- Europe Flight Delay Compensation Reform Coming, And It’s Bad News One Mile at a Time
- EU agrees to increase flight delay times before passengers get compensation The Guardian
- EU countries green light charges for cabin baggage despite Spanish and German resistance Euronews.com
- Spain, Germany overruled as compensation for flight delays gutted Euractiv
- EU agrees to increase flight delay times before compensation kicks in Financial Times
Raids across Canary Islands in major cocaine gang bust
Police say smugglers used a network of speedboats to ferry drugs from South America to the Spanish islands.
Canary Islands: 48 arrested in international cocaine gang bust – BBC
- Canary Islands: 48 arrested in international cocaine gang bust BBC
- Cocaine smuggling ring used abandoned shipwreck to refuel high-speed "narco boats," police in Spain say CBS News
- 50 arrested and 4 tonnes of cocaine seized in major hit against drug trafficking in Spain europol.europa.eu
- Huge Canary Islands drug bust - 48 arrested after gang used abandoned wreck in Atlantic Daily Express
- Cocaine ring used shipwreck to fuel narco boats, say Spanish police Latest news from Azerbaijan
US-backed GHF says Gaza aid sites remain shut as Israeli attacks kill 42
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which began distributing aid last week, has closed all its centres.
David Beckham scores a winner with the royal circle – BBC
- David Beckham scores a winner with the royal circle BBC
- Reports: David Beckham to be given knighthood ESPN
- David Beckham to Be Knighted by King Charles III The New York Times
- Victoria Beckham Lands New Title As David Beckham Finally Earns Knighthood Amid Family Rift Yahoo
- The long and winding road to David Beckham’s knighthood The Guardian
Group stranded with Ice in Djibouti shipping container after removal from US
Deportees and officers are ‘ill’ and face risks after flight to South Sudan was stopped by US court in late May
A group of men removed from the US to Djibouti, in east Africa, are stranded in a converted shipping container together with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers sent to supervise them after a deportation flight to South Sudan was stopped by an American court.
The eight deportees and 13 Ice staff have begun to “feel ill”, the US government said.
Continue reading...Frequent TikTok users in Taiwan more likely to agree with pro-China narratives, study finds
Survey shows correlation between use of Chinese-owned platform and approval of unification with China
Taiwanese people who spend large amounts of time on TikTok are more likely to agree with some pro-China narratives, a survey has suggested.
The study, conducted by the Taiwan-based DoubleThink Lab, surveyed people across Taiwan in March, asking a series of questions about politics and democracy in Taiwan and China, and their views on unification of the two sides.
Continue reading...Israel confirms it is arming Hamas rivals in operation opposition calls ‘complete madness’ – CNN
- Israel confirms it is arming Hamas rivals in operation opposition calls ‘complete madness’ CNN
- Who Is Yasser Abu Shabab, the Leader of the Israeli-Backed Militia in Gaza? The New York Times
- Netanyahu defends arming Palestinian clans accused of ties with jihadist groups The Guardian
- Opponents say Netanyahu's decision to arm "clans in Gaza" to help fight Hamas will come back to haunt Israel CBS News
- Israel Arms Palestinian Militia to Counter Hamas WSJ
Catholics now make up little more than half Brazil’s population
Census finds just 56.7% in world’s biggest Catholic country follow Roman church as evangelical numbers rise
Home to the world’s largest Catholic population, Brazil has once again witnessed a decline in the faith’s following, according to new figures released by the country’s national statistics institute (IBGE).
Thirty years ago, Catholics made up 82.9% of Brazil’s population but now account for just over half, 56.7%, according to the 2022 census – whose results on religion were only released on Friday.
Continue reading...Trump says he might let Russia and Ukraine fight it out a while longer – Axios
- Trump says he might let Russia and Ukraine fight it out a while longer Axios
- Trump’s new approach to Russia’s war in Ukraine might be his worst yet MSNBC News
- Zelenskyy rejects Trump's playground characterization of Ukraine war, calling Putin 'murderer' ABC News
- Friedrich Merz, Germany’s Chancellor, Meets With Trump at White House The New York Times
- Trump says it may be better to let Ukraine and Russia 'fight for a while' NPR
Madeleine McCann Update: Shocking New Theory Uncovered as Search for Little Girl Is Back On – okmagazine.com
- Madeleine McCann Update: Shocking New Theory Uncovered as Search for Little Girl Is Back On okmagazine.com
- Madeleine McCann search in Portugal ends after three days BBC
- ‘Everybody’s fed up’: Inside the Algarve resort haunted by the disappearance of Madeleine McCann The Independent
- Madeleine McCann search latest: Animal bones among limited findings as police hunt ends in Praia da Luz The Independent
- ‘He’s calm, clever and dangerous’: The battle to convict Madeleine McCann’s prime suspect Yahoo
Dutch snap election set for Oct. 29 – politico.eu
- Dutch snap election set for Oct. 29 politico.eu
- The Dutch government has collapsed. What happens next? AP News
- The Netherlands' government collapses as far-right leader Wilders quits coalition NBC News
- The Netherlands to hold election on October 29 after government collapse Al Jazeera
- Dutch Government Collapses Over Migration Dispute The New York Times
Pheobe Bishop: Queensland police testing human remains found in search for missing teenager
Police say remains found during search of area near Good Night Scrub national park on Friday afternoon
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Queensland police have identified remains found in the search for missing 17-year-old Pheobe Bishop as human, and further testing is being done to formally identify them.
The discovery of remains was made at about 2.30pm on Friday after a search of an area near Good Night Scrub national park, close to Gin Gin, police said. The remains were found one day after her housemates were charged with her murder.
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Continue reading...Israeli army admits to Gaza strike after BBC Verify investigation
At least one Palestinian was killed and 30 others injured in the Israeli strike on tents in Khan Younis on Sunday, medics say.
Modi inaugurates strategic railway project in Indian-administered Kashmir
The rail link will connect the Kashmir Valley to the vast Indian plains by train for the first time.
What is driving a surge in COVID cases in India, other countries?
All we know so far about the symptoms and spread of new COVID variant NB.1.8.1.
“No winners, only losers” in Trump-Musk feud
A GOP civil war is brewing between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, with no winners in sight, says political analyst Eric Ham
Russia launches ‘massive’ strikes days after Ukrainian drone attack
Russia's drone and missile attack on Kyiv and other parts on Friday leaves at least three dead.
How North Korea Salvaged a Capsized Warship – The New York Times
- How North Korea Salvaged a Capsized Warship The New York Times
- North Korea refloats destroyer that capsized during launch, surprising naval analysts CNN
- Mystery Balloons Near Kim Jong Un’s Capsized Warship Puzzle Experts WSJ
- North Korean Frigate Now Floating Upright After Partially Capsizing During Disastrous Launch The War Zone
- North Korea says it has raised a capsized destroyer upright as it continues repair AP News
Russia launches massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, killing 3 in Kyiv – NPR
- Russia launches massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, killing 3 in Kyiv NPR
- Russia launches one of war’s largest air attacks days after Ukraine’s bomber raid CNN
- Russia launches 'massive' strikes days after Ukrainian drone attack BBC
- Deadly Russian bombardment of Ukraine further dampens hopes for peace AP News
- Russia Pummels Kyiv in Apparent Retaliation for Ukrainian Drone Assault The New York Times