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Settlers rioted in the village of Jit in the northern West Bank, killing one Palestinian and badly injuring others, said Palestinian officials.

Lammy condemns Israeli settler ‘rampage’ in the West Bank on Middle East visit

The Foreign Secretary has said he is “appalled” by Israel’s air strike on a school in Gaza.The strike on a school being used as a shelter killed at least 80 people and injured another 47, according to Palestinian health authorities.David Lammy tweeted: “Appalled by the Israeli Military strike on al-Tabeen school and the tragic loss of life.Appalled by the Israeli Military strike on al-Tabeen school and the tragic loss of life.Hamas must stop endangering civilians. Israel must comply with International Humanitarian Law.We need an immediate ceasefire to protect civilians, free all hostages, and end restrictions…— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) August 10, 2024“Hamas must stop endangering civilians. Israel must comply with International Humanitarian Law.“We need an immediate ceasefire to protect civilians, free all hostages, and end restrictions on aid.”Israel’s military acknowledged the strike on Saturday morning and said it had hit a Hamas command centre operating inside the school.Hamas denied having a base there.The UK said on Thursday that it would pledge £6 million towards aid in Gaza as international development minister Anneliese Dodds visited Jordan to discuss brokering peace in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Foreign Secretary ‘appalled’ after 80 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school

The leaders of France, Germany and Britain in a joint statement have endorsed the latest push by mediators United States, Qatar and Egypt to broker an agreement to end the 10-month Israel-Hamas war. They also call for the return of scores of hostages held by Hamas and the “unfettered” delivery of humanitarian aid.

Israel-Hamas war latest: Leaders of France, Germany and Britain endorse push for cease-fire in Gaza

Eran Etzion, former deputy head of Israel's National Security Council, says that to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, "the war has become essential for perpetuating his grip on office."

Gaza cease-fire talks: No coincidence there's been no agreement, says former Israeli official

 A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were donated by a member of the public. Auckland City Mission told reporters on Wednesday that staff had started to contact up to 400 people to track down parcels that could contain the sweets — which were solid blocks of methamphetamine enclosed in candy wrappers. New Zealand's police have opened a criminal investigation. The amount of methamphetamine in each candy was up to 300 times the level someone would usually take...

Food bank unknowingly distributes candy made from meth

Sullivan County, NY

Lowell Badger was found dead on his bedroom floor at his rural Sullivan County home in 2012

A retired farmer was shot dead in his bedroom over 10 years ago. Now two men have been arrested

Kaitlynn Lee, 25, was killed by her ex-boyfriend Joshua Thompson who shot her in the head through a window, police said

Mom-of-three was having fun filming a TikTok in a kitchen with her friend. Moments later she was shot dead

Piotr Kucharski, 49, pleaded guilty to membership of a proscribed organisation at the Old Bailey on Friday.

Man admits to Wagner Group membership after ‘pretending’ to be involved

Canton, OH

Canton, MI

 A man in Canton Township, Michigan, allegedly shot and killed his neighbor because the man's daughter touched his mulch. Nathan Morris, 35, was killed just before noon on Saturday. "On Saturday, while taking a stroll with his family in his neighborhood, his daughter touched the mulch of one of the neighbors," according to the Michigan GOP in a statement by RNC National committeewoman Hima Kolanagireddy. "The neighbor took a gun out and started threatening the family. Nathan sent his family home and said that he would try and diffuse the situation, but instead was shot and killed."According to the...

Father shot dead by neighbor in argument over daughter touching ‘mulch’ on property

 Remarkable new scientific research at Stonehenge has revealed an extraordinary new mystery. Mineralogical tests on the massive six-tonne stone at the heart of the monument show that this central rock, known as the altar stone, was brought to Stonehenge from the far north of Scotland.The altar stone is arguably the most ritually important stone in Stonehenge, because it is the rock that marks the intersection of the prehistoric temple’s two most important celestial alignments – the winter solstice sunrise to summer solstice sunset alignment, and the summer solstice sunrise to winter solstice sunset alignment. It’s already known that some...

Mystery of Stonehenge deepens after ‘jaw-dropping’ discovery

The Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of five Israelis taken back to Gaza as hostages during Hamas’s attack on southern Israel on 7 October. The bodies of kindergarten teacher Maya Goren as well as the soldiers Sergeant Major Ravid Aryeh Katz, Master Sergeant Oren Goldin, Staff Sergeant Tomer Ahimas and Sergeant Kiril Brodski were found in a Hamas tunnel in the southern city of Khan Younis on Wednesday.

Israeli military recovers five hostages' bodies in Gaza

A 14-car convoy was reportedly part of the security detail protecting the couple alongside the vice president

Inside the ring of steel protecting Harry and Meghan as they tour Colombia

California State

 A rare deep-sea oarfish was discovered floating at La Jolla Cove, off the coast of California, by a group of kayakers on Saturday, 10 August.The creature, which can grow up to 36ft long, is only the 20th fish of its kind to have washed up in the state since 1901, according to Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientist and fish expert Ben Frable.In some cultures, the sighting of an oarfish is considered an omen of natural disasters.This creature was discovered two days before a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck California.

Rare ‘Doomsday fish’ considered ‘bad omen’ found by kayakers

A cardiologist in Denver has been found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting nearly a dozen women. On Tuesday, Stephen Matthews, 36, was found guilty on 35 felony counts of assault and sexual assault, according to the Denver Post. Matthews attacked 11 people. “Stephen Matthews took advantage of nearly a dozen women in the most egregious way imaginable, and for that he will now pay a significant price,” Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said in a statement Tuesday. “I hope today’s verdict provides a measure of comfort to all the victims.”The cardiologist was arrested in March 2023 after a woman...

Cardiologist found guilty of 35 counts of date rape and assault after attacking a dozen women

Jacksonville, FL

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A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

A century-old rail lift bridge that crosses the U.S.-Canada border has collapsed

Rail bridge collapses on US-Canada border

 Four family members were killed and another was left in critical condition after a street racer smashed into their car as they returned home from a Texas theme park.Jessie Rosales, his wife Lorena, and children Anthony, 17, Stephanie,13, and Angel, 6, were traveling back from the Six Flags resort and dinner at a Panda Express on Saturday when the crash happened.A red Dodge Charger collided with the family’s Chevy Traverse, causing the SUV to roll twice and burst into flames. Video of the incident shared on social media showed the fiery wreckage of the car by a gas station...

Four family members killed returning from Six Flags after street racer slams into their SUV

Sangamon County, IL

 The Illinois deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey in the face after she called to report a suspected prowler has been branded a “ticking time bomb” by her family’s lawyer.Former Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson is facing first-degree murder charges over the fatal shooting of 36-year-old Massey last month at her home in Springfield. Massey, a Black woman who was undergoing a mental health crisis at the time, had called 911 to request police check out what she thought might be a prowler outside. When Grayson and Massey squabbled over an apparent misunderstanding about a pot of hot water...

Deputy who shot Sonya Massey was ‘ticking time bomb,’ family lawyer says

One mom said her two sons became ill after ingesting products from former councilman’s store

City councilman jailed for six years, forfeiting monster truck and $1.9m, for selling drugs

 A police officer cries as he recalls how he thought he would die from his injuries following a savage attack on duty.PC Ashley Aspinall suffered a horrific brain injury when he was attacked by Ian Scott, 50, as he tried to apprehend him outside a bar in Blackpool on 7 April, last year.PC Aspinall, of Lancashire Police, lay injured on the ground as Scott continued his assault.The police officer feared he would never see his daughter again as he lay critically injured.Scott appeared at Preston Crown Court on 30 April, and was given a 24-month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to wounding of an emergency worker.

Police officer cries recalling savage attack outside seaside bar

David Lammy and his French counterpart to visit Israel after reported Gazan death toll passes 40,000

David Lammy warns of ‘dangerous moment for Middle East’ as he visits Israel to press for ceasefire

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