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Barney Ronay was at Wembley on Thursday night to celebrate Happy Harry Kane day.

“And as the teams lined up there was a surprise appearance from the real star of this stage, the Ballon d’Or itself, wreathed in event glamour and star-flash. Kane drew the ballon from its stone in Arthurian fashion, then held it a little sheepishly in one hand. Prince William walked out and gave him a massive framed shirt, which seemed weird in the moment, like the chief area sales manager presenting the prize from the Christmas raffle. Has Prince William ever been asked to carry anything before?”

Microsoft reports it is seeing some ‘positive results’ in its efforts to get its services back online for millions of customers around the world.

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There are plenty of essential services that remain unaffected by the outage, which is largely impacting email systems.

The Australian Medical Association said it has so far not received any reports that hospitals or clinics are impacted.

Impact is largely restricted to the sending and receiving of email.

Western Australia, along with jurisdictions around the world, is being impacted by a global Microsoft outage.

We are receiving updates from the Commonwealth who are working with Microsoft at the most senior levels to resolve. Microsoft are prioritising life, safety and Government services.

Defense secretary issues commendation to US army sentinel who told him and his aides to be quiet after laughter was heard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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Perhaps you saw this ad from Scott Colom, who was just elected to serve as Mississippi’s first Democratic senator since 1989:

The New York Times spoke to Russ Hudson, the man who is grilling in the first part of the ad and uttered the “sheeeit” that has now become an emblem of Colom’s successful campaign. Here’s what he had to say, from the Times:

The lines, he said, felt natural. He left thinking maybe a couple thousand people would see it.

“I just did it like a Mississippian would,” Mr. Hudson said in an interview.

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• Police identify suspect and victim in Washington DC shooting

The incident is shifting from an active shooter response to a barricaded subject response, a federal law enforcement official has told NBC News.

It is believed there is no other individual there at scene so this is not considered a hostage situation, they said, adding that it has been about 90 minutes since the suspect fired at law enforcement, which did not strike anyone.

World leaders including UK prime minister Andy Burnham are addressing the summit today, as talks head into the third day

Zack Polanski, leader of the Green party in the UK, criticised Andy Burnham’s Cop31 speech on Radio 4’s Today programme. Saying he was “not at all reassured” by the prime minister’s words, he described it as a “bizarre” speech.

Polanski said climate action is about what you do, not what you say, referring to the recent decision by the energy secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, to allow drilling in the Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea. It’s “one step forwards, two steps back”, Polanski said.

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Luxembourg’s PM Luc Frieden looks to be absolutely chuffed to be representing all three Benelux countries at today’s summit, as his Belgian and Dutch colleagues are too busy to attend as they face domestic crises.

“I have the privilege of representing 30 millions citizens today,” he said on arrival to Dublin, with a massive smile on his face.

Nvidia’s value slumps by $888bn this week as scandal over longtime CEO’s two affairs, including with a suspected Chinese spy, engulfs chip maker

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Too big – and too well-connected – to sack?

Huang does not enjoy the supercharged voting rights that are par for the course elsewhere – his shareholding is a plain vanilla 3.6%. On the other hand, Nvidia’s board does not appear to have spent much time worrying about succession planning and “key person risk” or other standard concerns of corporate governance wonks outside the US.

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Separately, I am also keeping an eye on Italy, with reports that several schools are being evacuated after receiving bomb threats by emails.

According to Rai and Sky TG24, the email was signed by “Mikhail Andropov” – the same name used in several hoax bomb alarms against European flights last week.

US-led talks in Abu Dhabi break up after four hours but are expected to resume tomorrow as Zelenskyy says humanitarian issues were discussed

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The EU has said it stands ready “to come with a swift and united response” after France blamed Iran for a spate of cyber-attacks on supermarket freezers and chillers that caused millions of euros of damage.

Speaking to journalists on Monday, French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said “Europe-wide sanctions” would be imposed against those responsible as he announced France believed that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were “responsible for this attack”.

We acknowledge that France has attributed these (cyber-attacks) to Iran. Pending discussions with member states, we as (the) European Union, we stand ready to come with a swift and united response.

We as the EU, we have consistently called on all states to refrain from malicious behaviour in the cyberspace. And we will continue to address such malicious behavior, making use of all the tools that we have also under the EU cyber diplomacy toolbox, including sanctions.

Shares in world’s most valuable company hit seven-month low after CEO Huang admits to affair, after allegations of relationship with Chinese spy

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Huang is receiving support from some fellow tech executives, including Elon Musk.

Musk commented “I agree” on a post by ​Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire that said Huang “did something incredibly dumb” that was “bad for America” but that “Jensen is irreplaceable for America’s AI leadership”.

“While Nvidia has sought to reassure us all, ​there are several layers here, beginning with the unfortunate timing.

“For example: The company is systemically important for tech, markets and the economy; Investors tend to struggle to price in key-person and governance issues; and there are fluid national security and geopolitical dynamics.”

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk heads to the city after four women and two men are killed and more than a dozen people injured

Tom Rose, the US ambassador to Poland, wrote on X:

We are just learning details of the horrific mass shooting in Kraków, a savage and murderous attack that’s shattered the peace of Poland.

America stands with Poland at this dark hour as Poland stands with her beloved citizens of Kraków.

A terrible tragedy in Kraków’s Main Market Square.

I share the grief of the families and loved ones of the victims of this unimaginable tragedy. The perpetrator was injured and detained.

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What do we make of that then? Josh King a better player than Cole Palmer? Looks like this goes beyond just playing ability. Tuchel’s press conference is set for 11am so we’ll see how he explains what looks like a huge snub.

The other big news in Tuchel’s squad announcement is that there is again no place for Cole Palmer. Other surprise omissions include Noni Madueke and Kobbie Mainoo.

Sunderland suffered defeat at home but Celtic came from behind to win against Besiktas

Though actually none of the games I’m monitoring have started yet, with delays including the minute’s silence for Jesus de Miguel, the Tenerife striker who died after an on-pitch collision at the weekend. “Perusing the Sparta Prague team sheet,” writes Peter Oh, “I can’t help but wonder, will the club from the Czech capital be able to stop the Cherries’ run of good form? Mbe Soh. Mbe Soh.”

5.45pm: Football o’clock!

School in Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia region was struck on Monday

Meanwhile, the Kremlin said that ⁠it ​hopes that the ⁠results of the US ⁠midterm ​elections ‌will not impact ‌what it ‌said were president Donald Trump’s “peacemaking efforts" on Ukraine, Reuters said.

In comments ‌broadcast by Russian state ​media, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said:

“We ⁠are sincerely ​counting on [Trump] ​continuing ​his peacemaking ​efforts.“

“Governing in the United States will be almost impossible in the coming years given the level of internal division and polarisation. As a European politician I will mainly look of course to trade policies, ⁠support to Ukraine and Nato.”

Democrats flip Senate seats in Texas, Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina and Ohio; voters reject Trump’s agenda in ‘blue wave’

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As we bring you the latest from around the country, Donald Trump is certainly paying attention. From the White House, the president said that he was tuning into coverage on Fox News.

“I can’t stand Jessica Tarlov’s voice,” Trump said of the Democratic strategist and Fox News contributor in a post on Truth Social. The president called Tarlov “DUMB AS A ROCK”.

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It has just gone past 06:30 in North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia where polls have now opened.

Here are some of the key voter issues shaping the US midterm elections:

The economy: Despite Trump’s 2024 campaign pledge to tackle affordability issues, the economy consistently ranks as voters’ top concern.

Iran: Trump’s decision to go to war with the Tehran regime has exacerbated economic worries. Iran’s retaliatory decision to close the strait of Hormuz has driven up gasoline prices for US motorists. It also represents a breach of his pledge to end the US’s supposed addiction to “forever wars”.

Immigration: Enforcement and closing the border remains a signature issue for Trump. He repeatedly boasts of the impact of his closure of the southern border as one of his biggest achievements, making comparisons with the performance of Joe Biden.

AI and datacenters: AI has emerged as a key campaign issue, with surveys showing a majority of voters holding negative views on it, even as Trump champions its development and attempts to rename it “super intelligence”.

Supermarkets across Europe have experienced temperature-control meddling

The fake nuclear threats to Ukraine came as Russia resumed its attacks on the southern city of Kherson, just hours after the end of a ceasefire during which hundreds of people were evacuated from the nearby Kremlin-controlled town of Oleshky.

Kherson’s military administration said a Russian drone hit a hospital at 7.40am. Video footage showed wrecked rooms, with windows blown out, doors broken, and debris on the street. Nobody was hurt, officials said.

At the same time, the president lobbed anti-Muslim insults at Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, calling him a ‘jihadist’

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At the end of 2022, the four largest US cities – New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston – all had Black mayors. It was a historic alignment made possible by the aftereffects of the Black Lives Matter civil rights movement and the unprecedented wave of protests following the killing of George Floyd in 2020.

Six years on, only one of those mayors remains: the embattled Karen Bass of Los Angeles, who is facing a strong challenge from a younger, even more progressive challenger. Bass’s opponent is Nithya Raman, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, although the group is considering rescinding its endorsement over her refusal to explicitly embrace the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel.

Tensions had flared after Stevens gave a precondition for her appearance: El-Sayed must denounce an ad attributing rising costs to US support of Israel

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Located further west than the Hawaiian islands, Unalaska is closer to Beijing, Tokyo and Seoul than Washington DC. Most visitors arrive on flights from Anchorage, which cost at least $1,600 round trip and are prone to cancellation, due to the region’s unpredictable storms and fog.

But Unalaska is by no means a backwater. It has been the country’s most productive seafood port by volume for more than two and a half decades, and when its crab and pollock seasons are open, thousands of deckhands and processors arrive from elsewhere to work tough but well-paying jobs on boats offshore and in seafood plants crowded in the city.