- Putin’s next gamble could be devastating for Russia The i Paper
- Putin Denies a Draft Is Coming, but Some Russian Men Are Taking No Chances The New York Times
- Putin, war leader and election campaign chief, prepares Russia for military escalation Le Monde.fr
- Russia may force more men to fight in Ukraine as military faces heavy losses PBS
- Putin denies fresh mobilization campaign in Ukraine war dw.com
Niger military accuses France of orchestrating failed mutiny: What to know
French officials deny involvement, but tensions between the two countries remain high.
China prepares £40bn stimulus for financial sector amid fears over sluggish growth
Beijing wants banks and insurers to bolster investment in stock market as it helps to replenish cash reserves
China will inject $54bn (£40bn) into its financial sector as Beijing attempts to shore up banks and insurers in the face of faltering economic growth.
A host of financial institutions said they were due to receive billions of yuan in capital from state institutions including the ministry of finance and even the company that runs the country’s tobacco monopoly.
Continue reading...Greens criticise Labor after former IDF officer’s ‘reprehensible’ comments on Zomi Frankcom strike
Greens defence spokesman says ‘words are just distractions’ until government takes action
‘Guilt by association’: why seven international aid workers were killed in Israeli airstrike
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The Greens have criticised inflammatory statements from the former Israel Defense Forces officer who ordered the attack which killed Zomi Frankcom, accusing the Albanese government of weakness over its failure to halt military exports and impose new sanctions.
Australian aid worker Frankcom and six of her colleagues were killed in 2024 while bringing food to the people of Gaza. Former IDF reserve colonel Nochi Mendel has said he would do “exactly the same thing” again and that those killed in the World Central Kitchen (WCK) humanitarian convoy in Gaza were “not innocent”.
Continue reading...Volcanic eruption halts flights at Jakarta and seven other Indonesian airports
Ash cloud from Anak Krakatau affects hundreds of flights and some school and fishing activities
Indonesia halted operations at eight airports on Sunday, including from its main international hub, affecting hundreds of flights as a result of an ash cloud from the Anak Krakatau volcano.
Saturday’s eruption, which produced lava and booming sounds that were heard up to 435 miles (700km) away, according to Indonesia’s geology agency, also interrupted some school activities and fishing. Two more eruptions were recorded on Sunday.
Continue reading...Black-clad Dover vigilantes will return if police do not act, say campaigners
Far-right linked group able to mobilise at scale due to police ‘inaction’, says founder of Hope Not Hate
The group of masked, black-clad vigilantes who blockaded roads in Dover could repeat the disruption unless police step up efforts to stop them, politicians and campaigners have said.
Responsibility for the demonstration has been claimed by Patriot Platform, an anti-immigration group with links to the far right, which styles itself as having a “fierce love for our homeland”.
Continue reading...How significant are the Yemeni government’s military gains against Houthis? – Al Jazeera
- How significant are the Yemeni government’s military gains against Houthis? Al Jazeera
- Civilians among at least 60 killed in Yemen as ground fighting escalates The Guardian
- Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of air raids, missile strikes timesofisrael.com
- Yemen: Fighting intensifies amid Houthi push in the west dw.com
- Yemen’s Houthis Push Toward Red Sea Strait as Ground Fighting Escalates The New York Times
Angry locals block famous beach as mass tourism protests escalate at vacation hot spot – foxnews.com
- Angry locals block famous beach as mass tourism protests escalate at vacation hot spot foxnews.com
- ‘The island is not for sale’: Ibiza locals take over beach in overtourism protest KTSA
- ‘Everywhere you look, tourists’: Ibiza locals protest overtourism Ynetnews
- Hundreds flood popular Ibiza beach in protest against tourists the-sun.com
- Anti-tourism activists descend on ‘overcrowded’ beach at iconic vacation destination for partygoers New York Post
The invasion of Ceuta has driven Spain to breaking point – spiked-online.com
- The invasion of Ceuta has driven Spain to breaking point spiked-online.com
- Tens of thousands flood streets to protest Spain border crisis foxnews.com
- Spanish Leader Says 5,000 Migrants Are Still in Ceuta, Weeks After Border Surge The New York Times
- Protests in Spain against government's handling of Ceuta migrant crisis BBC
- A month after migrants surged into Ceuta, thousands of kids are still stranded on the streets CBC
Egyptian TV presenter Sarah Khalifa sentenced to death in drug case – France 24
- Egyptian TV presenter Sarah Khalifa sentenced to death in drug case France 24
- Sarah Khalifa: Egyptian TV presenter sentenced to death on drug charges cnn.com
- Popular Egyptian TV presenter to appeal drug-related death sentence Euronews.com
- TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case BBC
- Egyptian TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death for drug crime The Guardian
Italian Woman Dies After Ex-Boyfriend Allegedly Throws Her and Himself From Bridge – TMZ
- Italian Woman Dies After Ex-Boyfriend Allegedly Throws Her and Himself From Bridge TMZ
- Woman, 45, killed in Florence in seventh alleged femicide in Italy since mid-August The Guardian
- Dumped boyfriend allegedly hurled his kidnapped ex off 131-foot bridge in horrific murder-suicide New York Post
- A City Gathers to Honor Lorena Isceri Il Mattino
- Violence against women: politicians respond to the call for unity from Lorena Isceri’s father Il Sole 24 ORE
At flood-destroyed border, China teams scour ruins of once-busy port – Reuters
- At flood-destroyed border, China teams scour ruins of once-busy port Reuters
- On the ground in China’s wiped-out border zone, the fate of hundreds is still unknown CNN
- Nepal floods: The remote Nepal-China border crossing at the heart of a Himalayan tragedy BBC
- Junior Chinese customs officer killed in mudslide just 4 days into job deeply moves public scmp.com
- Nepal’s Floods Upset Its China-India Balancing Act The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine
Iran war likely to drag on for another six months, ex-US defense secretary warns
Leon Panetta tells Guardian US is risking ‘forever war’ and says Pentagon ‘turmoil’ sending message of weakness
Donald Trump’s war with Iran is likely to drag on for another six months, Leon Panetta, the former US defense secretary, has warned, as the US president struggles to find his way out of the controversial conflict.
Panetta declared in an interview that the war with Iran – launched by Trump over six months ago – risks becoming another “forever war in the Middle East”, with no clear end in sight.
Continue reading...No bailouts for Jaguar Land Rover amid reports of thousands of job cuts, says minister
Carmaker, which is battling Trump tariffs and Chinese competitors, faces talks with union leaders and government
The government has signalled that it will not invest taxpayers’ money to limit job losses at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), after it emerged that the UK’s biggest carmaker is planning up to 4,000 redundancies.
Before crunch talks on Tuesday between JLR, union leaders and government officials, the business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, said it was not his job to “intervene and run businesses”.
Continue reading...German startup sends first commercial rocket into space from Europe
Isar Aerospace plans rapid expansion amid race to capitalise on expanding satellite-launch market
A German startup has launched the first commercial rocket to reach orbit from continental Europe, a milestone for Europe’s efforts to secure independent access to space.
Isar Aerospace said on Sunday that it would rapidly expand satellite deployments after the first orbital launch of its uncrewed Spectrum rocket from Arctic Norway, marking a breakthrough for a region where several countries are seeking a foothold in the fast-growing market for satellite launches.
Continue reading...Inside the Battle to Save One Pioneering General From Hegseth’s Purge – The New York Times
Inside the Battle to Save One Pioneering General From Hegseth’s Purge The New York Times
Nepali woman found alive days after family began mourning rites – Reuters
Undercover report on donations ‘looks bad’ for Reform, admits Nigel Farage – as it happened
The Reform UK leader is under pressure after senior aides appeared to plot how to bypass electoral laws on foreign donations
Sagal Abdi-Wali arrived in Camden as a child refugee from Somalia. She has worked for more than a decade as a volunteer and trustee for local charities and is a governor of two schools in the borough, according to Labour.
She was first elected as a councillor in 2022 and became the leader of the council in May, when she said: “Camden has been my home for 35 years. It is the place that gave my family sanctuary, that welcomed us, and that has shaped so much of who I am, what I stand for and what inspired my commitment to public service and to working for the community that welcomed us.”
Continue reading...Indonesia cancels flights at Jakarta airport and others as Anak Krakatau volcano erupts – apnews.com
- Indonesia cancels flights at Jakarta airport and others as Anak Krakatau volcano erupts apnews.com
- Indonesia cancels flights as Anak Krakatau volcano erupts nbcnews.com
- Volcano eruption triggers flight suspensions at Indonesia's main airport BBC
- Volcanic ash cloud halts flights at five Indonesian airports, including Jakarta’s The Guardian
- Indonesia volcano eruption cancels hundreds of flights in major airport hub CBS News
At least 25 killed in bus crash on Cape Verde’s Fogo island, agency says – Reuters
- At least 25 killed in bus crash on Cape Verde's Fogo island, agency says Reuters
- At least 25 people dead in a bus crash in Cape Verde's Fogo Island, officials and media say ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- At least 25 people, mostly 'young and teenagers,' dead in Cape Verde bus crash kare11.com
- At least 25 dead after bus plunges into steep ravine on Cape Verde island Sky News
- At Least 25 Dead, Multiple Others Injured After School Bus Plummets 100 Feet Into Rocky Ravine During Field Trip People.com