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A high noon is coming in Israel's conflict with Iran, a ballistic missile showdown may be in the offing or perhaps something more asymmetrical and covert.Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is deciding how to retaliate for Iran's multiple rocket attack on 1 October this year. But the plan is shrouded in secrecy. In a video address on Sunday morning, Benjamin Netanyahu warned his ministers: "Talk little, do a lot."Follow latest: […]

Kamala Harris is in "excellent health" and has "the physical and mental resiliency" required to serve as president, her doctor has said, as details of her medical status and history were released.Dr Joshua Simmons, physician to the US vice president, wrote that she maintains a healthy, active lifestyle and that her most recent physical examination last April was "unremarkable". Advisers for the Democratic presidential candidate hope to use the moment […]

While its origins are not exactly politically correct - more than 30 couples competed in the North American Wife Carrying Championship in front of cheering crowds.The event sees competitors splash through water, leap over logs and trudge through mud - all while carrying their partner like a sack of potatoes. It is believed to be based on a 19th century Finnish legend involving a man known as "Ronkainen the Robber", […]

The man who was prime minister of Lebanon during the last Israeli invasion of the country in 2006 has both Israel and Hezbollah in his sights.Talking to me in the hills above Beirut, Fouad Siniora says the Israeli forces are killing too many civilians in Gaza and in Lebanon.He says the targeting of peacekeeping soldiers in southern Lebanon is just one example of what he described as war crimes.He said: […]

An international arrest warrant has been issued for former Australia rugby union captain Rocky Elsom, according to reports.The warrant is related to his conduct as president of French club Narbonne in 2015 and 2016, media in France said. The 41-year-old was found guilty of forgery and misuse of corporate assets by a court in Narbonne on Friday, according to news agency AFP, French sports daily L'Equipe and other media.He is […]

Police in the US have found drugs inside a bag labelled "definitely not a bag full of drugs". The stash was discovered in Portland, Oregon, when officers stopped a driver and passenger inside an allegedly stolen car. Posting about the incident on X, Portland Police Bureau said scales, cash and a loaded gun were also found. X This content is provided by X, which may be using cookies and other technologies. […]

A former rock musician has been found guilty of killing his girlfriend after prosecutors found an audio recording of the victim fighting for her life.Theobald "Theo" Lengyel, a founding member of the experimental rock band Mr Bungle, was convicted of the first-degree murder of Alice "Alyx" Kamakaokalani Herrmann at her California home on 4 December last year. He faces life in prison and is set to be sentenced in November.Lengyel, […]

Eighteen people needed medical attention during an opera that features nuns, sex scenes, mutilation and real blood.Florentina Holzinger's Sancta also includes naked roller-skating nuns and a depiction of a wall of crucified naked bodies. During performances on 5 and 6 October in Stuttgart, Germany, 18 people needed medical attention from staff, a spokesperson for Stuttgart's state opera told Sky News.A few of them suffered from nausea during the boundary-pushing show. […]

The residential district in central Beirut where the airstrike struck is claustrophobic.The buildings that still stand around the site of destruction are about seven to eight storeys tall. This area was packed with people when it was attacked.Middle East latest: Fear and chaos after deadly Israeli strike Image: Several buildings were destroyed in the attack In many ways, it's surprising the death toll was not even higher than the 22 […]