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Israel’s prime minister has told the Biden White House that he rejects any moves to establish a Palestinian state when Israel ends its offensive against Gaza, and that all territory west of the Jordan River would be under Israeli security control.Benjamin Netanyahu has sought to obstruct the establishment of a Palestinian state throughout his political career, despite occasional lukewarm endorsements of the idea.His public statement on Thursday, however, represented his sharpest rebuttal of US foreign policy at a time when the Biden administration has expended huge domestic political capital to support Israel militarily and in international forums.The White House responded…

Third seed Daniil Medvedev survived the Australian Open as he came from two sets down to beat Emile Rusuvori in a match that ended at 3:40am local time in Melbourne.Medvedev looked like he might have gone to bed as the unseeded Finn took control of the match. But the Russian showed his fighting spirit and ensured that the match turned into an early morning as he came back to win with a score of 3-6, 6-7 (1-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-1), 6-. 0 o’clock, two hours before sunrise.The game kicked off at 11:15pm and lasted four hours and 23 minutes before…

It may cause sour grapes among those halfway through dry January, salivating over the thought of that sauvignon blanc in a fortnight’s time.But experts at Cambridge University have found that taking the biggest serving of wine off bar menus could benefit the nation’s health without hurting pubs’ profits.Researchers found that removing the largest measure – usually 250ml – from sale leads to an average fall in wine revenues of just under 8% – but not without some customer complaints.They said this finding meant people could be “nudged” into drinking less, which could have a positive effect on their bodies. Furthermore,…

In an unexpected political convergence, Teamsters union president Sean O’Brien announced he had met privately with Donald Trump, raising questions about where Teamsters will be The question of who to support in 2024 has drawn the ire of progressive members of the union.The meeting comes as Joe Biden and his Republican challengers, led by Trump, are trying to appeal to workers and labor groups. The move comes three years after Biden and his administration announced they would provide workers with the most pro-union presidency in U.S. history.The Teamsters, a union with 1.3 million members in packaging, trucking, manufacturing and logistics…

The New York Democratic congressman Jerry Nadler said he had been in communication with Capitol police and the FBI about a reported death threat from the far-right activist and Trump ally Roger Stone.“It was a surprise to me. I just found out a few days ago … I saw it on Mediaite,” Nadler told reporters, naming the website which said it obtained audio of the threat and saying he had been in touch with authorities.The reported threat also mentioned Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat who on Wednesday told CNN he also learned of the threat from the Mediaite report.Speaking before…

The former Tour of Britain organizer has gone into liquidation in the latest blow to Britain’s troubled cycling community, with the company understood to be claiming around £1m.SweetSpot promotes the Tour of Britain on behalf of British Cycling and owns and operates the Women’s Tour and City Center Tour series. SweetSpot has appointed KRE Corporate Recovery to deal with its creditors after entering voluntary liquidation.The news comes less than six months after SweetSpot helped organize the UCI Super World Championships in Glasgow, and two months after British Cycling canceled its naming rights to the Tour of Britain following a dispute…

Making a film about Roger Stone very nearly killed Christoffer Guldbrandsen and that, for once, is not a bit of Stone or Trump-style hyperbole.Guldbrandsen’s 91-minute documentary A Storm Foretold takes a shocking swerve when CCTV footage shows him suffering a heart attack, losing consciousness and collapsing on the floor of a gym, where people rush to his aid. A heart surgeon who happened to be working out saved the Danish film-maker’s life.He was only 49 but suffering a personal crisis after Stone had abruptly ceased cooperating. “It was because of the stress of this project,” Guldbrandsen says over Zoom from…

Emma Raducanu says she will leave Melbourne feeling optimistic about her return to action after an eight-month layoff, despite her shock second-round defeat at the Australian Open.The 21-year-old British player lost in the second round of the Australian Open for the third consecutive year, losing 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to China’s Wang Ya.”I’m very positive and very happy with my physical condition,” she said. “I think the wrist issue is what I struggled with coming back because I just had a setback for a couple months, so I wasn’t able to play again until the end of November. Now I feel…

In videos from 7 October, the body of a young woman is lying face down in the back of a pickup truck, stripped to her underwear, one leg bent at an unnatural angle. One of the men sitting next to her pulls her long hair as armed men around him shout praises to God.Footage of the body of Shani Louk, the young Israeli-German national described by her mother as a “very happy, lively person [who] liked music and dancing and living”, being paraded around the streets of Gaza was some of the first to surface on 7 October as the…

Cameron Norrie was the last British player standing in the men’s and women’s singles matches at the Australian Open, recovering from two sets down to win 3-6, 6-7(4) , 6-2, 6-4, 6- defeated Giulio Zeppieri. 4, on full display of his grit and grit as he reached the third round at Melbourne Park.Italian qualifier Zeppiri dominated Nori through two sets with devastating groundstrokes thanks to her powerful left-hand serve and forehand. But Norrie remained calm and composed, and he took control in the second set and never let up, methodically turning the match around.”I just managed to get the energy…