Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 950
As the war enters its 950th day, these are the main developments.
Trump tells rally Kamala Harris ‘wouldn’t have won The Apprentice’
Republican nominee visits Wisconsin, pledges to ‘solve’ inflation, and calls Biden and Harris ‘grossly incompetent’
Donald Trump reprised his role of a reality TV character during a rally in Waunakee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, telling voters in the key swing state that his Democratic rival Kamala Harris wouldn’t have succeeded on his business competition show.
“Kamala, you’re fired!” the ex-president said, invoking his contestant-eliminating tagline from The Apprentice after he urged voters to support him. “Get out of here!”
Continue reading...New Caledonia election postponed for a year by France’s new prime minister
The French Pacific territory has been hit by violent unrest between communities loyal to Paris and pro-independence Indigenous Kanaks
France’s new prime minister, Michel Barnier, has announced that a provincial election scheduled for December in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia has been postponed for a year.
During his inaugural address to parliament on Tuesday, Barnier also said a controversial bill proposed by President Emmanuel Macron to amend the constitution to change voting lists in the territory would not be forwarded to a joint meeting of parliament for ratification. The territory’s Indigenous Kanak people fear changes to the voting registry would favour recent arrivals to the Pacific archipelago.
Continue reading...Daniel Day-Lewis ends retirement from acting after seven years
Three-time Oscar winner to star in his son Ronan’s directorial debut, Anemone, which he also co-wrote
Three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis is ending his retirement from acting to star in his son’s directorial debut.
The 67-year-old British actor quit acting after starring in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2017 film Phantom Thread, and has largely stayed out of public life since.
Continue reading...India’s iconic tramcars set to ride into Kolkata sunset
Kolkata's iconic trams are in danger of being shut down entirely. But activists are fighting back.
Targeted support could reduce infant mortality gap across England, study finds
Researchers say interventions could address key factors, such as smoking, but ‘structural changes’ also needed
Four key factors have been identified that together account for more than one-third of the inequalities in infant deaths between the most and least deprived areas of England.
Researchers say targeted interventions to address these factors – teenage pregnancy, maternal depression, preterm birth and smoking during pregnancy – could go a significant way to reduce inequalities, although higher-level structural changes to address socioeconomic inequality will also be necessary.
Continue reading...Blunt and bold – Kenya’s ‘truth speaker’ faces the sack
Kenya's deputy president, who faces impeachment, branded himself as "the truthful man".
San Francisco sees hottest day of 2024 as heatwave scorches US south-west
Excessive heat warnings bring elevated wildfire risk, potential for power outages and rising death toll
San Francisco recorded its hottest day of the year on Tuesday, and Phoenix set a record for the hottest 1 October on record, as the National Weather Service predicted record-high fall temperatures across the south-western US.
With temperatures hitting 100F (38C) or higher in many places, officials and local media outlets issued warnings that the heat posed “a significant threat to property or life”. Excessive heat warnings were in place across the region, bringing with it warnings about elevated wildfire risk, the potential for sweeping power outages in California and a rising toll of heat-related deaths, a particularly deadly risk for unhoused people and the elderly.
Continue reading...Children in youth offender institutions in England denied access to education, report finds
Joint review by chief of Ofsted and prisons chief inspector discovers children kept in cells to avoid conflict
Children in youth offender institutions (YOIs) are being denied access to education, with too many being kept in their cells as staff struggle to keep warring youngsters apart, a damning new report has found.
It documents a worrying decline in the quality and quantity of education provided to 15 to 18-year-olds in YOIs over the last decade despite a sharp drop in the number of children being held in custody.
Continue reading...Thames mudlarking permits to be issued again but capped to protect site
Port of London authority to reopen scheme with waiting list, after surge in popularity of exploring riverbank for treasure
Whether fuelled by social media or prompted by the Covid lockdowns, the years between 2019 and 2022 saw a huge surge in interest in mudlarking on the foreshore of the River Thames in London.
The practice of exploring the riverbank for archaeology is permitted only with a permit from the Port of London authority (PLA), which owns much of the shoreline. But so dramatic was the growth in demand for permits – from 200 applications in 2018-19 to more than 5,000 three years later – that the port suspended the scheme in 2022 to “protect the integrity and archaeology of the foreshore”.
Continue reading...Israel vows to retaliate after Iran launches unprecedented missile attack
Iran sends more than 180 ballistic missiles in dramatic escalation of conflict
Israel has vowed to retaliate after Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at targets across Israel in a dramatic intensification of a conflict that appeared to be escalating out of control.
“Iran made a big mistake tonight – and it will pay for it,” Benjamin Netanyahu told a meeting of his security cabinet late on Tuesday. “The regime in Iran does not understand our determination to defend ourselves and our determination to retaliate against our enemies.”
Continue reading...Ukraine accuses Russia of executing 16 PoWs on eastern front
Prosecutor general investigating drone footage apparently showing summary executions of surrendering soldiers
Authorities in Ukraine have launched an investigation into what they said was the apparent summary execution by Russian troops of 16 Ukrainian soldiers who had surrendered on the eastern frontline.
“This is the largest reported case of the execution of Ukrainian PoWs on the frontline and yet another indication that the killing and torture of prisoners of war are not isolated incidents,” Ukraine’s prosecutor general, Andriy Kostin, said on X. “This is a deliberate policy of the Russian military and political leadership.”
Continue reading...Some civil servants so bad they should be in prison, says Kemi Badenoch
Tory leadership contender claims at party conference that a minority leak official secrets and undermine ministers
Kemi Badenoch has said she believes up to 10% of civil servants are so bad they should be in prison, claiming they leak official secrets and “agitate” against ministers.
At a fringe event at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham, the leadership contender said she did not want to criticise all civil servants but said there were a few who were obstructive. “There’s about 5-10% of them who are very, very bad. You know, should-be-in-prison bad,” Badenoch said.
Continue reading...Can Israel root out Hezbollah?
Israeli military says it is carrying out a ground operation inside Lebanon.
People in Beirut seek shelter on beaches as Israeli strikes continue
Israel's bombardment of Lebanon has driven some Beirut residents onto city beaches to seek safety.
Israeli forces step up attacks across Lebanon after ‘limited’ ground raids
Israel says it killed a commander of the Imam Hussein division in Beirut as Iran launches missiles at Israel.
Iran calls missile attack on Israel ‘legal, rational and legitimate’
High-risk assault reflects Iranian elite’s belief that restraint after assassination of Ismail Haniyeh was strategic mistake
Iran said its supreme leader made the decision to fire dozens of missiles into Israel as retaliation for the Israeli invasion of Lebanon and the recent killings of leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas, two of the main groups in Iran’s so-called axis of resistance.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said the decision had been made by Ali Khamenei with the backing of the supreme national security council (SNSC) and the Iranian defence ministry.
Continue reading...Israel Has Destroyed Half of Hezbollah’s Arsenal, U.S. and Israeli Officials Say – The New York Times
- Israel Has Destroyed Half of Hezbollah’s Arsenal, U.S. and Israeli Officials Say The New York Times
- IDF: Hezbollah was ready to invade en masse after Oct. 7; we covertly raided 1,000 sites The Times of Israel
- Israel Says It Carried Out Secret Raids Into Lebanon in Past Year The Wall Street Journal
- Live updates: Israel begins ground incursion in Lebanon CNN
- Israel launches ground invasion in Lebanon with 'limited' raids on Hezbollah USA TODAY
Iran’s missile attack against Israel: What we know and what comes next
Israel vows to retaliate after barrage of Iranian missiles fired in response to killings of Hamas, Hezbollah leaders.
Seven killed in shooting and knife attack in Tel Aviv
Police said two attackers were "neutralised" after they opened fire at members of the public.