Dermer says Netanyahu did not call UAE leader before October 7 attack

42 min agoFive people were confirmed dead and more than 80 were missing after a fire broke out aboard the MV June Aster off Palawan island in the western Philippines on Wednesday night, the Philippine Coast Guard said. Forty-three people were rescued from the vessel in waters off Coron, Palawan. The ferry's manifest listed 117 passengers and 17 crew members.

57 min agoPresident Donald Trump pledged a $5,000 "dividend" to every adult American citizen if Republicans win both the House and Senate in the 2026 midterms, announcing the plan at the party's convention in Dallas on Wednesday. Trump said the funds would have to be spent within the United States. Some commentators accused him of attempting to bribe voters.

1 h agoA fire broke out aboard the MV June Aster on Wednesday evening about 2.2 km offshore in the Philippine province of Palawan, killing at least five people. The Philippine Coast Guard said 42 people were rescued, but 87 remain unaccounted for from the 134 passengers and crew listed on the ship's manifest.

1 h agoApple introduced the iPhone Duo, its first foldable smartphone, which unfolds horizontally with a 7.6-inch display on the inside and a 5.4-inch screen visible when closed. The event also featured the iPhone 18 Pro, Apple Watch Series 12 and AirPods 5. John Ternus, a longtime hardware engineer, made his first keynote appearance as CEO after succeeding Tim Cook on September 1.

2 h agoA fire erupted Wednesday evening aboard the M/V June Aster about 2.2 kilometres offshore in Palawan province, killing at least five people. The Philippine Coast Guard said 42 passengers and crew were rescued, but 87 remain unaccounted for from the 134 people listed on the ship's manifest.

2 h agoRon Dermer, former strategic affairs minister, rejected reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had spoken with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed ahead of the October 7 massacre, calling them "fiction." As someone responsible for developing the Abraham Accords and deepening relations with the Emirates, Dermer said he would necessarily have participated in any such conversation.

3 h agoCédric Jubillar, sentenced to 30 years for the murder of his wife who disappeared in December 2020, will face an appeal trial from April 30 to May 14, 2027 in Toulouse. The 38-year-old painter-plasterer confessed to the killing in July after five and a half years of denials, and the appeal hearing was reduced to two weeks from the originally planned four.

3 h agoBritain, Canada and France imposed sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank over violence against Palestinians. Trump declined to say whether the United States opposed the measures, saying he would first consult Israel to understand their position.

3 h agoJoshua Cammidge, 31, was arrested in Swindon on 4 September as part of an investigation led by counter-terrorism policing London. He faces charges of assisting a foreign intelligence service and intending to commit or engage in conduct to prepare an act of sabotage, after reportedly being in contact with someone from the GRU Volunteer Corps.

4 h agoThe UAE president warned Netanyahu of a possible large Hamas attack a week before October 7, 2023, but Netanyahu did not pass the warning to the military or intelligence services. Recent surveys show the race tightening, with Netanyahu's bloc and Eisenkot's bloc neck-and-neck according to Kan 11 and Channel 13, though Channel 12 projects Eisenkot ahead by five seats.