- Hurricane Melissa strengthens to category 5 as communities in Jamaica warned of ‘potentially unimaginable impact’ – live The Guardian
- Hurricane Melissa is now the strongest storm on the planet this year CNN
- United Cajun Navy on the ground in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa impacts island nation Click2Houston
- Hurricane Melissa Live Updates: Jamaica Prepares for Storm, Now a Category 5 The New York Times
- Hurricane Melissa Maps Tracker: Forecasts, Spaghetti Models, Impacts And More The Weather Channel
Ten people go on trial in Paris accused of online harassment of Brigitte Macron
Trial is latest phase in legal battle against false claim that French first lady is a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux
Ten people have gone on trial in Paris charged with online harassment of Brigitte Macron – the latest phase of a legal battle on both sides of the Atlantic against the false claim that the French first lady is a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux.
The president, Emmanuel Macron, and his wife filed a defamation lawsuit in the US at the end of July, in connection with a rumour amplified and repeated online that Brigitte Macron was born a man.
Continue reading...Sudan’s paramilitary forces push into the army’s last Darfur stronghold as el-Fasher could fall – AP News
- Sudan's paramilitary forces push into the army's last Darfur stronghold as el-Fasher could fall AP News
- 'Trapped and terrified': warnings as Sudanese militia advance on Darfur city NPR
- El-Fasher: UN pleads for safe passage for civilians trapped in war-hit Sudan city BBC
- Grave fears for civilians after Sudanese paramilitary claims capture of El Fasher The Guardian
- Road out of el-Fasher: Ransom, violence and the price of survival in Sudan Al Jazeera
Crew Member Goes Overboard on Viking Cruise in Mediterranean – The New York Times
Mexico’s Sheinbaum says she and Trump agreed to extend trade deadline
A 90-day pause in rise in US tariffs on Mexico from 25 to 30 percent was set to expire at the end of October.
‘Trapped and terrified’: warnings as Sudanese militia seize Darfur city – NPR
- 'Trapped and terrified': warnings as Sudanese militia seize Darfur city NPR
- Fear of mass killings as thousands trapped in besieged Sudan city taken by militia group BBC
- Sudan’s Military Withdraws From El Fasher in Darfur, Handing City to R.S.F. The New York Times
- Mass killings reported in Sudanese city seized by paramilitary group The Guardian
- Road out of el-Fasher: Ransom, violence and the price of survival in Sudan Al Jazeera
Cameroon’s 92-year-old president wins controversial eighth term
Paul Biya retains his title as the world's oldest head of state, in an election marred with violence and allegations of fraud.
Journalist who covered drug cartels murdered in Mexico; message left next to body, reports say – CBS News
France trial opens for 10 accused of online harassment of Brigitte Macron
Judge says defendants caused ‘deterioration’ in French First Lady Brigitte Macron’s ‘physical and mental health’.
Freed Israeli hostage forced to dig own grave is ‘growing back to his old self’, father says
Evyatar David's health is "improving every day", his father says as his son and two other hostages freed by Hamas are discharged from hospital.
Incumbent President Ouattara declared winner of Ivory Coast election
In power since 2011, 83-year-old Alassane Ouattara secures fourth term in vote that excluded two main rivals.
US Dept of Energy partners with AMD to build two supercomputers: Report
The new tech will help manage US arsenal of nuclear weapons and accelerate drug development.
Mali court jails ex-PM Mara after online post backing political prisoners
Former Prime Minister Moussa Mara found guilty of 'undermining' the state by Bamako court in military-ruled Mali.
Warming oceans probably fueling Hurricane Melissa’s rapid intensification
Climate scientists have long warned that warming oceans are making explosive storm development more common
The extraordinary intensification of Hurricane Melissa, set to be one of the strongest storms to ever hit Jamaica, is probably a symptom of the rapid heating of the world’s oceans, scientists have said.
Melissa was a tropical storm on Saturday, before exploding in strength to a category 4 hurricane early on Sunday. The storm’s winds escalated from 70mph to 140mph in just a day, one of the fastest intensifications on record in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Associated Press contributed reporting
Continue reading...World’s oldest president, Paul Biya, wins Cameroon election at 92 – AP News
- World’s oldest president, Paul Biya, wins Cameroon election at 92 AP News
- Paul Biya: Cameroon's 92-year-old president wins controversial eighth term BBC
- World’s oldest serving head of state declared winner in Cameroon election The Guardian
- Cameroon's Biya re-elected at 92, opposition reports gunfire Reuters
- Four killed in Cameroon as protests intensify ahead of presidential results Al Jazeera
Donald Trump won in Argentina
With his support, Argentinian President Javier Milei can now chainsaw the country into greatness.
Trump’s bailout threat may have been key to Milei’s electoral triumph in Argentina
Voters appear to have responded to idea that US president’s ‘generosity’ would evaporate if Milei failed to win
“The dollar always talks in the end,” Donald Trump wrote in his 1987 bestseller The Art of the Deal.
Javier Milei’s surprise triumph in Argentina’s midterm elections – after Trump bailed him out with 40bn of them – suggests there may be some truth to that assertion.
Continue reading...Tesla chair warns Musk may quit if trillion-dollar pay deal is rejected
Warning comes as Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services urge shareholders to vote against the pay package.
Exxon sues California over climate laws, alleging free speech violations
Oil firm asks court to block enforcement of laws that would require disclosure of planet-heating carbon emissions
Exxon, an oil firm consistently ranked among the world’s top contributors to global carbon emissions, is suing the state of California over two climate-focused state laws, arguing that the rules infringe upon the corporation’s right to free speech.
The 2023 laws, known collectively as the California Climate Accountability Package, will require large companies doing business in the state to disclose both their planet-heating carbon emissions and their climate-related financial risks, or face annual penalties.
Continue reading...Lammy to address MPs over wrongly released Epping migrant sex offender – BBC
- Lammy to address MPs over wrongly released Epping migrant sex offender BBC
- Migrant sex offender released due to human error, Lammy tells MPs BBC
- Ministers warned against scapegoating prison staff over mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu The Guardian
- UK police arrest mistakenly released asylum-seeker whose sexual assault case sparked anti-migrant protests CNN
- London police arrest a sex offender and asylum-seeker who was mistakenly released from prison ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos