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Hasan Piker calls Hamas ‘far more moderate,’ dismisses terror group’s brutal rule in Gaza
Twitch streamer Hasan Piker described Hamas as “far more moderate” than at its founding during a Channel 4 News interview, brushing aside questions about the group’s governance of Gaza. His remarks drew sharp criticism from the Anti-Defamation League and the Republican Jewish Coalition, and the article frames the comments as a political liability for Democrats…
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Why ‘American Doctor’ Director Quit Her ABC Executive Job and Drained Her Savings Account to Make a Documentary About Gaza Healthcare Workers
Poh Si Teng, an Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker and former ABC News executive, left her job and used her own savings to make “American Doctor,” a documentary about US doctors volunteering in Gaza. The decision followed the killing of her colleague, journalist Samer Abu Daqqa, in an Israeli drone strike in December 2023, which she said…
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Syrian refugee, 19, who raped drunk young woman in Bournemouth beach toilet as she tried to get home from a night out is jailed for six years
A 19-year-old Syrian refugee has been jailed for six years after raping a young woman in a public toilet on Bournemouth beach as she made her way home following a night out. The victim, who had been drinking, was targeted while vulnerable and alone, and the attack has drawn attention amid wider public debate over…
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Pentagon says more than 750 US service members wounded in Iran war
The Pentagon said more than 750 U.S. service members have been wounded since the war against Iran began in late February. The department updated its war casualty database this week with another 50 injured service members. When totals from the Operation Epic Fury rubric are combined with updated figures in the “Overseas Operations” category, the…
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Partey signs for Al-Shabab in Saudi Pro League
Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab have confirmed the signing of Ghana international Thomas Partey following his exit from Arsenal. The 33-year-old midfielder became a free agent after Villarreal chose not to extend his contract, and his move comes despite ongoing serious criminal proceedings against him in the UK, where he faces trial next year. Partey…
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‘Our Loves’: Director Avi Nesher on His October 7 Film, Netanyahu and Boycotts Over Israeli Art
Israeli director Avi Nesher’s new film “Our Loves” dramatises the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel through the eyes of five ordinary Israelis in the days leading up to and during the violence. The film premieres in the Centrepiece section of the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival and arrives amid a wave of…
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Trump’s desperate move to stop looming midterm bloodbath as economic downturn tears through American households
Donald Trump has moved to allow 300,000 tons of ground beef to be imported into the United States tariff-free over the next three months, in an effort to bring down food prices ahead of the November midterm elections. The intervention comes as Republicans face the prospect of heavy losses at the polls, with soaring living…
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Iran labels new US sanctions ‘unjust’
Mohammed Bagher Qalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s Parliament, pushed back Friday against “unjust” U.S. economic sanctions placed on the country by the Trump administration earlier this week. “We must plan for the unjust sanctions so that we can overcome them,” Qalibaf told a group of economic representatives in Baghdad, according to a message shared on…
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Top Iran official says US focus on economic warfare shows it has failed militarily
The Iranian regime has dismissed President Trump’s threats to crush the country economically, saying that years of U.S. sanctions have failed.
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Michaela tops GCSEs as US politics row grows and Premier League returns
The US Navy is reportedly working to rename an aircraft carrier that had been due to honour Doris Miller, a Black sailor celebrated for his heroism at Pearl Harbor, with two sources telling CNN that discussions have centred on naming it after Donald Trump instead. The move has drawn sharp criticism from veterans’ advocates and…