Top Iranian commander visited Iraq to discuss disarmament plan: Source
Esmail Qaani held meetings over Iraqi government's plan to disarm armed groups and bring weapons under state control.
Rare solar eclipse to sweep across Europe and the Arctic
Rare solar eclipse to sweep across Europe and the Arctic
Zhu Rongji, who helped turn China into a trading giant, dies at 97
The former premier brought China into the WTO and championed reforms that fuelled growth.
Once-glamorous vacation spot overrun by influencers and crowds: ‘Almost unbearable’ – Fox News
- Once-glamorous vacation spot overrun by influencers and crowds: 'Almost unbearable' Fox News
- Saint-Tropez: The Summer Playground for Pop-Up Shops and Luxury Labels Modaes
- Travel expert reveals reality of glamorous European getaway: 'As crowded as ever' Yahoo
- Popular vacation hotspot overrun with tourists and influencers NJ.com
- "Descended Like Locusts": Iconic Saint-Tropez Resort Turned Into a Nightmare for Tourists Because of Influencers NEWS.am STYLE
Trump White House Attacks Another Female Reporter… For Dancing – HuffPost
- Trump White House Attacks Another Female Reporter... For Dancing HuffPost
- CNN’s Clarissa Ward Hits Back at White House for Calling Her a ‘Complete Freak’ and ‘Hot Mess’ Over Dancing Video people.com
- Donald Trump’s Goons Lob Twisted Insult at CNN War Correspondent The Daily Beast
- CNN’s Clarissa Ward Claps Back After White House Calls Her a ‘Hot Mess’ TheWrap
- CNN’s Clarissa Ward Fires Back After White House Mocks Her Dancing Video IMDb
Danube river’s low water levels reveal remains of WWII soldiers and motorcycle
A remarkably well-preserved motorcycle and identification tags were found alongside the bodies.
Woman pulled alive from rubble 36 hours after Colombia quake
Following a 10-hour rescue operation, emergency workers pulled the 32-year-old from beneath slabs of concrete.
Putin warns of tit-for-tat seizures of European vessels
If European states seize vessels with Russian cargo, Moscow will respond in kind 'wherever necessary', says Putin.
Deadly disease outbreak kills 2,000 as experts reveal what Americans should know – Fox News
- Deadly disease outbreak kills 2,000 as experts reveal what Americans should know Fox News
- Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says BBC
- Congo Ebola death toll tops 2,000 as outbreak becomes fastest spreading on record CBS News
- Ebola: Over 2,000 dead in DR Congo as virus gathers pace dw.com
- New transmission from animals likely caused Congo-Uganda Ebola outbreak, study says Reuters
‘Unrig the economy for working people’: the California candidate who wrote updated labor laws
Marni von Wilpert helped draft Protecting the Right to Organize act, and now wants work toward implementing it
Legislation that would modernize federal labor law began with a handful of lawyers meeting, of all places, in an ice-cream shop.
“We wrote for hours what we would do to amend the National Labor Relations Act,” said Marni von Wilpert, a member of the San Diego city council who was then an attorney for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Bringing together “our collective experience as labor lawyers over the years, really trying to unrig the rules so that working people could have a fair shot”.
Continue reading...Halting the march of the armyworm: fungus discovery offers hope to African farmers
South African scientist’s breakthrough research shows soil fungus could be used in fight against devastating crop pest
Hearing about fields full of dead caterpillars enveloped in a mysterious white substance intrigued the South African scientist Letodi Luki Mathulwe. Something was killing off the African armyworm – one of the most devastating pests for farmers in east and southern Africa.
The white substance was a naturally occurring fungus and it was wiping out the caterpillar, which gained its name from its march-like advance through fields of crops.
Continue reading...Trump plays down Air Force One plane switch as criticism grows over ‘decoy’ passengers – US politics live
President says Secret Service wanted him on ‘different plane’ due to threat as Democrats call for congressional briefing
President Donald Trump’s administration is to spend at least $900m for construction projects on the White House grounds, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing records.
Instead of securing money directly from Congress, the administration has gathered funding from other agencies and private donors and directed it to an account that holds a few million dollars for routine maintenance of the White House, the report said.
Continue reading...At least 1 dead, scores rescued from Indonesian ferry that caught fire in rough seas near Bali – CBS News
- At least 1 dead, scores rescued from Indonesian ferry that caught fire in rough seas near Bali CBS News
- Rescuers evacuate more than 200 from a ferry fire that left at least 1 dead near Bali Dallas News
- One dead, more than 200 rescued after Indonesian ferry from Bali catches fire Reuters
- 1 Dead, 200 Others Saved After Ferry Caught Fire and Rescue Teams Had to Navigate 13-Foot Waves people.com
- One dead, 212 rescued from Bali ferry fire in waters off Lombok ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Lebanon ends executions: Where does the death penalty still exist in 2026? – Al Jazeera
- Lebanon ends executions: Where does the death penalty still exist in 2026? Al Jazeera
- Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty BBC
- Lebanon passes a controversial general amnesty law AP News
- Lebanon takes step to become first Arab country to abolish death penalty The Washington Post
- Lebanon’s amnesty law allows families of former SLA fighters who fled to Israel to return The Times of Israel
Iran war and high living costs fuelling last-minute holiday bookings, Tui says
Geopolitics and cost of living crisis have cost Europe’s largest travel company €60m so far
Holidaymakers are waiting until the last minute to book their trips because of the continuing uncertainty caused by the war in Iran and the cost of living crisis, according to Tui, Europe’s largest travel company, which said the war had cost it €60m (£51m) so far.
In the weeks after the outbreak of the war at the end of February, Tui recorded a temporary drop-off in customers wanting to travel to Cyprus or Turkey, in what the company called a “volatile market”.
Continue reading...Immigration minister says poorer areas have taken ‘fair share’ of asylum seekers – UK politics live
Anna Turley backs up Andy Burnham’s suggestion that affluent areas should house more asylum seekers in future
Just 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the part of government tasked with protecting the environment and maintaining food security, a freedom of information request has revealed. Sandra Laville has the story.
On his visit to Stevenage, Andy Burnham also said he would visit the town on Remembrance Day to mark its 80th birthday.
I’m going to come back to Stevenage on 11 November. We will pay our respects for Remembrance Day around that time, but I’ll be here because if I’m right, that will be 80 years to the day that the post-war Labour government created the first new town right here in Stevenage.
Continue reading...Germany approves lifting curbs on spy agencies in security ‘revolution’
Reforms comply with wishlist of intelligence services which say Germany lags behind allies and enemies
The German government has approved a draft law aimed at lifting many of the restraints on its spy agencies imposed during the postwar period as the country reels from two attacks in a month that have exposed serious security gaps.
The controversial changes, which must still pass parliament, largely comply with a wishlist pulled together by the foreign and domestic intelligence services, which have long complained Germany lags behind its allies and enemies.
Continue reading...Andy Burnham to chair emergency Cobra meeting amid extreme heat
PM touts ban on disposable barbecues as areas hit by wildfires – but some Labour MPs will be hoping for more ambitious ideas to tackle crisis
Andy Burnham will chair an emergency Cobra meeting in response to extreme heat, which has caused wildfires and plunged many parts of Britain into drought.
The prime minister will meet ministers, officials and agencies as high temperatures continue across the UK, with temperatures of 33C forecast on Wednesday and up to 38C on Thursday.
Continue reading...Lebanon ends executions: Where does the death penalty still exist in 2026?
Three-quarters of the world has abolished the death penalty in law or in practice, according to Amnesty International.
Iran rejects Trump’s claim to ‘control’ Hormuz: What’s the latest in talks? – Al Jazeera
- Iran rejects Trump’s claim to ‘control’ Hormuz: What’s the latest in talks? Al Jazeera
- Gulf States Accept a New Normal in Hormuz: Iran Is in Control WSJ
- Hormuz Strait to remain closed unless U.S. meets Iran's conditions, Iranian security council says Reuters
- Iran demands U.S. pay for war damage before agreeing to reopen Strait of Hormuz PBS
- World in Brief: Iran threatens to keep Hormuz shut; rescue work continues in Colombia The Economist