Two suspects in Louvre heist partially admit involvement: Paris prosecutor
The suspects face charges for theft committed by an organised gang and criminal conspiracy, prosecutor says.
Curfew declared in Tanzania’s capital amid election-day protests
Police in the Tanzanian capital have declared a curfew in Dar es Salaam amid election-day protests.
US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates as labour market weakens
The US central bank cut rates by a quarter of a percentage point, its second cut for the year.
US could lose between $7bn and $14bn during shutdown, budget office says
Federal agency also estimates country’s GDP will reduce by one to two percentage points over shrinking demand
The US is set to lose between $7bn and $14bn as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown, according to the congressional budget office.
On Wednesday, the nonpartisan federal agency released its estimates in a new report to the House budget committee as the government shutdown reaches four weeks.
Continue reading...US military to reduce number of troops in Romania as start of European drawdown
Army says 2nd Infantry Brigade combat team of 101st Airborne to redeploy to Kentucky ‘without replacement’
The US military is reducing the number of troops it has stationed in Romania, scaling back Nato’s deployment to countries along Europe’s eastern border with Ukraine, US and Romanian officials have announced.
In a statement on Wednesday, the US army said that the 2nd Infantry Brigade combat team of the 101st Airborne division would redeploy to its home-based unit in Kentucky “without replacement” as part of a plan to “ensure a balanced US military force posture”.
Continue reading...Fed cuts interest rates for second time this year amid economic uncertainty
Central bank sets rates at range between 3.75% and 4% amid turbulence from government shutdown and Trump’s tariffs
The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday, the second rate cut this year amid economic turbulence from the federal government shutdown and Donald Trump’s tariffs.
The decision to cut the Fed’s benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to a range of 3.75% to 4% comes at an extraordinary moment for the central bank. The Fed has been under immense pressure from Donald Trump to cut rates despite persistent inflation.
Continue reading...Investigation after woman left behind by cruise ship dies on island
Crew of Coral Adventurer only realised the 80-year-old Australian was missing hours after they left Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef.
France enshrines need for consent into rape law in wake of Gisèle Pelicot case
The debate over the change in legislation gained renewed urgency following the mass rape trial which shocked France last year.
France enshrines need for consent into rape law in wake of Gisèle Pelicot case
The debate over the change in legislation gained renewed urgency following the mass rape trial which shocked France last year.
Man charged with murder after triple stabbing in west London
Safi Dawood to appear in court charged with murder of one man and attempted murder of another man and a 14-year-old boy
A man has been charged with murder after a triple stabbing in Uxbridge, west London, police have said.
Safi Dawood, 22, was charged with the murder of a 49-year-old man and the attempted murders of another man, 45, and a 14-year-old boy. He will appear on Thursday at Westminster magistrates court.
Continue reading...United Nations calls for end to US embargo on Cuba, again
Cuba denies US allegations of mercenary activity in Ukraine and insists the embargo is a form of collective punishment.
Two suspects partially admit involvement in Louvre heist, prosecutor says
The Paris prosecutor says the jewels are not yet recovered and there could be a bigger gang behind the theft.
Lab monkeys on loose after Mississippi crash were disease-free, university says
Three monkeys remain at large and are being searched for, officials said after initially reporting they were infectious
A group of monkeys being transported on a Mississippi highway that escaped captivity on Tuesday after the truck carrying them overturned did not carry a dangerous infectious disease, a university has said.
The truck was carrying rhesus monkeys, which typically weigh around 16lb (7.7kg) and are among the most medically studied animals on the planet.
Continue reading...Death toll in police raid on drug gang in Rio rises 119, Brazilian police say – AP News
- Death toll in police raid on drug gang in Rio rises 119, Brazilian police say AP News
- At least 132 killed in Rio police raid, officials say BBC
- ‘This was a slaughter, not an operation’: the favela reeling from Rio’s deadliest police raid The Guardian
- Rio police raids kill at least 132, corpses line street Reuters
- 'Cruel' police raids help, not hinder, Rio's criminal gangs: expert Yahoo
Greek police increase security after protests against Israeli cruise ship
Measures are being taken at the harbours of Patras and Katakolo after demonstrations earlier this week
Greek authorities have stepped up security in two harbours in an attempt to keep protesters away from a cruise liner carrying Israeli tourists on an 11-day tour around the Mediterranean.
The measures taken at Patras and Katakolo in the Peloponnese followed demonstrations when the MS Crown Iris docked at Kalamata earlier this week. In July passengers on the same ship were prevented from disembarking and it was forced to divert to Cyprus after local people staged a protest in support of Palestine on the Cycladic isle of Syros.
Continue reading...UK unveils ‘carbon budget delivery plan’ to get back on track for net zero targets
Ed Miliband says pushing for renewable energy and lower emissions will reduce household bills and boost economy
The UK government will go “all in” on clean energy and climate policy, the energy secretary has said, as he unveiled plans to put the UK back on track to reach its net zero commitments.
In the face of intensifying attacks on climate policy from the poll-leading Reform UK party and the Conservatives, the government insists that pushing for renewable energy and lower carbon emissions will reduce household bills and boost the economy.
Continue reading...MPs vote down Farage’s proposal for UK to leave ECHR – as it happened
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Mark Sedwill, the former cabinet secretary and former national security adviser, goes next. He is now a peer, and a member of the committee.
He says the deputy national security adviser, Matthew Collins, thought there was enough evidence for the case to go ahead. But the CPS did not agree. Who was right?
In 2017, the Law Commission flagged that the term enemy [in the legislation] was deeply problematic and it would give rise to difficulties in future prosecutions.
And I think what has played out, during this prosecution exemplifies and highlights the difficulties with that.
Continue reading...At least 132 killed in Rio police raid, officials say
The police operation targeting a criminal gang in a densely-populated area of Rio is the deadliest in the city.
Louvre heist suspects have admitted involvement in jewels theft – CNN
- Louvre heist suspects have admitted involvement in jewels theft CNN
- Paris prosecutor says apprehended Louvre heist suspects have spoken , as $102M crown jewels remain missing Fox News
- Paris police acknowledge major gaps in Louvre's defenses after jewel theft NBC News
- Prosecutor says no sign yet of jewels taken in Louvre robbery, as two suspects admit partial guilt CBS News
- Two Men Arrested in Louvre Heist to Be Charged; Jewels Not Found Bloomberg
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 104, health ministry says, after Hamas accused of killing soldier
US President Trump says "nothing" will jeopardise the two-week-old ceasefire despite the flare-up of violence.