Tennessee man involved in Capitol riot convicted of planning to kill federal agents

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Edward Kelley created ‘kill list’ of FBI agents and others who investigated his role on January 6, prosecutors say

A Tennessee man who was arrested for his involvement in the January 6 Capitol riot in 2021 was convicted on Wednesday of planning to kill federal investigators.

Edward Kelley, 35, was found guilty in Knoxville of conspiracy to murder federal employees, solicitation to commit a crime of violence, and influencing a federal official by threat, the US attorney’s office said in a news release.

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Israel-Gaza war: US blocks Security Council ceasefire resolution – BBC.com

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  1. Israel-Gaza war: US blocks Security Council ceasefire resolution  BBC.com
  2. U.S. Casts Sole Vote Against Gaza Cease-Fire Resolution  The New York Times
  3. LIVE: Israel kills dozens in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria; US defends UNSC veto  Al Jazeera English
  4. US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire, saying it doesn’t guarantee release of hostages  CNN
  5. Biden admin vetoes UN Security Council draft resolution against Israel that would 'embolden Hamas'  Fox News
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Final hours of missing Melbourne woman Isla Bell’s life captured by CCTV, police allege

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Nineteen-year-old last seen leaving her Brunswick home in October and remains yet to be formally identified have been found in Dandenong

The final hours of missing teen Isla Bell’s life have been captured on CCTV in the Melbourne apartment building of her alleged killer, according to court documents.

The documents released by the court on Wednesday afternoon detail how the 19-year-old allegedly ended up at Marat Ganiev’s St Kilda East apartment on 7 October.

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European parliament reaches deal on approving von der Leyen’s top team

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European Commission should take office on 1 December after centre-right EPP and Socialists forge compromise

European parliament leaders have reached a deal to approve Ursula von der Leyen’s top team, paving the way for the new European Commission to take office on 1 December.

Leaders of the centre-right European People’s party (EPP), the Socialists and the centrist Renew group – who between them have 56% of the parliament’s 720 seats – forged a compromise on Wednesday intended to ensure that von der Leyen’s nominees would be approved in a vote next week.

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Man who drugged wife in French mass rape case told: You’ll die alone – BBC.com

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  1. Man who drugged wife in French mass rape case told: You'll die alone  BBC.com
  2. As Pelicot Rape Trial Nears End in France, Wife Speaks of ‘Banality’  The New York Times
  3. Pelicot trial: young vineyard worker proposed drugging and raping his own mother  The Guardian
  4. Gisèle Pelicot held trial in public to force debate on rape culture, say lawyers  The Guardian
  5. Children of Gisèle Pelicot decry 'house of horror' as French mass rape trial nears end  FRANCE 24 English
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Ukrainian Bombers Fire 10 Bunker-Busting Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles At Russian Commanders – Forbes

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  1. Ukrainian Bombers Fire 10 Bunker-Busting Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles At Russian Commanders  Forbes
  2. Ukraine fires UK-made Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for first time, say reports  CNN
  3. Healey faces MP questions after ’12 Storm Shadow missiles used in Russia’  The Independent
  4. Ukraine fires UK-made missiles into Russia for first time  The Guardian
  5. Ukraine Fires UK Cruise Missiles at Russia for First Time  Bloomberg
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Three men arrested after bomb squad called to bus station in Glasgow

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Bus station closed after report of ‘potential suspicious item’ but Police Scotland say ‘nothing suspicious found’ after controlled explosion

Three men have been arrested and a controlled explosion was carried out after a bus station was closed for several hours after reports of a “potential suspicious item” found in the area.

Police Scotland said at about 9.40pm on Wednesday that nothing suspicious was found, despite the controlled explosion at Buchanan bus station.

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House ethics committee deadlocked on whether to release Matt Gaetz report

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Panel met on Wednesday but didn’t reach a decision on releasing the report on Trump’s controversial AG pick

The House ethics committee deadlocked on releasing a report examining allegations of sexual misconduct against Matt Gaetz, the former Republican representative and Donald Trump’s choice to lead the US justice department, after the panel met behind closed doors on Wednesday.

Emerging from the meeting after roughly two hours, most members of the panel declined to offer details on their discussion, but the Republican chair, Michael Guest, told reporters that there was “not an agreement by the committee to release the report”.

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Police suspect arson behind overnight fire that destroyed Melbourne’s Lux nightclub

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About 50 firefighters and 15 fire trucks called to battle blaze at venue in Chapel Street, South Yarra

A Melbourne nightclub has been razed after a suspicious fire broke out in the middle of the night.

Lux nightclub on Chapel Street in South Yarra was engulfed in flames early on Thursday, with about 50 firefighters and 15 fire trucks called to battle the blaze.

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