Australia vs Pakistan, first ODI: Captain Cummins leads hosts to nervy win
Cummins's all-round performance took Australia to a two-wicket win in Melbourne for 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Johnson’s Brexit left ‘wholly negative legacy’ across Ireland, says new SDLP leader
Claire Hanna lambasts arrogance of former PM and ‘stinking status quo’ in Stormont that has stifled ambition
Boris Johnson left a “wholly negative legacy” for the island of Ireland but difficulties in Northern Ireland also stem from a “stinking status quo” that has stifled ambition and drive for change, the new leader of the Social Democratic and Labour party has said.
Weeks after taking over from Colum Eastwood, Claire Hanna, spoke about her plans to revive the SDLP, pull Northern Ireland out of past mindsets and fight for new partnerships with Dublin on health and other public services.
Continue reading...Burberry shares rise after reports Moncler is considering bid
Head of LVMH, an investor in Italy’s Moncler, reportedly keen to get deal done with British luxury brand
Shares in Burberry have risen by more than 7% after reports suggested Italian rival Moncler may be considering a bid for the British luxury fashion brand.
The spike came after the trade journal Miss Tweed reported that Moncler, which also owns Stone Island, was looking at a potential acquisition of Burberry, which has struggled as demand for luxury goods has fallen.
Continue reading...UK says it voted against UN nuclear war panel because consequences already known
Foreign Office argues scientific study into modern effects of nuclear war not needed
The UK was one of three countries to vote against creating a UN scientific panel on the effects of nuclear war because, the Foreign Office argued, the “devastating consequences” of such a conflict are already well known without the need for a new study.
The UK, France and Russia were the only countries to vote on Friday night against a UN general assembly committee resolution drafted by Ireland and New Zealand to set up an international scientific inquiry to take a fresh look at the multifaceted impact of nuclear weapons use.
Continue reading...Moldova’s president wins western praise for election triumph
Maia Sandu’s victory amid claims of Russian interference boosts EU hopes and deals setback to Kremlin
Europe’s most powerful leaders have congratulated Moldova’s pro-western president, Maia Sandu, after she won a second term, cementing the country’s EU aspirations and dealing a setback to the Kremlin.
With nearly 98% of the vote counted in the second round of the presidential elections on Sunday, Sandu had 54% of the vote, ahead of Alexandr Stoianoglo, a Kremlin-friendly political newcomer, backed by the pro-Russia party of Socialists.
Continue reading...Is Trump actually a fascist – and why does the answer matter?
Given the comparisons to Hitler and Mussolini, experts say it’s important to remember that fascism is a process
While Democratic strategists debate whether or not their attack ads labeling Donald Trump a fascist have been effective, experts and academics told the Guardian his campaign and the Republican party he now heads have clear autocratic sympathies and political qualities that are firmly in line with fascism movements historically.
Put together, that makes any Trump victory this week and his return to the White House for a second presidential term a clear threat to US democracy, they added.
Continue reading...Secretaries of state ask social media companies for moderation plans on election day
Democratic top elections officials are concerned about inflammatory and AI-generated content
A group of Democratic secretaries of state are calling on social media companies to detail their plans to moderate inflammatory content and artificial intelligence on their platforms during and after election day.
Seven secretaries of state – representing Maine, Rhode Island, Illinois, Oregon, Vermont, Washington and New Mexico – sent the letters to Google, X and Meta on Friday. Secretaries of state typically play some role in overseeing elections in their states.
Continue reading...Trump donor fined for pollution leads a fight to end methane emission penalties
Detailed plans from 30 oil and gas producers come amid historic levels of potent planet-heating emissions
A powerful US oil and gas industry lobby group has drawn up detailed plans to kill off penalties for emitting methane, a potent planet-heating gas that’s increasing at the fastest rate in decades, with this effort led by a major donor to Donald Trump whose company has just been fined for methane pollution.
Leaked internal documents from the American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC), a group of 30 oil and gas producers, outline a push to repeal a fee levied on methane emissions should the former US president win this week’s election and Republicans gain control of Congress.
Continue reading...Jewish academic arrested in UK over ‘terrorism’ after Gaza speech
Retired Jewish professor Haim Bresheeth, a child of Holocaust survivors was arrested under a UK anti-terrorism law.
Bus plunges into Himalayan gorge in north India, killing at least 36 people – Al Jazeera English
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- Uttarakhand: At least 36 dead after bus falls into a gorge BBC.com
- Dozens killed as bus loses control, skids off Himalayan road in India and plunges into deep gorge CBS News
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- 36 dead after bus falls into gorge in Uttarakhand's Almora The Times of India
Bus plunges into Himalayan gorge in north India, killing at least 36 people
The accident took place in Marchula area of Almora district in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.
Quincy Jones, legendary music producer, dies at 91
Jones rose from running with gangs in Chicago to the heights of show business as a multi-talented music titan.
Ryanair profits plunge amid lower fares and Boeing delays
Problems with delivery of 737 aircraft left airline ‘over-crewed and over-costed’, says CEO Michael O’Leary
Ryanair’s profits have dropped by nearly a fifth, as lower peak-season fares met higher costs that the airline blamed partly on problems at Boeing.
Summer fares were down by an average 7% as Ryanair cut prices to keep its planes full, carrying 9% more passengers from April to September this year than last.
Continue reading...Spain floods: searchers scour car parks and malls amid fears death toll will rise
Day after king and PM pelted by angry residents, search focuses on areas where people could have been trapped
Hundreds of civil and military emergency workers are searching shopping centres, garages and underground car parks for more victims of floods in the Valencia region that have killed at least 214 people, as public anger mounts over Spanish authorities’ handling of the disaster.
Yellow and amber weather warnings were in place for parts of Valencia and neighbouring Catalonia on Monday, with people in the affected areas advised to stay off the roads and keep away from the coast and rivers.
Continue reading...Israel notifies UN of ending ties with UNRWA amid warning of famine in Gaza
The move comes following the adoption of two controversial bills banning the UN agency from operating in Israel.
Former Olympian Nathan Baggaley eligible for parole after drug plot sentencing
The double silver medallist and his brother given 13- and 15-year sentences but could be freed because of time served for 2018 cocaine operation
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An Olympic silver medallist and his brother are eligible for parole after being sentenced over a failed attempt to import cocaine worth about $200m.
Nathan Baggaley, 48, a former champion kayaker, and Dru Baggaley, 42, faced Brisbane supreme court on Monday after pleading guilty in October to attempting to import a commercial quantity of drugs – just days before they were due to face a retrial.
Continue reading...Four wounded after axe used in fight on Paris suburban train
Source says one person’s hand was severed in altercation involving several people at Ozoir-la-Ferrière station
Four teenagers were wounded, two of them seriously, after an axe was used during a fight on a suburban train outside Paris, French police sources have said.
One of the victims, all aged 16 or 17, had a hand cut off and another had their skull split open. The main suspect in the incident was later arrested.
Continue reading...Search for boy, 11, swept out to sea on NSW Central Coast to resume on Tuesday
Strong current took child trying to cross The Entrance channel with father and three younger brothers
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A search for an 11-year-old boy swept out to sea by a strong current on the New South Wales Central Coast will resume on Tuesday.
A 43-year-old man had been crossing the channel between an estuary and the ocean from the northern side of a location known as The Entrance, with his four boys, aged 11, nine, seven and three. The eldest child was swept into the ocean.
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Continue reading...Palestine sets sights on FIFA World Cup 2026 despite Israel’s war on Gaza
Israel's war on Gaza and restrictions in the occupied West Bank have 'paralysed everything', say Palestinian officials.
Harris says will end Gaza war in final election appeal to Arab Americans
Harris risks losing support of Michigan's 200,000-strong Arab Americans, who denounce the US handling of Israel's war.