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Philippe Lazzarini briefed the press after meeting with UN member states earlier on Sept 30.
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UNRWA chief denies knowledge that suspended employee was Hamas leader in Lebanon
The UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) chief on Sept 30 denied knowing that its employee Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin was a Hamas commander in Lebanon and called on states to push back against Israeli attacks on the agency.
The head of Hamas’ Lebanon branch, Abu el-Amin was killed along with family members in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, the group said on Sept 30. He was suspended from his job at UNRWA in March following allegations concerning his politics, Philippe Lazzarini told reporters in Geneva.
“I never heard the word commander before,” he said. “What’s obvious for you today, was not obvious yesterday.”
New York Times endorses Harris as ‘only patriotic choice’ for president
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The New York Times editorial board on Sept 30 endorsed Kamala Harris, calling the Democrat “the only patriotic choice for president” in the race against Republican Donald Trump.
But the paper did not even mention the vice president’s name until the fourth paragraph of its written endorsement – instead focusing attention on Trump’s unworthiness for the presidency, calling him morally and temperamentally “unfit.”
“This unequivocal, dispiriting truth – Donald Trump is not fit to be president – should be enough for any voter who cares about the health of our country and the stability of our democracy to deny him re-election.”
French four-year old injures father with hunting rifle
A four-year old in France has accidentally fired a hunting rifle at his father, causing a serious foot injury, a police source told AFP on Sept 30.
The accident occurred in Cournon d’Auvergne, a town in central France, on Sept 29.
The young boy was in a car with his father during a hunting session when they stopped to talk with friends who were also out hunting, the police source said.
Gaza children ‘extremely impacted’ by war: Unicef
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Nearly a year of devastating war has left Gaza’s 2.4 million people enduring a humanitarian tragedy, with children in the besieged territory the most vulnerable, a Unicef official told AFP in an interview.
Jonathan Crickx, the UN agency’s spokesman for the Palestinian territories, has returned this month from a week-long mission to Gaza, still heavily impacted even as Israel shifts its military focus to Lebanon.
He talked to AFP about the plight of Gaza’s children, who have not had a single day of education since the Israel-Hamas war broke out on Oct 7.
Renault to end Formula One engine production from 2026
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Renault are to stop producing Formula One engines from 2026, ending almost half a century of use in F1, the French manufacturer’s Alpine team announced on Sept 30.
The move had been flagged by Alpine’s former team boss Bruno Famin in July.
The team are expected to use Mercedes power units from 2026.
