Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says – Financial Times
- Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says Financial Times
- Putin orders military leaders to target civilians and nuclear facilities, Zelensky warns: ‘No rules now’ New York Post
- Putin Humiliated as His Desperate Order Is Exposed Yahoo
- Russia Wants to Force Kyiv Residents Out of Capital, Zelensky Says Kyiv Post
- Putin tells generals to abandon rules of war as Russia targets Kyiv civilians The Independent
‘No one disrespects Our Lady’: fears for Brazil’s patron saint grip country ahead of election
Speculation that Flávio Bolsonaro will try to strip Our Lady of Aparecida of position could become deciding factor in run-up to Sunday
A row of Biblical proportions has erupted in the run-up to Brazil’s presidential election, with the country’s patron saint, Our Lady of Aparecida, emerging as an unlikely kingmaker in the deadlocked race.
Ahead of Sunday’s vote, the two frontrunners – the leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and his far-right challenger, Flávio Bolsonaro – are level in the polls.
Continue reading...‘An amazing ride’: SpaceX flight led by first Black female commander sets US speed record
Four astronauts pulled up at International Space Station after eight-hour express flight led by Jessica Watkins
Four astronauts pulled up at the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday after launching on an eight-hour express that set a US speed record, and that created further history with the first Black woman to lead a crew to orbit.
SpaceX launched commander Jessica Watkins and her crew for Nasa after a three-week delay to fix their Dragon capsule’s leaking fuel system. Thick clouds threatened all morning to halt the countdown but skies cleared enough to allow a safe liftoff from Cape Canaveral at 11.10am (1510 GMT).
Continue reading...Ukrainian and partner intelligence services have data on Russia’s plans to attack EU countries — Sybiha – Ukrinform
- Ukrainian and partner intelligence services have data on Russia's plans to attack EU countries — Sybiha Ukrinform
- Below Article 5: Europe’s Collective Response to Russia’s Gray-Zone War geopoliticalmonitor.com
- Europe went all in on soft power for too long, Belgian defence minister says Euronews.com
- How Europe can stall Russia’s hybrid war Financial Times
- As Baltic states face Russian hybrid aggression, our research shows what Europe can do The Conversation
Seoul warns ‘further action’ if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row
President Lee Jae Myung also accused Kyiv of "attempting to provoke a war on the Korean Peninsula".
Seoul warns ‘further action’ if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row
President Lee Jae Myung also accused Kyiv of "attempting to provoke a war on the Korean Peninsula".
NY’s governor appoints special prosecutor in Cornell frat rape investigation
The governor said she'd lost faith in prosecutors overseeing the case and handed it over to New York Attorney General Letitia James.
CCTV Captures Russian Drone Slamming Into Kyiv School With 104 Children Inside – Warhead Fails to Detonate – Kyiv Post
- CCTV Captures Russian Drone Slamming Into Kyiv School With 104 Children Inside – Warhead Fails to Detonate Kyiv Post
- ‘The enemy is tearing our city apart’: terror in Kyiv as Russia ramps up attacks The Guardian
- A Russian drone hits a Kyiv school as Moscow presses its aerial campaign against Ukraine AP News
- Ukrainian Science Academy, Struck by Drone, Played Key Role in Research The New York Times
- Russian drone strikes Kyiv school, pupils escape unhurt Reuters
Eritrea severs diplomatic ties with Ethiopia in tit-for-tat move – Al Jazeera
- Eritrea severs diplomatic ties with Ethiopia in tit-for-tat move Al Jazeera
- Drones Strike Ethiopia’s Capital as Country Severs Ties with Eritrea WSJ
- Ethiopia and Eritrea cut diplomatic ties as Tigray conflict escalates bbc.com
- Ethiopia expels 10 Eritrean diplomats as tensions between neighbors escalate AP News
- Eritrea says it is severing all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia Reuters
How did Christa Pike survive two lethal injections – and what happens now?
The convicted killer of Colleen Slemmer is said to be awake and speaking in hospital in Tennessee after an execution attempt.
May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future
EU Copernicus report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal average
The scorching heat that persistently baked western Europe this summer was the worst on record, a report has found, with more than half the continent seared by “very strong” heat stress that felt hotter than 38C.
Surface air temperatures in western Europe from June to August were 2.5C above the recent decadal average, according to an update from the EU’s Copernicus climate monitoring service on Friday, while milder but still deadly heat across the rest of the continent made the summer Europe’s third hottest on record.
Continue reading...Swing-and-a-miss: MLB rescinds idea to host baseball game in national park after backlash
Officials in Wyoming had called notion to host game in Grand Teton national park ‘deeply unwelcome’
Major League Baseball (MLB) leadership is no longer considering holding a game inside a national park, according to a letter commissioner Robert Manfred sent to officials in Teton county, Wyoming, on Thursday in what could be the league’s biggest swing-and-a-miss off the diamond.
On 26 September, the Washington Post reported that MLB had reached out to the White House about staging a one-day game at Grand Teton national park in Wyoming. Teton county describes itself as a “a year-round resort community” and sits within the Jackson Hole valley. It’s also a habitat for grizzly bears, osprey, bison and more.
Continue reading...Cornell students voice frustration at public hearing over rape case
The BBC's Nada Tawfik was at the hearing, where the university's Student Assembly led a discussion around safety concerns and sexual violence on campus.
Iran Update, October 1, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
Iran Update, October 1, 2026 Institute for the Study of WarSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News
Letitia James appointed special prosecutor in alleged gang-rape at Cornell
New York attorney general brought in by governor after recent questions raised over university’s 2024 investigation
Kathy Hochul, the New York governor, said on Thursday she is appointing Letitia James, the state’s attorney general, as special prosecutor to investigate the alleged gang-rape at Cornell University.
“The young woman at the center of this case deserves to know that every fact will be examined and justice pursued,” Hochul said in a statement. “This action will ensure that the matter is fully and thoroughly investigated without conflict or bias, and handled independently with the rigor that this matter demands.”
Continue reading...‘Ball and chain’: Trump’s tariffs still a drag on global trade cooperation – Politico
- ‘Ball and chain’: Trump's tariffs still a drag on global trade cooperation Politico
- The world opinion shifts on trade Axios
- Global trade remains resilient despite Iran war, Russia's war in Ukraine, COVID and Trump's tariffs DW.com
- From Trade War to War – Swedish Exporters Have Learned to Weather the Storm Techarenan News
Kanye West’s sold-out Russia concerts cancelled, organisers confirm
Russia’s foreign ministry had called planned shows unacceptable due to rapper’s ‘glorification’ of Adolf Hitler
Two sold-out shows that Kanye West was due to play in Russia have been cancelled after weeks of confusion, organisers have confirmed.
The US rapper, who now goes by the name Ye, had been due to perform at the Gazprom Arena in St Petersburg on 10 and 11 October.
Press Association contributed to this report
Continue reading...Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari, 34, Dating YouTuber Jack Cocchiarella, 24 – TMZ
Making politics ‘fun, trendy, sexy’: How Gen Z could shape Kenya’s next election
A voter mobilisation campaign has registered huge numbers of young people but it is not clear who they are backing.