Pilots who crashed new private jet both accused of flying drunk – New York Post

  1. Pilots who crashed new private jet both accused of flying drunk  New York Post
  2. Two pilots accused of flying drunk after brand-new private jet crashes, bursts into flames  yahoo.com
  3. Black Boxes Recovered from Misrata Airport Cessna Crash  Libya Herald
  4. Citation Latitude TC-AKF Destroyed by Fire at Misrata  MiGFlug
  5. Pilots arrested after Libya Citation crash allegedly flew while intoxicated  AeroTime
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Spanish police launch operation to clear Ceuta migrants off beach – Reuters

  1. Spanish police launch operation to clear Ceuta migrants off beach  Reuters
  2. Police begin operation to move migrants from Ceuta beaches  BBC
  3. Thousands of migrants surge through Ceuta as Spain moves them to new tent camp | Watch  ynetnews.com
  4. Thousands of migrants return to beaches in Ceuta as port camp fills up  Euronews.com
  5. Thousands of migrants charge through Ceuta  The Telegraph
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Earl Spencer doubles down on claims about ‘monstrous’ call with Charles after Diana’s death

Buckingham Palace has rebutted claim by Charles Spencer, Diana’s brother, that then prince told him ‘we’ll forget her soon enough’

Earl Spencer has doubled down on his bombshell claim that King Charles said of Diana, Princess of Wales, “rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough” days after her death, saying he is telling the truth.

The alleged comments, revealed in Charles Spencer’s memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, which is being serialised in the Daily Mail, prompted Buckingham Palace to issue an extraordinary statement suggesting Diana’s brother had misremembered events, saying “the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory in ways others do not recognise”.

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European leaders prepare public for ‘intensified threat’ from Putin – politico.eu

  1. European leaders prepare public for ‘intensified threat’ from Putin  politico.eu
  2. Russia is escalating its attacks on Europe. The risk of a misstep is growing every day  CNN
  3. Putin preparing to escalate war against Ukraine  The Telegraph
  4. NATO’s internal debate on Russian aggression  The Economist
  5. European leaders say Russia is provoking NATO. How will the alliance respond?  NPR
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Survivors recount panic and struggle to breathe in Nigerian prison cell where 37 died

Police fire teargas as protests break out in city of Minna after deaths of suspected illegal goldminers, many of whom were children

Survivors from a prison cell in Nigeria where 37 suspected illegal goldminers died while in the custody of a paramilitary group this week have recounted their panic and struggle for breath, as police on Friday fired teargas at people protesting against the deaths and imposed an overnight curfew in the city of Minna.

The victims – many of whom were children – were found dead on Thursday in the cells of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), which had raided suspected illegal goldmines and ⁠locked up dozens of miners in the city, the state capital of the mineral-rich state of Niger.

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Brazil’s Lula announces higher welfare payments and free weight-loss jabs ahead of election

Critics say moves from leftwing incumbent president are electorally motivated two weeks before Brazil’s elections

Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced a 15% increase in the country’s main cash-transfer programme for poor families, as well as free weight-loss jabs, prompting criticism from opponents who say the moves are electorally motivated just two weeks before the presidential election.

On 4 October, the leftwing incumbent will face the far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the former president Jair Bolsonaro, who has been gaining ground in recent weeks.

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British woman who was kidnapped in Malawi rescued by police after shootout – The Guardian

  1. British woman who was kidnapped in Malawi rescued by police after shootout  The Guardian
  2. 4 suspects killed in shootout as police rescue kidnapped British woman in Malawi  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  3. British woman abducted in Malawi, police say  BBC
  4. British woman rescued after shoot-out between Malawi police and kidnappers  Sky News
  5. British woman rescued in Malawi shootout that left four suspected kidnappers dead  BBC
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Trump’s Russia-Ukraine Energy Truce Has Already Run Out of Gas – Newsweek

  1. Trump’s Russia-Ukraine Energy Truce Has Already Run Out of Gas  Newsweek
  2. Kremlin And Kyiv Have Escalated Energy War To Alarming New Stage  Forbes
  3. More than 178,000 consumers without power in Odesa region due to Russian attack  Ukrinform
  4. Two districts of Odessa and its suburbs were left without power following an attack by the Russian Federation  Інтент
  5. Ukraine Will Avoid Power Consumption Restrictions on Saturday, September 19  mezha.net
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Polanski request to postpone Greens’ conference to focus on byelection refused by party

Exclusive: Leader understood to have wanted to concentrate on Holborn and St Pancras campaign in London but executive committee voted against plan

Zack Polanski requested that the Greens’ ruling executive committee postpone the party’s imminent annual conference so they could focus on the Holborn and St Pancras byelection but was refused.

While party officials say the formal request came from staffers worried about diluting resources by staging a conference a week before Polanski tries to win Keir Starmer’s former Commons seat, the Guardian understands the party leader wanted this to happen.

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Widespread sexual violence in Ukraine war, most cases tied to Russia, says UN report – reuters.com

  1. Widespread sexual violence in Ukraine war, most cases tied to Russia, says UN report  reuters.com
  2. 'Abhorrent acts' — Russian forces committed widespread sexual violence in Ukraine since full-scale invasion, UN reports  The Kyiv Independent
  3. Evening digest: a new attack on Kyiv, a UN report on sexual violence, and Russia’s new missile tactics  mezha.net
  4. Russian forces widely use sexual violence and torture against detainees, UN reports  Новини про права людини
  5. Sexual violence against civilians and POW’s in Ukraine widespread and ‘abhorrent’  UN News
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VIDEO: China Coast Guard Rams Philippine Fisheries Vessel in South China Sea – USNI News

  1. VIDEO: China Coast Guard Rams Philippine Fisheries Vessel in South China Sea  USNI News
  2. China blames nation after ship collision  News.com.au
  3. Collision near Sabina Shoal sparks fresh escalation between China and the Philippines  South China Morning Post
  4. A shameless political double act exposes Teodoro’s true motives: Global Times editorial  globaltimes.cn
  5. US, Canada slam ‘deliberate ramming’ by Chinese vessel  Inquirer.net
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Leader Makes Jaw-Dropping Claim About Putin’s Next Move – thedailybeast.com

  1. Leader Makes Jaw-Dropping Claim About Putin’s Next Move  thedailybeast.com
  2. String of daring Russian plots is testing Washington’s restraint  The Washington Post
  3. Poland's prime minister warns of Russian 'accidental' attacks on Ukraine's allies  NPR
  4. Poland Warns That Russia Plans to Strike Ukraine’s NATO Allies  Bloomberg.com
  5. Poland warns Russia is planning drone or rocket strikes on NATO territory  AP News
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