Today in History: October 5, 2018

Former President of the Republic of Poland and the Nobel Prize Laureate Lech Walesa delivers a speech during the fifth Informal High-Level NATO-Ukraine Consultations. A monster truck went out of control at an "Extreme Aeroshow" in Chihuahua, Mexico, killing eight people and injuring ten times as many.

Culture shift: What’s behind a decline in drinking worldwide

Workers outside of a pub in the City of London Oct. 18, 2017. A traditional pastime of lunch or after-work drinks with colleagues may be fading, part of a worldwide trend that is seeing a drop in the overall percentage of people who consume alcoholic beverages.

Tories must challenge the idea that young people are a ‘bunch of Corbynistas’

Trump unleashes four-letter rant at Mitch McConnell over Brett Kavanaugh delay and said Republican leader should have FORCED a vote on Friday even if Jeff Flake and the moderates had voted him down Trump to hold five rallies in eight days as he fires up the base in bid to force Republican senators to confirm Kavanaugh at end of this week First 'social network of brains' lets three players solve a Tetris-style puzzle by staring at different lights to transmit silent instructions into each other's minds Cardi B 'will hand herself in to the police and face court' over claims she ordered a brutal assault against two barmaids at a New York strip club 'There was ten feet of blood': Kayaker who helped rescue teen attacked by an 11-foot shark while diving for lobster describes the horrific wounds to his shoulder and back The Tories must challenge the idea that young people are a 'bunch of ... (more)

UK and Ecuador – seeking end to Assange stand-off’

Ecuador's president says his country and the United Kingdom are working on a legal solution for Julian Assange that would allow the Wikileaks founder to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in "the medium term". President Lenin Moreno told The Associated Press that Mr Assange's lawyers are aware of the negotiations.

Merkel Says EU Debates Plan Protect External Borders and Control Migration Next Week

European Union leaders will discuss next week new proposals to protect the EU's external borders and control migration, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters ahead of a meeting with her Austrian counterpart in Berlin, Chancellor Angela Merkel said they would exchange views on the agenda of next week's informal EU leaders' summit.

Italy: Far-right Salvini takes control of government

Four months after the new Italian government was installed, the reactionary nature of the coalition between the populist Five Star Movement and the far-right Lega emerges more clearly each day, writes Daniele Fulvi . Despite the fact that the League won only about 17% of the votes in the last elections , the interior minister and League leader Matteo Salvini is emerging as the undisputed head of the government.

EU legislators say ‘yes’ to disciplinary action against Hungary

The most severe punishment under the Article 7 procedure is stripping Hungary of its voting rights in the EU [Vincent Kessler/Reuters] European Union legislators voted overwhelmingly in favour of launching punitive action against the Hungarian government for flouting democratic rules in With 448 votes in favour, 197 against and 48 abstentions, the motion passed in the plenary session on Wednesday, the first time ever the European legislature triggered an Article 7 procedure against an EU member state. Dutch Greens MEP Judith Sargentini, who spearheaded the vote, smiled broadly and breathed a sigh of relief before embracing her supporters in parliament in the French city of Strasbourg.

Tory hard Brexiteers launch plan for Northern Ireland

Conservative hard Brexiteers have released proposals which they believe could allow the UK to leave the EU's single market and customs union without the need for a hard border in Ireland. The European Research Group of Tory backbenchers led by Jacob Rees-Mogg believe the Government has allowed the border question to become a roadblock to achieving a Canada-style Free Trade Agreement with the EU.

Juncker warns Britain cannot stay in ‘parts’ of the EU single market

Juncker warns Britain cannot stay in 'parts' of the EU single market after Brexit but insists Brussels wants a 'close' relationship Jean-Claude Juncker has insisted Britain cannot stay in only parts of the EU's single market after Brexit in a new blow to Theresa May's plans Jean-Claude Juncker has insisted Britain cannot stay in only parts of the EU's single market after Brexit in a new blow to Theresa May 's plans. The EU Commission President said the EU would work 'day and night' for a close relationship after the UK quits the bloc.

33 photos that show why everyone misses Obama

From vacationing in exotic locations , to dancing at a BeyoncA -Jay Z concert , to negotiating a Netflix deal , Obama has been making the most of his post-presidency - and it's hard not to feel a little nostalgic for the eight years he was in office. Obama pretends to be caught in Spider-Man's web as he greets Nicholas Tamarin, 3, just outside the Oval Office on Oct. 26, 2012.

In pictures: Aerobatics thrill thousands at Romania’s international air show

Thousands of Romanians have gathered at an airfield on the edge of the capital, Bucharest, for a weekend of aerobatics and air power offered by more than 200 pilots and 150 aircraft from multiple countries. The thundering noise of jet engines was heard across most of the city as participants in the Bucharest International Air Show 2018 started their practice runs.

Thousands watch aerobatics at Romania’s intl air show

Thousands of Romanians gathered at an airfield on the edge of the capital, Bucharest, for a weekend of aerobatics and air power offered by more than 200 pilots and 150 aircraft from multiple countries. The thundering noise of jet engines was heard across most of the city as participants in the Bucharest International Air Show 2018 started their practice runs.

We’ve reached a tipping point on Trump

As a preliminary matter, I'm delighted to be back from vacation and back in the United States. Easily forgotten during the coverage of the incompetent and intellectually corrupted officials who populate this administration are the honorable men and women in the civil service here and abroad carrying out administrative and security roles.

Trump and Putin hold two-hour, closed-door meeting on trade, nuclear arms and China

President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart met for a longer-than-expected two hours on Monday, with Trump saying they would discuss "everything from trade to military to missiles to nuclear to China." One agenda item Trump did not mention, however, was Moscow's interference in the 2016 presidential election, a topic Trump had promised to press Russian President Vladimir Putin on after 12 Russian intelligence officers were indicted last week for stealing Democratic campaign emails.

Amid Investigations And Tensions, Trump-Putin Going 1-On-1Monday,…

President Donald Trump blamed the United States, and not Russian election meddling or the country's annexation of Crimea, for a low-point in U.S.-Russia relations hours before a summit with Vladimir Putin that played out against a backdrop of fraying Western alliances, a new peak in the Russia investigation and fears that Moscow's aggression may go unchallenged.