Plus ‘American values’ versus ‘British values’ and Emma Watson’s allergic reaction to press junkets

Cometh the hour, cometh the man, and if we don’t always get the heroes we want, we surely get the ones that we need. This week, as Donald Trump mouthed off at the UN and told Europe it was going to hell, relief came in the form of – what else? – a man best known for his Beadle-style pranks, including painting people’s houses while they’re out and putting snakes on their backs while they’re waiting for a massage. Jimmy Kimmel, who has always struck me as the best of the late-night hosts and infinitely preferable to his late-night rival, Jimmy Fallon, nonetheless looked surprised, this week, to find himself caught in the spotlight of history.

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Watchdog says it has found ‘no evidence of any other potential offences’ at thinktank when led by Morgan McSweeney

The Electoral Commission has found “no evidence of any other potential offences” and will not reopen the investigation into undeclared donations to Labour Together when it was led by Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, the watchdog has said.

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Israeli PM expected to share a defiant message at the UN general assembly on Friday against a Palestinian state

Palestinians living in poverty were also affected, the Palestinian prime minister’s spokesperson Mohammad Abu al-Rob told Agence France-Presse (AFP), with their numbers rising by more than 150% since the start of the Gaza war, and with cash assistance not paid out in more than two months.

An increase in the number of Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank, and a reduction in work permits for West Bank Palestinians seeking work inside Israel have had a drastic impact.

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Comey, one of Trump’s frequent targets, indicted on counts of making false statements and obstruction of a congressional proceeding

James Comey, the former FBI director and one of Donald Trump’s most frequent targets, was expected to surrender to the authorities on Friday after being indicted on one count of making a false statement to Congress and one count of obstruction of a congressional proceeding.

The stunning indictment by a grand jury on Thursday evening was the latest and most dramatic move yet in the president’s retribution campaign against his political adversaries.

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Numerous European countries to discuss plans to counter growing threat of incursions later today

Numerous European countries are holding talks this afternoon on the bloc’s plans for “a drone wall” to counter growing threat of incursions from Russia or other actors.

The issue is seen as increasingly urgent after recent Russian drone incursions into Lithuania, Poland and Romania, and recent run of so far unattributed drone sightings over Denmark.

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