US to cut flights at 40 airports if shutdown doesn’t end, transportation secretary warns
Flight capacity will be cut 10% across the country, as air traffic controllers report experiencing fatigue, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
Armed US immigration agents drive off with toddler after arrest of father
‘Devastated’ family demands answers after two-year-old driven by armed agents from LA Home Depot parking lot
Masked, heavily armed federal immigration agents arrested a US citizen in the parking lot of a Los Angeles Home Depot store, then entered his car and drove away with his toddler, who is also a US citizen, in the backseat.
The child’s grandmother said the incident had left the whole family shaken. “I am devastated by what has happened to my son and demand an explanation,” she said at a press conference on Wednesday.
Continue reading...Trump’s gold sign outside Oval Office prompts backlash
Lawmakers outraged that president gilding White House as Snap food stamps in jeopardy amid longest US shutdown
A new sign was spotted adorning the White House this week, prompting backlash from lawmakers who have noted that Donald Trump is quite literally gilding the White House during a government shutdown.
Trump has been remaking the White House in his own image with the recent dramatic demolition of the East Wing and active construction of a new ballroom, doing so with plenty of gold. Written in cursive gold script, a sign identifying the Oval Office is now affixed beside the office’s door.
Continue reading...Troubled New Zealand wildlife park euthanizes two lions, fate of five more unclear
Members of the public have pleaded for a reprieve for the remaining lions, while former staff members hope the sanctuary will reconsider putting them down
A troubled New Zealand wildlife park says it has been forced to euthanise two of its elderly lions, with the fate of its remaining five lions unclear, after it ran into financial difficulties.
The privately owned Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary in the northern city of Whangārei closed its doors on the weekend.
Continue reading...Third Michigan man arrested over alleged Halloween terror plot
Ayob Nasser, 19, accused of participating in planning of potential attack on LGBTQ+ bars in suburban Detroit
Investigators say a third Michigan man is now facing charges in a plot to stage a terror attack on Halloween. He traveled to an amusement park in the midwest to scout the location, they said.
Ayob Nasser, 19, was arrested on Wednesday. He is accused of participating in the planning of a possible attack on LGBTQ+ bars in suburban Detroit that was inspired by the Islamic State, federal authorities have said.
Continue reading...12 dead in crash after engine falls off cargo plane during takeoff in Kentucky
Surviellance footage shows one of the plane's engines falling off during takeoff before the fatal crash, officials say.
Mexico’s President Presses Charges Against Man Who Groped Her on the Street – The New York Times
Are Christians being persecuted in Nigeria as Trump claims?
Donald Trump says thousands of Christians are being killed in Nigeria - where has he got the numbers from?
Watch: What New Yorkers want Mamdani to do as mayor
The 34-year-old will become the city's first Muslim mayor and the youngest in more than a century when he is sworn in on 1 January 2026.
British military announces first delivery of Ajax armoured vehicles – eight years late
First 50 vehicles, costing nearly £10m each, finally ready to deploy to Nato’s eastern flank, where drones now dominate
Britain’s military has announced the first delivery of Ajax armoured vehicles, eight years behind schedule and amid questions about their relevance as cheap drones dominate the battlefields of Ukraine.
The junior defence minister Luke Pollard said the first 50 vehicles, costing nearly £10m each, were ready to deploy on Nato’s eastern flank, though he acknowledged the problems of the past when delivery deadlines of 2017, 2020 and 2021 were all missed.
Continue reading...Prison sentencing reforms will lead to up to 6% rise in crime, police chiefs say
Government plans include more short sentences being suspended and earlier releases from jail
Government plans to radically reform sentencing will lead to an increase in crime by as much as 6% in a single year, according to police chiefs.
The reforms, which cover England and Wales, involve a presumption against short sentences of a year or less, with community sentences used instead, and those jailed being released earlier than currently the case.
Continue reading...Mamdani says he’s a democratic socialist. What does that mean?
President Donald Trump has attacked the New York City mayor-elect's political label and claims he is a communist.
Key Regional Partners Stand Behind Gaza UN Security Council Resolution – United States Mission to the United Nations (.gov)
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A popular rapper held over an influencer’s death: What we know so far
Police have reclassified Iris Hsieh's "sudden death" as murder and remanded Namewee in custody.
Fan ban ‘incredibly sad’ – Maccabi Tel Aviv chief
Maccabi Tel Aviv chief executive Jack Angelides calls for a separation between football and politics after away fans were banned from Thursday's Europa League game at Aston Villa.
Queues and protests: BBC at the Shein store opening in Paris
The online shopping giant opened its first physical shop in the world - in a Parisian department store.
Lancashire’s Reform-run council plans to close care homes and day centres
Questions about potential conflict of interest as council’s cabinet member for social care owns private care company
Lancashire’s Reform-run council has been accused of “selling off the family silver” through its plans to save £4m a year by closing five council-run care homes and five day centres and moving residents into the private sector.
One of the care home residents, a 92-year-old woman, said she would leave only by “being forcibly removed or in a box”.
Continue reading...Miss Universe contestants walk out after organiser berates Miss Mexico
Video of the incident, which was live streamed, has been shared widely on the internet.
Miss Universe contestants walk out after organiser berates Miss Mexico
Video of the incident, which was live streamed, has been shared widely on the internet.
Trump, 79, Gets Basic Geography Wrong in Awkward Senior Moment – The Daily Beast
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- Trump confuses South America and South Africa during speech in Miami The Independent
- Trump says South Africa should not be in G20, refuses to attend summit in Johannesburg Anadolu Ajansı
- Trump: "For generations Miami has been a haven for those fleeing communist tyranny in South Africa. I mean, if you take a look at what's going on in parts of South Africa. Look at South Africa, what's going on. Look at South America, what's going on. You know, X