Air safety officials to investigate deadly UPS cargo plane crash near Kentucky airport

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Aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff at Louisville international airport, killing at least nine and injuring 11

Dozens of air safety investigators are set to arrive in Kentucky on Wednesday to piece together evidence on how a UPS cargo plane crashed and erupted into a huge fireball, killing at least nine people and injuring a further 11.

At least 28 National Transportation Safety Board agents will start searching for clues about the possible cause of the disaster, which saw the UPS plane crash shortly after takeoff at the Louisville Muhammad Ali international airport, leaving behind a fiery trail of destruction on the ground and a huge plume of black smoke.

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Israel’s politicians are taking on its lawyers once again – The Economist

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  1. Israel’s politicians are taking on its lawyers once again  The Economist
  2. Israel’s focus on political drama rather than Palestinian rape victim  Al Jazeera
  3. A leaked video, a frantic search, and the top military lawyer: What to know about the scandal rocking Israel  CNN
  4. Ex-MAG set to be released from custody as probe widens, and High Court weighs who will run it  The Times of Israel
  5. Israel's 'Military Whitewasher' Became the National Scapegoat  Haaretz
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‘At the mercy of nature’: how the Caribbean is dealing with the unprecedented Hurricane Melissa – The Guardian

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  1. ‘At the mercy of nature’: how the Caribbean is dealing with the unprecedented Hurricane Melissa  The Guardian
  2. ‘The Whole Place Is Blown Apart’: 90% of Jamaican Town’s Homes Destroyed  The New York Times
  3. Upstate nonprofit takes first flight of supplies to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa  WYFF News 4
  4. Just In Time  Samaritan's Purse
  5. Jamaica sees 30% GDP hit from Hurricane Melissa, at least 75 dead in Caribbean  Reuters
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Second accidental release of prisoner ‘utterly unacceptable’, No 10 says, as Lammy blames system left by Tories – UK politics live

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Lammy, standing in for Keir Starmer, avoided answering questions on the mistaken release during PMQs

David Lammy starts by saying the PM is in Brazil.

He says the thoughts of all MPs are still with the victims of the appalling attacks in Huntingdon and Peterborough, where, he says, he was at school for seven years.

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The devious way Democrats copied Trump to win: MARK HALPERIN digs into the exit polls to expose their secrets – Daily Mail

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  1. The devious way Democrats copied Trump to win: MARK HALPERIN digs into the exit polls to expose their secrets  Daily Mail
  2. California voters approve new US House map designed to boost Democrats in 2026, aiming to blunt GOP changes elsewhere  Yahoo
  3. See stunning voter data rattling Trump in Ari’s 2025 elex breakdown  Yahoo
  4. 'A landslide': analyst on Democrats' 2025 elections sweep  Yahoo
  5. California votes yes on Prop 50  Yahoo
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Brazil’s deadliest police raid puts Lula in a political bind – Reuters

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  1. Brazil's deadliest police raid puts Lula in a political bind  Reuters
  2. A bloody police raid in Rio was the deadliest in Brazil’s history  The Economist
  3. Brazil's president calls for investigation after 121 killed in police operation against gang: "There was a massacre"  CBS News
  4. Brazil: Police massacre in Rio de Janeiro is evidence yet again of systemic and racist violence  Amnesty International
  5. Over 130 Killed in Bloody Crackdown on Drug Gangs in Rio de Janeiro  The New York Times
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Germany says 18 arrested after probe of online fraud involving payment providers – Reuters

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  1. Germany says 18 arrested after probe of online fraud involving payment providers  Reuters
  2. Eurojust coordinates major operation against EUR 300 million global credit card fraud: 18 arrests  Eurojust
  3. German probe of suspected fraud and money-laundering extends to Canada  CBC
  4. Fintech Fraud Scandal Uncovered in Germany  Bloomberg.com
  5. Eighteen arrested in connection with alleged global online fraud network  Financial Times
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Reform’s public-sector pensions plan could cost billions extra, union warns

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Prospect says proposals to make payouts less generous would damage public finances rather than save money

Reform UK’s plans to make public-sector pensions less generous could cost billions extra a year and cause a ticking timebomb in the public finances, a leading trade union has warned.

Prospect said the plans unveiled by the party’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, would damage the public finances rather than save money “and end up costing taxpayers tens of billions of pounds in the years to come”.

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Russian forces appear to tighten grip on strategic city of Pokrovsk

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Military analysts say situation in Pokrovsk has deteriorated, while Kremlin says it plans to explore resumption of nuclear testing

Moscow’s forces appear to be tightening their grip on Pokrovsk, with street fighting raging across the ruined city in eastern Ukraine, as the Kremlin announced plans to explore the resumption of nuclear testing.

Ukraine’s general staff on Wednesday denied Russian claims that its troops had been encircled, saying efforts were under way to reinforce the flanks around Pokrovsk and the nearby town of Myrnohrad.

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Man gropes Mexican president as she speaks to citizens on the streets

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Man tries to kiss and embrace Claudia Sheinbaum, highlighting security risk and harassment women face in Mexico

The Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has been groped by a man as she mingled with citizens on the streets of Mexico City, raising questions about the lack of presidential security and the level of sexual harassment the country’s women face.

A video of the incident on Tuesday shows a visibly drunk man trying to kiss the president on the neck and embrace her from behind, as she removes his hands and turns to face him, before a government official steps in and places himself between them.

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Police ‘urgently’ looking for prisoner freed by mistake in London

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Algerian man, 24, ‘released in error’ from HMP Wandsworth two days after stronger checks for jails were brought in

Police have launched an urgent manhunt for a second foreign prisoner freed mistakenly, two days after the justice secretary, David Lammy, brought in stronger checks for jails.

The 24-year-old Algerian was wrongly released from Wandsworth prison in south London last Wednesday, with the Metropolitan police informed only this week.

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