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US officials say documents appear to be legitimate and House speaker says ‘leak is very concerning’The US government is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents that assess Israel’s plans to attack Iran.The US House speaker, Mike Johnson, confirmed the investigation in remarks to CNN’s State of the Union program on Sunday, saying “the leak is very concerning”.The Associated Press contributed reporting Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/20/leaked-documents-allege-israel-plans-attack-iran Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2024-10-20 14:26:46 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Jury names Adam Elliot’s Memoir of a Snail as best film in first for stop-motion featureA whimsical Australian stop-motion film about separated twins has taken the top prize at the London film festival, with the jury calling it a “singular achievement in film-making”.The Oscar-winning director Adam Elliot’s Memoir of a Snail won the best film award, the first time a stop-motion animation has been awarded the top prize. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/20/adam-elliot-memoir-of-a-snail-london-film-festival-best-film-award Author : Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent Publish date : 2024-10-20 13:25:04 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

UN special coordinator says ‘nightmare in Gaza is intensifying’ and calls for immediate end to violenceMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt least 87 people have been killed or are missing and 40 injured after intense Israeli airstrikes overnight in the north of the Gaza Strip, part of the country’s ferocious renewed assault on the area, medics in the besieged Palestinian territory have said.A total of 108 people have been killed in bombings across the region in the past 24 hours, according to local health officials. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/20/israeli-strike-on-gaza-multi-storey-residential-building-reportedly-kills-dozens Author : Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem Publish date :

Sir John Sawers warns British intelligence agencies should be ‘on their toes’ after deaths of Hamas and Hezbollah leadersA return of Islamic extremist terror attacks on British soil could be triggered by the killings of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, the former head of MI6 has warned.Sir John Sawers said police and intelligence agencies in Britain should be “on their toes” after changes of leadership at terrorist organisations in the Middle East. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/20/middle-east-killings-may-bring-back-terror-attacks-to-uk-says-ex-mi6-chief Author : Emily Dugan Publish date : 2024-10-20 12:16:44 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.