- Trump Backs New Iran Talks but It’s Unclear What He Hopes to Achieve This Time The New York Times
- Trump says US and Tehran having 'good talks' as drones hit Iran's neighbours Reuters
- Iran war updates: Trump says US in talks with Iran, hopes for ‘good things’ Al Jazeera
- Trump to Axios: I'm ready for "strong military action" if Iran talks fail Axios
- Live updates: Trump and Iran send conflicting messages on talks CNN
Zidane confirmed as France head coach
Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has been confirmed as the head coach of the France national team.
Zidane confirmed as France head coach
Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has been confirmed as the head coach of the France national team.
Zoo staff rescue near-extinct snails from remote rock
Just 21 Madeiran land snails were found clinging to a rock on Portugal's Bugio Island, say conservationists.
Why Netanyahu’s visit with Trump at the White House is high-stakes
The meeting comes amid signs of friction between the two leaders and decreasing public support for Israel in the US.
Ariana Grande sues hackers who leaked music and videos
The pop star is suing to discover the identity of hackers who obtained unreleased photos and songs.
India’s Cockroach movement threatens to restart protests after mass student arrests
Cockroach Janta party says government has broken promise, with detentions in Delhi, Assam, West Bengal and Bihar
India’s youth-led “Cockroach” movement, whose nationwide protests forced the resignation of the education minister, has accused the government of backtracking on its promise not to act against student protesters and has threatened to restart demonstrations.
The Cockroach Janta party (CJP), which organised mass protests over exam paper leaks and other irregularities, said it had received reports of hundreds of students being detained or “harassed” by police.
Continue reading...Almost 400 Ukrainian drones attack Moscow and Moscow region – Meduza
- Almost 400 Ukrainian drones attack Moscow and Moscow region Meduza
- Kremlin says the government is monitoring situation with Wildberries retailer after Ukrainian attacks Reuters
- ‘Russia opened Pandora’s box first, and now it’s paying for it’: Are Wildberries warehouses legitimate targets? Meduza readers weigh in on Ukraine’s strikes. Meduza
- Ukraine strikes on Russia’s ‘Amazon’ warehouses bring war closer to ordinary people The Guardian
- Hundreds of Ukrainian Drones Target Moscow in Overnight Blitz The Moscow Times
Gunman fired at US consulate in Toronto, second time building was shot at this year – Fox News
- Gunman fired at US consulate in Toronto, second time building was shot at this year Fox News
- U.S. Consulate fired upon for 2nd time this year, police seek suspect vehicle CBC
- Toronto police descend on U.S. Consulate after shooting outside it Global News
- Shots Fired Outside U.S. Consulate in Canada for Second Time This Year The New York Times
- Police investigate shooting at U.S. Consulate in Toronto NBC News
About 900,000 Origin Energy customers affected by hack as company admits it was warned weeks before public told
Chief executive, Frank Calabria, apologises and advises customers to look out for suspicious activity amid heightened scam risk
Origin Energy has admitted it was warned of the hack that accessed 900,000 current and former customers’ personal data three weeks before it first made the data breach public.
Australia’s largest energy retailer said a “significant” proportion of the 900,000 had been former customers, with those affected to be notified in the coming days.
Continue reading...Ben Carroll announces royal commission into construction sector as first act as new premier of Victoria
Jacinta Allan steps down from top job before expected spill, saying her deputy has her ‘unqualified support’
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Ben Carroll has been sworn in as the premier of Victoria after Jacinta Allan resigned, with his first act as leader to announce a royal commission into alleged corruption in the construction sector.
Carroll’s elevation comes just four months before the state election and follows a tumultuous 48 hours for Labor, during which Allan resigned and a surprise challenger emerged in the leadership contest.
Continue reading...Confronting gang members at the heart of Ecuador’s drug battle
Orla Guerin speaks to a gang leader about violence, drugs and infiltrating the police.
The cocaine superhighway from Ecuador to Europe – the BBC reports on gangs and the police fightback
The BBC goes on patrol with Ecuador's police, who are grappling with a huge surge in drug crime.
The cocaine superhighway from Ecuador to Europe – the BBC reports on gangs and the police fightback
The BBC goes on patrol with Ecuador's police, who are grappling with a huge surge in drug crime.
The cocaine superhighway from Ecuador to Europe – the BBC reports on gangs and the police fightback
The BBC goes on patrol with Ecuador's police, who are grappling with a huge surge in drug crime.
Blow to NHS as Royal Mail raises prices for bulk users by a third
Average 25% increase for letters such as marketing, bills and medical appointment notices from 5 October
Royal Mail will increase the price of its wholesale postal service by as much as a third, in a multimillion-pound blow to the NHS and other large organisations.
The postal company has warned customers who use its wholesale postal service for mail including marketing letters, household bills and medical appointment notices that it is raising prices by an average of 25% from 5 October.
Continue reading...World-class Jodrell Bank is under threat and UK risks a physics brain drain
Funding crisis could lead to an exodus that would be a blow for British science and national growth
On a chilly day in December 1945, Bernard Lovell, a physicist at the University of Manchester, struck out for the Cheshire countryside to study cosmic rays, the streams of high-energy particles that crisscross the universe. Peering at the signals from his army surplus radar, he made an unexpected discovery: radio reflections from the ionised trails of shooting stars.
The work marked the birth of radio astronomy at Jodrell Bank. A year later, engineers at the site mounted a radar on the base of a searchlight, providing sweeping access to speeding meteors. When Sputnik launched in 1957, they had just completed the Lovell telescope, the largest radio telescope in the world, the only one capable of tracking the Soviet satellite.
Continue reading...Cottage pie and glass of red, anyone? Britons shun salad despite heat in ‘reverse comfort eating’
Nostalgic foods like toad-in-the-hole also in demand at Waitrose as people pivot towards familiarity amid climatic and political upheaval
Forget a crisp salad and glass of chilled rosé. Enervated Britons are seemingly more likely to crave a rich cottage pie and a robust red in heatwaves.
In a trend termed “reverse comfort eating”, Waitrose’s cottage pie sales have soared 110% in the last month and South African red wine is up 68% compared with the same period last year. The surprise spike in demand for winter comfort foods also includes retro chicken, bacon and leek pie (up 41%), chicken korma (up 67%) and chicken and ham gratin (68%).
Continue reading...Hong Kong activist allowed to stay in UK after deportation threat
Wu was detained for hours at London's Heathrow Airport last week and refused entry, he told the BBC.
Train drivers in Great Britain consider strike action over lack of toilets
Unions say basic needs still not being met a year after regulator told operators to improve facilities
Train drivers are considering strike action over a lack of toilets, with unions saying basic needs are still not addressed a year after the rail regulator told operators to provide more facilities and breaks.
Aslef said it was “putting the industry on notice”. The train drivers’ union added that companies had failed to deliver adequate toilets and reduce maximum driving times without a toilet break.
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