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Feedback loop: the tangled ties between the US election and the Middle East war

11/10/2024 21:06 The Guardian

Benjamin Netanyahu has humiliated Biden’s America and seems to anticipate Trump’s return, but what would that mean for Israel?The year since the 7 October attack has demonstrated just how densely intertwined US presidential politics is with the trajectory of events in the Middle East. Each exerts a gravitational pull on the other, often in ways that are damaging for both.Foreign policy rarely matters much in US presidential elections, but this year could be an exception. In a contest likely to be decided by small margins in a handful of states, the fallout from the conflicts in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon, with a potential war with Iran looming, could have a significant impact on Kamala Harris’s prospects. Continue reading...

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UK heading for frosty weekend, with parts of Scotland well below zero

Arctic air is on the way but southern England will be relatively unscathed as temperatures up to 16C are forecastThe UK is bracing itself for a frosty weekend accompanied by cold air from the Arctic, the Met Office has said.Forecasters have warned that more wintry conditions and chilly weather will...

11/10/2024 21:39 The Guardian
Obama takes down Trump’s lies and fake ‘strength’, urging men to vote for Harris – US elections live

Former president scoffs at idea Trump’s bullying shows strength in speech that also condemns hurricane lies and asks ‘When did that become OK?’Obama tells men to drop ‘excuses’ and support Kamala Harris over TrumpDuring his event in Warren, Michigan, today, Tim Walz is expected to defend K...

11/10/2024 14:27 The Guardian
Chemical leak kills at least two workers at Texas oil refinery

Dozens of other people received medical treatment during Deer Park’s second shelter-in-place order in weeksAt least two workers at a Houston-area oil refinery were killed on Thursday after hydrogen sulfide leaked at the plant, setting off urgent warnings for nearby residents to stay indoors before...

11/10/2024 13:21 The Guardian
Drownings of two US Navy Seals were preventable, military investigation finds

Review concluded two men drowned due to glaring training failures after raid to seize Iranian weapons bound for Houthis Two US Navy Seals drowned as they tried to climb aboard a ship carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen because of glaring training failures and a lack of understanding about...

11/10/2024 13:00 The Guardian
Mark Milley fears being court-martialed if Trump wins, Woodward book says

Retired US army general fears unusual action of being recalled to uniform for retribution, veteran reporter writesMark Milley, a retired US army general who was chair of the joint chiefs of staff under Donald Trump and Joe Biden, fears being recalled to uniform and court-martialed should Trump defea...

11/10/2024 12:53 The Guardian
Hospitals evacuated in Cologne after discovery of second world war bomb

1,000kg US ordnance to be defused at building site after complex evacuation that also included thousands of homesAuthorities in the German city of Cologne have evacuated three hospitals and thousands of homes after the discovery of an unexploded second world war bomb during construction work on a ne...

11/10/2024 12:50 The Guardian
Australia’s spy chief warns AI will accelerate online radicalisation

Asio boss Mike Burgess says social media impact is a ‘step change’ in the threat posed by extremismGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe head of Australia’s peak intelligence agency has warned people like the Christchurch terrorist are being radicalised on social media...

11/10/2024 10:35 The Guardian
Nobel peace prize 2024: Japanese atomic bomb survivor movement Nihon Hidankyo wins award – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read our full report on this story hereThe Norwegian Nobel committee said that in awarding the 2024 Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo, it:wishes to honour all atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki who, despite physical suffering and painful memories, hav...

11/10/2024 10:03 The Guardian
Weather tracker: Outbreak of tornadoes foreshadowed Milton’s arrival

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11/10/2024 09:18 The Guardian
Justice ‘highly unlikely’ over Salisbury novichok attack, says Theresa May

Ahead of opening of inquiry into death of Dawn Sturgess, former PM says attackers showed ‘utter recklessness’Theresa May has said “justice is highly unlikely” to come for the victims of the novichok attacks in Wiltshire, in an interview broadcast days before an inquiry opens into the Russian...

11/10/2024 07:53 The Guardian
Elon Musk unveils Tesla Cybercab self-driving robotaxi

Billionaire says autonomous car expected ‘before 2027’ will have a pricetag of less than US$30,000, with a ‘Robovan’ that can carry 20 people to followTesla CEO Elon Musk has unveiled the company’s robotaxi, Cybercab, promising it will cost less than US$30,000, and announced plans to bring...

11/10/2024 06:54 The Guardian
ECHR ruling for Cyprus asylum seekers may embolden refugees in buffer zone

Lawyers predict more claims after ‘perfect win’ for two Syrian asylum seekers pushed back to LebanonA ruling by the European court of human rights ordering authorities in Cyprus to pay damages to two Syrian refugees found to have been prevented from applying for asylum has been welcomed as a “...

11/10/2024 06:43 The Guardian
Middle East crisis live: EU chief says Israel firing on peacekeepers ‘not acceptable’; UN says personnel in Lebanon ‘increasingly in jeopardy’

Operational activity of Unifil peacekeepers has virtually come to a halt, UN official tells security councilUN peacekeepers say Israel has fired on them deliberatelyHow a year of war laid waste to the Gaza Strip – visualisedEuropean Council president Charles Michel said an “attack” on UN peace...

11/10/2024 05:42 The Guardian
More than 1,200 patients at Sydney GP clinic given less effective vaccines due to storage issues

The Holy Family Medical Centre in Dulwich Hill is contacting people regarding vaccinations over a four-and-a-half-year period – including childrenFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 1,200 patients at a general p...

11/10/2024 05:19 The Guardian
Israeli strike on Beirut kills 22 in deadliest attack on city centre since war’s start

UN says its peacekeepers in southern Lebanon are ‘increasingly in jeopardy’ with Israeli forces having deliberately fired on their positionsMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsraeli strikes killed 22 people in Beirut in the deadliest attack on the city centre since recent hostilities broke out,...

11/10/2024 03:52 The Guardian
Australia news live: Woolworths says ‘ask Arnott’s’ why Tim Tams are cheaper in UK; health warning over NSW gastro outbreak

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRowland questioned on gambling ad banMichelle Rowland was also asked why it has taken 16 months for the government – as yet – to make no decision on gambling ads. The communications minister said the government...

11/10/2024 01:38 The Guardian
At least 22 people killed in deadliest Israeli strike on central Beirut since start of war, officials say – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can read our latest report from the region here and all our Middle East coverage here.Diplomatic communications have intensified in the past hours, before a UN security council meeting discussing the situation in the Middle East, Lebanon’s prime minister Najib Mikati...

11/10/2024 01:13 The Guardian
Trump plan for Madison Square Garden rally compared to infamous Nazi event

Republicans denounce comparison of 27 October event to notorious 1939 rally made by Democrats and Jewish leadersDonald Trump’s decision to hold a rally in the heart of Manhattan on 27 October, nine days before election day, has been slammed by New York Democrats, with one comparing the booking to...

10/10/2024 19:07 The Guardian
FBI returns Monet painting stolen by Nazis to family of the Jewish owners

Agents were ‘honored’ to give back the piece as hundreds of thousands of stolen cultural objects remain unreturnedA Claude Monet pastel looted from a Jewish couple by Nazis in the second world war was returned to the family’s descendants, officials said on Wednesday.Adalbert “Bela” and Hil...

10/10/2024 18:51 The Guardian
Strong solar flare could bring northern lights as far south as Alabama

Coronal mass ejection hits Earth and ‘severe’ geomagnetic storm could disrupt power grids and hit satellites and GPSA “severe” geomagnetic storm and auroral displays of the northern lights far into the south of the US could occur on Thursday after charged solar particles slammed into Earth,...

10/10/2024 18:27 The Guardian
UK has not agreed to long-range missile use after Zelenskyy meeting, No 10 says

Downing Street indicates no change in position on Ukraine’s request to fire Storm Shadow weapons into RussiaThe UK has not lifted restrictions on Ukraine using long-range missiles after Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit, Downing Street has said.The Ukrainian president met Keir Starmer in No 10 on Thur...

10/10/2024 18:19 The Guardian
Ukrainian reporter died in Russian detention, Kyiv says

Victoria Roshchyna disappeared in August last year after travelling to Russian-held east Ukraine for a reportA Ukrainian journalist who was captured by Moscow while reporting from occupied east Ukraine has died in Russian detention, according to Ukrainian officials.Victoria Roshchyna, who would have...

10/10/2024 18:14 The Guardian
Centrist Conservative group refuses to back Badenoch or Jenrick

Tory Reform Group declines to endorse either leadership candidate amid fears lurch to the right could split partySenior Conservatives have warned that the party could split if Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick pursues an overtly populist path as leader, after the party’s main centrist group refused...

10/10/2024 18:14 The Guardian
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon say Israel has fired on their bases deliberately

Unifil says two peacekeepers were injured after Israeli tank fired on one observation point and soldiers fired on anotherSee all our coverage of the Middle East crisisThe UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said on Thursday that Israeli forces had deliberately fired on its positions, injuring two pea...

10/10/2024 17:34 The Guardian
Gosport hospital opioid deaths: police identify 24 suspects

Kent and Essex police unit says files are being submitted to CPS in relation to hundreds of deaths up until 2000Police have identified 24 suspects in their investigation into the deaths of hundreds of patients at Gosport War Memorial hospital, one of the biggest care scandals in NHS history.Detectiv...

10/10/2024 17:22 The Guardian
A visual guide to the damage caused by Hurricane Milton

Graphics show storm that made landfall as category 3 and ushered in intense rainfall, tornadoes and storm surgeHurricane Milton’s destructive power – in picturesHurricane Milton made landfall as a category 3 hurricane on Wednesday night at around 8.30pm near Siesta Key in Florida. For about eigh...

10/10/2024 17:22 The Guardian
Labour whips warn party’s MPs not to try to amend bills or disagree in public

Exclusive: Private message from whips aims to crack down on dissent, telling MPs to speak with ‘one voice’UK politics live – latest updatesLabour MPs have been warned they must not put down any amendments on government bills and must resolve disagreements privately with ministers, in a crackdo...

10/10/2024 17:13 The Guardian
Donald Trump will need Nato if elected as president, says new alliance chief

Mark Rutte says US would risk isolation if Republican candidate decided to withdraw from military allianceMark Rutte, the new head of Nato, has brushed off anxieties about the possible election of Donald Trump, arguing that the US would risk isolation in “a harsh, uncompromising world” if he sou...

10/10/2024 16:44 The Guardian
Russia shares AI images of Hurricane Milton as disinformation abounds in US

Far-right trolls spout baseless theory that storm is a ‘simulation’ as Republicans jump on conspiracy trainHurricane Milton – live updatesAs Hurricane Milton ripped across Florida, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake, trolls and politicians alike spawned misinformation about the storm,...

10/10/2024 15:26 The Guardian
Kremlin confirms reports Donald Trump sent Vladimir Putin Covid tests

Russian president’s spokesperson confirms tests were sent by Trump at a time there were shortages in the USThe Kremlin has confirmed that Donald Trump sent Vladimir Putin Covid tests when they were scarce during the early stages of the pandemic, as reported this week in a book by veteran US politi...

10/10/2024 15:21 The Guardian
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