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Brussels shooting: Police shoot dead attacker who killed Swedes A man has been shot dead after he killed two Swedish nationals on Monday evening. Abdesalem, 45, was shot in a cafe in the Schaerbeek neighbourhood. Two Swedes were killed and a third injured in the automatic rifle attack on Monday. The shooting took place on Boulevard d’Ypres – 3 miles from the stadium where Belgium was playing Sweden to qualify for the Euros 2024. Brussels has been on its highest terror alert ever since. The shooter is believed to be of Tunisian origin and was in Belgium illegally after his…

India judges decline to legalise same-sex marriage India’s Supreme Court has declined to legalise same-sex marriages but have said the rights of LGBTQ+ people must be upheld. The five judges said they could not legalise gay marriage which they say is parliament’s job. The verdict is disappointing for tens of millions of LGBTQ+ people in India. Many have said that they felt let down, whilst others hope that the government will indeed provide them more rights and benefits as directed by the court. The court heard petitions in April and May, seeking to change the law to allow same-sex people…

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Last words of knifed US Muslim boy were ‘Mum, I’m fine’ Wadea al-Fayoume was a 6-year-old American Muslim boy. He was stabbed to death by his landlord, and his mother seriousl injured, in a suspected hate crime. The little boy has been laid to rest, with his uncle saying Wadea’s last words were “Mum, I’m fine”. Hundreds turned out to pay their respects in the Chicago suburb of Bridgeview. Police say Wadea and his mum were attacked because he was Muslim. The landlord, 71-year-old Joseph Czuba has been arrested. It’s believed he attacked them due to the Israel-Hamas war. Wadea’s…

Anger as ITV’s Richard Madeley asks Lib Dem MP if she knew about Hamas attack plan The Independent says ITV presenter Richard Madeley is facing calls to apologise or be taken off air after he asked a senior Liberal Democrat MP if she knew Hamas was planning to kill innocent Israelis. The Good Morning Britain host was accused of “appalling” behaviour by asking Layla Moran – who is of Palestinian descent – if she was aware in advance of the terrorist attack which saw more than 1,400 murdered. The Lib Dems’ foreign affairs spokesperson was taken aback at the shocking…

Richard Madeley faces backlash after comparing Gaza civilian deaths to those in Nazi Germany The Independent says Richard Madeley has come under heavy criticism after comparing Palestinian civilians killed in Gaza to innocent Germans bombed by Britain during the Second World War. The Good Morning Britain presenter sparked controversy on Monday (16 October) during a discussion on the Israel-Hamas war, which has so far claimed the lives of 2,750 Palestinians from aerial strikes in response to a terror attack on Israel ten days ago. Madeley asked his co-host Susanna Reid if it was “fair” to draw a “parallel” between the…

Richard Madeley asks British-Palestinian MP if her or her family knew about Hamas attack before it happened The Independent says Richard Madeley has sparked backlash after he asked a British-Palestinian MP if she or her family “had any indication” of Hamas’s attack on Israel before it unfolded. Layla Moran, Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, appeared on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday 17 October to discuss the ongoing conflict, explaining that she has family stranded in a church in Gaza City. “With your family connections in Gaza, did you have any indication of what was going to happen?”…

ITV Good Morning Britain viewers call for Richard Madeley to be sacked over ‘abhorrent’ question Daily Mirror says Good Morning Britain host Richard Madeley left viewers enraged after he asked a provocative question when adressing a panel of journalists to discuss the conflict in the Middle East. Richard, 67, was speaking on Monday’s edition of the ITV breakfast programme when a discussion about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas began. During the segment Richard recalled reading an opinion piece over the weekend before asking his co-stars a provocative question. The veteran broadcaster’s comment and question led to many Good…

Paper Talk: British teen missing in Hamas attack dead Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Several of the front pages focus on two British teenage sisters who are missing after the Hamas attack on Israel.  The paper’s front pages were published before the Family of the British girls announced that the youngest sister – aged 13 – was dead, along with her British-born mother. Her sister, 16 and their father remain missing.  Hamas attack The Daily Telegraph says Noiya, 16 and Yahel, 13 had been at home in Israel, a few miles from the Gaza border, when they disappeared. A…