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'So many similarities' West Bank killing recalls death in 2003

When Cindy and Craig Corrie heard about the death of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, the American-Turkish woman killed at a protest in the occupied West Bank last Friday, it reopened a 21-yearold wound. \"You feel the ripping apart again of your own family when you know that's happening to another family,\" Craig said.

Bring in army to protect us, urge Italy's medics

Doctors' and nurses' unions in Italy have called for authorities to consider bringing the army into hospitals in response to an increase in attacks by patients and their relatives that provoked outrage across the country.

Mexican senate gives green light to controversial judicial changes

Mexico's senate has given final approval to a sweeping overhaul of the judiciary, which will make all judges stand for election - a change that critics fear will politicise the judiciary and threaten democracy.

Missile diplomacy No shortage of risks in giving blessing to escalated strikes

Antony Blinken and David Lammy's joint trip to Kyiv, to be followed by Keir Starmer's trip to Washington to see Joe Biden tomorrow, has inevitably lifted expectations that Ukraine will finally be given permission to fire Anglo-French Storm Shadow and US Atacms missiles with their 190-mile-plus range into Russia. There is no shortage of risks.

Blinken hints US will lift restrictions on Kyiv using long-range arms in Russia

The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, yesterday gave his strongest hint yet that the White House was about to lift its restrictions on Ukraine using long-range weapons supplied by the west on key targets inside Russia, with a decision understood to have already been made in private.

Two more men-only clubs set to consider letting women join

Two more of London's oldest remaining gentlemen's clubs have invited members this month to give an opinion on whether they think it is time to allow women to join.

Letby was called 'Nurse Death' two years before her arrest, inquiry hears

Junior doctors were referring to Lucy Letby as \"Nurse Death\" as early as 2016, two years before she was arrested, a public inquiry has heard.

Statue of queen makes her look like Mrs Doubtfire, claim critics

One critic said it made the late queen look like Mrs Doubtfire. Others faulted the shape of the face, the posture and the wellies. Some called it offensive and ridiculous, and demanded that it be melted down.

Man with severe learning difficulties has his 1990 conviction for murder quashed

A man with severe learning difficulties who was jailed for life for the murder of a shopkeeper three decades ago after confessing in police interviews, has had his convictions quashed by the court of appeal.

Analysis Darzi lays bare a dire situation but offers road to recovery

Even factoring in the manifestations many over recent years of the NHS's deep crisis, some of Ara Darzi's findings in his verdict on the state of the service are arresting.

Hillsborough review criticises lack of empathy for bereaved

A review of how bereaved families were treated by the authorities after their relatives died in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster has recommended an overhaul in postmortem processes and communication, and the need for \"empathy and understanding\".

Ukraine Trump refuses to say whether he wants Kyiv to win

Donald Trump sidestepped a direct question at Tuesday evening's presidential debate on whether he wanted Ukraine to win in its war against Russia, underlining concerns that a second Trump administration could suspend military support for Kyiv.

Analysis Harris was the victor - but the race is far from won

For more than 90 minutes on Tuesday night, Kamala Harris put Donald Trump on the defensive, taunting him about the size of his crowds and pressing him over his shifting positions on abortion. It clearly rattled the former president, who took the bait again and again.

Swift support Pop superstar backs 'gifted' Democrat for president

Taylor Swift has endorsed Kamala Harris in a post on Instagram published minutes after the presidential debate on Tuesday night, saying the Democratic candidate would be the \"warrior\" to fight for the rights and causes she believes in.

'Brat, slay, amped': gen Z-scripted marketing video sends zoo viral

Ralph the racoon is very demure, very mindful; the prairie dogs are poppin'; the bats are brat and Stilton the goat, in his mind at least, is the GOAT (which obviously translates as the \"greatest of all time\").

Blow for UK steel industry as 2,500 job losses confirmed at Port Talbot

The British steel industry has suffered a blow after confirmation that 2,500 jobs will go at the Port Talbot steelworks despite a £500m taxpayer-backed deal for the south Wales plant.

Trump in ‘damage control mode' after Harris debate

Donald Trump's campaign was in damage control mode yesterday amid widespread dismay among supporters over a presidential debate during which Kamala Harris, his Democratic opponent, repeatedly goaded him into going wildly off-message and missing apparent opportunities to tackle her on policy.

Public inquiry into 1989 killing of Belfast lawyer

The government has ordered an independent public inquiry into the 1989 murder of the Belfast lawyer Pat Finucane, one of the most controversial killings of the Troubles.

Wales made no excuses in Montenegro, says Davies

Ben Davies has revealed that the Wales camp made a no-excuses pact before their Nations League victory in Montenegro.

Kane strikes gold twice to decorate his century

If at first you do not succeed, try again.

The £30m 'bargain': Newey deal statement of intent from Aston

The departing Red Bull designer has an unmatched record in modern motor sport

England leave Lawrence out for tour of Pakistan

Essex's uncapped Cox to provide batting cover for three-Test series in October

BMW shares fall after recall of 1.5m vehicles over problem with brakes

Shares in BMW tumbled yesterday as the carmaker revealed it will have to recall 1.5m vehicles over a braking problem, costing it almost €1bn.

Employment rights of Bolt drivers to be tested in tribunal

Drivers working for Bolt, the ridehailing app operator, are seeking to be classed as workers rather than selfemployed contractors in a London employment tribunal case.

Apple told to pay Ireland €13bn in tax after losing EU court fight

Apple has lost a high-profile, €13bn (£11bn) Irish tax battle with Brussels in a decision that will bolster the European Commission's efforts to clamp down on favourable \"sweetheart\" tax deals for multinationals.

'Flooded with trash' Rise in migration via Darién Gap creates pollution crisis

The Darién Gap's isolation has shielded the Indigenous communities who live there from the outside world for centuries.

West Bank Israel says it is 'highly likely' that its troops killed activist

Israel's military has said it was highly likely its troops fired the shot that killed Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, the American-Turkish woman killed at a protest in the occupied West Bank.

At least 19 killed in airstrike on Gaza 'humanitarian zone'

Israeli airstrikes on al-Mawasi \"humanitarian zone\" in the Gaza Strip have killed at least 19 people and injured a further 60, according to witnesses and medical officials in the blockaded Palestinian territory.

French man on trial for mass rape of wife hospitalised, his lawyers say

French man being tried for recruiting strangers to rape his drugged wife has been hospitalised, his lawyer has said, in a development that could lead to the trial being adjourned.

Billionaire blasts off on way to first commercial spacewalk

Four astronauts blasted out of the atmosphere yesterday as part of a privately funded five-day mission that aims to carry out the first commercial spacewalk.