14 minutes ago Middle East crisis live: Israel says it killed Hezbollah’s presumed next leader Hashem Safieddine in early October

Israeli military says strikes in Beirut three weeks ago killed most likely Nasrallah successorAs Israel continues its war in Gaza and assault on Lebanon, a growing number of international airlines are suspending flights to the region or to avoid affected airspace.Reuters has helpfully compiled a list of some of them:Aegean Airlines: The Greek airline cancelled flights to and from Beirut until 6 November and to and from Tel Aviv until 5 November.AirBaltic: Latvia’s airBaltic cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until 30 November.Air Algerie: The Algerian airline suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice.Air France-KLM: Air France extended its suspension of Paris-Tel Aviv flights until 29 October and Paris-Beirut flights until 30 November. KLM extended the suspension of...

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32 minutes ago Election 2024 live updates: Harris dodges question on if she’d pardon Trump during NBC sit

The vice president sat down for TV interviews in Washington DC, and narrowly leads Donald Trump in national polling with two weeks until Election Day

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34 minutes ago Number of cats being abandoned in UK rockets as shelters battle to cope

Charity Cats Protection has issued an urgent appeal for donations to cover the rising costs of care after they helped 184,000 felines last year

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68 minutes ago Pregnant Princess Beatrice steps out at her second party of the night as she joins Princess Diana's nieces at Estée Lauder dinner

Beatrice, who recently announced she was pregnant with her second child, was photographed with Nicky, 41, and Australian designer Rebecca, 44, at Mayfair hotspot Gaia on Tuesday.

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73 minutes ago US elections live: Obama ridicules Trump’s boasts on economy as Walz dismisses Republican nominee’s McDonald’s ‘stunt’

Democratic VP nominee joined by Barack Obama at Wisconsin campaign eventDon’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alertsKamala Harris has a significant advantage over Donald Trump among young voters, matching the lead Joe Biden ended up taking in the 2020 election, a new poll finds.The survey from CNBC Generation Lab shows Harris up 20 percentage points with voters aged 18 to 34, with 60% support compared with Trump’s 40%. That’s about the same margin by which Biden won the group four years ago. Continue reading...

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74 minutes ago Royal approval! Prince William revels in Aston Villa's latest Champions League win as future King tags pundit Ally McCoist in unprecedented tweet

Prince William gave an unprecedent personal response to the TNT Sports account to revel in Aston Villa's victory over Bologna and tagged in commentator Ally McCoist.

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76 minutes ago Andy becomes the next contestant to be eliminated from the Great British Bake Off after his Paris

Andy was the latest baker to be eliminated from The Great British Bake Off during Tuesday night's dramatic episode. 

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82 minutes ago Obama claims Trump's behavior shows signs of serious health problems: 'You'd be worried about your grandpa'

Barack Obama questioned Donald Trump's health at a campaign event for Kamala Harris on Tuesday, telling voters 'you'd be worried if grandpa was acting like this.'

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86 minutes ago Met Police calls for misconduct hearing against firearms officer Martyn Blake to be abandoned after he was cleared of murder despite shooting dead Chris Kaba 

The police watchdog decided last year that the sergeant should face a separate gross misconduct hearing relating to his 'use of force' after the conclusion of the case.

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87 minutes ago How Diane Abbott raged that Chris Kaba was just 'going about his daily life' when he was shot dead by police... as coked

As protesters gathered outside Scotland Yard screaming accusations of racism after Chris Kaba 's death, Labour MP Diane Abbott was quick to point the finger of blame.

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