Father who killed Oregon school shooter speaks out for first time: ‘I have to go in’

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Kaylub Giamanco recounts the day he confronted the Silver Rail elementary school shooter, who killed three boys and one teacher

The Oregon father hailed as a hero for stopping a school shooting last week spoke for the first time about the incident, describing his experience and how he told a 911 operator: “I have to go in. People are going to die.”

Kaylub Giamanco, a 36-year-old carpenter, has received national attention and praise for stopping the bloodshed at Silver Rail elementary in Bend, Oregon, where his children attend school.

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Blue Planet III features cloudier footage to prove authenticity amid AI boom

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BBC series deliberately uses ‘more organic’ shots to assure viewers animals are not AI-generated, producers say

The David Attenborough-narrated series Blue Planet III deliberately includes cloudier, less polished footage to counter AI fakery and assure viewers it is “authentic”, its producers have said.

Nearly a decade after Blue Planet II shone a light on plastic pollution, and 25 years since the first Blue Planet aired, the hit BBC series is returning with more animal behaviour and cutting-edge technology, including the world’s first underwater CCTV camera – dubbed “stonefish” cam.

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Jordon Steele-John’s position remains in limbo as Greens prepare for moment in spotlight

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David Shoebridge’s newly-minted leadership under pressure over handling of misconduct allegations as Senate estimates looms

More than a week after allegations that Greens senator Jordon Steele-John had behaved inappropriately towards women made headlines, his position in the party remains in limbo and its new leader’s handling of the issue in question.

David Shoebridge’s first major challenge at the helm of the federal Greens came earlier this month when the Nine newspapers reported a three-page letter had been sent to him urging an independent investigation into Steele-John.

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Macron condemns racism after one killed in ‘terrorist’ shooting near Paris

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Gunman opens fire from car in Trappes and Verrière, killing one and injuring five others, including a 12-year-old girl

Emmanuel Macron has condemned racism in French society after a gunman opened fire from a car west of Paris on Friday, killing one person, wounding a 12-year-old girl and injuring four others in what the president called a “racist terrorist attack”.

Macron arrived at the scene of the drive-by shooting in Trappes on Friday night, saying he was deeply saddened by what he called the “premeditated” attack. The 12-year-old girl, who was shot eight times, is being treated in hospital.

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Indiana police officer arrested for using Flock cameras to search wife’s details

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Justin Craig charged with official misconduct and fraud, after searching plates of wife and ‘previous acquaintance’

An Indiana police officer has been arrested on allegations that he misused Flock cameras hundreds of times in a case involving his wife and a previous acquaintance of hers.

Justin Craig of Georgetown police department, was charged with official misconduct and two counts of fraud. Documents show that he searched his wife’s license plate more than 80 times and that of a “previous acquaintance” of hers nearly 250 times, the news outlet WLKY reported.

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Criminals recruiting children to damage Greater Manchester HMOs, police believe

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Houses being targeted because they are thought to hold immigrants, with dozens of properties affected in recent weeks

Criminals are recruiting vulnerable people, including children, to damage houses suspected of being HMOs, police in Manchester believe.

In recent weeks, dozens of properties have been targeted across Greater Manchester, mostly in Salford, but also in Stockport and Tameside.

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US and Israel are warned against launching fresh strikes on Iran

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Multinational ‘anti-war bloc’ uses Istanbul summit to call for a diplomatic solution to Middle East crisis

Foreign ministers at a summit of eight European and Middle Eastern countries have urged the US and Israel not to renews their attacks on Iran, warning a fresh outbreak of fighting would spread conflict and push oil prices even higher.

The development of a new multinational “anti-war bloc” represents a challenge to the increasingly open plans by the US and Israel to relaunch strikes on Iran while talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme remain deadlocked.

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Tommy Robinson ‘threatened people and acted like a bully’, jury told

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Prosecution says Robinson guilty of harassment of Daily Mail journalists because we do not live in a ‘vigilante world’

Tommy Robinson is guilty of harassing two journalists because we do not live in a “vigilante world”, jurors have been told, as the prosecution sought to use the far-right activist’s words against him.

Robinson had posted a video in which he told Daily Mail journalists he would find them after they wrote about his alleged role influencing England’s 2024 riots. He told them he had obtained details of where they and their families lived and warned them to abide by “men’s rules”.

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Duchess of Sussex ‘deeply distressed’ over child sexual abuse image claims against father

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Meghan reveals she was made aware of ‘disturbing allegations’ against him in 2018 by Met police

The Duchess of Sussex has said she is “deeply distressed” over accusations involving child sexual abuse images against her estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr, and revealed she was made aware of “disturbing allegations” against him in 2018 by the Metropolitan police.

Meghan issued a statement after the Sun newspaper published claims that her half-brother Thomas Markle Jr alleged he had found a stash of images belonging to their father at his former home in the Philippines.

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Opposition deepfake video sparks outrage in Spain ahead of election

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Video shows AI likenesses of people linked to Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party appearing to admit to wrongdoing

A political ad from Spain’s main opposition party that used a deepfake video of the prime minister’s wife has sparked outrage and set off a wider debate on AI, as the deeply polarised country gears up for general elections next month.

Launched this week across the social media channels of the conservative People’s party (PP), the video used artificial intelligence to manipulate the likenesses of various people linked to Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party and appeared to show them admitting to acts such as soliciting prostitutes and taking kickbacks.

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Netanyahu vows vast West Bank military operation after Hamas kills two Israeli soldiers – The Washington Post

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  1. Netanyahu vows vast West Bank military operation after Hamas kills two Israeli soldiers  The Washington Post
  2. Israel begins demolitions in West Bank City after two soldiers killed in shooting attack  CNN
  3. Palestinian Gunmen Open Fire on Israelis in the West Bank, Officials Say  The New York Times
  4. Israel orders ‘full lockdown’ of occupied West Bank after 2 soldiers killed in shooting attack  NBC News
  5. Israeli military says 2 soldiers were killed in the West Bank attack that also left 2 gunmen dead  Yahoo
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Melania Trump brokers truce for Ukraine city ‘on brink of disaster’, White House says – BBC

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  1. Melania Trump brokers truce for Ukraine city 'on brink of disaster', White House says  BBC
  2. Melania Trump secures Oleshky ceasefire between Russia, Ukraine, White House says  Reuters
  3. Melania Trump helps forge ceasefire deal in Russian-occupied Oleshky, the White House says  AP News
  4. Melania Trump brokered ceasefire at besieged Ukrainian town, White House says  The Washington Post
  5. Melania Trump says she secured a one-city ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine for humanitarian aid  CNN
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Health officials race to trace source of Nigeria’s Ebola infection – Reuters

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  1. Health officials race to trace source of Nigeria's Ebola infection  Reuters
  2. Ebola patient in Nigeria did not visit DR Congo, escalating concern over spread of virus  The Guardian
  3. Authorities investigating whether first Kenya and Nigeria Ebola cases crossed paths  NPR
  4. Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive  AP News
  5. Woman with Ebola in Nigeria confirmed as wife of Swiss diplomat  BBC
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French authorities deploy 70,000 officers for Saturday protests; Louvre and other museums closed – AP News

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  1. French authorities deploy 70,000 officers for Saturday protests; Louvre and other museums closed  AP News
  2. France's Macron tightens curbs on protests, blaming hard left for unrest  Reuters
  3. In the streets of Paris, a common refrain: ‘People are fed up’  The Washington Post
  4. In the Wake of Riots, the French Authorities Ban Some Protests  The New York Times
  5. France to deploy 70,000 police across country on Saturday to prevent unrest  The Guardian
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