Gaza death toll climbs as Israeli airstrike kills second top Islamic Jihad commander
An Israeli airstrike killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander in a crowded Gaza refugee camp on Saturday, as the number of Palestinians to be killed since Israel launched its high-stakes military offensive reaches 31, with women and children among the dead.
It was the second such targeted attack and the Iran-backed militant group fired hundreds of rockets at Israel in response, as the cross-border conflict escalates.
The killing of Khaled Mansour, who led the Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad’s operations in the southern Gaza Strip, late on Saturday came a day after another Israeli strike killed the militant’s commander in the north.
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Police charge man, 39, in connection with murder and three attempted murders in Skye
A 39-year-old man has been charged in connection with the murder of a father-of-six and the attempted murder of three others following a series of firearm incidents in north-west Scotland.
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Drought looms in south-west as parts of UK face ‘exceptional’ wildfire risk
A drought is likely to be declared for south-western parts of England, ITV News understands, as warnings over the risk of severe fires spreading ratchet up.
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Author Salman Rushdie 'stabbed in neck' on lecture stage in New York
Indian-British author Sir Salman Rushdie has suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck and been airlifted to hospital after he was attacked on stage in New York.
Sir Salman, whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked at the Chautauqua Institution on Friday at 11am local time.
A man stormed the stage and began punching or stabbing him 10 to 15 times as he was being introduced, according to an Associated Press reporter.
The writer's condition was not immediately known, but his agent, Andrew Wylie, said he undergoing surgery. He said he had no other details.
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Man, 24, charged with attempted murder following Salman Rushdie stabbing
The suspect in a stabbing attack on Sir Salman Rushdie pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault charges in what a prosecutor called a “preplanned” crime.
Sir Salman, a 75-year-old Indian-born British author has been put on a ventilator following Friday's assault, his agent Andrew Wylie said.
The writer is unable to speak and may lose an eye, Mr Wylie said, adding that the author sustained damage to his liver and to nerves in his arm.
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Wildfires blaze in France and Portugal as heatwaves scorch Europe
Firefighters are struggling to contain huge wildfires in France and Portugal as Europe suffers under a severe heatwave and drought.
Meanwhile, in Switzerland, authorities have begun moving endangered fish populations out of some creeks that are running dry.
Farmers and consumers across Europe are also being hit hard by the climate - the drought is causing a loss of agricultural products at a time when supply shortages and Russia’s war against Ukraine have caused inflation to spike.
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Children in London to be offered polio vaccine in bid to stop outbreak
Almost a million children aged one to nine across London are to be offered a polio vaccine to try to prevent the spread of the virus.
Health officials warned there has been “some transmission” of the virus in the capital after
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Donald Trump investigated under Espionage Act as FBI seize ‘top secret’ papers from home
The FBI found several documents labelled “top secret” from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, according to court papers, as the former president is investigated under the Espionage Act.
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