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Four foreigners working for a food aid charity were killed in an Israeli attack on central Gaza, according to health officials in the occupied territory. The founder of the charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) confirmed on Twitter that “several” staff members were killed in Israeli air strikes.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed that an Australian national had been killed while doing “extremely important work” and named her Zomi Frankcombe.Other aid workers are reported to be from Poland and the UK, with the nationality of a fourth person not yet known. A Palestinian translator was also reportedly killed.The Guardian has sought comment…

Donald Trump posted a $175m bond in his New York civil fraud case on Monday, averting asset seizures by state authorities that could have hobbled the former US president’s business empire.Trump, to face Joe Biden in the November US election, was found liable on 16 February for fraudulently inflating his net worth by billions of dollars to secure better loan and insurance terms.Trump originally needed to post a bond for $454m, but an appeals court on 25 March stayed enforcement of Justice Arthur Engoron’s judgment on condition that Trump pay the smaller sum within 10 days.A three-judge panel of the…

An avalanche at the top Swiss ski resort of Zermatt has killed three people and injured one, as authorities warned of the risk of more disasters due to heavy winds and snowfall.Video images on social media showed a wall of snow crossing an off-piste sector of the Riffelberg sector of Zermatt, one of the most luxurious ski resorts in the Alps. A major rescue operation was launched despite the bad weather.The search was suspended in the evening, Valais canton said on X, confirming three people had died and one was injured.Heavy snowfall and very strong winds had prompted authorities to…

Newly released law enforcement footage captures the moment California police fatally shot an unarmed 15-year-old girl who was a reported kidnapping victim. On 27 September 2022, San Bernardino county sheriff’s deputies fired at Savannah Graziano on a side of a freeway after she exited the vehicle that her father, her suspected abductor, had been driving. Sheriff’s officials initially claimed it was unclear whether Savannah was shot by deputies or her father and alleged deputies didn’t realize it was her when she got out of the car. Officials have repeatedly refused to release footage Source link

Florida residents will get the chance to vote on a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, the Florida state supreme court ruled on Monday, teeing up a dramatic electoral showdown over abortion access in a state that has become a haven for women fleeing southern abortion bans.The decision is a victory for abortion rights activists – but one that was significantly tempered by a second decision also issued on Monday, in which the state supreme court ruled to uphold Florida’s 15-week abortion ban. That decision paves the way for a separate six-week abortion ban – passed…

The former Trump White House adviser, anti-immigration extremist and white nationalist Stephen Miller is helping drive a plan to tackle supposed “anti-white racism” if Donald Trump returns to power next year, Axios reported.“Longtime aides and allies … have been laying legal groundwork with a flurry of lawsuits and legal complaints – some of which have been successful,” Axios said on Monday.Should Trump return to power, Axios said, Miller and other aides plan to “dramatically change the government’s interpretation of civil rights-era laws to focus on ‘anti-white racism’ rather than discrimination against people of colour”.Such an effort would involve “eliminating or…

Iran holds Israel responsible for consequences of Damascus attack – reportIran’s foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, has said he holds Israel responsible for the consequences of the attack on its consulate in Damascus, Reuters said that Iran’s state media reported.The strike on the Iranian consulate is “a breach of all international conventions”, he told his Syrian counterpart in a phone call, it was reported.ShareKey eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featurePatrick WintourIran has said several long-serving diplomats had been killed alongside Brig Gen Mohammad Reza Zahedi in the attack.Among those reported to be killed was Zahedi’s deputy,…

Jason Patric, played MichaelJoel Schumacher, the director, wanted me in the movie right from the first time we met. But the script I read was nothing like the magical movie it would become after rewrites and production, and I had no interest in teenage vampire films. So I turned it down about five times – but Joel was determined. He spent weeks explaining his vision, a mix of horror and comedy, and eventually wore me down. We made a deal: he promised I wouldn’t have to wear the makeup, the teeth or have to fly around. Of course, he lied.All…

The mysterious so-called Havana syndrome symptoms experienced by US diplomats in recent years have been linked to a Russian intelligence unit, according to a joint media investigation released on Monday.Havana syndrome was first reported in 2016 when US diplomats in Cuba’s capital reported falling ill and hearing piercing sounds at night, prompting speculation of an attack by a foreign entity using an unspecified sonar weapon.Other symptoms including bloody noses, headaches and vision problems were later reported by embassy staff in China, Europe and the US capital, Washington DC.The diplomats may have been targeted by Russian sonic weaponry, according to the…

French investigators have found the remains of a toddler who went missing in 2023, in a case that shocked the nation.Investigators are now working to determine how the boy died, a prosecutor said on Sunday.Emile Soleil, aged two and a half years old, vanished on 8 July last year while staying with his grandparents in an Alpine village.Two neighbours last saw him walking alone on a street in Le Vernet, 1,200 metres (4,000 feet) up in the French Alps.“On Saturday, the police were informed of the discovery of bones near the hamlet of Le Vernet,” prosecutor Jean-Luc Blachon said.He added…