内容摘要：She had commissioned five embroideries for her stately home which were all made using recycled fabrics.

She had commissioned five embroideries for her stately home which were all made using recycled fabrics.

She added that Israel needs to "end its restrictions" on aid now and "let the UN and humanitarians do their job to save lives, reduce suffering and maintain dignity".Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza in response to Hamas' attacks on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed, and 251 others were taken hostage.

At least 54, 000 people have been killed in Gaza since then, including 4,201 since Israel resumed its offensive on 18 March, according to the territory's health ministry.New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is making a high-stakes trip to meet US President Donald Trump - his first time in Washington DC as the leader of the European Union's largest economy.Tariffs, defence spending and the war in Ukraine will be high on the agenda when Merz meets Donald Trump on Thursday at the White House.

There's also speculation that Trump's team - which repeatedly has weighed in on Germany's domestic politics - could subject him to an Oval Office "ambush".It would not be the first time.

Both South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky found themselves in awkward, tense or even fiery exchanges as the world's cameras rolled, capturing every moment. Those moments have turned once cosy, diplomatic moments in the Oval Office into potentially fraught, tight-rope walks for visiting leaders.

Ahead of the visit, Berlin expressed confidence that the German side is ready. "I think he's well prepared for this meeting," Friedrich Merz's spokesman told reporters this week.Speaking at a rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Friday, Trump said the move would help boost the local steel industry and national supply, while reducing reliance on China.

Fashion brand The North Face and luxury jeweller Cartier have become the latest retailers to report having customer data stolen in cyber attacks.North Face has emailed some customers saying it discovered a "small-scale" attack in April this year.

Cartier said "an unauthorized party gained temporary access to our system".Both brands say data such as customers names and email addresses were taken, but financial information was not.