33 h. ago Charlie Kirk shooting: suspect set to face aggravated murder charge

Tyler Robinson, 22, expected to be charged on Tuesday; family friend contacted authorities after being told he had shot rightwing activist Charlie Kirk shooting: Utah governor confirms arrest of suspectWhat we know after suspect’s arrest: details of messages and gun casings emergeA video, a pastor and a tense meeting: timeline of suspect’s arrestHere are some images coming to us via the wires.Democracy is the way that we have diverse societies that don’t kill each other, largely,” Lilliana Mason, a leading scholar of partisanship, observed recently. She added: “As soon as we stop believing in it, it disappears.” Dr Mason’s own research suggests that there is sharply rising tolerance of political violence. On Wednesday, it claimed one more victim. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Israeli strikes on Yemen's Houthi rebels damage residential homes, forcing families to live in ruins

Israel’s deadly airstrikes this week targeting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen have damaged residential areas in the country’s capital of Sanaa, leaving many houses in ruins and residents unable to afford repairs on their own

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3 d. ago Trump has ‘heated phone call’ with Netanyahu over Israeli airstrike targeting Hamas in Qatar: Latest

Israel’s ambassador to the US vows to strike Hamas again after Trump calls out Doha airstrike

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3 d. ago Syrian man gets life imprisonment for stabbings in German city of Solingen

Issa al-Hasan, 27, who contacted Islamic State handler prior to attack, acted out of ‘treacherous and base motives’A Syrian man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for a 2024 stabbing attack in western Germany in which three people were killed and 10 others injured.Issa al-Hasan, 27, who arrived in Germany as a refugee after travelling through Turkey and the Balkans in 2022 and had been a member of the Islamic State militant group, had acted out of “treacherous and base motives”, the court in Düsseldorf said. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Israel carries out air strikes targeting Houthi military camps in Yemen

Israel's military said it struck Huthi rebel targets in Yemen on Wednesday, including in the capital Sanaa. 

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3 d. ago Israel deliberately targeted Hamas in Qatar as they blocked Gaza ceasefire, president says

Isaac Herzog insisted the targeting of Hamas in Doha was because its negotiators refused to work towards a deal with Gaza. World affairs editor Sam Kiley reports

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer will meet Israeli president Isaac Herzog as MPs express ‘grave concern’ at the visit – UK politics live

The visit is seen as highly contentious amid the war in Gaza and Israel’s bombing of Qatar in a targeted strike aimed at Hamas officialsPeter Mandelson, the British ambassador to the US, has spoken at length about how he regrets “very, very deeply indeed” his past friendship with the billionaire paedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.After new evidence about the extent of that friendship came to light yesterday, Mandelson gave an interview to the Sun’s editor-at-large in the US, Harry Cole, accepting that the disclosures were “very embarrassing to see and to read”.I just feel two things now – one, I feel a tremendous sense, a profound sense of sympathy for those people, those women, who suffered as a result of his behaviour and his illegal criminal activities.Secondly, I regret very, very deeply indeed carrying on that association with him for far longer than I should have done I just would say this during all the time I was an associate of his, I never saw the wrongdoing. I neve...

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4 d. ago The moment Israel bombs Hamas leaders as they discuss Trump's Gaza ceasefire deal in Qatar: Building blows up as IDF unleashes Operation Summit of Fire, sparking fury across Middle East

Axios correspondent Barak Ravid, citing Israeli officials, said the explosion in Doha was an assassination attempt against Hamas officials

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4 d. ago Qatar condemns Israel’s ‘cowardly attack’ on Doha after senior Hamas leaders targeted by airstrike

It is the first time Israel has targeted the Hamas leadership in Qatar - the attacks have attracted widespread condemnation

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4 d. ago The Gaza family torn apart by IDF snipers from Chicago and Munich

Five-month investigation reveals how four members of one family were shot and killed in a single day and highlights a pattern in which Israeli troops target unarmed civiliansDaniel Raab shows no hesitation as he watches footage of 19-year-old Salem Doghmosh crumpling to the ground beside his brother in a street in northern Gaza.“That was my first elimination,” he says. The video, shot by a drone, lasts just a few seconds. The Palestinian teenager appears to be unarmed when he is shot in the head. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Israel bombs Hamas leaders in Qatar: IDF blows up building housing terror group's senior figures in 'Operation Summit of Fire', sparking fury across Middle East

Axios correspondent Barak Ravid, citing Israeli officials, said the explosion in Doha was an assassination attempt against Hamas officials

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4 d. ago Israel strikes in Qatar: What we know so far as Israel carries out attack on senior Hamas leaders

A senior Israeli official has claimed among those targeted was Hamas’ chief negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya.

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4 d. ago Israel carries out missile strikes targeting Hamas leadership in Qatar's capital Doha

Worrying escalation in Middle East conflict as Doha condemns 'cowardly’ strikes

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4 d. ago Israel targets Hamas leadership in Qatar as they had been discussing Gaza war ceasefire negotiations

Israel says it launched a strike targeting Hamas’ leadership in Qatar's capital

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4 d. ago Israel carries out missile strike targeting Hamas leadership in Qatar's capital Doha

Worrying escalation in Middle East conflict as Doha condemns 'cowardly strike'

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4 d. ago London police say synagogues, Jewish school targeted in ‘revolting’ attacks

London police say synagogues, Jewish school targeted in ‘revolting’ attacks  The Times of Israel

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6 d. ago Unearthed: Britain's 'plot to nuke Russia in wake of WWII'... using bombs dropped from wooden planes

The rumoured plans, outlined in 1946, would have seen Allied planes hammer Soviet positions in Germany and eastern Europe to pre-empt an expected Russian attack.

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8 d. ago Israeli arms manufacturer closes UK facility targeted by Palestine Action

Exclusive: Elbit Systems UK site in Bristol was subject of protest days before direct action group was proscribedAn Israeli arms manufacturer’s facility in Bristol which was repeatedly targeted by Palestine Action appears to have closed unexpectedly.The Elbit Systems UK site in the Aztec West business park was the subject of dozens of protests by Palestine Action, including on 1 July, days before the direct action group was banned under the Terrorism Act. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago North Lanarkshire Council writes off £163,000 in debts relating to adult care and social work services

The local authority charges for accommodation in nursing and residential homes and community alarms. It also sends invoices to organisations such as other councils and universities.

Economics

1 week ago 2 more people charged with helping man accused of killing 4 as he evaded authorities, officials say

Investigators say two more people have been charged with helping a Tennessee man evade authorities after he was accused of fatally shooting four people

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