What’s behind Germany’s raging Islamophobia
It is not the first time the country fixates on demonising a racialised group and blaming it for its crises.
Escalation fears spike as Hezbollah vows retaliation for pager attack
World and regional leaders warn the Middle East is on the brink of all-out war.
Sex trafficking and racketeering: The charges against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
The American rapper also faces a multitude of sexual assault allegations in several cases filed over the past two years.
Global alliance buys half a million mpox vaccines for Africa
Gavi uses newly established First Response Fund to secure doses, but 10 million are needed to meet demand on the continent
A batch of 500,000 mpox vaccines has been bought by the vaccine alliance Gavi, for delivery this year to virus-affected countries in Africa, where until now doses have been scarce.
It is estimated that 10 million vaccines are needed to meet demand, but the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which accounts for most cases, only received 100,000 vaccines earlier this month despite having had more than 700 deaths this year and 22,000 cases of the new Clade 1b strain. Neighbouring countries Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya have each reported a handful of cases.
Continue reading...Thai woman rescued after two hours trapped in four-metre python’s coils
Arom Arunroj, 64, said she was doing the washing-up at about 8.30pm when the 20kg snake attacked her
A Thai woman has described being trapped in the coils of a 20kg (44lb) python for about two hours in her home before rescuers were able to free her.
Arom Arunroj, 64, was bitten several times by the snake, which had entered her home in Samut Prakan, a province south of Bangkok. She said she had been doing the washing-up at about 8.30pm when she suddenly felt something biting her leg. “I looked at it, and it was a snake,” she said in an interview broadcast on Thai media.
Continue reading...How were pagers turned into bombs against Hezbollah members?
Hezbollah security sources have given details about how the suspected Israeli attack is believed to have happened.
Exploding pagers, psychological warfare: Israel’s attack on Hezbollah
How the explosions were rigged, what will happen next, and what the point was. All are questions that remain unanswered.
Associate of Frenchman accused of mass rape of wife admits to similar abuse – Reuters
- Associate of Frenchman accused of mass rape of wife admits to similar abuse Reuters
- Gisèle Pélicot tells mass rape trial that she ‘never gave consent’ The Guardian
- ‘These men are degenerates’: French rape victim attacks defence case The Times
- ‘I am a rapist just like all the others in this room,’ says Frenchman accused of mass rape of wife CNN
- A French man admits in court to drugging his wife so that he and dozens of men could rape her The Associated Press
Video: Israeli settlers dance at holy site in occupied West Bank
Israeli settlers have been filmed dancing and singing at a holy site in the occupied West Bank.
Party over for Tupperware as it files for bankruptcy
The US company says it will ask for court permission to start a sale process of the business.
London’s fourth plinth artwork aims to ‘unite trans community around the world’
Trafalgar Square piece by Mexican artist Teresa Margolles is made of masks depicting faces of transgender and non-binary people
A towering cuboid made of more than 300 masks depicting the faces of transgender and non-binary people, this year’s fourth plinth artwork, has been described as a piece designed to “unite the trans community around the world”.
The Mexican artist Teresa Margolles was flanked by members of her country’s trans community as Mil Veces un Instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant) was unwrapped in Trafalgar Square on Wednesday.
Continue reading...Drought leaves Amazon basin rivers at all-time low
The current drought is concerning because it comes relatively early in the Amazon's dry season.
China sanctions US defence firms over arms sales to Taiwan
Beijing tells Washington to ‘stop conniving and supporting Taiwan independence’.
How the Hezbollah exploding device attacks unfolded
More than 20 people, including at some children, have been killed after pagers and walkie talkies exploded, Lebanon says.
Group linked to al-Qaeda claims attack on Mali’s capital
A group linked to al-Qaeda has shared video of gunmen attacking Mali's main airport.
The Lebanon pager attack: Israel’s terror playbook strikes again
Indiscriminate violence is a favourite Israeli tactic, whether deployed in Gaza, Lebanon or elsewhere.
Musk’s satellites ‘blocking’ view of the universe
Radio waves from the satellites are "blinding" radio telescopes and hurting research, say scientists.
Mapping the range of Storm Shadow missiles in the Russia-Ukraine war
These cruise missiles have a range of 250km (155 miles). What does this mean for Russia?
Colombia’s President Petro warns ELN rebel attack threatens peace process
Attack on military base blamed on ELN rebels, who were engaged in peace talks until ceasefire agreement ended in August.
Watch: Timelapse of supermoon rising over California
A supermoon lights up the sky across the world along with a rare partial lunar eclipse.