Massachusetts lieutenant governor candidate ends campaign after arrest

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Police said Shawn Oliver was arrested on suspicion of operating under influence of alcohol after a car crash

The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts announced the suspension of his campaign on Sunday hours after he was arrested in a suspected drunk-driving crash.

Shawn Oliver, a city councilor in New Bedford and a corrections officer, said in a post on X he was ending his campaign because “the election is too important to be overshadowed by personal matters”.

Guardian staff contributed

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North Sea strikes could severely disrupt UK fuel supplies, union warns

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More than ⁠160 ​offshore rig workers plan walkout amid rising tensions between unions and oil companies

North Sea workers are preparing to strike at oil rigs across the ageing basin over the coming weeks in a sign of growing tensions between trade unions and oil companies.

The Unite union said on ⁠Monday that more than ⁠160 ​offshore rig workers would take part ⁠in a 24-hour ​strike from Wednesday that could “severely disrupt” UK fuel supplies.

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Minister says Mahmood’s migration policy will ‘prolong integration’

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In now-removed post, Miatta Fahnbulleh criticised home secretary’s proposal to extend qualifying period for settlement in UK

The energy secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, appears to have criticised Shabana Mahmood’s migration policy in a post on her constituency website, in which she suggested she had concerns that a longer settlement process could affect integration.

Fahnbulleh has since removed the critique, which appeared in a write-up of a community meeting in Peckham, her south London constituency, in September, saying it was not a true representation of her views.

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Houthi attack kills 53 in biggest single loss of life since Yemen civil war reignited

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More than 200 mostly young people said to be injured after ballistic missile attack on training camp for government forces

At least 53 people have been killed in a Houthi ballistic missile attack on a training camp for Yemeni government security forces, making it the largest single loss of life since the country’s civil war reignited in September.

The attack on al-Alam camp in the southern Shabwa province was said to have injured more than 200 others, mostly young recruits, and was described as a disaster by the country’s UN-recognised government. The injured were taken from the police and army training camp in the Jardan district to a hospital in the local capital, Ataq, where pleas for blood donations were made.

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Live Updates: Iran lauds ties with Russia, contradicting Trump’s claim of little Russian support for Tehran – CBS News

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  1. Live Updates: Iran lauds ties with Russia, contradicting Trump's claim of little Russian support for Tehran  CBS News
  2. Iran's Araqchi blames US for Strait of Hormuz tensions, calls for diplomacy  Reuters
  3. Russia reaffirms Iran economic pacts as Lavrov backs Tehran’s fight against US  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Russia’s Lavrov discusses US war and regional security during Tehran visit  Al Jazeera
  5. Lavrov backs Iran after Trump says Russia doing 'little' for Tehran  Euronews.com
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Black bear breaks into California library to raid snacks and eat jar of honey

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Bear wandered into Mono county free libraries branch ahead of opening, snacking before wandering new releases

A California library on Wednesday had a visitor worthy of a story book on the 100th anniversary of Winnie-the-Pooh: a black bear that wandered inside, reportedly raided the snacks and helped itself to a jar of honey.

On Wednesday, a black bear walked into the Mammoth Lakes branch of the Mono county free libraries at about 6.10am, more than four hours ahead of its 10am opening time, the library director, Josef Bopp, told local news outlet KMPH.

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Journalists forced to flee homes after Tommy Robinson shared images of where they lived online, court told

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Far-right activist is charged with two counts of harassment causing fear of violence to two MailOnline reporters

Journalists and their family members had to flee their homes after “bullyboy, intimidatory tactics” were deployed by the far-right activist known as Tommy Robinson, a court has been told as his harassment trial got under way.

Robinson, 42, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was alleged to have targeted journalists from the Daily Mail and Mail Online by circulating images of their homes to millions of online followers and in effect encouraging them to join in making threats.

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Houthi attack kills 53 in biggest single loss of life since Yemen civil war reignited – The Guardian

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  1. Houthi attack kills 53 in biggest single loss of life since Yemen civil war reignited  The Guardian
  2. Houthi attack kills 53 at Yemen government training camp, officials say  Reuters
  3. Houthi Strikes Kill Dozens in Yemeni Desert Military Camp, Officials Say  The New York Times
  4. Houthi attack on Yemen army camp in Shabwa kills at least 53: reports  Al Jazeera
  5. Houthi rebels strike Yemen’s government forces with ballistic missiles, killing at least 53  AP News
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Ferocious criticism from all sides underlines Macron’s isolation

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French president has compounded impression of arrogance with strategic errors – and consequences could be profound

The near-universal chorus of condemnation that greeted Emmanuel Macron’s address to the nation on Sunday, after one of the most violent days of rioting and looting in France’s recent history, was a stark reflection of just how weakened he now is.

Speaking from his office at the Élysée Palace, the president delivered an eight-minute speech expressing “anger and shame” after a weekend in which a town hall was set ablaze, 2,000-plus shops were looted, 2,300 people were arrested and 1,000 police injured.

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Pope Leo speaks with President Zelensky, calls for humanitarian aid – Vatican News

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  1. Pope Leo speaks with President Zelensky, calls for humanitarian aid  Vatican News
  2. Pope speaks to Putin from hospital, voices concern over Ukraine  The Washington Post
  3. Pope Leo urges Zelenskiy to cooperate with Russia on aid for Oleshky  Reuters
  4. Pope Leo XIV, Zelenskyy Speak in Phone Call, Vatican Says  Bloomberg.com
  5. Pope Asks Putin for a Cease-Fire for a Ukrainian City Under Siege  The New York Times
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New details emerge on two killed after woman drove through Kansas soccer game

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A boy, six, and woman, 35, were killed and 10 were injured after a woman drove on to the field at a youth soccer game

New details have emerged about two people – including a child – killed when a woman drove a vehicle through a youth soccer game in Kansas, as officials on Monday continued to investigate the cause of the tragedy.

Chris Adrian, a middle school soccer coach, said his family was heartbroken over losing his six-year-old son, Cole, who died after the incident at Wichita’s Stryker Sports Complex in which 10 others were hurt, some seriously.

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Masts removed from bomb-laden WWII ship in Thames in bid to avoid explosion – The Guardian

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  1. Masts removed from bomb-laden WWII ship in Thames in bid to avoid explosion  The Guardian
  2. Masts from SS Richard Montgomery taken to Chatham dockyard  BBC
  3. UK Launches $12M Operation to Secure Wreck of WWII Munitions Ship SS Richard Montgomery  Israel Defense
  4. SS Richard Montgomery mast removal project  GOV.UK
  5. Pictures show complex operation behind masts’ removal from bombship  Kent Online
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Masts removed from bomb-laden WWII ship in Thames in bid to avoid explosion

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American warship sank in 1944 with approximately 1,400 tonnes of munitions onboard

A sunken US wartime ship in the Thames estuary holding enough unexploded bombs to devastate a Kent coastal town and send a tidal wave through London has been made slightly safer, ministers have announced.

Engineers have removed the masts of the SS Richard Montgomery – a second world war cargo ship that sank in 1944 with approximately 1,400 tonnes of munitions onboard – without triggering the kind of feared explosion that has kept the wreck under constant guard for decades.

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