Anger lingers in Serbia a year after train station tragedy
Tens of thousands mourned 16 people who died in a rail station canopy collapse in Novi Sad last year, sparking ongoing protests.
Two more suspects charged over Louvre heist taking total to four
Woman, 38, and man, 37, had been arrested on Wednesday in relation to theft of £76m worth of jewellery in Paris
Two more suspects, a man and a woman arrested this week over the jewel heist at the Louvre, have been charged and remanded in custody, prosecutors have said.
The charges on Saturday brought to four the number of people now charged over the spectacular robbery.
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- Cruise canceled after passenger left behind on island dies WKRC
- Cruise cancelled following death of woman left behind on island BBC
- Elderly cruise passenger found dead after being abandoned on tropical island NBC News
- Passengers on ill-fated cruise ship flown home after Lizard Island death of 80-year-old The Guardian
- Luxury Australian cruise canceled after passenger found dead on remote island 9News.com
Key town faces ‘multi-thousand’ Russian force, top Ukraine commander admits
Oleksandr Syrskyi says special forces have been deployed but denies Russian reports Ukrainian troops are surrounded in Pokrovsk.
Israel says latest remains Hamas returned from Gaza are not of hostages, straining ceasefire – PBS
- Israel says latest remains Hamas returned from Gaza are not of hostages, straining ceasefire PBS
- Aid worker in Gaza describes signs of alleged torture on bodies of dead Palestinians ABC News
- Israel says the latest remains returned from Gaza are not bodies of hostages NPR
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Two more suspects charged over Louvre heist
Both suspects, who were arrested earlier this week, have denied involvement.
Centrelink threatening payment suspensions at rate of five a minute, new analysis suggests
Exclusive: As jobseekers continue to have payments suspended, advocates call for the regime to be stopped until it’s proven to be lawful
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Centrelink has been issuing payment suspension notices to jobseekers and those on disability support pensions at a rate of more than five a minute, new analysis suggests, amid concerns over the legality of the troubled system.
In total, government data collated by the Antipoverty Centre shows there were 2,683,605 suspension actions between June 2024 and July 2025.
Continue reading...After Days of Protests, Tanzania’s President Is Declared Election Winner – The New York Times
- After Days of Protests, Tanzania’s President Is Declared Election Winner The New York Times
- Tanzanian president wins disputed election with more than 97% of the vote NPR
- Tanzania election: Hundreds feared dead in crackdown on protests BBC
- Tanzania political opposition says 700 people killed amid unrest over election that excluded leader's foes CBS News
- Hundreds feared dead in election riots after president claims 98pc of votes Yahoo
Ukraine sends special forces to eastern city Pokrovsk amid Russia offensive
Ukrainian army chief says effort continues 'to destroy and dislodge' Russian forces from strategic Donetsk region city.
Flights delayed across US amid air traffic controller shortages as shutdown drags on
Nearly 50% of 30 busiest airports facing absences as staff are forced to work without pay and shutdown hits 31st day
Nearly 50% of the 30 busiest US airports faced shortages of air traffic controllers, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday, leading to flight delays nationwide as a federal government shutdown hit its 31st day.
The absence of controllers on Friday is by far the most widespread since the shutdown began, with one of the worst-hit regions being New York, where 80% of air traffic controllers were out, the agency said.
Continue reading...Two more charged over Louvre jewellery heist
A 38-year-old woman and a man, 37, appeared before a French magistrate over the museum theft that shocked the world.
JD Vance repeats comments he wants wife Usha to convert to Christianity
US vice-president announces to 10,000 attenders of Turning Point USA that he prefers wife, who is Hindu, to be Christian
JD Vance is doubling down on comments he made about wanting his wife, Usha Vance, to convert to Christianity – remarks that drew political backlash from some quarters.
At an event with Turning Point USA at the University of Mississippi to honor the conservative group’s slain founder Charlie Kirk, an audience member questioned the US vice-president about how he sees the links between American patriotism and Christianity.
Continue reading...Man killed in South Yorkshire helicopter crash named as Peter Smith
Seventy-year-old, who died in incident near Bentley, said by family to be ‘a beloved husband, father and grandfather’
A man who was killed in a helicopter crash in Doncaster, South Yorkshire on Thursday has been named by his family as Peter Smith.
The family described Smith, 70, as “a beloved husband, father and grandfather” and said they were “all devastated by this sudden loss”, in a statement released by South Yorkshire police.
Continue reading...South Korea calls for greater Chinese efforts to bring North Korea back to talks – AP News
- South Korea calls for greater Chinese efforts to bring North Korea back to talks AP News
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- South Korean president Lee asks China's Xi for help engaging North Korea Reuters
- China’s Xi in the limelight at Pacific summit with Trump conspicuous by his absence Yahoo News Singapore
- Xi, Lee Will Hold Talks in South Korea Saturday to Rebuild Ties Bloomberg.com
Hurricane Melissa: Britons to be evacuated from Jamaica as UK sends aid – BBC
- Hurricane Melissa: Britons to be evacuated from Jamaica as UK sends aid BBC
- In One Jamaican Town, Hurricane Melissa Left Behind Floodwaters and Dead Livestock The New York Times
- Hurricane Melissa leaves 28 dead after tearing through Jamaica Sky News
- Hurricane Melissa death toll tops 60; 'apocalyptic' Caribbean damage. Updates. USA Today
- DeSantis announces 28 Floridians evacuated from Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa Spectrum News 13
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Two more charged over Louvre jewellery heist
A 38-year-old woman and another person appeared before a French magistrate over the museum theft that shocked the world.
Israeli attacks on olive harvest ‘threaten Palestinian way of life’: UN
UNRWA says October 'on track to be the most violent month' since it began tracking settler violence in 2013.
Egypt unveils Grand Egyptian Museum dedicated to its ancient civilisation
Two halls are dedicated to the 5,000 artefacts from the collection of King Tutankhamun.
Missing Louisiana girl, 13, rescued from box in Pennsylvania basement
Police say Ki-Shawn Crumity, 26, met girl through Snapchat, and charged him with human trafficking and sexual assault
A 13-year-old Louisiana girl who went missing after meeting a man online was found alive in a box at his home several states away in Pennsylvania – along with evidence that she had been sexually assaulted, according to authorities.
Ki-Shawn Crumity, 26, faces charges of human trafficking, sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor and corruption of a child after police in Pittsburgh said they arrested him on Thursday. He is one of at least three men who had been arrested as of Saturday amid an investigation involving law enforcement agencies in multiple states.
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