Video: Israeli attack on Gaza school for orphans
An Israeli strike in Gaza City has hit a school for orphans, killing mostly children and women taking refuge there.
‘Ukraine’s very existence is at stake’: Zelenskyy enters the US election
An aide to Zelenskyy says Ukraine will not play favourites after the president's meetings with Trump and Harris.
‘We are all the same’: Lebanese come together to feed those forced to flee – Al Jazeera English
- ‘We are all the same’: Lebanese come together to feed those forced to flee Al Jazeera English
- ‘We will resist’: defiance amid destruction in Beirut’s deserted suburbs The Guardian
- Video: CNN reporter shows how civilians in Beirut are faring CNN
- Lebanon's government urges international community for support amid Israel’s invasion NPR
- Israel’s escalating war in Lebanon brings calamity to a fragile state The Washington Post
‘We are all the same’: Lebanese come together to feed those forced to flee
As the number of people forced from their homes by Israeli attacks grows, communities are stepping in to help.
Former Nintendo factory in Kyoto opens as nostalgia-fuelled gaming museum
Museum features consoles from 1983’s Famicom to 2017’s Switch, as well as honouring Nintendo’s pre-video-game era
Traditionally, visitors to Kyoto in October come for momijigari, the turning of the autumn leaves in the city’s picturesque parks. This autumn, however, there is a new draw: a Nintendo museum.
The new attraction, which opens on Wednesday, is best described as a chapel of video game nostalgia. Upstairs, Nintendo’s many video game consoles, from 1983’s Famicom through 1996’s Nintendo 64 to 2017’s Switch, are displayed reverently alongside their most famous games. On the back wall, visitors can also peer at toys, playing cards and other artefacts from the Japanese company’s pre-video-game history, stretching back to its founding as a hanafuda playing card manufacturer in 1889. Downstairs, there are interactive exhibits with comically gigantic controllers and floor-projected playing cards.
Continue reading...Mexico’s first female president vows ‘it’s time for women’
At her inauguration, the first female president of Mexico promises to focus on improving health and education.
India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold
The Legend of Maula Jatt would have been the first Pakistani movie to hit Indian theatres in more than a decade.
Suspected WWII bomb grounds Japanese airport
An explosion of a US bombshell left a huge crater at Miyazaki Airport, prompting cancellation of nearly 90 flights.
The United States is already at war
And it is very much a willing belligerent in a conflict of its own making.
Russians claim key city of Vuhledar in Ukraine’s east
For more than two years Russia has been trying to take this city as it advances in eastern Ukraine.
North Korean defector steals bus in bid to return home from the South – NBC News
- North Korean defector steals bus in bid to return home from the South NBC News
- Defector tries returning to North Korea on stolen bus BBC.com
- North Korean defector crashes stolen bus in failed bid to return home The Guardian
- North Korean escapee detained after attempting to flee the South in stolen bus NK News
- South Korean soldiers foil disaffected defector’s dash back into North Korea Stars and Stripes
Tropical Storm Leslie forms; Hurricane Kirk strengthens – WFLA
- Tropical Storm Leslie forms; Hurricane Kirk strengthens WFLA
- Hurricane Kirk strengthens into Category 3 storm in the Atlantic, expected to grow rapidly CBS News
- Storm tracker: Tropical Storm Leslie expected to become hurricane in a few days USA TODAY
- Tropical Storm Leslie held in check by powerful Hurricane Kirk Fox Weather
- TROPICS: Tropical Storm Leslie forms, Concerns in the Gulf WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm
Pope calls for October 7 to be day of prayer and fasting for peace – Vatican News
- Pope calls for October 7 to be day of prayer and fasting for peace Vatican News
- Pope calls for day of prayer on anniversary of October 7 The Times of Israel
- Bishop Eaton: Praying for Peace Amid Ongoing War in the Middle East Grand Canyon Synod
- Cardinal Nichols calls for prayers for peace in Middle East Independent Catholic News
- STATEMENT | A heartfelt appeal for peace in the Holy Land and all the Middle East The Catholic Church in the European Union
Russia captures key town of Vuhledar in eastern Ukraine
Mining town located on strategic high ground links eastern and southern fronts, acts as supply hub for both sides.
Could US port strike be the ‘October surprise’ that trips up Kamala Harris?
Strike by 45,000 dock workers threatens to stoke inflation just five weeks out from US presidential election.
Outrage over farmer accused of feeding women to pigs
A bail hearing begins in the case of two black women allegedly shot and fed to pigs by a white farmer.
Bowen: Iran wanted to do real damage, and Israel’s response may not be as restrained as last time
Iran last attacked Israel back in April, but this time the Israeli response could be very different.
In break from past, China receives no formal statement from US on National Day – South China Morning Post
- In break from past, China receives no formal statement from US on National Day South China Morning Post
- Fear of a Soviet-style collapse keeps Xi Jinping up at night The Economist
- Communist China is celebrating its 75th birthday and its stock market is soaring. But not everyone is in the party spirit CNN
- Xi Jinping forecasts ‘rough seas’ on 75th anniversary of People’s Republic of China The Guardian
- Chinese Communist Party marks 75 years of rule as economic, security threats persist Fox News
Sudan army vows to fight on despite peace efforts
Fresh diplomatic attempts to negotiate a cessation of hostilities have failed to make progress.
Dozens dead, 61 missing as two boats sink off Djibouti
The boats sank just 150 metres (492 feet) from a Djibouti beach, authorities say.