- Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy says troops hold Kursk positions DW (English)
- ‘The Kursk operation has become normalized:’ As Ukraine’s Russia incursion enters third month, Putin is trying to downplay it CNN
- Ukraine’s Best Fighting Vehicles Attacked Past Veseloe In Western Russia—And Got Caught In A Brutal Ambush Forbes
- Russia Eliminates Ukrainian Salient in Major Kursk Counteroffensive Newsweek
- Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says forces are holding positions in Russia’s Kursk region The Guardian
More than fat bears: Alaska trail cams show peeks of animals from lynx to moose
A popular Facebook group posts videos of animals seen a half-mile from a well-populated Anchorage neighborhood
Millions of people worldwide tuned in for a remote Alaska national park’s “Fat Bear Week” celebration this month, as captivating livestream camera footage caught the chubby predators chomping on salmon and fattening up for the winter.
But in the vast state known for its abundant wildlife, the magical and sometimes violent world of wild animals can be found close to home.
Continue reading...Can illegal immigrants really vote in the US election?
It is illegal for non-citizens to vote in the US election - but Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed immigrants are going to.
Closure for family as body found 56 years after India plane crash
In 1968, an Indian Air Force plane with 102 people went missing. For many years, their fate was a mystery.
Ukrainian journalist, 27, who chronicled Russian occupation dies in prison
Viktoriia Roshchyna had been detained last year while reporting in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
One in 10 Australian parents struggling to afford vaccinations for children
Biggest obstacle to improving immunisation rates are practical difficulties families face, according to national vaccination survey
One in 10 Australian parents are struggling to afford the costs of vaccinating their children, according to a nationally representative survey conducted earlier this year.
The national vaccination insights project surveyed 2,000 Australian parents of children under five between March and April, and found the biggest barrier to turning declining vaccination rates around were the practical difficulties parents face.
Continue reading...Reports: Hamas delayed Oct. 7 attack to enlist Iran, Hezbollah; plotted 9/11-style bombing – The Times of Israel
- Reports: Hamas delayed Oct. 7 attack to enlist Iran, Hezbollah; plotted 9/11-style bombing The Times of Israel
- Captured documents reveal Hamas’s broader ambition to wreak havoc on Israel The Washington Post
- Secret Documents Show Hamas Tried to Persuade Iran to Join Its Oct. 7 Attack The New York Times
- Iran Responds to 'Secret Documents' Linking Tehran to Hamas' Oct. 7 Attack Newsweek
- Report: Hamas Planned to Attack Israel in 2022, Delayed to Gain Iran, Hezbollah Support Haaretz
Alex Salmond, leading figure in Scottish independence movement, dies at age 69 – CNN
- Alex Salmond, leading figure in Scottish independence movement, dies at age 69 CNN
- Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond Dies at 69 The Wall Street Journal
- Key moments of Alex Salmond's life and career... in 107 seconds BBC.com
- Alex Salmond: King Charles leads tributes to 'monumental figure' of UK politics Sky News
- Alex Salmond, Scotland’s Former First Minister, Dies at 69 The New York Times
Hezbollah launches aerial strike against Tel Aviv using drone squadron – Press TV
- Hezbollah launches aerial strike against Tel Aviv using drone squadron Press TV
- IDF intercepts 'suspicious aerial target' over Red Sea; Iran-backed group in Iraq claims attack The Times of Israel
- Lebanon's Hezbollah says it attacked outskirts of Tel Aviv with drones on Friday Reuters
- IAF intercepts aerial target from Lebanon that crossed into Nahariya area The Jerusalem Post
- Hezbollah's 'Full Squadron' Attack On Israel's Largest City Housing Mossad HQ, IDF Shocked | Lebanon Hindustan Times
Trump addresses Latino voters at Las Vegas event as Harris releases medical report – as it happened
The Republican and Democratic presidential candidates are campaigning with election day just over three weeks away. This blog is now closed.
Our latest polling shows Harris and Trump are neck-and-neck, with Trump gaining ground on Harris in crucial swing states.
Robert Tait reports: “the Guardian’s 10-day polling average tracker showed the vice-president and Democratic nominee with a two-point nationwide lead, 48% to 46%, over her Republican opponent as of 10 October - tellingly, down from a 4% advantage she registered two weeks ago.”
Continue reading...Ukrainian journalist, 27, held in Russia for over a year confirmed dead: reports – New York Post
- Ukrainian journalist, 27, held in Russia for over a year confirmed dead: reports New York Post
- Ukrainian Journalist Has Died in Russian Captivity, Ukraine Says The New York Times
- Ukrainian reporter Victoria Roshchyna dies in Russian detention, official says CBS News
- Ukrainian reporter died in Russian detention, Kyiv says The Guardian
- Award-winning Ukrainian journalist dies in Russian captivity, Kyiv says NPR
Toronto police open hate crime investigation after Jewish girls’ school hit with gunfire in 2nd incident this year – Yahoo! Voices
Rare deluge floods parts of the Sahara desert for the first time in decades – CBS News
- Rare deluge floods parts of the Sahara desert for the first time in decades CBS News
- Sahara Desert is flooding after receiving a year's worth of rain in 2 days CBS News
- Dramatic images show the first floods in the Sahara in half a century The Guardian
- Water gushes through sand dunes after a rare rainfall in the Sahara desert The Associated Press
- A rare rain in the Sahara Desert Al Jazeera English
The new US strategy on the Lebanon conflict: Let it play out – Reuters
- The new US strategy on the Lebanon conflict: Let it play out Reuters
- US said seeking to install new Lebanese president, push aside weakened Hezbollah The Times of Israel
- US sees a window for a new push to break political deadlock in Lebanon to ease conflict POLITICO
- US: Israel 'must pivot' from military action to diplomacy in Lebanon The Jerusalem Post
- US pushes for new president of Lebanon to weaken Hezbollah’s grip The Telegraph
Excerpts from Russian opposition leader Navalny’s memoir show he knew he would die in prison – POLITICO
- Excerpts from Russian opposition leader Navalny’s memoir show he knew he would die in prison POLITICO
- Alexei Navalny’s Prison Diaries The New Yorker
- Alexei Navalny believed he would die in prison, memoir reveals The Guardian
- Alexei Navalny expected he would die in prison, upcoming memoir reveals POLITICO Europe
- Navalny believed he would die in prison, memoir reveals BBC.com
US to transfer THAAD system to ‘Israel’ despite warnings – Al Mayadeen English
- US to transfer THAAD system to 'Israel' despite warnings Al Mayadeen English
- US to deploy about 100 troops to operate advanced anti-missile system in Israel amid heightened tensions CNN
- US to Send Advanced Antimissile Defense System to Israel Bloomberg
- American soldiers to operate THAAD missile defense system in Israel - report The Jerusalem Post
- Live updates: U.S. approves deployment of anti-missile system to Israel NBC News
Where the World Sees Crisis, Israel Sees Opportunity – Jacobin magazine
- Where the World Sees Crisis, Israel Sees Opportunity Jacobin magazine
- Ibrahim Moussawi: Is Hezbollah losing the battle? Al Jazeera English
- Israel’s invasion of Lebanon may bolster support for Hizbullah The Economist
- Where Hezbollah stands, and what’s at stake, after battering by Israel The Christian Science Monitor
- Hezbollah fleeing Israeli ground assault without putting up a fight The Telegraph
Venezuela has cancelled passports of dozens of activists and journalists – The Guardian
- Venezuela has cancelled passports of dozens of activists and journalists The Guardian
- Venezuela cancels passports of dozens of activists and journalists Financial Times
- Venezuela: Entry and Passport Restrictions for Venezuelan Nationals Fragomen
- Venezuela cancels passports of journalists and activists following Maduro’s re-election The Indian Express
- Venezuela cancels passports of dozens of activists and journalists, FT reports Reuters Canada
Floridians returning home after Milton battle traffic jams and fuel shortages
More than 1.5 million people still without power as damaged communities confront lengthy rebuilding
Thousands of people who fled the onrushing Hurricane Milton are facing fuel shortages, debris and long traffic jams as they return to damaged Florida communities that are confronted with lengthy rebuilds.
Millions of people were urged to evacuate before Milton, which slammed into western Florida on Wednesday as a category 3 hurricane, causing more than a dozen deaths, ruined homes and flooding and triggering a rash of destructive tornadoes. More than 1.5 million people are still without power in the wake of the storm.
Continue reading...Denzel Washington’s children join forces in ‘fearless’ film
Malcolm Washington directs The Piano Lesson, which his brother John David Washington also stars in.