Delhi pollution: Indian capital’s air has become toxic once again – BBC

  1. Delhi pollution: Indian capital's air has become toxic once again  BBC
  2. Why Diwali Is Also the Start of Air Pollution Season in New Delhi  The New York Times
  3. After festival of lights, New Delhi plunged into toxic darkness and world’s most polluted air  CNN
  4. New Delhi air quality worsens during Diwali, despite push for 'green' firecrackers  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  5. Delhi Air Pollution, Air Quality Index Explained: 350 vs 1,100, CPCB vs IQAir, Who Has Got Delhi's AQI Right  NDTV
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Thursday briefing: While the ceasefire holds, Gaza continues to starve

In today’s newsletter: With most border crossings remaining closed and aid deliveries falling catastrophically short, will the International Court of Justice’s ruling force change for those left behind?

Good morning. In the end, the ruling was both simple and obvious: Israel is the occupying power in Gaza, the West Bank (including East Jerusalem), and is therefore obligated to ensure the basic needs of the population are met.

That was the verdict in the latest international court of justice case between Israel and Palestine, which also examined Israel’s decision to bar the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) from operating in the occupied territories. The world’s top court found that Israel had failed to provide evidence for its claims that UNRWA lacked neutrality, or that a significant number of its employees were members of Hamas or other armed groups.

Energy | Ministers are considering dropping one of their central green pledges in an effort to keep energy bills down, sources have told the Guardian.

UK news | Keir Starmer’s grooming gangs inquiry has descended into fresh turmoil after the only remaining candidate to be its chair blamed “political opportunism” and “a lack of trust” for his withdrawal as an applicant.

Schools | One in 12 secondary pupils report being put into school isolation rooms at least once a week where they often spend in excess of eight hours, missing more than a full day of lessons, according to research.

Immigration and asylum | A man sent back to France under the “one in, one out” scheme has returned to the UK on a small boat, the Guardian has learned. The man is being held in a UK immigration detention centre and claims to be a victim of modern slavery.

Ukraine war | The US has sanctioned Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia’s two largest oil companies, as the Trump administration increased pressure on the Kremlin to negotiate an end to its war against Ukraine.

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Americans arrested in Caribbean with ‘high-powered weapons’ and cash on their boat – Daily Mail

  1. Americans arrested in Caribbean with 'high-powered weapons' and cash on their boat  Daily Mail
  2. Eight Americans arrested in Bahamas after authorities discover 'high-powered weapons' cache, ammunition  Fox News
  3. 8 Americans arrested as Bahamas police seize guns and cash from docked boat  CBS News
  4. Eight Americans arrested in the Bahamas after ‘high-powered weapons’ and cash allegedly found on their boat  The Independent
  5. Guyanese among 10 foreigners arrested in The Bahamas with high-powered guns  Demerara Waves Online News- Guyana
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Ukraine could get 150 advanced Swedish fighter jets under just-signed deal – CNN

  1. Ukraine could get 150 advanced Swedish fighter jets under just-signed deal  CNN
  2. What Are Gripen Fighter Jets and Why Does Ukraine Want Them From Sweden?  The New York Times
  3. Sweden and Ukraine eye export deal for up to 150 Gripen fighter jets  Reuters
  4. Ukraine gets in line for Swedish Gripen-E fighter jets  Defense News
  5. Ukraine war briefing: Ukrainians may get Gripen fighter jets bought with Russian money  The Guardian
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On the ‘frontline of Taiwan’s frontline’ with China, a cautious opening to tourists – Reuters

  1. On the 'frontline of Taiwan's frontline' with China, a cautious opening to tourists  Reuters
  2. Tourists walk past a "No Drone Zone" sign next to a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun on display facing China's Xiamen, on Dadan Island  Reuters Connect
  3. Dadan Island in Taiwan: A Former Military Stronghold Now Transformed into a Symbol of Peace Amid Taiwan-China Tensions  Travel And Tour World
  4. Dadan Island: From Battlefront to Tourist Attraction  Devdiscourse
  5. Tourists walk past a wall painted with a Taiwan flag, on Dadan Island  Reuters Connect
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New Zealand ‘mega strike’: 100,000 public sector workers demand better conditions

Teachers, nurses and public service staff among those walking off job and also pressing for more government investment in health and education

An estimated 100,000 nurses, teachers and public sector staff walked off the job in New Zealand on Thursday to call on the government to better fund and resource public services, in one of the country’s largest ever strikes.

The so-called “mega strike” brought together workers from multiple sectors, including more than 60,000 school teachers, 40,000 nurses and salaried medical specialists and 15,000 public service staff.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 22, 2025 | ISW – Institute for the Study of War

  1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 22, 2025 | ISW  Institute for the Study of War
  2. Children among victims in Russian strikes, hours after Trump-Putin talks shelved  BBC
  3. Trump-Putin talks 'waste of time' as Russia rejects ceasefire, strikes Ukraine  NBC News
  4. Russia targets Ukraine with drones, missiles after Trump, Putin meeting delay  The Hill
  5. Deadly Russian air attacks force power cuts across Ukraine, as Trump-Putin summit shelved  CNN
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Now let Zelenskyy hit Russia with Tomahawks, Finland tells Trump – politico.eu

  1. Now let Zelenskyy hit Russia with Tomahawks, Finland tells Trump  politico.eu
  2. Reality catches up with Trump’s Ukraine peace drive and threatens his Mideast push  CNN
  3. Why Trump made breakthrough in Gaza but can’t with Putin over Ukraine  BBC
  4. Russia and Ukraine Are No Closer to Cease-Fire After Trump’s Pressure on Zelensky  The Wall Street Journal
  5. After another Kremlin humiliation, it’s past time for Trump to pressure Putin on Ukraine  Inquirer.com
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Pregnant women report medical neglect in ICE detention, rights groups say

Women report miscarriages, delayed care, being shackled and being held in solitary confinement, letter says

Pregnant women have reported bleeding, miscarriages, being shackled and other instances of medical neglect while in US immigration custody, according to a group of prominent civil rights organizations.

The groups – which include the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and its Louisiana chapter, the National Immigration Project, Robert F Kennedy Human Rights, Sanctuary of the South and Sanctuary Now Abolition Project – sent a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Senate committees on Wednesday, describing interviews with more than a dozen women.

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Name of suspect in Cheryl Grimmer cold case revealed in parliament by NSW MP

Girl’s family had told the man, known by pseudonym ‘Mercury’, to meet with them by Wednesday midnight or they would make his identity public

A New South Wales MP has used parliamentary privilege to reveal the identity of a man who was previously charged by police over the alleged abduction and murder of a UK-born toddler, Cheryl Grimmer, 55 years ago.

Cheryl vanished from outside a shower block while with her mother and three older brothers at Fairy Meadow beach in the Illawarra region of NSW on 12 January 1970.

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