- Israel says 4 soldiers killed by Hezbollah drone attack while Israeli strike in Gaza leaves 20 dead The Associated Press
- Live updates: Hezbollah drone attack kills 4 Israeli soldiers CNN
- Hezbollah Drone Attack in Israel Kills Four Soldiers, IDF Says Bloomberg
- Four soldiers killed, seven seriously hurt in Hezbollah drone strike on military base The Times of Israel
- How Hezbollah’s Mirsad-1 drone breached Israeli defenses in Binyamina - explainer The Jerusalem Post
Empty bars and bookshops: How Israeli strikes transformed Lebanon’s buzzing capital
There's no music or dancing in central Beirut bars as fear spreads and displaced people fill the streets.
‘We have your location’: The Taliban death threats hounding this Afghan woman – CNN
- ‘We have your location’: The Taliban death threats hounding this Afghan woman CNN
- Afghanistan's First Female Mayor Speaks Out as Others Can't | Opinion Newsweek
- What is gender apartheid – and can anything be done to stop it? The Guardian
- 'The situation is very difficult for Afghan women' BBC.com
- UN mourns ban on Afghan girls’ education on international girl child day VOA Asia
Muslim politician in India’s Maharashtra shot dead weeks before state polls
Two suspects are in custody after Baba Siddique was shot multiple times outside his legislator son's office in Mumbai.
BHP to face 620,000 claimants in Mariana dam collapse trial in London
Claimants seeking damages from Anglo-Australian mining company over 2015 environmental disaster in Brazil
The mother of a seven-year-old boy who was torn from the arms of his grandmother and drowned in one of Brazil’s worst environmental disasters is among more than 620,000 claimants who will have their case heard this month in the largest group claim in English legal history.
Gelvana Aparecida Rodrigues da Silva, 37, lost her son Thiago on 5 November 2015 when the Fundão dam, near Mariana in eastern Brazil, collapsed, releasing about 50m cubic metres of toxic waste.
Continue reading...UK government must say what Brussels ‘reset’ means, says EU delegation head
Sandro Gozi calls for detail from Labour administration and says ‘new phase in bilateral relationship’ is possible
Keir Starmer’s government must spell out what it wants from a reset of Britain’s relationship with the EU, the European parliament’s lead MEP on the UK has said.
In his first interview since being elected chair of the European parliament’s delegation to the EU-UK parliamentary partnership assembly earlier this month, Sandro Gozi, an Italian former European affairs minister, said there was potential for a reset with the Starmer government, which had shown “a change in attitude”.
Continue reading...Family of British woman who fell to her death in Spain call on Met to investigate
Guardia Civil report on Piia Hokkanen indicates Spanish detectives believe cause of death was suicide
The family and friends of a British IT executive who fell to her death from an apartment block in Spain on the evening of her 50th birthday have called on the Metropolitan police to intervene in a Spanish police investigation into the fatality.
Piia Hokkanen, who at the time of her death had borrowed her sister’s holiday home for a three-day mini-break in Torrevieja, near Alicante, was found lifeless after falling from a communal window on to a neighbour’s patio shortly after midnight on 4 September.
Continue reading...‘Vengeful’ Trump withheld disaster aid and will do so again, ex-officials warn
Former administration officials say Trump deliberately denied funds to states he deemed politically hostile
Donald Trump deliberately withheld disaster aid to states he deemed politically hostile to him as US president and will do so again unimpeded if he returns to the White House, several former Trump administration officials have warned.
As Hurricane Helene and then Hurricane Milton have ravaged much of the south-eastern US in the past two weeks, Trump has sought to pin blame upon Joe Biden’s administration for a ponderous response to the disasters, even suggesting that this was deliberate due to the number of Republican voters affected by the storms.
Continue reading...Cieco: A blind dog’s journey from Nabatieh to Beirut, fleeing Israeli bombs
Cieco could neither hear nor see the explosions, he could only feel what he must have known was encroaching danger.
Mapping one year of cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon
Israel, Hezbollah and other Lebanese groups have exchanged more than 12,000 attacks over the past year.
‘Apocalyptic’: Israel destroys mosque, bombs market in southern Lebanon – Al Jazeera English
- ‘Apocalyptic’: Israel destroys mosque, bombs market in southern Lebanon Al Jazeera English
- IDF tells more south Lebanon villages to evacuate as rockets target northern Israel The Times of Israel
- Israeli Jets Pummel Hezbollah Targets in Southern Lebanon The New York Times
- A once humming city, Lebanon’s Tyre is emptied by airstrikes and fear The Washington Post
- October 10, 2024 Middle East war news CNN
‘Apocalyptic’: Israel destroys mosque, bombs market in southern Lebanon
Israel targets southern Lebanon in new round of raids as at least 15 people are killed in attacks across the country.
Hunger in Lebanon could soar amid Israeli onslaught, UN expert warns
Michael Fakhri, special rapporteur on right to food, warns Israeli military attack risks repeat of starvation seen in Gaza
Hunger and malnutrition rates could rise “exponentially” in Lebanon, if Israel follows through with threats to escalate the current military operation which has so far killed more than 2,000 and displaced as many as a million people, according to a leading UN expert.
“Israel has the ability to starve Lebanon – like it has starved Palestinians in Gaza,” said Michael Fakhri, the UN special rapporteur on the right to food. “If you look at the geography of Lebanon, Israel has the power to absolutely put a stranglehold on the food system. There is a huge risk of hunger and malnutrition rates skyrocketing very quickly in Lebanon.”
Continue reading...Lithuanians vote in parliamentary election with many looking for change despite a strong economy – The Associated Press
- Lithuanians vote in parliamentary election with many looking for change despite a strong economy The Associated Press
- Lithuanians elect new parliament amid cost of living, security worries Reuters
- Conservatives Heading for Defeat in Lithuania Over Inequality Bloomberg
- Lithuania election: Polls open as center-left eyes win DW (English)
- Centre-Left Set to Win as Pro-Ukraine Lithuania Votes Kyiv Post
Massive fuel tank explosion in Russia’s Chechnya kills four – Al Jazeera English
- Massive fuel tank explosion in Russia’s Chechnya kills four Al Jazeera English
- An explosion and fire at a service station in Russia’s Chechnya kills 4 The Associated Press
- Huge Fireball Explosion Rips Through Center of Russian City Newsweek
- Four dead after fuel station blast in Chechnya, ministry says Reuters.com
- Fire at Chechnya Petrol Station Kills Four, Including Children The Moscow Times
Video: Massive fuel tank explosion in Russia’s Chechnya kills four
Footage shows the moment a fuel tank explodes at a petrol station in Chechnya, in Russia, causing a huge fireball.
Indian politician Baba Siddique shot dead in Mumbai – BBC.com
- Indian politician Baba Siddique shot dead in Mumbai BBC.com
- Baba Siddique News Live Updates: State funeral accorded to late NCP leader The Times of India
- Indian politician known for his close ties with Bollywood is killed in Mumbai The Associated Press
- Baba Siddique’s shooters had met Bishnoi gang member in Haryana jail: police The Indian Express
- Who Is Handler of Baba Siddique's Killers: Trail From Jalandhar To Mumbai NDTV
Indian politician Baba Siddique shot dead in Mumbai
Siddique was a senior political figure in Maharashtra state, which is due to hold elections next month.
Japan’s Nobel Peace Prize winner says Gaza workers should have won – Al Jazeera English
- Japan’s Nobel Peace Prize winner says Gaza workers should have won Al Jazeera English
- For Atomic Bomb Survivors, a Nobel Prize and a Reckoning, 80 Years Later The New York Times
- In Hiroshima peace park, visitors hope Nobel win will boost peace efforts Reuters
- Meet the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize—Nihon Hidankyo TIME
- Opinion | Nobel Peace Prize lifts Hiroshima testimonies in a plea against complacency The Washington Post
Beterbiev defeats Bivol for undisputed boxing world champion crown
Artur Beterbiev beats Dmitry Bivol on majority points to combine the WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF belts at the fight in Riyadh.