Biden administration restarts migrant program, boosting fraud checks – The Washington Post
- Biden administration restarts migrant program, boosting fraud checks The Washington Post
- Federal government restarts parole program for Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela and Nicaragua Miami Herald
- U.S. to reopen migrant sponsor program with new vetting process aimed at curbing fraud CBS News
- Biden administration to restart immigration program that was paused over fraud concerns NBC News
- Expert blasts Biden admin for reviving immigration program shut down for 'mass fraud': All about 'optics' Fox News
Gaza talks focus on “nitty gritty” in hope of getting hostage-ceasefire deal – Axios
- Gaza talks focus on "nitty gritty" in hope of getting hostage-ceasefire deal Axios
- Negotiators ‘bearing down on details’ of hostage talks, White House says The Jerusalem Post
- Two sworn enemies hold the key to ending the war in Gaza. Does either man want a deal? The Associated Press
- The US is Israel’s accomplice, not a ceasefire mediator Al Jazeera English
- Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Will Continue in Cairo, Officials Say The New York Times
Brazil top court blocks Elon Musk’s Starlink accounts as possible X ban looms – Reuters
- Brazil top court blocks Elon Musk's Starlink accounts as possible X ban looms Reuters
- Musk ramps up attacks on Brazil’s top judge as X faces possible suspension, Starlink finances frozen CNBC
- X braced for Brazil ban as judge's deadline passes BBC.com
- How one Brazilian judge could suspend Musk’s X in the coming hours The Associated Press
- Brazil’s Supreme Court threatens to suspend X amid ongoing Musk row CNN
Feuding brothers Prince William, Prince Harry ‘kept their distance’ while ‘discreetly’ attending uncle’s funeral together – Page Six
- Feuding brothers Prince William, Prince Harry ‘kept their distance’ while ‘discreetly’ attending uncle’s funeral together Page Six
- Prince Harry and Prince William Avoid Each Other at Uncle's Funeral in Surprise Joint Appearance: Report PEOPLE
- Prince Harry and William reunite at uncle’s funeral, but were 'keeping distance' after Duke secretly… Hindustan Times
- Prince Harry secretly flew to UK for uncle's funeral but 'did not speak to Prince William' as brothers 'kept their distance' GB News
- Prince Harry ‘secretly attends funeral with brother William’ The Telegraph
Telegram founder faces probe into alleged ‘acts of violence’ against his child in Switzerland – CNN
- Telegram founder faces probe into alleged ‘acts of violence’ against his child in Switzerland CNN
- Telegram Founder Pavel Durov’s Indictment Thrusts Encryption Into the Spotlight The New York Times
- Business The Economist
- French President Macron says he was not aware of Telegram's Durov's arrival in France Reuters
- Telegram CEO Pavel Durov charged in France over illegal activity on app Axios
Hezbollah’s Op. Arbaeen ‘complete success’, drones struck Unit 8200 – Al Mayadeen English
- Hezbollah's Op. Arbaeen 'complete success', drones struck Unit 8200 Al Mayadeen English
- Opinion | Israel Turns Up the Heat on Hezbollah The Wall Street Journal
- Another Lebanon war is inevitable — the US should prepare now The Hill
- 'Israel's right to self-defense has a limit': Top EU diplomat on Netanyahu, settlers, Gaza Haaretz
- Five key takeaways from Nasrallah’s speech after Hezbollah-Israel attacks Al Jazeera English
Israel kills a top militant in its deadliest West Bank raids since the Gaza war began – The Associated Press
Israel agrees to pauses in fighting for Gaza polio vaccine drive – BBC.com
- Israel agrees to pauses in fighting for Gaza polio vaccine drive BBC.com
- Israel war on Gaza updates: Israel agrees limited ‘pauses’ for vaccinations Al Jazeera English
- Video: Health officials request pause in Gaza fighting to administer polio vaccines CNN
- Israel agrees to brief pause in fighting so Palestinian children can receive polio vaccinations, U.N. says CBS News
- WHO announces pauses in Gaza fighting for polio vaccinations: Updates USA TODAY
New Zealand’s Māori king dies
The king died peacefully, surrounded by family, after heart surgery.
Israel agrees to pauses in fighting for polio vaccine drive
It will be rolled out in three separate stages across the central, southern and northern parts of the strip.
Germany tightens knife laws as pressure grows after mass stabbing – BBC.com
- Germany tightens knife laws as pressure grows after mass stabbing BBC.com
- Germany tightens security, asylum policies after deadly festival stabbing Reuters
- The suspect in the Germany attack was motivated by Islamic State group ideology, prosecutors say The Associated Press
- Man claiming to be behind Solingen knife attack turns himself in, German police say NPR
- A Fatal Knife Attack Puts an Immigration Spotlight on a German City The New York Times
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Good morning and welcome to the end-of-week news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the best of the overnight stories to get you up to speed before hosting duties switch to Emily Wind.
Mano Yogalingam was 23 years old and had “his whole life in front of him”. But the stresses and strains of living with the prospect of being deported back to Sri Lanka pushed him over the edge and he took his own life this week. Our top story this morning hears from refugee advocates who say the death of the Tamil asylum seeker has exposed the failings of the fast-track immigration system. “All of these people have been failed by the system. It’s a total cobweb of cruelty,” one said.
Continue reading...Kamala Harris says ‘values have not changed’ on climate and border security in first clip from CNN interview – live
Democratic nominee references record of prosecuting traffickers of guns, drugs and humans across the border
This evening, Kamala Harris will give her first sit-down interview since launching her presidential campaign, and will be joined by her running mate, Tim Walz. The Guardian’s Robert Tait takes a look at what we can expect from the hotly anticipated encounter:
Kamala Harris on Thursday will give her first major interview since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee in what is being seen as a key test of her credibility after a prolonged honeymoon that has seen her surge ahead of Donald Trump in opinion polls.
The 21-second video shows Trump laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and several snippets of Trump joining Gold Star family members at gravesites of their loved ones in a part of the cemetery known as Section 60.
‘We lost 13 great great people, what a horrible day it was,’ Trump says over somber music. ‘We didn’t lose one person in 18 months and then they took over the disaster, the leaving of Afghanistan.’
Continue reading...LNER train driver strikes called off after successful union talks
Planned 22 days of disrupted weekend services suspended with Aslef stating it has resolved a longstanding dispute
A series of weekend strikes by train drivers on LNER from Saturday has been called off, their trade union Aslef has announced.
Passengers travelling between London and Edinburgh had faced the prospect of months of disruption after LNER drivers earlier this month announced 22 days of industrial action from the start of September until early November.
Continue reading...Wisconsin and Illinois health officials report three deaths from West Nile virus
While most people don’t experience symptoms after bite of infected mosquito, about one in 150 develop serious illness
Two people in eastern Wisconsin and one person in northeastern Illinois have died of West Nile virus, according to health officials.
A third person in Wisconsin has been hospitalized because of the mosquito-borne illness, the Wisconsin department of health services said Thursday in a release.
Continue reading...Ukraine F-16 destroyed during Russian attack, BBC told
The incident happened just weeks after Kyiv took delivery of the supersonic aircraft.
American archeologist dies after Viking ship replica capsizes off Norway – NBC News
- American archeologist dies after Viking ship replica capsizes off Norway NBC News
- American archaeologist drowns after Viking replica boat capsizes in Norway CNN
- A strong wave likely capsized a Viking replica ship off Norway, police say ABC News
- Details emerge after Viking ship replica sinks off Norway, killing U.S. woman CBS News
- American archaeologist drowns after replica Viking boat sinks BBC.com
Marking One Month Since Venezuela’s Presidential Election – Department of State
- Marking One Month Since Venezuela’s Presidential Election Department of State
- Maduro opponents take to streets to revive protests disputing Venezuelan election results The Associated Press
- ‘No democratic legitimacy’: EU rejects Maduro’s Venezuela election win claim The Guardian
- Chavismo’s Chokehold The New York Review of Books
- Why the American right gets Venezuela all wrong, and the left doesn’t get it at all The Hill
UN calls for de-escalation as Israeli West Bank raids continue
The IDF confirms 16 people have been killed as it carries out "counter-terrorism" operations.