- Italy’s Looming Food Shortage May be the Tip of the Iceberg Bon Appétit: Recipes, Cooking, Entertaining, Restaurants | Bon Appétit
- Millions in cheese revenue lost as protest torpedoes Italy’s buffalo mozzarella output AP News
- Southern Italy truckers ease protests as government approves aid Reuters
- Italy Experiences Food and Fuel Shortages After Truckers on Strike Block Roads The New York Times
- Navy base in Italy authorizes work from home amid trucking strikes, gas and food shortages Stars and Stripes
Criminals recruiting children to damage Greater Manchester HMOs, police believe
Houses being targeted because they are thought to hold immigrants, with dozens of properties affected in recent weeks
Criminals are recruiting vulnerable people, including children, to damage houses suspected of being HMOs, police in Manchester believe.
In recent weeks, dozens of properties have been targeted across Greater Manchester, mostly in Salford, but also in Stockport and Tameside.
Continue reading...Philippines investigates Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, after child sexual abuse images claims – Reuters
- Philippines investigates Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, after child sexual abuse images claims Reuters
- Meghan Says She Is ‘Distressed’ by Claim Her Father Kept Child Abuse Images The New York Times
- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex says she is ‘relieved’ child sexual abuse image allegations against her father are being ‘properly investigated’ Yahoo
- Meghan Markle Responds to Child Pornography Allegations Against Her Father People.com
- I distanced myself from dad to protect my kids, Meghan reveals amid probe into shocking child sex abuse images The Sun
Italy’s cities in security ‘lockdown’ for Saturday protests – Euronews.com
- Italy's cities in security 'lockdown' for Saturday protests Euronews.com
- Milan braces for more unrest as debate intensifies over Italy’s ‘lost generation’ The Guardian
- Demonstration Alert: U.S. Embassy, Rome, Italy, October 19, 2026 U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Italy (.gov)
- Florence braces for October 24 protest The Florentine
- Italy unleashes military response to violent riots as France faces a reckoning of its own Yahoo
Mother drowns trying to save sons during Bahamas snorkeling trip – USA Today
- Mother drowns trying to save sons during Bahamas snorkeling trip USA Today
- British mother dies while trying to save her sons from strong current in the Bahamas FOX Weather
- 36-Year-Old Mom Drowns Attempting to Save Her 2 Sons from Rough Waters During Vacation Snorkel in Bahamas People.com
- Mom dies trying to save her children who were swept away snorkeling in Bahamas on cruise stop New York Post
- British woman drowns in Bahamas while trying to save her children The Telegraph
UAE diplomat running for UN chief faces questions over her country’s support for Sudan rebels – AP News
- UAE diplomat running for UN chief faces questions over her country's support for Sudan rebels AP News
- U.A.E. Diplomat Jolts Deadlocked U.N. Leadership Race WSJ
- EXCLUSIVE: Senior UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh enters race for UN chief Reuters
- UAE's UN representative Nusseibeh receives more support in secretary-general bid The Jerusalem Post
- Hebrew-speaking UAE diplomat of Palestinian descent enters race to lead UN Ynetnews
Trump says Burnham is ‘getting it done’ after Jackdaw decision – BBC
- Trump says Burnham is 'getting it done' after Jackdaw decision BBC
- Donald Trump Urges UK to Go 'Full Blast' on North Sea Gas After Scottish Gas Drilling Approval Forbes
- Martin Rowson on the approval of the Jackdaw gasfield – cartoon The Guardian
- UK makes major energy move with North Sea project, and new gas supplies could arrive this winter Fox Business
- Trump and Burnham discuss North Sea oil, Ukraine and Falklands Reuters
US and Israel are warned against launching fresh strikes on Iran – The Guardian
- US and Israel are warned against launching fresh strikes on Iran The Guardian
- European, Middle East ministers urge US-Iran diplomacy, not new attacks Al Jazeera
- Istanbul meeting: A new division of labor in the Iran war? Iran International
- Turkey to host regional and European foreign ministers for talks on regional conflicts, source says Reuters
- Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East The Jerusalem Post
US and Israel are warned against launching fresh strikes on Iran
Multinational ‘anti-war bloc’ uses Istanbul summit to call for a diplomatic solution to Middle East crisis
Foreign ministers at a summit of eight European and Middle Eastern countries have urged the US and Israel not to renews their attacks on Iran, warning a fresh outbreak of fighting would spread conflict and push oil prices even higher.
The development of a new multinational “anti-war bloc” represents a challenge to the increasingly open plans by the US and Israel to relaunch strikes on Iran while talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme remain deadlocked.
Continue reading...Under U.S. Watch, Venezuela Grapples With Tensions Over Democracy – The New York Times
- Under U.S. Watch, Venezuela Grapples With Tensions Over Democracy The New York Times
- She Fled Maduro’s Regime. Washington Brought Her Back to Negotiate With It. WSJ
- Venezuela’s Acting President Highlights Agreement with Far-Right Opposition to Recover Gold Seized by UK Orinoco Tribune
- Advancing Venezuela’s Democratic Transition Through Reconciliation Talks U.S. Embassy in Caracas (.gov)
- US says it welcomes progress in Venezuela political reconciliation talks marketscreener.com
Tommy Robinson ‘threatened people and acted like a bully’, jury told
Prosecution says Robinson guilty of harassment of Daily Mail journalists because we do not live in a ‘vigilante world’
Tommy Robinson is guilty of harassing two journalists because we do not live in a “vigilante world”, jurors have been told, as the prosecution sought to use the far-right activist’s words against him.
Robinson had posted a video in which he told Daily Mail journalists he would find them after they wrote about his alleged role influencing England’s 2024 riots. He told them he had obtained details of where they and their families lived and warned them to abide by “men’s rules”.
Continue reading...Duchess of Sussex ‘deeply distressed’ over child sexual abuse image claims against father
Meghan reveals she was made aware of ‘disturbing allegations’ against him in 2018 by Met police
The Duchess of Sussex has said she is “deeply distressed” over accusations involving child sexual abuse images against her estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr, and revealed she was made aware of “disturbing allegations” against him in 2018 by the Metropolitan police.
Meghan issued a statement after the Sun newspaper published claims that her half-brother Thomas Markle Jr alleged he had found a stash of images belonging to their father at his former home in the Philippines.
Continue reading...Pope Leo will not make Assisi visit to aid recovery after surgery – Vatican News
- Pope Leo will not make Assisi visit to aid recovery after surgery Vatican News
- A Cancer Revolution The New York Times
- Pope Leo XIV cancels Assisi trip on doctors’ advice as he recovers from surgery NBC News
- Opinion | A Papal Scare and a Lesson in Early Detection WSJ
- Pope Leo needs no further lung cancer treatment, Vatican says CNN
Russia, Ukraine agree to ceasefire in Ukrainian city hit by food crisis, brokered by Melania Trump – Yahoo News UK
- Russia, Ukraine agree to ceasefire in Ukrainian city hit by food crisis, brokered by Melania Trump Yahoo News UK
- Melania Trump brokers a ceasefire deal in Russian-occupied Ukrainian city to get relief aid in AP News
- US Says Russia, Ukraine to Let Civilians Leave War-Torn Area Bloomberg.com
- Humanitarian truce announced for Ukrainian city of Oleshky Vatican News
- Russia, Ukraine agree on ceasefire in embattled town, to hold peace talks next month Reuters
Trump Blasts Vanity Fair Over ‘Fake News’ On Jared Kushner’s Alleged Undisclosed Foreign Bank Accounts – Forbes
- Trump Blasts Vanity Fair Over ‘Fake News’ On Jared Kushner’s Alleged Undisclosed Foreign Bank Accounts Forbes
- The Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed More Than $700 Million in Transfers Vanity Fair
- Kushner pushes back on report involving phone, spies, transfer Yahoo
- Donald Trump Responds to $2 Billion Jared Kushner Allegation: ‘Totally False’ Newsweek
- $2 billion in secret accounts, UAE-Saudi dealings and more: What Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner's hacked phone allegedly revealed The Times of India
Israeli Settlers Turn a Palestinian Rite Into a Gantlet of Violence and Fear – The New York Times
- Israeli Settlers Turn a Palestinian Rite Into a Gantlet of Violence and Fear The New York Times
- Israeli settlers steal Palestinians' olives as attacks on harvest grow more violent Reuters
- Washington Post journalist says attack by Israeli West Bank settlers has only ‘strengthened’ her resolve CNN
- Emboldened Israeli settlers lead a surge of attacks on Palestinians’ olive harvest AP News
- Israel frees suspects in two settler attacks as West Bank pogroms intensify Al Jazeera
Finland’s Puppy Livestream Provides Comfort in Troubled Times – The New York Times
- Finland’s Puppy Livestream Provides Comfort in Troubled Times The New York Times
- Puppy love: Finnish 24-hour newborn pup livestream is TV smash hit The Guardian
- Need a smile? This livestream features 6 puppies all day long AP News
- Finland gripped by national broadcaster’s puppies live stream CNN
- Pentulive 2026 – live puppy broadcast from Finland Yle
Opposition deepfake video of Spanish PM’s wife sparks outrage before election
Video shows AI likenesses of people linked to Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party appearing to admit to wrongdoing
A political ad from Spain’s main opposition party that used a deepfake video of the prime minister’s wife has sparked outrage and set off a wider debate on AI, as the deeply polarised country gears up for general elections next month.
Launched this week across the social media channels of the conservative People’s party (PP), the video used artificial intelligence to manipulate the likenesses of various people linked to Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party and appeared to show them admitting to acts such as soliciting prostitutes and taking kickbacks.
Continue reading...Many feared trapped as a tall building collapses in Kenya – AP News
Google told to halt work on Finnish data centers after clearing an estimated 250,000 trees – Fortune
- Google told to halt work on Finnish data centers after clearing an estimated 250,000 trees Fortune
- Google illegally cut down 250K trees in Finland for data center, driving wolves into villages and infuriating locals: report New York Post
- Wolves Descend on Finnish Villages After Google Hacked Down 1,300 Acres of Habitat to Make Room for AI Data Centers Futurism
- Finns Are Seething After Google Illegally Toppled 250,000 Trees for a Data Center Mother Jones
- If Google Fells 250,000 Trees In Finland, Does It Make A Sound? CleanTechnica