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An emboldened Israel appears to believe it can safely ignore a lame duck US president and grab the chance to reset the Middle East’s security dynamicsMiddle East crisis: live updatesThe Biden administration is losing influence over whether Benjamin Netanyahu launches a ground invasion into southern Lebanon or not.For more than a year, Joe Biden and his senior advisers have managed to forestall an Israeli ground incursion into Lebanon in fear of a larger war that could envelope the entire Middle East. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/30/us-looks-unable-to-talk-netanyahu-out-of-planned-invasion-of-lebanon Author : Andrew Roth in Jerusalem Publish date : 2024-09-30 17:55:23 Copyright for

Tehran is struggling to find a way to respond to the attacks on its proxy in Lebanon that won’t ignite all-out warMiddle East crisis: live updatesIran’s reformist-led government has said it has no plans to send troops to reinforce Hezbollah in Lebanon, but it is coming under domestic pressure from hardliners seeking to exploit what they regard as a failure to stand up to Israel – and also hoping to block any discussion with the west over future oversight of Iran’s nuclear programme.Calls for a tougher Iranian response redoubled when it emerged that Brig Gen Abbas Nilforushan, the Islamic Revolution

Ryan Routh appears in court in Florida and pleads not guilty to federal charges including attempted assassinationA man who authorities say spent 12 hours camped outside Donald Trump’s golf course before Secret Service spotted him with a rifle pleaded not guilty on Monday to federal charges including attempted assassination.Ryan Wesley Routh appeared briefly in the federal court in West Palm Beach days after a grand jury handed down a five-count indictment stemming from the second attempt on Trump’s life since July. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/30/trump-assassination-attempt-suspect-not-guilty Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2024-09-30 16:43:59 Copyright for syndicated content

Cabinet secretary, who has served four prime ministers, says he will go at the end of the yearUK politics live – latest updatesSimon Case, the cabinet secretary, has formally announced that he will stand down as the UK’s most senior civil servant at the end of the year.In an email to the civil service, Case, who has served four prime ministers and 120 cabinet ministers, said he would stay in post while the process to replace him got under way. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/30/uks-top-civil-servant-simon-case-to-stand-down-on-health-grounds Author : Pippa Crerar Political editor Publish date : 2024-09-30 15:43:13 Copyright for syndicated

President to speak about response to storm; Trump to hit campaign trail in Georgia after accusing Biden and Harris of turning blind eye to destruction We’re still awaiting Joe Biden’s remarks from the White House about the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and the impact of as it roared across Georgia and North and South Carolina and its effects spread across 10 states even as it downgraded from hurricane status last week.The US president is behind schedule, as he was due to begin speaking half an hour ago, but we’ll keep you abreast of developments. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/sep/30/us-election-hurricane-helene-trump-biden-harris-updates

The serial rapist was reported eight times to police but no action was reportedly taken until his arrest in 2021Four police officers and a civilian employee are to face disciplinary action for alleged errors that helped leave the serial rapist David Carrick free to attack a string of women.Carrick, who served in the Metropolitan police, was reported eight times to police over a series of allegations, but no action was taken until his arrest in 2021. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/30/four-officers-face-disciplinary-action-over-david-carrick-investigation Author : Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent Publish date : 2024-09-30 14:29:15 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Attack, the first by Israel on centre of Lebanese capital since 2006, targeted senior figures in the Popular Front for the Liberation of PalestineMiddle east crisis – latest updatesIsrael struck central Beirut for the first time since 2006 early on Monday, hours after dozens of aircraft bombed Yemen in a long-range raid, as it pursued a rapidly expanding war on multiple fronts.The Beirut strike targeted three senior figures in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a group associated with a series of high-profile aircraft hijackings in the 1970s. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/30/lebanon-beirut-israel-strikes-yemen-hezbollah-latest-news Author : William Christou

The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey are in Birmingham this week for the Conservative party conference, where the four leadership candidates will get plenty of time to show off their credentials. Plus, Keir Starmer is dealing with international and domestic crises at once, can he cope? Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2024/sep/30/kemi-badenoch-dominates-as-tory-conference-starts-politics-weekly-westminster Author : Presented by Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey, produced by Frankie Tobi, original music by Axel Kacoutié; the executive producer is Maz Ebtehaj Publish date : 2024-09-30 13:13:24 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Stellantis slashes double-digit growth forecast with Aston Martin maker also warning of problems as car industry’s woes deepenBusiness live – latest updatesThe owner of Vauxhall, Fiat and Peugeot has issued a profit warning, blaming a hit to sales from a deterioration in the global automotive market and increased competition from Chinese rivals.Stellantis shares plunged by 14% on Monday after it said it expected profit margins to be between 5.5% and 7% for the year, down from the previous forecast of double-digit growth. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/30/vauxhall-owner-warns-on-profits-amid-falling-sales-and-tougher-chinese-competition Author : Jack Simpson Publish date : 2024-09-30 12:45:00 Copyright for syndicated

Corporation upholds ‘some, but not all’ of Abington’s complaints about her dance partner, Giovanni PerniceThe BBC has apologised to former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Amanda Abbington, saying it had assessed and “upheld some, but not all” of her complaints about Giovanni Pernice’s behaviour during her time on the show.More details soon … Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/sep/30/bbc-apologises-to-former-strictly-come-dancing-contestant-amanda-abbington-giovanni-pernice Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-09-30 12:13:54 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The shadow chancellor said he ‘would have died’ to have had the legacy Rachel Reeves had when he took overRobert Jenrick has used a campaign rally just outside the Conservative conference to paint the issue of migration in highly stark terms, saying his party will “die” if it does not commit to quitting the European convention on human rights. (See 8.23am.)Speaking to supporters in a studio theatre at Birmingham Rep, Jenrick repeated his styling of the issue in Brexit terms, saying the choice was between the “leave” of leaving the ECHR or “remain” of staying in it, and that this

Yoav Gallant tells border troops ‘we will use all our capabilities – including you’; Naim Qassem claims Israel is committing massacres of civilians See all our coverage from the Middle EastLiving in Lebanon: how have you been affected?Here is the video clip of US president Joe Biden saying “a broader war in the Middle East had to be averted”. Despite diplomatic efforts the US, Egypt and Qatar have been unable to broker a deal between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire in Gaza since the 2023 deal ended ten months ago on 30 November.Itay Blumental, who is military correspondent at

Party projected to beat centre-right People’s party by three points, surpassing expectationsPreliminary results from Austria’s general election showed the far-right Freedom party (FPÖ) winning the most votes for the first time in the postwar period as it rode a tide of public anger over migration and the cost of living. It was projected to beat the co-ruling centre-right People’s party (ÖVP) by three points, surpassing expectations.Data reported on public television indicated the FPÖ, which campaigned hard on a pledge of “remigration” of undesired immigrants, had taken about 29.1% of the vote, comfortably ahead of the ÖVP of chancellor Karl Nehammer

Republican nominee heads to Erie, Pennsylvania, as Democratic vice-president holds rally in Las Vegas, NevadaVice-President Kamala Harris is slated to rally in Las Vegas on Sunday night.The rally is part of Harris’s latest western swing, which included walking alongside a towering, rust-colored border wall fitted with barbed wire in Douglas, Arizona, on Friday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/sep/29/kamala-harris-donald-trump-election-campaign Author : Coral Murphy Marcos Publish date : 2024-09-29 15:02:14 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Far-right FPÖ could become strongest force in the country for first time in postwar periodFear, uncertainty and suspicion ran high in Klagenfurt, southern Austria, before today’s high-stakes parliamentary election, in which the far-right Freedom party (FPÖ) could become the strongest force in the country for the first time in the postwar period.For at least a week, and some local people say much longer, the tap water in this city of baroque facades and a stunning Alpine lake has been contaminated with faecal bacteria and unsafe to drink. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/29/austria-election-live-far-right-freedom-party-fpo-ovp-spo-latest Author : Lili Bayer Publish date :

Contest ends on 2 November, meaning Rishi Sunak would respond to the budget then step down three days laterTwo Tory leadership candidates, Robert Jenrick and Tom Tugendhat, have publicly called for the party to cut short the contest, a move that is opposed by rival Kemi Badenoch.Senior Conservatives were reported to be in talks about bringing forward the announcement by a week, according to the Mail, but the party said on Sunday that there are currently no plans to change the date, despite calls from candidates. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/29/jenrick-and-tugendhat-call-for-tories-to-cut-leadership-contest-short Author : Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor Publish

At least nine people have died and 48 are missing after vessel carrying 87 people sinks off island of El HierroPatrol boats and helicopters were searching on Sunday for about 48 people missing after their migrant boat sank near the Spanish island of El Hierro in what could become the deadliest such incident in 30 years of crossings from Africa to the Canary Islands.Nine people, one of them a child, have been confirmed as dead after the vessel sank in the early hours of Saturday morning, emergency and rescue services said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/29/canaries-migrant-boat-sinking-el-hierro-search Author : Reuters

Stand Up to Racism looking for relatives of people who were at Battle of Holbeck Moor, as blue plaque unveiledStand Up to Racism is searching for family members of the 30,000 people who stood up to Oswald Mosley in Leeds at the Battle of Holbeck Moor in 1936, as a blue plaque is unveiled in the city on Sunday.The event was one of the biggest anti-fascist demonstrations in UK history, occurring a week before the Battle of Cable Street in the East End of London. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/29/search-memories-day-leeds-oswald-mosley-battle-holbeck-moor Author : Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent Publish

Targeting of group’s leaders has failed to win Israel significant strategic advantage in past, let alone deal fatal blowMiddle East crisis – latest news updatesIn 1992, Israeli media celebrated an assassination. The man killed then was Abbas al-Musawi, secretary general of Hezbollah, whose convoy was struck by Israeli helicopters.Then, as now, Israeli analysts speculated that Musawi’s death might possibly portend the end of Hezbollah, which had been founded 10 years before after Israel’s invasion of Lebanon. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/29/impact-of-hezbollah-assassinations-may-take-months-to-emerge Author : Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem Publish date : 2024-09-29 11:39:17 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

City authorities take case to Lombardy regional court in effort to block initiative by Matteo SalviniMilan council has appealed against a “grotesque” move to rename the city’s main airport after the scandal-tainted late former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.The council approved a resolution to take the case to the Lombardy region’s administrative court after the initiative to rename Malpensa was accelerated by Matteo Salvini, the transport minister in Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/29/milan-council-appeals-against-move-to-rename-main-airport-after-berlusconi Author : Angela Giuffrida in Rome Publish date : 2024-09-29 11:22:28 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Pat McFadden says ‘unfair’ system has meant ministers and shadow ministers face less scrutiny than backbench MPsUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street will change rules on declaring interests and hospitality so ministers have to abide by the same rules as backbench MPs, a senior minister has said.Pat McFadden, the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster, said the move would be done to close “a Tory loophole” that gave less scrutiny and transparency to ministers’ interests than to those of other MPs. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/29/government-to-close-tory-loophole-around-declaring-interests-and-gifts Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent Publish date : 2024-09-29 10:35:02

Rosie Duffield says government focused on ‘greed and power’ and the ‘lads are in charge’, day after quitting partyThe former Labour MP Rosie Duffield has said Keir Starmer has “a problem with women” and that the government was “more interested in greed and power” than making changes to the country.In a broadside at Starmer’s leadership, Duffield told the BBC she was Labour “in my heart and soul” but said the scandal over senior party figures’ acceptance of donations and gifts including clothes was indefensible given the party was keeping the two child benefit cap and had cut the winter fuel

Philippe Boxho’s macabre true stories are approaching 1m copies sold and shedding light on a ‘misunderstood’ jobA girl on a farm is devoured by pigs. A walker’s throat is slit by the broken-off blade of a lawn mower after it hits a stone. A woman fires 13 bullets into the body of her seemingly sleeping father but is cleared of murder because he had died of an aneurysm three hours earlier.Miniature tragedies like these cram the pages of the books of the Belgian forensic pathologist Philippe Boxho, and explain why his bestsellers are at numbers one, two and three of

Local Jewish and Palestinian groups are preparing to mark one year since the October 7 attacksGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs Palestinian and Jewish groups prepare to mark the first anniversary of the events that triggered the current Israel-Gaza conflict, the Australian government has again condemned the escalating cycle of violence in the Middle East, reiterating demands for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon.“We’ve seen so much violence in the Middle East,” the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, said Sunday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/sep/29/protests-mark-nearly-one-year-since-october-7-attack-as-wong-despairs-continued-retribution-in-middle-east-ntwnfb Author :

Claim comes day after leader Hassan Nasrallah was confirmed killed; more than one million people displaced by Israeli strikes, Lebanese minister saysThe Israeli military said in a post on X that it killed top Hezbollah leader, Nabil Kaouk, one of the few remaining senior leaders of the organisation.Kaouk was reportedly one of those being considered to succeed Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Friday, as the head of Hezbollah. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/29/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-bombardment-lebanon-hezbollah-hassan-nasrallah-latest Author : Yohannes Lowe (now) and Helen Livingstone (earlier) Publish date : 2024-09-29 08:44:27 Copyright for syndicated content belongs