“I suspect that the levity is a little bit inappropriate”
A journalist rebuked State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller for laughing during a question about aid in Gaza.
Protesters hurl mud at Spain’s king, queen and prime minister after floods – The Washington Post
- Protesters hurl mud at Spain’s king, queen and prime minister after floods The Washington Post
- Queen Letizia in tears on visit to flood-hit Valencia BBC.com
- Spain's king stood his ground under a mud barrage. What will the iconic moment mean for his reign? The Associated Press
- Angry crowds boo and throw eggs at Spanish king as he visits flood-hit Valencia CNN
- Unlike the Spanish, the British aren’t pelting their royals with mud. But patience is running out … The Guardian
Trump and Harris scramble to win votes in key states in final day of campaigning
Ex-president hurtles through four rallies across three states as vice-president puts focus on Pennsylvania
Donald Trump began hurtling through four Maga rallies across three battleground states – and delivered a dark and dystopian speech about the supposed “migrant invasion” of murderers and drug dealers – while Kamala Harris put all her last chips on Pennsylvania in a frantic final day of campaigning from both candidates.
With the polls showing the contest essentially deadlocked between two vastly different political visions, both the ex-president and the vice-president were scrambling on Monday to drive home their message. Though early voting has smashed records across the country, there is still everything to play for in cajoling undecided and unengaged voters to the polls on election day.
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Continue reading...Exclusive | Russia Suspected of Plotting to Send Incendiary Devices on U.S.-Bound Planes – The Wall Street Journal
- Exclusive | Russia Suspected of Plotting to Send Incendiary Devices on U.S.-Bound Planes The Wall Street Journal
- Russia suspected of sending incendiary devices on US- and Canada-bound planes, Wall Street Journal reports CNN
- Incendiary device plot targeting UK may have been dry run for US and Canada The Guardian
- Russia accused of plotting to plant explosives aboard US-bound airplanes: report Fox News
- Russia Suspected of Planning to Send Incendiary Devices to US Bloomberg
Nigerian children who collapsed in court released
President Bola Tinubu orders the boys be freed following public outcry over their detention conditions.
Tropical Storm Rafael triggers hurricane warning for Cayman Islands
Storm expected to bring heavy rain to US Gulf coast later this week
Forecasters posted a hurricane warning in the Caribbean on Monday afternoon after a late-season disturbance south of Cuba strengthened into Tropical Storm Rafael and set its sights on the US Gulf coast.
The 17th named storm of an overactive Atlantic hurricane season will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening to a hurricane and probably hitting Cuba, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
Continue reading...Trump or Harris? Gaza war drives many Arab and Muslim voters to Jill Stein
Support for Green Party candidate grows as some voters stress the need to break away from Democrats and Republicans.
Butchered remains of dolphin discovered on New Jersey beach
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration investigates discovery of remains of common dolphin
The butchered remains of a dolphin were found on a New Jersey beach, and federal authorities are investigating.
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center, which responds to reports of dead or distressed marine animals that come ashore in New Jersey, said the remains of a common dolphin were found on Wednesday on the beach in Allenhurst, just north of Asbury Park.
Continue reading...Watch: Moment Coldplay’s Chris Martin falls through stage
The band's frontman fell through a trapdoor during a concert in Australia but appeared unharmed.
Boeing workers start vote on latest offer to end strike
If workers reject Boeing's offer for a third time, it will plunge the firm into further financial peril, uncertainty.
What do people in Gaza, West Bank and Lebanon think about the US election?
People in the Middle East answer who they think will be a better US president for them - Kamala Harris or Donald Trump.
Israel formally tells UN of intent to sever all ties with Unrwa relief agency
Country’s allies and aid workers say move could cripple services for Palestinians who increasingly depend on them
Israel has formally informed the United Nations of its intention to sever ties entirely with the UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees in a move the country’s allies and aid workers warn will deepen the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East.
The Knesset passed two bills last week banning Unrwa from Israeli territory and prohibiting Israeli state contact with the agency on the basis of allegations that Hamas had infiltrated it.
Continue reading...Two more UK mpox cases found in household contacts of first case
Total of three cases of Clade Ib strain now detected in UK but health security agency says risk to population still low
Two more UK cases of a strain of mpox that is thought to spread more easily have been detected in household contacts of the first case, the Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases of the Clade Ib mpox strain in the country to three.
Continue reading...At least 25 killed after traffickers capsize boat off Comoros: IOM
The UN migration agency says the boat sank on Friday between a Comoros island and the French island of Mayotte.
IDF strikes Hezbollah’s intelligence unit in Syria, issues rare confirmation – The Times of Israel
- IDF strikes Hezbollah’s intelligence unit in Syria, issues rare confirmation The Times of Israel
- Israel says it struck Hezbollah target near Damascus, Syria says civilian sites hit Reuters
- Israel at war: What happened on day 395? The Jerusalem Post
- Analysis: Israeli airstrikes hit Hezbollah’s intelligence branch in Syria Long War Journal
- In rare acknowledgement, IDF confirms strikes in Syria against Hezbollah infrastructure The Times of Israel
How will domestic issues shape the US election?
From the economy to immigration and abortion rights, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump offer diverging plans.
Tucker Carlson credits demons for the invention of nuclear technology
Ex-Fox News host makes bizarre claim on Steve Bannon’s podcast, days after saying a demon attacked him in his sleep
Demons that Tucker Carlson claimed attacked him as he slept were also responsible for the invention of nuclear technology, the conservative former Fox News host said on Monday in another bizarre contention.
Carlson made the claim on the War Room podcast hosted by his fellow rightwing extremist Steve Bannon, a former White House adviser in the Trump administration who was released from prison last week after serving a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress.
Continue reading...Incendiary device plot targeting UK may have been dry run for US and Canada
Suspect DHL package bound for Britain that started fire in Leipzig possibly part of Russian plan to cause ‘mayhem’
An incendiary device hidden in a DHL package that caught fire in Germany in July was due to be sent by air to the UK as part of a suspected Russian sabotage plot that may also have been a dry run for a similar attack on the US and Canada.
The device, reported to have been secreted in shipments of massage pillows and erotic gadgets, started a fire on the ground in Leipzig that was feared to be capable of downing a plane – similar to a package that ignited at a DHL warehouse in Birmingham on 22 July.
Continue reading...Putin meets N Korea foreign minister as Kyiv warns of troop deployment
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says 11,000 North Korean troops are in Russia’s Kursk region bordering Ukraine.
Migrants stranded on Diego Garcia offered move to UK
Around 60 Tamils struck on the secretive military island are to be brought to the UK.