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Security minister says fans ‘encountered antisemitism and were attacked with unimaginable cruelty just because of their Jewishness’The UN human rights office said on Friday nearly 70% of the fatalities it has verified in the Gaza war were women and children, and condemned what it called a systematic violation of the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law.The UN count covers the first seven months of the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Gaza Strip that began more than a year ago.It is essential that there is due reckoning with respect to the allegations of serious violations of international law through credible and impartial judicial bodies and that, in the meantime, all relevant information and evidence are collected and preserved.” Continue reading…



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Author : Amy Sedghi

Publish date : 2024-11-08 09:27:33

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Republicans are seven seats away from House majority that would give Trump control over all branches of governmentTen key takeaways from Trump’s winThe key swing states and counties that handed Trump the White HouseReuters reports that speaking in Budapest, German chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose own government is in crisis, has said “We will continue to work well with the future American president” when asked about the election of Donald Trump.Scholz added “the question of how this can be achieved has been the subject of our discussion,” referring to a meeting of senior European leaders held yesterday in Hungary.Harris was in a tricky position during the campaign — she was running simultaneously as incumbent and newcomer, and it’s difficult to create distance from an administration whose accomplishments one wants credit for.But it was far from an inescapable predicament: Competent politicians often get away with talking out of both sides of their mouth. Continue reading…



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Author : Martin Belam

Publish date : 2024-11-08 08:29:34

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Protesters and political prisoners are being drugged, tortured and beaten in state-run institutions, say rights groupsHuman rights organisations say they are gravely concerned that a young Iranian woman arrested for stripping down to her underwear could be subjected to torture after she was transferred to a psychiatric hospital by the authorities.Amnesty International said it had found evidence that the Iranian regime used electric shocks, torture, beatings and chemical substances on protesters and political prisoners taken to state-run psychiatric institutions after being called mentally unstable. It said the situation facing the young woman was “alarming”. Continue reading…



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Author : Deepa Parent

Publish date : 2024-11-08 07:00:05

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Close races in states where counting is still underway called in to question as claims of fraud in presidential vote quietenActivists are using Donald Trump’s decisive victory to further question the 2020 election results and sow doubts about close US senate races where ballots are still being counted.While they’ve been quiet about fraud in the presidential election this year, activists pointed to the unofficial total number of votes cast, noting that 20m more ballots had been cast in 2020. Ignoring the reality that there are millions of votes still being counted in states like California, Arizona and Nevada, they suggested the incomplete number was somehow evidence there were fake ballots in 2020. Continue reading…



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Author : Sam Levine and Alice Herman

Publish date : 2024-11-08 06:00:04

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A passenger onboard QF520 to Brisbane says it was ‘a real struggle to get airborne and it was clear to everyone … that something was badly wrong’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Qantas flight bound for Brisbane was forced to turn back to Sydney after suffering an engine failure, which in turn caused a grass fire that shuttered one of the airport’s runways.QF520 left Sydney airport about 12.35pm, but four minutes later the Boeing 737 suddenly changed direction and stopped climbing, before circling and returning to the airport, where it made an emergency landing shortly after 1pm.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



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Author : Elias Visontay and Emily Wind

Publish date : 2024-11-08 05:13:29

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Country’s foreign minister says UN climate summits have produced ‘no results’ as Pacific nation takes the rare step of withdrawing from upcoming Cop29Papua New Guinea’s decision to pull out of an upcoming UN global climate summit due to frustration over “empty promises and inaction” has prompted concern from climate advocates, who fear the move will isolate the Pacific nation and put vital funding at risk.Prime minister James Marape announced in August the country would not attend Cop29 in “protest at the big nations” for a lack of “quick support to victims of climate change”. Then last week, foreign affairs minister Justin Tckatchenko, confirmed Papua New Guinea would withdraw from high-level talks at the summit, which begins on 11 November in Baku, Azerbaijan, describing it as “a total waste of time”. Continue reading…



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Author : Rebecca Bush in Port Moresby

Publish date : 2024-11-08 04:02:18

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Mountain fire in Ventura county still at 0% containment, with footage showing smoldering structuresA wind-driven wildfire roared through rural and residential communities north-west of Los Angeles, charring more than 20,500 acres and leveling scores of homes.The Mountain fire in Ventura county, California, continued to burn on Thursday morning, as footage showed dozens of structures turned to smoldering ruins now lining the streets where neighborhoods once stood. The Los Angeles Times said it had counted over 90 destroyed homes. Continue reading…



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Author : Gabrielle Canon in Oakland and Anna Betts

Publish date : 2024-11-08 02:48:09

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Independent David Pocock calls for disclosure reform, while Liberal James Paterson says many politicians don’t update the log fast enoughGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor is unlikely to pursue formal Senate action against the Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie for not disclosing 16 flight upgrades over her time in parliament, despite parliamentary rules on travel requiring disclosures within 35 days.The independent senator David Pocock said it highlighted the need for reforming parliamentary transparency rules. Continue reading…



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Author : Josh Butler

Publish date : 2024-11-08 01:26:05

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Wealthy Democratic outsider unseats incumbent mayor London Breed in expensive raceAfter years of negative headlines and post-pandemic economic struggle, San Francisco has picked a wealthy Democratic outsider with no government experience to serve as the city’s new mayor.Daniel Lurie, 47, is one of the heirs to the Levi Strauss jeans company fortune, and previously spent 15 years as the executive of a San Francisco non-profit he founded. He defeated several Democratic challengers, including the current mayor, London Breed, in an election that was expected to break local campaign spending records. Continue reading…



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Author : Lois Beckett

Publish date : 2024-11-08 00:38:39

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Wiles, who the president-elect often publicly praised for her leadership, will be first woman to hold influential roleUS elections 2024 – live updatesPresident-elect Donald Trump has named Susie Wiles, the manager of his victorious campaign, as his White House chief of staff, the first woman to hold the influential role.Wiles is widely credited within and outside Trump’s inner circle for running what was, by far, his most disciplined and well-executed campaign, and was seen as the leading contender for the position. She largely avoided the spotlight, even refusing to take the mic to speak as Trump celebrated his victory early on Wednesday morning.Trump wins the presidency – how did it happen?With Trump re-elected, this is what’s at stakeAbortion ballot measure results by state Continue reading…



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Author : Associated Press

Publish date : 2024-11-07 23:43:22

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Prosecutors say they charged someone who was close to the singer, a hotel employee and a suspected drug dealerThree people have been charged in connection with Liam Payne’s death in Argentina for supplying narcotics and the abandonment of a person followed by death.Toxicology tests found that when he died, Payne had traces of alcohol, cocaine, a prescription drug and antidepressants in his body prosecutors said in a statement on Thursday. Continue reading…



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Author : Harriet Barber in Buenos Aires

Publish date : 2024-11-07 22:20:23

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Republican ousts incumbent Democratic senator Bob Casey after contentious and expensive race, widening GOP majorityThe Republican Dave McCormick won the Senate race in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Thursday, denying the Democratic incumbent, Bob Casey, a fourth term and expanding his party’s majority in the upper chamber.When the Associated Press called the race at 4.09pm ET on Thursday, two days after polls closed in Pennsylvania, McCormick led by 0.4 points. The narrow margin raised the possibility of a recount, although his victory is expected to stand given his lead of roughly 30,000 votes.Trump wins the presidency – how did it happen?Full presidential election results and mapAbortion ballot measure results by stateRepublicans retake control of the SenateSenate, House and governor results Continue reading…



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Author : Joan E Greve

Publish date : 2024-11-07 21:33:20

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The ACCC is holding an inquiry into the nation’s supermarkets. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRacism, colonialism ‘driving Indigenous self-harm’Australia’s dark colonial past and ongoing racism are driving self-harm in Indigenous communities, according to a respected Aboriginal psychologist.That whole process has left communities suffering from intergenerational trauma, disadvantage and ongoing racism, as well as the exclusion from the benefits of society and a lack of acknowledgement and respect for their different cultural values.We still want clinical approaches but we want to see culture at the centre of that.13YARN 13 92 76; Lifeline 13 11 14 Continue reading…



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Author : Emily Wind

Publish date : 2024-11-07 20:43:14

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Sanders’ analysis that Democrats lost because they failed working-class voters scorned by party chair Jaime HarrisonUS elections 2024 – live updatesAmid Democratic mourning over the loss of the presidential election to Donald Trump, the party chair risked deepening already growing divisions by rebuking the leftwing Vermont senator Bernie Sanders for saying Democrats have “abandoned working class people”.“This is straight up BS,” Jaime Harrison, the DNC chair, said on Thursday. “[Joe] Biden was the most pro-worker president of my lifetime – saved union pensions, created millions of good paying jobs and even marched in a picket line.” Continue reading…



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Author : Martin Pengelly in Washington

Publish date : 2024-11-07 19:44:39

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Leon Panetta says he also expects US president-elect to favor letting Russia retain control of areas of UkraineDonald Trump will as president give Benjamin Netanyahu a “blank check” in the Middle East, possibly opening the way for all-out war between Israel and Iran, the former CIA director and US defense secretary Leon Panetta predicted.“With regards to the Middle East, I think he’s basically going to give Netanyahu a blank check,” Panetta said of Trump, who won the presidential election this week and will take office again in January. Continue reading…



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Author : Martin Pengelly in Washington

Publish date : 2024-11-07 18:35:54

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