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Why Uncertain Israel Election May Keep Donald Trump On Edge
Netanyahu is the longest-serving Israel PM and the only one the US president has ever worked with.
US-Japan's Joint Missiles Production Plan Against China's Aggression In Asia
The missiles that will be produced as part of a joint effort called "Operation Supercharge" are "essential for the F-35," Koizumi said without providing other details.
"When Will You Heal?" UAE President Plans Training With flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan conferred the First Class Order of Zayed II on Captain Machchhar and fellow crew members.
In Early Morning Mail, Amazon Lays Off 250 Staff To "Operate More Efficiently"
As is the company's custom, text messages and emails were sent to workers early Wednesday morning.
"I Said Ok": Trump Says JD Vance Wanted To Help Iran With Medical Supplies
Donald Trump, speaking to reporters Wednesday, said "no" when asked if he'd directed Vance to restart peace negotiations
No Clear Majority, Record Arab Votes And A Dilemma For Israel's Opposition
Preliminary figures give Netanyahu's Likud-led bloc 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset. Eisenkot's opposition bloc has 48. Arab-led parties are projected to take a record 19. To form a government, the coalition needs at least 61 seats.
Angry Labour MPs urge leadership not to overrule energy secretary on Rosebank
Exclusive: Backbenchers voice alarm over ‘intolerable position’ faced by Miatta Fahnbulleh over oilfield decisionFurious Labour MPs have been lobbying the prime minister and chancellor not to overrule the energy secretary should she decide to block the Rosebank oilfield.MPs say they are alarmed at the cabinet splits that have emerged over the issue after sources told the Guardian that Miatta Fahnbulleh was minded to refuse environmental permission for the field. Continue reading...
Cambodian police and soldiers helped guard abusive scam compounds, Amnesty alleges
Survivors tell rights group that serving officers who worked as guards administered electric shocks and beatingsCambodian police and military officers worked as private security guards in scam compounds where thousands were forced to work in the online fraud industry, according to a report by Amnesty International.The global rights group alleged they worked for security companies as part of a system that enabled slavery and rape in the compounds, with some guards using electric batons to keep people trapped. Continue reading...
Neighbour of new Montenegro embassy in London sues council over impact on mental health
Case in Pimlico is latest instance of tensions between small countries seeking a space in capital and residentsIt is not a classic neighbour-from-hell dispute, what with the protagonist inviting everyone over for evening drinks and canapés. But the sudden conversion of a five-bedroom family home in Pimlico, central London, into the embassy of Montenegro has triggered a neighbourhood row that has gone all the way to the desk of a high court judge.The first stirrings of trouble came when one resident argued in a submission to the council this spring that the new embassy’s “flagpole and rather tacky-looking flag stick out like a sore thumb” among Cambridge Street’s Grade II-listed homes. Continue reading...
Defence backed claim that social media footage of public servants could invite bullying
Official’s controversial September request for Senate hearing footage to not be shared on social media has been heavily criticisedGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastThe secretary of the defence department approved a senior official’s controversial idea to tell a Senate hearing that footage of public servants giving evidence should not be shared on social media because it could invite online bullying and raise national security concerns.Emails obtained by Guardian Australia under freedom of information reveal deputy secretary Celia Perkins’ planned request to the parliamentary inquiry was flagged with the offices of deputy prime minister Richard Marles and assistant defence minister Peter Khalil, and received the backing of department secretary Meghan Quinn. Continue reading...
Spain begins mourning period after deadly train crash
Emergency services combed through the wreckage overnight as Civil Guard sets up clinics for relatives to provide DNA samples and help identify victimsSpain has begun three days of mourning after a high-speed rail collision – its second this year – killed 68 people and injured scores, with relatives desperately seeking news about their loved ones.The trains, one from Spain’s state-owned Renfe and the other from the private rail company Iryo, were travelling on Wednesday morning in the same direction on the line that stretches from the Spanish capital, Madrid, to the southern region of Andalusia. After the Iryo train came to a halt, the other slammed into its rear, knocking several carriages off the track near the town of Urda. Continue reading...
‘The more you earn, the less you keep’: readers react to the budget
From a young chef and a single father to business owners and a pensioner, Guardian readers reveal how John Healey’s measures will affect themWhat the budget means for youLouie, 24, a chef living in London, says a lot of people have “written off the idea of even considering getting a property” in their 20s. Continue reading...
