The world’s two most powerful men just met. How did it go?
The BBC’s China correspondent Laura Bicker unpacks how the trip panned out for Beijing and Washington.
Media outlets banned by Trump denied access to White House dinner despite judge’s order
CNN and MS NOW said reporters were denied access to covering White House arrivals for a state dinner, despite a judge ruling their passes must be restored.
Netanyahu defends Israeli military action as delegates walk out before UN speech
The Israeli leader labels those who left his speech at the UN General Assembly as "moral cowards".
From Nagaland to a path to the Oscars: Indian film brings a rarely seen world to global cinema
After a major win at Toronto, Angh, a film from northeastern India, is now on a path towards the Oscars.
Hundreds of thousands expected in Paris for Pope’s visit
The highpoint of his time in Paris will be a giant Mass attended by more than half a million people.
Boy, 11, shot in the face and neck in Sydney dies from his injuries
The 11-year-old died at Westmead children’s hospital three days after incident at a unit in Norwest
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A boy who was allegedly shot at a home in Sydney’s north-west earlier this week has died.
Police said that the boy, who had been in a critical condition since being found with a gunshot wound at a unit in Norwest on Monday, died in hospital at about 8pm on Thursday.
Continue reading...UK food and drink trade deficit largest since 2000 at £21bn
Industry leaders call on government to protect homegrown produce in the interest of national security
The gap between Britain’s food and drink exports and imports has neared its highest this century, as a combination of Brexit, war in the Middle East and US tariffs dented deliveries overseas while imports soared.
The UK’s food and drink trade deficit has risen to more than £21bn – the largest since 2000 – in what industry leaders said was a “wake-up call” for the government to protect homegrown produce in the interest of national security.
Continue reading...Man shot and wounded during Trump assassination attempt in Butler in 2024 dies
James Copenhaver, 76, was left with lingering injuries after gunman opened fire from rooftop at Pennsylvania rally
James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then candidate Donald Trump, has died in Pittsburgh, his lawyer said Thursday. He was 76.
Copenhaver was in the bleachers during the event in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a 20-year-old gunman opened fire from a nearby rooftop, grazing Trump’s right ear with one bullet. Copenhaver was struck in the arm and in the abdomen, wounds that left him with lingering injuries and walking with a cane.
Continue reading...Video: Protests Flare in Spain After Eviction of 87-Year-Old Woman – The New York Times
- Video: Protests Flare in Spain After Eviction of 87-Year-Old Woman The New York Times
- Forced Eviction of 87-Year-Old Woman Spurs Outrage in Spain The New York Times
- Dramatic eviction of 87-year-old Madrid tenant spotlights Spain's housing crisis Reuters
- Eviction of 87-year-old woman sparks housing protests in Madrid dw.com
- Police use teargas on protesters as disabled woman, 87, evicted from Madrid home The Guardian
Nearly 200 people wrongly identified on Nevada’s voter rolls as non-citizens
State election officials said they reviewed 185 records homeland security sent them and confirmed they were US citizens
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wrongly identified 185 people on Nevada’s voter rolls as non-citizens, state officials said this week, escalating concerns over the shoddy methodology the government is using to raise fear about non-citizen voting ahead of the midterm elections.
In July, Donald Trump gave a speech saying DHS had found a combined 278,000 non-citizens on the rolls in Nevada, California, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Follow-up letters to each of those states weakened the claim, saying there only could be as many as 278,000 non-citizens on the rolls, including up to 15,903 in Nevada.
Continue reading...Iran awaiting response from Trump on proposal to open strait of Hormuz in six days
Country says US must lift sanctions on its oil exports and end the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon
Iran said it has told Donald Trump it is willing to open the strait of Hormuz in six days, and to start talks on its nuclear program the day after, so long as the US lifts sanctions on Iran’s oil exports in return, ends the war on all fronts – including in Lebanon – and releases some of Iran’s frozen assets.
The proposal is designed to accelerate the steps first laid down in the memorandum of understanding signed by the US and Iran in June, particularly by helping the talks on Iran’s nuclear program start much more quickly than previously agreed.
Continue reading...‘Cracking auction, Gromit!’ Original Aardman puppets go under the hammer
Wallace and Gromit stop-motion models and other beloved creations raise money to train new generations of animators
Wallace’s reaction as the auction got into full swing might have been a trademark “good grief!” – and the enthusiasm of some of the bidding could have caused even the phlegmatic Gromit to show surprise.
Fans of Wallace and Gromit and other beloved creations of Aardman Animations seized the chance to grab souvenirs when more than 200 pieces – including Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Chicken Run puppets from Aardman productions – went under the hammer on Thursday.
Continue reading...Global release announced for acclaimed Gaza documentary NAZA – The Guardian
- Global release announced for acclaimed Gaza documentary NAZA The Guardian
- “NAZA” Puts Israel Face to Face with the War in Gaza The New Yorker
- I’m an Israeli who watched ‘Naza.’ And I am shook. The Forward
- NAZA, Israeli film on Gaza, to stream for free after theatrical run Al Jazeera
- NAZA Will Change How Americans Think About Israel jewishcurrents.org
NHS bodies in England impose two-year minimum wait for ADHD and autism assessments
Patient groups decry ‘scandalous’ delays as four integrated care boards take step due to soaring demand for diagnoses
NHS bodies are forcing people with suspected attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism to wait at least two years before they can be assessed as they struggle to meet surging demand for diagnoses of neurodiversity.
Four NHS integrated care boards (ICBs) covering large regions of England have adopted the approach because they cannot afford the cost of the number of assessments that people are seeking.
Continue reading...France to Deploy Forces to Protect Saudi Red Sea Oil Port – WSJ
- France to Deploy Forces to Protect Saudi Red Sea Oil Port WSJ
- Macron says 'CIA did not inform French services' of possible Russian drone attacks France 24
- France to send 'military means' to protect Saudi oil port, Macron says Le Monde.fr
- France to send troops to protect Saudi Arabia on Red Sea oil route, Macron says The Times of Israel
- France to Deploy Military Forces to Protect Saudi's 5 Million BPD Yanbu Oil Port sahi.com
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted Houthi missiles; group claims strikes on Riyadh, Aramco – Reuters
- Saudi Arabia says it intercepted Houthi missiles; group claims strikes on Riyadh, Aramco Reuters
- Saudi foreign minister warns Houthi threat goes global as Trump holds fire Fox News
- Houthis say they attacked Riyadh and Aramco facilities in Yanbu Reuters
- Saudi-led coalition says 6 ballistic missiles are intercepted and blames Houthi rebels AP News
- Saudi Arabia’s King Salman slams targeting of Mecca by ‘terrorist’ Houthis Al Jazeera
Met chief criticises court system after paedophile granted bail
Officers left feeling ‘hamstrung’, says Mark Rowley after offender allowed to return to flat overlooking playground
Pressure to cut the number of prisoners on remand has led to “dangerous and prolific offenders” being granted bail, the country’s most senior police officer said after a paedophile was allowed to return to his flat that overlooked a children’s playground.
Zafer Dogan was jailed on Thursday for two years and four months after he was convicted of taking thousands of pictures of women and girls before using AI technology to turn them into nude images for his sexual gratification.
Continue reading...Officer fended off Ontario synagogue gunman despite being shot multiple times, authorities say – cbsnews.com
- Officer fended off Ontario synagogue gunman despite being shot multiple times, authorities say cbsnews.com
- Former soldier who shot at synagogue was suing military for $1M over vaccination policy Global News
- Police label shooting in Belleville, Ontario, a hate-motivated attack against the Jewish community The Forward
- Synagogue shooter's online username alluded to killing Jews weeks before attack, friend says CBC
- Police say gunman shouted antisemitic threat before opening fire outside Ontario synagogue AP News
Europe grudgingly, gingerly moves toward Trump’s Board of Peace – Politico
Italy ministers agree to ban burqa and niqab in school and cap foreigners in class
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described the measures as "common-sense tools that do not divide but really help to integrate".