- Hundreds of hikers rescued from Mount Everest after severe snowstorm NPR
- Utahns among hundreds of Mount Everest hikers impacted by extreme blizzard KSL.com
- Hundreds Rescued After Everest Snowstorm Traps Hikers Yahoo
- Snowstorms strand hikers in China and a South Korean climber dies in Nepal AP News
- Trekker uses cooking pots to dig her way out of freak blizzard on Everest CNN
White House memo says federal workers may not get automatic backpay: Report
The memo is seen as a pressure tactic on Democrats as the US government shutdown heads into its eighth day.
Progress in Gaza peace talks as Trump says ‘very close to deal’
Officials reported progress after a third day of indirect talks between Israel and Hamas in Egypt.
Scientist’s off-grid hike interrupted by news of Nobel Prize win
Dr Fred Ramsdell was "living his best life" offline when the Nobel committee tried to contact him.
Israel intercepts Freedom Flotilla Coalition vessels en route to Gaza
The Israeli military has intercepted and boarded several boats sailing towards Gaza.
At least 24 killed as army paraglider bombs Myanmar Buddhist festival
Locals tell the BBC the carnage has made it hard to identify victims of the military attack.
Burkina Faso’s military gov’t arrests European NGO workers for ‘spying’
Dutch humanitarian organisation INSO rejected the allegations and called for the release of its eight staff members.
‘One of the greatest things’ – Nigeria’s art innovators on display in London
Nigerian Modernism at the Tate spotlights a compelling period in the West African country's history.
One-man spam campaign ravages EU ‘chat control’ bill – politico.eu
- One-man spam campaign ravages EU ‘chat control’ bill politico.eu
- Potential EU law sparks global concerns over end-to-end encryption for messaging apps CyberScoop
- Germany rejects EU 'chat control' proposal to police messaging apps Yahoo
- Signal calls on Germany to vote against ‘Chat Control,’ saying it would leave EU market The Record from Recorded Future News
- Child protection vs privacy: decision time for EU Barron News-Shield
‘Bangladeshi infiltrator’: Indian Muslims in poll-bound Bihar battle hate
A community of Bangla-speaking Muslims in eastern state's Seemanchal region on edge as key assembly elections near.
Dolly Parton’s sister asks fans to pray for country singer
The message comes a week after the 79-year-old musician postponed gigs due to health issues.
‘I sleep with a gas mask on’ – Life next to Portland protest angering Trump
As Trump threatens military action, residents in Portland tell the BBC about life amid the protests.
Protests held in support of Palestinians on 2-year anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel – Politico
- Protests held in support of Palestinians on 2-year anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel Politico
- Starmer targets inflammatory chants at Palestine protests for further curbs The Guardian
- U.K. Government Asked Pro-Palestinian Supporters Not to March on Oct. 7. They Did Anyway. The Wall Street Journal
- Anti-Israel protesters chant antisemitic slogan in NYC on two-year anniversary of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack New York Post
- PM urges students not to join pro-Palestinian protests on 7 October BBC
Italy’s Meloni says ICC complaint accuses her of Gaza genocide complicity
A complaint lodged with the ICC points to the Italian government's role supplying lethal weapons to Israel amid Gaza war
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,322
Here are the key events from day 1,322 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Dolly Parton ‘going to be just fine’, singer’s sister says as she calls for prayers amid health problems
Freida Parton says she has been ‘up all night praying’ as singer continues to deal with unspecified ‘health challenges’
Dolly Parton’s sister says she has been “up all night praying” for the singer as she continues to deal with unspecified health problems.
Freida Parton wrote that her 79-year-old sister “hasn’t been feeling her best lately”, two weeks after the singer postponed a Las Vegas residency scheduled for December, citing “health challenges”.
Continue reading...The deadly dose: Inside India’s cough syrup obsession
India’s booming cough syrup market faces scrutiny after contaminated syrups kill multiple children.
New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds
NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report finds
New Zealand’s oceans are warming 34% faster than the global average, with NZ$180bn (US$104bn) worth of housing at risk of flooding, a new report about the nation’s marine environment has revealed.
The ministry of the environment and Stats NZ’s three-yearly update, Our Environment 2025, collates statistics, data and research across five domains – air, atmosphere and climate, freshwater, land, and marine – to paint a picture of the state of New Zealand’s marine environment.
Continue reading...Tesla debuts ‘affordable’ Model Y and 3 in US that strike some as too expensive
CEO Elon Musk touts SUV and sedan, with starting prices of $39,990 and $36,990, as way to tap wider swath of buyers
Tesla rolled out “affordable” versions of its best-selling Model Y SUV and its Model 3 sedan, but the starting prices of US$39,990 and US$36,990 were too high, some said, to attract a new class of buyers to the electric vehicle brand.
CEO Elon Musk has touted the car as a way to tap a wider swath of buyers, saying last year that a price below $30,000, after incentives, was the key.
Continue reading...Ecuadorean president’s car attacked in protest over diesel price – Financial Times
- Ecuadorean president’s car attacked in protest over diesel price Financial Times
- Analysing video of alleged assassination attempt of Ecuador's president BBC
- Five arrested after alleged ‘assassination attempt’ on Ecuador President Noboa CNN
- Ecuador’s president unharmed after protesters attack his motorcade The Guardian
- Ecuador president's motorcade attacked by crowd throwing rocks, five detained Reuters