- French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen's main budget proposals Reuters
- Le Pen eyes bond markets with promise of bigger spending cuts if far right wins presidency Reuters
- France’s Le Pen Calls on ECB to Lower Euro-Area Borrowing Costs Bloomberg.com
- France’s Le Pen unveils economic platform brimming with eye-watering cuts — but few new ideas POLITICO.eu
- France’s Marine Le Pen pledges to rein in public spending Financial Times
France tests upgraded nuclear missile against backdrop of Russia tensions – Reuters
- France tests upgraded nuclear missile against backdrop of Russia tensions Reuters
- Macron observes test of new nuclear-capable missile without warhead France 24
- France fires upgraded nuclear-capable missile from submarine for first time Defense News
- French Navy Conducts Acceptance Firing of M51.3 missile From Le Vigilant SSBN Naval News
- France test-fires new nuclear-capable missile from submarine for first time Euronews.com
Escape from Oleshky — 12 people reached Ukraine-controlled territory in September, official says – The Kyiv Independent
- Escape from Oleshky — 12 people reached Ukraine-controlled territory in September, official says The Kyiv Independent
- Trapped in a Kill Zone, a Ukrainian City Is Beginning to Starve The New York Times
- Ukrainian drones deliver new batch of food to Russian-occupied Oleshky Reuters
- In Russia-occupied Oleshky, Ukrainians face hunger, drones and landmines Al Jazeera
- Oleshky: How Russia Governs Through Humanitarian Decline Institute for the Study of War
South Korea says it received ‘insufficient’ apology from Ukraine over North Korean POWs, mulls envoy recall – The Kyiv Independent
- South Korea says it received 'insufficient' apology from Ukraine over North Korean POWs, mulls envoy recall The Kyiv Independent
- Seoul warns 'further action' if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row BBC
- [COVER STORY] Ukraine's apology over NK POWs falls short of Korea's expectation: foreign minister The Korea Times
- Seoul’s anger with Kyiv over POWs may be driven by worries about its ties to North Korea AP News
- Ukraine apologizes for revealing North Korean POWs’ transfer to South Korea. Seoul says apology isn’t enough, vows ‘firm measures.’ Meduza
US televangelist Jim Bakker, ensnared in fraud and sex scandal, dies at 86
Bakker spent four and a half years in prison after being convicted in 1989 of defrauding followers in a scheme involving holidays at his Christian theme park
The US televangelist Jim Bakker, who built a multimillion-dollar empire and lived in opulence before being disgraced by a sex scandal, a conviction for defrauding followers and divorce from his television co-host Tammy Faye, has died aged 86.
The death of Bakker, whose journey from the TV pulpit to a prison cell in the 1980s inspired comparisons to the corrupt character of the fictional preacher-huckster Elmer Gantry, was revealed on social media by his second wife, Lori Bakker.
Continue reading...Former German spy chief arrested for espionage and treason
August Hanning is accused of obtaining classified information for a foreign power.
India’s opposition leader dragged on to bus as police break up protest
Opposition leaders allege that CEC Gyanesh Kumar manipulated voter rolls to favour PM Narendra Modi's party.
Badenoch disowns Tory claims that air defence plan amounts to ‘British Iron Dome’ – UK politics live
Tory leader says ‘Britannia Shield’ will not be a similar scheme to that protecting Israel after repeated questions from broadcasters
Asked if she will propose tax cuts in her speech tomorrow, Badenoch tells McCann that she will have to wait until her speech tomorrow at 11.15am.
(This is getting confusing. On BBC Breakdfast, Badenoch told Jon Kay the speech was at 12pm.)
It’s not going to be exactly like the Iron Dome. We haven’t called it an Iron Dome.
Continue reading...New Jersey congresswoman LaMonica McIver faces legal deadline after giving birth to second child
She must decide by the end of the week whether to seek further review of federal charges over a confrontation with ICE agents at Delaney Hall
A US congresswoman who just gave birth to a baby girl faces a deadline this week on whether to seek a rehearing of a federal case against her by the Trump administration after an oversight visit to an immigration detention facility.
LaMonica McIver, 40, represents New Jersey’s 10th congressional district. She gave birth to her second child last Thursday – a rarity for a sitting member of Congress. She is only the 15th member of Congress to give birth while serving and part of a small subset of congresswomen who have school-age children.
Continue reading...‘Using the presidency to line his pockets’: could claims of corruption fuel backlash against Trump?
Experts say president is vulnerable amid discontent over rising prices – and the US public has ample cause for complaint
In Donald Trump’s telling, he’s a model of incorruptible self-sacrifice.
“I’m the only president that donated his salary,” he told a group of cheering supporters at a Hispanic heritage month celebration in the White House last week, before conceding that George Washington – “a very wealthy person” – might have beaten him to the punch.
Continue reading...Parents Blame Fox News and Star Reporter Over Attack in Ukraine That Killed Photographers – PetaPixel
- Parents Blame Fox News and Star Reporter Over Attack in Ukraine That Killed Photographers PetaPixel
- She died covering war for Fox News. Her parents blame the network — and a star reporter NPR
- Fox News Star Blamed for Producer Oleksha “Sasha” Kuvshynova's Death in Explosive Report The Daily Beast
- Fox News Lawsuit: Parents Say Safety Warnings Were Ignored Before Daughter’s Death in Ukraine finchannel
- Fox News Faces Lawsuits Over Ukraine War Reporting Deaths SuaraGarut.ID
Germany arrests former domestic intelligence chief over alleged spying
August Hanning served as president of Federal Intelligence Service from 1998 to 2005
Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office has said a former domestic intelligence chief was arrested on Tuesday on espionage allegations.
August Hanning was president of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) from December 1998 to November 2005.
Continue reading...Fear and disruption for Ukraine’s rail passengers as Russia escalates drone attacks
Ukrainians travelling by train are increasingly caught in the crosshairs of Russia's attacks.
George Fenton, Oscar-nominated British composer for more than 100 films, dies aged 76
Fenton’s successes include scores for Gandhi, Groundhog Day and 18 Ken Loach films, plus BBC TV news themes, Blue Planet and more
George Fenton, the British composer who earned five Oscar nominations for scores to films such as Gandhi and Dangerous Liaisons, has died aged 76.
A statement from his family said his death was “unexpected” but did not give a cause. The statement added that he was survived by various family members, as well as “a life of music”.
Continue reading...EXCLUSIVE: Attack aircraft, military vehicles visible at new China-Laos base, satellite images show – Reuters
- EXCLUSIVE: Attack aircraft, military vehicles visible at new China-Laos base, satellite images show Reuters
- Satellite images show attack jets at Chinese military facility in Laos The Guardian
- China & Taiwan Update, October 2, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- World’s 3rd most powerful military opens its first overseas military base near US allies in Asia, but America didn’t see it coming Business Insider Africa
- What Does China’s New Military Base in Laos Mean? Foreign Policy
U.S. Removes All Bombers From England Base, Brazil Presidential Election Heads To Runoff: Live Updates – HuffPost
Bulgarian PM says drone attack on two ships is ‘flagrant’ breach of maritime law – Euronews.com
- Bulgarian PM says drone attack on two ships is 'flagrant' breach of maritime law Euronews.com
- Drone strike sinks ship in NATO waters as Zelenskyy warns of looming ‘massive strike’ Fox News
- Drones sink ships near NATO countries in “unacceptable” attacks, EU says Ars Technica
- Ship sinks and crew missing after Black Sea drone attack Yahoo News Singapore
- Search for missing crew after drones sink ship off Bulgaria's coast Euronews.com
Woman’s body found in stockyard trough close to NSW-Queensland border
Police say body found by trail bike riders at remote farm in Terragon is badly decomposed, sparking search of missing persons records
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A partially submerged body believed to be a woman has been discovered in a remote stockyard, with the death being treated as suspicious.
Officers were called to a property in Terragon, near Murwillumbah in northern NSW, at about 11.20am on Monday after reports of a dead body.
Continue reading...US households pay 62% more for water than they did a decade ago, study finds
For-profit water corporations, federal cuts and climate crisis are ‘supercharging water rate hikes’, study co-author says
US households are paying 62% more for drinking water than they did a decade ago – outpacing inflation, grocery prices and household incomes, according to a new study.
Food & Water Watch, a Washington DC-based non-profit, analyzed 2025 billing data from the 500 largest community water systems in the US, which together serve about 155 million people, or 45% of the country’s population. The analysis compared current rates with data from a similar Food & Water Watch survey conducted in 2015. The study does not include wastewater or storm water charges, which are often billed separately from drinking water service.
Continue reading...Axe used by Jack Nicholson in The Shining for sale as part of Stanley Kubrick auction
Exclusive: Weapon is one of hundreds of items to be sold as part of the influential late director’s personal archive
The axe wielded by Jack Nicholson as he delivered his chillingly manic line “Here’s Johnny!” in the 1980 horror movie The Shining is to go on sale.
Nicholson’s character, Jack Torrance, uses the axe to hack out an opening in a locked door protecting his terrified wife Wendy, played by Shelley Duvall. It is also the murder weapon in the killing of Scatman Crothers’ character, Dick Hallorann. One of cinema’s most famous axes could be yours for a list price of between £30,000 and £50,000.
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