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Day: July 9, 2025
Erin Patterson’s three murders and homemade beef Wellington laced with death caps have created an international media maelstrom
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Agatha Christie and Alfred Hitchcock knew the power of a meal gone fatally wrong. From poisoned tarts to deadly dinner parties, their murder mysteries had the knack of transforming the domestic into the diabolical.
Now, real life has delivered its own gothic culinary thriller – and the literary and entertainment worlds are eating it up.
Latest deaths come as humanitarian workers and doctors in Gaza say they have been overwhelmed by almost daily ‘mass casualty incidents’
Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s continuing coverage of the crisis in the Middle East.
Gaza civil defence has said 20 people, including at least six children, have been killed in Israeli airstrikes overnight.
AP News reports that an Israeli report released Tuesday accuses Hamas of using sexual violence as a weapon of war during its Oct. 7, 2023 attacks. The findings are based on survivor and witness testimonies, first responder accounts, and forensic evidence.
The report says that many victims may have been killed, silencing them and complicating investigations. It asks for new legal approaches to prosecuting sexual violence in conflict, suggesting evidence beyond victim testimony and holding all attackers jointly responsible. Hamas denies the allegations.
This comes as Israel and Hamas are negotiating a ceasefire. Reporters were told that the anticipated agreement would involve a 60-day ceasefire, with the release of ten live hostages and nine deceased individuals.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US president Donald Trump to discuss any potential ceasefire deal options.
Netanyahu said the meeting was focused around freeing hostages held in Gaza, and stressed his determination to “eliminate” the military and governmental capabilities of Hamas.
The only MLB player with more home runs than Aaron Judge this season was in the opposing lineup Tuesday night, and both prodigious sluggers went deep again in the Yankees’ 10-3 victory. Switch-hitting catcher Cal Raleigh belted his MLB-best 36th homer in the eighth for the Mariners — two more than Judge, who had ripped…