- Ecuador arrests five for alleged presidential assassination attempt BBC
- Alleged assassination attempt on Ecuador's Noboa exposes growing rural unrest Reuters
- Convoy carrying Ecuadorian president attacked during protests, officials say CNN
- Ecuador’s president unharmed after protesters attack his motorcade The Guardian
- Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes the First Billionaire Soccer Player The Daily Beast
Mamdani attends Israelis for Peace vigil after his 7 October statement draws ire from Israel
New York City’s mayoral candidate sits in with Brad Lander after commemorating Israeli and Palestinian victims
The New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday evening attended a vigil in Manhattan convened by Israelis for Peace, an anti-occupation group of Israelis in New York who have rallied weekly since 2023 to call for a ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages.
Sitting in Union Square alongside New York City comptroller Brad Lander, his one-time rival for the Democratic nomination who has been campaigning for him, Mamdani listened as speakers at the event – which marked the two-year anniversary of the 7 October Hamas attacks on Israel – called for an end to the killing and to Israel’s occupation, and for equal rights for Palestinians.
Continue reading...Ex-Husband Contradicts a Man Appealing Conviction in Pelicot Rape Case – The New York Times
- Ex-Husband Contradicts a Man Appealing Conviction in Pelicot Rape Case The New York Times
- Gisèle Pelicot tells appeal trial she never gave consent to man convicted of rape The Guardian
- Witnesses testify defendant ‘fully aware’ he was assaulting Gisele Pelicot Al Jazeera
- Gisèle Pelicot to face one of her rapists in court as French women fear nothing has changed BBC
- One man is forcing France to relive the Pelicot nightmare The Telegraph
Germany: Police see no political motive in mayor’s stabbing – DW
- Germany: Police see no political motive in mayor's stabbing DW
- German mayor reportedly stabbed as Merz condemns ‘heinous’ attack CNN
- Mayor-Elect in Critical Condition After Stabbing in Western Germany The New York Times
- German mayor critically injured in stabbing attack, police say BBC
- Newly elected mayor in Germany found at home with serious stab wounds Euronews.com
‘We will rise’: Grief, defiance and hope as 30,000 gather in Tel Aviv two years after Oct. 7 – The Times of Israel
- ‘We will rise’: Grief, defiance and hope as 30,000 gather in Tel Aviv two years after Oct. 7 The Times of Israel
- The costs of Israel’s longest war, for Israelis NPR
- Israel Marks Two-Year Anniversary of Oct. 7 in Subdued Fashion The New York Times
- 2 years since Oct. 7 attack, tennis brings some Nova music festival survivors together ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Jeremy Bowen: Two years on, will Israel and Hamas seize the chance to end the war? BBC
Watch: ‘Eeyore, you good boy’ – Florida dog leads deputy to missing 86-year-old
Bodycam footage shows the officer responding to a call from a man concerned about his wife's whereabouts after she went for a walk.
Russian forces seized nearly 5,000 square km of Ukrainian land in 2025, says Putin – France 24
- Russian forces seized nearly 5,000 square km of Ukrainian land in 2025, says Putin France 24
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,322 Al Jazeera
- Meeting with Defence Ministry and General Staff senior officials Президент России
- Putin Calls Invasion of Ukraine “Right,” Portrays Mass Destructions as “Liberation“ UNITED24 Media
- Putin says Russia has captured nearly 5,000 square km in Ukraine this year Yahoo
High security a fact of life for UK’s Jews living in fear of attack – BBC
- High security a fact of life for UK's Jews living in fear of attack BBC
- Manchester synagogue terrorist called cops mid-attack to brag: ‘I have killed two Jews’ New York Post
- I didn’t realise how much I loved my home town until a terrorist attacked it. I pray unity prevails there | Simon Hattenstone The Guardian
- British Jews further tighten security measures after Yom Kippur attack in Manchester The Times of Israel
- Synagogue terrorist told police he ‘killed in name of Islamic State’ The Times
Lifetime of earnings not enough for UK workers to join wealthiest 10%, report says
Research finds it would take average worker saving all their earnings for 52 years to match wealth of richest 10th of society
It would take the average earner in the UK 52 years’ worth of earnings to become as wealthy as the richest 10%, according to new research by the Resolution Foundation.
In a new report, the influential thinktank analyses the Office for National Statistics’ latest wealth and assets survey, which covers the Covid pandemic period of 2020-22.
Continue reading...Green groups criticise plans to weaken protections for English national parks
Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law
Plans to water down protections for national parks such as Dartmoor and the Lake District in a “kneejerk bid for growth” will be devastating for nature, more than 170 organisations have told the prime minister.
The Treasury is understood to be pushing for a weakening of protections for England’s national parks and national landscapes in changes to planning law to make it easier for developers to build houses and infrastructure projects.
Continue reading...One in three UK workers have called in sick after work drinks, survey finds
IPPR report warns of ‘productivity crisis’ and says many firms out of step with gen Z shift away from alcohol
One in three UK workers have called in sick after drinking at a work event or after hours with colleagues, research has found.
Many staff feel under pressure to drink in work-related settings against their wishes, despite a big shift among younger adults away from consuming as much alcohol as their predecessors.
32% of workers had called in sick the next day after drinking at a work event or with workmates in the last year.
41% of 18- to 24-year-olds had been too hungover to work, and 47% of 25- to 34-year-olds.
22% of staff in education and 24% in health and social care had cried off work the next day after drinking at or after work in the past six months, and a fifth in both sectors had turned up late the next day.
28% think drinking at work events excludes non-drinkers or creates cliques.
Continue reading...Brexit has done nothing to stem sharp decline of UK fish populations, shows study
Experts call for urgent strategy to end overfishing as report shows just 41% of stocks of species such as cod and mackerel considered healthy
The UK’s populations of fish such as cod, herring and mackerel are still being “grossly mismanaged” by politicians and overfished, despite hitting unhealthy levels, a study has found.
British fish stocks have been under growing pressure for decades, but during the Brexit campaign some politicians promised that leaving the EU would allow the UK to take control.
Continue reading...Starmer Resists Demands for More Visas for High-Skilled Indians – Bloomberg.com
- Starmer Resists Demands for More Visas for High-Skilled Indians Bloomberg.com
- UK won't relax visa rules for India, Starmer says BBC
- 'Bollywood is back in Britain': UK PM Keir Starmer meets Rani Mukerji; speaks about strengthening cultura Times of India
- More UK visas for highly skilled Indian workers ‘not part of plan’, says Keir Starmer Financial Times
- UK PM Starmer seeks quick implementation of India trade deal to build business ties Reuters
How to fix France’s deepening political crisis?
President Emmanuel Macron under pressure as parliamentary paralysis persists.
US National Guard troops arrive in Illinois as Trump escalates crackdown
Troops arrive despite active legal challenges from Chicago and the state of Illinois in the courts.
Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa unharmed after attack on his car
A minister claimed the attack was an assassination attempt, but protesters said they were targeted with violence, too.
‘Not a punchline’: 15 dehumanising quotes on Gaza atrocities by US figures
Van Jones apologises for joke about dead Palestinian babies, but not alone when it comes to insensitive remarks on Gaza.
A British Ice and more stop and search: Badenoch’s Tories set out new policies
Shadow ministers have announced far-reaching and often radical proposals – here is a roundup of some of them
Kemi Badenoch warned her shadow cabinet in January not to expect any detailed policies until 2027. “We’re not creating policies for 2028 in 2025,” a Tory spokesperson said at the time.
This week that changed. At the Conservative party’s annual conference in Manchester, shadow ministers have lined up to announce detailed, far-reaching and often radical new policies.
Continue reading...Hamas wants ‘guarantees’ Israel will end Gaza war as talks on day 2 wrap up
Senior Hamas official says group intends to release captives in stages linked to the withdrawal of Israel's military.
Conservative-led US Supreme Court seems wary of ‘conversion therapy’ ban
The high court's conservative justices express concern the ban might infringe upon therapists' freedom of speech.