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The UN says 15 premises hosting aid workers and four warehouses were affected, as the Israeli military says it is targeting ‘terror operatives’ in the areaSee all our Israel-Gaza coverageThe near-term risk of a broader war in the Middle East has eased somewhat after Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah exchanged fire without further escalation but Iran still poses a significant danger as it weighs a strike on Israel, America’s top general said.Air force Gen CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke to Reuters after emerging from a three-day trip to the Middle East that saw him fly into

Four reported killed in Kryvyi Rih and Zaporizhzhia, a day after assault that targeted country’s energy grid, causing blackouts and water outagesSee all our Ukraine coverageUkrainian authorities have issued air raid alerts across the country amid further deadly strikes as Russian bombers took to the skies, a day after Moscow carried out a “massive” attack on Ukraine’s power grid.Ukraine’s air force confirmed early Tuesday the “takeoff of several Tu-95MS from the Engels airfield” in western Russia, Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/27/russia-ukraine-war-kryvyi-rih-zaporizhzhia-strikes-blackouts Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2024-08-27 05:36:49 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Bureau of Meteorology issues severe weather warnings for damaging winds to hit Victoria, Tasmania, and parts of NSW, South Australia and Western AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTasmania and parts of Victoria have been warned to batten down the hatches and brace for power outages as one of winter’s most significant storm systems moves through.The Bureau of Meteorology on Tuesday issued severe weather warnings for damaging winds across Victoria, Tasmania, and parts of New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia, along with flood watches for Tasmania’s

‘It was a bit of action,’ AFL coach says after detaining 16-year-old who allegedly ran from Mercedes that had flipped on its side in HawthornFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCarlton coach Michael Voss has made a citizen’s arrest after seeing an alleged car thief try to flee after allegedly crashing a stolen car in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn.The AFL coach was at Barton Milk Bar cafe on Tuesday morning when the Mercedes flipped on its side on a footpath after crashing. Continue reading... Source link :

Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union members gather to protest union’s federal takeover in Sydney, Melbourne and BrisbaneFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 10,000 workers have downed tools across Australia to march through capital cities in protest over the federal takeover of the CFMEU.About 5,000 Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union members gathered outside Melbourne’s Trades Hall as a rally got underway in the union’s hometown on Tuesday morning. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/27/cfmeu-workers-strike-protest-federal-administration-sydney-melbourne-brisbane Author : Australia Associated Press Publish date : 2024-08-27 03:28:10 Copyright

Treasurer’s speech criticised opposition leader for devoting past two weeks of parliamentary sittings to condemning the issuing of visas to people from GazaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton has dismissed the treasurer and prime minister labelling him “divisive”, saying the pair want to focus on anything but their failure to manage the economy.Dutton suggested Jim Chalmers’ description of him as “the most divisive leader of a major political party in Australia’s modern history – and not by accident, by choice”, in a speech on Monday, was

Former 2020 Democratic candidate backs the Republican nominee and accuses Harris of ‘abuse of power’Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman, has endorsed the Republican nominee, Donald Trump, in the US presidential election.Gabbard, who served in the military in Iraq, ran for president in the Democratic primary in 2020. She quit the party two years later and has become a fixture at conservative conferences and in rightwing media. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/26/tulsi-gabbard-endorses-donald-trump Author : David Smith in Washington Publish date : 2024-08-27 02:20:55 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Labor will also dump a controversial ministerial direction that gave priority to students applying to low-risk institutionsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government aims to cap new international student enrolments in Australia to 270,000 in 2025 and dump a controversial ministerial direction that gave priority to students applying to low-risk institutions.In a statement released on Tuesday the education minister, Jason Clare, revealed the details of the proposed national planning level, which would pare university enrolments back to 145,000, or around their 2023 levels. Continue reading... Source

Lawsuit alleges new rules that could let local state boards delay certification of presidential election are illegalDemocrats sued Georgia state election officials on Monday, alleging new rules that could allow local officials to delay certification of November’s presidential results were illegal.The lawsuit was filed in the superior court of Fulton county by local Georgia Democratic politicians, the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic party of Georgia. It says the rules approved by the Republican-controlled Georgia state election board this month were intended to give individual county election officials the ability to delay or cancel the certification of votes. Continue reading...

Judge also bars ex-pharmaceutical executive, ‘Pharma Bro’, from streaming any more of Once Upon a Time in ShaolinSo-called “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli has been ordered by a federal judge to turn over all copies of the ultra-rare unreleased 2015 Wu-Tang Clan album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin and is barred from streaming any additional content from the record.The Wu-Tang Clan spent six years creating Once Upon a Time in Shaolin before putting a single copy of the 31-track double album up for auction in 2015 on the condition that it not be released publicly. The multi-platinum hip-hop group wanted

Prices down 0.3% in first week of August as food inflation eases and retailers attempt to shift unsold summer stockUK shop prices have dropped for the first time since the cost of living crisis began nearly three years ago, as food inflation eased and retailers offered discounts on clothes and household goods to shift unsold summer stock.New data showed prices were down 0.3% in the first week of August, compared with the same period last year. That compares to a 0.2% rise in July, and the three-month average of 0%. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/27/uk-shop-prices-drop-inflation-retail-clothes-food-cost-of-living-crisis Author : Kalyeena Makortoff

The supermarket operator attributed the boost in sales to seasonal campaigns and rising digital revenueSupermarket operator Coles has posted a surge in revenue from its groceries business, underpinning an 8.3% rise in annual profit to $1.1bn even as shoppers grappled with rising household costs.Australia’s second largest supermarket chain significantly expanded its profit margins from its supermarket business to 5.2% from 4.8% a year ago, and recorded a jump in the number of people shopping online as well as those buying its own brand groceries. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/27/coles-reports-8-surge-in-annual-profit-to-11bn-amid-cost-of-living-crisis Author : Jonathan Barrett Publish date : 2024-08-26 23:19:43 Copyright

Former PM and ministers drew criticism for the VIP flights Labour says were ‘symbol of their government’A £40m VIP helicopter contract used extensively by the former prime minister Rishi Sunak is to be cancelled as his successor, Keir Starmer, promises to undo “14 years of rot” under the Conservatives.Starmer and his defence secretary, John Healey, have decided not to renew a contract for helicopter transport which is due to expire at the end of the year after it was extended in 2023 at Sunak’s personal insistence. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/26/starmer-end-40m-vip-private-helicopter-contract-sunak-shapps Author : Kiran Stacey Political correspondent Publish date

One report says 150-200 people missing after heavy rain led to Arbaat dam giving way in area already hit by civil warSurging waters have burst through a dam in eastern Sudan, wiping out at least 20 villages and leaving at least 30 people dead but probably many more, the UN has said, devastating a region already reeling from months of civil war.Torrential rains caused floods that on Sunday overwhelmed the Arbaat dam, which is 25 miles (40km) north of Port Sudan, the de facto national capital and base for the government, diplomats, aid agencies and hundreds of thousands of displaced

Jason Clare is expected to reveal the crucial tertiary funding figure today. Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJim Chalmers was asked about the $100bn in cuts the Coalition is set to announce today, mostly from Labor initiatives, if it wins the next election. Would this appeal to the electorate?He responded, “let’s see the detail of these hundreds of billions of dollars in indiscriminate cuts.”What we know from what’s in the newspapers today is that they plan billions of dollars to cuts in housing at a time when we’ve got a very

Authorities look into what happened to Kendra Frazer, 39, who was found unresponsive at the Black Rock desert eventAuthorities are investigating the death of a woman identified as 39-year-old Kendra Frazer who was found unresponsive on the opening day of Burning Man, the event held annually in Nevada’s Black Rock desert, about 100 miles (160km) north of Reno.Hours after the festival officially began on 25 August, emergency personnel were called according to officials with the Pershing county sheriff’s office, after teams affiliated with the non-profit that runs the event attempted life-saving measures and were unable to revive the woman. Continue

More talks to take place on Tuesday as president attempts to find a PM who can command cross-party supportFrance has been plunged into further political chaos after Emmanuel Macron refused to name a prime minister from the leftwing coalition that won the most parliamentary seats in the snap election last month.The president had hoped consultations would break the political deadlock caused by the election that left the Assemblée Nationale divided into three roughly equal blocks – left, centre and far right – none of which has a majority of seats. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/26/chaos-in-france-after-macron-refuses-to-name-prime-minister-from-leftwing-coalition Author : Kim Willsher

Extra security measures only introduced after Shea Ryan, 10, fell down a maintenance hole shaft in 2020, inquiry toldA building site in Glasgow where a 10-year-old boy died after falling down a maintenance hole shaft should have had more CCTV, an inquiry has heard.Shea Ryan died in July 2020 when he climbed through an unsecured fence on a building site in Drumchapel and fell about 6.3 metres (20ft) down the shaft. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/26/glasgow-building-site-boy-died-shea-ryan-manhole-more-cctv-inquiry Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-08-26 19:08:54 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of the 65-year-old was foundPolice investigating the murder of a woman in Derry have named her as Montserrat Martorell Elias.A murder investigation was launched after the body of the 65-year-old was found after a “horrific” attack and a fire at a flat in the city. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/26/woman-killed-in-horrific-attack-and-fire-in-derry-named-as-montserrat-martorell-elias Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-08-26 17:45:31 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Trudeau also announces 25% tariff on imported steel and aluminum and says ‘China is not playing by the same rules’Canada, following the lead of the United States, on Monday said it would impose a 100% tariff on the import of Chinese electric vehicles and also announced a 25% tariff on imported steel and aluminum from China.The prime minister, Justin Trudeau, said Ottawa was acting to counter what he called China’s intentional, state-directed policy of over-capacity. But he did not specify whether tariffs would be softened or would be the same on Tesla, whose shares were down over 3% on Monday

Election-denying Matthew DePerno withdraws from race and ex-chair Kristina Karamo escorted out as division boilsA messy Michigan Republican party gathering this weekend to nominate candidates for office illustrated the diminished sway of two high-profile Michigan election deniers and highlighted longstanding divisions within the party.Matthew DePerno, who faces charges for allegedly assisting in a scheme to improperly access voting machines in the wake of the 2020 election, withdrew from the race for Michigan’s top court hours before the state party convention. In a statement, DePerno said that instead of running for state supreme court, he would “use my knowledge about how

Debate follows TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp’s decision to let 15-year-old make independent trip Safeguarding experts and child psychologists have said the risks to teenagers are increasingly “far greater” online at home than when travelling independentlyfollowing the row about the television presenter Kirstie Allsopp allowing her teenage son to go Interrailing.A debate on the protection of teenagers was prompted by Allsopp, who revealed that social services had interviewed her after she posted online about her son, then 15, taking a rail trip around Europe after his GCSEs. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/26/teenagers-risk-online-interrailing-europe-experts Author : Emily Dugan Publish date : 2024-08-26

Exclusive: PM’s decision seen by some in Whitehall as precursor for role going to more politically loyal candidateKeir Starmer has cancelled the appointment of one of Britain’s top generals as the national security adviser, in a move that senior civil servants fear is designed to pave the way for a more politically loyal candidate.The prime minister has overturned the decision made in April by his predecessor, Rishi Sunak, to appoint Gwyn Jenkins, then the vice-chief of the armed forces, to the most senior security position in the government, officials have said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/26/starmer-cancels-appointmen-gwyn-jenkins-new-national-security-adviser Author : Kiran

Exclusive: Fabian Society says tax breaks cost £66bn and are skewed towards better-offRachel Reeves could raise at least £10bn a year through a radical shake-up of pensions that would make tax relief less generous to better-off earners, a leading left-of-centre thinktank has said.The report by the Fabian Society says tax breaks for pensions have become markedly more expensive for the government and that its proposed changes would fill half the £22bn shortfall the chancellor has identified in the public finances.Creating a single flat rate of tax relief for individual and employer pension contributions for all tax bands (eg 25p or

Two people arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder and two others on suspicion of assisting an offenderFour more people have been arrested by police investigating a house fire that killed a mother and three children in Bradford.Bryonie Gawith, 29, was found dead at the scene in Westbury Road on Wednesday, and her three children, Denisty Birtle, nine, Oscar Birtle, five, and Aubree Birtle, 22 months, died later in hospital. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/26/more-arrests-after-mother-and-three-children-killed-in-bradford-house-fire Author : Press Association Publish date : 2024-08-26 14:49:06 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.