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Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia have recognised Palestinian statehood, a symbolic response to Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza and territorial expansion in the occupied West Bank.More states, including France and Portugal, are expected to recognise Palestine in the coming days after the announcements on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIsrael has responded in recent days by doubling down.Shortly before the announcement, Shosh Bedrosian, a spokesperson for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said the PM had called the act “absurd and simply a reward for terrorism”.At an event in occupied East Jerusalem on September 15, Netanyahu promised his…

Angelina Jolie was swiftly made to answer on the chaotic political landscape in her native U.S. at a press conference for her new film, Couture. Alongside director Alice Winocour and the cast of Couture ahead of the film’s European premiere at the San Sebastian Film Festival in northern Spain Sunday night, the Oscar-winning actress admitted she wanted to be careful about what she said on the topic. “It’s a very difficult question,” the Maria star began. “I have to say that I love my country and I don’t, at this time, recognize my country. I’ve always lived internationally. My family…

PARSA DISTRICT, BIRGUNJ, NEPAL — Samsad Ali was at his grocery shop in April on the day of Hanuman Jayanti, a Hindu festival that celebrates Lord Hanuman, a central figure in the Sanskrit epic Ramayana. It was the third year of the festival here. Then a rally, organized by the right-wing Hindu nationalist group Vishwa Hindu Parishad, began. Young people on motorbikes performed stunts near Ali’s shop. Another group of young people entered a nearby Muslim neighborhood and began shouting in front of a mosque. “Jay Shri Ram,” they yelled. The phrase honors Lord Rama, a major Hindu deity. In…

Manchester City sought to defend an early Erling Haaland goal, but Gabriel Martinelli came off the bench to equalise.Arsenal equalised in the third minute of stoppage time through Gabriel Martinelli to snatch a 1-1 draw with Manchester City, whose rare defensive performance under Pep Guardiola narrowly failed to deliver a win in the Premier League.Erling Haaland scored an early goal on the counterattack on Sunday and City went on to frustrate Arsenal with a defensive approach that was so unlike a team coached by Guardiola, who is famed for possession and attacking football.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThere…

Whom should you start? Whom should you sit? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and avoid starting an offensive player who won’t be in the lineup, we’ll post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their official inactives lists.Official Sunday inactives should begin coming in approximately 90 minutes before the scheduled kickoff times: around 11:30 a.m. ET for the early games and 2:30 p.m. ET for the late-afternoon games.Refresh often for the latest information.D’Andre Swift, RB, CHI (quad): While he may well end up playing in this one, it also wouldn’t be surprising if Kyle Monangai…

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.” To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Seven or eight years ago, anyone consuming business tech news might have come across the phrase “the race to build autonomous vehicles.” In private conversations, company execs and startup founders I spoke to sometimes referred to the commercialization of autonomous vehicle technology as “a race.” The phrase seeped into reporting at the time — including some of my articles.  What we’ve learned is that this is not a race so much…

In the spring of 2012, David Cameron was prime minister and British troops were still fighting in Afghanistan under the stewardship of the then defence secretary, Philip Hammond.Before deploying, soldiers from the UK would be flown 3,000 miles south-west of Helmand province, to Kenya, for hot weather training. They would train at Batuk, the British army base that still operates today, close to Nanyuki, a poor market town in the east of the country.In a town that struggles with poverty, unemployment and limited economic opportunities, many women in Nanyuki would turn to selling sex for money – British soldiers being…

Two new Hollywood releases, Universal’s sports thriller “Him” and Sony’s romantic drama “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,” were outright rejected by overseas audiences. “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,” starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell as strangers whose meet-cute takes them on the journey of a lifetime, flopped at the international box office with $4.5 million from 45 markets. Meanwhile, the Jordan Peele-produced “Him,” a disturbing mind-bender about a football player with aspirations to be the greatest of all time, fumbled even harder with $400,000 from 25 territories. Both films were saddled with terrible reviews and disappointing audience scores. “Him” at…

Jordan Cox has been short on luck in his brief international career. A broken thumb denied him a Test debut against New Zealand last winter; an abdominal injury forced him out of the squad to face Zimbabwe at the start of this summer. And after England bowled first in the final Twenty20 international against Ireland, he jarred a knee while taking a catch in the deep, forcing him off the field and bringing into question what role he would play in the chase.But a grimacing knock was also a welcome one: Cox struck his first international half-century in a successful…

Harry Farleypolitical correspondent, andJessica RawnsleyWatch: Starmer says UK recognises Palestinian stateSir Keir Starmer has announced the UK’s recognition of a Palestinian state, in what represents a significant change in government policy.In a video statement on X, the prime minister said: “In the face of the growing horror in the Middle East we are acting to keep alive the possibility of peace and a two-state solution.”Australia and Canada also announced formal recognition of the state of Palestine, with Portugal and France expected to follow.The decision has drawn fierce criticism from the Israeli government, families of hostages held in Gaza and some…