Russian guided missile kills 30 on packed Ukrainian city buses
Russian missiles have hit an apartment building and civilian buses, killing more than 50 people in two days, as the Kremlin says there's "no clear path" to peace.
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Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature
Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for playful, genre-blending works that fuse the classical and the modern. The Toronto-born Carson, 76, draws on themes and stories from ancient Greek and Roman literature for writing that often blends elements of poetry, essay and fiction.
Palm Valley School closes after 74 years amid bankruptcy; 36-acre campus listed for $14 million
Palm Valley School in Rancho Mirage has closed after 74 years and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, leaving parents and staff devastated. The 36-acre California campus, which includes 53 classrooms, academic buildings, sports fields, a gymnasium and amphitheater, is now listed for $14 million. The school had operated at the location since 1992.
Russian attack on Ukraine busses part of 'a steady increase in attacks on civilians'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday there would be a response to a Russian strike that hit two buses in the frontline city of Kramatorsk, killing 30 people and wounding 18 others. France 24's Andrew Hilliar says it comes a bid a growing number of Russian attacks on civilians in the country, with UN figures showing that more civilians had been killed in Ukraine as of August this ye...
The Russian-occupied town in Ukraine facing starvation
Trapped and facing starvation, residents of the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine risk their lives to travel for hours by foot and bicycle along mine-strewn roads to get food and water. The town near the Ukrainian city of Kherson on the war's southern front has been under Russian control since 2022. Since May, food deliveries have dried up, and now former residents and Ukrainian...
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US Senate candidate fires back after Trump misnames him ‘Mohammed’
A Muslim candidate for US Senate accused Donald Trump of “struggling” on Thursday after the president misnamed him “Mohammed” on social media amid increasingly bitter exchanges between the two men. Trump attacked the left-wing Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed on his Truth Social platform, baselessly accusing him of being a “Terrorist Sympathizer”. El-Sayed, an Arab-American running for a Michig...
Trump misnames Muslim senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed ‘Mohammed’
US President Donald Trump misnamed Muslim candidate for the US Senate Abdul El-Sayed on Thursday, calling him Mohammed and baselessly accusing him of being a “Terrorist Sympathiser”. El-Sayed, an Arab American running for a Michigan senate seat that could decide which party wins the US upper chamber in knife-edge midterm polls next month, fired back, saying “he knows my name”. Left-wing insurgent ...
Trump misnames Muslim senate candidate ‘Mohammed’
US President Donald Trump misnamed Muslim candidate for the US Senate Abdul El-Sayed on Thursday, calling him Mohammed and baselessly accusing him of being a “Terrorist Sympathiser”. El-Sayed, an Arab American running for a Michigan senate seat that could decide which party wins the US upper chamber in knife-edge midterm polls next month, fired back, saying “he knows my name”. Left-wing insurgent ...
As elections near, how are French political parties reacting to student protests?
Students in France are pledging to keep taking to the streets despite the country's prime minister making a speech on Wednesday in which he said the government would come up with a plan to address their concerns. How have political parties in France been reacting to the movement? Delano D'Souza has been finding out.
Senegal-Morocco AFCON title decision within days, says CAS
The Court of Arbitration for Sport to rule within days on appeal against decision to strip Senegal of AFCON title.
CAS promises Senegal-Morocco AFCON title decision within days
The Court of Arbitration for Sport to rule within days on appeal against decision to strip Senegal of AFCON title.
Dozens killed in Russian strike on civilian buses in eastern Ukraine
At least 33 people were killed after a Russian strike hit two civilian buses in a city within the Donestsk region.
Seychelles giant tortoise numbers hit record 180,000 in conservation triumph
Free-roaming Aldabra population thrives on Indian Ocean atoll due to decades-long recovery programmeA survey of the world’s largest free-roaming giant tortoise population has revealed that the once endangered species is thriving.A population of Aldabra giant tortoises lives on an island in Seychelles called Aldabra Atoll. Continue reading...
MoD has objected to four windfarms in past year over radar interference fears
Complaints risks putting defence ministry on collision course with Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroThe Ministry of Defence has objected to at least four planned windfarms over the past year over fears the spinning blades could cause an “unacceptable interference” with radars used to detect military aircraft.MoD officials raised concerns in late June over plans for an onshore windfarm in...
Trump promises not to resume Iran strikes before midterm elections
Crude oil prices had shot up on Thursday after reports President Trump was considering more strikes. They immediately dropped again after his new announcement.
Two Latvian men arrested at UK base housing US and NATO intelligence hubs
British counter-terrorism police are investigating after two Latvian men were arrested Thursday near a Royal Air Force base in southeast England housing US and NATO intelligence operations, police said in a statement. The arrests come days after a major incident at another UK base led the US military to withdraw B-1 bombers stationed there.
Video shows dramatic eruption of volcano near Manila
Taal Volcano near the Philippine capital briefly erupted, sending a dark grey ash plume 4,000 metres above its crater.
FIFA President Infantino’s crisis: UEFA details new candidate criteria
UEFA draws up qualities required for a candidate to run against FIFA President Gianni Infantino in March's election.
UEFA details FIFA presidential candidate criteria in bid to oust Infantino
UEFA draws up qualities required for a candidate to run against FIFA President Gianni Infantino in March's election.
Trump promises not to resume strikes before midterm elections
Crude oil prices had shot up on Thursday after reports President Trump was considering more strikes. They immediately dropped again after his new announcement.
Israel promotes film that mimics NAZA documentary
Embassies post links to hastily produced online film echoing style of real Guardian documentary about mass killings of Gaza civiliansThe Israeli government is promoting an online film project that mimics the style of NAZA, the award-winning documentary that details Israel’s mass killings of civilians in Gaza, in an attempt to counter the real film’s findings.The real documentary, directed by Oscar...
UK counterterror police arrest 2 inside airbase used by US
British counterterrorism police are investigating after two Latvian men were arrested inside a Royal Air Force base used by US personnel, authorities said on Thursday. The arrests come weeks after a suspected plot targeting another British airbase used by the US military raised concerns about security at military sites across Britain. Police said there was nothing so far to suggest the incident a...
UK Ministry of Defence patrols arrest 2 Latvians near RAF base
UK Ministry of Defence security patrols arrested two Latvian men near an RAF (Royal Air Force) base that houses US and Nato intelligence operations, police said on Thursday. The base, RAF Molesworth, 112km (70 miles) north of London, is operated by the US Air Force and includes intelligence staff from the US Africa Command and the Nato Intelligence Fusion Centre, which provides information to the ...
What would make your life easier? Martin Lewis asks public for ‘small ideas’ to improve UK
Finance expert launches Small Ideas Initiative to gather ‘practical, low-cost’ ideas to put before cross-party panelEvery day, people run into what the finance expert Martin Lewis calls “the life-potholes of unintended consequences” – clunky systems and poorly conceived rules that make things harder than they should be. His latest project, the Small Ideas Initiative, will attempt to address that, ...
Marco Rubio brushes off questions about Kimberly Guilfoyle pressing donor to pay credit card
US ambassador to Greece allegedly asked Trump donor to pay $100,000 American Express billMarco Rubio, the US secretary of state, brushed off reporters’ questions about recent reports that Kimberly Guilfoyle, the US ambassador to Greece and Trump family ally, used her position to advance personal interests.Rubio refused to respond to the latest allegations against Guilfoyle, raised in a Wall Street...
Microsoft suspended from applying for green cards for H-1B workers, JD Vance says
Vice-president also says Adobe is barred from visa program that allows high-skilled workers to apply for US residencyMicrosoft is suspended from applying for permanent residency for workers employed through a US visa program for high-skilled workers, JD Vance announced on Thursday.The US vice-president accused the tech company of abusing the H-1B system, which allows those on the visa to work whil...
Drought: groundwater levels in France remain very low
France's groundwater levels remain deeply worrying at the start of October: two-thirds of monitoring sites are below normal and 81% are still falling. The autumn recharge, vital to rebuild reserves, has yet to get under way.