Syria’s al-Sharaa seeks to ‘redefine’ Russia ties in first Moscow visit
During his first state visit to Moscow, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed to ‘redefine’ ties with Russia.
Judge denies bid to block former President Dina Boluarte from leaving Peru
Boluarte, who was removed from office on October 10, faces accusations of corruption and abandoning her office.
Cracked windscreen forces US defence secretary’s plane to land in UK
The Pentagon says Hegseth and other military leaders on board, who were travelling back from a Nato meeting, are safe.
Palestinian bodies returned by Israel show signs of torture and execution, say doctors – The Guardian
- Palestinian bodies returned by Israel show signs of torture and execution, say doctors The Guardian
- Updates: Israel accused of new war crimes as it kills more Gaza civilians Al Jazeera
- Gaza experts work to identify bodies of 90 Palestinians returned by Israel BBC
- Palestinian bodies bear signs of field executions;Trump conditions $20 billion Argentina bailout on Milei’s reelection; 45,000 health care workers go on strike in U.S. Drop Site News
- Israel releases first batch of Palestinian bodies to Gaza Reuters
Spanish police clash with pro-Palestine protesters in Barcelona
Police clashed with pro-Palestine demonstrators in Barcelona on Wednesday, detaining several people.
Challenges remain for aid distribution in Gaza City despite ceasefire with Israel
Destruction or ongoing control by Israeli forces means roads to areas worst hit by hunger are virtually impassable
Even if the Rafah crossing from Egypt to Gaza opens on Thursday, NGOs face big challenges distributing supplies to Gaza City and its surroundings in the north, the areas worst hit by hunger, experts say.
Key roads are virtually impassable due to the massive destruction across the devastated territory – or are still controlled by Israeli forces. Any truck that breaks down is likely to be instantly looted.
Continue reading...DNA from discarded straw leads to indictment of murder suspect after 41 years
Richard Bilodeau, 63, charged with two counts of murder in 1984 death of Theresa Fusco, 16, of Long Island
Four decades after prosecutors sent the wrong men to prison for the rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl from Long Island, New York, DNA obtained from a discarded straw has led to the indictment of a new suspect.
A Nassau county grand jury on Tuesday indicted Richard Bilodeau, 63, of Center Moriches, on two counts of murder in the death of 16-year-old Theresa Fusco, who disappeared after leaving her part-time job at a Lynbrook roller-skating rink in November 1984. Her nude body was found weeks after the assault, buried under leaves in a wooded area near the rink.
Continue reading...Plane carrying Pete Hegseth forced to land in UK due to crack in windshield
US defense secretary was returning from a brief trip to Brussels, and everyone onboard was safe, Pentagon said
A plane carrying Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, on Wednesday made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom due to a crack in the aircraft’s windshield, the Pentagon said, adding Hegseth was safe.
“The plane landed based on standard procedures and everyone onboard, including Secretary Hegseth, is safe,” Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesperson, said in a post on X.
Continue reading...Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti assaulted by Israeli prison guards, son says
Family fears for 66-year-old’s life after assault while he was being transferred between prisons
Palestine’s most popular leader, Marwan Barghouti, was beaten unconscious by Israeli prison guards and his family fears for his life, his son has said, citing evidence given by former Palestinian detainees released this week as part of the ceasefire deal.
Arab Barghouti said his 66-year-old father was assaulted by eight guards on 14 September as he was being transferred between Ganot and Megiddo prisons.
Continue reading...Tesla urges Delaware court to restore Musk’s $56bn payday
One of biggest US corporate legal battles is in final stage after judge had in January 2024 rescinded Elon Musk's pay.
Hamburg man charged with murder over US teen’s livestreamed death
German authorities issue 204 charges against 21-year-old suspect, alleged to be part of wider network of abusers
A man accused of luring children worldwide into a sadistic online abuse network has been charged by German prosecutors with hundreds of crimes, including murder, for the livestreamed death of a 13-year-old American.
Using the pseudonym “White Tiger”, the 21-year-old man from Hamburg is alleged to have victimised more than 30 children with online sexual abuse, manipulation and exploitation as a part of a virtual network of abusers known as “764”.
Continue reading...IDF finally admits it bombed its own hostages to death. And of course they did. – thenorthstar.com
- IDF finally admits it bombed its own hostages to death. And of course they did. thenorthstar.com
- Thousands pay last respects to Staff Sgt. Tamir Nimrodi and Sgt. Maj. Muhammad el-Atrash The Times of Israel
- Israel to learn fate of Gaza hostage Tamir Nimrodi The Jerusalem Post
- Thousands gather for funeral of Israeli hostage after body returned Yahoo
- Family of kidnapped IDF soldier, 18, only found out he was dead when remains returned: ‘The moment we so feared’ New York Post
Case dropped against Met police officer who shot unarmed man
Officer, known as W80, shot Jermaine Baker during a foiled prison break in 2015
The family of a man shot dead by a police officer during a foiled prison break have accused Scotland Yard of evading accountability after a case against the marksman was thrown out.
The officer, known only as W80, shot Jermaine Baker as police stopped a plot to snatch two prisoners from a van near Wood Green crown court in 2015.
Continue reading...UN humanitarian chief urges Israel to open more crossings into Gaza – BBC
- UN humanitarian chief urges Israel to open more crossings into Gaza BBC
- Aid trucks roll into Gaza as Hamas hands over more hostage bodies Reuters
- Challenges remain for aid distribution in Gaza City despite ceasefire with Israel The Guardian
- Israel allows aid into Gaza after more hostages return DW
- UN calls for Israel to open more Gaza crossings for surge in aid deliveries Al Jazeera
US aims to raise $20bn ‘facility’ to support Argentina’s struggling economy
The additional boost, which comes on top of a $20bn currency swap, comes shortly before Argentina's midterm elections.
Rachel Reeves says higher taxes on wealthy ‘part of the story’ for November budget
Exclusive: Chancellor hints at rises and calls out past ‘scaremongering’ over VAT on private schools and changes to non-doms
Rachel Reeves has said higher taxes on the UK’s wealthy will form part of next month’s budget, as she shrugged off the “scaremongering” and “bleating” of her critics, and stressed her determination to repair the public finances.
Speaking in Washington, where she is attending the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the chancellor told the Guardian there “won’t be a return to austerity” and hinted at tax increases for the most well-off.
Continue reading...PPE firm linked to Michelle Mone misses deadline to repay £122m
Firm was ordered by high court to return sum paid by DHSC for unusable surgical gowns by 4pm on Wednesday
A company linked to the former Conservative peer Michelle Mone has failed to pay the government any of the £122m ordered by a high court judgment for supplying unusable personal protective equipment during the Covid pandemic.
Mrs Justice Cockerill ruled that PPE Medpro must, by a deadline of 4pm on 15 October, return the money it was paid by the Department of Health and Social Care for 25m sterile surgical gowns under a contract awarded in June 2020.
Continue reading...EU, Spain reject Trump’s US tariff threats over NATO spending
Spain argues NATO funding should address real threats, not arbitrary targets, amidst Trump’s tariff retaliation plans.
Hegseth tells NATO Ukraine ‘firepower’ is coming amid Tomahawk missiles speculation – NBC News
- Hegseth tells NATO Ukraine 'firepower' is coming amid Tomahawk missiles speculation NBC News
- Pressure mounts on NATO allies to go all-in on Trump arms scheme for Ukraine politico.eu
- ‘Firepower’ coming for Ukraine, Hegseth says, but Tomahawks not on agenda at NATO meeting CNN
- Hegseth warns of ‘costs on Russia’ in latest sign of shifting US stance Politico
- NATO's newest members offer to buy more US arms for Ukraine as Western backing declines ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Starmer only read China spy witness statements this morning, No 10 says, as Cleverly accuses PM of misquoting him – as it happened
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Lindsay Hoyle starts by telling MPs that speakers from the parliaments in Fiji and Ukraine are in the gallery. And he says it is four years to the day since David Amess was murdered.
It’s PMQs. Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.
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