Palestine factions refuse foreign guardianship on Gaza as truce takes hold
Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians head back to 'unrecognisable' Gaza City on first day of ceasefire.
Trump threatens to impose additional 100% tariff on China
The S&P 500 closed down 2.7%, its steepest fall since April, after the US president hit out at China.
Trump threatens to impose additional 100% tariff on China
The S&P 500 closed down 2.7%, its steepest fall since April, after the US president hit out at China.
Chicago TV journalist pushed to ground and arrested during Ice raid, then later released
Witnesses call arrest of video editor Debbie Brockman, a US citizen, by masked federal agents ‘absolutely horrifying’
A video editor and producer for Chicago’s WGN television station was arrested by masked federal agents on Friday morning, and later released, during an Ice raid on the city’s North Side, as shown in videos shared widely on social media.
Videos show Debbie Brockman being violently forced to the ground by two agents before she is handcuffed and put in a van. A local resident filming the incident asks her name while she is face down on the street being handcuffed.
Continue reading...Nineteen people feared dead after blast at Tennessee munitions plant
Police chief calls explosion near Bucksnort, south-west of Nashville, ‘devastating’ and says ‘we have some deceased’
Nineteen people are missing and feared dead following a huge explosion at a military munitions plant in Tennessee.
The powerful blast ripped through the explosives manufacturing plant in rural Tennessee on Friday morning, rattling homes miles away and bringing emergency services to the scene, authorities and residents said.
Continue reading...California’s landmark frontier AI law to bring transparency
While experts applaud the new law, a first in the US, for bringing in transparency, it is 'light touch regulation'.
Man in serious condition after being shot by police in London
IOPC investigating incident at property in Walthamstow where man reportedly had firearm and made threats to kill
A man was taken to hospital in a “life-threatening” condition after he was shot by police at a home in London on Friday afternoon.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has launched an investigation into the actions of Metropolitan police officers during the incident at a property in Walthamstow, north-east London.
Continue reading...Macron reappoints Lecornu as French PM after days of turmoil
Sébastien Lecornu resigned on Monday after 26 days in the job and he said two days later his "mission is over".
Macron reappoints Lecornu as French PM after days of turmoil
Sébastien Lecornu resigned on Monday after 26 days in the job and he said two days later his "mission is over".
Jake Sullivan tried to get a Gaza peace deal. Here’s what he thinks of Trump’s – NPR
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- Gaza deal implementation will need ‘heavy US involvement’ – former diplomat Channel 4
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- Is Trump’s Gaza dialogue a true trust for peace path? Daily Observer
Pentagon chief Hegseth announces Qatari Air Force facility at Idaho base
US, Qatar sign letter of agreement to bring Qatari F-15 fighter jet contingent to US base, hail increased cooperation.
Macron reappoints Sébastien Lecornu as French prime minister
Lecornu, who resigned as PM on Monday, is tasked with urgently delivering a budget to parliament
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has reappointed his centrist ally Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister – days after Lecornu dramatically resigned and his new government collapsed after only 14 hours.
Lecornu said he accepted returning to the role “out of duty” and would do “everything possible to provide France with a budget by the end of the year and to address the daily life issues of our fellow citizens”.
Continue reading...Macron puts Lecornu back as France’s prime minister just days after he quit – NPR
- Macron puts Lecornu back as France's prime minister just days after he quit NPR
- In shock move, French president reappoints prime minister who quit Monday CNN
- French PM Lecornu Under Immediate Pressure Ahead of Budget Deadline U.S. News & World Report
- Macron reappoints Lecornu as French PM after days of turmoil BBC
- France’s Domestic Instability Has Weakened Its Diplomatic Clout The New York Times
Macron puts Lecornu back as France’s prime minister just days after he quit – NPR
- Macron puts Lecornu back as France's prime minister just days after he quit NPR
- In shock move, French president reappoints prime minister who quit Monday CNN
- French PM Lecornu Under Immediate Pressure Ahead of Budget Deadline U.S. News & World Report
- Macron reappoints Lecornu as French PM after days of turmoil BBC
- France’s Domestic Instability Has Weakened Its Diplomatic Clout The New York Times
Gymnastics governing body reacts to Indonesia’s worlds block on Israel team
Indonesia has denied visas to Israelis for the upcoming world championships in most populous Muslim-majority nation.
Ceasefire comes into force as Israel’s military pulls out of parts of Gaza
Thousands of displaced Palestinians are making their way to their homes in the north of the territory.
Who is Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado?
Former Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who's in hiding, is the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Major Russian strikes cut power in Kyiv and across Ukraine
Officials say 380,000 consumers in Kyiv are without power, with emergency outages in place across Ukraine.
Major Russian strikes cut power in Kyiv and across Ukraine
Officials say 380,000 consumers in Kyiv are without power, with emergency outages in place across Ukraine.
Trump threatens 100% China tariffs as Beijing restricts rare-earth exports
President accuses China of ‘very hostile’ moves and says additional tariffs could come on 1 November ‘or sooner’
Donald Trump has threatened to impose additional US tariffs of 100% on China from next month, accusing Beijing of “very hostile” moves to restrict exports of rare earths needed for American industry.
Wall Street fell sharply after the US president reignited public tensions with the Chinese government, and raised the prospect of another acrimonious trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
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