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EU must curb energy prices to prevent people turning to populists, commissioner warns – as it happened
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EU must curb energy prices to prevent people turning to populists, commissioner warns – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our European news coverage hereJust as the leaders sit down at the big table in Brussels, Romania has said that seven people are still missing after a fire on a vessel in Romanian territorial waters of the Black Sea.Suspected Russian drones have hit several ships off Romania and neighbouring Bulgaria since last week in a spillover from the Ukraine...

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Cult venue Prince Charles cinema ‘saved’ after lease renewal signed
The Guardian •

Cult venue Prince Charles cinema ‘saved’ after lease renewal signed

The much-loved central London institution, which has been threatened with closure since January 2025, secures 25-year lease without break clause with current landlordsThe celebrated Prince Charles repertory cinema in London’s Leicester Square has announced that the threat of closure has been staved off by signing a new 25-year lease with its landlords.In a post on social media titled “You Saved th...

Wes Streeting in US for Hegseth meeting as Ukraine tensions escalate – as it happened
The Guardian •

Wes Streeting in US for Hegseth meeting as Ukraine tensions escalate – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our UK political coverage hereLabour says it’s told all of its local councils who share power with the Green Party to review their agreements after the Greens passed a “Zionism is Racism” motion at their autumn conference earlier this month.If Green coalition partners don’t agree to condemn the policy, the Labour council groups have been instructe...

In 2013, friends launched RXBAR with $10,000; Kellogg bought it for $600 million four years later
Times of India •

In 2013, friends launched RXBAR with $10,000; Kellogg bought it for $600 million four years later

In 2013, aspiring entrepreneurs Peter Rahal and Jared Smith launched RXBAR while searching for nutritious protein bars. Starting from Rahal's parents' basement, they sold directly to customers. Their venture gained tremendous traction, culminating in a $600 million acquisition by the Kellogg Company in 2017, highlighting a significant trend towards clean-label snacks. Rahal remained CEO for two ye...

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2026 Midterms: Georgia's Ossof-Collins showdown lies at the heart of the battle for US Senate

2026 Midterms: Georgia's Ossof-Collins showdown lies at the heart of the battle for US Senate

France 24 •

In Georgia, Democrat Jon Ossoff’s seat is one of the key contests in the US mid-term elections on 3 November. In this state, which was won by Donald Trump in 2024, the incumbent senator is facing Republican Mike Collins. Our reporter Leela Jacinto visited Manuel’s Tavern, a historic bar in Atlanta that has been frequented for decades by Democratic politicians. There, patrons watched the debate bet...

Just as Saint Nige thought it was safe to reappear, along comes pesky ITV | John Crace

Just as Saint Nige thought it was safe to reappear, along comes pesky ITV | John Crace

The Guardian •

How dare the channel reveal more racism and bigotry within Reform just as he was planning a press conference? Sometimes the world can be very unfair. As though life is just one cruel joke. How else to make sense of everything? For when the history books come to be written, Nigel Farage will go down as one of the century’s unluckiest politicians.Poor Nige. All he has ever wanted is a better Britain...

France charges teen shooter citing revenge for bullying in school

France charges teen shooter citing revenge for bullying in school

France 24 •

A 14-year-old charged with attempted murder in France after wounding a principal and a teacher in a school shooting this week said he acted out of revenge for bullying, prosecutors have said. The incident, at a middle school for 11- to 15-years-olds, is not thought to have any link with ongoing high school protests nationwide to demand better learning conditions.

US consumer inflation hotter than expected as midterms loom

US consumer inflation hotter than expected as midterms loom

France 24 •

US consumer inflation was hotter than anticipated in September, government data showed Wednesday, as Washington's continued war with Tehran pushed energy costs higher, deepening strains on American households ahead of next month's midterm elections. The uptick underscores voter worries over high costs of living, and comes as President Donald Trump is campaigning in US states to shore up support fo...

Israel ex-security chief sues Netanyahu over October 7 claims

Israel ex-security chief sues Netanyahu over October 7 claims

France 24 •

The former head of Israel's Shin Bet domestic security agency on Wednesday sued Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for defamation weeks before elections in a row over responsibility for Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack. Netanyahu, who polls show in a tight race to stay in power in the October 27 election, has been hammered by the opposition for failing to prevent the attack, the deadliest day in Isra...

Lisa Nandy ‘minded to intervene’ in Sky’s £1.6bn purchase of ITV

Lisa Nandy ‘minded to intervene’ in Sky’s £1.6bn purchase of ITV

The Guardian •

Culture secretary’s move paves way for deeper scrutiny of deal that would create UK’s biggest commercial broadcasterThe culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has said she is “minded to intervene” in Sky’s £1.6bn purchase of ITV, in a move that paves the way for deeper scrutiny of a deal that would create the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster.Sky announced over the summer that it had reached a deal to b...

Police and protesters face off in Albania on third day of anti-govt demonstrations

Police and protesters face off in Albania on third day of anti-govt demonstrations

France 24 •

Demonstrators and riot police clashed in Albania's capital on Thursday in a third straight day of violence triggered by student protests calling for better university conditions and Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation. Originally sparked by a luxury tourism project linked to US President Donald Trump's family in the country's south, the demonstrations have occasionally flared into violence amid ...

Former US generals push to stop 'barbaric' firing squad execution livestream

Former US generals push to stop 'barbaric' firing squad execution livestream

France 24 •

A group of 72 retired US generals, admirals, and other high-ranking military officers have urged authorities to cancel plans to livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hassan – bringing legal arguments and the dangerous consequences such a broadcast would have. A government execution has never been broadcast or livestreamed, according to death penalty experts, and the US m...

Russia and Ukraine trade strikes as Trump ‘energy ceasefire’ collapses

Russia and Ukraine trade strikes as Trump ‘energy ceasefire’ collapses

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Moscow sends swarms of drones to attack infrastructure in central Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Kyiv will restart strikes on Russian oil refineriesEurope live – latest updatesThe White House’s unilateral effort to negotiate an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine has collapsed as Moscow sent a record swarm of drones overnight to attack infrastructure in central Ukraine and Kyiv appeared to resu...

Milei adviser claims UK being ‘colonised by Islam’ as Falklands row grows

Milei adviser claims UK being ‘colonised by Islam’ as Falklands row grows

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Santiago Caputo cites election of Sagal Abdi-Wali as MP and calls UK a threat to the west in post shared by Argentina’s presidentThe chief adviser to Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, has cited the election of Sagal Abdi-Wali to the UK parliament as evidence of the Islamisation of Britain and further reason for Argentina to take sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.In a post on social media, S...

Brazil plants 840,000 trees to restore 607 hectares of Atlantic Forest

Brazil plants 840,000 trees to restore 607 hectares of Atlantic Forest

Times of India •

Brazil's Atlantic Forest is undergoing remarkable restoration efforts, spearheaded by World Land Trust and Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu. With 840,000 trees planted over 20 years, 607 hectares of degraded land have been revived into verdant forest. This initiative has created a vital wildlife corridor, facilitating the return of over 220 bird species to the previous wetland, while striving to prot...

Ukraine struggles with Starlink and US satellite data as missiles hit Kyiv

Ukraine struggles with Starlink and US satellite data as missiles hit Kyiv

France 24 •

Ukraine on Wednesday accused the United States of helping Russia by failing to warn it of incoming missile strikes and hobbling Kyiv's military response through changes to the Starlink system it uses on the battlefield. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on US tech billionaire Elon Musk to restore Starlink, which Kyiv says has been slowed down.

Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial gives first interview since mistrial

Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial gives first interview since mistrial

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Michael Desronvil tells Fox News he never had reasonable doubt Clancy was guilty but didn’t back up his claimsMichael Desronvil, the sole holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial has spoken in his first interview since a mistrial was declared.Desronvil spoke of “tense deliberations” in the jury room, and about how his strong Christian faith helped prepare him for those discussions. Continue readi...

Fort Hood shooter’s firing squad execution will not be livestreamed, Trump says

Fort Hood shooter’s firing squad execution will not be livestreamed, Trump says

France 24 •

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was cancelling plans to livestream the firing squad execution of a convicted military base shooter – a project that had sparked outrage in the United States. Nidal Hasan is scheduled to be executed on December 3 at Fort Hood in Texas, where he killed 13 people in 2009.

Trump scraps plan to live-stream Fort Hood shooter’s execution by firing squad

Trump scraps plan to live-stream Fort Hood shooter’s execution by firing squad

SCMP •

US President Donald Trump on Thursday cancelled plans to live-stream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, reversing a Pentagon initiative that drew political and religious criticism. Trump said Hasan’s execution by firing squad would proceed as scheduled, but would not be broadcast. The Pentagon has set the execution for December 3. “He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but...

Trump scraps livestream for Fort Hood shooter’s execution by firing squad

Trump scraps livestream for Fort Hood shooter’s execution by firing squad

SCMP •

US President Donald Trump on Thursday cancelled plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, reversing a Pentagon initiative that drew political and religious criticism. Trump said Hasan’s execution by firing squad would proceed as scheduled, but would not be broadcast. The Pentagon has set the execution for December 3. “He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but ...