- US, China reach rare earths, tariff pause for Trump and Xi to consider Reuters
- US and China ease trade tensions on first day of Trump’s Asia diplomacy tour CNN
- Chinese and U.S. officials tentatively agree to avert 100 percent tariffs The Washington Post
- Farm owner Bessent on soybean crisis: "I have felt this pain too" Axios
- Trump Live Updates: News on China Trade Deal Framework, Asia Tour and Canada Tariffs The New York Times
French police arrest two men over €88m Louvre jewel heist
One man arrested at Charles de Gaulle airport and another just outside Paris, officials confirm
French police have arrested two suspects believed to have helped steal crown jewels worth an estimated €88m (£76m) from the Louvre museum in Paris, officials have said, a week after one of the country’s most spectacular heists in decades.
The Paris public prosecutor confirmed media reports on Sunday that one man had been detained at about 10pm (8pm UK time) on Saturday at the capital’s Charles de Gaulle airport by officers from the armed robberies and serious burglaries squad.
Continue reading...Keir Starmer shares post-punk passion and revisits musical past
Prime minister praises Scottish band Orange Juice and shares details about his family life in Radio 3 interview
Keir Starmer has said he is a fan of the Scottish post-punk band Orange Juice and northern soul, in a deep dive of his musical tastes and personal life.
On BBC Radio 3’s Private Passions, Starmer chose a selection of his favourite music including works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Elgar, and reflected on his own musical journey, which included learning to play violin alongside Norman Cook, AKA Fatboy Slim, at school.
Continue reading...Trump raises tariffs on Canadian goods over Reagan advert
Trump has announced he's adding 10% to his current levies on one of the biggest US trading partners.
Estonia’s top diplomat: Russia testing NATO resolve amid Trump uncertainty
Estonia’s foreign minister discusses whether Moscow’s airspace violations are a test of NATO unity.
US and China agree framework of trade deal ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
US trade secretary says the two will sign a deal on TikTok, while hinting at agreement on rare earths and tariffs.
Trump meets Brazil’s Lula at ASEAN summit, touts ‘pretty good deals’
Both countries' negotiating teams will start working 'immediately' to address US tariffs and sanctions, says Lula.
Two arrested over theft of jewels at Louvre museum in Paris
Four thieves broke into the world's most-visited museum in broad daylight, stealing eight items worth €88m (£76m; $102m).
Ireland’s president elect is a left-wing, anti-establishment figure who is outspoken on Gaza – AP News
- Ireland’s president elect is a left-wing, anti-establishment figure who is outspoken on Gaza AP News
- Catherine Connolly: How the anti-establishment candidate won the Irish presidency BBC
- Catherine Connolly’s election as president has added a new dynamic to Irish politics The Guardian
- Ireland elects a leftist who campaigned on economic justice, Gaza The Washington Post
- Connolly wins Ireland’s presidential election in landslide Al Jazeera
‘Islamophobia is endemic,’ Mamdani says of Republicans’ push to deport him
Two House Republicans push justice department to investigate Zohran Mamdani’s path to US citizenship
Two US House Republicans are pushing the federal justice department to investigate the path to citizenship of Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate favored to win the 4 November election for New York City mayor.
Congressman Randy Fine of Florida and Andy Ogles of Tennessee – both staunch proponents of Donald Trump’s presidential administration – have been leading the push, which has been condemned by Democratic officials and Muslim civil rights groups as “racist and anti-Muslim”.
Continue reading...Hurricane Melissa strengthens into category 4 as it approaches Jamaica – The Guardian
- Hurricane Melissa strengthens into category 4 as it approaches Jamaica The Guardian
- Why Melissa’s intensification en route to Jamaica is so extraordinary The Washington Post
- How Hurricane Melissa Rapidly Intensified The New York Times
- Hurricane Melissa Maps Tracker: Forecast Track, Rainfall, Winds And More The Weather Channel
- Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, forecast to bring catastrophic flooding NBC News
Reform MP’s remarks about TV adverts were ‘racist’, says Wes Streeting
Health secretary hardens Labour line after Sarah Pochin said advertising ‘doesn’t reflect our society’
Wes Streeting has accused the Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin of making racist remarks after she said seeing adverts full of black and Asian people “drives her mad”.
The health secretary said Pochin was “only sorry she’s been caught and called out”, adding she had “said the quiet bit loud”, as he warned of a return to “1970s, 1980s-style racism”.
Continue reading...The not-so-little Murray cod that could: fish tracked swimming 900km along Australia’s biggest river system
Fish named after Olympic swimming champion Ariarne Titmus was most recently tracked at a section of the mid-Murray, near Belsar Island
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A young Murray cod has swum one of the longest ever recorded journeys for the species, travelling about 900km through the Murray River, its streams and backchannels.
Murray cod, Australia’s largest freshwater fish, grow up to 1.5 metres and can live for half a century. Research by Victoria’s Arthur Rylah Institute has shown the species, listed as vulnerable under federal environment laws, is capable of covering extreme distances.
Continue reading...Embattled Milei faces critical midterm elections in Argentina
The outcome of the elections could determine the future of Milei's economic programme and a vital $40bn US bailout.
Food benefits set to expire for 41 million people as US shutdown continues
Department of Agriculture says no benefits will be issued in November and it would not draw on emergency reserves
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country’s biggest social assistance programs will not be issued in November amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
The shutdown was in its 25th day at the time of the announcement, which came after more than 200 Democrats in the US House of Representatives on Friday called on USDA to draw on its emergency reserves to fund November food benefits.
Continue reading...Has Trump’s ‘peace deal’ solved the Thailand-Cambodia dispute?
Donald Trump has claimed to have ended another war, this time between Thailand and Cambodia. But what does this latest agreement actually amount to?
Will Trump’s ‘peace deal’ solve Thailand-Cambodia dispute?
Donald Trump has claimed to have ended another war, this time between Thailand and Cambodia. But what does this latest agreement actually amount to?
Mystery donor gives $130m to US military to pay troops during shutdown
The Treasury Secretary says the US has enough for the next military payday, but can't pay service members after that.
Red Cross seen aiding Hamas in search of hostages’ bodies in Rafah area – The Times of Israel
- Red Cross seen aiding Hamas in search of hostages’ bodies in Rafah area The Times of Israel
- LIVE: Israel relents as search for Gaza bodies expands with Egypt help Al Jazeera
- Red Cross and Egyptian teams allowed to search for hostage bodies in Israeli-held Gaza territory; official says Hamas allowed there too The Times of Israel
- Hamas expands search for the remains of hostages in Gaza AP News
- Egypt Aids Search for Bodies of Dead Captives in Gaza The New York Times
Russia says it has tested nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile
The experimental weapon is hailed as having a potentially unlimited range - though Western experts have questioned its value.