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At least 91 Palestinians have been killed and many more injured in a third day of Israeli strikes across Gaza, according to medical officials in the strip who said a high proportion of the dead were women and children. The timing of the strikes in the new Israeli offensive appears to have increased the proportion … Read more
An actor was embarrassed and horrified after Noel Clarke pressured her into an “exposing and vulnerable position” in a film scene and then shared the footage with others on set, the high court has heard. Mila (not her real name), the seventh of Guardian News and Media’s (GNM’s) oral witnesses to Clarke’s defamation claim against … Read more
Federal authorities have taken into custody on Wednesday, a longtime leader of a Los Angeles street gang who investigators say ran a “mafia-like” criminal enterprise that included murder, human trafficking and extortion while he also worked as an entertainment entrepreneur, after a brief search, officials announced. Eugene Henley Jr, known as “Big U,” was one … Read more
France is stepping up efforts to secure the release of two more of its citizens in Iran after Tehran freed a French man imprisoned for more than 880 days. News that Olivier Grondeau, arrested in Iran in October 2022 and sentenced to five years on charges of spying, had returned to France was announced by … Read more
The former Olympic swimming champion Kirsty Coventry has become the first woman to lead the International Olympic Committee in its 131-year history, after winning a shock first round win over a seven-strong field that included Britain’s Sebastian Coe. The 41-year-old Coventry won 49 of the 97 votes of the IOC membership, giving her an immediate … Read more
A Minnesota state lawmaker was charged with a felony in federal court for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor after responding to online sex ads and trying to arrange a meetup with a 17-year-old. The Republican senator Justin Eichorn, 40, was arrested on Tuesday. The charges were filed on Wednesday and include details about … Read more
A single researcher with a desktop computer will be able to deliver accurate weather forecasts using a new AI weather prediction approach that is tens of times faster and uses thousands of times less computing power than conventional systems. Weather forecasts are currently generated through a complex set of stages, each taking several hours to … Read more
A US man who was abducted more than two years ago while traveling through Afghanistan as a tourist has been released by the Taliban in a deal brokered by Donald Trump’s hostage envoy, Adam Boehler, and Qatari negotiators. George Glezmann, an airline mechanic from Atlanta, is the third American detainee to be released by the … Read more
A “lifer” in the prison holding Tommy Robinson planned to kill the far-right activist while two other prisoners plotted to attack him to gain “kudos and notoriety”, the high court has been told. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is making a legal bid to bring a legal challenge against his segregation from other … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon is no longer under investigation as part of the police case looking into alleged mishandling of Scottish National party funds. Police Scotland said the former Scottish first minister would not face any charges after her former husband, Peter Murrell, appeared for a private hearing at Edinburgh sheriff court on a single charge of … Read more