- Russell Brand denies all charges as he takes the stand at his rape and sex assault trial AP News
- Russell Brand takes the stand at his rape and sexual assault trial CBS News
- Russell Brand says friends abandoned him after 'devastating' sex crime allegations Reuters
- Russell Brand Tells Court He ‘Misused’ His Fame, but Says Sex Was Consensual The New York Times
- Russell Brand Takes Stand in Rape Trial, No One Else Testifying Variety
Iran war’s cost to American taxpayers grows to an estimated $47.1 billion – AP News
- Iran war’s cost to American taxpayers grows to an estimated $47.1 billion AP News
- Iran war costs rise to $47 billion, U.S. military estimates The Washington Post
- Iran War Cost Rises to $47.1 Billion, Pentagon Told Lawmakers The New York Times
- Official Price Tag of Iran War Jumps to $47 Billion as Trump Says It Will End 'Whenever I Want It To' Common Dreams
- Eight months into the conflict, the U.S. war with Iran gets a revised price tag MS NOW
UK budget: Healey accepts smaller fiscal buffer after global shocks hit economy – Reuters
- UK budget: Healey accepts smaller fiscal buffer after global shocks hit economy Reuters
- Chris Mason: Budget felt cautious despite its range of small measures BBC
- UK Treasury offers $130 one-off payment to 20 million households and energy bills relief in face of Iran war shock Fortune
- U.K. Budget Ducks Hard Choices Amid Market Concerns Over Debt WSJ
- The thwarted Budget of a thwarted government Financial Times
‘Noah’s Ark remains’ found burned and buried 30 feet below final resting place: report – New York Post
- ‘Noah’s Ark remains’ found burned and buried 30 feet below final resting place: report New York Post
- ‘Charred Remains’ Found at Boat-Shaped Mound Near Mount Ararat Are Possibly From Noah’s Ark Yahoo
- Charred Wood Recovered from Deep Inside Durupınar Noah's Ark Site, Radar Results Verified at Eastern Turkey Noah's Ark Symposium markets.businessinsider.com
- Researchers searching for Noah's Ark obtain more than 400 samples and announce new results infovaticana
- Can Carbon-14 Tests on the Durupinar Wood Show It Was Noah's Ark? Ancient Origins
US sanctions North Korean network accused of defrauding businesses – Reuters
- US sanctions North Korean network accused of defrauding businesses Reuters
- Treasury sanctions 10 North Koreans and Russians over IT worker fraud scheme CBS News
- U.S. imposes new North Korea sanctions amid stalled diplomatic talks NBC News
- OFAC Designates Facilitators of North Korean IT Worker Schemes Targeting US Businesses TRM Labs
- EU, US, allies urges North Korea to abandon nuclear, missile programs Anadolu Ajansı
Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi given new prison sentence
Charges against him are unclear after return to Iran despite being sentenced last year for ‘propaganda activities’
An Iranian court has handed the award-winning film director Jafar Panahi a new prison sentence of five years and one month and ordered the seizure of all his assets.
The 66-year-old, who won the Palme d’Or at Cannes last year for It Was Just an Accident, was sentenced in absentia, his lawyer, Mostafa Nili, told the Iranian news outlet Emtedad. The court also imposed a two-year travel ban and barred him from using social media for two years, Nili said.
Continue reading...Chris Mason: Budget felt cautious despite its range of small measures – BBC
- Chris Mason: Budget felt cautious despite its range of small measures BBC
- Britain’s defensive budget did little to tackle deeper problems The Economist
- UK government accused of ‘stealth’ £1.5bn rise in business rates Financial Times
- Healey Defends Scale of UK Budget And Warns Hard Decisions Ahead Bloomberg
- Key measures in UK finance minister Healey's first budget Reuters
Houthis strike Yemen’s Aden airport after evacuation warning – Reuters
- Houthis strike Yemen's Aden airport after evacuation warning Reuters
- Iran war updates: Houthis attack Aden, missile debris falls on Mecca Al Jazeera
- Yemen accuses Houthis of firing missiles at camp for displaced people near Aden Vatican News
- Iran-backed Houthis call for immediate evacuation of Yemen’s Aden airport The Times of Israel
- New explosions heard near Yemen's Aden airport Breakingthenews.net
Wannabe travel influencer, 24, dead after truck swept into river on dream vacation – New York Post
- Wannabe travel influencer, 24, dead after truck swept into river on dream vacation New York Post
- Travel Influencer Emma Marie Laurent, 24, Dies After Van Is Swept Away by Rushing River People.com
- Travel influencer, 24, dead after truck swept into river on dream vacation AOL.com
- Travel influencer Emma Marie Laurent dies during dream vacation The Express Tribune
- Travel influencer, 24, drowns after truck she was riding in swept away by swollen river on ‘dream holiday’ The Sun
Watch: At the scene of Spain’s deadly train crash
People have been killed after a Spanish high-speed train collided with another train south of the capital Madrid, making this the country's worst disaster since 2013.
Is Iran moving toward war or peace after Mecca alliance meeting in Tehran? – DW.com
- Is Iran moving toward war or peace after Mecca alliance meeting in Tehran? DW.com
- Saudi defence pact countries push for peace in Tehran as Houthis launch more attacks Reuters
- Flurry of Diplomacy in Iran Amid Reports of U.S. and Israeli Plans to Renew War The New York Times
- Inside story: Will rare gathering in Tehran help avert Iran-US war? Amwaj.media
- Iran hosts Saudi Arabia and regional powers as fears grow of return to war CNN
Wife ‘felt stranger’s hand’ during sex, court told – BBC
Drones strike a container ship off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast and its crew members are rescued – AP News
- Drones strike a container ship off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast and its crew members are rescued AP News
- Greek container ship sinks after drone attack off Bulgaria Reuters
- NATO’s Black Sea nations decry Ukraine war spillover endangering commercial ship traffic Defense News
- ZIM-operated ship sinks in Black Sea after drone strike Globes - Israel Business News
- Containership Struck Off Bulgaria as Ministers Meet to Increase Security The Maritime Executive
Ethiopia says it received Russian Su-35 jets, S-400 air defence systems to follow – Reuters
- Ethiopia says it received Russian Su-35 jets, S-400 air defence systems to follow Reuters
- Ethiopia receives 12 Russian Su-35 jets, plans S-400 acquisition Al Jazeera
- Ethiopia takes delivery of 12 Su-35 Russian fighter jets ahead of schedule as regional tensions rise Business Insider Africa
- Ethiopia Gets 12 Russian Su-35 Fighters, Eyes S-400 Air Defenses TWZ
- Why Ethiopia Is Now Flying Russian Fighter Jets The National Interest
Dutch Zookeeper Dies After Rare Mauling by a Leopard – The New York Times
Dockworkers Worldwide Are About to Strike for Palestine – Jacobin
- Dockworkers Worldwide Are About to Strike for Palestine Jacobin
- Dockworkers at more than 100 ports to strike against arms shipments on Friday Reuters
- Port workers plan action at more than 100 ports Port Technology
- A Global Port Strike Could Freeze $2 Billion in Freight Mother Jones
- TUI P&R: OCTOBER 30 – INTERNATIONAL DAY OF STRUGGLE OF DOCKERS WFTU
Joe Rogan Dramatically Changes His Tune on Trump as Election Looms – The Daily Beast
EU removes mention of ‘associate membership’ from Canada declaration – Euronews.com
- EU removes mention of ‘associate membership’ from Canada declaration Euronews.com
- Canada, European Union officials drop 'associate member' from joint summit declaration Reuters
- EU backs away from offer to Canada to start ‘associate member’ talks The Guardian
- EU dropping associate membership title for its closer alliance with Canada CBC
- Canada and Europe want to reshape the global order. But whose vision will prevail? POLITICO.eu
Budget 2026: £100 energy payment for millions and rise in bank tax as watchdog warns on stalling living standards – as it happened
OBR says that living standards are forecast to rise by just 1% over the whole post-Covid decade
Martin Lewis said that, when he met John Healey this morning, the chancellor said that, having removed standing charges from gas bills, he would also like to get rid of them from electricity bills. Lewis said:
The chancellor said he will be talking to Ofgem about how they get rid of the charge on electricity as well, but that is ‘trickier’ apparently and will take longer.
Continue reading...What we know so far about deadly Spain train crash
More than 500 passengers were on board the trains when the crash occurred in the province of Toledo, south of Madrid.