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SCUFFLES ERUPT IN ONGOING ISRAELI RAID ON REFUGEE CAMP NEAR RAMALLAH Israeli forces enter Amaree refugee camp near Ramallah Israeli forces raided various towns and refugee camps morning, one of which was the Amaree refugee camp near Ramallah. Scuffles erupted during the raid as Palestinians threw stones at Israeli forces, while the forces responded with tear gas canisters. No statement was issued by the Israeli army on the raids in the territories. Violence in the region has surged after the Islamist group Hamas’ devastating October 7 attack in which over 240 people were abducted, and 1,400 Israelis including entire families…

RUSSIA’S LAVROV ASSAILS WEST OVER SWITCH TO GREEN ENERGY And insists that the West continues to push other nations to do the same Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the West of provoking crises in the global oil and gas market by rushing to switch to green energy and imposing pressure on other countries to do the same. He claimed that the reasons for the energy crisis were the irresponsible actions of the collective West. He said Western boycotts of Russian energy had dealt a serious blow to global energy security.  Lavrov said the blowing-up of Russia’s EU Nord Stream…

OIL COSTS DROP TO THE LOWEST LEVEL SINCE JULY Brent crude futures fell by 4%  The battle against inflation could receive a boost – if a big fall in global oil costs is sustained. Brent crude futures fell by 4% on Tuesday to levels not seen since July on the back of data that suggested demand would continue to slide in China – the world’s second-biggest economy. Brent was trading at $81 a barrel while US crude also slid to $77, registering declines above $3 for each. The collapse left Brent below $84 a barrel at the US market close…

RASHFORD SEES RED AS MAN UNITED LOSE 4-3 IN COPENHAGEN The loss was a calamitous setback in United’s hopes for last-16 qualification Manchester United gave up a two-goal lead in a breathless 4-3 Champions League loss at FC Copenhagen that turned after Marcus Rashford was shown a red card following a brace by young United striker Rasmus Hojlund. The loss was a calamitous setback in United’s hopes for last-16 qualification with Erik ten Hag’s side fourth in Group A on three points with two group games still to play. Hojlund fired United to a brilliant start in a roller-coaster first…

AUSTRALIA CAPTAIN CUMMINS LAUDS MAXWELL FOR ‘GREATEST ODI INNINGS’ Maxwell smashed an unbeaten 201 off 128 balls Australia captain Pat Cummins said he witnessed the greatest innings in 50-over cricket after his compatriot Glenn Maxwell’s unbeaten knock of 201 secured a miraculous World Cup victory against Afghanistan. Maxwell and Cummins got together with Australia tottering at 91-7, chasing 292 for victory against Afghanistan at the floodlit Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. But Maxwell then smashed an unbeaten 201 off 128 balls and combined in an unbroken eighth-wicket stand of 202 in which Cummins contributed just 12. Maxwell suffered multiple cramps during…

SIKAN SCORES TO GIVE SHAKHTAR SHOCK WIN AGAINST BARCELONA Shakhtar Donetsk beat Barcelona 1-0  Danylo Sikan’s towering header gave Shakhtar Donetsk a 1-0 win against LaLiga champions Barcelona in their Champions League Group H clash. The 22-year-old forward gave the Ukrainian side, playing in Hamburg, a shock lead in the 40th minute against the five-time European champions who dominated possession throughout the match. Sikan jumped behind defender Andreas Christensen to meet a Giorgi Gocholeishvili cross from the right touchline and nod the ball just out of reach of Marc-Andre ter Stegen in the Barca goal. Barcelona still top Group H…

XI-BIDEN MEETING “VERY IMPORTANT MOMENT”  APEC SUMMIT IN SAN FRANCISCO – Aggarwal said he expects Yellen will raise a number of issues in this meeting Leaders from the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum will meet in San Francisco this month for the 30th APEC summit, the first hosted by the United States since 2011. Like most international gatherings, APEC has become a stage for strategic competition between the U.S. and China, the world’s two largest economies, and all eyes will be on an expected bilateral summit on the sidelines between the U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping.…

JUST STOP OIL ACTIVISTS ‘BLOCK AMBULANCE ON BLUE LIGHTS’ ON WATERLOO BRIDGE As police make 40 arrests Just Stop Oil activists have been accused of blocking an ambulance with its “blue lights on”, responding to an emergency, as it tried to make its way through a demonstration on a bridge in the capital. Activists failed to move when requested, and the Police reported that they made around 40 arrests after activists failed to move out of the road on Waterloo Bridge, with some slowly marching towards The Strand.

TOP CIVIL SERVANT DURING PANDEMIC FACING COVID INQUIRY – Will he take revenge on Boris Johnson? Lord Sedwill, who was the head of the Civil Service at the start of the pandemic, has explained why his messages and his phone from the government have not been given to the government’s Covid inquiry. Comments by and about Lord Sedwill have already made headlines in the past few weeks, thanks to his suggestion that people should go to “chicken pox parties” to intentionally catch COVID. He said it was “normal procedure” for messages on his phone to be deleted – this was…

HOUSE PRICES BACK ON THE RISE FOR FIRST TIME IN SIX MONTHS, HALIFAX SAYS The steepest falls came in the southeast where prices declined 6% over the year After six months of falls house prices across the country are on the rise again, according to analysis from part of the UK’s biggest mortgage lender. Last month, for the first time since March, the cost of buying a house increased as the number of properties on the market shrunk, according to the Halifax house price index. Despite a rise of 1.1% in October, following a 0.3% fall in September, prices are…