Bangladesh steps up repayments to Adani to avoid power supply cut
The Indian conglomerate reportedly halved supplies over an unpaid $800m bill.
Starmer says people smuggling should be seen as ‘global security threat similar to terrorism’ – UK politics live
PM gave speech at Glasgow’s Interpol general assembly as Kemi Badenoch works on shadow cabinet appointments
Starmer went on to say the government was “going to treat people smugglers like terrorists”. And he explained what that meant.
So we’re taking our approach to counter terrorism, which we know works, and apply it to the gangs with our new Border Security Command.
We’re ending the fragmentation between policing, Border Force and our intelligence agencies, recruiting hundreds of specialist investigators, the best of the best, from our National Crime Agency, Border Force, immigration enforcement and the CPS [Crown Prosecution Service] and our intelligence agencies, all working together.
We have the powers to trace suspects’ movements using information from the intelligence services.
We can shut down their bank accounts, cut off their internet access, and arrest them for making preparations to act before an attack has taken place.
I will work with anyone serious who could offer solutions of this, anyone, because without coordinated global action, it will not go away.
And unless we bring all the powers we have to bear on this in much the same way as we do for terrorism, then we will struggle to bring these criminals to justice.
Continue reading...Trial Over Killing of Teacher Samuel Paty Begins in France – The New York Times
Middle East crisis live: Leaks from Netanyahu’s office may have compromised peace deal, Israeli court finds – as it happened
Breakdown in peace negotiations may have been caused by leaked and falsified documents involving close aide to Israeli PM
Israeli media reports that prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet today with opposition leader Yair Lapid for a security briefing.
The Palestinian Authority’s foreign ministry has issued a statement condemning the reported burning of cars by Israeli settlers in Al-Bireh in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
The ministry affirms that the Jewish terrorist elements who stormed Al-Bireh would not have committed this heinous crime had they not felt protected, supported and immune from the political level in the occupying state, especially the ministers of the extreme Israeli right who openly incite against Palestinian citizens, their land and their property in full view.
Continue reading...Israeli soldiers play piano in destroyed home in Lebanon
Israeli soldiers have filmed themselves playing a piano that was left standing in a destroyed home in southern Lebanon.
Dozens Dead as Overcrowded Bus Plunges into Gorge – Newsweek
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US elections live updates: Harris and Trump make final pitches in crucial state of Pennsylvania
Judge rejects legal challenge against Musk’s $1m giveaways; Harris vows to be ‘a president for all Americans’
- Trump and Harris visit key states in final day of campaigning
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Here is a look back at some of the more memorable pictures of the 2024 US presidential campaign:
In an interview with NBC News, Donald Trump did not rule out banning certain vaccines if he was elected to a second presidential term.
Continue reading...Will abortion access decide the US election?
The US faces a pivotal election on November 5.
Iranian Revolutionary Guard general, pilot killed in gyroplane crash – The Times of Israel
Are voting machines secure?
Voting machines are a flashpoint for the 2024 US election. So, just how secure are they?
Konnie Huq launches free climate crisis ebook for UK primary schools
Children for Change contains stories, poems, and illustrations from more than 80 collaborators including Jamie Oliver, Mary Portas, David Baddiel and Adam Kay
Konnie Huq, Jamie Oliver, David Baddiel, Adam Kay, Mary Portas and Joseph Coelho are among those collaborating on an ebook about the climate crisis which will be free to access for every UK primary school.
The ebook, Children for Change, is edited by Huq and features contributions from more than 80 writers, illustrators, environmentalists and young people including Tom Gates author Liz Pichon, The Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler and TV presenter Chris Packham.
Continue reading...US election offices increase security measures amid ongoing threats
Arizona official notes that hardened tactics, including active shooter drills, offer ‘sad commentary’ on country
Elections offices in the US have hardened their security measures this year, anticipating potential violence based on experience since 2020 and during an ongoing rise in threats and harassment focused on election workers.
Many offices have now trained their workers on de-escalation tactics. They’ve run drills for active shooters or other disturbances. They have a process for flagging the threats that could be criminal and seeking law enforcement help when needed.
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Continue reading...Smog Will Shut Schools in Pakistan’s 2nd-Largest City for a Week – The New York Times
- Smog Will Shut Schools in Pakistan’s 2nd-Largest City for a Week The New York Times
- Pakistan province calls for ‘climate diplomacy’ with India as record smog chokes major city CNN
- Lahore air pollution hits historic high, forcing school closures NBC News
- This Is The World's Most Polluted City, 6 Times Worse Than Delhi NDTV
- Pakistan shuts primary schools for a week in Lahore due to dangerous air quality The Associated Press
Eight go on trial over beheading of teacher Samuel Paty in Paris
History teacher stabbed and decapitated near his school in a Paris suburb in 2020 in case that shocked France
Eight people have gone on trial in Paris for their alleged role in events leading to the beheading of the history teacher Samuel Paty in 2020, a case that horrified France and heightened fears of terrorist attacks on schools.
Paty, 47, was stabbed and then decapitated near his secondary school in the Paris suburb of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, by Abdoullakh Anzorov, a radicalised 18-year-old who arrived in France aged six with his Chechen parents and had been granted asylum.
Continue reading...First Thing: Trump election subversion efforts better organized than in 2020, experts warn
From seeding doubt about voter fraud to using legal means, the efforts stand in contrast to last election’s more haphazard efforts. Plus, authorities seize massive amounts of fentanyl in California
Good morning.
Experts are preparing for Donald Trump to stage an aggressive attempt to challenge the election results if he appears to be losing Tuesday’s vote, warning that such efforts will be far more organized than his attempt at overturning the result following the 2020 race.
Just how close could the vote be? Analysts are predicting the closest election since 2000, when George W Bush won by 537 votes, and warning of the threat of civil unrest and political violence.
Where will Trump and Harris be on the final day of campaigning? Harris will be in three cities in Pennsylvania; Trump will make appearances in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
Continue reading...French parents whose children took own lives sue TikTok over harmful content
Lawsuit alleges TikTok’s algorithm exposed teenagers to videos promoting suicide, self-harm and eating disorders
Seven French families have filed a lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the platform of exposing their adolescent children to harmful content that led to two of them taking their own lives at 15, their lawyer said.
The lawsuit alleges TikTok’s algorithm exposed the seven teenagers to videos promoting suicide, self-harm and eating disorders, lawyer Laure Boutron-Marmion told broadcaster Franceinfo on Monday.
In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org
Continue reading...WATCH: IAF eliminates Hezbollah Radwan anti-tank missile system cmdr. Riad Rida Ghazzawi in Lebanon – The Jerusalem Post
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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.
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