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By Leigh Sales, ABC Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance. Photo: AFP A twist few people could have predicted in the surprise-packed US presidential election as the triumphant return to public life of The Mooch. If you've forgotten, Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci was the brash, reflector sunglasses-wearing finance guy from Long Island who briefly acted as Donald Trump's press secretary in 2017. He lasted a grand total of 10 days before Trump sacked him. This year, The Mooch is back, co-hosting a podcast called The Rest is Politics US with former BBC journalist Katty Kay, modelled on the immensely popular British program of the same name with Labour media legend Alastair Campbell and former Tory MP Rory Stewart. Both are huge hits, consistently near the top of podcast charts. Scar...

Photo: 123rf An earthquake measuring 6.8 magnitude has struck Tonga, the US Geological Survey says. The quake on Wednesday was at a depth of 10 km, USGS said. The US National Tsunami Center said it does not expect a tsunami after the earthquake. - Reuters Source link

Photo: ZAIN JAAFAR/AFP Iran has fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for Israel's campaign against Tehran's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. Alarms sounded across Israel and explosions could be heard in Jerusalem and the Jordan River valley after Israelis piled into bomb shelters. Iran has vowed to retaliate following attacks that killed the top leadership of its Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. The firing of missiles came after Israel said its troops had launched ground raids into Lebanon, though it described the forays as limited. The Israeli campaign in Lebanon is the biggest escalation of regional warfare since fighting erupted in Gaza a year ago. - Reuters Follow live updates: Photo: AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP Source link

Photo: AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP Iran has fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for Israel's campaign against Tehran's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. Alarms sounded across Israel and explosions could be heard in Jerusalem and the Jordan River valley after Israelis piled into bomb shelters. Iran has vowed to retaliate following attacks that killed the top leadership of its Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. The firing of missiles came after Israel said its troops had launched ground raids into Lebanon, though it described the forays as limited. The Israeli campaign in Lebanon is the biggest escalation of regional warfare since fighting erupted in Gaza a year ago. - Reuters Follow live updates: Source link

Iranian missiles and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Shahed-136, are being displayed at the Azadi (Freedom) Square in western Tehran during a rally to mark the 45th anniversary of the victory of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, on 11 February, 2024. Photo: AFP / NurPhoto The Israeli military said that missiles had been launched from Iran towards Israel, and that Israel's home front command had provided life-saving guidelines to people in various parts of the country. The United States had indications that Iran was preparing to imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel that could be at least as large as a strike that Tehran staged earlier this year, US officials said on Wednesday. The US is actively supporting preparations to defend Israel against a new Iranian missile...