Australia vs India: T20I series – teams, start, lineups, tickets, stream
Australia and India play the first of five T20Is in Canberra on Wednesday as they prepare for their World Cup defence.
Trump administration will revamp ICE leadership in quest to intensify deportations
Government intends to reassign multiple directors of field offices as it falls well short of its targets on immigration
The Trump administration is planning to revamp the leadership of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to reports, as the government seeks to intensify its mass deportation efforts.
Multiple news outlets have reported that the government intends to reassign multiple directors of ICE field offices in the coming days, potentially replacing them with border patrol officials.
Continue reading...Russian drone attacks on civilians in Ukraine are war crimes, UN report concludes
Rights commission inquiry focused on south-east of country found drones targeted gathering points and critical infrastructure
A UN rights commission has concluded that Russia’s drone attacks on civilians in south-eastern Ukraine constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes.
In a report published this week, the commission said Russian forces, operating under a centralised command, had systematically used drones to “intentionally target civilians and civilian objects and cause harm and destruction”.
Continue reading...Is Trump pushing for regime change in Venezuela; where else is he meddling?
As Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro lashes out at interference, Trump has also intervened in other countries.
Amazon confirms 14,000 job losses in corporate division
The company says the opportunities provided by AI means it needs to be "organised more leanly."
Trump bonds with Japan’s new prime minister and says her nation is delivering on US investments – AP News
- Trump bonds with Japan's new prime minister and says her nation is delivering on US investments AP News
- Trump Meets Japan’s Leader and Addresses U.S. Troops: Live Updates The New York Times
- Japan’s new leader tries to charm Trump with gold, golf and deal on rare minerals The Washington Post
- Ford's enormous F-150 becomes unlikely part of Japan's efforts to woo Trump ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- A strong handshake and another Nobel Prize nod for Trump in Japan USA Today
Morocco’s Golden Era
Samantha Johnson looks at how Morocco's football ecosystem can challenge football’s traditional hierarchy.
Israel calls Hamas’ return of partial remains of previously recovered hostage “clear violation” of peace deal – CBS News
- Israel calls Hamas' return of partial remains of previously recovered hostage "clear violation" of peace deal CBS News
- Israel says remains returned by Hamas are not new Gaza hostage body NBC News
- Hamas armed wing will postpone Tuesday's handover of dead hostage's body, cites Israeli violations Reuters
- Updates: Israel threatens Gaza war restart as Hamas searches for bodies Al Jazeera
- Sources: Israeli veto on Turkish or Qatari forces in Gaza forced mediators to only send Egyptian hostage-recovery team The Times of Israel
Tilda Swinton and Gary Oldman return to stage for Royal Court’s 70th anniversary
Tilda Swinton’s performance marks 30 years since audiences last saw her tread the boards, meanwhile Gary Oldman will be in Krapp’s Last Tape
Tilda Swinton will return to the stage for the first time in more than 30 years as part of the Royal Court’s 70th anniversary programme in a reprisal of her 1988 one-woman performance in Manfred Karge’s Man to Man.
Swinton’s return to the role, in which she plays a widow who takes on the identity of her deceased husband, is one of two star turns in David Byrne’s third season as artistic director, which will also feature Gary Oldman in another revival: Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape that was first performed in 1958.
Continue reading...‘Trump 2028’: Could the US president really go for a third term?
US president says he'd 'love' a third term in the White Office.
Civilians in Sudan “suffering” without aid
"It's the people of the Sudan who are suffering the consequences of this war."
BT ‘considering low-cost mobile brand’ as Revolut and Monzo plan launches
Move into budget market could involve creating new brand in-house or buying virtual network operator
BT is reportedly considering the launch of new a low-cost mobile brand, as the telecoms group explores ways to compete with new rivals in the market including the fintech companies Revolut and Monzo.
The group is exploring options to enter the budget market, which could involve creating a new brand in-house or buying an existing virtual network operator, according to the Financial Times.
Continue reading...RSF detains Sudanese journalist Muammar Ibrahim
The RSF have taken Sudanese journalist Muammar Ibrahim captive in el-Fasher, raising concerns for his safety.
India’s Shreyas Iyer ‘stable’ after lacerated spleen, Suryakumar Yadav says
Iyer suffers injury while attempting a catch in third and final ODI of India's tour of Australia.
Casket returned by Hamas had remains of hostage whose body IDF recovered in 2023, Israel says – The Times of Israel
- Casket returned by Hamas had remains of hostage whose body IDF recovered in 2023, Israel says The Times of Israel
- LIVE: Israel accused of breaking Gaza ceasefire 125 times as attacks go on Al Jazeera
- Netanyahu says remains returned by Hamas are body parts of a hostage previously retrieved in Gaza AP News
- Egypt Aids Search for Bodies of Dead Captives in Gaza The New York Times
- Ofir Tzarfati’s family: We saw video of Hamas burying his remains in ‘despicable’ fake retrieval The Times of Israel
Impasse leaves Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks mired in uncertainty
Three days of negotiations in Istanbul fail to yield breakthrough, but both sides maintain ceasefire is holding.
Is artificial intelligence to blame for Amazon job cuts?
Amazon confirms 14,000 layoffs after CEO says AI likely to lead to job losses.
Abe shooting suspect Yamagami pleads guilty to murder – The Japan Times
- Abe shooting suspect Yamagami pleads guilty to murder The Japan Times
- Shinzo Abe: Man pleads guilty to killing Japan's former prime minister BBC
- Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Shinzo Abe, Former Prime Minister of Japan The New York Times
- Japan defendant admits to killing ex-PM Abe in first court hearing, media say Reuters
- Man accused of assassinating Japan's ex-prime minister Shinzo Abe pleads guilty: "Everything is true" CBS News
House of Dynamite writer ‘respectfully disagrees’ with Pentagon’s complaints about nuclear missile thriller
Noah Oppenheim responded to complaints from the Pentagon over the accuracy of the film’s depiction of the US’s defence systems
Warning: contains a spoiler for the plot of House of Dynamite
Noah Oppenheim, the writer of Kathryn Bigelow’s nuclear-missile thriller House of Dynamite has responded to complaints from the Pentagon over the accuracy of its depiction of the US’s defence systems, saying he “respectfully disagree[s]”.
In an internal memo dated 16 October obtained by Bloomberg, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said: “The fictional interceptors in the movie miss their target and we understand this is intended to be a compelling part of the drama intended for the entertainment of the audience,” but results from real-world testing “tell a vastly different story.”
Continue reading...Tourist plane crash in Kenya kills 11 on board
The aircraft was flying from a popular coastal resort to a game park when it came down.