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The terrorists were ‘on a mission’ to carry out sexual attacks on October 7. Campaigners have asked why the UN stayed silent. Israeli soldiers pay their respects at memorials to those killed in the Hamas terrorist raid on the Supernova music festival ABIR SULTAN/EPA) Christina Lamb, Chief Foreign Correspondent, Sitria Saturday December 02 2023, 6.00pm, The Sunday Times She had, he says, the face of an angel. Night after night Yoni Saadon, 39, wakes in anguish to the faces of women. First, that of the young woman hiding next to him under the stage of the Supernova festival where he...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—After a lengthy campaign to wipe out half of all life in the universe, controversial environmental activist Thanos has called for humanity to come together, end their divisions, and unify. The environmentalist activist gave a victory speech after accomplishing his plan to acquire the Infinity Stones, place them in a specially designed glove, and snap his fingers to end billions of lives. "Now that I have destroyed half of all life in existence, it is time for unity," Thanos said in a speech Tuesday. "I know I treated you all as enemies and called for your total destruction, making...

A great Australian group The Seekers singing in happier times..... Democrats, Republicans and President Trump all supporting the enabling legislation telling the states to declare "states of emergency" so they could link up with federal financial support. The Republicans in Idaho who control the legislature arresting Ammon Bundy and others who came to the State Capitol to challenge their legislation in the emergency situation. Ammon Bundy posted this video last Wednesday that gets to the heart of many issues including the election, the raging political conflict and the notion of whether politics is worth anything.... Fauci Says Normality Not Coming...

Patrick Macnee, who has died age 93, was indelibly associated with the bowler hat he wore in The Avengers. Why is this headgear so evocative, asks Mario Cacciottolo. As gentleman secret agent John Steed in The Avengers and the New Avengers, Patrick Macnee was synonymous with his character's trademark Savile Row suits, umbrella and, of course, his bowler hat. The hat wasn't just for show. It was, along with his sword-concealing umbrella, Steed's main weapon of choice and was regularly lobbed at villains. Lined with chainmail, at various times it also served as a flashlight, a place to conceal a...

Actor Patrick Macnee, star of The Avengers TV series, has died in California at the age of 93. The Briton, best known for playing John Steed in the 1960s television spy show, died at home with his family at his bedside, his son Rupert said. Macnee, who served in the Royal Navy during World War Two, also played roles in theatre, appearing on Broadway. Avengers co-star Dame Diana Rigg paid tribute, saying: "Patrick was a very dear man and I owe him a great deal". A statement on Mcnee's website read: "Wherever he went, he left behind a trove of...

Patrick Macnee, the British-born actor best known as dapper secret agent John Steed in the long-running 1960s TV series "The Avengers," has died. He was 93. Macnee died Thursday of natural causes with his family at his bedside in Rancho Mirage, his son Rupert said in a statement. The clever spy drama, which began in 1961 in Britain, debuted in the United States in 1966.

Patrick Macnee has died at the age of 93. Here Dick Fiddy pays tribute to the TV series that made his name

Patrick Macnee, star of the 1960s TV series “The Avengers,” has died. He was 93. His son Rupert said in a statement that Patrick Macnee died Thursday at his home in Rancho Mirage. The British-born actor was best known as dapper secret agent John Steed in the long-running television series. …

See the red carpet arrivals and interviews from the world premiere of “The Avengers” at El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. ‘The Avengers’- See Robert Downey Jr., Joss Whedon live at premiere “The Avengers” stars assembled on the red carpet Wednesday night for the film’s Hollywood premiere. Didn’t get the call from Nick Fury? You can watch the event live right here (and the entire video later).

It was during the Emma Peel years that the show became a Cold War-themed spy hit, and forever set Steed and Mrs. Peel as the lasting image of the show.

My grandparents came here, long ago, looking for a better life. My Dad would tell me, always love this country. Believe in it: in Life, Liberty, Hard Work. He said: nothing Could Beat a Free People. We could bounce back from anything ...if we believed. ----- But times were tough. Life was hard and getting harder. Far Away, Thouands Were Dying. We were all losing hope. ----- Then the War Came...to Us. I enlisted and was rejected. Twice. ---- Dad got sick. He told me something the Night he died: Never give up, Never give in. Never stop fighting. Always...