Israel’s future in Uefa could come to a head before World Cup qualifiers

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  • National team and club sides may face suspension

  • Next Uefa international break begins on 6 October

Uefa could decide as early as next week whether to suspend Israel from its competitions, with the governing body facing growing pressure from inside and outside the game.

Reports on Thursday, initially in the Times, suggested a vote that would determine Israel’s participation in World Cup qualifying and that of Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Europa League could be held by Uefa’s executive committee before the international break begins on 6 October.

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Sarkozy’s spectacular downfall marks turning point in France’s struggle against graft

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Experts say political legacy of former president convicted of criminal conspiracy now appears impossible to rebuild

When a Paris court handed Nicolas Sarkozy a five-year prison sentence on Thursday – for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to get election campaign funds from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi – it was a historic moment for modern France.

The rightwing Sarkozy, who served as president between 2007 and 2012, was known in office not just for his hard line on immigration and national identity but for championing harsher sentencing for delinquents. He is now expected to enter jail within a matter of months.

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Sarkozy says he will ‘sleep in jail but with head held high’ after conviction

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Former French president receives five-year prison sentence for criminal conspiracy over pact with Gaddafi regime

The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy said he would “sleep in jail but with my head held high” after receiving a five-year prison sentence for criminal conspiracy – the first time a former head of state has been sent to prison in modern French history.

The verdict and sentencing followed a trial in which he and his aides were accused of making a corruption pact with the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi to receive funding for the 2007 French presidential election campaign.

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10 killed, at least 2 decapitated, in Ecuador prison riot just days after deadly jailbreak – CBS News

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  1. 10 killed, at least 2 decapitated, in Ecuador prison riot just days after deadly jailbreak  CBS News
  2. Prison riot in Ecuador kills at least 17 people  Al Jazeera
  3. Prison clash in Ecuador leaves at least 17 dead  CNN
  4. Fourteen killed in Ecuador's Machala prison as rival gangs clash  BBC
  5. Ecuador's prisons have become operational centers for organized crime groups  themercury.com
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WARNING: Russia May Be Planning Violent Protests After the Moldovan Elections – Institute for the Study of War

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  1. WARNING: Russia May Be Planning Violent Protests After the Moldovan Elections  Institute for the Study of War
  2. Why are Moldova’s parliamentary elections on Sunday so important?  The Guardian
  3. Kremlin threatening Moldova's independence, president warns ahead of key vote  BBC
  4. Moldova faces key parliamentary election, with EU bid at stake  Reuters
  5. Russia’s War on Elections in Moldova Is No Hoax  Bloomberg.com
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Israeli strikes kill at least 17 Palestinians in Gaza as international pressure for ceasefire grows – AP News

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  1. Israeli strikes kill at least 17 Palestinians in Gaza as international pressure for ceasefire grows  AP News
  2. Israel-Gaza live updates: Palestinian Authority ready to govern Gaza, president tells UN  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  3. Israeli Strike Kills Gazans Sheltering in Warehouse, Local Reports Say  The New York Times
  4. Headlines for September 25, 2025  Democracy Now!
  5. Updates: 1 million in harm’s way in Gaza City as Israel escalates attacks  Al Jazeera
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Palestinian leader says ready to work with US for two-state peace plan – BBC

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  1. Palestinian leader says ready to work with US for two-state peace plan  BBC
  2. ‘Palestine Is Ours,’ Abbas Tells U.N. General Assembly  The New York Times
  3. Abbas to address UN after visa clash with US as questions swirl over Hamas  Fox News
  4. Israel is guilty of war crimes, Palestine’s Abbas tells UN General Assembly  Al Jazeera
  5. 'Palestinians will not leave,' their president tells world leaders at UN in defiant, virtual speech  AP News
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Activists outraged after Rio lawmakers approve ‘wild west bonus’ for police who kill ‘criminals’

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Similar legislation introduced in Rio in mid-1990s caused an explosion of extrajudicial killings in the city’s favelas

Human rights activists have voiced outrage after Rio de Janeiro’s parliament approved plans to pay police officers a “wild west bonus” for “neutralizing criminals” during operations.

The move is a throwback to the mid-1990s when Rio’s then governor, Marcello Alencar, introduced similar legislation that caused an explosion of extrajudicial killings in the city’s favelas.

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Israel carrying out crime against humanity in Gaza, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas tells UN – as it happened

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Speech by Palestinian Authority president also says Hamas should have no role in governing Palestine and must disarm

Alimi says the policy of containment has given the Houthis time to expand its arsenal.

“It has become clear the peace we seek cannot be asked for but must be imposed by force,” he says.

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Why are Moldova’s parliamentary elections on Sunday so important?

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The background, key players and likely outcome of a contest of crucial interest to both Europe and Russia

Moldova will vote this Sunday in parliamentary elections that its president has described as the most important in the history of the small country. The results will confirm if Moldova, a former Soviet republic that gained independence in 1991, continues on its path of western integration, or moves back into Russia’s orbit.

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Mystery drones over Denmark are ‘hybrid attack,’ defense minister says – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

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  1. Mystery drones over Denmark are 'hybrid attack,' defense minister says  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  2. Drones shut Copenhagen Airport in 'serious attack'; NATO weighs tougher Russia action  NBC News
  3. Analysis: Russia’s twin plays in Denmark and Alaska push adversaries to respond with force  WTOP
  4. Denmark Briefly Closes More Airports After Unexplained Drone Sightings  The New York Times
  5. Drones disrupt airports in what Danish officials call ‘hybrid attack.’ What happened and how can they be stopped?  CNN
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Liev Schreiber and Debra Messing among names rejecting pledge to boycott Israeli films

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More than 1,200 industry figures claim the pledge is ‘a document of misinformation’ and that much of the Israeli film and TV industry are ‘often the loudest critics of government policy’

More than 1,200 entertainment industry figures have signed a new open letter rejecting the recent high-profile pledge by thousands of their peers to boycott Israeli films over the war in Gaza.

Stars including Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Debra Messing are among those who have lent their names to the letter, which says the previous pledge “advocates” for “the erasure of art”.

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Indonesia: Over 1,000 children fall ill from free school lunches – BBC

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  1. Indonesia: Over 1,000 children fall ill from free school lunches  BBC
  2. Indonesia faces calls to halt free meal program as over 5,000 schoolchildren fall ill  NBC News
  3. Over 1,000 Indonesians sick from school meals in more food poisoning outbreaks  Reuters
  4. More Than 1,000 Kids Fall Ill After Eating Free School Lunches  The Daily Beast
  5. Shark Dish in Free Meal Program Triggers Mass Food Poisoning in Ketapang  Jakarta Globe
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