- UK to offer Saudi Arabia aerial refueling to counter Houthi attacks AP News
- UK to help refuel Saudi jets countering Houthi attacks BBC
- UK's Burnham agrees to Saudi request for refuelling support Reuters
- UK to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in its fight with Houthi rebels Financial Times
- UK to give support to Saudi jets in attempt to counter Houthi fighters theguardian.com
UK to give support to Saudi jets in attempt to counter Houthi fighters
Andy Burnham seeks stability in Middle East to bring down prices at home as first meeting with Trump looms
The UK has agreed to provide defensive air support to Saudi Arabia to help counter Houthi fighters and restore stability in the Middle East while driving down the cost of living at home, Andy Burnham has said, ahead of his first meeting with Donald Trump.
The prime minister said he had agreed to a request for air-to-air refuelling of Saudi jets to defend energy infrastructure against the Iran-backed rebels and help keep oil flowing from the Gulf to ease global economic turmoil.
Continue reading...Celia Birtwell ‘humanises’ Burberry in London fashion week closing show
Textile designer brings florals, vines and smiley doodles to brand’s luxury checks for one-off paired collection
Burberry and Celia Birtwell are both national treasures of sorts. One is Britain’s grandest luxury name, the other the textile designer who dressed bohemian 1960s London in her prints and has a place in art history as David Hockney’s favourite muse.
Burberry’s designer, Daniel Lee, has always loved Birtwell’s prints. When the two met this spring, he fell for “her energy, and her zest for life”, and a one-off Burberry meets Birtwell collection that closed London fashion week was born.
Continue reading...Italian PM pushes foreign student cap in classrooms, burqa, niqab ban in schools – Fox News
- Italian PM pushes foreign student cap in classrooms, burqa, niqab ban in schools Fox News
- Italy to ban veils in schools, limit foreign students per class, Meloni says Reuters
- Italy leader Giorgia Meloni announces plans to limit foreign student numbers, ban face coverings in schools CBS News
- Meloni promises to ban burqas, niqabs in Italy’s schools aljazeera.com
- Meloni says Italy to ban face coverings, limit foreign students per class in schools KOMO
North Korea reports new missile test designed to give enemy ‘incurable headache’ – Reuters
- North Korea reports new missile test designed to give enemy 'incurable headache' Reuters
- North Korea reports new missile test designed to give enemy ‘incurable headache’ NBC News
- Hypersonic weapon test? North Korea says it just launched a new 'ultra-modern' missile Space
- North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off east coast in three hours CNN
- North Korea's Kim Jong Un lauds apparent hypersonic missile test, calls it "incurable headache" for foes CBS News
The United Nations looks broken. Is it? – vox.com
How thousands of migrants stranded in Ceuta are surviving
Authorities estimate that at least 10,000 people remain in the enclave of Ceuta after a record surge in July.
What a Limited Russian Incursion Into Estonia Might Look Like: A Narva Scenario – Institute for the Study of War
- What a Limited Russian Incursion Into Estonia Might Look Like: A Narva Scenario Institute for the Study of War
- Russian Mobilization as a Litmus Test for Nordic-Baltic Intelligence Services The Baltic Sentinel
- Estonia Ready to Close Russia Border if Moscow Declares General Mobilization. Here’s Why UNITED24 Media
- Estonian foreign minister: Putin only respects strength washingtonexaminer.com
- N'ókè dị n'etiti nchekwa mba na nnwere onwe okpukperechi The European Times
Up to 30 shots fired after man opened fire on officer outside Ontario synagogue – PBS
- Up to 30 shots fired after man opened fire on officer outside Ontario synagogue PBS
- Suspect in Belleville, Ont., shooting is dead, SIU says CBC
- Suspect in Belleville, Ont., shooting is dead CP24
- Suspect in Canada’s Yom Kippur shooting has died, authorities say CNN
- Carney condemns Yom Kippur shooting outside Canadian synagogue BBC
Former ‘death squad’ leader appears in military trial in The Gambia
Sanna Manjang faces court for deserting army in 2017 after end of Jammeh's 20-year rule.
Airlines urge action after UK flights delayed and cancelled again
Nats says fault at Prestwick has been ‘fixed’ after airports in Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland are hit
Airlines have called for “action and accountability” over the UK’s air traffic control services after a technical issue led to flights being disrupted for the second time in a fortnight.
Dozens were cancelled and others severely delayed after a fault on Monday morning at National Air Traffic Services (Nats), this time at its second control centre at Prestwick in South Ayrshire.
Continue reading...Trump speech inaudible as US networks boycott White House event
US President Trump unveiled a new White House helicopter pad as major US TV networks stayed away in protest.
Family sounds alarm after 83-year-old grandma dies under Canada’s assisted-death program – Fox News
- Family sounds alarm after 83-year-old grandma dies under Canada's assisted-death program Fox News
- Canada’s MAiD is meant for those whose death is reasonably foreseeable. Now an 83-year-old grandmother’s f economictimes.com
- Another Canadian Euthanasia Horror National Right to Life Committee
- UPDATE **83 year old “GG” Was Euthanised Against Her Will – Belleville Police Are Investigating todayville.com
- 83-year-old Christian grandmother was allegedly given drugs to end her life against her will — she died covered in blood, family says pulse.ng
Op-eds, academic articles by Provost Santiago Schnell flagged as ‘AI-written’ by ‘near-zero error’ AI detector Pangram – The Dartmouth
‘It’s such a slap in the face’: Job seekers in their 50s share the unique challenges they face – businessinsider.com
- 'It's such a slap in the face': Job seekers in their 50s share the unique challenges they face businessinsider.com
- ‘I feel invisible’: over-50s reveal harsh realities of trying to get a job The Guardian
- 59-year-old UK jobseeker got 8 interviews from 598 applications as over-50s face hiring wall The Cool Down
- How to get a new job and earn more in your 50s, according to recruiters The i Paper
- I'm job searching in my 50s after a 17-year career break. I feel like I'm sending my résumé into a black hole. businessinsider.com
Canada sees scope for France LNG partnership, minister says – Reuters
- Canada sees scope for France LNG partnership, minister says Reuters
- Macron makes rare visit to French territory off Canada, where he will host Carney Le Monde.fr
- Carney, Macron meet in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon as Canada and Europe look to build greater ties The Globe and Mail
- Carney and Macron to meet in French island on Sunday CTV News
- Opinion: Carney to meet with leaders of France, Norway closer to home after whirlwind Euro trip The Globe and Mail
Millions urged to evacuate as powerful Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan
The country's meteorological agency had warned of an "imminent threat to life," but this has now been downgraded.
Millions urged to evacuate as powerful Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan – BBC
- Millions urged to evacuate as powerful Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan BBC
- Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan with deadly floods, travel chaos near Tokyo aljazeera.com
- Flights scrapped, evacuations urged as Typhoon Dujuan wallops Japan Yahoo
- Japanese islands brace for Dujuan to become a typhoon again The Guardian
- Heavy rain hits Tokyo area as typhoon approaches eastern coast, killing 2 Japan Wire by Kyodo News
Airlines criticise air traffic control as second glitch causes more disruption in UK
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said further issues "cause even greater concern" about the UK's air traffic control and the head of the organisation that runs it.
Putin’s party wins supermajority in Russia’s parliamentary election
Victory of United Russia party strengthens Putin's hand even as the war with Ukraine grows more unpopular.