10 h. ago Mother of Gaza hostage is furious over mixed signals on how many captives are dead

Families of hostages held in Gaza were surprised and angered to hear U.S. President Donald Trump say that three of the hostages who Israel had said were alive had died

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13 h. ago Modi’s deadly bombing strike on Pakistan goes to the heart of India’s great dilemma | Chietigj Bajpaee

A military attack on the same day as a trade deal with the UK reveals a nation keen to strut the world stage, but hampered by regional enmity and historyConcluding a “landmark” trade agreement with the UK and launching military operations against Pakistan on the same day: it is fair to say that, for India, the future and the past have collided this week. The agreement with Britain, which has been three years in the making, is one of several India is negotiating, including with the US and EU. It illustrates its appeal as a rising global power – the world’s most populous country and its fastest-growing major economy, which is also the fifth (and on course to be third) largest overall. In contrast, the military operations targeting Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir demonstrate how India continues to be bogged down by instabilities in its neighbourhood and held hostage to its history.India’s military actions are in response to a terrorist attack last month in which 26 tourists ...

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14 h. ago Pub goers say landlord is their real pal – and they spill all their secrets to them

Celebrity landlords Jodie Kidd and Merlin Griffiths have joined forces to tell the untold stories of the nation's boozers in their brand new podcast

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56 h. ago Football fan held hostage by Hamas thrilled to watch Spurs in Premier League

Emily Damari, 28, who was snatched and later freed by Hamas, is flying to London to watch her beloved Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League this coming weekend

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5 d. ago Bankrupt landlord received £25,000 Covid loan despite pub closing six months before pandemic

Gary Wright, 46, received £25,000 on behalf of his St Helens pub despite it closing six months before the pandemic

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6 d. ago King Charles and Queen Camilla send 'thoughts and prayers' to hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza as Israel celebrates Independence Day

The husband and wife penned a moving letter to President Isaac Herzog to celebrate Israel's 77th Independence Day, offering him their 'best wishes' in the year ahead.

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7 d. ago ‘Grandpa robber’ admits involvement in Kim Kardashian jewel heist

Aomar Aït Khedache, 68, told court he was in part driven by taste for easy money after armed robbery of reality TV starA retired restaurant-owner alleged to have been the ringleader of an armed robbery of American reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Paris, has told a court he was in part driven by a taste for easy money.Aomar Aït Khedache, 68, known as “Old Omar”, has admitted to police that he took part in the robbery in which Kardashian was tied up and held hostage at gunpoint in her Paris hotel bedroom during Paris fashion week in 2016. But he has denied the prosecution’s accusation that he was the organiser or ringleader of the jewel heist in the early hours of 3 October 2016, which was the biggest robbery of an individual in France in 20 years. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Kardashian jewel heist: ‘Grandpa robber’ partly driven by taste for easy money, court hears

Aomar Aït Khedache, 68, has admitted involvement in armed robbery of reality TV star but denies being ringleaderA retired restaurant owner alleged to have been the ringleader of an armed robbery of American reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Paris, has told a court he was in part driven by a taste for easy money.Aomar Aït Khedache, 68, known as “Old Omar”, has admitted to police that he took part in the robbery in which Kardashian was tied up and held hostage at gunpoint in her Paris hotel bedroom during Paris fashion week in 2016. But he has denied the prosecution’s accusation that he was the organiser or ringleader of the jewel heist in the early hours of 3 October 2016, which was the biggest robbery of an individual in France in 20 years. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Middle East latest: Israeli families appeal for return of loved ones' remains from Gaza

The families of deceased Israeli hostages whose bodies are being held by Hamas in Gaza made a plea for the return of the remains of their loves ones

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1 week ago Journalist who featured on BBC Arabic called for Jews to be 'burned as Hitler did' and boasted children slaughtered by 'hero' terrorists would 'go to hell'

Last June he reported on the Nuseirat refugee camp, after an Israeli military operation to rescue four hostages held by Hamas , which led to hundreds of Palestinian deaths.

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2 w. ago ‘Grandpa robbers’ accused of Kim Kardashian jewel heist to face Paris trial

Armed thieves broke into reality TV star’s flat in France in 2016, making off with possessions worth millions of eurosA group of pensioners nicknamed the “grandpa robbers” will go on trial in Paris next week, charged with stealing jewellery worth millions of euros from the US TV reality star Kim Kardashian when she attended Paris fashion week in 2016.In what was considered the biggest robbery of an individual in France in 20 years, Kardashian was tied up and held hostage at gunpoint in her bedroom in central Paris by armed thieves dressed as police officers in the early hours of 3 October 2016. The thieves escaped with up to an estimated €10m in jewellery. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Neighbour made pub landlord's life 'living hell' in smoking row

"He started out quite reasonable, but this changed, and he became more intimidating."

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2 w. ago Pub landlord hit with £60k bill after becoming paralysed on Benidorm holiday

His family are in a battle with their insurers

Economics

3 w. ago 'Benidorm Bob' coming home after being 'held hostage' in hospital – but there's a catch

Robert 'Benidorm Bob' Atkinson, 67, was enjoying a meal with his wife in the resort town before she was due to head back to the UK when he was struck down with a mystery illness

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3 w. ago Grandad paralysed in Benidorm after having glass of wine at dinner is 'coming home'

Pub landlord Robert Atkinson, 67, was hit with a £60,000 medical bill while on holiday in Benidorm after he woke up unable to move from the waist down.

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3 w. ago Pub landlord 'held hostage' by insurance after becoming paralysed on holiday

Robert Atkinson had been on holiday to Spain when he fell ill

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3 w. ago Pub landlord paralysed on Benidorm holiday after glass of wine wakes up to £60k bill

Robert Atkinson, affectionately known as 'Benidorm Bob', is now reportedly being 'held hostage' at the Spanish hospital after requiring urgent medical attention

Economics

3 w. ago Grandad paralysed in Benidorm hit with £60k hospital bill after having glass of wine at dinner

Pub landlord Robert Atkinson, 67, has been hit with a £60,000 medical bill while on holiday in Benidorm after he woke up unable to move from the waist down.

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3 w. ago Brit left paralysed in Benidorm hit with £60k hospital bill after having glass of wine at dinner

Pub landlord Robert Atkinson, 67, was on holiday in Benidorm with his wife Carol when he woke up one morning unable to move from the waist down - and was then rushed into emergency surgery

Economics

3 w. ago Hundreds of former Mossad operatives criticise Israel’s return to war in Gaza

Over 250 former intelligence agency figures back letter urging prioritising return of hostages held in GazaHundreds of former operatives from Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency have criticised the return to war in Gaza amid growing frustration over the failure to bring home the remaining hostages held by Hamas.A group of more than 250 former Mossad figures – including three ex-chiefs – gave their backing to a letter first signed by air force veterans and reservists that urged the Israeli government to prioritise bringing back the hostages over fighting Hamas in Gaza. Continue reading...

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