LIVE: Trump says Xi call ‘productive’, leaders to meet in November
US president says the pair will meet at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in South Korea in November.
Mahmoud Khalil: “My story is one drop in the sea of Palestinian sorrow”
Marc Lamont Hill speaks with Mahmoud Khalil about detention, dissent and the fight for Palestinian rights.
MI6 launches dark web portal to attract spies in Russia
Outgoing MI6 chief Sir Richard Moore said potential agents in Russia and around the world will be targeted by the UK spy agency.
US-China TikTok deal could see boosting of “pro-Trump content”
“Trump is getting not just this deal, but he's also getting essentially a media empire that's going to be run by Trump-f
IDF busts West Bank terror cell manufacturing rockets to be launched at Israel – The Times of Israel
Afghanistan bans female authors from university curricula
At least 679 titles blacklisted, from books on human rights and women's rights to Western political thought.
Day and night get equal billing Monday as fall equinox arrives. Here’s what to know – AP News
- Day and night get equal billing Monday as fall equinox arrives. Here’s what to know AP News
- How to Celebrate the Autumn Equinox With Seasonal Rituals Vogue
- What is the autumn equinox? A planetary look at when the first day of fall arrives USA Today
- Let Go & Start Fresh: The Fall Equinox Is Here refinery29.com
- Autumnal equinox 2025 brings fall to the Northern Hemisphere on Sept. 22 Yahoo
Police find remains they think are US man accused of killing his daughters
The human remains of a man wanted on suspicion of killing his three daughters have been found in Washington state.
Iran hits out ahead of UN vote on nuclear sanctions
Tehran says it has offered fair proposals and accuses the E3 of 'political bias' in seeking to revive sanctions.
Trump antifa strategy may lead to “anyone” on left being attacked
Mark Bray says Trump’s designation of the antifa is a political tool to expand repression against anyone who opposes him
Israel Katz: ‘Israeli flag will fly above capital of Yemen’ – Israel National News
- Israel Katz: 'Israeli flag will fly above capital of Yemen' Israel National News
- Drone launched from Yemen crashes in Israel's Eilat Reuters
- Suspected Houthi drone attack strikes Israeli city of Eilat Al Jazeera
- 'Your Time Will Come,' Israel Foreign Minister Says Of Houthi Leader i24NEWS
- Missile launched from Yemen, sirens expected soon The Times of Israel
Probation Service failing to assess thousands who pose risk to women, watchdog says
Exclusive: Chief inspector of probation says it is inevitable there will be more murders and rapes without an improvement
The Probation Service in England and Wales is failing to monitor and assess tens of thousands of offenders who pose a serious risk to women and girls, a watchdog has told the Guardian.
Martin Jones, the HM chief inspector of probation, launching a six-month inquiry into failings in public protection, said it was inevitable there would be more murders, rapes and serious sexual offences without an improvement.
Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organisations. In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support on 0808 500 2222 in England and Wales, 0808 801 0302 in Scotland, or 0800 0246 991 in Northern Ireland. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). Other international helplines can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html
Continue reading...Sikh groups offer £10k reward for information after alleged rape in West Midlands
Police seek two men over ‘racially motivated’ attack on woman in her 20s in Oldbury, near Birmingham
A £10,000 reward has been offered by the Sikh community for information leading to the conviction of two men being sought over the alleged “racially motivated” rape of a woman in her 20s.
The perpetrators allegedly told the woman “you don’t belong in this country, get out”, as they attacked her on the morning of Tuesday 9 September.
Continue reading...Kenya’s Turkana people genetically adapted to live in harsh environment, study suggests
Research which began with conversations round a campfire and went on to examine 7m gene variants shows how people survive with little water and a meat-rich diet
A collaboration between African and American researchers and a community living in one of the most hostile landscapes of northern Kenya has uncovered key genetic adaptations that explain how pastoralist people have been able to thrive in the region.
Underlying the population’s abilities to live in Turkana, a place defined by extreme heat, water scarcity and limited vegetation, has been hundreds of years of natural selection, according to a study published in Science.
Continue reading...Assisted dying bill gets second reading in Lords, but with peers also setting up select committee to review it – as it happened
Committee to conclude review of bill by 7 November. This live blog is closed
The UK is preparing to recognise the state of Palestine imminently, after Israel failed to meet conditions that would have postponed the historic step, including a ceasefire in Gaza, Patrick Wintour reports.
YouGov has relased polling today suggesting that Britons are in favour of this by more than two to one, although a large minority of people do not have a view.
Continue reading...China, India and Belarus line up for Russia’s rival version of Eurovision
Intervision promises to be lighter on sequins and heavier on patriotic ballads than its European counterpart
Russia is gearing up to revive its Soviet-era alternative to Eurovision – the Intervision song contest – which kicks off in Moscow on Saturday, with performers from 23, mostly allied, countries set to take the stage.
But sequinned bodysuits, camp theatrics and Europop bangers will be in short supply. Instead, the Kremlin’s version of the spectacle promises “traditional values”, patriotic ballads and a Russian entry led by a fiercely pro-war singer, as Moscow attempts to refashion Europe’s glitter-soaked pageant in its own image.
Continue reading...The Plot to Free the Nuns – The New York Times
- The Plot to Free the Nuns The New York Times
- Defiant nuns flee care home for their abandoned convent in the Alps BBC
- ‘Nuns on the run’ case in Austria highlights plight of aging, dwindling religious OSV News
- Trio of Nuns Break Free from Nursing Home and Go Back to Former Convent. They Feel 'Immense Joy' After Returning People.com
- Elderly nuns escape nursing home in Austria and find way back to convent Catholic News Agency
Autocrats Move Quickly to Fill Void as Trump Retreats From U.N. – The New York Times
- Autocrats Move Quickly to Fill Void as Trump Retreats From U.N. The New York Times
- The UN’s grim future The Economist
- America’s Infuriating and Irreplaceable Role at the U.N. Foreign Policy
- Bloomberg Talks: UNGA President Annalena Baerbock Bloomberg.com
- Unprecedented: Trump has pulled the US out of its UN human rights review The Hill
Europe, Canada, Saudi Arabia poke at Trump with Palestinian statehood – Politico
- Europe, Canada, Saudi Arabia poke at Trump with Palestinian statehood Politico
- Israel readies furious response to Macron’s Palestinian statehood push politico.eu
- Macron hopes his recognition of a Palestinian state will be a landmark contribution to Mideast peace AP News
- French President Macron says recognition of Palestinian state is necessary to combat Hamas CBS News
- French government tells mayors not to fly Palestinian flags next week Le Monde.fr
Train named Ctrl Alt Deleaf to help blast billions of leaves from Great Britain’s tracks
Network Rail says train named after public vote will join fleet of ‘unsung hero’ leaf-busters this autumn
If Boaty McBoatface taught us one thing, it’s that the public do not take a naming ceremony particularly seriously.
Cue the newly named leaf-removal train: Ctrl Alt Deleaf.
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