Residents of a town in Scotland. They have been evacuated for fear of flooding when Storm Babet hits the UK. Severe weather warnings are in place for parts of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, with risk to life due to flooding.
Rishi Sunak to fly to Saudi Arabia for crisis talks with Mohammed bin Salman
Rishi Sunak will fly to Saudi Arabia Thursday night to hold crisis talks with Mohammed bin Salman amid fears of a regional war breaking out in the Middle East. The Prime Minister will head directly to Riyadh from Israel, where he met with Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the country’s response to Hamas terrorism. It comes after the Hamas terror attack, which killed at least 1,400 Israelis, derailed hopes of normalizing relations. between Riyadh and Tel Aviv. Follow all the latest updates here.
Hamas-Iran network operating inside the UK ‘inciting anti-Israel protests’
The pro-Palestine protests in the United Kingdom have been sparked by a “Sophisticated” Iranian network and Hamas operating inside Britain, the Home Office’s extremism tsar will warn on Thursday. In his first major speech, Robin Simcox, head of the Countering Extremism Commission, will warn that there is a support network for Hamas and Iran in Britain that is more “sophisticated, well-supported and capable”. what many realize.
Israel condemns ‘atrocious’ BBC for refusing to call Hamas terrorists
The president of Israel has condemned the BBC for his “atrocious” refusal to call Hamas terrorists. Isaac Herzog is the most prominent critic of the corporation’s policy, which insists on referring to Hamas as “militants.” More than 1,400 Israelis, including babies, have been killed and 199 people have been kidnapped by the terrorist group. Mr. Herzog said that Israel was treated differently when it comes to similar acts perpetrated against others.
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World news: Key Crimea bridge now a ‘security burden’ for Russia
The Kerch bridge to annexed Crimea is “now almost certainly a significant safety load”said the UK Ministry of Defense for Russia. In its latest update on the war, the ministry said the bridge remained a “vital link in sustaining the Russian occupation of Crimea and its forces in southern Ukraine”.
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Business news: Amazon launches humanoid robots to perform ‘mundane and repetitive’ tasks
Amazon has began testing humanoid robots in their warehouses, insisting that machines will help eliminate repetitive tasks and not replace people. The American tech giant has deployed a mobile bipedal robot called Digit, which can lift and move containers using its “hands” at one of the company’s warehouses near Seattle. The machine is 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs 65 kg, and can carry up to 35 kg.
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