Ex-police officers jailed over Brazil politician’s murder
Brazil's justice minister said the homicide was "evidently politically motivated".
Google fined $20 decillion — more than world’s total wealth — by Russian court – The Washington Post
- Google fined $20 decillion — more than world’s total wealth — by Russian court The Washington Post
- Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 CNN
- Russia fines Google $20 decillion, more than the world's GDP NBC News
- Kremlin says Google should lift its YouTube block on Russian broadcasters Reuters
- Google Faces $20 Decillion Fine In Russia—Here’s What To Know Forbes
Watch first wave of flood water gushing through town in Valencia
Cars were still driving along streets when the Valencian town of Paiporta was hit by devastating floods.
Outrage in Nigeria as young suspects collapse in court
Alleged protesters - many of whom appeared frail after weeks in detention - appeared in court on Friday.
Imported Christmas trees cost more thanks to post-Brexit checks
Nearly all are deemed ‘high-risk’ and so will need customs declarations and phytosanitary certificates
Every year, hundreds of thousands of Christmas trees make the journey into the UK to take pride of place in living rooms across the country.
But the the cross-border operation faces a new hurdle this year. Plants coming from the EU will be subject to post-Brexit border checks that importers are warning will increase costs for sellers, and probably push up prices for consumers.
Continue reading...The U.S. has a new strategy for combating foreign election interference, but will it work? – NBC News
- The U.S. has a new strategy for combating foreign election interference, but will it work? NBC News
- How Russia, China and Iran Are Interfering in the Presidential Election The New York Times
- Foreign governments are using ChatGPT to influence voters, report finds NBC Washington
- Russian disinformation network with ties to notorious ‘troll factory’ is taking aim at the US election, analysis finds CNN
- Rival nations try to ‘divide, degrade, deceive’ US voters, experts say Military Times
Netanyahu signals Tehran’s nuclear program could be next target as Iran plans future attack – Fox News
- Netanyahu signals Tehran’s nuclear program could be next target as Iran plans future attack Fox News
- How Israel Could Be Changing Iran’s Nuclear Calculus The Atlantic
- Is this our last chance to stop Iran from going nuclear? The Hill
- Netanyahu lays out war strategy in Gaza and Lebanon, says top goal is preventing Iran from going nuclear The Times of Israel
- How to Avert a Looming Nuclear Crisis With Iran Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Fourteen people killed in Serbia train station roof collapse
At least three people are hospitalised with serious injuries after the incident in the town of Novi Sad.
US asked Lebanon to declare unilateral truce with Israel, sources say; both sides deny it – AOL
- US asked Lebanon to declare unilateral truce with Israel, sources say; both sides deny it AOL
- Israel’s military leaders signal their work in Gaza and Lebanon is done. Will Netanyahu listen? CNN
- Israel said seeking US commitment for freedom of action if Hezbollah breaches truce The Times of Israel
- Lebanon’s PM denies US asked him to declare unilateral ceasefire with Israel The Guardian
- Israel’s Peace Talks in Gaza and Lebanon: What to Know The New York Times
Death toll from Spain floods passes 200 as rescue teams search for missing
Spain's worst natural disaster in decades leaves many communities without power, water and aid.
Ukraine’s AI drones are now actively deployed in combat. And they hit targets. – The Christian Science Monitor
- Ukraine’s AI drones are now actively deployed in combat. And they hit targets. The Christian Science Monitor
- Photos of Trench Warfare in Ukraine in the Age of Drones The New York Times
- US-made jam-resistant drones helped Ukrainians cut through Russia EW Defense One
- Exclusive | American Drone Startup Notches Rare Victory in Ukraine The Wall Street Journal
- Fighting Russia from a distance: Inside a Ukrainian drone school Al Jazeera English
Botswana ruling party rejected after 58 years in power
President Mokgweetsi Masisi accepts defeat after his party loses its parliamentary majority.
Cheney slams Trump after he suggests she should have ‘guns trained on her’
Trump says Liz Cheney might not be such a 'war hawk' if she had guns pointed at her, prompting response by ex-lawmaker.
How Ivory The Contraband-Sniffing Giant African Pouched Rat Gets It Done – Defector
- How Ivory The Contraband-Sniffing Giant African Pouched Rat Gets It Done Defector
- How giant rodents could rat on wildlife traffickers CNN
- Giant Rats In Tiny Vests Trained To Sniff Out Illegally Trafficked Wildlife IFLScience
- These Giant, Vest-Wearing Sniffer Rats Could Help Combat the Illegal Wildlife Trade, Scientists Say Smithsonian Magazine
- Rats trained to sniff out smuggled rhino horn and pangolin scales The Guardian
Americans helping Ukraine’s war efforts say the US hasn’t done enough – The Associated Press
- Americans helping Ukraine’s war efforts say the US hasn’t done enough The Associated Press
- Has US Really Only Sent Ukraine 10 Percent of Arms Promised This Year? Kyiv Post
- 90% of the latest US aid package hasn't reached Ukraine, Zelenskyy says Business Insider
- Ukraine has received just 10% of US aid approved by Congress earlier this year, Zelensky says Kyiv Independent
- Russo-Ukrainian war, day 981: Kyiv reveals only 10% of US aid reached Ukraine Euromaidan Press
Moment police tackle teen accused of deadly Halloween shooting
Video shows the chaotic aftermath of the shooting on an Orlando street packed with revellers.
Andy Warhol prints stolen and damaged in ‘amateurish’ Dutch gallery heist
Thieves steal two works after ripping them from their frames as they were too big for their car
Thieves have blown open the door of an art gallery in the southern Netherlands to try to steal four works from a famous series of Andy Warhol screen prints, but damaged them all and only managed to get away with two in the botched heist.
The gallery’s owner, Mark Peet Visser, said the thieves had attempted to steal the works from a 1985 series by the US pop artist called Reigning Queens, which features portraits of the then-queens of the UK, the Netherlands, Denmark and Swaziland, which is now called Eswatini.
Continue reading...Russia sends ex-US consulate employee to prison for ‘secret collaboration with foreign state’
Robert Shonov worked for 25 years for consulate and was arrested on suspicion of passing secret information about war in Ukraine to US
A Russian former employee of the US consulate in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok has been sentenced to four years and ten months in prison for “secret collaboration with a foreign state”.
Robert Shonov worked for more than 25 years for the US consulate until 2021, when Moscow imposed restrictions on local staff working for foreign missions.
Continue reading...Valencia MotoGP race cancelled due to deadly flood damage in Spain
MotoGP organisers confirmed that Valencia season finale will not go ahead after the region was devastated by floods.
63-year-old man arrested after allegedly stealing $400k worth of cheese – Dexerto
- 63-year-old man arrested after allegedly stealing $400k worth of cheese Dexerto
- 'Grate cheese robbery': Man arrested after 24 tons of cheddar totaling $390,000 is stolen in London NBC News
- Who stole 24 tons of cheddar? ‘Sophisticated’ cheese heist sparks police hunt. The Washington Post
- Man arrested over theft of 22 tonnes of cheese from Neal’s Yard Dairy The Guardian
- The great British cheese heist: Who stole $390,000 of cheddar? Al Jazeera English