- Nobel Peace Prize winner roasts Trump after winning award The Independent
- Trump Says He Should Have Won 8 Nobels After Being Snubbed for the Prize The New York Times
- Trump thinks he should have won the Nobel Peace Prize. His quest for it is now the butt of the joke CNN
- Is the Whole World Wrong? Tablet Magazine
- Nobel Peace laureate defends international justice as it comes under US criticism AP News
Delhi sees more protests as freed ‘cockroach’ group’s leaders vow to fight on
The EU’s China dilemma: how to counter Beijing without alienating friends – South China Morning Post
- The EU’s China dilemma: how to counter Beijing without alienating friends South China Morning Post
- Chinese Lithium Slumps 10% After EU Deal Slashes Hybrid Exports Bloomberg.com
- China details outcome of EU trade talks on hybrid, electric vehicles Reuters
- Europe can fight the ‘China shock’ Financial Times
- Expert analysis: Three key takeaways from the latest China-EU trade talks CGTN
World condemns deadly Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh airport – Al Jazeera
- World condemns deadly Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh airport Al Jazeera
- Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Airport Attacked Again, After Days of Houthi Strikes The New York Times
- Saudi coalition vows retaliation after deadly Houthi attack on Riyadh airport The Guardian
- At least 12 people killed, more than 300 injured in strike on Riyadh airport, Saudi officials say CBS News
- Trump says he is 'going to look at' joining Saudi Arabia in the fight against Iran-backed Houthis after deadly airport strike CNBC
Buildings swept away as flash floods hit central Nepal
French students are in the streets. Donald Trump and Fox News are freaking out – Salon.com
- French students are in the streets. Donald Trump and Fox News are freaking out Salon.com
- Police fire teargas as French school protests cause 'heaviest toll in decades' Reuters
- Unprecedented student protests are rocking France. Here’s why they’re angry CNN
- Transnational political actors, far left networks capitalize on France's student riots The Jerusalem Post
- France braces for fresh student demonstrations as Macron calls for 'respect' Yahoo
Britain stands behind Zelenskyy, says Streeting after Trump’s call for new leader in Ukraine
Defence secretary backs Ukrainian president and says priority is to maintain western unity over Russia conflict
Britain stands behind Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the defence secretary has said, after Donald Trump called for the Ukrainian president to be replaced and the US announced a controversial agreement to buy Russian diesel.
Wes Streeting said Ukrainians alone should be able to decide who leads their country as he indicated Trump was facing domestic political pressure over fuel prices before next month’s midterm elections.
Continue reading...Inside Israel’s plot to kill Hezbollah chief as Netanyahu warned Biden aide would ‘jump out of his skin’ – Fox News
Inside Israel’s plot to kill Hezbollah chief as Netanyahu warned Biden aide would ‘jump out of his skin’ – Fox News
- Inside Israel's plot to kill Hezbollah chief as Netanyahu warned Biden aide would 'jump out of his skin' Fox News
- Two years after Nasrallah, Hezbollah no longer sets the rules JNS.org
- Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah’s Thought and Martyrdom Brought About a Fundamental Shift in Battlefield Equations اسلام تايمز
- Sayyed Nasrallah’s flame remains alive Tehran Times
- Lebanon Israel Nasrallah Anniversary chronicleonline.com
Sweating the details: Sauna’s potential health benefits draw scientists’ interest – NPR
Ukraine Ready to Halt Refinery Strikes for Energy Truce, Zelensky Says – Kyiv Post
- Ukraine Ready to Halt Refinery Strikes for Energy Truce, Zelensky Says Kyiv Post
- Ukraine will stop hitting refineries if Russia halts energy attacks, Zelenskiy says Reuters
- Zelensky repeats offer to hold elections if Russia agrees to ceasefire The Times
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 4, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Ukraine ready to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries if Russia stops attacking energy infrastructure — Zele Ukrinform
Former Irish Olympic swimming coach and child abuser George Gibney to be sentenced
Gibney, 77, will face justice for abusing athletes in the 1970s and 80s after decades of effort to track and extradite him
More than half a century after he started sexually abusing children, and enjoyed prestige as Ireland’s Olympic swimming coach before fleeing to the United States, George Gibney is to face justice.
The 77-year-old will be sentenced at the central criminal court in Dublin on Monday for abusing four young female athletes in the 1970s and 1980s.
Continue reading...‘She was swaying, zoning out’: UK pets poisoned in record numbers by illicit drugs
Toxicology helplines report 42% increase in calls involving animals poisoned by drugs and nicotine
A record number of pets are ingesting recreational drugs and requiring veterinary care in the UK, figures shared with the Guardian reveal.
Last year, the UK’s only emergency poison centre for animals received its highest ever number of calls involving animals poisoned by cannabis, cocaine, magic mushrooms and nicotine, and it is on course to do so again this year.
Continue reading...Wringing Hope From the Rubble of Gaza – The New York Times
- Wringing Hope From the Rubble of Gaza The New York Times
- A US-brokered ceasefire was supposed to end the war in Gaza. A year later, progress has stalled AP News
- In three years, Israel's war on Gaza hasn't just changed the Middle East, it's changed the world | Steve Bloomfield The Guardian
- One year on, Gaza ceasefire exists ‘in name only,’ aid groups say amid near-daily Israeli strikes NBC News
- I Carry the Key to My Destroyed Home in Gaza to Keep Alive My Dream of Returning Truthout
Book Review: ‘The Havana Syndrome,’ by Michael Rey and Oriana Zill de Granados – The New York Times
A Russian Spy’s Lone Regret: ‘I Got Caught’ – The New York Times
Man accused of child rape set to become police chief in small Louisiana town
Republican Christopher Paul is running unopposed for seat despite allegations he raped two girls 20 years ago
A candidate for police chief in a small Louisiana town candidate is on course to be elected unopposed despite two charges of child rape pending against him, leaving his community to weigh whether to convert the position into an appointed office rather than one determined at the ballot box.
Christopher Paul, a Republican who on 6 August signed up to run for chief of police in the south-western Louisiana village of Elizabeth, was arrested on 8 September on allegations that he raped two girls in 2005 and 2006.
Continue reading...Ukraine Hits Third Russian Yandex Data Hub, Disrupting Services – Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine Hits Third Russian Yandex Data Hub, Disrupting Services Bloomberg.com
- Ukraine hits second major tech site, expanding range of targets inside Russia Reuters
- Ukraine strikes Yandex data centre in third attack on Russian tech giant BBC
- Ukraine’s drones knock out AI data center belonging to "Russia’s Google" Ars Technica
- Ukraine Has Dealt a Big Blow to Russia’s AI and Cloud Infrastructure Gizmodo
Kyiv pushes back on Trump’s call for a new Ukrainian president as drones hit Russian data hub – AP News
Missing Australian hiker Jordan Yap last seen on remote trail found dead in Peru
Family and friends say Melbourne man should be remembered for ‘immense joy he brought to so many people’s lives’
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An Australian trekker who was last seen on a remote South American hiking trail has been found dead, his family have said.
Jordan Yap, 30, last made contact with friends and family on 14 September ahead of a planned 10-day solo trek along Peru’s Huayhuash mountain range, 400km north-east of Lima.
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