UN chief, top diplomats plead for support for UNRWA amid Gaza crisis
At the UN General Assembly, Jordan, Brazil and Spain highlight the ‘vital’ role of the agency for Palestinian refugees.
Ex-FBI Director Comey says he is ‘innocent’ after US court indictment
Former FBI Director James Comey is a longtime critic of US President Donald Trump and testified against him in 2020.
Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test, satellite photos analyzed by the AP show – AP News
- Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test, satellite photos analyzed by the AP show AP News
- After U.S. strikes, Iran increases work at mysterious underground site The Washington Post
- Fearing another war with Israel, Iran begins rebuilding missile sites, but key component is missing AP News
- Satellite images show construction under way at Iran nuclear sites hit in strikes BBC
- Iran Update, September 24, 2025 Institute for the Study of War
Iran snapback sanctions loom as UN security council set to vote on nuclear programme
Russian efforts to delay the return of sanctions is expected to fail during vote on Friday
A final Russian attempt to defer the snapback of large-scale UN sanctions on Iran is expected to fail at the UN security council on Friday after European countries rejected last-minute Iranian offers to give UN weapons inspectors limited access to its bombed nuclear sites.
Russia will call for the reimposition of the sanctions to be deferred for six months to give more time for diplomacy, but European diplomats are confident that Russia will not get the nine votes it needs on the security council for the snapback to be deferred. The last time Russia put the same issue to a vote it received only four votes.
Continue reading...The Indian who caught ‘Bikini killer’ twice – and is now Netflix hero
Inspector Zende tells the story of an Indian police officer who captured notorious killer Charles Sobhraj twice.
Stray Kids downplay global fame: ‘Success is a strong word’
As the K-pop idols continue to break records, they stay focused on making music and meeting fans.
Former French president handed 5-year prison term over Gaddafi money – The Washington Post
- Former French president handed 5-year prison term over Gaddafi money The Washington Post
- Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to five years in Libya campaign financing case BBC
- Sarkozy Guilty of Conspiracy to Use Libyan Money for 2007 Campaign The New York Times
- Former French President Sarkozy handed 5-year jail term in stunning downfall CNBC
- Sarkozy’s spectacular downfall marks turning point in France’s struggle against graft The Guardian
Why a tiny island’s fate could decide Seychelles’ next president
India, Qatari royals, China and ecologists have their own, very different, views on Assumption Island's future.
US defence secretary summons military leaders to Virginia mystery meeting
The reason for the meeting, set for next Tuesday, remains unclear, with Trump dismissing concerns as not 'a big deal'.
Sudan PM urges end to ‘political’ chemical weapons sanctions
Sudan’s transitional Prime Minister Kamil Idris told the 80th UNGA Sudan’s civil war has killed 150,000 people.
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Parents need boost to lift flagging vaccination rate
Parents need practical strategies such as easier access to appointments and bulk-billing to help reverse a concerning decline in childhood vaccination rates, research has found.
The top barriers were mostly around ability to get appointments easily, being able to prioritise their child’s vaccination over all of the other things that they have to get done, the cost of getting their child vaccinated.
We now know that that will be on the 20th of October. The point here is that they had spoken a number of times by phone. The relationship is conducted at many, many levels. It is going well.
We’ve got the lowest tariff rate. Aukus is happening at a pace. And so we’re really confident … about the progress of our relationship with the US.
Continue reading...White low-income pupils ‘report lowest enthusiasm for school’ in England
Boys and girls in demographic start secondary school with weakest levels of engagement, research finds
White pupils from low-income families in England start secondary school with far lower levels of enthusiasm or effort than other ethnic groups, according to new research that may partly explain differences in academic results and behaviour.
Both girls and boys from lower-income white families reported weak levels of engagement from year 7 onwards. Girls were less likely to enjoy being at school while the boys made less effort with their school work.
Continue reading...UK government backs return of international rail travel to Kent stations
Ashford and Ebbsfleet have been shut to cross-Channel services since 2020, with Eurostar calling them unviable
Hopes that international rail services could return to UK stations abandoned by Eurostar have grown, with the government backing new competitors who plan to serve stops in Kent.
Ministers have been leaning on the rail regulator to give crucial space on the railway to prospective entrants who pledge to bring cross-Channel services back to Ashford and Ebbsfleet stations – and possibly London’s Stratford International.
Continue reading...Fighter jets purchase would put UK in breach of nuclear treaty, says CND
Legal opinion for campaign group says deal amounts to reversal of UK’s commitment to nuclear disarmament
Britain will violate its nuclear disarmament obligations if Labour presses ahead with the £1bn purchase of 12 F-35A fighter jets, according to a specialist legal opinion prepared on behalf of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND).
Two international lawyers argue that the government’s plan to reintroduce air-launched nuclear weapons for the RAF will break a key provision of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) signed by the UK and 190 other countries.
Continue reading...Former FBI director James Comey indicted for making false statement to Congress and obstruction of justice
Indictment comes after Trump instructed US attorney general to prosecute Comey and others he considers political foes
James Comey, the former FBI director and one of Donald Trump’s most frequent targets, was indicted on Thursday on one count of making a false statement to Congress and one count of obstruction of justice, according to a person familiar with the matter, in the latest move in the president’s expansive retribution campaign against his political adversaries.
“No one is above the law. Today’s indictment reflects this Department of Justice’s commitment to holding those who abuse positions of power accountable for misleading the American people. We will follow the facts in this case,” Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, tweeted on Thursday.
Continue reading...Palestinian Authority’s Abbas forced to deliver UNGA address via video
The Palestinian Authority's Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly via video because the US denied him a visa.
EU chief slams Russian aggression that ‘threatens every nation’
European Council President Antonio Costa denounced Russian aggression and pushed for Ukraine’s right to sovereignty.
Civilian injuries in Gaza similar to those of soldiers in war zones, study finds
Wounds such as burns or leg injuries more common in Gaza than among US soldiers who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan
Civilians in Gaza have sustained injuries of a type and on a scale more usually seen among professional soldiers involved in intense combat operations, research has found.
A study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found that some types of wounds – such as burns or injuries to legs – were more common among civilians in Gaza than among US soldiers fighting in recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Continue reading...US President Gerald Ford’s would-be assassin dies at age 95
Sara Jane Moore fired two shots at the Republican president during his visit to San Francisco in 1975.
Trump signs memo targeting ‘domestic terrorism’ amid fears of leftwing crackdown
US president criticizes ‘anarchists and agitators’ as he unveils memo expected to meet fierce legal pushback
Donald Trump issued a presidential memorandum on Thursday aimed at reining in what he has called a radical leftwing domestic “terror network” but which seemed likely to meet fierce legal pushback from critics depicting it as a licence for a broad crackdown on his political opponents.
At a signing ceremony in the Oval Office, the memorandum was presented as aimed at “establishing a comprehensive strategy to investigate, disrupt and dismantle all stages of organized political violence and domestic terrorism”.
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