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In late September, as Israel’s nearly year-long war widened and its credit rating was downgraded yet again, the country’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said that, while Israel’s economy was under strain, it was resilient. “Israel’s economy bears the burden of the longest and most expensive war in the country’s history,” Smotrich said on September 28, a day after Israeli airstrikes killed Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon’s capital Beirut, ratcheting fears that tensions with the militant group would turn into a full-blown conflict. “The Israeli economy is a strong economy that even today attracts investments.” Almost a year after Hamas’ deadly attack on October 7, Israel is pushing forward on multiple fronts: launching a ground incursion against Hezbollah in Lebanon, carrying out airstrikes in Gaza and Beirut, and threatening retaliation for Iran’s ballistic missile attack earlier this week.
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Pope Francis has pledged to root out the “scourge” of clerical sexual abuse after Belgium’s prime minster urged him in unusually frank terms to take concrete action. Francis was addressing political leaders on Friday at the official residence of the King of Belgium, a country where devastating clerical abuse scandals have erupted in recent years. Before he spoke, both the Belgian king and Prime Minister Alexander de Croo raised the issue in their speeches, the latter speaking directly to the pope, in remarks that underline how the abuse crisis has come to dominate Belgian national attention.
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A man narrowly survived after being dragged to the bottom of a river and “thrown through the air like a rag doll” when he was attacked by hippo while canoeing on holiday in Zambia. Roland Cherry, who was on a five-week holiday through southern Africa with his wife, Shirley, sustained severe bite wounds across his body, including a 25cm (10in) wound to his abdomen, as well as a thigh injury and dislocated shoulder in the attack. Nurses at a hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, where the 63-year-old was later taken for treatment, said they had never met a survivor of a hippo attack, as most were fatal.
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Is it one step forward and two back for Erik ten Hag and Manchester United? After bouncing into the summer on the back of an FA Cup final victory, a show of support for the manager and more money spent on new signings, there was a distinct air of optimism around Old Trafford when the new campaign began. Yet just seven games in, familiar noises are starting to come out of Old Trafford to explain away below-par results. A smattering of boos at the final whistle of the Europa League draw with Dutch side Twente does not suggest a mutinous mood in the stands exists just yet. But to hear manager Ten Hag agreeing with Christian Eriksen’s post-match assessment of the 1-1 outcome - that Twente "wanted it more" - does not bode well. "It was far from good enough," said Eriksen. "They looked like they wanted it more – that can't be right. "We didn't lose but it feels like a loss."
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A top Hezbollah military commander was killed in an Israeli air strike on the Lebanese capital Beirut on Friday, in a major escalation that has added to fears of an all-out war. Hezbollah confirmed Ibrahim Aqil's death after Israel said he was one of several senior Hezbollah figures killed in the strike. Earlier, Lebanese officials said at least 14 people were killed and dozens injured in the strike that hit the densely populated Dahieh area, a stronghold of the Iran-backed group in the city’s southern suburbs. A senior UN official has warned that the Middle East is at risk of a conflict that could "dwarf" the devastation witnessed in the region so far. Political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo was speaking at a session of the Security Council following this week's attacks which saw Hezbollah's pagers and walkie-talkies explode, killing at least 37 people.
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ebanon is reeling after facing deadly back-to-back attacks targeting Hezbollah members – with pagers simultaneously exploding across the country on Tuesday, then walkie-talkies detonating in a similar fashion on Wednesday. Panic, fear and grief have now gripped the country, with questions swirling about how the attacks could have been carried out, where the devices came from, and whether this latest development could plunge the Middle East into a wider regional conflict. At least 32 people, including children, have died so far from the two attacks, which Lebanese officials have blamed on Israel. Thousands more are injured – many maimed and in critical condition after communications devices exploded in their pockets or in their face.
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At least 274 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria’s Borno state following heavy flooding, the Nigerian Correctional Service said Sunday. “The flood brought down the walls of the correctional facilities, including the medium security custodial center Maiduguri (MSCC) as well as the staff quarters in the city,” the service spokesman Abubakar Umar said in a statement. According to Umar, at least 281 inmates managed to escape while they were being transferred to “a safe and secure facility” and seven of them were recaptured later.
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A missile was launched from Yemen into central Israel on Sunday morning, according to the Israeli military, in a rare instance of a missile penetrating so far into the country’s territory since its war in Gaza began. The projectile crossed into Israeli territory and fell in an open area in central Israel, with no injuries reported, according to the Israel Defense Forces. Explosion sounds heard in the area originated from Israeli military interceptions, the IDF said, adding that it is still checking “the results of the interception.” Videos and images shared by the Israel Fire and Rescue Authority on Telegram show large plumes of smoke billowing into the air over an open field, and shattered glass inside a train station in Modi’in, a city between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
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World number one Nelly Korda led from the front as the United States dominated a disappointing Europe on the opening day of the Solheim Cup in Virginia. Korda was in irresistible form, winning both her matches as the home side took both sessions 3-1 to lead 6-2 - a record margin for day one of the contest. She teamed up with Allisen Corpuz to claim the first point in the alternate shot foursomes and was then victorious with Megan Khang in the afternoon fourballs. For Europe it was a largely bruising day. It had begun with captain Suzann Pettersen enthusiastically dancing to YMCA on the first tee as dawn broke over Lake Manassas and the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. It ended with her sounding flat as she delivered a "we have done it before and we can do it again" assessment of Europe's tough task ahead.
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Kamala Harris is leaning into a little-known aspect of her biography - the fact that she is a gun owner - to stake out ground on the issue of firearms control. The Democratic presidential nominee supports universal background checks, so-called "red flag" laws and a ban on assault weapons, but critics are honing in on her past support for a mandatory buyback of semi-automatic rifles. After Donald Trump claimed during their Tuesday debate she would "confiscate everybody's gun" if elected, Harris replied that both she and running mate Tim Walz own guns. "We’re not taking anyone’s guns away, so stop with the continuous lying about this stuff," she said. Gun control remains among the most contentious issues in American politics but has largely taken a backseat to other policy areas this election. The question raised during Tuesday's debate over where exactly Harris stands was the first time the issue has even come up in a 2024 debate.
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Peruvian strongman Alberto Fujimori's death leaves divisive legacy The controversial former Peruvian president, Alberto Fujimori has died aged 86. To his supporters, Fujimori was the president who saved Peru from the twin evils of terrorism and economic collapse. To his opponents, he was an authoritarian strongman who rode roughshod over the country's democratic institutions to preserve his hold on power. In 2009, he was sentenced to 25 years in jail for human rights abuses committed during his time in office - including authorising killings carried out by death squads - but he was released from prison in December after a pardon on humanitarian grounds was reinstated.
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Chelsea have sold Angelo Gabriel to Al Nassr for £19m and made a £6m profit even though he never played for them 💼 Chelsea signed the 19-year-old forward for £13m from Santos last summer and he spent last season on loan at parent club Strasbourg ⚽
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Victor Osimhen is close to moving to the Saudi Arabian Al-Ahly for 75-80 million euros - the forward himself will receive 25-30 million per year Ivan Tawney will come with him - Brentford will receive £40m, contract agreement
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🇪🇸🎾 Pep Guardiola is at Wimbeldon today for the tennis! 😁 Leah Williamson also sat behind him.
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🇹🇷🇳🇱 Ferdi Kadıoğlu (24) actually played for the Netherlands youth team with Cody Gakpo... On Saturday, they will go head-to-head in the #EURO2024 quarter-finals. ✨📈
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