talks up tariffs in Flint, Michigan, and warns attendees of dangers of nuclear ‘obliteration’ Trump held his first campaign event on Tuesday since the thwarted assassination attempt over the weekend, telling a packed 6,000-seat arena in Flint, Michigan that the assassin “couldn’t even get a shot off” while describing the Secret Service’s “great” response to the threat.During a town hall moderated by former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Trump took audience questions about manufacturing and the economy, among other issues. Like his first appearance after the attempt on his life in July – also a rally

Microsoft researchers found that the group created a video, paid an actor to appear as the alleged victim, and spread the claim through a fake websiteA false claim circulating on social media that Kamala Harris was involved in an alleged hit-and-run in San Francisco in 2011 is the work of a covert Russian disinformation operation, according to new research by Microsoft.Researchers found that the group created a video, paid an actor to appear as the alleged victim, and spread the claim through a fake website for a nonexistent San Francisco news outlet named KBSF-TV. The Russian group responsible, which Microsoft

Centre for Women’s Justice gathered testimony from more than 200 women alleging attacks by police officer partnersMale police officers accused of domestic abuse were promoted into positions tackling rape and violence against women, rather than being punished, according to a new report.The report from the Centre for Women’s Justice is based on the testimony of more than 200 women who allege attacks by their police officer partners. It concludes that, despite promises from police chiefs of change, little progress has been made and failings are “systemic”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/18/male-police-officers-accused-of-domestic-abuse-have-been-promoted-report-says Author : Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent