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Bowen: Year of killing and broken assumptions has taken Middle East to edge of deeper, wider war
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Twelve months on from the 7 October attacks which led to Israel's war in Gaza, our international editor says the region is on the edge of something even worse.

'I felt like my heart was going to explode': Beirut reels from heaviest night of strikes
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

A doctor tells the BBC of the moment she found out her clinic was next to an Israeli target building.

Russian opposition activist killed fighting for Ukraine
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Ildar Dadin was killed when his battalion came under Russian artillery fire in north-eastern Ukraine.

New Zealand loses first naval ship to sea since WW2
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

The HMNZS Manawanui ran aground while surveying a reef off the coast of Samoa before sinking.

Rwanda starts vaccine trials against deadly Marburg virus
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

The health ministry says there are at least 46 cases in the east African country.

Some on-air claims about Dominion Voting Systems were false, Fox News acknowledges in statement after deal is announced
Posted on Wednesday April 19, 2023

Dominion still has pending lawsuits against election deniers such as Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell
Posted on Thursday January 01, 1970

Here are the 20 specific Fox broadcasts and tweets Dominion says were defamatory
Posted on Monday April 17, 2023

• Fox-Dominion trial delay 'is not unusual,' judge says • Fox News' defamation battle isn't stopping Trump's election lies

Judge in Fox News-Dominion defamation trial: 'The parties have resolved their case'
Posted on Wednesday April 19, 2023

The judge just announced in court that a settlement has been reached in the historic defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems.

'Difficult to say with a straight face': Tapper reacts to Fox News' statement on settlement
Posted on Tuesday April 18, 2023

A settlement has been reached in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation case against Fox News, the judge for the case announced. The network will pay more than $787 million to Dominion, a lawyer for the company said.

Boys, 12 and 13, arrested in attack on former NY Gov. David Paterson and stepson
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Two boys, ages 12 and 13, have been arrested and charged in a street attack last week on former New York Gov. David Paterson and his 20-year-old stepson.

Frontier Airlines jet appears to catch on fire while landing at Las Vegas airport
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

The aircraft landed safely and all passengers and crew were evacuated.

Wounded Southern California police officer shoots and kills man during 'unprovoked' knife attack
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Police in Southern California say an officer has fatally shot a man who wounded him with a knife outside a city police headquarters in what authorities called an unprovoked attack

British leader Starmer's chief of staff quits over reports about salary
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff has quit, citing concerns that growing news reports about her role “risked becoming a distraction to the government.”

Saudi Arabia bids for UN human rights spot, as it breaks annual execution record
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Saudi Arabia is seeking a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council hoping to reverse its 2020 failure to win a spot on the 47-seat body.

WWE star Drew McIntyre reveals massive laceration on head after bloody Hell in a Cell match
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

CM Punk defeated Drew McIntyre in their Hell in a Cell match on Saturday night at Bad Blood. McIntyre needed staples in his head afterward.

Kourtney Kardashian catches parenting police wrath for 'tacky' Halloween decorations: 'Kids can see those'
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Kourtney Kardashian's Halloween decor caused shock waves online with social media users blasting the reality star for her questionable use of lawn decorations.

Bears-Panthers fight leads to ejections in Chicago's blowout win
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

The Chicago Bears defeated the Carolina Panthers on Sunday but a late-game fight was what caught immediate attention. Chicago won the game 36-14.

Madonna honors difficult bond with late brother in touching tribute: 'We always found each other again'
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Madonna shared a touching tribute to her late brother, Christopher, who died Friday, recalling their enduring bond through ups and downs.

Andrea Mitchell says Kamala Harris has a 'big problem' connecting to 'Black men,' who don't take her seriously
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

NBC's Andrea Mitchell explains that misogyny is the reason Vice President Kamala Harris is struggling to resonate with Black male voters on 'Meet the Press.'

Trump’s Rambling Speeches Reinforce Question of Age
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

With the passage of time, the 78-year-old former president’s speeches have grown darker, harsher, longer, angrier, less focused, more profane and increasingly fixated on the past, according to a review of his public appearances over the years.

In Talking About ‘Freedom,’ Harris Hopes She Has a Winning Message on Guns
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

The vice president is talking about firearms in a new way for a Democrat — by co-opting the language of Republicans.

Israel Steps Up Attacks in Gaza and Lebanon Ahead of Oct. 7 Anniversary
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Israel appeared to label much of northern Gaza as an evacuation zone and in Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes targeted Hezbollah strongholds, as the region also braced for Israel to hit back at Iran.

How the Push to Avert a Broader War in Lebanon Fell Apart
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Diplomats thought both Israel and Hezbollah supported a call for a temporary cease-fire. Then Israel killed Hezbollah’s leader.

Israel Was Ready for a War With Hezbollah. Ending It Will Be Harder.
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Lessons learned from a 2006 invasion of Lebanon have guided Israel in its current one. Security experts say a political deal is needed to restore calm.

Posted on Thursday January 01, 1970

10/6: Face the Nation
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," as the world prepares to mark one year since the Hamas attack on Israel, Margaret Brennan speaks to UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell. Plus, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina joins.

Maps show forecast path of Hurricane Milton toward Florida
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Forecasters predict Hurricane Milton will make landfall around the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday, bringing with it upwards of 120 mph winds.

Turner: All candidates should "deescalate" after assassination attempts
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Rep. Mike Turner, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, responded to former President Donald Trump implying Democrats were behind the attempts on his life.

Biden sends more troops to North Carolina for Hurricane Helene response
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage from Florida into the Appalachian mountains and killed more than 225 people across multiple states.

U.S., U.K. climbers stranded on Himalayan mountains rescued
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Michelle Dvorak, 31, and Fay Manners, 37, went missing on Thursday after their equipment and food tumbled down a ravine while trekking up India's Chaukhamba mountain.

Democracy campaigners criticise President Saied as polls close in Tunisia
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Leader of north African country expected to win second term after jailing opponents and changing constitution

Polls have closed in Tunisia’s presidential election as the president, Kais Saied, seeks a second term, while his most prominent critics are in prison and after his main rival was jailed suddenly last month.

Observers see the election, which Saied is expected to win, as a closing chapter in Tunisia’s experiment with democracy.

Mpox vaccination begins in DRC after 859 die this year
Posted on Saturday October 05, 2024

World Health Organization declared outbreak in central and east Africa a global emergency two months ago

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have begun vaccination against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread to several countries was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization.

Some of the 265,000 doses donated to the DRC by the EU and the US were administered in the eastern city of Goma in North Kivu province, where hospitals and health workers have been overstretched, struggling to contain the new and possibly more infectious strain of mpox.

Arab spring dreams in ruins as Tunisia goes to polls against backdrop of repression
Posted on Saturday October 05, 2024

Critics of incumbent Kais Saied say he has increasingly bent the country’s institutions to his will

Tunisia will hold a presidential election on Sunday against the backdrop of a crackdown on dissent and human rights violations committed against undocumented migrants seeking to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.

The incumbent, Kais Saied, whose most prominent critics are behind bars, is expected to sail to an easy win after a campaign with few rallies and public debates, marking a significant step back for a country that long prided itself as the birthplace of the Arab spring uprisings of 2011.

Starmer defends UK ceding control of Chagos Islands amid Tory criticism
Posted on Friday October 04, 2024

PM says deal has secured future of US-UK military base as Conservative leadership hopefuls play blame game

Keir Starmer has defended giving up UK control of the Chagos Islands, as the decision has descended into a political blame game among Conservative leadership candidates.

The prime minister said the agreement with Mauritius over the islands would secure the long-term future of a joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia, which he deemed as the “single most important thing”.

More than 100 people missing after being forced off boats in Djibouti
Posted on Friday October 04, 2024

Nearly 50 people dead and 108 unaccounted for after smugglers apparently force passengers into the water

More than 100 people are still missing after smugglers apparently forced migrants to leave their boats and swim in the Red Sea off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration has said.

Forty-eight people have so far been confirmed dead after the incident on Monday, which involved two boats that had left Yemen for Djibouti with a total of 310 people onboard, said Frantz Celestin, a regional director at the UN agency. “Unfortunately, we have yet to account for about 108 of the migrants,” he said.

Israeli strike on Gaza mosque kills 19 as conflict widens in Lebanon
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

As the expanding Mideast war nears a one-year milestone, Israel launched targeted strikes in Lebanon overnight, where the conflict pushed further north.

A strike on a mosque kills 19 as Israel bombards northern Gaza and southern Beirut
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

An Israeli airstrike hit a mosque in central Gaza early Sunday. Israeli planes also lit up the skyline across the southern suburbs of Beirut, striking what the military said were Hezbollah targets.

Pope names 21 new cardinals, increasing pool who will one day elect his successor
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals who will one day elect his successor.

'I’m so grateful to these people.' Latino workers in storm-hit Tennessee feel isolated but hopeful
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

There are barriers preventing many Latino farm workers in northeastern Tennessee from trying to get help, but the extended Latino community is bringing the help to them.

Margaret Atwood was advised to just find a good man. Her response: 'You're an idiot'
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Margaret Atwood knows that she scares people. She opens up about that perception and also reflects on the bad advice she's received in her career and how she takes vengeance.

A year from Oct 7, tens of thousands dead and fears of a 'forever war'
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

In the dark days after the Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel and the ensuing military assault on Gaza, some dared hope the carnage could, in some way, become a catalyst for peace.

Rep. Adam Schiff says Trump 'will contest' election results if he loses
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on Sunday echoed President Joe Biden’s remarks last week that the upcoming election would be “free and fair,” but maybe not “peaceful.”

Harris and Walz embark on media blitz amid GOP criticism that they're avoiding press
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

With 30 days to Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov.

Harris blasts Arkansas governor's comments about her lack of biological children
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris responded to Arkansas GOP Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' comments that accused Harris "doesn’t have anything keeping her humble" because she doesn't have children.

Melania Trump says Donald Trump knew her position on abortion 'since the day we met'
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Former first lady Melania Trump on Sunday defended her beliefs on abortion, which she detailed in an upcoming memoir and which seem to be at odds with those of her husband, former President Donald Trump.

On Eve of Oct. 7 Anniversary, Israel Strikes Gaza and Lebanon - The New York Times
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

On Eve of Oct. 7 Anniversary, Israel Strikes Gaza and Lebanon The New York Times
Israeli air strikes target Beirut’s suburbs again Al Jazeera English
News Wrap: Israel strikes northern Gaza on eve of Oct. 7 anniversary PBS NewsHour
Live updates: Israel braces for Hamas rockets ahead of Oct. 7; Beirut faces heavy bombardment NBC News
Israeli strike on Gaza mosque kills 19 as conflict widens in Lebanon NPR

Israel-Hezbollah: Lebanon capital Beirut reels from heaviest night of strikes - BBC.com
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including one from Ukraine - Euronews
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Climbers rescued after being stranded in Himalayas for three days - The Guardian
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Climbers rescued after being stranded in Himalayas for three days The Guardian
American and U.K. climbers rescued after 2 days stranded on Himalayan mountains in India CBS News
IAF chopper brings trekkers from US, UK back to safety Hindustan Times
IAF rescues missing US & UK mountaineers from Uttarakhand after three days The Times of India
British climber missing in Himalayas for more than three days rescued Yahoo! Voices

Iran's Quds Force chief out of contact since Beirut strikes, Iranian officials say - Reuters
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Iran's Quds Force chief out of contact since Beirut strikes, Iranian officials say Reuters
Esmail Qaani missing: Did Israel kill Soleimani's successor in Beirut? The Jerusalem Post
Iranian general who vowed to ‘see dead bodies of Americans all over the Middle East’ possibly killed in Israeli airstrike New York Post
Iranians say Quds Force chief missing since trip to Beirut area The Times of Israel
Iranian Quds Force chief reportedly MIA since Israeli strike in Lebanon JNS.org

IDF troops’ position beside Irish outpost an ‘extremely dangerous development’, says UNIFIL
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

UNIFIL, the UN mission in Lebanon, has said it is “deeply concerned” about the position of Israeli troops near a peacekeeping post manned by Irish troops in southern Lebanon, describing it as an "extremely dangerous development".

Ireland is ‘not immune’, says Taoiseach on reports of politician being ‘recruited by Russian intelligence’
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Reports of a politician in the Oireachtas allegedly being recruited by Russian intelligence “shouldn’t come as any surprise to any of us" and Ireland is “not immune” from attempts to influence public opinion, Taoiseach Simon Harris said this morning.

Dublin rugby club sues Catholic Church after it sells sports fields to GAA for €1m
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

A children’s rugby club is suing the Catholic Church over the sale of five acres of sports fields by a local diocesan trust to the GAA.

‘I’ve a few more medals than you dad!’ – Growing up within a GAA family dynasty and the pressure that goes with it
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Benny Brogan, a member of the famous Dublin GAA clan, tells the story that for one part of his life he was known as Bernard Brogan’s brother before morphing, some decades later, into Bernard Brogan’s uncle.

Damien Duff accuses Rovers boss Stephen Bradley of ‘disrespecting’ rest of League with pre-match comments
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Damien Duff believes that his Shamrock Rovers counterpart Stephen Bradley disrespected the rest of the league by suggesting that the close title race is down to a drop in quality.

Joe Brolly: Cora Staunton is still raging against the dying of the light
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

At the weekend, we brought our 14-day-old to Knockmore to meet her people. After the men’s quarter-final on Saturday, on Sunday morning, we strapped her into her carrier and walked up to the pitch for the ladies senior championship semi-final against Carnacon.

The Pogues’ Spider Stacy: ‘Punk was liberating – all you had to do was acquire an instrument, plug it in and see what you could come up with’
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Before he became famous as a tin whistle player with the Pogues (his signature act was bashing his head with a beer tray in time to the music), Spider Stacy had a day job in London. From 1977 to 1979, he worked in a Renault garage as a workshop cleaner. One day, one of the directors noticed his matinee idol looks, and insisted on making him a car salesman on the spot.

Perimenopause: From pyjamas to pills, the range of treatments can be confusing. Are women getting the right information?
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

In gyms, WhatsApp groups and over coffee, there is one topic dominating conversations between women aged 40 and over — the perimenopause. Instagram, the most popular social media platform for middle-income women in this age bracket, is awash with information on “perimeno” coaches, nightwear to alleviate sweating and the latest health sachet or supplement promising to boost women’s mood.

Norma Foley: ‘I grew up before mobile phones, when Bluetooth was what you got after eating a Mr Freeze. Pouch plan will help schools and children’
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

I grew up in a pre-mobile phone era, when picking up your messages meant going to the shop and Bluetooth was what you got after eating a Mr Freeze.

Dear Mary: My mother saw my father sexually molest me but failed to protect me, choosing to keep up appearances instead
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Question: I have been in a quandary since reading the article about Alice Munro’s daughter’s sexual abuse. My father molested me at the age of eight/nine. My mother saw him on one occasion. She ran out shouting, with him going after her saying: “I thought she was you”. He molested me on at least three other times I can remember. I never said a word to anyone. He was a horrible alcoholic and is long dead. No one knows the terror of a small child and the power an abusive parent has over them.

Spain’s incredible walled city that looks like it was plucked straight out of a fairytale
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Walled cities are not as common in Europe as once before with Derry and one other European spot still owing to its roots.

The beautiful little Greek island tourists flock to for its famous nudist beaches
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

The stunning island not far from Crete is less than 12 square miles in total but it sees tourists flock for an unusual reason.

Putin puppet says ‘bomb London, sink the island of Anglo-Saxon dogs’ in twisted rant
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Dmitry Medvedev also attacked Germany's car industry, Lativa's President and Israel during his bizarre diatribe.

Brits issued warning over popular European city break - 'there is a risk'
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

The Foreign Office has given tourists some essential advice on keeping themselves safe while travelling in Romania.

Europe’s giant 1982ft rock where tourists creep to the edge and there's no safety barriers
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

The nearly flat-topped cliff of Preikestolen makes it a perfect spot for visitors to admire the dramatic scenery.

Europe's incredible 12-hour train ride over one of world's highest railway bridges
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Chugging across the heart of the Western Balkans, you will find one of Europe's most incredible train journeys which eludes most tourists' maps but for the intrepid traveller, they'll be in for a real treat.

Inside world’s 'best skyscraper' that’s half JUNGLE and got its own waterfall
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

The Pan Pacific Orchard Hotel in Singapore is a true architectural marvel. Its innovative design blends urban sophistication with nature, featuring lush greenery and cascading terraces that bring tropical elements like forests, beaches, gardens, and clouds into the heart of the city.

Egypt’s huge mystery ‘security zone’ wall that it won’t even admit to building
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Work was first reported in February 2024 but eight months on little information has surfaced about the mystery walled area.

Asia’s least visited country that’s only actually been a country for 22 years
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Timor-Leste became an independent country on May 20, 2002, and will celebrate its 22nd anniversary in 2024.

Tourists accused of ruining European country despite it being huge and ‘99% empty’
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Travel photographer Jaakko Perala has said that tourists have ruined Norway and parts have become a "cautionary tale" for what happens when places get "discovered".

Middle East conflict live updates: Anniversary of Hamas’ October 7 attacks on Israel amid rising tensions across the region
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Israeli airstrikes continue to batter Beirut’s suburbs in the most intense bombardment of the Lebanese capital since Israel escalated its campaign against Hezbollah.

Russian honeytrap Brexit plot is ‘no surprise’, says Irish PM
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

The PM’s comments follow news that a member of the Irish parliament had been enlisted by Russian intelligence as an agent during the Brexit talks.

Madonna's younger brother dies aged 63
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Madonna's brother Christopher Ciccone has died aged 63 following a cancer battle.

IDF claims Hezbollah commander killed
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

The Israeli military says another Hezbollah leader has been killed, while another shooting attack has happened in Israel.

Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including a Melbourne-based one from Ukraine
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

The nomination of Bishop Mykola Bychok gave Ukraine its only cardinal and sent a subtle political message as Russia’s war grinds on.

I’m terrified and torn on this dark anniversary: Israel’s friends must restrain her
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

As a Jewish Australian, I am torn between my condemnation of Israel’s almost certain war crimes in Gaza and the terrifying rise in antisemitism, and my relief that Israel might be on track to destroy Hezbollah.

Israel pounds Beirut and Gaza as anniversary of October 7 massacre dawns
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

A grey haze hung over Beirut and rubble was strewn across streets in the southern suburbs.

Hamas attack on Nova music festival, October 7, 2023
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Michal Ohana was dancing when the attack began, her day ended in hospital with gunshot and shrapnel wounds.

Trump returns to assassination attempt site
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Donald Trump has held a rally at the place where he was shot.

Israel escalates its strikes in Lebanon
Posted on Sunday October 06, 2024

Israel has escalated its strikes in Lebanon, again hitting suburbs to the south of Beirut.