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Corbyn resists calls to apologise to British Jews after rabbi's claims Labour leader denies antisemitism in the party has increased under his leadershipJeremy Corbyn has insisted antisemitism in Labour has not risen under his leadership and resisted calls to apologise to Britain’s Jews, after the country’s chief rabbi claimed he had let poison take root in the party.In an interview with the BBC’s Andrew Neil, the Labour leader declined four opportunities to apologise for the party’s approach to dealing with antisemitism, which has led a string of Labour MPs to resign and the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to launch an investigation. Continue reading... Go to Source

Third Maltese minister quits amid fallout from journalist's murder PM Joseph Muscat under pressure after arrests in relation to Daphne Caruana Galizia’s killingThe future of Malta’s prime minister, Joseph Muscat, hangs in the balance after his chief of staff and two ministers stepped down in rapid succession amid controversy over the murder of the anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.The ministerial departures on Tuesday followed a series of arrests in the hunt for those behind the assassination of Caruana Galizia, a renowned investigative reporter who was killed by a car bomb near her home in October 2017. Continue reading... Go to Source

Two White House budget officials resigned over Ukraine aid freeze, witness says – live Office took steps to withhold funds from Ukraine on same day as Trump’s call with president, according to testimonyIn this defining moment for America, support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 11.45pm GMTIt’s been a rough news day for Pete Buttigieg. First, he came under fire for saying in 2011 that people of color undervalued education. Now, a HuffPost piece has revealed that the political action committee he launched in 2017 to boost other Democrats mostly boosted his own presidential bid. The PAC had done relatively little to help Democrats during the 2018 midterm elections, when the party waged its hard-fought battle to win control of the U.S. House. But it had paid sig...

Irish novelist Edna O'Brien wins lifetime achievement award Country Girls author receives £40,000 David Cohen prize seen as Nobel precursorEdna O’Brien has been awarded a £40,000 lifetime achievement prize regarded as a precursor to the Nobel, for having “moved mountains both politically and lyrically through her writing” in a career spanning almost 60 years.The Irish author was presented with the £40,000 David Cohen prize at a ceremony in London on Tuesday night. Continue reading... Go to Source

Men given suspended sentences for 'releasing fox into path of hunt' Members of Kimblewick Hunt in Oxfordshire guilty of causing animal unnecessary sufferingTwo men convicted of animal cruelty offences after being filmed dragging a fox out of a tunnel and releasing it “into the path of a hunt” have been given suspended sentences.Mark Vincent, 53, president of the Kimblewick Hunt, and Ian Parkinson, 65, had denied the charges, despite being caught on camera. In the video, the pair had appeared to use a rod to force a fox out from a hunting set – believed to have been built to attract the animals – before reaching in and pulling one out by its tail. Continue reading... Go to Source