Drone strikes on civilians suggest new Russian tactics of fear in Ukraine
Ukrainians tell of their fear as BBC Verify analyses videos appearing to show drone strikes on civilians.
Peter Dutton’s office asked Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting for flight on private jet
Opposition leader, who says Anthony Albanese is ‘obfuscating’ in his answers on Qantas upgrades, says he never personally asked mining magnate
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Peter Dutton has admitted his office asked the mining billionaire Gina Rinehart’s company for a lift on a Hancock Prospecting jet to a Bali bombing memorial service, days after he said he had never personally asked Australia’s richest person for help with flights around Australia.
The opposition leader said his office’s request to Hancock came after he claimed the government would not help him get a flight on a special purpose flight, that commercial options were not available, and that a chartered jet would be too expensive. The admission came as Dutton again ridiculed Anthony Albanese for his explanations over the widening Qantas upgrades scandal, accusing the prime minister of being “dishonest”.
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Continue reading...Trump deploys garbage truck to trash Biden gaffe at Wisconsin rally
Republican presidential candidate in high-vis vest says ‘250 million Americans are not garbage’ as he capitalises on latest twist in Puerto Rico debate
Dressing like a sanitation worker and, at one point, appearing in the cab of a garbage truck, Donald Trump sought to convince voters in battleground state Wisconsin on Wednesday that Democrats believe those who vote for him are “garbage”.
The theatrics came in response to an apparent verbal gaffe made by Joe Biden the night before, which the president said was intended to condemn a comedian over his racist remarks at a massive rally Trump staged at New York City’s Madison Square Garden over the weekend.
Continue reading...N Korea fires banned missile in longest flight yet
The test shows that Pyongyang is building weapons that "fire farther and higher", Seoul says.
8 of 11 members of Mexico’s Supreme Court to resign in protest of controversial judicial overhaul – The Associated Press
- 8 of 11 members of Mexico's Supreme Court to resign in protest of controversial judicial overhaul The Associated Press
- Majority of Mexico’s Supreme Court justices resign after judicial reform CNN
- Mexico Passes Bill Barring Legal Challenges to Constitutional Changes The New York Times
- 8 of 11 Mexican Supreme Court Judges Resign After Constitutional Overhauls VICE
- Mexico’s Supreme Court seeks compromise in clash over elected judges Financial Times
Deadliest weather made worse by climate change – scientists
Human-caused climate change made recent extreme weather events more intense and more likely, new analysis finds.
UK Budget: Wealthy and businesses face tax rises as Reeves aims to rebuild public services – as it happened – Reuters UK
- UK Budget: Wealthy and businesses face tax rises as Reeves aims to rebuild public services – as it happened Reuters UK
- UK Bonds Fall With Market Still on Edge After Reeves’ Budget Bloomberg
- Britain cranks up taxes by £40B and gambles on growth POLITICO Europe
- UK Budget: Labour Party to Raise Taxes by 40 Billion Pounds The New York Times
- Reeves’s £40bn tax rises will boost growth ‘sustainably’, says IMF The Guardian
‘Ready to die’:Protesters face bullets for political change in Mozambique
At least 11 people have died in a police crackdown on post-election protests following disputed October 9 polls.
Lebanese PM Mikati ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Lebanon, Israel ceasefire
Lebanon's caretake PM Najib Mikati said Washington's Middle East envoy 'suggested' a ceasefire could be within reach.
Elon Musk ordered to appear in court to defend his $1m election giveaway
World's richest man told to be present on Thursday morning but unclear if he will attend.
It doesn’t matter if Trump or Harris win. Europe has already lost. – POLITICO Europe
- It doesn’t matter if Trump or Harris win. Europe has already lost. POLITICO Europe
- America’s European allies face challenging times, whoever wins the presidential election The Associated Press
- US election: EU wants Kamala Harris in the White House DW (English)
- It’s not just Democrats who fear a Trump victory – it would be a disaster for Europe too The Guardian
- Thursday Briefing: How Europe Sees the U.S. Election The New York Times
Britain cranks up taxes by £40B and gambles on growth – POLITICO Europe
- Britain cranks up taxes by £40B and gambles on growth POLITICO Europe
- Budget 2024 calculator: find out if you are better or worse off The Guardian
- UK Business Minister Admits Tax Hikes May Hit Hiring and Pay Growth Bloomberg
- UK Budget poses new challenge for public finances, Moody’s warns Financial Times
- Rachel Reeves thought she was being clever: punishment has been swift The Telegraph
What Joe Rogan, Washington Post dramas say about the US election and media
Trump and Harris have both shunned newspapers in favour of podcasts, highlighting media's struggle for relevance.
Indians celebrate Diwali by lighting a record number of earthen lamps – The Associated Press
- Indians celebrate Diwali by lighting a record number of earthen lamps The Associated Press
- 'Bajrangbali's mace will protect Sanatan Dharma': Yogi Adityanath's Diwali message Hindustan Times
- Diwali 2024 Live Updates: We are putting our Army in the league of the world's most modern military forces, says PM The Times of India
- Video: Ayodhya Sparkles With Over 25 Lakh Diyas On Deepotsav, A New Record NDTV
- Ayodhya sets Guinness World Records with 25 lakh diyas lit, 1,121 people performing aarti together The Hindu
How the U.S. Election Matters for the Rest of the World – The New York Times
- How the U.S. Election Matters for the Rest of the World The New York Times
- Only Donald Trump can offer voters the kind of strong foreign policy the US needs now New York Post
- The world braces for the fallout of next week’s US election Semafor
- Breakingviews - How the US election affects the rest of the world: podcast Reuters
- How this US election could change state of the world BBC.com
Harris hails first-time and gen Z voters at Wisconsin rally: ‘I’m so proud of you’
Artists including Remi Wolf, Gracie Abrams and Mumford & Sons join VP at rally briefly interrupted by Gaza protesters
Kamala Harris warned a crowd that time was running out at a get-out-the-vote event in Madison, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, joined by a lineup of folk and pop musicians including Remi Wolf, Gracie Abrams and Mumford & Sons.
“We have six days left in one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime,” the vice-president and Democratic nominee told the crowd, denouncing Donald Trump and issuing a dire warning about the consequences of a second Trump presidency.
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Continue reading...New Jersey’s largest paper ends daily print editions but will continue online
Star-Ledger’s owner said decision was due to rising costs, decreasing circulation and reduced demand for print copies
The owner of New Jersey’s largest newspaper says it will stop publishing a daily print version of the paper early next year, but its online version will continue.
The Newark Morning Ledger Co said the decision announced on Wednesday was due to rising costs, decreasing circulation and reduced demand for print copies of the Star-Ledger. Two other daily New Jersey newspapers are also expected to end their print publications in the coming months, while a fourth daily newspaper, the Jersey Journal, is expected to cease publication altogether.
Continue reading...Mexico supreme court judges resign over reforms to allow voters to elect judiciary – The Guardian
- Mexico supreme court judges resign over reforms to allow voters to elect judiciary The Guardian
- Majority of Mexico’s Supreme Court justices resign after judicial reform CNN
- Mexico Passes Bill Barring Legal Challenges to Constitutional Changes The New York Times
- 8 of 11 members of Mexico's Supreme Court to resign in protest of controversial judicial overhaul The Associated Press
- Mexico's lower house restricts judiciary's power to challenge constitutional changes Reuters Canada
‘Why I spent my university fees on Somali TikTok battles’
Somalis gamble big money during livestream events as ancient clan fights are waged on social media.
Women raped in war-hit Sudan die by suicide, activists say
Several women raped by paramilitary fighters in Gezira state have taken their own lives, activists say.