Madrid housing activists occupy agency amid eviction protests
Housing activists have occupied a Madrid government office as anger over evictions and rising rents continues to grow across Spain.
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Minnesota picks 57-acre Lakeville site for $1 billion horticulture Expo 2031
Minnesota has selected Lakeville as the planned host city for Expo 2031, a horticulture-focused international exhibition expected to attract millions of visitors. Organisers have secured a purchase agreement for 57 acres, while more land is expected to be assembled for the six-month event. Plans include pavilions, gardens, an amphitheatre and developments intended to remain after the Expo.
Camp Mystic owners seek to sell the Texas girls’ camp after 2025 flood; the bankruptcy plan puts its entire 749-acre riverfront property up for auction
Camp Mystic, a century-old Christian girls' camp in Texas, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy following catastrophic flooding in 2025 which killed 28 people. The camp's owners plan to auction off property and other assets to repay creditors. Victims' families oppose the sale, demanding accountability and transparency concerning the camp's operations. Investigations revealed negligence in the camp's r...
Estonia summons Russia’s chargé d’affaires over arson attack on a robotics company - Europe live
Foreign minister says the attack on Milrem Robotics was ‘an act of sabotage ordered by the special services of the Russian Federation’Lithuania’s foreign minister Kęstutis Budrys also offered Lithuania’s solidarity with Estonia, saying “Russia’s fingerprints are all over,” and warning that “Russia’s hostile activities do not stop at Ukraine’s border.”“Russia’s fingerprints are all over: the Estoni...
$26,000 to fight for Russia: How Moscow recruits Americans via TikTok and Telegram
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Novak Djokovic ready for tennis comeback at China Open
The 39-year-old will step back onto the court for a competitive match on Wednesday for the first time since the US Open.
Burnham to signal willingness to look at scrapping pension triple lock to fund social care
PM to tell Labour conference he is prepared to make difficult arguments and have ‘honest conversation’UK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham will signal he is prepared to look at scrapping the pensions triple lock to fund a national care service, telling the Labour conference he will be willing to make difficult arguments to tackle the UK’s intractable issues such as social care.Government ...
Hong Kong man jailed 3 years for hammer attack on associate who later died
Hong Kong’s High Court has sentenced a man with a triad background to three years and two months after he attacked an associate with a hammer, leaving the victim bleeding on the street before he died of an overdose hours later. The court heard on Tuesday that Mo Tai-fung, 42, was initially charged with murdering the 33-year-old, having allegedly struck him on the head 11 times at about 2am on July...
Fighting in Ethiopia intensifies: What’s the latest?
Capture of key town could pave the way for federal forces to push towards Tigray's capital, Mekelle.
Argentina threatens UK with legal action over Falklands oil exploration
Argentina's president has threatened the UK with legal action over an oil project off the coast of the Falklands.
US-Iran talks continue, but ‘deal unlikely’ before midterm elections
The US and Iran are talking through mediators, but there are major differences over what a deal should look like.
Australia investigating reports of human rights activist detained in Vietnam – as it happened
This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police say they are investigating the suspicious deaths of two men in the state’s north.Police said they found the first man – who has since been identified as a 79-year-old – dead at a property on Summerland Way at Gurranang, near Grafton, on 13 September.And that’s equally important in the Reserve B...
RAF Fairford: Labour’s deputy leader says ‘I trust our police’ after Trump questions decision to bail suspects – latest updates
Lucy Powell’s comments come after US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, also expressed concerns and says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind plotRubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford plotWe are restarting our live coverage of the major incident at RAF Fairford after five British nationals who were arrested over the suspected bomb plot were released on bail yesterday.The...
Indonesian prison chief suspended over secret VIP compound for inmates
The governor of an Indonesian prison has been suspended after authorities uncovered a suspected luxury compound for VIP inmates within the grounds, prompting a parliamentary inquiry. However, Director General of Corrections Mashudi denied the accusations during a House of Representatives commission hearing on Monday. Cibinong Prison in Bogor, West Java, came under investigation after inspectors fr...
RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank raises cash rate to highest level in 15 years and warns of more hikes ‘if needed’
Michele Bullock says board knows decision will hit some people hard but hopefully in the next few years ‘this will all have been worth it’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank of Australia has lifted its key interest rate to 4.6%, its highest level since 2011, and warned of further hikes as the unending US ...
Thousands of drivers strike in the Philippines over rising fuel prices
Transport workers blame US-Israel war on Iran for rising fuel prices as government offers free rides for commuters.
How an alleged rape sent an Indian university into turmoil and emptied hostels
Police are trying to verify whether a female student was raped at Lovely Professional University (LPU).
How a rape rumour sent an Indian university into turmoil and emptied hostels
Police are trying to verify whether a female student was raped at Lovely Professional University (LPU).
‘A false problem’: Italy’s Muslims question Meloni’s burqa ban
As the prime minister attempts to stave off a far-right challenger, a small minority of Muslims are being targeted.
China offers 15-year research grants to the world’s brightest young scientists
China is offering the world’s brightest young scientists generous 15-year research grants for free exploration, as the country accelerates its drive to become a global science powerhouse. Dou Xiankang, director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the country’s top funder of basic research, told a recent academic forum that the agency was selecting a group of the brightest r...
Hurricane Polo makes landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast
The storm moved ashore on the Baja California peninsula, which is a popular tourist destination.
Burkina Faso's junta leader opens major gold refinery to keep mining profits at home
Junta leader Ibrahim Traoré wants the country to profit more from its mineral wealth.
Israeli settlers attack Jalud village in occupied West Bank pogrom
A group of settlers attacks two homes belonging to the Tubasi family in northern West Bank.
Israeli settlers attack Jalud village in occupied West Bank, torch homes
A group of settlers attacked two homes belonging to the Al-Tubasi family in northern West Bank village.
Fire fears as vape shop prepares to open next to Glasgow’s Mackintosh Tearooms
Residents say shop threatens Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s last surviving tearoom months after vape shop blaze nearbyIn the heart of Glasgow city centre, nestled between shops, bars, offices and hotels, sits the Mackintosh Tearooms, the last surviving tearoom designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and one of the city’s most treasured heritage sites.But last week passersby noticed a shiny new shopfron...
‘180-degree flip’ sees global investors turn to China for diversification: Pimco president
Global investors are turning to China again in search of alternatives to crowded US asset markets, with Pimco seeing Chinese bonds as one of the safest ways to diversify portfolios after sentiment towards the world’s second-largest economy “flipped 180 degrees”. The US-based asset manager, which oversaw more than US$2 trillion in assets by the end of June, had been pointing its clients, particular...
Philippines struggles to fill 20,000 teaching jobs: ‘we are facing a learning crisis’
The Philippines has 20,000 teaching vacancies to fill, a budget hearing has revealed, with sector insiders warning that the gap signals a mounting education crisis. Those in the industry are calling for transparency in the teacher hiring process, including clear figures on budget allocation and positions filled amid problems of mismatch and improper targeting of job applicants. At a House of Repre...
'Class sizes of more than 36 people': School protests continue in Paris and beyond
Teenagers in France have been blockading their schools and demonstrating since last week to protest a string of grievances. Standing in front of the Lycée Hélène Boucher, FRANCE 24 journalist Antonia Kerrigan said students there said there were "class sizes of more than 36 people". Click on the video for more.
'Class sizes of more than 36 people': student protests continue in Paris and beyond
Teenagers in France have been blockading their schools and demonstrating since last week to protest a string of grievances. Standing in front of the Lycée Hélène Boucher, FRANCE 24 journalist Antonia Kerrigan said students there said there were "class sizes of more than 36 people". Click on the video for more.
