Can France retrieve its priceless crown jewels – or is it too late?
Experts warn that whilst the criminals may yet be caught, the gemstones they stole may never be recovered.
Delhi pollution: Day after Diwali, India capital wakes up to toxic haze – BBC
- Delhi pollution: Day after Diwali, India capital wakes up to toxic haze BBC
- Why Diwali Is Also the Start of Air Pollution Season in New Delhi The New York Times
- Thick, hazardous smog blankets New Delhi after Diwali fireworks ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Top news of the day: Delhi’s air quality plummets on Deepavali; Trump says India to pay ‘massive tariffs’ if it continues to buy Russian oil, and more The Hindu
- Delhi awakes to a toxic haze after Diwali as pollution season begins The Guardian
Toxic haze in Delhi despite ‘green’ Diwali
People in the city burst crackers late into Monday night, defying a court order to use only 'green' fireworks.
Almond-sized crab and tiny lantern shark discovered in Australia
Australia is one of the world's biggest biodiversity hotspots, home to more than a million different species.
EU criticised for pausing sanctions on Israel in response to Trump Gaza efforts
Pause on move to freeze preferential trade pact comes amid scramble to shore up fragile ceasefire
The EU has been criticised for pausing sanctions against Israel’s government in response to Donald Trump’s peacemaking efforts in the Middle East, as the fragile ceasefire came under threat.
After meeting EU foreign ministers on Monday, the European foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, announced a pause on efforts to suspend preferential trade with Israel and sanctions against people responsible for fuelling the conflict on both sides.
Continue reading...Amazon outage ‘resolved’ as Snapchat and banks among sites impacted
Platform outage checker Downdetector said the issues have impacted more than 1,000 different businesses.
Israel identifies body of deceased hostage as Sergeant Major Tal Haimi – Yahoo
- Israel identifies body of deceased hostage as Sergeant Major Tal Haimi Yahoo
- Israeli military says two coffins said to contain hostages’ bodies cross into Israel CNN
- Israel confirms how hostage Tal Haimi died, with 15 bodies remaining in Gaza Fox News
- IDF, Shin Bet receive custody of two Gaza hostage remains The Jerusalem Post
- Updates: Hamas hands over one more Israeli captive’s body Al Jazeera
Famous American art thief Myles Connor reacts to Louvre Museum heist: ‘They will be vilified’ – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Famous American art thief Myles Connor reacts to Louvre Museum heist: 'They will be vilified' ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- How the Louvre Jewelry Heist Unfolded The New York Times
- Museum heists have changed. Why the Louvre robbery is a worrying escalation CNN
- Paris Louvre museum heist: How thieves took 7 minutes to steal crown jewels NBC News
- The Louvre has a wild history of being robbed in broad daylight National Geographic
White House begins demolishing part of East Wing for Trump ballroom
Crews tore down a massive covered entryway and windows in the East Wing to make way for Trump's new event space.
Myanmar military shuts down a major cybercrime center and detains over 2,000 people – AP News
- Myanmar military shuts down a major cybercrime center and detains over 2,000 people AP News
- Thousands detained as Myanmar military raids notorious KK park scam compound The Guardian
- Notorious cyber scam hub linked to Chinese mafia raided BBC
- Myanmar junta says seized 30 Starlink receivers in scam centre raid France 24
- Myanmar junta raids scam hub powered by Elon Musk’s Starlink South China Morning Post
Woman trying to kill cockroach sets South Korea apartment block ablaze
A neighbour died after falling to the ground in a failed attempt to escape through a window.
US and Australia sign rare earths deal to counter China’s dominance
The two countries will boost investments to expand mining and processing of critical minerals, amid dependency on China.
US and Australia sign rare earths deal to counter China’s dominance
The two countries will boost investments to expand mining and processing of critical minerals, amid dependency on China.
University of Arizona becomes seventh US college to reject Trump’s ‘compact’
Administration has pushed nine universities to sign a deal that seeks to make changes in line with conservative ideas
The University of Arizona has become the seventh US university to reject a Trump administration proposal that would grant schools funding priority if they agreed to support the administration’s conservative agenda.
The decision follows the administration’s push for nine universities to sign a “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” which seeks to make sweeping changes to campus culture, hiring and admissions practices and foreign student enrollment. Demands from the Trump administration’s 10-point compact include reforms to the way race or ethnicity are used in admission and hiring practices, as well as a commitment to strict definitions of gender, among others.
Continue reading...Thousands detained as Myanmar military raids notorious KK park scam compound
Myanmar's military moved in to tackle a major online scam operation near the Thailand border, state media reported
Myanmar’s military has raided a major online scam operation near the border with Thailand, detaining more than 2,000 people and seizing dozens of Starlink satellite internet terminals, state media has reported.
According to a report in Monday’s Myanma Alinn newspaper, Myanmar’s army raided KK Park, a well-documented cybercrime centre, as part of operations starting in early September to suppress online fraud, illegal gambling, and cross-border cybercrime.
Continue reading...Body of missing woman found buried behind abandoned Philadelphia school
Kada Scott was missing for two weeks before anonymous tip led police to wooded area with remains in shallow grave
Remains found buried in a wooded area behind an abandoned school are those of Kada Scott, a 23-year-old woman who had been missing for about two weeks, prosecutors in Philadelphia said on Monday.
Authorities said an anonymous tip led police back to the area they previously searched and they found the remains in a shallow grave. DNA tests confirmed her identity.
Continue reading...Japan’s parliament is set to elect Sanae Takaichi as nation’s first female prime minister – AP News
- Japan’s parliament is set to elect Sanae Takaichi as nation’s first female prime minister AP News
- Sanae Takaichi wins historic vote to become Japan's first female prime minister BBC
- Sanae Takaichi is Japan’s New Prime Minister, and She’s a Heavy Metal Drummer The New York Times
- Japan to elect first female leader, a hawk who promotes ‘Japan First’ The Washington Post
- Japan's next finance minister could unsettle the yen bears Reuters
One dead after rare tornado topples construction cranes near Paris
The tornado killed one construction worker on a building site, injured 10 others and left four in critical condition
A tornado tore through districts north of Paris on Monday, toppling three construction cranes that killed one person and left four others with critical injuries, authorities said.
The town of Ermont, about 20km (13 miles) north-east of Paris was worst hit by the sudden twister that caused damage across about 10 districts.
Continue reading...France’s former president Sarkozy will begin serving a 5-year prison sentence Tuesday – NBC News
- France's former president Sarkozy will begin serving a 5-year prison sentence Tuesday NBC News
- Nicolas Sarkozy going from France’s presidential palace to a Paris prison AP News
- France puts a former president, Nicolas Sarkozy, behind bars The Economist
- Sarkozy received by Macron at Élysée Palace before five-year prison term starts on Tuesday Euronews.com
- 'Nicolas Sarkozy's supporters have undermined the foundations of political and judicial life' Le Monde.fr
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,335
Here are the key events from day 1,335 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.