Russian strikes hit key power plant in Kyiv, Zelensky says
The Ukrainian president says the ballistic missile strikes came with "no early warning from our partners".
’How do you explain the deletion of 130 million names?’ Why Indian voters are on the streets
Anger at electoral roll changes has boiled over, sparking a crisis for Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government
Born into a small village in West Bengal, Shahida Fakir had always taken her vote for granted. That was, until it was suddenly taken away. She presented officials with her Indian birth certificate and family land documents from the village going back to 1962.
Both her parents had been on the electoral roll going back decades, so she showed proof of that too. But when the final revised voter list came out in April, Fakir was not on it.
Continue reading...Court overturns Tanya Plibersek’s protection order which stalled controversial NSW goldmine
Federal court overrules decision by former environment minister for the McPhillamys goldmine development at Blayney
The federal court has overturned a rare protection order issued by former environment minister Tanya Plibersek under Indigenous heritage legislation, which the company said effectively blocked a controversial goldmine in the central west of New South Wales.
Regis Resources challenged the decision by the former minister to issue the order in 2024 under section 10 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act.
Continue reading...Rachel Smith will turn 39 in prison. The high court says she could freeze her eggs from behind bars
Australia’s highest court says Queensland drug trafficker extracting and storing eggs is not ‘assisted reproductive technology’
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A 36-year-old woman has won an appeal in Australia’s highest court about her right to freeze her eggs while behind bars.
Rachel Smith is serving a 10-year prison term in Queensland for trafficking in a dangerous drug.
Continue reading...Russia arrests Japanese journalist on allegations of spying
FSB security agency said reporter was arrested on island of Sakhalin, alleging he was collecting information about Russia’s defences
Russia has arrested a Japanese journalist on the far east island of Sakhalin and accused him of spying, in the latest sign of rising tensions between Moscow and Tokyo.
Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova identified the reporter as Yuki Imai, from the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper, adding that he had been accused of “conducting espionage activities on Russian territory”.
Continue reading...What we know about the man who died falling from a Six Flags rollercoaster
Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem died on Monday after police say he was ejected from a ride at a Six Flags amusement park in Georgia.
Graduate student accused of poisoning colleague and trying to flee to China arrested at LAX
Microbiologist Aili Wang, 32, poisoned tea of colleague in Wyoming who had pending patents, prosecutors allege
A Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China has been arrested on accusations she poisoned the tea of a colleague who had pending patents and with whom she did not get along, then tried to flee the country after police questioned her.
Aili Wang, 32, was arrested 6 October at Los Angeles international airport, where prosecutors allege she sought to return to China. With her were laptops, electronic storage devices and documents now in the possession of police, who allege Wang was seen on surveillance video rummaging through the desk of the victim who specialized in technology for disease treatment – research similar to work she had done in China.
Continue reading...Pope diagnosed with lung cancer but had successful surgery, Vatican says
Pope Leo had successful surgery to remove a lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said.
Germany puts Ukrainian on trial accused of blowing up Nord Stream pipelines
Four years after the attacks, Serhii K will appear in court accused of a plot to destroy Russia's gas pipelines to Germany.
Watch: Witnesses describe ‘traumatic’ moment man fell out of Six Flags rollercoaster
One person has died and others were injured after an incident at a US amusement park.
Zimbabwean author denies using AI to write award-winning story
Simbarashe Kundizeza was responding to an accusation that has caused an uproar on social media.
Cryptocurrency exchange founded by Reform donor Ben Delo sued for £20m
Former investor alleges BitMEX sold products in UK despite not being regulated by Financial Conduct Authority
A cryptocurrency exchange founded by the billionaire Reform UK donor Ben Delo is being sued for £20m over claims that the company mis-sold financial products in the UK.
Lewis Barber, who is a software engineer, alleges that BitMEX offered crypto derivative products to investors in the UK, despite not being regulated or approved to do so by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Continue reading...Stop making sense: focus on sounds to help learn a language, study suggests
Research shows that the best linguists process unfamiliar foreign speech sounds more like non-speech sounds
If you want to get really good at French, Arabic or Hungarian, don’t start with rote learning vocabulary and grammar, focus on how they sound instead, research suggests.
A new study of how humans learn modern languages has found that the brains of the most talented linguists hear foreign terms as random noise, not words.
Continue reading...Missiles intercepted near Riyadh after Saudi coalition hits Yemen fuel depot
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen struck a fuel depot near the Houthi-controlled capital, Sanaa.
Pakistan has locked down Imran Khan’s stronghold – but it could backfire
Some fear the government's standoff with the former PM's supporters could bring more instability, not less.
‘I’d talk to the TV’: The paid companions bringing warmth to China’s lonely
As loneliness grows in China, a new industry is emerging to provide companionship and support.
Who’s to blame for the toxic smog choking South East Asia?
Anger is mounting at the companies accused of burning land in Indonesia and the authorities who have failed to stop them.
Why the lonely in China are hiring ‘temporary children’
A new industry being dubbed the “loneliness economy” has emerged in China, with people hiring themselves out as companions to help the elderly.
Saudi man charged with planting ‘sophisticated’ recording device in OpenAI office
Prosecutors say the device, wrapped in toilet paper, was found inserted in a USB port on the back of a TV in an executive conference room.
Burnham to host Zelenskyy at No 10 in show of ‘rock-solid’ support
Prime minister reiterates UK backing after the Ukrainian president’s latest round of difficulties with Donald Trump
Andy Burnham will host Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Downing Street on Wednesday as the UK seeks to further underline its support for the Ukrainian president, in contrast to his difficulties with Donald Trump.
The UK prime minister said his message to Zelenskyy and his country would be: “We are with you for as long as it takes.”
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