Björn Andrésen, Swedish actor who starred in Death in Venice, dies aged 70

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Actor who also starred in Midsommar and became a musician was nicknamed ‘the most beautiful boy in the world’ – a title he struggled with all his life

Björn Andrésen, the Swedish actor best known for his breakout role in the 1971 film Death in Venice, has died aged 70.

At 15, Andrésen was cast in Italian director Luchino Visconti’s Death in Venice, based on Thomas Mann’s novella, in which he played Tadzio, a beautiful boy with whom an older man, played by Dirk Bogarde, becomes obsessed.

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Bear attack survival tips released in Japan as encounters surge

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Governor of one prefecture says he is considering asking the military for help to tackle increasing attacks amid thousands-strong bear population

Knowing what to do in the event of a close encounter with a bear was once a concern only for hikers and foragers in Japan. Now, however, people in populated areas are being urged to learn how to protect themselves following a spate of attacks, as the animals leave their natural habitats in search of food.

Bear encounters are generating almost daily headlines. In the past week in Akita prefecture, the animals attacked a jogger and a walker in built-up areas, while another terrorised four people before holing up inside a nearby house. None of the victims was seriously injured.

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Javier Milei hails ‘tipping point’ as his far-right party wins Argentina’s midterm elections

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The result falls short of giving Milei a congressional majority but has been widely described as surprising by Argentinian analysts

The party of Argentina’s far-right president, Javier Milei, has won Sunday’s midterm elections after a campaign in which US president Donald Trump announced a $40bn bailout for the country and made continued aid conditional on the victory of his Argentinian counterpart.

With more than 95% of ballots counted, Milei’s party, La Libertad Avanza, won 40.84% of the nationwide vote in an election widely seen as a de facto referendum on the self-styled anarcho-capitalist’s nearly two years in power.

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Israel reported to know location of 9 out of 13 deceased hostages still held in Gaza – The Times of Israel

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  1. Israel reported to know location of 9 out of 13 deceased hostages still held in Gaza  The Times of Israel
  2. Egypt and Red Cross join search for hostage bodies in Gaza  BBC
  3. Israel-Gaza live updates: Search continues for bodies of missing hostages  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  4. Egypt Aids Search for Bodies of Dead Captives in Gaza  The New York Times
  5. Hamas expands search for hostages’ bodies in Gaza as Egypt joins effort  Politico
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Hurricane Melissa Set To Turn North In Catastrophic Multi-Day Flood, Wind Damage Event In Jamaica, Haiti – The Weather Channel

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  1. Hurricane Melissa Set To Turn North In Catastrophic Multi-Day Flood, Wind Damage Event In Jamaica, Haiti  The Weather Channel
  2. Weather tracker: Jamaica braces for its most powerful hurricane as Melissa nears category 5  The Guardian
  3. Hurricane Melissa roars toward Jamaica as a Category 4 storm as island prepares for landfall  The Hill
  4. Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba  NPR
  5. Why Melissa’s intensification en route to Jamaica is so extraordinary  The Washington Post
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Trump Visit Spurs Hopes for Least-Loved Emerging Market Bloc – Bloomberg.com

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  1. Trump Visit Spurs Hopes for Least-Loved Emerging Market Bloc  Bloomberg.com
  2. Trump to arrive in Japan for next stop on Asian diplomacy tour  CNN
  3. Live updates: Trump heads to Japan as a US-China trade deal draws closer  AP News
  4. Trump dances with Malaysian performers as he kicks off Asia tour in lively fashion  Fox News
  5. The Effort to Court Trump Abroad: Deals, Flattery and Jet Fighters  The Wall Street Journal
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Radiohead’s Thom Yorke says he would ‘absolutely not’ play in Israel now

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Singer says he will not perform in Israel while Benjamin Netanyahu remains in power, eight years after Radiohead defied criticism to perform in Tel Aviv

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has said he would not now perform in Israel, eight years after the band defied pro-Palestinian activists to play a show in Tel Aviv.

“Absolutely not. I wouldn’t want to be 5,000 miles anywhere near the Netanyahu regime,” he told the Sunday Times magazine, referring to prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.

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NHS leaders warn of longer waiting times if demand for extra £3bn not met

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Key Labour pledge under threat as health service faces costs from redundancies, strikes and rising drug prices

NHS bosses are seeking an emergency injection of £3bn to cover unexpected costs and have warned ministers that without it patients will wait longer for treatment and hospitals will start rationing care.

Their move presents a fresh problem for Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, as she tries to find ways to fill an estimated £30bn hole in the nation’s finances in her budget next month.

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Over 1,200 health leaders call for swift passage of UK tobacco and vapes bill

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Experts publish letter as peers prepare to scrutinise draft legislation six months after its second Commons reading

More than 1,200 public health leaders have called for the tobacco and vapes bill to be passed swiftly through parliament to “protect future generations”.

They said in a cross-party letter that the “gamechanging” measures outlined were “far too important to let it slip off the agenda”.

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Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55%

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Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour

The number of reports by nurses of racist incidents at work has risen by 55% over three years, according to analysis by the nursing union.

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) expects to receive more than 1,000 calls this year from nurses seeking advice and support after racist incidents in the workplace, compared with almost 700 cases in 2022.

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Brazil and Peru are failing uncontacted peoples – and the Amazon’s future is at stake – The Guardian

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  1. Brazil and Peru are failing uncontacted peoples – and the Amazon’s future is at stake  The Guardian
  2. Influencers put isolated indigenous groups at risk for YouTube views  The Times
  3. Richard Gere to launch Survival International report on uncontacted tribes  Media India Group
  4. Amazon Uncontacted Tribes Explainer  The Batesville Daily Guard
  5. What to know about uncontacted Indigenous peoples and efforts to protect them  thederrick.com
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El-Fasher: Rebel group claims capture of key city in Sudan – BBC

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  1. El-Fasher: Rebel group claims capture of key city in Sudan  BBC
  2. Battle for Sudan’s el-Fasher intensifies as RSF claims seizing army HQ  Al Jazeera
  3. Sudanese Paramilitaries Claim Control of Key Army Garrison in Darfur  The New York Times
  4. Sudanese paramilitary enters army’s last stronghold in Darfur  The Washington Post
  5. UN alarmed by ‘terrifying’ situation in Sudan’s El Fasher, calls for immediate ceasefire  UN News
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US Boeing workers continue midwest strike after rejecting latest contract offer

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Nearly three-month strike includes 3,200 machinists at plants where military aircraft and weapons are developed

Boeing workers at three midwest plants where military aircraft and weapons are developed voted Sunday to reject the company’s latest contract offer and to continue a strike that started almost three months ago.

The strike by about 3,200 machinists at the plants in Mascoutah, Illinois, and the Missouri cities of St Louis and St Charles is smaller in scale than a walkout last year by 33,000 Boeing workers who assemble commercial jetliners but threatens to complicate the aerospace company’s progress in regaining its financial footing.

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Louvre heist leaves a cultural wound — and may turn French crown jewels into legend – AP News

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  1. Louvre heist leaves a cultural wound — and may turn French crown jewels into legend  AP News
  2. Suspects arrested over brazen jewel theft from Paris’ Louvre museum  CNN
  3. Suspects in Louvre Jewelry Heist Arrested, French Authorities Say  The New York Times
  4. French police arrest 2 Louvre jewel heist suspects amid manhunt  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  5. Seven Heist Movies for Your Weekend  The Atlantic
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US airports report over 20 air traffic controller shortage incidents in one day

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Transportation secretary says figure is ‘one of the highest we’ve seen’ since 1 October as shutdown drags on

US airports have reported more than 20 incidents of air traffic controller shortages on Saturday, said Sean Duffy, transportation secretary, in the latest sign of the government shutdown’s impact.

A ground stop was issued by the agency at Los Angeles international airport due to the air traffic controller staffing shortages at around 11.30am ET (15.30 GMT). The restriction covered most of the southern California region and delays are likely when flights resume.

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