Italy approves sweeping security measures in response to protests
Italy's government approves sending 500 troops to Milan after clashes and protests.
Evidence of a Russian ‘hybrid war’ in Europe is vanishingly thin – Responsible Statecraft
- Evidence of a Russian 'hybrid war' in Europe is vanishingly thin Responsible Statecraft
- Can the Russian Threat Keep the Transatlantic Alliance Together? Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- From Warsaw, Russia’s War Against Europe Is Now Anything but Hybrid Geopolitical Monitor
- Deterrence, Ukraine and energy: Key takeaways from the Warsaw Security Forum TVP World
- Victory Without Direct Combat: How Russia Is Undermining NATO Countries From Within LIGA.net
‘People Are So Rude’: Can Britain Shhhh Headphone Dodgers on Trains? – The New York Times
- ‘People Are So Rude’: Can Britain Shhhh Headphone Dodgers on Trains? The New York Times
- The things that drive us mad, from babies in restaurants to dawdling drivers The Telegraph
- Share the journey, not the noise: government launches measures to prevent noise and antisocial behaviour on transport GOV.UK
- Share your thoughts on measures to tackle nuisance behaviour on public transport The Guardian
- People playing loud music on buses could face £100 fine BBC
Fifth foreign firm pulls out of controversial Israeli cable car project to East Jerusalem
Rights groups say the planned 1.4km route, which ends at compound run by far-right settler group Elad, will displace Palestinians and reshape the cultural landscape
A fifth foreign company has pulled out of a plan to build a cable car from West to East Jerusalem that threatens to involve the seizure of land and property rights from dozens of Palestinian families along its route, but local authorities insist the scheme is proceeding as planned.
The project appeared to have stalled for four years until late September, just weeks before Israel’s 27 October elections, when the Jerusalem Development Authority (JDA) issued a notice of intent to award a contract without a public tender to ROPES, a cable car engineering consultancy based in South Tyrol, Italy.
Continue reading...US envoy to meet Putin in Russia as Zelensky says intelligence sharing ‘works now’
Ukraine had accused the US of withholding key intelligence - a claim rejected as "scandalous" by Washington.
BBC inside Australian court as man charged with attacking MP stays silent in first hearing
BBC's Katy Watson describes what unfolded in Wangaratta as 43-year-old Brendan Nugent appeared before court over the alleged attack of Helen Haines.
BBC inside Australian court as man charged with attacking MP stays silent in first hearing
BBC's Katy Watson describes what unfolded in Wangaratta as 43-year-old Brendan Nugent appeared before court over the alleged attack of Helen Haines.
Elon Musk says SpaceX and Tesla exploring largest merger in history
Tech mogul says tie-up has a 'lot of merit', given firms' complementary work on AI.
‘Trash Island’ or DC landmark? How a golf course got Trump in a messy legal dispute
Trump said he has plans to turn a 106-year-old public golf course in Washington DC into a tournament-capable golf course for pros, but local golfers are not happy.
Police charge accused Brendan Nugent with additional offences – as it happened
Independent MP’s condition remains critical on Wednesday after surgery to save her remaining leg
Anthony Albanese has described the police interview on Tuesday with Brendan Nugent as “extensive” but that the motivation of the alleged “violent” attack against Helen Haines is still unknown.
Certainly, it’s a reminder that the world is a more dangerous and divided place than it was a generation ago.
But I think that Australians do want to see their politicians be able to go about their business, to be able to get something from the back of their car, for goodness sake.
My side, every side included. We all have to recognise that politics has got more aggressive.
The particular impact on women in politics … [They] have got a different form of vilification and aggression towards them as well.
Continue reading...Trucker protest leaves supermarket shelves and gas pumps empty in southern Italy – AP News
Faecal waste pollutes drinking water in Mexico’s Yucatan, Greenpeace says
The report says nearby pig farms and municipal wastewater are the likely sources of contamination.
Haitian migrants changed this US town – Trump’s deportation drive is reshaping it again
The president thrust Springfield, Ohio, into the spotlight with a false pet-eating claim - years later, it remains at the heart of the immigration debate.
Fast-fashion giant Shein outperforms several Australian retailers on ethics, report says
Ghanda and Windsor Smith are among lowest-rated in Baptist World Aid ethical fashion report based on metrics such as wages and sustainability
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Online fast-fashion giant Shein is outperforming many Australian high street retailers on ethical standards, according to an industry review.
The 11th Baptist World Aid ethical fashion report, released on Tuesday, assessed the ethical practices of 138 Australian and international companies, representing 543 fashion brands.
Continue reading...NATO to bolster Black Sea presence with patrol aircraft, drones after attacks on commercial ships – The Kyiv Independent
- NATO to bolster Black Sea presence with patrol aircraft, drones after attacks on commercial ships The Kyiv Independent
- Nato increases Black Sea deployment amid escalating deadly Russian attacks The Guardian
- Russia, Ukraine and the increasingly fierce conflict in the Black Sea AsiaNews
- NATO to send planes and drones to Black Sea after attacks on shipping Reuters
- NATO to send additional patrol planes to Black Sea after drone attacks Al Jazeera
Portugal cost-of-living protesters pour back into camps cleared by police
Police arrested 55 people while clearing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto.
Drone strike on Abyei market near Sudan-South Sudan border kills 150
Drone strike on Abyei market near Sudan-South Sudan border kills 150
University of Arizona sorority member alleges sexual assault at fraternity house
Student told the university’s police department that assault by two men occurred in August during a night of drinking
A sorority member at the University of Arizona has alleged she was sexually assaulted by two men at a fraternity house during a night of drinking in late August.
The student told the university’s police department that she consensually kissed one of the men at one point while at the Sigma Phi Epsilon house on 26 August but doesn’t remember agreeing to sex, according to search warrant records posted Monday night by KOLD-TV in Tucson.
Continue reading...UN experts call on India to stop using ‘excessive force’ against protesters
UN experts press for an independent investigation into Indian authorities' conduct.
UK fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks – DW.com
- UK fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks DW.com
- Britain sends fighter jets to defend Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks The Washington Post
- WW1 to Houthis: British jets for Saudi Arabia build on long military bond Al Jazeera
- UK to send jets to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks, and other Mideast news AP News
- How Saudi Arabia's defense vulnerabilities could become Trump's problem amid Houthi onslaught Fox News