Marine Le Pen’s niece starts own party: What it means for French far-right
Marion Marechal, 34, has launched Identite-Libertes, through which she hopes to strengthen France's 'national camp'.
Why Virginia McCullough killed her parents and lived with their bodies – BBC.com
- Why Virginia McCullough killed her parents and lived with their bodies BBC.com
- Woman Poisoned Father, Stabbed and Bludgeoned Mother and Kept Bodies Hidden in Home for 4 Years PEOPLE
- Woman jailed for life after murdering parents and living with bodies in Essex The Guardian
- Watch chilling moment daughter confesses to murdering parents and living with corpses in Essex The Independent
- Woman jailed for murdering her parents - after living at family home in Essex with their hidden bodies for years Sky News
Watch: Tower falls as historic church destroyed by fire
Video shows the San Francisco Church in Iquique, Chile engulfed in flames, with smoke rising above it.
Mystery of Russia’s secret weapon downed in Ukraine – BBC.com
- Mystery of Russia's secret weapon downed in Ukraine BBC.com
- Russia’s 1st “Stealth” Aircraft Shot Down: All You Want To Know S-70 Hunter’s Bombing Ops Over Ukraine EurAsian Times
- A Missile Could Not Erase Russian Drone’s Embarrassing Stealth Secret Forbes
- The Debrief: Russia Loses Okhotnik UCAV In Ukraine Aviation Week
- Russia may have lost a rare drone over Ukraine — and it could be an intelligence win for the West Business Insider
Efforts by the US to counter China in the South China Sea could backfire – Business Insider
- Efforts by the US to counter China in the South China Sea could backfire Business Insider
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability Department of State
- Blinken tells ASEAN the US is worried about China’s ‘dangerous’ actions in disputed sea. The Associated Press
- East Asia Summit calls for cooperation, mutual trust defying US noises: expert Global Times
- Blinken condemns China’s ‘dangerous and unlawful’ moves in South China Sea Al Jazeera English
From Uzbek disco to Uighur rock: Forgotten sounds of the Silk Road
A new album of rare grooves from Soviet Central Asia reveals an era when the region was a crucible for musical fusion.
Russian Iskander-M strike sinks key arms shipment to Ukraine – Bulgarian Military
- Russian Iskander-M strike sinks key arms shipment to Ukraine Bulgarian Military
- Ukraine ports impossible to defend from attack - Odesa chief Kiper BBC.com
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 959 Al Jazeera English
- Russian Attacks Spark Surge in War Insurance for Ukraine Grains Bloomberg
- Russia launches 4th aerial attack in a week against Ukraine's grain-exporting Odesa region Yahoo! Voices
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 960
As the war enters its 960th day, these are the main developments.
What Israel’s latest attacks tell us about what Netanyahu’s next move – BBC.com
- What Israel's latest attacks tell us about what Netanyahu’s next move BBC.com
- Uncertainty looms over Israel’s expected Iran strike; rescuers dig through debris in central Beirut The Washington Post
- Iran’s Israel Strategy Has Already Changed Foreign Policy
- Opinion | A ‘Pre-Emptive’ Israeli Strike on Iran? Impossible The Wall Street Journal
- What Are Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Capabilities? Council on Foreign Relations
The influencers risking death for hurricane clicks
As Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton tore through Florida, some influencers ignored evacuation orders, risking their lives to post livestreams and stunts.
Hezbollah Says It Launched Missiles on Israel Base Near Haifa – Bloomberg
Victoria police officer suspended over alleged Nazi salutes and ‘Heil Hitler’ comments
The female sergeant, a veteran of 40 years in the force, allegedly made banned gesture on Tuesday and Wednesday in front of colleagues
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The Victoria police chief commissioner has apologised to the Jewish community after a veteran sergeant allegedly performed a Nazi salute to colleagues at the police academy twice this week.
The 65-year-old woman was suspended with pay on Friday evening while police launched a criminal investigation into the alleged incidents, which included her allegedly saying “Heil Hitler” on both occasions, Shane Patton said.
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Continue reading...NSW man allegedly stabs victim with scissors, gets shot and then swims away from police
Police spotted alleged stabber in Murrumbidgee River but he swam to an island and climbed a tree, where he stayed for 12 hours
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Being shot has not stopped an alleged stabber from trying his luck and swimming away from police in regional New South Wales.
The 33-year-old’s aquatic escape across the Murrumbidgee River followed his alleged stabbing of a man in Wagga Wagga.
Continue reading...US Justice Department sues Virginia for purging voters before election
Move comes as Republicans increasingly emphasise chance of noncitizen voting, despite little evidence of risk posed.
Ukraine Invasion Day 962: military assistance continues – Daily Kos
- Ukraine Invasion Day 962: military assistance continues Daily Kos
- Ukraine updates: Kyiv says it foiled Russia drone attack DW (English)
- Zelensky appeals for Western aid after 900 bombs dropped in a week Yahoo! Voices
- Missile Hits Near Ukrainian Air Base as Russia Expands Air Attacks The New York Times
- Ukraine war briefing: Hypersonic missile targets major Ukrainian airbase The Guardian
Caught in India-China clashes, Ladakh’s nomadic herders fear for future
Constant military patrols near the Indo-China border have shrunk pastures and are extinguishing tradition.
Monster pickup trucks accelerate into Europe as sales rise despite safety fears
A Dodge Ram 1500 is bigger than a Panzer I tank and campaigners say heavy trucks are ‘lethal’ in collisions
The engines rev, the guitars thrum and a gruff narrator lays out why the vehicle occupying the driveway is more than just a machine. “A truck is a tool,” he says, “but a Ram – a Ram is life.”
So begins an advert for the Ram 1500, a pickup truck slightly bigger than the Panzer I tanks of Nazi Germany and almost as heavy. It is growing in popularity in Europe, with the number of Rams arriving on the continent up 20% in 2023 from the year before, according to registration data from the European Environment Agency. Road safety and environmental campaigners in the UK and Europe are aghast as the latest, most extreme cases of North American car bloat – giant pickup trucks – are increasingly crossing the Atlantic.
Continue reading...Two African countries say they need to kill elephants for food. Critics say it’s cruel and won’t work – CNN
- Two African countries say they need to kill elephants for food. Critics say it’s cruel and won’t work CNN
- Drought-Stricken Countries Kill Elephants to Feed the Hungry The Wall Street Journal
- Why are drought-hit African nations killing their elephants? Hindustan Times
- African leaders say elephants need to die for food. Critics says it’s cruel and won’t work AllSides
- Climate Inaction is Criminally Insane The Hans India
As Hezbollah and Israel battle on the border, Lebanon’s army watches from the sidelines – The Associated Press
- As Hezbollah and Israel battle on the border, Lebanon’s army watches from the sidelines The Associated Press
- Lebanon needs a new army in the south, says Yair Lapid The Economist
- Southern EU leaders want Lebanon's army to reassert itself in south Euronews
- France, U.S. push at UN for stronger Lebanese army Reuters
- Will Lebanon’s Army Defend Lebanon? Foreign Policy
Foreign Office ‘asked for UK visit by Taiwan ex-president to be deferred’ to not anger China
Exclusive: Request to postpone Tsai Ing-wen’s trip came before ‘goodwill visit’ to China by David Lammy next week
The UK Foreign Office (FCDO) asked for a visit by the former Taiwanese president to be postponed so as not to anger China ahead of a trip by David Lammy, the Guardian has learned.
Lammy is due to travel to China next week for high-level meetings in his first trip to the country as foreign secretary.
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