University of Kentucky athlete charged after dead infant found hidden in closet

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Laken Ashlee Snelling, a 21-year-old cheer team member, faces charges of corpse abuse and evidence tampering

A University of Kentucky athlete allegedly placed her dead infant inside a trash bag later found in a closet while trying to hide the baby’s birth, leading to her being jailed, according to local authorities and media reporting.

Laken Ashlee Snelling, 21, faces charges of corpse abuse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant after her arrest on Sunday in the markedly grisly case, police in Lexington, Kentucky, said in a statement.

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Italy considers hiding state flight paths after jamming of von der Leyen plane

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EU member states debate how to make leaders’ flights more secure as Russia blamed for GPS loss

Italy is considering keeping state flights secret after the satellite signal of the aircraft carrying the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, was allegedly jammed by Russia, Italian defence ministry sources said.

Von der Leyen, a fierce critic of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and Moscow’s war in Ukraine, was flying to Bulgaria on Sunday when her charter plane lost satellite navigation aids, delaying its arrival in Plovdiv, and reportedly forcing it to circle an airport for an hour.

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China drilling for oil and gas inside Taiwan’s exclusive economic zone

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Exclusive: Experts say the move could be part of Beijing’s ‘greyzone’ grab for disputed territory

China is drilling for oil and gas inside Taiwan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), a move that analysts believe is likely part of Beijing’s unilateral grab for disputed territory that could also aid a future invasion of Taiwan.

During July and August at least 12 oil and gas vessels and permanent structures were detected inside Taiwan’s EEZ – including one within 50km of the restricted-waters border of the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands – as well as several steel supports for fixed offshore drilling platforms, called jackets. Their presence inside Taiwan’s EEZ have not been previously reported.

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Burkina Faso bans homosexuality as a crime punishable with prison, fines – Al Jazeera

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  1. Burkina Faso bans homosexuality as a crime punishable with prison, fines  Al Jazeera
  2. Burkina Faso's parliament votes to outlaw homosexual acts  BBC
  3. Burkina Faso parliament passes law outlawing LGBTQ practices  CNN
  4. Burkina Faso's junta passes law banning homosexuality  France 24
  5. Burkina Faso bans homosexuality with prison terms and fines for offenders  ABC News
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Indonesian police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at student protesters – Reuters

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  1. Indonesian police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at student protesters  Reuters
  2. How the death of a delivery driver ignited Indonesia  BBC
  3. ‘The Bang, Bang, Bang’: How Protests, Tear Gas and Looting Roiled Indonesia  The New York Times
  4. Indonesia police fire tear gas near campuses as protest tensions rise  Reuters
  5. What to know about Indonesia’s nationwide unrest over lawmakers’ perks  AP News
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Sudan landslide kills at least 1,000 people, rebel group says

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Landslide destroyed a village in the Marra mountains area of western Sudan and left only one survivor

More than 1,000 people were killed in a landslide in western Sudan on Sunday, according to a rebel group that controls the area.

The landslide, which followed heavy rain, destroyed the village of Tarasin in the Marra mountains area of western Sudan and left only one survivor, said the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM).

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Major Shanghai summit of US ‘adversaries’ sends clear message – Responsible Statecraft

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  1. Major Shanghai summit of US 'adversaries' sends clear message  Responsible Statecraft
  2. China’s Xi Redraws Geopolitical Map With Embrace of Putin, Modi  Yahoo Finance
  3. Xi and Putin stand shoulder to shoulder as China casts itself as an alternative global leader  CNN
  4. Chinese, Russian, Indian Leaders Pledge Cooperation, in a Message to Trump  The Wall Street Journal
  5. China's Xi pushes a new global order, flanked by leaders of Russia and India  Reuters
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Jair Bolsonaro faces justice over alleged attempt to usurp Brazilian democracy

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Former president in court along with seven others accused of failed power grab after losing 2022 election

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro and seven of his allies, including four senior members of the military, have gone on trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup – the first time in Brazilian history such powerful figures have faced justice for seeking to topple the country’s democracy.

Bolsonaro, a paratrooper turned far-right populist who governed from 2019 until 2023, stands accused of masterminding a failed power grab after losing the 2022 election to the leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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Kim Jong-un arrives for Beijing military parade on special armoured train

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Slow but specialised form of transport has been used by the reclusive country’s leaders for decades

North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has arrived in Beijing on his signature green train to attend a military parade in China celebrating the formal surrender of Japan in the second world war.

Kim left Pyongyang for China on Monday.

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Russia clinches major new gas pipeline deal with China as West shuns supplies – CNBC

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  1. Russia clinches major new gas pipeline deal with China as West shuns supplies  CNBC
  2. Russia and China bless vast new Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, Gazprom says  Reuters
  3. China, Russia Sign Deal To Build New Siberian Gas Pipeline But Pricing Details Unclear  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
  4. Putin hails ‘unprecedentedly high’ relations with China as Gazprom says it signed new gas deal  CNN
  5. Xi, Putin Deepen Ties in Beijing With Apparent Gas Breakthrough  Bloomberg.com
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Whisky maker Suntory’s CEO resigns amid investigation into suspected illegal supplements

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Takeshi Niinami bought supplements in the belief that they were legal, says Jim Beam and Laphroaig owner

Takeshi Niinami, one of Japan’s best-known business leaders, has resigned as chief executive of the drinks company Suntory after police raided his home as part of an investigation into suspected illegal supplements.

His resignation from the owner of the Jim Beam whisky brand has sent shockwaves through Japan’s corporate world, with Suntory executives attempting to reassure investors and consumers at a hastily arranged news conference.

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Putin and Kim Jong Un join Xi Jinping for parade to showcase China’s power, and a growing anti-U.S. union – CBS News

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  1. Putin and Kim Jong Un join Xi Jinping for parade to showcase China's power, and a growing anti-U.S. union  CBS News
  2. Leaders of China, Russia, North Korea and Iran gather in Beijing for huge military parade in challenge to the West  CNN
  3. Who are the North Korean officials joining Kim Jong-un’s China visit?  South China Morning Post
  4. Kim Jong-un Heads to Beijing by Train  The New York Times
  5. Putin, Kim and Xi are meeting in China: BBC correspondents explain why  BBC
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Death toll climbs to over 1,400 after Afghanistan earthquake, official says – ABC News

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  1. Death toll climbs to over 1,400 after Afghanistan earthquake, official says  ABC News
  2. Afghanistan airdrops commandos to rescue quake survivors, UN warns food may run out  Reuters
  3. Sacramento's Afghan American community heartbroken after devastating earthquake  KCRA
  4. Taliban call for international aid as Afghan earthquake toll tops 1,400  The Washington Post
  5. How to help those impacted by the Afghanistan earthquake: Charities, organizations to support relief efforts  ABC News
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Belgium to Recognize Palestinian State, Joining Pressure on Israel – The New York Times

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  1. Belgium to Recognize Palestinian State, Joining Pressure on Israel  The New York Times
  2. A Palestinian State Would Be Good for Israel  Foreign Affairs
  3. Recognition of Palestinian state would spur sprint towards two-state solution, envoy says  Reuters
  4. Belgium moves toward recognizing a Palestinian state, drawing Israeli rebuke  ABC News
  5. There Never Will Be a Palestinian State. So What’s Next?  Tikvah
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Plea for help after landslide wipes out Sudan village, kills more than 1,000 – Reuters

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  1. Plea for help after landslide wipes out Sudan village, kills more than 1,000  Reuters
  2. Landslide kills over 1,000 people and levels entire village in Sudan's Central Darfur  Fox News
  3. Pope prays for 1,000 killed in floods in Sudan's Darfur region  Vatican News
  4. Sudan landslide leaves one survivor in village of 1,000, rebel group says  The Washington Post
  5. Landslide Kills Hundreds in Sudan  The New York Times
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Billy Bragg releases song in support of Palestine and Greta Thunberg aid flotilla

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Hundred Year Hunger – which has a chorus in Arabic – has been released by the British protest singer to coincide with a humanitarian aid flotilla heading for Gaza

Billy Bragg has released a new original song to show his support for the people of Palestine. The title of Hundred Year Hunger was inspired by a new book of the same name by E Mark Windle about the history of chronic malnutrition and deprivation in Gaza and will raise money for the Amos Trust’s Gaza Appeal.

Writing on Instagram, the British protest singer said that the song “looks at the current famine that Israel has created in Gaza through the lens of a century of enforced food insecurity and malnutrition imposed on the Palestinian people, firstly by British imperialism, then as a weapon of mass displacement by the state of Israel”.

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