Which countries and players have won the most Ballon d’Or awards?
Argentina's Lionel Messi has won all of his country's eight prizes, while Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo has won five.
Far from fringe: How Israel’s mainstream parties vote with the far right
Al Jazeera analysed how every party in the Knesset voted on the most consequential measures affecting Palestinians.
Pro-Modi leader burns cockroach effigy to taunt youth protesters
Pro-Modi leader burns cockroach effigy to taunt youth protesters
Royal Family to visit Aberfan to mark 60 years since disaster – BBC
- Royal Family to visit Aberfan to mark 60 years since disaster BBC
- Aberfan marks 60 years since coal tip collapsed on school and homes, killing 116 children and 28 adults BBC
- King Charles and family mark 60th anniversary of Aberfan disaster NBC News
- Queen Elizabeth Knew She Made One Huge Mistake During Her Reign Marie Claire
- Prince William and King Charles Traveled Separately to a Rare Joint Royal Engagement People.com
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel monitor Iranian military buildup ahead of Knesset elections – The Jerusalem Post
- Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel monitor Iranian military buildup ahead of Knesset elections The Jerusalem Post
- Benjamin Netanyahu: Iran, proxies may interfere in Israeli elections, threatens force The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli soldiers cast election ballots at bases, outposts and beyond borders The Times of Israel
- 'This Is Not Spin': Netanyahu Says Iran Wants to Interfere in Israel's Elections Haaretz
- Iran unlikely to attack Israel directly, may seek to disrupt elections www.israelhayom.com
Lula, Bolsonaro seek to disqualify each other ahead of Brazil runoff
Messaging service WhatsApp and parent company Meta are embroiled in legal attacks by Brazil's presidential candidates.
Stick Run creator Manuel Otto appears to take his own life on Twitch livestream; game releases statement | Hindustan Times – Hindustan Times
- Stick Run creator Manuel Otto appears to take his own life on Twitch livestream; game releases statement | Hindustan Times Hindustan Times
- Game Creator Manuel Otto Dies at 30 in Apparent Suicide on Livestream People.com
- The influencer and creator of the popular game Stick Run died after an incident during a live broadcast Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
- Stick Run game creator Manuel Otto appeared to take his own life on Twitch BNO News
- Stick Run creator dies at age 30 following apparent suicide Shacknews
Italy approves sweeping security measures in response to protests – Al Jazeera
- Italy approves sweeping security measures in response to protests Al Jazeera
- Italy Is Looking Into Whether Russian Agents Helped Fuel Riots Bloomberg.com
- Italy's Meloni approves tougher anti-riot laws after Milan violence Reuters
- Italy unleashes military response to violent riots as France faces a reckoning of its own Yahoo
- Rioters loot stores, set fires in central Milan during cost-of-living protest AP News
Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla?
Musk says there's "a lot to be gained" by combining the firms in what would be the biggest merger in history.
Italy approves sweeping security measures in response to protests
Italy's government approves sending 500 troops to Milan after clashes and protests.
Evidence of a Russian ‘hybrid war’ in Europe is vanishingly thin – Responsible Statecraft
- Evidence of a Russian 'hybrid war' in Europe is vanishingly thin Responsible Statecraft
- Can the Russian Threat Keep the Transatlantic Alliance Together? Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- From Warsaw, Russia’s War Against Europe Is Now Anything but Hybrid Geopolitical Monitor
- Deterrence, Ukraine and energy: Key takeaways from the Warsaw Security Forum TVP World
- Victory Without Direct Combat: How Russia Is Undermining NATO Countries From Within LIGA.net
‘People Are So Rude’: Can Britain Shhhh Headphone Dodgers on Trains? – The New York Times
- ‘People Are So Rude’: Can Britain Shhhh Headphone Dodgers on Trains? The New York Times
- The things that drive us mad, from babies in restaurants to dawdling drivers The Telegraph
- Share the journey, not the noise: government launches measures to prevent noise and antisocial behaviour on transport GOV.UK
- Share your thoughts on measures to tackle nuisance behaviour on public transport The Guardian
- People playing loud music on buses could face £100 fine BBC
Fifth foreign firm pulls out of controversial Israeli cable car project to East Jerusalem
Rights groups say the planned 1.4km route, which ends at compound run by far-right settler group Elad, will displace Palestinians and reshape the cultural landscape
A fifth foreign company has pulled out of a plan to build a cable car from West to East Jerusalem that threatens to involve the seizure of land and property rights from dozens of Palestinian families along its route, but local authorities insist the scheme is proceeding as planned.
The project appeared to have stalled for four years until late September, just weeks before Israel’s 27 October elections, when the Jerusalem Development Authority (JDA) issued a notice of intent to award a contract without a public tender to ROPES, a cable car engineering consultancy based in South Tyrol, Italy.
Continue reading...US envoy to meet Putin in Russia as Zelensky says intelligence sharing ‘works now’
Ukraine had accused the US of withholding key intelligence - a claim rejected as "scandalous" by Washington.
BBC inside Australian court as man charged with attacking MP stays silent in first hearing
BBC's Katy Watson describes what unfolded in Wangaratta as 43-year-old Brendan Nugent appeared before court over the alleged attack of Helen Haines.
BBC inside Australian court as man charged with attacking MP stays silent in first hearing
BBC's Katy Watson describes what unfolded in Wangaratta as 43-year-old Brendan Nugent appeared before court over the alleged attack of Helen Haines.
Elon Musk says SpaceX and Tesla exploring largest merger in history
Tech mogul says tie-up has a 'lot of merit', given firms' complementary work on AI.
‘Trash Island’ or DC landmark? How a golf course got Trump in a messy legal dispute
Trump said he has plans to turn a 106-year-old public golf course in Washington DC into a tournament-capable golf course for pros, but local golfers are not happy.
Police charge accused Brendan Nugent with additional offences – as it happened
Independent MP’s condition remains critical on Wednesday after surgery to save her remaining leg
Anthony Albanese has described the police interview on Tuesday with Brendan Nugent as “extensive” but that the motivation of the alleged “violent” attack against Helen Haines is still unknown.
Certainly, it’s a reminder that the world is a more dangerous and divided place than it was a generation ago.
But I think that Australians do want to see their politicians be able to go about their business, to be able to get something from the back of their car, for goodness sake.
My side, every side included. We all have to recognise that politics has got more aggressive.
The particular impact on women in politics … [They] have got a different form of vilification and aggression towards them as well.
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