4 h. ago Iran is the enemy Netanyahu has always wanted to destroy. Even from their bomb shelters, most Israelis support his war | Aluf Benn

Within Israel, Iran is seen as the ultimate threat. The prime minister knows this is his chance to rewrite his bloodied legacy “It’s 1938 and Iran is Germany The Jewish people will not allow a second Holocaust.” Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, recited slogans like these incessantly for decades, urging action against the gravest threat to the Jewish state – a nuclear-armed Iran. He conveyed the message to successive US presidents. He presented a bomb cartoon at the UN. At countless Holocaust memorial events he described Iran’s nuclear ambitions as the present-day “final solution”.Netanyahu talked and talked about the pressing Iranian threat, but his listeners were not convinced. They dismissed him as an alarmist whose deadline Iran crossed year after year without deploying a nuclear weapon (it still hasn’t). Netanyahu’s critics at home taunted him as a chicken who would never dare to attack Iran’s nuclear installations – unlike his more decisive predecessors, who had ord...

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24 h. ago Hiker dead, multiple others injured, after rockslide in remote part of national park

Three others were injured in the incident

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3 d. ago It may be 'very difficult' to find fair jury for man accused of killing 18 people, lawyer says

A judge ruled that the Alabama man accused of killing 18 people in 2023 and 2024, including two mass shootings, will go to trial in April next year

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3 d. ago Couple says they are ‘traumatized’ after being attacked by three small dogs in their yard

Melody and Michael Barnhill say their neighbor’s three dogs attacked them unprompted on Memorial Day.

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3 d. ago Witnesses describe ‘horror’ after Israeli forces fire at Palestinians waiting for aid trucks

At least 51 people killed and hundreds wounded in Khan Younis as they sought food supplies, says Gaza health ministryMiddle East crisis – live updatesWitnesses have described scenes like “a horror movie” in Gaza after Israeli forces fired towards a crowd waiting for trucks loaded with flour near Khan Younis, on one of the bloodiest days for weeks in the devastated territory.At least 51 Palestinians were reported to have been killed and hundreds more wounded in the southern city. People at the scene and doctors described seeing injured and dead with wounds typical of those caused by artillery or tank fire. Unverified video shared on social media showed about a dozen mangled bodies lying in a street. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Deadly clashes over Morales candidacy deepen Bolivia crisis in election run

Six killed and hundreds injured in weeks of unrest, as supporters demand former president be allowed to runFatal clashes between police and supporters of former president Evo Morales have deepened Bolivia’s political and economic crisis, heightening tensions in the Andean country just two months before the presidential election.Six people have been killed and more than 300 injured in weeks of unrest. The dead include four police officers, one of whom was reportedly killed by dynamite which had been strapped to his body. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago At least 15 dead and dozens injured in ‘one of most horrific’ Russian strikes on Kyiv of war

More than 440 drones and 32 missiles fired at Ukraine’s capital on Tuesday, Volodymyr Zelensky says

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4 d. ago Pulse nightclub: A haunting look inside before the mass shooting site is razed

Nine years after a gunman opened fire in an LGBTQ+-friendly nightclub in Florida, bullet holes can be seen in walls

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4 d. ago One dead and dozens injured after hot air balloon crash in Turkey

The tragic incident is said to have unfolded after a change in wind

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4 d. ago What are the dangers of hot air balloons? After Turkey crash leaves one dead and 31 injured

Hot air balloon excursions have grown in popularity and there are hubs all over the world where riders take to the skies

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5 d. ago Bridge collapse horror as several dead and 51 injured after structure gives way

At least four people have died and 51 others are injured after a bridge collapsed in India on Sunday. More than 100 people were reportedly on the footbridge over the Indrayani river in west India when a section of the structure collapsed at 3.30pm local time

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5 d. ago How the ‘politically motivated’ shooting of Minnesota lawmakers unleashed right

Conspiracy theorists and senators alike are baselessly speculating about the brutal shooting spree that left two dead and two injured, Josh Marcus reports

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5 d. ago At least four people dead and 51 injured after bridge collapses at tourist hotspot

A survivor who was on the bridge at the time, said the bridge was so crowded there was no space for anyone to move, adding: "Everyone started running towards the main road as the structure haved and collapsed"

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5 d. ago Two dead and 32 injured in bridge collapse at busy tourist destination

The bridge was busy with tourists at the time

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5 d. ago Israel urges US to join bombing as Iran sends HUGE missile shower: Tower block turns to rubble with at least 13 dead and hundreds more injured amid retaliation strikes that leave Tehran 'burning'

Children are among the at least 13 people who have died in Israel following Iran's barrage of missiles it sent in the latest round of escalating strikes between the two nations. 

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5 d. ago Israel urges US to join bombing as Iran sends HUGE missile shower: Tower block turns to rubble with at least 10 dead and hundreds more injured amid retaliation strikes that leave Tehran 'burning'

Children are among the at least 10 people who have died in Israel following Iran's barrage of missiles it sent in the latest round of escalating strikes between the two nations. 

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5 d. ago Turkish hot air balloon crash leaves 19 tourists injured and pilot dead

Hot air balloon rides are a popular activity for visitors to the country

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5 d. ago Man dead and girl, 8, injured after fire tears through building

Another man is in hospital and around 40 people were evacuated

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6 d. ago WW3 edges closer as Iran sends HUGE missile shower over Israel: Tower block turns to rubble with at least 10 dead and hundreds more injured amid retaliation strikes that leave Tehran 'burning'

Children are among the at least 10 people who have died in Israel following Iran barrage of missiles it sent in the latest round of escalating strikes between the two nations. 

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6 d. ago Turkey balloon ride crash UPDATES as one dead and 19 injured in holiday hotspot

More than a dozen people were left injured after two balloons crashed near the Ihlara Valley in Turkey's Aksaray province, with the cause of the collision currently unknown

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