- IDF says it shot down missile from Yemen, after sirens sound across central Israel The Times of Israel
- Yemen’s Houthis claim to have targeted Israel’s Tel Aviv and Ashkelon Al Jazeera English
- Israel Shoots Down Missile Fired by Yemen’s Houthi Rebels The Wall Street Journal
- IDF intercepts Houthi missile, Air Force ready for Lebanon operation The Jerusalem Post
- Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Israel, US destroyers Reuters
Israel ‘needs to listen’ to international community, Albanese says as Wong calls for Lebanon and Gaza ceasefires
‘War has rules – even when confronting terrorists,’ Australia’s foreign affairs minister tells UN security council
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The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has urged his Israeli counterpart to “listen to the international community” amid fears of an escalating conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, also declared that the world “cannot allow any party to obstruct” peace in the Middle East as she pressed for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon.
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Continue reading...Dozens of children drown in India during Hindu festival
At least 46 people, most of them children, drowned in the eastern state of Bihar while bathing in rivers swollen by recent floods in observance of Jivitputrika Vrat.
At least 46 people have drowned, most of them children, while bathing in rivers and ponds swollen by recent floods, during the observance of a Hindu religious festival celebrated by millions in India.
The dead include 37 children and seven women who drowned in the eastern state of Bihar in scattered incidents across 15 districts, authorities said on Thursday.
Continue reading...What satellite data shows about missile damage in Lebanon
After rocket attacks between Hezbollah and Israeli forces ramped up, the damage in southern Lebanon is clear
Hurricane Helene intensifies to category 4 storm as it approaches Florida
Forecasters warn that storm, one of the most powerful to hit the US this year, could create a ‘nightmare’
Hurricane Helene strengthened to a catastrophic category 4 storm as it barreled toward Florida’s Gulf coast, making it one of the most powerful storms to hit the US this year.
The storm is expected to make landfall on Thursday night. Forecasters warn the enormous storm could create a “nightmare” scenario, with a potentially life-threatening storm surge that could reach 15-20ft (4.6-6.1 meters) in the Big Bend area of Florida’s Panhandle region.
Continue reading...How CBS News tracked down Ghanaian romance scammers duping Americans into parting with huge sums of money – CBS News
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- Inside an overseas romance scam targeting American men online CBS News
Will Ferrell on being his trans friend’s road trip ally
Will Ferrell and Harper Steel go on a journey of discovery across the US in a new documentary.
US Catholic diocese agrees to pay $323m to child sexual abuse survivors
Rockville Centre diocese in New York settles with more than 530 victims after proposed deal comes close to failure
A Roman Catholic diocese in Long Island, New York, announced a new bankruptcy settlement on Thursday that would pay more than $323m to about 530 sex abuse survivors who alleged they were abused by priests when they were children.
The diocese of Rockville Centre, which serves about 1.2 million Catholics in Nassau and Suffolk counties, said earlier this year that it did not think a bankruptcy settlement would be possible after abuse survivors rejected the diocese’s previous $200m settlement offer.
Continue reading...Fire breathers and snowmen: Africa’s week in pictures
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent.
‘Rape me, not my daughters’ – Sudan’s horrific war
The BBC hears horrific accounts of rape from women trapped in the conflict between the army and the RSF.
BBC asks Trump what he would do differently in the Middle East
The former president says the conflict in Lebanon is "unacceptable" and must end "one way or the other".
Russia May Finally Capture Vuhledar. It Has Cost Thousands Of Troops. – Forbes
- Russia May Finally Capture Vuhledar. It Has Cost Thousands Of Troops. Forbes
- Putin's Men Storm Marynivka In Donetsk; Russia Kills 16,000+ Troops, 66 Surrender In 7 Days | Watch The Times of India
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 24, 2024 Institute for the Study of War
- The storm of Vuhledar: Russian forces threaten from three sides Euronews
- Russia closes in on “fortress” city of Vuhledar Long War Journal
Europe Has the Next Best Thing to a New Moon – Newser
- Europe Has the Next Best Thing to a New Moon Newser
- For European astronauts, this place in Germany is the next best thing to the moon The Associated Press
- New LUNA facility will prepare astronauts for moon landings DW (English)
- Walking on the Moon in Cologne: Europe's lunar life simulator Phys.org
- ESA’s new ‘Moon on Earth’ can launch a ‘European renaissance’ in spacetech TNW
Ros Atkins on… Why the US election is crucial to Ukraine
The BBC's analysis editor looks at why Volodymyr Zelensky is presenting his 'victory plan' to US political leaders.
Biden and Harris unveil measure to tackle gun violence amid Trump clash
Executive order aims to crack down on conversion devices and 3D guns as Harris and Trump spar on campaign trail
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris unveiled a new executive order aimed at tackling gun violence on Thursday, as the vice-president and Donald Trump clash over the issue on the campaign trail.
The order establishes a new “emerging firearms threats task force” to crack down on machine-gun conversion devices and unserialized, 3D-printed guns. The policy also calls on federal agencies to develop guidance for schools on active shooter drills to mitigate potential psychological harm to students.
Continue reading...Israel striking Hezbollah with ‘full force’ despite ceasefire calls
More than 600 people have been killed by Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon since Monday, health officials say.
Pakistan: Police blasphemy killings raise new concerns – DW (English)
- Pakistan: Police blasphemy killings raise new concerns DW (English)
- Pakistan says police responsible for killing a doctor accused of blasphemy CNN
- Pakistan says police orchestrated killing of doctor accused of blasphemy The Guardian
- Pakistan inquiry finds doctor accused of blasphemy was killed in fake police shootout Reuters
- Umerkot doctor accused of blasphemy killed in ‘fake encounter’: Sindh home minister DAWN.com
Tirupati: The famed holy sweet in an unsavoury row in India – BBC.com
- Tirupati: The famed holy sweet in an unsavoury row in India BBC.com
- Faith takes centrestage in laddu war, Naidu hits back at Jagan: ‘Nobody is bothered if he reads the Bible at home’ The Indian Express
- Jagan Reddy Cancels Tirupati Temple Visit Amid Row Over Animal Fat In Laddoos NDTV
- Jagan Reddy cancels Tirumala temple visit amid Laddus row: ‘Naidu using Hinduism for political gains’ Hindustan Times
- From laddu to tallow: BJP's double standards on cattle politics The News Minute
NYC mayor charged with taking bribes and illegal campaign funds
Eric Adams is accused of illegally accepting foreign campaign donations and $100,000 in luxury travel benefits from Turkish nationals.
Donald Trump says he will meet Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday – as it happened
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Here is more from the federal indictment against Eric Adams:
In 2014, Eric Adams, the defendant, became Brooklyn borough president. Thereafter, for nearly a decade, Adams sought and accepted improper valuable benefits, such as luxury international travel, including from wealthy foreign businesspeople and at least one Turkish govermnent official seeking to gain influence over him.
By 2018, Adams – who had by then made known his plans to run for mayor of New York City – not only accepted, but sought illegal campaign contributions to his 2021 mayoral campaign, as well as other things of value, from foreign nationals.
Eric Adams, the defendant, sought and accepted illegal campaign contributions in the form of ‘nominee’ or ‘straw’ contributions, meaning that the true contributors conveyed their money through nominal donors, who falsely certified they were contributing their own money.
By smuggling their contributions to Adams through US-based straw donors, Adams’ overseas contributors defeated federal laws that serve to prevent foreign influence on US elections.
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