US detains man accused in multi-billion Venezuelan money laundering scheme
US officials had been offering a reward of $10m (£7.5m) for information leading to Álvaro Pulido's arrest.
Coast-to-coast cleanup after three storms batter North America – NBC News
- Coast-to-coast cleanup after three storms batter North America NBC News
- Hurricane Simon lashes Mexico's Pacific coast, pounds resorts and vulnerable towns CBS News
- 2 Pacific Storms Barrel Toward Mexico The New York Times
- Hurricane Simon crawls along Mexico's Pacific coast, bringing floods and evacuations Reuters
- Two deaths reported as Hurricane Simon, storm Rachel batter Mexico’s coast Al Jazeera
Azerbaijan’s school hijab ban: What’s behind it, and what’s next? – Al Jazeera
- Azerbaijan’s school hijab ban: What’s behind it, and what’s next? Al Jazeera
- Azerbaijan reportedly blocks social media access as hijab protests continue OC Media
- Monitoring of compliance with dress code rules in state general education institutions has begun 1News.az
- Student protests over headscarf ban Yeni Şafak English
- Saakashvili backs Azerbaijan: “A courageous step!” TodayPress.tv
Fugitive businessman taken into US custody in Venezuela bribery case
A businessman wanted in the US for allegedly bribing top Venezuelan officials has been taken into custody
A businessman wanted for years in the US for allegedly paying bribes to top Venezuelan officials in exchange for lucrative state contracts in Venezuela has been taken into custody.
Alvaro Pulido was indicted in Miami federal court in 2019 and again in 2021 as part of an investigation into his longtime business partner, Alex Saab, a one-time ally of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the state department had been offering a reward of up to $10m for information leading to his arrest.
Continue reading...Super El Nino could make 2026 record hottest year: climate monitor – Yahoo
- Super El Nino could make 2026 record hottest year: climate monitor Yahoo
- Surface air temperature for September 2026 Copernicus Climate Change
- September 2026: 2nd-hottest September for Earth, hottest for the U.S. Yale Climate Connections
- September 2026 was the third-warmest September for Europe https://eu-space.europa.eu/
- Record sea temperature recorded in the central Pacific — BBC News UA.NEWS
Europe is finally confronting China – Financial Times
- Europe is finally confronting China Financial Times
- China State Media Warns EU Against ‘New Tricks’ After Car Deal Bloomberg.com
- The EU’s China dilemma: how to counter Beijing without alienating friends South China Morning Post
- Germany shifts toward tougher EU trade defenses as pressure from Chinese competition grows DW.com
- EU Trade Defence: 44 Industry Groups Push for Stronger Measures - News and Statistics IndexBox
NAZA: Netanyahu orders identification and prosecution of film’s interviewees
Israeli PM calls for criminal investigation into soldiers and officers interviewed in Guardian-produced documentary
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has ordered the country’s attorney general and the head of the Shin Bet security service to reveal the identities of soldiers and officers interviewed in the investigative documentary NAZA and prosecute them for causing “harm to Israel’s diplomatic and security interests”.
The award-winning documentary, directed by the Oscar-winning film-makers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor and produced by the Guardian, details Israel’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza. The film is in cinemas, including in the UK and the US, and will be shown in more than 50 countries.
Continue reading...Air Force Maj. Jason Watson is in Solitary 24 Hours Daily After Publicly Calling For Trump’s Impeachment – Military.com
- Air Force Maj. Jason Watson is in Solitary 24 Hours Daily After Publicly Calling For Trump’s Impeachment Military.com
- Air Force major in 24-hour solitary after calling for Trump’s impeachment: attorney Raw Story
- U.S. Air Force Member Locked in Solitary Confinement 24 Hours a Day After Publicly Calling for Donald Trump's Impeachment AOL.com
Pope Leo to be hospitalized Tuesday for surgery to remove a lung nodule – NBC News
- Pope Leo to be hospitalized Tuesday for surgery to remove a lung nodule NBC News
- Pope Leo Will Have Surgery to Remove Growth on Lung The New York Times
- How worried should Catholics be about the pope’s health? The Pillar
- Pope Leo to be admitted to Gemelli Hospital on October 13 Vatican News
- What to know about Pope Leo’s planned lung nodule surgery CNN
Ukraine passes minority rights law to end Hungary’s EU veto – Euronews.com
- Ukraine passes minority rights law to end Hungary’s EU veto Euronews.com
- Ukraine says EU set to open next accession stages after Kyiv passes minority rights law Reuters
- Ukraine passes amendments to education law to secure Hungary's consent for EU accession clusters Українська правда
- Update: Zelensky signs minority schools bill to appease Hungary, advance EU talks The Kyiv Independent
- EU States Unanimously Agree to Open 2 New Accession Clusters for Ukraine Kyiv Post
Why is it so hard to fight the Houthis?
Security correspondent Frank Gardner explains how the Iran-backed Houthis' precision strikes and guerrilla tactics have made it difficult for Saudi forces to gain the upper hand.
Protesters Say India’s Democracy Is “Rotten” as Modi Gov’t Purges Voter Rolls, Arrests Thousands – Democracy Now!
- Protesters Say India’s Democracy Is “Rotten” as Modi Gov’t Purges Voter Rolls, Arrests Thousands Democracy Now!
- What to Know About the Protests in India The New York Times
- Indian police crack down on 'Cockroach' protest in Delhi DW.com
- India’s ‘million mutinies’ are puncturing Modi’s aura of invincibility Al Jazeera
- As protestors in India are detained by the thousands, dozens gather in Vancouver in solidarity CBC
Palantir CTO says some AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer – Business Insider
- Palantir CTO says some AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer Business Insider
- Transcript: Shyam Sankar, chief technology officer of Palantir, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 11, 2026 CBS News
- Palantir’s Shyam Sankar says the Pentagon has replaced Anthropic’s AI The Next Web
- Palantir CTO Says Some AI Researchers Are So Sure It Will Cure Cancer They’ve Started 'Smoking' — Warns Both AI Extremes Reflect ‘Social Delusion’ Yahoo Finance
- Palantir’s answer to a deadly targeting failure was more AI TheStreet
The bourgeois war of annihilation against Israel – Spiked
- The bourgeois war of annihilation against Israel Spiked
- Three years of war, 100,000 targets struck: IDF releases new conflict data Breaking Defense
- A Small Portland Gathering Speaks of Gazan Suffering on Oct. 7 Anniversary Willamette Week
- Seven Reasons for Hope on October 8 Aish.com
- Three years after Oct. 7, Israeli strikes in Gaza grind on and deaths climb The Washington Post
‘They were people who took chances’: The Vikings who reached the Americas 500 years before Columbus – BBC
- 'They were people who took chances': The Vikings who reached the Americas 500 years before Columbus BBC
- He reached the Americas centuries before Columbus. Why doesn’t he get more credit? The Washington Post
- Vikings Reached North America 500 Years Before Columbus, Archaeology Confirms GreekReporter.com
- 7 Reasons Not to Celebrate Christopher Columbus Today Zeteo | Substack
- The Vikings crossed the Atlantic centuries before Columbus. Why did their American adventure disappear fro The Economic Times
Germany’s Wadephul calls new EU sanctions ‘unprecedented’ blow to Russia – DW.com
- Germany's Wadephul calls new EU sanctions 'unprecedented' blow to Russia DW.com
- Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: EU agrees largest-ever package of listings targeting almost 1600 individuals and entities in Russia’s military-industrial complex Consilium.europa.eu
- Europe pushes tougher line on Russia in growing split with Trump POLITICO.eu
- EU sanctions nearly 1,600 Russian people and firms linked to drone and missile parts ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- EU Adopts Record Sanctions Expansion Targeting 1.6K Russian Defense Firms and Executives The Moscow Times
How China and the EU pressed pause on trade war – and what it took to get there – South China Morning Post
- How China and the EU pressed pause on trade war – and what it took to get there South China Morning Post
- China's $7.5 billion EU hybrid boom faces new curbs under China-EU deal Reuters
- EU Aims to Put Brakes on Chinese Hybrid-Vehicle Market Share With Import Cap WSJ
- Carmakers Back EU Plan to Cap Chinese Hybrids as First Step Bloomberg.com
- EU’s China trade breakthrough risks taking pressure off Beijing Euronews.com
Exclusive: Finland pushes to all but eliminate Russian travel in EU – The Kyiv Independent
- Exclusive: Finland pushes to all but eliminate Russian travel in EU The Kyiv Independent
- Russians face EU travel curbs to prevent hybrid attacks POLITICO.eu
- Estonian foreign minister urges EU to review tourist visas for Russians mezha.net
- EU countries back visa ban for Russian ex-combatants: Kallas Macau Business
- EU to Discuss Limiting Russian Citizens’ Visas to One Country Caspian Post
In Israel’s election, Netanyahu faces a reckoning over Oct. 7 failure – The Forward
- In Israel’s election, Netanyahu faces a reckoning over Oct. 7 failure The Forward
- The Oct. 7 Attack Changed Israel, but Not Its Politics The New York Times
- Benjamin Netanyahu's legacy and political future on the line in Israel's Oct 27 election Fox News
- How genocidal war on Gaza is shaping Israel’s election Al Jazeera
- ‘Peace is not in people’s minds’: October 7 scars take center stage for first-time voters The Times of Israel
Women’s billion-dollar boom leaves players behind, says Fifpro
Women's football is on course to become a billion-dollar industry, but many professional players are still earning low wages, working on insecure contracts and experiencing rising psychological stress, a Fifpro survey indicates.