- ‘How do you rebuild all this?’ Black River residents assess damage after Hurricane Melissa The Guardian
- In One Jamaican Town, Hurricane Melissa Left Behind Floodwaters and Dead Livestock The New York Times
- Slough-based charity Khalsa Aid sends aid and workers to Jamaica BBC
- U.S. Military Task Force Provides Aid, Disaster Relief to Jamaica USNI News
- 19 fatalities in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa, death toll expected to rise ABC News
Western Sahara: Vote on a Draft Resolution Renewing MINURSO’s Mandate* : What’s In Blue – Security Council Report
- Western Sahara: Vote on a Draft Resolution Renewing MINURSO’s Mandate* : What's In Blue Security Council Report
- UN calls for Western Sahara talks based on Morocco's autonomy plan Reuters
- UN approves resolution supporting Morocco’s claim to Western Sahara The Guardian
- Western Sahara: Morocco secures diplomatic victory at the UN Le Monde.fr
- Explanation of Vote Following the Adoption of a UN Security Council Resolution on Western Sahara United States Mission to the United Nations (.gov)
US electricity bills increased by 11% in Trump’s second term, data shows
New analysis prompts letter to Trump from Elizabeth Warren: ‘Your administration has no answers for families hit by high energy costs’
Donald Trump promised to slash US electricity bills, but they have increased by 11% since he retook the White House, new data shows.
Democratic lawmakers highlighted the figures in a letter sent to Trump on Friday. “Your administration has no explanations for its failures and no answers for American families that are hit hard by high energy costs, and it continues to actively pursue policies to make this cost crisis worse,” reads the missive, led by Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts senator.
Continue reading...JP Morgan warned US of $1bn in Epstein transactions possibly related to human trafficking
Bank says it alerted US of ‘suspicious’ transactions just weeks after paedophile was found dead in New York jail cell
JP Morgan warned the US government about more than $1bn in transactions linked to Jeffrey Epstein that were possibly related to reports of human trafficking, new documents confirm.
The largest bank in the US filed a suspicious activity report (SAR) in 2019, just weeks after Epstein was found dead in a New York jail cell, about transactions linked to the paedophile financier and prominent business figures. It also flagged wire transfers made by Epstein to Russian banks.
Continue reading...French cyclist, 77, survives for three days on red wine after plunging down 130ft ravine – The Independent
- French cyclist, 77, survives for three days on red wine after plunging down 130ft ravine The Independent
- How a 77-year-old survived for days after fall down rocky slope The Independent
- French cyclist survives on red wine for three days after falling down ravine New York Post
- Cyclist tumbles down ravine in France, survives on wine he had in his bag Global News
- Funny old world: the week's offbeat news DerbyInformer.com
No high-level US representatives will go to UN climate talks, Trump officials say
Decision to stay away from Cop30 meeting in Brazil underscores administration’s hostility to climate action
The Trump administration has confirmed that no high-level representatives will be sent by the US to upcoming UN climate talks in Brazil, underscoring the administration’s hostile stance towards action on the climate crisis.
The US has always sent delegations of various sizes to UN climate summits over the past three decades, even during periods under George W Bush and Donald Trump’s first term where there was scant desire to address the global heating crisis.
Continue reading...Sudan’s RSF accused of ‘PR stunt’ after arresting fighters behind civilian killings
Reports of indiscriminate violence and ethnic targeting in El Fasher have led to growing global outrage
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces claim to have arrested several of their fighters after outrage over the extent of killing in the city of El Fasher continues to build.
But the paramilitary group’s move has been greeted with scepticism from human rights campaigners and Sudanese people, who see it as an attempt to temper criticism over the violence.
Continue reading...Canada’s Carney to visit Xi in China, marking ‘turning point’ in relations
Finding it hard to reach a resolution of its trade dispute with the US after Trump suspended talks, Canada turns to other major economies.
UK man who murdered pregnant girlfriend after release from prison jailed for 42 years
Alana Odysseos, 32, was pregnant with her third child when she was killed by Shaine March in July last year
A man who murdered his pregnant girlfriend after being released from prison on licence has been jailed for 42 years.
Alana Odysseos, 32, was in the early stages of pregnancy with her third child when she was killed by Shaine March last year at her home in Walthamstow, east London. She died at the scene from stab wounds after the attack on 22 July 2024.
Continue reading...Trump may have skipped APEC—but Xi’s using it to sell China as globalization’s last defender – Fortune
- Trump may have skipped APEC—but Xi's using it to sell China as globalization's last defender Fortune
- Xi Delivers Veiled Warning to Nations Not to Take the U.S.’s Side The New York Times
- China's Xi pushes for global AI body at APEC in counter to US Reuters
- Trump no-show at big Asian economic forum may risk US reputation in region AP News
- Xi Jinping’s moment and whirlwind diplomatic tours: key takeaways from the Apec summit in South Korea The Guardian
UK politics: Worries about immigration are ‘manufactured panic’ says charity as poll shows issue not a local concern – as it happened
YouGov poll say only 26% of people say immigration is an issue locally but more than half believe it to be a national issue
There were six council byelections yesterday. Here are the results, from Election Maps UK.
Reform gained two seats, from Labour and from an independent group.
Continue reading...More than 60,000 flee Sudanese city after its capture by RSF militia, says UN
El-Fasher is under the control of paramilitaries accused of mass executions and crimes against humanity.
Dutch centrist Rob Jetten claims victory in neck-and-neck election race
Jetten said his D66 liberal party had achieved a historic result after vote analysis indicated it could not be beaten.
Dutch centrist Rob Jetten claims victory in neck-and-neck election race
Jetten said his D66 liberal party had achieved a historic result after vote analysis indicated it could be beaten.
Dutch centrist Rob Jetten claims victory over Wilders in neck-and-neck election race – BBC
- Dutch centrist Rob Jetten claims victory over Wilders in neck-and-neck election race BBC
- Dutch centrist D66 party confirmed as election winner, ANP says CNN
- ‘Not So Bulletproof’: A Far-Right Party Faces Rebuke in the Netherlands The New York Times
- Rob Jetten: anti-Wilders, ‘yes we can’ candidate poised to be next Dutch PM The Guardian
- Dutch Hard-Right Leader Geert Wilders Set to Exit Power - WSJ The Wall Street Journal
South Africa hits back at US refugee plan to favour white Afrikaners
Pretoria rubbishes claims of a white genocide and quotes prominent Afrikaners who dub Trump's plans racist.
South Africa hits back at US refugee plan to favour white Afrikaners
Pretoria rubbishes claims of a white genocide and quotes prominent Afrikaners who dub Trump's plans racist.
Disney pulls channels from YouTube TV over fee dispute
ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels will not be available to YouTube TV subscribers.
Ministers’ claims to have helped JLR in doubt as £1.5bn support left untouched
Exclusive: No cyber-attack assistance cash has gone into carmaker’s accounts or to struggling suppliers
Jaguar Land Rover has not drawn down any of a £1.5bn loan facility guaranteed by the government, with suppliers expressing anger over ministers’ claims to have supported the carmaker’s supply chain after a crippling hack.
Britain’s biggest automotive employer was forced to shut down all of its wholly owned factories from 1 September for more than a month, after cyber-attackers compromised key computer systems.
Continue reading...Sudan: RSF fighters arrested as ‘horror continues’ – DW
- Sudan: RSF fighters arrested as 'horror continues' DW
- Blood visible from space in Sudan shows evidence of Darfur genocide: Analysts ABC News
- The Guardian view on the atrocities in El Fasher: the responsibility for these horrors extends beyond Sudan’s borders The Guardian
- Hundreds killed in Darfur hospital massacre, 'hero' doctors abducted NPR
- Executions and Mass Casualties: Videos Show Horror Unfolding in Sudan The New York Times