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Former BBC actor who quit Dame Maureen Lipman show over pro-Israel views ‘liked’ vile ‘Zio hag’ slur
Actor Gerard McCarthy, who withdrew from the London stage show Right Before I Go after Dame Maureen Lipman joined the cast, has been revealed to have “liked” a series of antisemitic and abusive Instagram comments about the veteran actress, including one calling her a “Zio hag”. McCarthy, best known for BBC’s The Fall and Call…
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Americans hand Trump brutal marks on Iran war as MAGA base cracks over cost of living fears… and voters reveal staggering $5-a-gallon gas admission
A new Daily Mail/JL Partners poll finds growing voter frustration with Donald Trump over the ongoing conflict with Iran and the rising cost of living, with cracks even appearing among his own MAGA supporters. The findings come just two months before the US midterm elections, posing a potential problem for Republicans as inflation, tariffs and…
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‘No Jews, no news’ strikes again as selective coverage of the ‘unsettlers’ fuels anti-Israel anger
A Fox News opinion piece condemns masked settlers who ambushed an NBC News crew and Palestinians in the West Bank village of Jalud, calling it an indefensible criminal act, while arguing that global media coverage of such incidents is disproportionate and fuels anti-Israel sentiment. The author contends that as the Gaza war has wound down,…
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Dramatic new video shows US strikes raining down hell on 300-mile stretch of Iran’s coast as Trump issues stark warning
The US military has released dramatic footage of intensive strikes along a 300-mile stretch of Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz, as President Donald Trump urged Iranian citizens to “rise up and fight” against the ruling regime. Trump claimed the US now had “almost total control” of the strategically vital strait and insisted Iran’s…
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‘Everything countercultural is doomed, isn’t it?’ Sofie Royer, the bracingly brilliant pop star pondering life’s big questions
Sofie Royer, an Austrian-Iranian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Vienna, is releasing her forthcoming album Before/After, which critics are praising for its wit and dense cultural references. Her music blends genres such as Italo disco, new wave and garage rock, and her lyrics draw on figures ranging from Andrei Tarkovsky to Kenneth Anger, reflecting…
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BBC reporter broke impartiality rules by referring to ‘genocide’ in Gaza on podcast owned by Gary Lineker
The BBC has admitted that Katty Kay, its US special correspondent, breached the corporation’s impartiality rules by referring to a “genocide” in Gaza while co-hosting a podcast produced by Gary Lineker’s company Goalhanger. The broadcaster said her wording made it sound as though she was endorsing the description as her own view rather than attributing…
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More than 900 killed in Gaza this year despite ceasefire, Hamas-run health ministry says
More than 900 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza so far this year, despite a ceasefire that took effect on 10 October, according to the Hamas-run Ministry of Health. This brings the total killed since the truce began to over 1,300, including 301 children, undermining the durability of the US-brokered agreement and…
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Venice Jury President Maggie Gyllenhaal Says Films Are ‘Fundamentally, Unavoidably Political’ and Questions Lack of Female Directors in Competition: ‘There’s a Systemic Problem’
Maggie Gyllenhaal, president of the jury at the Venice Film Festival, used the event’s opening press conference to argue that cinema is “fundamentally, unavoidably political” and to challenge festival organisers over the scarcity of female directors in this year’s competition, telling them “there’s a systemic problem” in getting women’s films financed. The remarks came after…
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Russia is secretly helping Iran develop supersonic missiles
An investigation by the Financial Times has found that Russia has been secretly helping Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles, in what could be the most significant known transfer of military technology between the two countries. The programme, codenamed C43OL, has enlisted some of Moscow’s top missile experts to help Tehran build a ramjet propulsion system,…
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Global Bond Markets Slide on Inflation Fears as UK Borrowing Costs Hit 28-Year High
A global bond market selloff pushed UK borrowing costs to their highest level since 2008 this week, as investors grew increasingly anxious over inflation, interest rates and government debt. The rout, which also hit US, German and Japanese bonds, was largely triggered by a hawkish speech from new US Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh, which…