Watch: Race to reach hikers stranded by Mount Everest blizzard
Chinese state media reports say around 350 people have been rescued and efforts are under way to reach more than 200 others.
French Prime Minister resigns after only 2 weeks in office – AP News
- French Prime Minister resigns after only 2 weeks in office AP News
- France’s prime minister resigns after less than a month on the job CNN
- France names new government amid political turmoil Reuters
- US Futures Gain on Earnings Outlook; Dollar Rises: Markets Wrap Bloomberg.com
- French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns after less than a month BBC
Nearly a third of bosses report increase in cyber-attacks on their supply chains
CIPS survey shows cyber threats have risen up the list of concerns for procurement managers
Almost a third of bosses have reported an increase in cyber-attacks on their supply chains over the past six months, as the fallout from devastating hacks on corporate stalwarts including Jaguar Land Rover highlighted a growing threat to businesses.
Cyber threats have risen up the list of concerns for procurement managers at hundreds of companies worldwide across industries including manufacturing, energy and technology, according to a survey conducted in September by industry body the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (Cips).
Continue reading...Released hostage says he no longer has faith in peace as he reflects on Hamas torment – The Times of Israel
- Released hostage says he no longer has faith in peace as he reflects on Hamas torment The Times of Israel
- Opinion | What my captivity taught me about Hamas and its hateful ideology The Washington Post
- ‘I Am Lucky’: In a New Memoir, a Former Israeli Captive Looks Ahead The New York Times
- After Gaza captivity, freed Israeli hostage sees no peace 'in our generation' Reuters
- Another October 7 and a Remorseless World Commentary Magazine
Tories say people denied benefits in UK can return to home countries
Mel Stride outlines plans to slash £47bn a year from public spending, including £23bn welfare cut
Overseas nationals denied benefits under a Conservative plan to limit social security to UK citizens would have the option to return to their own countries, the shadow chancellor, Mel Stride, has said.
Before his speech to the Conservative conference on Monday, Stride set out Tory proposals to cut £47bn a year from public spending, with the biggest chunk, £23bn coming from reductions in welfare.
Continue reading...Mount Everest: More than 200 hikers still stranded after blizzard hits Mount Everest – follow live – BBC
- Mount Everest: More than 200 hikers still stranded after blizzard hits Mount Everest - follow live BBC
- Hundreds of trekkers still awaiting rescue on blizzard-struck Everest in Tibet CNN
- Race to reach hikers stranded by Mount Everest blizzard BBC
- Almost 1,000 trapped on Tibetan side of Mount Everest by blizzard Yahoo
- Blizzard traps hundreds on Mount Everest as rescue teams race to save lives Fox News
Cause of Gold Coast mass fish kill unknown with marine heatwave most likely culprit, scientists say
Local community group says whatever the cause ‘kids shouldn’t be in the water’ with dead fish
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Queensland authorities are investigating the deaths of thousands of fish that washed up on a popular Gold Coast beach.
The state environment department said dead baitfish had been observed at The Spit, at the northern end of the Gold Coast since last Wednesday, but no obvious source of pollution had been found.
Continue reading...Selfies and singing as Ethiopians celebrate thanksgiving
Photos capture the joy and unity present at this year's Irreecha festival.
Erin Patterson: prosecutors to appeal ‘manifestly inadequate’ sentence for triple murderer
Victoria’s director of public prosecutions seeking longer prison sentence for mushroom murderer
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The Victorian director of public prosecutions will appeal against the sentence handed down to triple murderer Erin Patterson, arguing it is manifestly inadequate.
On Monday afternoon – the deadline for an appeal – the DPP confirmed in a statement that the appeal had been lodged, after Patterson was sentenced to life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 33 years.
Continue reading...Death toll from Indonesia school collapse rises to 54
The collapse of the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school is the country's deadliest disaster this year.
Death toll from Indonesia school collapse rises to 54
The collapse of the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school is the country's deadliest disaster this year.
Gaza flotilla passengers allege poor conditions in detention as Israel prepares to deport dozens of activists
Families of some aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla say they are being held without access to clean water or legal representation
Activists from New Zealand detained in Israel after they were removed from vessels carrying aid to Gaza are being held in poor conditions without access to water and legal representation, their families have said, as dozens more passengers from the Global Sumud Flotilla were set to be deported.
Rana Hamida, Youssef Sammour and Samuel Leason were among 437 activists, parliamentarians and lawyers travelling aboard the flotilla, a coalition of more than 40 vessels carrying humanitarian aid whose goal was to breach Israel’s 16-year maritime blockade of Gaza.
Continue reading...Appeal Trial Opens in Gisèle Pelicot Rape Case – The New York Times
- Appeal Trial Opens in Gisèle Pelicot Rape Case The New York Times
- What to Know as Gisèle Pelicot Returns to Court for Man’s Appeal The New York Times
- Gisèle Pelicot to face one of her rapists in court as French women fear nothing has changed BBC
- Gisèle Pelicot to attend appeals court as man convicted of raping her contests verdict The Guardian
- French appeals court revisits shocking Gisèle Pelicot rape case 10tv.com
How Trump cornered Netanyahu into signing up for peace – Financial Times
- How Trump cornered Netanyahu into signing up for peace Financial Times
- Exclusive: Trump says Hamas faces ‘complete obliteration’ if it insists on staying in power CNN
- Hamas and Israel set for Trump's Gaza plan peace talks in Egypt NBC News
- Hamas readies for Gaza talks that US hopes will halt war, free hostages Reuters
- Israel-Hamas negotiations spurred by Trump ceasefire plan to start, fueling cautious hope for end to Gaza war CBS News
Australia signs key defence deal with Papua New Guinea
Experts say the deal seeks to counter Beijing's growing influence, but PNG says it is not about China.
At least 50 bodies recovered after Indonesian school collapse, 13 remain missing – Reuters
- At least 50 bodies recovered after Indonesian school collapse, 13 remain missing Reuters
- Search Continues for Missing Students Following Boarding School Collapse That Killed 49 People.com
- Death toll from Indonesia school collapse rises to 54 BBC
- Indonesian rescuers search for missing students after school collapse kills 49 AP News
- Five students pulled alive from collapsed Indonesia school but hopes fade for remaining classmates CNN
Louis CK defends decision to perform at Riyadh comedy festival as ‘a good opportunity’
Comedian admits to mixed feelings but says event is a ‘positive thing’ despite human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia
Louis CK has defended his decision to perform at the Riyadh comedy festival in Saudi Arabia after fellow comedians criticised the big names taking part as whitewashing a regime guilty of human rights abuses.
Speaking on Real Time With Bill Maher, CK, who is co-headlining the festival with the British comedian Jimmy Carr on Monday night local time, said other comedians had been “really surprised” by the response from audiences in Riyadh so far.
Continue reading...Indonesia school collapse death toll reaches 54 as search for missing students continues
Excavators used to remove rubble while 14 people reportedly still unaccounted for and police allege building work was being carried out without a permit
Indonesian rescuers searching for missing students after a prayer hall at an Islamic boarding school collapsed last week recovered the bodies of dozens of students over the weekend, bringing the confirmed death toll to 54.
Using heavy excavators equipped with jackhammers, circular saws and sometimes their bare hands, rescue teams removed tons of rubble in an attempt to find the 14 students reportedly still missing. Rescuers found 35 bodies over the weekend alone, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said.
Continue reading...More than 350 trekkers escape blizzard-hit Everest, hundreds still stranded
Rescued trekkers reach China's Qudang township while 200 others still face treacherous Everest conditions awaiting help.
Greta Thunberg set to be deported from Israel Monday on flight to Athens – The Times of Israel
- Greta Thunberg set to be deported from Israel Monday on flight to Athens The Times of Israel
- Greta Thunberg's alleged jail complaints called 'brazen lies' by Israeli government Fox News
- Greta Thunberg among Gaza flotilla detainees to leave Israel France 24
- More Gaza flotilla activists allege mistreatment in Israeli detention Al Jazeera
- Thunberg said complaining about bedbugs in Israeli prison; flotilla activists allegedly punched The Times of Israel