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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 148132" data-attributes="member: 524"><p><strong>Armed conflicts and attacks</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> launches <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone attacks</a> on multiple regions of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow" target="_blank">Moscow</a>, prompting all flights to be suspended at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vnukovo_International_Airport" target="_blank">Vnukovo International Airport</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Domodedovo_Airport" target="_blank">Moscow Domodedovo Airport</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Bryansk_Oblast" target="_blank">Bryansk Governor</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Bogomaz" target="_blank">Alexander Bogomaz</a> says at least 59 Ukrainian drones have been shot down over the region. Russia reports that two people were killed in the Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-destroys-ukraine-launched-drone-flying-towards-moscow-mayor-says-2024-09-09/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/child-killed-in-ukrainian-drone-attack-on-moscow-russia-says/" target="_blank">(<em>Times of Israel</em>)</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_and_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Iran and the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State" target="_blank">U.S. Secretary of State</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Blinken" target="_blank">Antony Blinken</a> claims that Russia has received a shipment of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fath_360" target="_blank">Fath 360</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactical_ballistic_missile" target="_blank">tactical ballistic missiles</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>, and expects their deployment "within weeks". Iran denies the reports, calling it "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_warfare" target="_blank">psychological warfare</a>". <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/09/10/israel-hamas-war-latest-news-airstrikes-mawasi-gaza/" target="_blank">(<em>The Telegraph</em>)</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a> announce new sanctions on Iran for supplying Russia with ballistic missiles against Ukraine. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c75n2wnkp1vo" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands" target="_blank">The Netherlands</a> lifts all its weapon restrictions on military equipment it granted to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>, allowing its army to target <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> with deep strikes while urging other nations to lift their weapon restrictions as well. <a href="https://www.kyivpost.com/post/38760" target="_blank">(Kyiv Post)</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Israel–Hamas war</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 40 people are killed and over 60 are injured during an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mawasi%2C_Rafah" target="_blank">Al-Mawasi refugee camp</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Displaced_people" target="_blank">displaced people</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah" target="_blank">Rafah</a>. Twenty <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tent" target="_blank">tents</a> for displaced people are destroyed during the attack. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/10/heinous-at-least-40-killed-in-israeli-attack-on-tent-camp-officials-say" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_military" target="_blank">Israeli military</a> claims it struck senior <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> commanders operating in a command center embedded inside a designated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_corridor" target="_blank">humanitarian area</a>, whom the IDF claims were all involved in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attack" target="_blank">October 7 attack</a>. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/09/10/israeli-military-says-it-struck-senior-hamas-commanders-in-gaza" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a> <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/dozens-said-killed-as-idf-targets-prominent-hamas-operatives-in-gaza-tent-camp/" target="_blank">(<em>Times of Israel</em>)</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Israel–Hezbollah conflict</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a> militant is killed and two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian" target="_blank">civilians</a> are injured in an Israeli airstrike on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saghbine" target="_blank">Saghbine</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon" target="_blank">southern Lebanon</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/9/10/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israel-held-polio-vaccinators-at-gun-point-un" target="_blank"> (Al Jazeera)</a> <strong>Disasters and accidents</strong></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from a migrant boat capsizing off the coast of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal" target="_blank">Senegal</a> has risen to 26 after the discovery of an additional 17 bodies. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/death-toll-capsized-migrant-boat-offshore-senegal-rises-26-2024-09-10/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>International relations</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus%E2%80%93European_Union_border_crisis" target="_blank">Belarus–European Union border crisis</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Poland" target="_blank">Prime Minister of Poland</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Tusk" target="_blank">Donald Tusk</a> condemns <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a>'s new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border" target="_blank">land border</a> restrictions due to Germany's earlier lack of support for other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> nations impacted by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregular_migration" target="_blank">irregular migration</a>, recalling previous Polish calls for tighter immigration control, but stressing the importance of enforcing the EU external border, instead of suspending the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area" target="_blank">Schengen Area</a>. Other European countries are invited to discuss the matter. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/polands-tusk-criticises-german-decision-tighten-border-controls-2024-09-10/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://tvn24.pl/polska/niemcy-wprowadzaja-kontrole-na-wszystkich-granicach-ladowych-donald-tusk-komentuje-st8080239" target="_blank">(TVN24)</a></li> </ul></li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Law and crime</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_of_Justice_of_the_European_Union" target="_blank">Court of Justice of the European Union</a> rules that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc." target="_blank">Apple Inc.</a> must pay €13 billion (US$14.3 billion) to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Ireland" target="_blank">government</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" target="_blank">Republic of Ireland</a> as compensation for extraordinarily low taxes levied by Ireland against Apple. <a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/09/10/apple-ireland-lose-13bn-sweetheart-tax-deal-case-in-victory-for-eus-tax-lady" target="_blank">(Euronews)</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google" target="_blank">Google</a> is fined €2.4 billion (US$2.7 billion) by the Court of Justice of the European Union for favouring its own shopping search results over those of competitors. <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/google-loses-court-battle-over-first-eu-antitrust-fine/" target="_blank">(Politico)</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Prison_Service" target="_blank">His Majesty's Prison Service</a> begins releasing thousands of prisoners in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" target="_blank">England</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales" target="_blank">Wales</a> on early release amid a record high <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_prison_population" target="_blank">prison population</a> and a shortage of cells for new inmates. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c62rygz20gjt" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland" target="_blank">Swiss</a> appeals court convicts <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulama" target="_blank">Islamic scholar</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariq_Ramadan" target="_blank">Tariq Ramadan</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape" target="_blank">rape</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_coercion" target="_blank">sexual coercion</a>, sentencing him to three years in prison, with two years suspension. Ramadan still faces multiple other rape allegations in both Switzerland and France. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/10/swiss-court-convicts-islamic-scholar-on-rape-charges" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2n74n6q1vo" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Politics and elections</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%E2%80%93present_United_Kingdom_cost-of-living_crisis" target="_blank">United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">House of Commons of the United Kingdom</a> votes 348–228 to cut the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Fuel_Payment" target="_blank">Winter Fuel Payment</a> for 10 million pensioners in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_and_Wales" target="_blank">England and Wales</a> after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer" target="_blank">Keir Starmer</a> warned the scheme was no longer affordable. <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/mps-vote-to-cut-winter-fuel-payment-for-millions-of-pensioners-13212264" target="_blank">(Sky News)</a></li> </ul></li> </ul><p></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_September_10" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 148132, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] launches [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone attacks[/URL] on multiple regions of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL], including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow']Moscow[/URL], prompting all flights to be suspended at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vnukovo_International_Airport']Vnukovo International Airport[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Domodedovo_Airport']Moscow Domodedovo Airport[/URL]. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Bryansk_Oblast']Bryansk Governor[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Bogomaz']Alexander Bogomaz[/URL] says at least 59 Ukrainian drones have been shot down over the region. Russia reports that two people were killed in the Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-destroys-ukraine-launched-drone-flying-towards-moscow-mayor-says-2024-09-09/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/child-killed-in-ukrainian-drone-attack-on-moscow-russia-says/']([I]Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_and_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Iran and the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State']U.S. Secretary of State[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Blinken']Antony Blinken[/URL] claims that Russia has received a shipment of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fath_360']Fath 360[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactical_ballistic_missile']tactical ballistic missiles[/URL] from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL], and expects their deployment "within weeks". Iran denies the reports, calling it "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_warfare']psychological warfare[/URL]". [URL='https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/09/10/israel-hamas-war-latest-news-airstrikes-mawasi-gaza/']([I]The Telegraph[/I])[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL] announce new sanctions on Iran for supplying Russia with ballistic missiles against Ukraine. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c75n2wnkp1vo'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands']The Netherlands[/URL] lifts all its weapon restrictions on military equipment it granted to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL], allowing its army to target [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] with deep strikes while urging other nations to lift their weapon restrictions as well. [URL='https://www.kyivpost.com/post/38760'](Kyiv Post)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip']Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 40 people are killed and over 60 are injured during an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mawasi%2C_Rafah']Al-Mawasi refugee camp[/URL] for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Displaced_people']displaced people[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah']Rafah[/URL]. Twenty [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tent']tents[/URL] for displaced people are destroyed during the attack. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/10/heinous-at-least-40-killed-in-israeli-attack-on-tent-camp-officials-say'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_military']Israeli military[/URL] claims it struck senior [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] commanders operating in a command center embedded inside a designated [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_corridor']humanitarian area[/URL], whom the IDF claims were all involved in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attack']October 7 attack[/URL]. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/09/10/israeli-military-says-it-struck-senior-hamas-commanders-in-gaza'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/dozens-said-killed-as-idf-targets-prominent-hamas-operatives-in-gaza-tent-camp/']([I]Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hezbollah_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Israel–Hezbollah conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL] militant is killed and two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian']civilians[/URL] are injured in an Israeli airstrike on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saghbine']Saghbine[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon']southern Lebanon[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/9/10/israels-war-on-gaza-live-israel-held-polio-vaccinators-at-gun-point-un'] (Al Jazeera)[/URL] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [/LIST] [*]The death toll from a migrant boat capsizing off the coast of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal']Senegal[/URL] has risen to 26 after the discovery of an additional 17 bodies. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/death-toll-capsized-migrant-boat-offshore-senegal-rises-26-2024-09-10/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus%E2%80%93European_Union_border_crisis']Belarus–European Union border crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Poland']Prime Minister of Poland[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Tusk']Donald Tusk[/URL] condemns [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL]'s new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border']land border[/URL] restrictions due to Germany's earlier lack of support for other [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] nations impacted by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregular_migration']irregular migration[/URL], recalling previous Polish calls for tighter immigration control, but stressing the importance of enforcing the EU external border, instead of suspending the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area']Schengen Area[/URL]. Other European countries are invited to discuss the matter. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/polands-tusk-criticises-german-decision-tighten-border-controls-2024-09-10/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://tvn24.pl/polska/niemcy-wprowadzaja-kontrole-na-wszystkich-granicach-ladowych-donald-tusk-komentuje-st8080239'](TVN24)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_of_Justice_of_the_European_Union']Court of Justice of the European Union[/URL] rules that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.']Apple Inc.[/URL] must pay €13 billion (US$14.3 billion) to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Ireland']government[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland']Republic of Ireland[/URL] as compensation for extraordinarily low taxes levied by Ireland against Apple. [URL='https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/09/10/apple-ireland-lose-13bn-sweetheart-tax-deal-case-in-victory-for-eus-tax-lady'](Euronews)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google']Google[/URL] is fined €2.4 billion (US$2.7 billion) by the Court of Justice of the European Union for favouring its own shopping search results over those of competitors. [URL='https://www.politico.eu/article/google-loses-court-battle-over-first-eu-antitrust-fine/'](Politico)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Prison_Service']His Majesty's Prison Service[/URL] begins releasing thousands of prisoners in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England']England[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales']Wales[/URL] on early release amid a record high [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_prison_population']prison population[/URL] and a shortage of cells for new inmates. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c62rygz20gjt'](BBC News)[/URL] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland']Swiss[/URL] appeals court convicts [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulama']Islamic scholar[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariq_Ramadan']Tariq Ramadan[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape']rape[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_coercion']sexual coercion[/URL], sentencing him to three years in prison, with two years suspension. Ramadan still faces multiple other rape allegations in both Switzerland and France. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/10/swiss-court-convicts-islamic-scholar-on-rape-charges'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2n74n6q1vo'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%E2%80%93present_United_Kingdom_cost-of-living_crisis']United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom']House of Commons of the United Kingdom[/URL] votes 348–228 to cut the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Fuel_Payment']Winter Fuel Payment[/URL] for 10 million pensioners in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_and_Wales']England and Wales[/URL] after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom']Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer']Keir Starmer[/URL] warned the scheme was no longer affordable. [URL='https://news.sky.com/story/mps-vote-to-cut-winter-fuel-payment-for-millions-of-pensioners-13212264'](Sky News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_September_10"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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