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An explosion was heard in Gaza City on Friday and smoke was seen billowing from the seventh floor of a high-rise building. The Palestinian Health Ministry said 40 people were injured and a senior Islamic Jihad commander and a five-year-old boy were among the dead. The strike comes after days of tension following the arrest of a senior militant in the occupied West Bank on Monday. Israel had closed roads around Gaza earlier this week and sent reinforcements to the border in anticipation of retaliation....

An investigation into the Labor leader was launched in June by Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Catherine Stone into allegations of late declaration of earnings and gifts, benefits or hospitality from British sources. These included a director’s box for two at Crystal Palace worth £720, four tickets to Watford vs Arsenal and tickets for his staff to the British Kebab Awards. Speaking at the time, Sir Keir said he was “absolutely confident” he had not breached the MPs’ code of conduct....

That was two and a half years ago. On Friday, Sky News revealed that RAF flying training remains in crisis, including an “emerging” issue with the Hawk aircraft used by fast jet trainees and concerns about a “damaging drain” of qualified pilots leaving the service for better paying jobs. in the industry rather than staying to fly into business and mentor new hires. The impact of the various challenges means dozens of recruits are stuck waiting months – sometimes years – for training positions to open up in fast jet courses as well as those earmarked for military transport, spy planes and helicopters....

“We’re getting right into the heart of the most active part,” said John Adair, a veteran meteorologist at the weather service office near Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas. “This is turning out to be a fairly active monsoon season, compared to the last five years or so. There are many more opportunities for storms to develop.” The annual weather pattern has brought a parade of storms to the US Southwest in recent weeks that have led to flooding in normally dry washouts, inches of rain and rescue efforts....

Die Bundesliga darf sich in der kommenden Saison über fünf Startplätze in der Champions League freuen. Denn würde Eintracht Frankfurt, das gestern in Barcelona eindrucksvoll ins Halbfinale der Europa League vorrückte, den Titel gewinnen, hätte es automatisch Anspruch auf die Premiere. Acht Bundesligisten könnten europäisch spielen Bei Eidracht als derzeit Neunter in der Bundesliga ist nicht davon auszugehen, dass sich das Team von Oliver Glasner weiterhin über die Liga für die Champions League qualifizieren wird, die Bundesliga bekommt mit Eidracht im nächsten Jahr einen Extraschlüssel....

— Carmen Reinick Starbucks shares rise after earnings release Shares of Starbucks gained nearly 2% in premarket trading after the coffee chain posted quarterly earnings on Tuesday after the bell. The company beat expectations for profit and revenue, boosted by US demand for frozen drinks even amid high inflation. “We actually had a record number of customers and a record average weekly sales,” Rachel Ruggeri, Starbucks’ chief financial officer, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box....

18:20 Uhr, 16. April 2022 × Artikel notiert Sie können gespeicherte Artikel in der Leseliste jederzeit widerrufen. Die Literaturliste erreichen Sie direkt über die Seitennavigation. Weiterlesen In der Leseliste Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Ex-Vizekanzler Strache braucht Geld © APA / HELMUT FOHRINGER Der frühere FPÖ-Vizekanzler und -Chef Heinz-Christian Strache braucht wieder Geld. Der ehemalige Spitzenpolitiker bittet auf seinem kürzlich freigeschalteten YouTube-Kanal um Spenden. Strache braucht Geld für seine politische Arbeit in den sozialen Medien – und um Anwaltskosten zu bezahlen....

Riots and serious clashes erupted in Sweden on Thursday on the sidelines of a rally by a far-right and anti-Islamic Danish group planning to burn Koran in several cities. On Sunday, police said three people were injured after apparently being hit by police bullets during a clash. The Danish-Swedish extremist Rasmus Paludan in 2017 founded the Danish far-right movement Stram Kurs, or Hard Line, a movement that trumpets a strong anti-immigration and anti-Islamic agenda....

In a statement on Tuesday, the defense ministry said it is fully aware of military activity near Taiwan and has the “determination, capability and confidence” to ensure Taiwan’s national security. He added that he had made various unspecified contingency plans. Meanwhile, Taiwan’s prime minister reiterated that he “warmly welcomes” foreign visitors ahead of Pelosi’s possible visit. Taiwan would “make the most appropriate arrangements” for such visitors and respect their plans, Premier Su Cheng-chang told reporters on Tuesday when asked about a visit....

Aggressive military demonstrations by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) began on Thursday in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan and have raised tensions across east Asia. Hundreds of PLA aircraft and navy warships are taking part in the drills in six zones surrounding Taiwan and encroaching on its territorial seas. At least 11 Dongfeng ballistic missiles were fired near or over Taiwan on Thursday, while dozens of warplanes and ships have crossed the median line, an unofficial border in the Taiwan Strait that is one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes....

The investigation, according to several people familiar with the investigation, appeared to focus on material Mr. Trump brought with him to Mar-a-Lago, his private club and residence, when he left the White House. Those boxes contained several pages of classified documents, according to a person familiar with their contents. Mr. Trump delayed returning 15 boxes of material requested by officials at the National Archives for months, only when there was a threat of action to retrieve them....

“We’ve been living with the threat of Chinese invasion for decades,” shrugs Sandy, a feisty, highly intelligent former student of mine now training to be a pilot. “We’re used to it.” And, he adds, “Taiwan is over 80 miles from the sea [from China], and rough seas, too. It’s a mountainous island with cliffs, with little accessible coastline to launch a large-scale invasion, and with today’s advanced radar…” he taps his forehead knowingly....

To hear public statements from the government, you could be forgiven for thinking the odds are extremely low: the UK has no direct links to Russian pipelines. has its own production in the North Sea plus significant supplies from reliable Norway. and there is ample capacity to import marine cargoes of liquefied natural gas when needed. Homes should remain heated and electricity supplies secure, even if the price is extremely painful, is the official line....

The US has an effective veto on Russian targets hit by HIMARS artillery, a Ukrainian general has suggested. Major General Vadym Skibitsky, Ukraine’s deputy chief of military intelligence, described the target selection process in an interview with Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper. The Telegraph, paraphrasing Skimicki’s comments, said he suggested there were discussions before a launch “that would allow Washington to stop any potential attacks if it was not satisfied with the intended target”....

A Cumberland family who went out on their boat hoping to spot a whale off Vancouver Island this week got a lot more than they bargained for. A humpback whale beamed at the boat and stayed within feet of the family boat for more than an hour. About the size of a school bus, the humpback swam down both sides of the family’s 19-foot boat, twisting and flapping its massive tail and front fins, often seeming to “shake us off,” Aleks Mounts said....

Front page stories There are five teams that made moves we’re sure to be talking about come October — bolstering weak positions before the playoffs, flipping a flier on an underrated player or, in the case of the cover models on top of each other, trading for one of best players of this generation. San Diego Padres Title: “Birth of the Power Trio” The Padres have never won a World Series....

“Three people appear to have been hit by a faucet and are now being treated in hospital. All three injured have been arrested on suspicion of crime,” police said in an online statement, adding that none of the injuries were life-threatening. Police said the situation in Norrköping was calm on Sunday afternoon. Police and protesters have been involved in severe conflicts in recent days, where several police officers have been injured and many vehicles have been fired....

Anaplasmosis could become increasingly common in Quebec, in part because climate change is extending the period of activity of ticks, accelerating their life cycle and thereby prolonging human exposure to ticks. The upward trend has caught the attention of a research team at the University of Montreal’s School of Veterinary Medicine. This summer, professors Catherine Bouchard, Cécile Aenishaenslin, Patrick Leighton and Jean-Philippe Rocheleau, together with Raphaëlle Audet-Legault, a veterinarian and a master’s in epidemiology at UdeM, are conducting research to determine which species of small wild mammals are reservoirs of anaplasmosis....