Netanyahu&s bid to fire security chief over October 7 attack sparks backlash

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired or forced out a string of top officials since the deadly Hamas attack on Israel in 2023 that triggered the war in Gaza. The country&s domestic security chief is the newest target.

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Former hospital executives ask judge for pause in Lucy Letby public inquiry

Former senior executives at the Countess of Chester Hospital have asked for the public inquiry into the events surrounding the crimes of Lucy Letby to be suspended.

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Crowds vent fury after fire horror in North Macedonia

Sporadic violence broke out in North Macedonia yesterday as thousands of people demanded justice for 59 people killed in a nightclub blaze, and called for an end to the corruption that they say was behind the country&s worst disaster in years.

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Three Palestinian men gathering firewood killed by Israeli air strike, medics say

An Israeli air strike killed three Palestinian men in Gaza yesterday as they tried to gather firewood, medics said, with no sign of progress in renewed talks on sustaining a ceasefire deal between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

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Former president of Georgia to serve over 12 years in jail after sentence extended

A court in Georgia has handed another prison sentence to former president Mikheil Saakashvili, extending his total imprisonment to 12 and a half years, in a verdict that he denounced.

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At least 39 killed as US storms trigger wildfires and tornadoes

Crammed into their two-door Toyota Celica with three huskies, Hailey Hart and her fiance Steve Romero hugged and prayed as a tornado rolled the car upside down before tossing it on its wheels again.

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