Ecuador intelligence chief and five Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash
Michele Sensi-Contugi and his wife Stephany Hollihan are among the seven people killed in the crash.
Four workers dead after being hit by train in Japan
The train collided with the four men at Shin-Kanuma Station, north of Tokyo, authorities say.
After hours of chaos, airport to gradually resume operations – Israel National News
- After hours of chaos, airport to gradually resume operations Israel National News
- Report: Airport strike was originally meant for yesterday to disrupt Regev's flight; was delayed because PM visited airport with her The Times of Israel
- Chaos ensues at Ben-Gurion Airport after staff strike grinds Israeli air travel to a halt The Jerusalem Post
- ‘We are on the plane waiting’: Passengers arriving at Ben Gurion Airport unable to disembark due to strike i24NEWS
- ‘We’re stuck in this mess’: travelers describe hours of chaos inside Ben Gurion Airport Ynetnews
Israel opens up bids for highly sensitive West Bank settlement project
The UK's foreign secretary condemned the move as "an unacceptable and destructive act".
North Korea fires 10 missiles day after Trump curtails South Korea joint drills
Launches, detected by South Korea and Japan, came after US scaled back exercises with South Korea in apparent overture to Kim Jong-un
North Korea has launched about 10 short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea, South Korea’s military said, a day after Pyongyang shrugged off Donald Trump’s order to scale back US military drills with South Korea in an apparent attempt to resume diplomacy.
The joint chiefs of staff said the missiles were launched from the region of Pyongyang at around 5pm (08.00 GMT) on Thursday towards North Korea’s eastern waters.
Continue reading...Belgian car salesman becomes prince after royal parentage confirmed
Clément Vandenkerckhove was quietly brought into Prince Laurent's family at a town hall ceremony.
Belgian car salesman becomes prince after royal parentage confirmed
Clément Vandenkerckhove was quietly brought into Prince Laurent's family at a town hall ceremony.
Ex-Zambian minister killed in security raid on opposition
Police confirm Mutotwe Kafwaya's death after growing demands for information about his whereabouts.
South Korea Seeks China’s Help as Trump Pushes for Kim Meeting – Bloomberg.com
- South Korea Seeks China’s Help as Trump Pushes for Kim Meeting Bloomberg.com
- China urges South Korea not to take sides and blames U.S. policy for Korea tensions NBC News
- China considering summit with Seoul in November, South Korean foreign ministry says Reuters
- In Seoul, Wang Yi urges South Korea to chart a neutral path between China and US South China Morning Post
- Chinese FM calls for healthy, sustainable China-South Korea ties news.cgtn.com
From ‘elation’ to ‘terrible news’ in 10 minutes: how the confusion over missing bushwalker Lily Hooper unfolded
The 18-year-old’s body was found in Nattai national park on Thursday – but initial police messages indicated she was alive
Teen hiker Lily Hooper found dead as NSW police apologise for miscommunication ‘born of elation’
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Police have blamed dense bushland and radio confusion for wrongly reporting to 18-year-old Lily Hooper’s parents, the New South Wales premier and the media that the missing bushwalker had been found alive.
Hooper had last been seen on 12 August after leaving home for a hike in the rugged bushland of Nattai national park, 90km south-west of Sydney. She was reported missing that night, triggering a multi-agency search involving nearly 1,000 people, including hundreds of volunteers.
Continue reading...Bare Grocery Shelves Are a New Wartime Hardship for Ukrainians – The New York Times
- Bare Grocery Shelves Are a New Wartime Hardship for Ukrainians The New York Times
- Russian attacks are doing severe harm to Ukraine’s economy The Economist
- Russians bomb another grocery chain warehouse after just one week of operation Українська правда
- Russian attack damaged the Yves Rocher warehouse in Ukraine: online orders have been suspended LIGA.net
- Kyiv's desperate vendors persevere outside obliterated flea market France 24
Drug-dealing, makeshift weapons and a ‘culture of fear’ at Villawood detention centre, report warns
Prolonged detention of children, insufficient staffing and hazardous damage to buildings are among the ombudsman’s concerns
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Drugs are being openly dealt inside Villawood detention centre; makeshift weapons are being manufactured amid intimidation, standover tactics and a “culture of fear”; people are sleeping outside under CCTV cameras for their own safety; and children are being kept from going to school, a scathing report from the independent monitor has found.
The commonwealth’s National Preventive Mechanism issued the report based on a three-day visit in March this year. A total of 428 people were held in Villawood at the time, including children. Some 78 beds were offline because of damage still not repaired from a fire three years ago.
Continue reading...Trump’s Order to Cut Military Exercises With South Korea Carries Risks, Experts Say – The New York Times
- Trump’s Order to Cut Military Exercises With South Korea Carries Risks, Experts Say The New York Times
- Opinion | Trump inverts his own foreign policy mantra The Washington Post
- North Korea Rejects Trump’s Drills-Cut Overture as an Empty Gesture WSJ
- Trump’s snub of South Korea sends region scrambling Politico
- Donald Trump abruptly scales back an exercise with South Korea The Economist
This Skeleton is the First Confirmed Death by Trebuchet – The New York Times
- This Skeleton is the First Confirmed Death by Trebuchet The New York Times
- A Medieval Man's Injuries Reminded One Archaeologist of Modern-Day Car Crash Victims. They Turned Out to Be the Work of an English Trebuchet Smithsonian Magazine
- Skeleton with 167 fractures discovered at Scottish castle may have been first victim of Edward I's 'War Wolf' trebuchet Yahoo
- This Medieval Skeleton Had 160 Broken Bones, and Scientists Just Figured Out What Hit Him Gizmodo
- News - Medieval Scottish Man May Be First Confirmed Case of Death by Trebuchet Archaeology Magazine
Why a Blood Feud Will Test Trump’s Donroe Doctrine – Newsweek
- Why a Blood Feud Will Test Trump’s Donroe Doctrine Newsweek
- Opinion | Trump Can’t Speak Brazil’s Master Language The New York Times
- Lula Wages His Final Campaign as Brazil’s Presidential Frontrunner Bloomberg.com
- Brazil's Lula launches reelection bid, aims to win back workers to his Workers Party Reuters
- Brazil’s Lula launches historic fourth term bid – but son of jailed Bolsonaro stands in his way The Guardian
German spy agency opens helpline for those exiled from Russia, China – Reuters
- German spy agency opens helpline for those exiled from Russia, China Reuters
- German Spy Agency Opens Hotline for Exiled Russians The Moscow Times
- Germany Launches Lifeline for Exiled Dissidents Facing Global Threats Devdiscourse
- Germany’s BfV Opens Hotline for Dissidents Facing Transnational Repression Межа. Новини України.
- China among 'main actors' involved in transnational repression: Germany The Times of India
Russia runs out of petrol at seven in 10 stations as fuel crisis worsens – Euronews.com
- Russia runs out of petrol at seven in 10 stations as fuel crisis worsens Euronews.com
- Ukraine war briefing: Russia running on imported gasoline, government confirms The Guardian
- Frustrated Moscow drivers face long queues to refill as fuel shortages return Reuters
- Putin arrests Russians for complaining about fuel shortages as fighting breaks out at petrol stations The Independent
- Russia Starts Fining People for Complaining About Gasoline Shortages UNITED24 Media
Four railway workers die after being struck by limited-express train in Tochigi – The Japan Times
- Four railway workers die after being struck by limited-express train in Tochigi The Japan Times
- Express train hits and kills 4 workers at a railway station in Japan NBC News
- Four workers dead after being hit by train in Japan BBC
- Four track workers killed by train at station north of Tokyo nhk.or.jp
- 4 Workers Killed in Collision with Tobu Railway’s Spacia X Limited Express While Weeding Along Tracks The Japan News
Prosecutor tells Australian appeals court mushroom poisoning murderer should never be released – AP News
- Prosecutor tells Australian appeals court mushroom poisoning murderer should never be released AP News
- Erin Patterson: How a crowded hotel could lead to a retrial for Australia’s mushroom murderer CNN
- Erin Patterson appeal: Mushroom killer must stay in jail forever for 'truly dreadful' crime, prosecutors say BBC
- Erin Patterson, Woman Convicted in Australia’s Mushroom Murder Case, Appeals The New York Times
- Erin Patterson appeal: prosecutors seek life in prison without parole for triple murderer – as it happened The Guardian
Canadian marathon route was 674m too long
The organisers of the Edmonton Marathon admit the course for the 2026 edition was measured more than half a kilometre too long.