Hong Kong court gives trio lengthy jail terms over bomb plots
Three defendants receive prison terms of up to 18 years over plots in 2019 and 2020.
Javier Milei hails ‘tipping point’ as his far-right party wins Argentina’s midterm elections
The result falls short of giving Milei a congressional majority but has been widely described as surprising by Argentinian analysts
The party of Argentina’s far-right president, Javier Milei, has won Sunday’s midterm elections after a campaign in which US president Donald Trump announced a $40bn bailout for the country and made continued aid conditional on the victory of his Argentinian counterpart.
With more than 95% of ballots counted, Milei’s party, La Libertad Avanza, won 40.84% of the nationwide vote in an election widely seen as a de facto referendum on the self-styled anarcho-capitalist’s nearly two years in power.
Continue reading...A coronation not a contest – Tanzania’s first female president faces little opposition
President Samia Suluhu Hassan faces no real competition at the polls amid a climate of self-censorship and fear.
Israel reported to know location of 9 out of 13 deceased hostages still held in Gaza – The Times of Israel
- Israel reported to know location of 9 out of 13 deceased hostages still held in Gaza The Times of Israel
- Egypt and Red Cross join search for hostage bodies in Gaza BBC
- Israel-Gaza live updates: Search continues for bodies of missing hostages ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Egypt Aids Search for Bodies of Dead Captives in Gaza The New York Times
- Hamas expands search for hostages’ bodies in Gaza as Egypt joins effort Politico
Hurricane Melissa Set To Turn North In Catastrophic Multi-Day Flood, Wind Damage Event In Jamaica, Haiti – The Weather Channel
- Hurricane Melissa Set To Turn North In Catastrophic Multi-Day Flood, Wind Damage Event In Jamaica, Haiti The Weather Channel
- Weather tracker: Jamaica braces for its most powerful hurricane as Melissa nears category 5 The Guardian
- Hurricane Melissa roars toward Jamaica as a Category 4 storm as island prepares for landfall The Hill
- Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba NPR
- Why Melissa’s intensification en route to Jamaica is so extraordinary The Washington Post
Trump Visit Spurs Hopes for Least-Loved Emerging Market Bloc – Bloomberg.com
- Trump Visit Spurs Hopes for Least-Loved Emerging Market Bloc Bloomberg.com
- Trump to arrive in Japan for next stop on Asian diplomacy tour CNN
- Live updates: Trump heads to Japan as a US-China trade deal draws closer AP News
- Trump dances with Malaysian performers as he kicks off Asia tour in lively fashion Fox News
- The Effort to Court Trump Abroad: Deals, Flattery and Jet Fighters The Wall Street Journal
Radiohead’s Thom Yorke says he would ‘absolutely not’ play in Israel now
Singer says he will not perform in Israel while Benjamin Netanyahu remains in power, eight years after Radiohead defied criticism to perform in Tel Aviv
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has said he would not now perform in Israel, eight years after the band defied pro-Palestinian activists to play a show in Tel Aviv.
“Absolutely not. I wouldn’t want to be 5,000 miles anywhere near the Netanyahu regime,” he told the Sunday Times magazine, referring to prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.
Continue reading...NHS leaders warn of longer waiting times if demand for extra £3bn not met
Key Labour pledge under threat as health service faces costs from redundancies, strikes and rising drug prices
NHS bosses are seeking an emergency injection of £3bn to cover unexpected costs and have warned ministers that without it patients will wait longer for treatment and hospitals will start rationing care.
Their move presents a fresh problem for Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, as she tries to find ways to fill an estimated £30bn hole in the nation’s finances in her budget next month.
Continue reading...Over 1,200 health leaders call for swift passage of UK tobacco and vapes bill
Experts publish letter as peers prepare to scrutinise draft legislation six months after its second Commons reading
More than 1,200 public health leaders have called for the tobacco and vapes bill to be passed swiftly through parliament to “protect future generations”.
They said in a cross-party letter that the “gamechanging” measures outlined were “far too important to let it slip off the agenda”.
Continue reading...Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55%
Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour
The number of reports by nurses of racist incidents at work has risen by 55% over three years, according to analysis by the nursing union.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) expects to receive more than 1,000 calls this year from nurses seeking advice and support after racist incidents in the workplace, compared with almost 700 cases in 2022.
Continue reading...Brazil and Peru are failing uncontacted peoples – and the Amazon’s future is at stake – The Guardian
- Brazil and Peru are failing uncontacted peoples – and the Amazon’s future is at stake The Guardian
- Influencers put isolated indigenous groups at risk for YouTube views The Times
- Richard Gere to launch Survival International report on uncontacted tribes Media India Group
- Amazon Uncontacted Tribes Explainer The Batesville Daily Guard
- What to know about uncontacted Indigenous peoples and efforts to protect them thederrick.com
El-Fasher: Rebel group claims capture of key city in Sudan – BBC
- El-Fasher: Rebel group claims capture of key city in Sudan BBC
- Battle for Sudan’s el-Fasher intensifies as RSF claims seizing army HQ Al Jazeera
- Sudanese Paramilitaries Claim Control of Key Army Garrison in Darfur The New York Times
- Sudanese paramilitary enters army’s last stronghold in Darfur The Washington Post
- UN alarmed by ‘terrifying’ situation in Sudan’s El Fasher, calls for immediate ceasefire UN News
US Boeing workers continue midwest strike after rejecting latest contract offer
Nearly three-month strike includes 3,200 machinists at plants where military aircraft and weapons are developed
Boeing workers at three midwest plants where military aircraft and weapons are developed voted Sunday to reject the company’s latest contract offer and to continue a strike that started almost three months ago.
The strike by about 3,200 machinists at the plants in Mascoutah, Illinois, and the Missouri cities of St Louis and St Charles is smaller in scale than a walkout last year by 33,000 Boeing workers who assemble commercial jetliners but threatens to complicate the aerospace company’s progress in regaining its financial footing.
Continue reading...Inside Syria’s jail for IS suspects as officials say attacks by group are rising
Kurdish counter-terrorism officials tell the BBC so-called Islamic State cells in Syria are regrouping and increasing attacks.
Louvre heist leaves a cultural wound — and may turn French crown jewels into legend – AP News
- Louvre heist leaves a cultural wound — and may turn French crown jewels into legend AP News
- Suspects arrested over brazen jewel theft from Paris’ Louvre museum CNN
- Suspects in Louvre Jewelry Heist Arrested, French Authorities Say The New York Times
- French police arrest 2 Louvre jewel heist suspects amid manhunt ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Seven Heist Movies for Your Weekend The Atlantic
Violent protests flare in Cameroon as results due in contested election
An opposition candidate is challenging the incumbent president's 43-year hold on power.
Egypt and Red Cross join search for hostage bodies in Gaza
Israel said the teams have been permitted to search beyond the so-called "yellow line" in the area controlled by its forces in Gaza.
US airports report over 20 air traffic controller shortage incidents in one day
Transportation secretary says figure is ‘one of the highest we’ve seen’ since 1 October as shutdown drags on
US airports have reported more than 20 incidents of air traffic controller shortages on Saturday, said Sean Duffy, transportation secretary, in the latest sign of the government shutdown’s impact.
A ground stop was issued by the agency at Los Angeles international airport due to the air traffic controller staffing shortages at around 11.30am ET (15.30 GMT). The restriction covered most of the southern California region and delays are likely when flights resume.
Continue reading...Scott Bessent Claims He Feels Soybean Farmers’ Pain. He’s Worth $500 Million – Rolling Stone
- Scott Bessent Claims He Feels Soybean Farmers’ Pain. He’s Worth $500 Million Rolling Stone
- Trump Treasury Sec. Bessent says he's felt 'pain' from China because he's a 'soybean farmer' CNBC
- Farm owner Bessent on soybean crisis: "I have felt this pain too" Axios
- Bessent: U.S. ‘addressed’ soybean farmers’ concerns with China The Hill
- Cabinet Secretary Worth $600M Roasted for Claiming to Be a Farmer The Daily Beast
Djibouti lifts presidential age limit, paving way for sixth Guelleh term
Ismail Omar Guelleh could seek re-election in 2026 after parliament votes to removes age restriction for candidates.