Israel continues deadly Gaza truce breaches as US seeks to strengthen deal
About 100 Palestinians killed since ceasefire entered into effect on October 10, according to Gaza officials.
Prince Andrew tried to hire ‘internet trolls’ to hassle Virginia Giuffre, book claims
Andrew hid behind Balmoral’s ‘guarded gates’ to escape court papers, accuser says in memoir Nobody’s Girl
Prince Andrew’s team tried to hire “internet trolls to hassle” his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, while he hid behind the “well-guarded gates” of Balmoral Castle to avoid being served court papers, according to allegations in her posthumous memoir.
Giuffre wrote of the 2022 confidential settlement of her sexual abuse civil claim against the royal, widely rumoured to be $12m (£9m), that her lawyers “were going to ask for the moon” and her team had agreed it “had to be more than mere money”.
Continue reading...Anti-malaria funding cuts could lead to ‘deadliest resurgence ever’, study warns
Expected reduction in contributions by wealthy countries likely to cost millions of lives and billions in lost growth
Slashed contributions from wealthy countries to an anti-malaria fund could allow a resurgence of the disease, costing millions of lives and billions of pounds by the end of the decade, according to a new analysis.
The fight against malaria faces new threats, including extreme weather and humanitarian crises increasing the number of people exposed, and growing biological resistance to insecticides and drugs, the report warns.
Continue reading...Nearly half of UK garden space is paved over, RHS study finds
Homeowners urged to use more robust planting and permeable materials to help mitigate flood risk
Nearly half of the UK’s garden space is paved over, a new study has found.
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has conducted the largest ever audit of the UK’s gardens, and found that they are an untapped – and until now, mostly unmeasured – potential resource for nature.
Continue reading...US appeals court says Trump can send soldiers to Portland, Oregon
Dissenting justice says decision 'erodes core constitutional principles' and risks violating freedom of expression.
US man accused of faking own death after rape conviction gets at least five years in prison
Nicholas Rossi, who fled US, receives first of two sentences after being convicted of raping two women in Utah in 2008
A judge has sentenced a Rhode Island man who appeared to fake his death and flee the United States to avoid arrest of at least five years in prison for rape.
The sentence handed down Monday for Nicholas Rossi, 38, was the first of two he faces after being convicted separately in August and September of raping two women in northern Utah in 2008. He is scheduled to be sentenced in November for the second conviction.
Continue reading...Argentina’s central bank says it signed $20bn currency swap deal with US
Central bank says deal part of a comprehensive strategy to help it respond to forex and capital markets volatility.
Inquiry recommends Lisbon funicular trams stay closed after September crash
September Lisbon funicular crash killed 16 due to faulty cable, prompting closure of other funiculars for safety checks.
Lisbon funicular crash initial report reveals litany of failings
A preliminary report says a cable that broke on the Glória funicular last month had never been certified, and mentions other failures.
Lisbon funicular crash initial report reveals litany of failings
A preliminary report says a cable that broke on the Glória funicular last month had never been certified, and mentions other failures.
UK peace force for Ukraine would cost ‘well over £100m’, says defence secretary
John Healey says he has already brought forward millions in spending for swift deployment if ceasefire agreed
The cost of Britain’s contribution to a post-ceasefire stabilisation force for Ukraine would be “well over £100m”, the defence secretary, John Healey, has said after a speech in the City of London.
Healey said he had already brought forward millions in spending so that a “multinational force Ukraine” led by the UK and France could be ready to deploy quickly if peace talks produce a ceasefire.
Continue reading...Pakistan says ceasefire hinges on Afghanistan curbing armed groups
Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif says Pakistan Taliban operates ‘in connivance’ with Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban.
US strikes on Latin American ‘drug boats’: What do we know, and are they legal?
Experts have suggested several attacks launched by the US may be illegal under international law.
Catholic clergy sex abuse survivors hopeful after Pope Leo meeting
The Pope acknowledged "resistance in some parts of the world" to permanently remove a priest who abuses a child, the group said.
Former NFL player Doug Martin dies in police custody in California
His former team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, said they were "deeply saddened" by the ex-player's death.
Palestinian woman in hospital after being clubbed by masked Israeli settler
The attacker is seen striking the 55-year-old woman with a large wooden stick during the assault in the West Bank village of Turmus Ayaa.
Hamas is a pale shadow of what it was – but it could yet reinvent itself
After governing with an iron rod for so many years, is Hamas really prepared to relinquish control in Gaza?
Faulty cable caused Lisbon funicular crash, inquiry finds
Report says snapped cable between cabins was substandard and city’s other funiculars should fix risk before reopening
The funicular that crashed in Lisbon killing 16 people in early September had a faulty cable, the official inquiry said on Monday as it recommended the city’s vehicles stay out of service until their safety can be confirmed.
The accident, which saw the picture-postcard 19th-century Elevador da Glória hurtle into a building after careering off the rails, shocked the Portuguese capital and laid bare fears over the safety of the popular yet ageing tourist attraction.
Continue reading...Who can enforce the Gaza ceasefire deal?
Israel has breached the Gaza ceasefire with Hamas, killing dozens of Palestinians.
Kevin Federline has held off writing about Britney Spears. Until now
The ex-husband of Britney Spears makes a number of allegations against her - and she has accused him of attacking her.