What happens next in Trump’s ceasefire plan?
All living Israeli hostages have returned home and a ceasefire is in place. What happens next in Gaza?
How Milei’s ‘Thatcherite’ economics divided his nation – but won over Trump
Ahead of Milei's visit to the White House - amid protests and anger on the streets back at home - Ione Wells unravels the paradox that Argentina's president has created
Palestinians return to the rubble of their homes in northern Gaza
Thousands of displaced Palestinians have been returning to northern Gaza following the ceasefire, only to find their hom
What Would It Cost to Rebuild Gaza? – The New York Times
- What Would It Cost to Rebuild Gaza? The New York Times
- ‘Another Nakba’: UN expert says Gaza recovery will take generations Al Jazeera
- UN says countries are willing to help fund Gaza's $70 bln reconstruction Reuters
- A Plan to Rebuild Gaza Lists Nearly 30 Companies. Many Say They’re Not Involved WIRED
- Gaza will be in the shadow of famine as long as we cannot plant our land Al Jazeera
Tennessee authorities identify 16 people killed in blast at explosive plant
Local pastor among victims of huge explosion in rural area where ‘everybody knows each other’
Authorities on Monday identified the 16 people killed in a devastating blast at a rural Tennessee explosives plant on 10 October, as investigators promised a painstaking process to figure out what happened by tracking down pieces of evidence that may now be miles apart.
At a news conference, Chris Davis, the sheriff of Humphreys county, said people in the tight-knit community probably at least knew relatives of the victims killed in the explosion at the plant owned by Accurate Energetic Systems. The company supplies and researches explosives for the military and is a well-known employer in the area.
Continue reading...Four people arrested after shooting in Mississippi town that left six dead
Three charged with murder and one with attempted murder following shooting in Leland after school football game
Three people have been arrested on murder charges – and a fourth person on an attempted murder charge – in a weekend shooting that left six dead and more than a dozen injured in a small Mississippi town, the FBI announced on Monday.
Teviyon L Powell, 29, William Bryant, 29, and Morgan Lattimore, 25, have been charged with capital murder, while Latoya A Powell, 44, has been charged with attempted murder in the mass shooting, a spokesperson for the FBI’s Jackson field office said.
Guardian staff contributed reporting
Continue reading...Torrential rains collapse Venezuelan gold mine killing 14
Efforts are under way to recover bodies from the shafts in the south of the country, emergency officials said.
Tesco steps up UK sales as Asda struggles amid rising inflation
Marks & Spencer bounces back from cyber-attack as it extends contract of chair Archie Norman
Tesco has grabbed a bigger slice of Britons’ supermarket shopping, as it stepped up sales and market share, while its rival Asda continued to struggle amid rising grocery inflation.
The UK’s biggest supermarket increased its market share to 28.3% in the 12 weeks to 5 October, up 0.7 percentage points on a year earlier, while its sales advanced nearly 7%, according to Worldpanel by Numerator.
Continue reading...China says it will ‘fight to end’ after US said it was trying to hurt world economy
Commerce ministry says US is ‘threatening to intimidate’ with plans for new Trump tariffs on exports
China has hit back at accusations from the US that it is trying to hurt the world economy, as the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies appeared to re-escalate, amped up by aggressive rhetoric on both sides.
China’s commerce ministry said on Tuesday that the US was “threatening to intimidate” with the prospect of new tariffs on Chinese exports, “which is not the right way to get along with China”. Its spokesperson said that China would “fight to the end” in trade talks.
Continue reading...Russia charges exiled oligarch Khodorkovsky with ‘terrorism’
Exiled tycoon the latest in a long line of people charged for opposing Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Trump declares peace, but sidesteps two-state solution for Palestinians
Donald Trump says there is peace in the Middle East, after signing the Gaza ceasefire deal.
Trump has smashed the Gaza consensus Diplomatic orthodoxies were ignored – UnHerd
- Trump has smashed the Gaza consensus Diplomatic orthodoxies were ignored UnHerd
- What Donald Trump gets right in the Middle East The Economist
- To Democrats, Trump is Hitler. To Israel, the president's a hero. What gives? | Opinion USA Today
- Trump’s role in halting Gaza’s suffering was driven by self-interest. Will that be enough for him to finish the job? The Guardian
- “Does Trump Deserve Credit for the Ceasefire?” Is the Wrong Question Washington Monthly
Cuban dissident begins US exile after release from jail
The outspoken critic of the Cuban government was released from jail after a request by the US.
Why was FIFA President Infantino with Trump at Gaza peace summit in Egypt?
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino was among attendees in Egypt, continuing a string of appearances with the US president.
A Nobel Prize for explaining when technology leads to growth – NPR
- A Nobel Prize for explaining when technology leads to growth NPR
- Three Share Nobel in Economics for Work on How Technology Drives Growth The New York Times
- Joel Mokyr wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences Northwestern Now News
- Why do we live in unusually innovative times? : The Indicator from Planet Money NPR
- Trio win Nobel economics prize for work on innovation, growth and 'creative destruction' Reuters
Ukraine’s Formula for Peace: Fewer Talks, More Weapons – The New York Times
- Ukraine’s Formula for Peace: Fewer Talks, More Weapons The New York Times
- How Ukraine Turned the Tables on Russia The Atlantic
- Why Putin and Russia May Be Running Out of Time in Ukraine New York Magazine
- Opinion | What if a Russian victory in Ukraine were only the beginning? The Washington Post
- Putin Is Losing the Ukraine War: Escalation Is Coming National Security Journal
Video shows execution in Gaza City, plus why are Russians queuing for fuel? – BBC
- Video shows execution in Gaza City, plus why are Russians queuing for fuel? BBC
- Hamas fighters tighten grip in Gaza, clouding future of ceasefire Reuters
- Hamas deploys armed fighters and police across parts of Gaza The Guardian
- After Israel’s war halted, who is clashing with Hamas in Gaza? Al Jazeera
- After Trump declares ‘war is over,’ Hamas executes rivals in Gaza to reassert control Fox News
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech in Israeli parliament
Trump made several claims about the Middle East conflict and other global peace deals that were not entirely true.
Three police officers killed in Italy after explosion at house during eviction
Two men and one woman arrested after explosion in Castel d’Azzano, which police believe to have been intentional
An explosion at a farmhouse near Verona killed three police officers and injured at least 13 others, officials said on Tuesday.
Police were attempting to conduct an eviction when the house blew up overnight in Castel d’Azzano, in northern Italy, in what is suspected to be an intentional act of violence.
Continue reading...NGOs welcome Lebanon’s push for justice over Israeli attack on journalists
The attack on southern Lebanon in October 2023 killed a Reuters journalist and wounded six other reporters.