Six killed, 130 missing after Indonesian passenger ship capsizes
Six people have been killed and 130 remain missing after a passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea off Indonesia.
Marine Le Pen vows to put French citizens first in campaign launch – Financial Times
- Marine Le Pen vows to put French citizens first in campaign launch Financial Times
- French extreme candidates steam ahead in 2027 presidential race, poll shows Reuters
- Le Pen kicks off presidential election campaign amid party tensions Euronews.com
- Le Pen clips Bardella’s wings to show who is in charge The Telegraph
- Marine Le Pen pledges to lead ‘patriots’ to victory The Times
Obama reportedly urges Democrats to prioritize safety plan for AI
Ex-president urged party at closed-door fundraiser to create sweeping framework, from safety ‘slow-down’ to job losses
Barack Obama urged Democrats to prioritize a “public conversation” about AI management and safety in a closed-door Manhattan fundraiser last week.
The comments by the former US president reportedly urged the party to create a sweeping framework for everything from a safety “slow-down” to domestic job losses and children’s wellbeing.
Continue reading...Police release images of six men sought after violent disorder in Portsmouth
Hampshire and Isle of Wight force says it wants to speak to men in connection with anti-migrant unrest that left seven officers injured
Police have released images of six men they would like to speak to after violent disorder in Portsmouth last week that left seven officers injured.
About 200 people gathered at Eastney Marina on Sunday night after a small boat carrying asylum seekers arrived on the south coast having crossed the Channel. The activists dispersed the following day in the early hours.
Continue reading...World leaders gather in New Delhi for final day of BRICS summit
BRICS leaders gathered in New Delhi for the final day of the summit amid divisions over the wars in Iran and Ukraine.
US congressman swims to safety after his plane is forced to land on a lake
The small plane carrying Rep Tom Tiffany had a mechanical issue that forced the pilot to make an emergency landing on a Wisconsin lake.
Fighting in Yemen intensifies, and Houthis launch more attacks on Saudi Arabia – PBS
Reports of settler assaults and arson across West Bank on Rosh Hashanah – timesofisrael.com
- Reports of settler assaults and arson across West Bank on Rosh Hashanah timesofisrael.com
- Settlers Raid Burqa and Continue Expanding Outpost East of Ramallah شبكة يافا الإخبارية
Reports of settler assaults and arson across West Bank on Rosh Hashanah – timesofisrael.com
- Reports of settler assaults and arson across West Bank on Rosh Hashanah timesofisrael.com
- Settlers Raid Burqa and Continue Expanding Outpost East of Ramallah شبكة يافا الإخبارية
As Chavez and Maduro images disappear, is Venezuela entering a new chapter?
As part of Delcy Rodriguez's 'Venezuela reborn' campaign, murals of leaders like Hugo Chavez are being removed.
How could Reform UK spend its £72m of new billionaire donations?
Harborne and Delo’s cash could buy a massive head start in an election, but spending big has possible pitfalls
Nigel Farage once said he could spend his £5m gift from Christopher Harborne on Ferraris if he wanted to, given its unconditional nature.
With the new donations to his party from Harborne and his fellow crypto billionaire Ben Delo of £72m over the past weekend alone, Farage’s party now has nearly enough cash to buy a Reform UK branded Ferrari for a party organiser in each of Britain’s 632 constituencies (though that would certainly be a waste and a bit of a tax headache).
Continue reading...Bessent is doubling down with weekly bank sanctions – thestreet.com
- Bessent is doubling down with weekly bank sanctions thestreet.com
- Bessent says 'a large bank' will be sanctioned on Monday as part of Iran strategy CNBC
- Trump administration to sanction unnamed 'large' bank on Monday, Bessent says Reuters
- US hits remaining parts of Iran's aviation sector with sanctions in latest move to isolate Tehran AP News
- US Airline Sanctions Sever Some of Iran’s Last Outside Links Bloomberg.com
Canada Discussing Joining EU As ‘Associate Member,’ Report Says – Forbes
- Canada Discussing Joining EU As ‘Associate Member,’ Report Says Forbes
- Exclusive | Mark Carney’s Audacious Bid to Make Canada an ‘Associate Member’ of the EU WSJ
- Carney eyes 'unique alliance' with EU as trade war with US intensifies bbc.com
- Carney says Canada seeks "unique alliance" but not membership with the European Union Reuters
- The EU Has Far Too Many Hangers-On Already Bloomberg.com
Kamala Harris’s California home targeted by trespasser, officials say
Former vice-president and her husband were not home when person entered their property, no arrests were made
Law enforcement officials and a spokesperson for former vice-president Kamala Harris said a trespasser was stopped at her Malibu home in California on Friday night.
Neither the former vice-president nor her husband, Doug Emhoff, were home at the time.
Continue reading...Trump reiterates $5,000 ‘dividend’ pledge if Republicans win midterms
Plan to give US adults $5,000 has been greeted with incredulity across the political spectrum as well as outrage
Donald Trump on Sunday doubled down on his controversial pledge to give US adults a $5,000 “dividend” if his Republican party keeps control of Congress after November’s midterm elections.
The plan has been greeted with expressions of incredulity across the US political spectrum as well as outraged accusations of seeing to bribe voters. The plan – which would cost more than a trillion dollars – also comes amid huge concern over the US national debt, which topped $40tn for the first time in August.
Reuters contributed to this article
Continue reading...What are the five pros and cons of artificial intelligence?
AI creates new opportunities in programming and automation, but experts warn of risks to early-career workers.
Red Sea nations watch as Houthis seize Bab al-Mandeb strait
Houthi control of Bab al-Mandeb chokes Suez Canal revenues, triggers refugee flows, and exposes regional security gaps.
More than 2,000 Yemenis flee to Djibouti amid Houthi advances
Escalating fighting along Yemen’s western coast has driven more than 2,000 Yemenis across the Red Sea to Djibouti.
US Open men’s final live: Alexander Zverev vs Ben Shelton
Follow our live build-up, predictions, score, match photos and text commentary stream of the men's final in New York.