Landslide at waste mound in Guinea capital kills 30, government says

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Dump site in Conakry, which minister had just promised to move, collapsed after heavy rain in west African state

A ⁠landslide at a huge waste dump in Guinea’s capital has killed 30 people, the government said on Sunday, after heavy rains overnight prompted it to ⁠collapse, engulfing nearby tents and shacks.

The incident occurred less than a week after the government announced plans to close the ⁠site and relocate the waste because of the threat it posed, especially during the rainy season, which causes landslides and fatal flash ⁠floods each year in crowded, underdeveloped cities across parts of West Africa.

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US envoy Tom Barrack retracts comment that Syria’s Golan is occupied – Al Jazeera

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  1. US envoy Tom Barrack retracts comment that Syria’s Golan is occupied  Al Jazeera
  2. After defying administration policy, US envoy downplays his remark that Israel occupies Golan  The Times of Israel
  3. US ambassador to Turkey breaks with Washington on Israel's occupation of Syria's Golan Heights  Middle East Eye
  4. US envoy Tom Barrack’s Israel criticism tests his credibility as a mediator - analysis  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Barak reveals the US position on the Golan Heights and warns of an Israeli-Turkish escalation  صوت الإمارات
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Reform says it will prioritise British-born young workers for social housing – BBC

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  1. Reform says it will prioritise British-born young workers for social housing  BBC
  2. Reform says it would put foreign-born UK citizens lower on social housing list  The Guardian
  3. Reform to prioritise under 35s for social housing in ‘unserious and unworkable’ plans  The Independent
  4. Reform: We’ll send jobless to back of council house queue  The Telegraph
  5. Working Britons given priority for social housing under Reform UK  The Times
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Reform says it will prioritise British-born workers under 35 for social housing – lbc.co.uk

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  1. Reform says it will prioritise British-born workers under 35 for social housing  lbc.co.uk
  2. Reform says it will prioritise British-born young workers for social housing  BBC
  3. Reform says it would put foreign-born UK citizens lower on social housing list  The Guardian
  4. Reform: We’ll send jobless to back of council house queue  The Telegraph
  5. Working Britons given priority for social housing under Reform UK  The Times
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Exclusive | Iran hacks reveal weak spot on US, UK water, power grids as regime aims to maximize disruption: expert – New York Post

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  1. Exclusive | Iran hacks reveal weak spot on US, UK water, power grids as regime aims to maximize disruption: expert  New York Post
  2. Iran-linked hackers blamed for taking down U.K. power plant for first time, reports say  CBS News
  3. UK seeks to tighten security of supply chains after Iran-linked cyber attack  Financial Times
  4. Iranian hackers shut down UK power plant  The Telegraph
  5. UK briefs energy chiefs after Iran-linked cyber attack reports  Reuters
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Zelenskyy repeats Ukraine not behind Nord Stream attack – DW.com

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  1. Zelenskyy repeats Ukraine not behind Nord Stream attack  DW.com
  2. Zelenskiy says Ukraine not behind Nord Stream blasts, cooperating with probe  Reuters
  3. Ukraine war briefing: Nord Stream bombings were not us, Zelenskyy insists  The Guardian
  4. Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Had No Role in Nord Stream Pipeline Blast  Bloomberg.com
  5. Putin clashes with Tusk over Nord Stream  TVP World
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Families release pictures of police officers killed in A66 crash in which five others died

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Emotional tributes paid to PCs Matthew Blades and Tom Clough whose vehicle was in a head-on collision with car travelling wrong way

Cleveland police have published photographs of PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough who died when a car travelling the wrong way on the A66 crashed head-on into their police vehicle.

Two 17-year-old boys were among the seven people who were killed in the incident on Teesside.

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Crime boss shot dead in broad daylight at Caesarea gas station – The Times of Israel

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  1. Crime boss shot dead in broad daylight at Caesarea gas station  The Times of Israel
  2. Israeli crime boss shot dead at point-blank range  The Telegraph
  3. Israel: Organized Crime Boss Yushebayev Shot Dead Near Caesarea  i24NEWS
  4. Organized crime boss killed in gas station shooting  The Jerusalem Post
  5. ‘Led a criminal gang in blood feuds': who was the mafia boss gunned down in northern Israel?  Ynetnews
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