- Trump to Expand Travel Ban as US Tightens Curbs After Shooting Bloomberg.com
- Kristi Noem urges sweeping new US travel ban after fatal DC shooting The Guardian
- US Homeland Security secretary calls for more travel bans BBC
- Trump administration considering expanding travel ban to around 30 countries after National Guard shooting CBS News
- Kristi Noem Recommends New Travel Ban After National Guard Shooting The New York Times
Deadly fire raises fears about safety elsewhere in Hong Kong’s high-rise skyline – AP News
- Deadly fire raises fears about safety elsewhere in Hong Kong’s high-rise skyline AP News
- The photo that became a symbol for Hong Kong's deadly fire Reuters
- Hong Kong Contractors Used Unsafe Netting at Fire Site, Officials Say The New York Times
- Hong Kong's Deadly Fire Triggers Rare Public Outrage Yahoo Finance
- Hong Kong Fire Draws Fury Over Ignored Warnings Bloomberg.com
US Justice Department seeks to dismiss lawsuit over Maurene Comey’s firing
Comey alleges that the Trump administration fired her for political reasons, including her family ties to James Comey.
Council and Parliament strike a deal on rules to phase out Russian gas imports for an energy secure and independent Europe – consilium.europa.eu
- Council and Parliament strike a deal on rules to phase out Russian gas imports for an energy secure and independent Europe consilium.europa.eu
- Europe reaches deal on phasing out Russian gas imports by 2027 Reuters
- Europe Is Nearing Deal to End Russian Fossil Fuels Imports Bloomberg.com
- EU agrees on final date to phase out Russian gas Українська правда
- Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1378: Russian gas to vanish from European markets within two years under new deal Euromaidan Press
Pope Leo, leaving Beirut, calls for peace in Middle East and Venezuela – The Washington Post
- Pope Leo, leaving Beirut, calls for peace in Middle East and Venezuela The Washington Post
- Pope: ‘I was thinking of retiring, but instead I surrendered to God’ Vatican News
- Pope Leo on what he was thinking inside the conclave America Magazine
- Pope Leo XIV jokes with journalists on flight from Beirut to Rome Yahoo
- Pope Leo Reveals Mideast Peace Talks With Trump, Netanyahu, Other Regional Players National Catholic Register
Ilhan Omar denounces Donald Trump for calling Somali immigrants ‘garbage’
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
Fabergé egg made for mother of Russia’s last tsar sells for £23m – The Guardian
- Fabergé egg made for mother of Russia’s last tsar sells for £23m The Guardian
- Rare Fabergé egg fetches record £22.9m at London auction BBC
- Crystal Fabergé egg crafted for Russian royalty shatters record and sells for $30.2 million ABC News
- Faberge egg, set with 4,500 diamonds, sells in London for world record £22.9m Sky News
- Fabergé egg fetches record $30.2 million at rare auction CNN
Honduras election council member accuses colleague of ‘intimidation’
Cossette Lopez-Osorio, a member of the right-wing National Party, denounced her left-wing colleague Marlon Ochoa.
Barcelona extend lead at top of La Liga with 3-1 win over Atletico Madrid
Barca recover from a goal down to win, with strikes from Raphinha, Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres.
How do ‘Trump accounts’ work – and who will benefit?
Donation of $6.25bn for children’s investment accounts prompts wave of questions – but details remain scarce
A tech billionaire and his wife said on Tuesday they would pour $6.25bn into individual investment accounts for 25 million children under 10, prompting a wave of new questions about how these so-called “Trump accounts” will work.
The creation of these accounts was included as part of Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending bill, which he signed into law in July. Every child born between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2028, can receive a Trump account that includes a $1,000 initial deposit from the administration. The money will then be invested.
Continue reading...Family members identify victims of shooting at toddler’s birthday party in California
Dead included children, aged eight, nine and 14, and a 21-year-old man who were shot at a banquet hall
Details are beginning to emerge about the victims of the shooting at a toddler’s birthday party in Stockton, California, that left four people dead and at least 11 injured over the weekend.
The dead included children, aged eight, nine and 14, and a 21-year-old man who were shot at a banquet hall in the Central valley city where they had gathered with at least 100 other people to celebrate a two-year-old’s birthday.
Continue reading...Chinese mega embassy could bring security advantages, says No 10 – BBC
- Chinese mega embassy could bring security advantages, says No 10 BBC
- China's plan for 'mega' embassy in London faces further delay ABC News
- UK delays decision for third time on China's plan for Europe's largest embassy Reuters
- China ‘Strongly Deplores’ Second UK Delay on Embassy Decision Bloomberg.com
- UK government delays decision on China’s super-embassy until January The Guardian
Mass wedding in Gaza celebrates new life after years of war and tragedy – The Times of Israel
Trump calls Somali immigrants ‘garbage’ as US reportedly targets Minnesota community
US president’s xenophobic rant comes amid reports of stepped-up effort to deport Somalis in Minneapolis-St Paul
Donald Trump on Tuesday called Somali immigrants “garbage” and said they should be sent back home in a rant that came as the administration is reportedly increasing immigration enforcement against undocumented Somalis in Minnesota.
In a xenophobic rant during a cabinet meeting, Trump went off on Somalis and Ilhan Omar, the representative who is from Somalia and is a US citizen. He said Somalia “stinks” and is “no good for a reason”.
Continue reading...Trump threatens strikes on any country he claims makes drugs for US
Trump signals imminent land strikes in Venezuela, blaming a navy admiral for a deadly September attack
Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that any country he believes is making drugs destined illegally for the US is vulnerable to a military attack.
The US president’s comments came during a question-and-answer session at the White House at which he also said military strikes on land targets inside Venezuela, which he has accused of narco-terrorism, would “start very soon”.
Continue reading...Stranger Things season 5 breaks Netflix viewership record
New episodes of sci-fi series achieve 59.6m views in first five days of release, a new record for an English language show
The upside-down is still the right way for Netflix – Stranger Things 5 is now the company’s biggest English-language debut ever.
The fifth season of the streaming company’s flagship sci-fi series achieved 59.6m views in its first five days on the platform, making for the best premiere week for an English-language series ever on Netflix, and the third biggest debut overall behind the second and third seasons of the Korean sensation Squid Game.
Continue reading...Can former colonial powers be held accountable for past atrocities?
Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf said Algeria's experience under French rule highlighted the need for compensation.
Russia ‘ready’ for war with Europe, Putin says as peace talks with US begin
Russian president accuses European powers of preventing peace in Ukraine as he meets with Witkoff and Kushner
Vladimir Putin has accused European powers of preventing peace in Ukraine and threatened that Russia was ready for war as Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, arrived for talks at the Kremlin on Tuesday evening.
Moments before the closed-door meeting with Witkoff and Kushner, Putin made a series of hard-edged remarks. Speaking to reporters, he accused European governments of sabotaging the peace process and said that “European demands” on ending the war in Ukraine were “not acceptable to Russia”.
Continue reading...‘Antisemite of the Year’: Pro-Israel group slams kids’ YouTuber Ms. Rachel
Kids’ Youtuber Rachel Accurso, known as Ms. Rachel, has been nominated for ‘Antisemite of the Year’ by StopAntisemitism.
Putin meets with Witkoff, Kushner to discuss Ukraine peace plan
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss the Ukraine peace effort.