- Health officials track dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after first fatality AP News
- Global Health Officials Race to Track Hantavirus but Predict ‘Limited’ Outbreak The New York Times
- Californians were aboard hantavirus-stricken cruise ship. Is there a risk to the public? Los Angeles Times
- Spanish passenger on the ‘Hondius’: ‘There are 23 people who got off on Saint Helena and have been wandering around’ EL PAÍS English
- 5 things to know about hantavirus after cruise ship outbreak The Hill
Kenyan villagers sue BP over pollution from 1980s oil exploration
Villagers in Kenya are suing British Petroleum, saying oil exploration by Amoco in the 1980s left toxic pollution.
Man gets life in prison for firebombing pro-Israel demonstrators in Colorado
One person died and a dozen others were injured in the attack, during a June 2025 demonstration in Boulder
A man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty on Thursday to killing one person and injuring a dozen others in a 2025 firebombing attack on a demonstration in Boulder, Colorado, in support of Israeli hostages in Gaza.
Mohamed Sabry Soliman looked down at a desk throughout the sentencing at the Boulder district court. He has meanwhile pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges for the attack last June.
Continue reading...How operation to disembark passengers on virus-hit cruise will work
The BBC's Guy Hedgecoe reports from Tenerife, where some locals fear the ship's arrival could bring health risks.
Southern Poverty Law Center pleads not guilty in federal fraud case
Prosecutors allege SPLC funneled over $3m to sources in extremist groups but legal experts say case is weak
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges related to allegations the organization committed fraud and conspired to money launder.
The 11-count indictment filed last month accuses the civil rights organization of committing fraud in connection to a program in which it paid informants to monitor rightwing extremist groups. The program no longer exists. The investigation is being handled by the US attorney for the middle district of Alabama, which includes Montgomery, the state capital.
Continue reading...Marco Rubio meets Pope Leo amid tensions with Trump over Iran war
Leo, the first American pontiff, drew Trump's ire after becoming a firm critic of the war and the administration's hardline immigration policies.
Who is Kumanjayi Little Baby and why has her death caused outrage in Australia?
The BBC's Katy Watson explains the case, the cultural sensitivities and why it has caused so much anger.
‘I wouldn’t pay it’ – Trump on USA ticket price
US President Donald Trump says he "wouldn't pay it either" when asked about the potential ticket price to watch his country play Paraguay in their 2026 World Cup opener.
French Carrier Strike Group Now Operating in the Middle East – USNI News
- French Carrier Strike Group Now Operating in the Middle East USNI News
- Macron says ‘all parties must lift the blockades’ – as it happened The Guardian
- France moves aircraft carrier group toward Strait of Hormuz for possible defensive mission AP News
- Macron says he discussed Hormuz situation with Iran's president Reuters
- French warship moves towards Red Sea as Paris eyes Hormuz mission Al Jazeera
South Korea names first humanoid robot monk as it accepted the faith’s vows – Daily Express US
- South Korea names first humanoid robot monk as it accepted the faith's vows Daily Express US
- Meditating or Rebooting? A Robot Buddhist Monk Comes to South Korea. The New York Times
- Robot Monk ‘Gabi’ Joins South Korea’s Buddhist Celebrations eWeek
- Humanoid robot becomes buddhist monk in ceremony at Seoul temple Yahoo
- Meet the robot monk The Korea Herald
Woman killed by partner at home in London feared ‘he was on the warpath’, court hears
Weeks before her death, Annabel Rook, 46, from Stoke Newington, left her sister a voice message about Clifton George’s abusive behaviour
The co-founder of a social enterprise who was fatally stabbed by her partner said he was “on the warpath” shortly before she died, in a voice message that was played during a murder trial.
Clifton George, 45, is accused of murdering 46-year-old Annabel Rook during an argument at their home in north London last June.
Continue reading...Trump’s ‘irresponsible war’ to blame for economic slowdown, German minister says
Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil blamed the US president's "irresponsible war in Iran" for harming the Germany economy.
Trump’s ‘irresponsible war’ to blame for economic slowdown, German minister says
Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil blamed the US president's "irresponsible war in Iran" for harming the Germany economy.
Trump shelved ‘Project Freedom’ after Saudis refused use of bases and airspace
Riyadh told White House it would deny access for operation to provide tankers military escort through strait of Hormuz
A refusal by Saudi Arabia to allow the US to use its bases and airspace to provide a military escort for oil tankers passing through the strait of Hormuz lay behind Donald Trump’s decision to shelve the plan days after it had been launched.
Riyadh told the White House it would not allow its Prince Sultan airbase to be used to mount the operation billed as Project Freedom, which the US presented as the successor to the bombing campaign called Operation Epic Fury.
Continue reading...Prisoner accused of Lostprophets singer’s murder boasted to guards about fame, court told
Prosecution says Rico Gedel attacked Ian Watkins in HMP Wakefield then handed homemade knife to Samuel Dodsworth
A prisoner accused of murdering the disgraced former Lostprophets singer told guards they “could be talking to someone famous” after stabbing Ian Watkins in the head and neck with a homemade knife, a court has heard.
Rico Gedel carried out the attack on Watkins, who was serving a 29-year sentence for child sexual offences, in his cell at HMP Wakefield, a high-security prison, on 11 October, Leeds crown court heard.
Continue reading...Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not start of pandemic, UN health agency says
Ther World Health Organization says it is not in the same situation as with Covid-19 because hantavirus spreads differently.
Iran mocks Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ as adversaries wrestle over talks to end war
President indicated that deal had materialised but truth was that Saudi Arabia had stopped US use of its bases
When Donald Trump abruptly pulled the plug on “Project Freedom”, the scheme to open the strait of Hormuz, barely a day after it had been announced, he gave the impression that an opportunity for a peace deal had materialised that could not be missed.
To the surprise of nobody who has been following the US’s recent adventures in geopolitics, Trump’s spin concealed a lot of the underlying reality. It turns out that Trump suspended Project Freedom after Saudi Arabia stopped the US military from using its bases or airspace to carry out the operation, which involved giving air cover to commercial shipping sailing through the strait.
Continue reading...Israeli attack kills son of Hamas leader negotiating with Trump-led board – Reuters
UK immigration officer among two men guilty of working for Chinese intelligence – BBC
- UK immigration officer among two men guilty of working for Chinese intelligence BBC
- Two men first in British history to be found guilty of spying for China The Guardian
- UK to summon Chinese Ambassador after spying convictions Reuters
- Border Force officer and retired Hong Kong police superintendent found guilty of spying for China Sky News
- UK border official and former Hong Kong cop convicted of assisting Chinese spy agency in Britain The Hill
Royal Navy tracks Russian frigate for one month off UK coast
Moscow steps up maritime presence in North Sea after UK threats to seize shadow fleet oil tankers
Britain’s Royal Navy tracked and followed a Russian frigate every day last month as it sailed from the Atlantic to the North Sea, as Moscow steps up its maritime presence after UK threats to seize shadow fleet oil tankers.
The Russian navy’s Admiral Grigorovich escorted six Russia-linked vessels during April, including at least three under economic sanction passing east through the Dover strait, while being watched continuously by four UK ships and helicopters.
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