US aims to raise $20bn ‘facility’ to support Argentina’s struggling economy
The additional boost, which comes on top of a $20bn currency swap, comes shortly before Argentina's midterm elections.
Rachel Reeves says higher taxes on wealthy ‘part of the story’ for November budget
Exclusive: Chancellor hints at rises and calls out past ‘scaremongering’ over VAT on private schools and changes to non-doms
Rachel Reeves has said higher taxes on the UK’s wealthy will form part of next month’s budget, as she shrugged off the “scaremongering” and “bleating” of her critics, and stressed her determination to repair the public finances.
Speaking in Washington, where she is attending the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the chancellor told the Guardian there “won’t be a return to austerity” and hinted at tax increases for the most well-off.
Continue reading...PPE firm linked to Michelle Mone misses deadline to repay £122m
Firm was ordered by high court to return sum paid by DHSC for unusable surgical gowns by 4pm on Wednesday
A company linked to the former Conservative peer Michelle Mone has failed to pay the government any of the £122m ordered by a high court judgment for supplying unusable personal protective equipment during the Covid pandemic.
Mrs Justice Cockerill ruled that PPE Medpro must, by a deadline of 4pm on 15 October, return the money it was paid by the Department of Health and Social Care for 25m sterile surgical gowns under a contract awarded in June 2020.
Continue reading...EU, Spain reject Trump’s US tariff threats over NATO spending
Spain argues NATO funding should address real threats, not arbitrary targets, amidst Trump’s tariff retaliation plans.
Hegseth tells NATO Ukraine ‘firepower’ is coming amid Tomahawk missiles speculation – NBC News
- Hegseth tells NATO Ukraine 'firepower' is coming amid Tomahawk missiles speculation NBC News
- Pressure mounts on NATO allies to go all-in on Trump arms scheme for Ukraine politico.eu
- ‘Firepower’ coming for Ukraine, Hegseth says, but Tomahawks not on agenda at NATO meeting CNN
- Hegseth warns of ‘costs on Russia’ in latest sign of shifting US stance Politico
- NATO's newest members offer to buy more US arms for Ukraine as Western backing declines ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Starmer only read China spy witness statements this morning, No 10 says, as Cleverly accuses PM of misquoting him – as it happened
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Lindsay Hoyle starts by telling MPs that speakers from the parliaments in Fiji and Ukraine are in the gallery. And he says it is four years to the day since David Amess was murdered.
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Continue reading...Raila Odinga: The symbol and symptom of Kenya’s political tragedy
From hero to compromised insider, his life told the story of a nation undone by the very system it created.
Gaza needs massive boost in emergency aid after ceasefire, UN relief chief says – Reuters
‘Worse than starting from scratch’: How big is the task of rebuilding Gaza?
BBC Verify investigates the damage done by two years of war, which could take $70bn and decades to repair.
‘Worse than starting from scratch’: How big is the task of rebuilding Gaza?
BBC Verify investigates the damage done by two years of war, which could take $70bn and decades to repair.
Denial and amnesia: Is the global community ready to welcome Israel back?
Analysts express concern over the rehabilitation of Israel, even as it says it has done no wrong.
South Korea Targets Cambodia’s Scam Industry After Kidnappings, Torture and a Death – The New York Times
- South Korea Targets Cambodia’s Scam Industry After Kidnappings, Torture and a Death The New York Times
- South Korea bans travel to parts of Cambodia amid deepening scam crisis that has left 80 missing The Guardian
- Around 1,000 Koreans involved in Cambodian scam rings: Seoul The Korea Times
- Cambodia Voice Phishing Gangs Kidnap, Torture South Koreans 조선일보
- South Korea bans travel to notorious scam complex zones in Cambodia South China Morning Post
Deadly car explosion outside Ecuador mall sparks investigation
A car exploded outside a shopping mall in Ecuador’s largest city Guayaquil, killing at least one person.
Palestinian journalist cries over ruins of destroyed home
A Palestinian journalist broke down into tears as he returned to northern Gaza to find his family home destroyed.
Pakistan and Afghanistan announce ceasefire after deadliest clashes in years – AP News
- Pakistan and Afghanistan announce ceasefire after deadliest clashes in years AP News
- Afghan Taliban and Pakistan agree short truce after deadly clashes BBC
- News Wrap: Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to a 48-hour ceasefire after days of clashes PBS
- New violence on Pakistan-Afghan border kills more than a dozen civilians and troops NBC News
- Video: Afghan Taliban Drone Drops Bomb On Pak Outpost NDTV
Ukraine war ‘will end on Trump’s watch’, US tells NATO
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told NATO members that the Ukraine war ‘will end on President Trump’s watch'.
Photos show polar bears making themselves at home at abandoned Russian research station – CBS News
- Photos show polar bears making themselves at home at abandoned Russian research station CBS News
- This one isn’t AI. Video shows polar bears crashing a research station. The Washington Post
- Photos show polar bears chilling at home in abandoned Russian research station AP News
- Stunning PHOTOS: Polar bears chill at abandoned research station FOX 8 News
- Polar Bears Take Over Russian Research Station, Turn Abandoned Buildings into an 'Interesting Neighborhood' People.com
War crimes alert as food runs out in besieged Sudan city
Evidence of the intentional targeting of civilians in el-Fasher amounts to war crimes, researchers say.
Apple to increase Chinese investments amid US-China trade tension
Apple’s announcement comes amid increased pressure between Washington and Beijing as new tariffs loom.
Canadian man fined for submitting AI hallucinations as part of legal defense
Jean Laprade ordered to pay $3,500 in legal saga of ‘hijacked planes’, Interpol red alerts and ‘inappropriate use’ of AI
A Quebec man has been ordered to pay C$5,000 (US$3,562) for submitting artificial intelligence hallucinations as part of his legal defense, a move the judge warned was “highly reprehensible” and threatened to undermine integrity in the legal system.
Justice Luc Morin of Quebec superior court levied the fine on Jean Laprade in a decision released on 1 October, capping a legal saga the judge said “contains several elements worthy of a successful movie script”, including a “hijacked plane passing through several complacent airports”, Interpol red alerts and the “inappropriate use of artificial intelligence” by Laprade.
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