1 hour ago China says US is 'playing with fire' after latest military aid for Taiwan

The Chinese government is protesting the latest American announcements of military sales and assistance to Taiwan, warning the United States that it is “playing with fire.”

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2 hours ago We didn’t make it to the Paralympics, but we still have hope: the Gazan paracyclist

As part of the Guardian’s Gaza Voices series this year, Hazem Suleiman told of how the roads he trained on had been destroyed. Now, he’s raising money for other amputeesHazem Suleiman is a member of the Gaza Sunbirds, a paracycling team based in Gaza. A former footballer, he lost a leg as a result of being shot in protests at the Rafah border in 2018. We first spoke to him five months ago as part of our Gaza Voices series on everyday Palestinian life. At that time, Suleiman, who also photographs and documents life in Gaza, was dealing with the toll of displacement from his home in Rafah to the town of Khan Younis.He and the other Sunbirds had been training hard, hoping to represent Palestine in the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, but after the Israeli assault on Gaza following Hamas’s attack on 7 October 2023, they were unable to realise this dream. They did at least achieve their goal – to compete in an international competition for the first time – in May this year: the Para-Cycling Ro...

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4 hours ago Tesco, Morrisons and Aldi issue 'do not eat' warning as festive favourites urgently recalled

Some of the UK's most popular supermarkets have issued urgent recalls on a range of products including beef slices and cheese amid concerns they might be 'unsafe'

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8 hours ago New York's governor orders firing of prison staffers involved in inmate's fatal beating

New York’s governor has ordered more than a dozen state prison staffers fired over the fatal beating of an inmate earlier this month

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8 hours ago Home Alone star recalls Joe Pesci biting Macaulay Culkin’s finger during filming: ‘He’s a scary dude’

Culkin recently revealed that he still has a scar from the incident

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10 hours ago Tesla issues major recall of almost 700,000 vehicles as key warning system fault identified

Elon Musk's Tesla vehicles have been hit by another recall after it was found a key warning system may not work properly on around 700,000 cars, including the Cybertruck

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10 hours ago FDA issues recall on popular dog treat sold in 19 states that can kill pets

The FDA has issued a Class I Recall for dog treats sold by Carolina Prime Pet

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12 hours ago Tensions over Essequibo region resurface as Venezuela completes a bridge to a disputed border base

Guyana’s government has formally protested to Venezuela following the completion by Venezuela’s armed forces of a bridge built on a remote river island shared by both countries

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13 hours ago Elon Musk’s Tesla forced to recall cars because of fault that ‘increases crashing’

Elon Musk's luxury electronic vehicle company has been forced to recall almost 700,000 units after the fault was identified, with owners now having to wait for a resolution

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13 hours ago Just Stop Oil protester, 77, is recalled to prison days before Christmas because her wrists are too small for electronic tag

Grandmother Gaie Delap, from Bristol, was sentenced to 20 months in prison in August for her part in disruptive protests on the M25 in November 2022.

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