- From Buenos Aires to Colombo, discontent simmers under the surface of rebounding economies Reuters
- From Argentina to Sri Lanka, economic reforms bite at home marketscreener.com
- Unrest Grows in Emerging Economies Despite Economic Recovery Global Banking & Finance Review
Powerful earthquake hits Tibet, killing 16 people, reports say – BBC
- Powerful earthquake hits Tibet, killing 16 people, reports say BBC
- Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes China's Tibet, killing 16, Xinhua reports Reuters
- At Least 16 Killed, Dozens More Injured After 7.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Late at Night People.com
- Rescuers search for survivors after deadly earthquake in China’s Tibet region AP News
- Map: 7.0-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes China The New York Times
The revolution arrives in Albania This is Europe’s autumn of discontent – UnHerd
- The revolution arrives in Albania This is Europe’s autumn of discontent UnHerd
- Flamingo Revolution: Albania Protests Escalate over Corruption & Kushner/Trump Luxury Resort Democracy Now!
- Albania in flames as youth revolt advances In Defence of Marxism
- Protests Enter Day 12 as Nationwide Demonstration Draws Support From Unions, Doctors and Artists Albanian Daily News
- Rama Publishes List of 45 Individuals with Criminal Records in Violent Protests, Some Suspected of Iranian Funding Nacionale
South Korea proposes military talks with North Korea to calm rising border tensions – AP News
- South Korea proposes military talks with North Korea to calm rising border tensions AP News
- North Korea's Kim Yo Jong warns South Korea, says border loudspeakers to be ready within days Reuters
- Tension along Korean border fuels concern as Kim Jong Un's sister issues "not a threat, but a clear warning" CBS News
- North Korea says it will resume propaganda broadcasts across border into South Korea NPR
- South Korea invites North for military talks over border Al Jazeera
India slashes cost of cancer drugs after court rules mark-ups are ‘extortion’
Case filed in 2022 by patient unable to afford medicine leads to cap on drug prices for millions who face ruin if diagnosed
The Indian government has moved to reduce the price of cancer drugs after a retired bank clerk took her case to the supreme court.
From next month, 137 cancer drugs in India will be cheaper as the government tries to tackle the tragedy of poorer patients either forgoing treatment, selling land or falling into debt to meet the high cost of some medicines, which are making large profits for hospitals and pharmacists.
Continue reading...Tougher discipline, and Xi’s authority, key at China’s Communist Party’s fifth plenum – Reuters
- Tougher discipline, and Xi's authority, key at China's Communist Party's fifth plenum Reuters
- China’s party elite gathers with purges and promotions in mind The Economist
- A Simple Guide to China’s Very Complicated Policy Universe Bloomberg.com
- Xi Jinping leads early Politburo meeting to signal anti-corruption drive ahead of plenum South China Morning Post
- The Limits of Xi’s Control: What to Watch at China’s Fifth Plenum Asia Society
Greece passes social media ban for children under 15 – Reuters
- Greece passes social media ban for children under 15 Reuters
- Greece joins push to ban social media for minors Al Jazeera
- Greece Enacts Social Media Ban For Kids Under 15 Engadget
- Greek Parliament Approves Social Media Ban for Minors from Jan. 1, 2027 The National Herald
- Greece Passes Teen Social Media Ban 10/26/2026 MediaPost
Italian priest gives middle finger to mob of masked rioters who chased scared tourists into church – New York Post
- Italian priest gives middle finger to mob of masked rioters who chased scared tourists into church New York Post
- Priest in his 60s responds to protesters’ abuse with a middle finger: “I don’t regret it—I didn’t even throw a punch” 스포츠조선
- Priest, 65, Speaks Out After Going Viral for Flipping Off Italian Protestors Yahoo
- Moment defiant priest gives left-wing mob the middle finger during protests The Sun
- Italian priest gives middle finger to rioters in Milan (VIDEO) NEWS.am
Powerful earthquake hits Tibet killing 16 people, reports say
The quake hit a mountainous, sparsely-populated area in what China calls the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Blue Planet III: Moment octopus escapes death after hunt gone wrong
The sequence is part of the latest Blue Planet series from Sir David Attenborough.
Some of Europe’s highest energy costs expected in Britain this winter
Official forecasts show country will meet energy demand by paying high prices to secure imports
Great Britain is expected to pay some of the highest energy costs in Europe this winter as its reliance on imports to ensure a steady supply is forecast to deepen.
Energy system operators have said the country will have enough gas and electricity to meet demand over the coldest months – in part because of paying higher market prices than neighbouring markets to secure imports.
Continue reading...Milan braces for more unrest as debate intensifies over Italy’s ‘lost generation’
Protests and fringe violence expose sharp divide between marginalised and immigrant youth and those with greater prospects
Martina Miccichè was filming riot police kicking and beating a teenager with batons as they dragged him along Piazza del Duomo, the central Milan square hosting its cathedral, when she was struck by a flying object, causing a deep gash and bruising near her right eye.
The journalist had joined hundreds of mostly young people marching through the northern Italian city on Saturday afternoon to protest over soaring living costs and unaffordable housing, echoing the wider wave of economic discontent fuelling protests across Europe.
Continue reading...VIDEO: Drone rescue: A Ukrainian soldier’s survival story – Reuters
- VIDEO: Drone rescue: A Ukrainian soldier's survival story Reuters
- A Ukrainian soldier severed his own foot to survive. Then came a dramatic rescue. Reuters
- Ukraine says it carried out first drone airlift of wounded soldier from front line BBC
- 491 days in the grey zone and losing both feet: exclusive details of the first-ever aerial evacuation aboard a Heavy Shot drone Українська правда
- Ukraine's military evacuates wounded soldier with aerial drone in apparent world-first CBS News
A Ukrainian soldier severed his own foot to survive. Then came a dramatic rescue. – Reuters
- A Ukrainian soldier severed his own foot to survive. Then came a dramatic rescue. Reuters
- Ukraine claims world’s first drone evacuation of wounded soldier NBC News
- Ukraine’s drone rescue of wounded soldier puts much touted idea into practice Ars Technica
- Ukraine says it carried out first drone airlift of wounded soldier from front line BBC
- Military shows how engineering drones install defensive barriers on frontline Ukrinform
MoD seeks out-of-court resolution over compensation battle with gay veterans
Exclusive: West Streeting says MoD in talks amid legal challenge by LGBT staff forced out of military
Wes Streeting is pursuing an out-of-court resolution to a legal battle over compensation for gay veterans who were forced to resign from the armed forces because of their sexuality.
The defence secretary told the Guardian the Ministry of Defence was holding talks this week in the midst of a high court challenge over rules that blocked some veterans receiving £50,000 payments despite being forced out of military service.
Continue reading...New Zealand’s military chief resigns after admitting to an inappropriate relationship – AP News
- New Zealand’s military chief resigns after admitting to an inappropriate relationship AP News
- New Zealand's top military officer resigns over 'inappropriate relationship' Reuters
- Chief of Defence resigns over 'inappropriate relationship' RNZ
- Defence Force chief resigns after 'inappropriate relationship' NZ Herald
- New Zealand military chief resigns over undisclosed ‘inappropriate relationship’ The Times of India
Russia’s new type of 3D printed missile will make jet Shaheds look like a ‘small problem,’ Ukraine’s drone gurus warn – Business Insider
- Russia's new type of 3D printed missile will make jet Shaheds look like a 'small problem,' Ukraine's drone gurus warn Business Insider
- Ukrainian military intelligence reveals new Russian cruise missile 'Filin' The Kyiv Independent
- 'Lost My Sleep: Zelensky Cries On Cam as Ukraine Fails to Intercept Russian Missiles| Firstpost Live Firstpost
- War&Sanctions: DIU reveals details of russia’s new Filin cruise missilev Головне управління розвідки МО України
- Russia's "Filin" spotted in Ukraine again - "Flash" explained why the Russian Federation is betting on cheap cruise missiles Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
Magnitude-7 earthquake hits Tibet, killing at least 16 and destroying hundreds of homes
Search and rescue efforts under way after quake strikes region’s north, with at least seven aftershocks recorded
A magnitude-7 earthquake has hit Tibet, killing at least 16 people, injuring 54 and destroying hundreds of homes in the northern regional city of Nagqu, official media have said.
Search and rescue efforts continued after at least 339 homes and 20 livestock sheds collapsed, the Nagqu media office said, citing city government officials. It was the biggest quake in the region in the past five years, according to China’s national broadcaster CCTV.
Continue reading...Gadi Eisenkot Couldn’t Be More Unlike Netanyahu. Can He Beat Him? – The New York Times
- Gadi Eisenkot Couldn’t Be More Unlike Netanyahu. Can He Beat Him? The New York Times
- Eisenkot offers hawkish alternative to Netanyahu for Israeli PM Reuters
- Opinion | From Yitzhak Rabin to Gadi Eisenkot: A mission to save Israel Haaretz
- I met Gadi Eisenkot. He did not perform leadership. He practiced it - opinion The Jerusalem Post
- Eisenkot Challenges Netanyahu With Responsibility-First Stance Newser
Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn
People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll
Heat killed a record 50,000 people in European cities this summer, new research suggests, with scientists blaming climate breakdown for two in every three of the deaths.
Morgues and funeral homes filled with bodies from June to August as the heat added by planet-baking pollution cut short an extra 32,000 lives in urban areas, the researchers found. Hot days pushed vulnerable bodies into overdrive and warm nights prevented them from recovering.
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