- 10 killed, at least 2 decapitated, in Ecuador prison riot just days after deadly jailbreak CBS News
- Prison riot in Ecuador kills at least 17 people Al Jazeera
- Prison clash in Ecuador leaves at least 17 dead CNN
- Fourteen killed in Ecuador's Machala prison as rival gangs clash BBC
- Ecuador's prisons have become operational centers for organized crime groups themercury.com
From former president to future prisoner: Sarkozy’s conviction divides France
Sarkozy is back where he used to be – dominating the news and dividing the nation, writes the BBC's Hugh Schofield.
WARNING: Russia May Be Planning Violent Protests After the Moldovan Elections – Institute for the Study of War
- WARNING: Russia May Be Planning Violent Protests After the Moldovan Elections Institute for the Study of War
- Why are Moldova’s parliamentary elections on Sunday so important? The Guardian
- Kremlin threatening Moldova's independence, president warns ahead of key vote BBC
- Moldova faces key parliamentary election, with EU bid at stake Reuters
- Russia’s War on Elections in Moldova Is No Hoax Bloomberg.com
Mozambique’s Daniel Chapo: Forging peace ‘at the negotiating table’
President tells Al Jazeera about his vision for peace, unity and prosperity, in a year of social and political upset.
Watch: Moment thieves ransack California jewellery store
Nearly $1 million worth of merchandise was stolen by about 25 people, according to police.
Israeli strikes kill at least 17 Palestinians in Gaza as international pressure for ceasefire grows – AP News
- Israeli strikes kill at least 17 Palestinians in Gaza as international pressure for ceasefire grows AP News
- Israel-Gaza live updates: Palestinian Authority ready to govern Gaza, president tells UN ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Israeli Strike Kills Gazans Sheltering in Warehouse, Local Reports Say The New York Times
- Headlines for September 25, 2025 Democracy Now!
- Updates: 1 million in harm’s way in Gaza City as Israel escalates attacks Al Jazeera
Palestinian president says ready to work with Trump for two-state peace plan
In a speech to the UN, Mahmoud Abbas also calls on more countries to recognise a Palestinian state.
Palestinian leader says ready to work with US for two-state peace plan – BBC
- Palestinian leader says ready to work with US for two-state peace plan BBC
- ‘Palestine Is Ours,’ Abbas Tells U.N. General Assembly The New York Times
- Abbas to address UN after visa clash with US as questions swirl over Hamas Fox News
- Israel is guilty of war crimes, Palestine’s Abbas tells UN General Assembly Al Jazeera
- 'Palestinians will not leave,' their president tells world leaders at UN in defiant, virtual speech AP News
Activists outraged after Rio lawmakers approve ‘wild west bonus’ for police who kill ‘criminals’
Similar legislation introduced in Rio in mid-1990s caused an explosion of extrajudicial killings in the city’s favelas
Human rights activists have voiced outrage after Rio de Janeiro’s parliament approved plans to pay police officers a “wild west bonus” for “neutralizing criminals” during operations.
The move is a throwback to the mid-1990s when Rio’s then governor, Marcello Alencar, introduced similar legislation that caused an explosion of extrajudicial killings in the city’s favelas.
Continue reading...Israel carrying out crime against humanity in Gaza, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas tells UN – as it happened
Speech by Palestinian Authority president also says Hamas should have no role in governing Palestine and must disarm
Alimi says the policy of containment has given the Houthis time to expand its arsenal.
“It has become clear the peace we seek cannot be asked for but must be imposed by force,” he says.
Continue reading...Greece extradites oligarch to Moldova in $1bn fraud case
Vladimir Plahotniuc, an oligarch and former senior Moldovan politician, denies any wrongdoing.
Why are Moldova’s parliamentary elections on Sunday so important?
The background, key players and likely outcome of a contest of crucial interest to both Europe and Russia
Moldova will vote this Sunday in parliamentary elections that its president has described as the most important in the history of the small country. The results will confirm if Moldova, a former Soviet republic that gained independence in 1991, continues on its path of western integration, or moves back into Russia’s orbit.
Continue reading...Mystery drones over Denmark are ‘hybrid attack,’ defense minister says – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Mystery drones over Denmark are 'hybrid attack,' defense minister says ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Drones shut Copenhagen Airport in 'serious attack'; NATO weighs tougher Russia action NBC News
- Analysis: Russia’s twin plays in Denmark and Alaska push adversaries to respond with force WTOP
- Denmark Briefly Closes More Airports After Unexplained Drone Sightings The New York Times
- Drones disrupt airports in what Danish officials call ‘hybrid attack.’ What happened and how can they be stopped? CNN
Liev Schreiber and Debra Messing among names rejecting pledge to boycott Israeli films
More than 1,200 industry figures claim the pledge is ‘a document of misinformation’ and that much of the Israeli film and TV industry are ‘often the loudest critics of government policy’
More than 1,200 entertainment industry figures have signed a new open letter rejecting the recent high-profile pledge by thousands of their peers to boycott Israeli films over the war in Gaza.
Stars including Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Debra Messing are among those who have lent their names to the letter, which says the previous pledge “advocates” for “the erasure of art”.
Continue reading...Indonesia: Over 1,000 children fall ill from free school lunches – BBC
- Indonesia: Over 1,000 children fall ill from free school lunches BBC
- Indonesia faces calls to halt free meal program as over 5,000 schoolchildren fall ill NBC News
- Over 1,000 Indonesians sick from school meals in more food poisoning outbreaks Reuters
- More Than 1,000 Kids Fall Ill After Eating Free School Lunches The Daily Beast
- Shark Dish in Free Meal Program Triggers Mass Food Poisoning in Ketapang Jakarta Globe
Over 1,000 children fall ill from free school lunches in Indonesia
The government's multi-billion-dollar "nutritious meals programme" has been plagued by food poisoning.
Kremlin bans fuel exports until the end of the year as Russia’s supply is disrupted by Ukrainian drones – CNN
- Kremlin bans fuel exports until the end of the year as Russia’s supply is disrupted by Ukrainian drones CNN
- Ukraine strikes on Russian oil might be too successful for Trump’s liking Reuters
- Russia Moves to Extend Gasoline Export Ban Until 2026 as Shortages Persist The Moscow Times
- Fuel crisis in Crimea as annual maintenance and Ukrainian drone strikes take their toll Новая газета Европа
- Russia Plans to Ban Diesel Exports for Resellers Until Year-End Bloomberg.com
More than 300,000 Australians had Centrelink payments cancelled illegally, new analysis shows
Peak body for community legal centres finds number of payments suspended due to IT glitch higher than department initially identified
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Hundreds of thousands of Centrelink payments were illegally cancelled because of a glitch in the automated system that runs the government’s controversial mutual obligations scheme, the peak body for community legal centres has said.
The analysis from Economic Justice Australia shows about 310,000 people had their Centrelink payments unlawfully cancelled between 2020 and 2024 because they were not given enough time to reconnect to a job provider after missing a compulsory activity as part of their mutual obligations.
Continue reading...China has announced its first target to cut emissions in real terms. What does it mean for Australia?
With China accounting for nearly a third of the world’s total emissions, any cuts it achieves will make a substantial difference for the world – and for fossil fuel exports
Anything China does on energy and climate change is very big news. Its plans ripple around the world, whether that’s in changing the demand for fossil fuels or affecting the impacts on the planet from global heating.
On Thursday, Australia woke to the news that China’s president, Xi Jinping, had told the United Nations that for the first time his country was setting a target to cut – in absolute terms – its greenhouse gas emissions.
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Continue reading...How Russia’s mounting economic woes could force Putin’s hand – DW
- How Russia's mounting economic woes could force Putin's hand DW
- Russian finance ministry proposes raising VAT to help fund Ukraine war Reuters
- Russia Plans Continued Robust Defense Spending, Interfax Reports Bloomberg.com
- Putin forced to raise taxes again as Ukraine war drains finances politico.eu
- Russians are about to get a tax hike to pay for the war. Here’s how state TV spun it. Meduza