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Prosecutors say Iranians hacked SMS operator to send thousands of texts whose ‘aim was to create division’Swedish prosecutors have accused Iran’s intelligence service of hacking an SMS operator in 2023 to send messages encouraging people to take revenge on protesters who had burned copies of the Qur’an.Sweden’s prosecution authority said on Tuesday that 15,000 messages “calling for revenge” were sent in the summer of 2023 after a slew of protests involving desecrations of the Qur’an.“The aim was to create division in Swedish society,” the authority said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/24/sweden-accuses-iran-over-revenge-messages-after-2023-quran-burnings Author : Agence France-Presse in Stockholm Publish date

Local vet says nine birds have died and the rest are being treated, with many unable to stand or walkGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales environmental watchdog is investigating a suspected poisoning that has left nine magpies dead and more than a dozen others needing treatment.Karlie Johnston, the practice manager at Cooper Street veterinary hospital in Cootamundra, said 30 magpies had been brought into the vet in recent days. Many were unable to stand or walk, and some had completely lost the use of their legs.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news

PM to deliver message of qualified optimism but expected announcement on benefit fraud concerns left of partyIn his Telegraph article this morning Prof Sir John Curtice, the leading psephologist, says Keir Starmer has not been very good at setting out “a clear vision of the kind of country he wants to create”. (See 8.46am.) In an interview with the Today programme this morning, Alastair Campbell, who used to be in charge of communications for Tony Blair and who now co-hosts the very popular Rest is Politcs podcast, said much the same.Campbell argued that the government got off to good start,

Ukraine president says Vladimir Putin is ‘afraid’ of Ukraine’s Kursk occupationWe mentioned reports of Russian airstrikes on the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, a frequent target for attacks, in the opening summary. Here is the latest on the situation there.Ukraine’s state emergency service said that one man was killed and six injured, including a 13-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy, by “massive” Russian airstrikes on the city over the course of two hours after 9pm local time on Monday evening.If you take all the usual types of weapons and count the foreign made components – about 60% would be coming from

Union declines to put planemaker’s proposal for 30% pay rise over four years and improved pension to a voteBusiness live – latest updatesThe union representing 33,000 striking Boeing workers has reacted with anger at what the aircraft maker called its “best and final” pay offer for a 30% rise over four years.The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), Boeing’s largest union, declined to put the offer to a vote, saying the proposal was not negotiated with the union and it fell short of members’ demands. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/24/boeing-final-offer-strike-pay-rise Author : Julia Kollewe Publish date :

The alleged altercation took place at Woodgrove shopping centre in Melton WestFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA teenage boy has been stabbed to death after an altercation at an outdoor food court area at a Melbourne shopping centre.Emergency services were called to Woodgrove shopping centre in Melton West just before midday on Tuesday. First responders attempted to provide CPR to the teenage boy, but he died at the scene. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/sep/24/woodgrove-shopping-centre-stabbing-melton-west-teen-dies-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2024-09-24 07:04:11 Copyright for

Thirty-five flood warnings in place across England after some areas get more than 100mm of rain in 48 hoursCommuters in parts of England are still facing travel issues despite a respite from heavy rain.Parts of Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire have had more than 100mm of rain in the past 48 hours, with Woburn in Bedfordshire recording 132mm, more than twice its September average rainfall, according to the Met Office. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/24/uk-weather-commuters-face-travel-disruption-after-heavy-rainfall Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-09-24 06:00:45 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Israeli airstrikes on ‘dozens’ of alleged Hezbollah targets comes amid fears tensions could escalate into a wider regional warAnalysis: New military conflict between Israel and Hezbollah would follow 40 years of shadow warThe US is sending a small number of additional troops to the Middle East due to escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, the Pentagon said on Monday, declining to specify the precise number or mission of the deployed forces.“Out of an abundance of caution, we are sending a small number of additional US military personnel forward to augment our forces that are already in the region,” air force

Victorian opposition leader John Pesutto due to testify in federal court case brought against him by ousted Liberal MP Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOusted Liberal MP Moira Deeming could have “worked out” she was “walking into a disaster” before she attended and spoke at a 2023 “Let Women Speak” rally that was gatecrashed by neo-Nazis, the federal court has heard.Deeming, now an independent MP after her expulsion from the party, is suing the Victorian Liberal party leader, John Pesutto, for allegedly falsely portraying her as a

RBA decision was in line with economists’ forecasts as economy endures persistent inflationary pressuresThe Reserve Bank has left its key interest rate unchanged for a seventh meeting as the central bank waits for clearer evidence inflation is in retreat before it begins cutting borrowing costs.The RBA ended its latest two-day board meeting on Tuesday by keeping its cash rate at 4.35%, the level its remained since November. The decision was as economists had expected. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/sep/24/reserve-bank-leaves-australias-official-interest-rate-unchanged-at-435 Author : Peter Hannam Economics correspondent Publish date : 2024-09-24 04:34:58 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

‘Significant’ change will lead to rain, BoM says, with temperatures tumbling in Melbourne, Sydney and BrisbaneFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAfter a warm start to spring, temperatures are forecast to plummet across Australia’s eastern and south-eastern states in the coming days.“We are expecting a significant change to come for much of the east and south-east of the country,” the Bureau of Meteorology’s Jonathan How said, with New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Brisbane forecast to experience cooler weather in the coming days.Sign up for Guardian

Former diplomat Michael Kovrig, who was taken into custody in December 2018, says he spent months in solitary confinement and was interrogated dailyA former Canadian diplomat detained by China for more than 1,000 days said he was placed in solitary confinement for months and interrogated for up to nine hours every day, treatment he said amounted to psychological torture.Michael Kovrig, speaking to the Canadian Broadcasting Corp in his first major interview since his release, also said he had missed the birth of his daughter and met her for the first time when she was two-and-a half years old. Continue reading...

Ex-president gives meandering address in swing state and paints dark vision of America under Democratic ruleDonald Trump returned to Pennsylvania, telling his rally attendees that their state was critical to his ability to win back the White House and encouraging them to turn out to vote, though he also called early voting “stupid stuff”.“If we win Pennsylvania, we win the whole thing,” Trump said, soon after taking the stage more than 45 minutes later than scheduled. “It’s very simple.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/23/trump-rally-pennsylvania-election Author : Rachel Leingang Publish date : 2024-09-24 01:56:30 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Tony Armstrong, a Logie winner for best new talent and Gold Logie nominee, to leave in October amid negotiations with the ABC for a new TV showFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTony Armstrong, the breakout ABC star who went from winning a Logie for best new talent to Gold Logie nominee in two years, is leaving ABC News Breakfast next month when his contract with ABC News expires.Guardian Australia understands there are no guarantees Armstrong will remain employed by the ABC and he is in negotiations with

Manhunt under way after death of man allegedly stabbed on Marrickville RoadFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has died and his assailant is believed to be at large after an alleged stabbing in Sydney’s inner west.Emergency services responded to reports of a man being stabbed on Marrickville Road, Marrickville, at about 7.40pm on Monday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/sep/24/marrickville-road-alleged-stabbing-death-sydney Author : Daisy Dumas Publish date : 2024-09-24 00:10:19 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Former secretary of state accuses oil and gas companies of ‘business as usual’ at major climate summit in New YorkCountries are ignoring commitments they made less than a year ago to shift away from fossil fuels and to provide aid to those most vulnerable to the climate crisis, a host of leading figures have admitted during a gloomy start to a major climate summit in New York.Al Gore, the former US vice-president, and John Kerry, the former US secretary of state and climate envoy, have led the condemnation of the largest greenhouse gas emitters, led by China and the US,

Cornelius Smith said he and Justin Johnson shot Young Dolph after brother of rival rapper Yo Gotti put a hit on himA Memphis man testified on Monday that he and a second person shot and killed rapper Young Dolph after Big Jook, the brother of rapper Yo Gotti, put a hit on him.Cornelius Smith identified himself and Justin Johnson as the two people seen on a 17 November 2021, surveillance video exiting a white Mercedes outside a Memphis, Tennessee, cookie store about 30 seconds after Young Dolph entered the store and then opening fire in broad daylight. Continue reading... Source

Platform with millions of subscribers discloses a more proactive approach to reporting infringers to authoritiesTelegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov said Monday that the messaging platform had removed more “problematic content” and would take a more proactive approach to complying with government requests. The announcement comes weeks after his arrest in France on charges of failing to act against criminals using the app.Telegram’s search feature “has been abused by people who violated our terms of service to sell illegal goods”, Durov told the 13 million subscribers of his personal messaging channel. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/sep/23/telegram-illegal-content-pavel-durov-arrest Author :

Taxpayer-funded grant that pays for royal family’s duties to increase from £86.3m in 2024-25 to £132m in 2025-26The cost of the grant that funds the monarchy is due to increase by more than 53% in the next year to £132m – a rise of £45m.Official royal accounts released earlier this year revealed that huge profits of over £1bn from the crown estate mean the taxpayer-funded sovereign grant, which pays for the royal family’s official duties, will increase from £86.3m in 2024-25 to £132m in 2025-26.Additional reporting by PA Media Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/23/cost-of-grant-that-funds-uk-monarchy-to-rise-by-more-than-53 Author : Daniel Lavelle Publish

State senator Mike McDonnell refuses to back plan that would give Trump possible edge in event of a tied electionA Republican bid to change the electoral system in Nebraska to give Donald Trump a possible advantage in the event of a tied presidential election has been rebuffed after a state legislator refused to back the plan.Mike McDonnell, a former Democrat who crossed to the Republican party this year, said he would not vote to change the midwestern state’s distribution of electors to the same winner-takes-all process that operates in most of the US. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/23/republican-bid-change-nebraskas-electoral-system-trump-fails Author

State health minister says justification for the walkout doesn’t ‘add up’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a much anticipated speech in Sydney yesterday, Peter Dutton continued to refuse to release costings for the Coalition’s plan to build seven nuclear plants, saying he would announce details “in due course” before the next election.He tried to shift the terms of the debate to the cost of Labor’s renewables policy but, as our political editor writes today, he “relied on warm, fuzzy assurances” rather than “cold, hard facts”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/sep/24/australia-news-live-nsw-nurses-strike-rba-interest-rate-decision-michele-bullock-paramedics-housing-bill-greens

Prospects of ex-president’s victory could be higher as some Harris supporters unnerved by small lead in swing statesDemocrats are increasingly worried that pollsters are undercounting Donald Trump’s voter support, rating his prospects of winning November’s presidential election as much higher than headline opinion polling figures suggest.While most national surveys show consistent, though moderate, leads for Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, some supporters are unnerved by the small margin of her advantage in three northern battlegrounds – Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin – which are deemed must-wins in her quest for the White House. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/23/polls-undercounting-trump-support Author :

Some jewellery historians believe it features diamonds from infamous piece at centre of Marie Antoinette scandalAn antique diamond necklace worn at Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation and may be linked to a French scandal involving Marie Antoinette is could fetch as much as £2m at auction.The necklace, made of 300 carats, was also worn to King George VI’s coronation by members of the Marquess of Anglesey family, who owned the diamonds until the 1960s when they sold them. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/23/diamond-necklace-queen-elizabeth-ii-coronation-auction-marie-antoinette Author : Daniel Lavelle Publish date : 2024-09-23 19:18:54 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Suspects accused of scamming two women of €325,000 by pretending to be Hollywood star onlineSpanish police have arrested five people accused of scamming two women of €325,000 (£271,000) by posing as the Hollywood star Brad Pitt online.The suspects made contact with the women on an internet page for fans of the Oscar-winning actor and led them to believe “they had a sentimental relationship with him”, Spain’s Guardia Civil police force said in a statement on Monday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/sep/23/spanish-police-arrest-five-people-over-fake-brad-pitt-scam Author : Agence France-Presse in Madrid Publish date : 2024-09-23 19:04:05 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Exclusive: Marieha Hussain asks police watchdog to look into claim the force pursued a politicised case against herThe teacher acquitted of a racially aggravated public order offence after she held a placard depicting Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman as coconuts at a pro-Palestine protest has called on the police watchdog to investigate the Metropolitan police over its handling of the case.Marieha Hussain, who was found not guilty at Westminster magistrates court earlier this month, claims the Met and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) pursued a politicised case against her without justification after she attended the march in November last year. Continue