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Rapid urbanisation thought to be damaging adolescent health, as researchers say need for medication and diagnostic tests is urgent

Millions of teenagers in Africa are suffering from asthma with no formal diagnosis as the continent undergoes rapid urbanisation, researchers have found.

The study, published in the Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, involved 27,000 pupils from urban areas in Malawi, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Ghana and Nigeria. It found more than 3,000 reported asthma symptoms, but only about 600 had a formal diagnosis.

Despair in Chad camps as violence and hunger in Sudan drive 25,000 across border in a week

Warning of ‘lost generation’ in Adré and Farchana camps as Sudan’s civil war drives huge numbers across border

What caused the civil war in Sudan and how has it become one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises?

Refugees and aid agencies have warned of deteriorating conditions in overcrowded and severely underfunded camps in Chad, as intensifying violence and a hunger crisis in Sudan drive huge numbers across the border.

About 25,000 people – the vast majority women and children – crossed into eastern Chad in the first week of October, a record number for a single week in 2024. Chad, one of the world’s poorest countries, hosts 681,944 Sudanese refugees – the highest number globally.

Cotswold wildlife park successfully breeds endangered Madagascan lemur

Greater bamboo lemur births in captivity are extremely rare and park is only UK collection to have bred it this year

Cotswold wildlife park has successfully bred one of Madagascar’s most endangered lemurs.

The as yet unnamed youngster was born to a breeding male, Raphael, and female, Bijou, at the wildlife park.

Mozambique opposition figures killed as protest grows over election results

Lawyer Elvino Dias and official Paulo Guambe shot as their party plans a national strike over disputed election

Attackers killed a Mozambique opposition lawyer and a party official after firing rounds at a car in which they were travelling, ratcheting up tensions before protests against a disputed election result, the EU and rights groups have said.

Mozambique’s new opposition Podemos party and its presidential candidate, Venâncio Mondlane, have rejected provisional results showing a probable win for Frelimo, the party that has ruled Mozambique for half a century. They have called for a nationwide strike on Monday.

Somali security agents arrest journalist in night-time raid

Abduqadir Mohamed Nur’s reported abduction from home and detention is latest attack on press freedom for critical writing on regime, media union says

A Somali journalist was abducted from his home by intelligence agents early on Friday, according to press freedom campaigners.

The journalists’ union Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) said the detention of Abduqadir Mohamed Nur was a “brazen attack” on the reporter and his news outlet, Risaala Media Corporation, for critical reporting of state security forces.

‘My dream has been shattered,’ says Nigerian nurse accused of cheating after arriving in UK

Nurse says she has lost ‘my name, my integrity’ after being accused of using proxy to sit tests to work in Britain

Nigerian nurses urge UK minister to intervene over test cheating claims

When I was a little girl in my village in Nigeria going to school was something I could not even dream of because we did not have money. Then my mother sold everything we owned to pay for me to go to school.

I knew this was my only ticket to make something worthwhile out of my life and my family’s life.

Tuesday briefing: Canada puts India ‘on notice’ as row over alleged killing of Sikh activists escalates

In today’s newsletter: Justin Trudeau says there are ‘credible allegations’ that Modi’s government was involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist in British Columbia. What does say about India’s global standing?

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In September 2023, Justin Trudeau stood up in parliament and made extraordinary allegations against the Indian government. The prime minister said Canadian authorities were investigating “credible allegations” about the potential involvement of Indian officials in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian Sikh separatist activist in British Columbia.

Middle East | Israel has accused Hezbollah of keeping hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and gold in a bunker under a hospital in the southern suburbs of Beirut, though it said it would not strike the complex. The Sahel hospital in Dahiyeh was evacuated shortly afterwards, and Fadi Alame, its director, told Reuters that the allegations were untrue.

Labour | A cross-party group of 30 MPs has urged Rachel Reeves to impose a 2% tax on wealth above £10m on Britain’s rich in next week’s budget rather than announce spending cuts that would hit the most poor hardest.

Ukraine | Britain is to lend Ukraine an additional £2.26bn and allow Kyiv to spend the money on weapons to fight off the Russian invasion as part of a wider $50bn (£38.5bn) loan programme expected to be confirmed by G7 members later this week.

Sudan | Refugees and aid agencies have warned of deteriorating conditions in overcrowded camps in Chad, as intensifying violence and a hunger crisis in Sudan drive huge numbers across the border. About 25,000 people – the vast majority women and children – crossed into eastern Chad in the first week of October. Read an explainer.

European Union | Moldovans have voted by a razor-thin majority in favour of joining the EU, nearly final results showed on Monday after a pivotal referendum clouded by allegations of Russian interference. With 50.18% supporting EU membership, the decision was much closer than pre-referendum polls suggested.

Liam Payne had ‘pink cocaine’ in his system at time of death – reports

An official in Argentina, where the boy band star died last week, has spoken anonymously ahead of the final toxicology results being released

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne had multiple drugs including crack cocaine and methamphetamine in his system when he fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Argentina, according to anonymous Argentinian sources familiar with the initial toxicology reports.

The British singer and former One Direction member died last week at the age of 31 after plunging from a third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires.

Archbishop of Canterbury reveals ancestral links to slavery

Justin Welby says ancestor owned enslaved people in Jamaica and was paid compensation upon abolition

Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, has revealed that his ancestor owned enslaved people on a plantation in Jamaica and was compensated by the British government when slavery was abolished.

Welby disclosed his ancestral links in a personal statement that reiterated his commitment to addressing the enduring and damaging legacies of transatlantic slavery.

Schools in Mexico have six months to ban junk food sales or face heavy fines

Rules targeting fruit drinks, chips and artificial pork rinds come as UN calls child obesity in country an emergency

Schools in Mexico have six months to implement a government-sponsored ban on junk food or face heavy fines, officials said on Monday, as authorities confront what they call the worst childhood obesity problem in the world.

The new rules target products that have become staples for two or three generations of Mexican school kids: sugary fruit drinks, chips, artificial pork rinds and soy-encased, salty peanuts with chili.

Canadian military refused apology to sexual assault victim over fears of bad press

Documents obtained by Ottawa Citizen show officials were concerned about negative media in case of Kristen Adams

Canada’s military decided not to apologize to an employee after she was sexually assaulted while working with Nato allies, over fears that any apology would be reported by an Ottawa newspaper.

For years, the country’s armed forces has publicly acknowledged a culture that bred abuse and assault, and a longstanding failure to root it out. The crisis, which prompted a shake-up at the most senior ranks, has eroded public trust in the institution and weakened morale within the military’s ranks.

Hurricane Oscar dumps heavy rain across Cuba amid power outageT

Deluge causes landslides and tears house roofs as engineers try to get country’s electricity grid up and running again

Hurricane Oscar has dumped heavy rain across the eastern end of Cuba, adding to a list of woes already besetting the Caribbean’s biggest island, which was hit over the weekend by a huge power cut.

The deluge caused landslides, and winds of 75mph tore the roofs off houses, making work even more difficult for the engineers trying to get Cuba’s electricity grid up and running again, after a weekend when the entire country of about 10 million people was plunged into darkness.

Son of Singapore founder says ‘campaign of persecution’ forced him to seek asylum in UK

Exclusive: Lee Hsien Yang says Singapore is no ‘paradise’ after fleeing authoritarian regime that his older brother inherited and still holds sway over through their revered father’s legacy

A senior member of the family that has dominated Singapore since independence has been granted asylum in the UK after fleeing what he says was a campaign of persecution.

In an exclusive interview, Lee Hsien Yang told the Guardian the authoritarian regime founded by his father turned on him as he endorsed the opposition following a family rift.

North Korean arms more significant than troops in Russia’s war against Ukraine

Intelligence builds that members of Pyongyang’s special forces are in Russia preparing for combat as munitions are also shipped

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, got to the point in his presidential address last night: “Another state,” he said, was “joining the war against Ukraine”. He was referring to the growing intelligence that shows elite soldiers from North Korea are in Russia preparing to join what has become a fight that, in effect, extends all the way across Asia.

The effect will be greater than the numbers believed to be involved. On Friday, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) reported that 1,500 members of Pyongyang’s special forces had crossed the border to Vladivostok in Russia’s far east to begin training and some degree of participation in the war in Ukraine.

South Korea summons Russian envoy over North Korean troop deployment

Seoul demands immediate withdrawal of elite soldiers reportedly helping Russia in its war against Ukraine

South Korea has summoned the Russian ambassador to Seoul to protest “in the strongest terms” about the reported dispatch of thousands of North Korean troops to help Russia in its war against Ukraine.

The first vice-foreign minister, Kim Hong-kyun, told the Russian envoy, Georgy Zinoviev, that the participation of North Korean troops in the war violated UN resolutions and demanded their immediate withdrawal, South Korea’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday.

New Zealand airport causes stir with sign capping goodbye cuddles to 3 minutes

Dunedin airport boss says the move is designed to keep traffic flowing in drop-off zones and enable ‘others to have hugs’

Hugging your loved ones goodbye could land you in trouble at a New Zealand airport should your embrace linger too long.

The international airport in Dunedin, a city in the South Island, has introduced a three minute cap on cuddles, as part of a broader effort to improve safety and keep traffic flowing at its drop-off zone.

K-pop, K-movies, a Nobel prize … and now K-poetry: book of wise words adds to Korea’s cultural glory

After Han Kang’s Nobel award and South Korean cinema hits, Penguin publishes new English edition of maxims by Lee Seong-bok in wake of US success

A collection of wise maxims written by a 72-year old poet, calmly setting out illuminating advice to other poets, is the latest and perhaps most unlikely book to benefit from a surge in demand for South Korean literature.

“Kick against words like you would kick back on a swing. You’ve got to feel as if the soles of your feet are touching the sky,” suggests Lee Seong-bok in his hit title Indeterminate Inflorescence.

David Lammy raises human rights and Ukraine in Beijing talks

Foreign secretary discussed China’s treatment of Uyghurs and support of Russia as well as ‘areas of cooperation’

David Lammy pressed his Chinese counterpart on human rights concerns and China’s support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during talks in Beijing, the Foreign Office has said.

The foreign secretary had been under pressure to take a tough line on a range of human rights issues with the Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, when the pair met on Friday during Lammy’s first visit to China since taking office.

Cockatoo rescued after ‘living on brioche’ for four weeks inside Sydney supermarket

NSW environment minister hopes ‘Mickey will be flying free by tomorrow’ after successful capture by wildlife services

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A sulphur-crested cockatoo called Mickey that had been “living on brioche” inside a Sydney supermarket for four weeks has been captured by wildlife services and is expected to be set free soon.

The New South Wales environment minister, Penny Sharpe, announced on Tuesday evening that the bird had “been safely captured by wildlife rescuers after spending way too long in Macarthur Square”.

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Australian senator Lidia Thorpe confronted King Charles with a string of claims. How do they stack up?

The Gurnai Gunditjmara and Djab-Wurrung woman accused the crown of a range of crimes against Indigenous people at Parliament House

Independent federal senator Lidia Thorpe’s forthright haranguing of King Charles during his visit to the Australian parliament has made global headlines.

Reactions have been mixed. Many have criticised Thorpe’s decision to disrupt the event, labelling the 51-year-old’s behaviour as “disrespectful” and “grandstanding”.

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Barbecue, kangaroo pies and Jimmy Barnes: Charles and Camilla go quintessentially Australian for final day of tour

The royals get on the tongs, banter with surf lifesavers and meet massive crowds at the Sydney Opera House

Australian senator Lidia Thorpe confronted King Charles with string of claims. How do they stack up?
Royal fist bumps and sausage sizzles: King Charles and Queen Camilla visit Australia – in pictures

Just as King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived at a barbecue picnic in western Sydney, the strains of the Jimmy Barnes anthem, Working Class Man, wafted mysteriously and humorously above the crowd.

As Barnsey rasped out the opening lyrics of the Aussie classic, Charles and Camilla greeted hundreds of invited guests in the punishing Parramatta Park heat. Muster dogs waited patiently atop barrels and a windmill slowly twirled above a pile of hay.

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The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has been speaking with ABC RN about a range of issues – including Lidia Thorpe’s actions at King Charles’ parliamentary reception yesterday.

Dutton argued that “sometimes people make it all about themselves, and I think that’s what yesterday was.” He said it “didn’t advance anyone’s cause” and “add[s] to the self promotion … that she seeks.”

The vast majority of people have been very welcoming the king’s visit, and I think it’s been an opportunity to underscore the stability in our democracy, our rule of law, separation of powers, all of those institutions that we inherited from our British heritage.

That’s part of the success story of our country, and it’s a good reminder during his visit [that] if we change it, I think we want to be very careful about the system we’re changing to and whether or not we would be a safer, more secure, community and environment for decades to come or not.

Developers to directly fund schools, parks and public transport under Victorian trial

Program that ties new infrastructure to housing projects will start in 2027 in 10 Melbourne ‘activity centres’, premier says

The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, says an overhaul of the state’s infrastructure contribution scheme will ensure communities that build more homes will receive funding for key amenities like schools and parks.

With her government’s third housing policy announcement in as many days, Allan on Tuesday flagged a revamped statewide pilot infrastructure contribution program.

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Woman wedged upside down between boulders for seven hours after trying to retrieve phone in regional NSW

Authorities say 500kg boulder moved with specialist winch as Matilda Campbell rescued from ‘unlikely predicament’ in Laguna through careful manoeuvring

A woman was wedged between boulders for seven hours after she slipped head-first into a three-metre crevice while trying to retrieve her phone in regional New South Wales.

Matilda Campbell’s friends initially spent an hour attempting to free her while she was hanging upside down before they called triple zero for help, NSW Ambulance said this week.

Alexander Rodnyansky: Oscar-nominated producer sentenced to jail in Russia in absentia

The Ukrainian film producer behind Leviathan and Loveless was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison after speaking out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

A Moscow court has sentenced Oscar-nominated film producer Alexander Rodnyansky to eight-and-a-half years jail in absentia on Monday for spreading “fake” information about the Russian army.

Rodnyansky, 63, was born in Kyiv but spent most of his career in Russia, producing dozens of TV series and movies there including the Oscar-nominated crime drama Leviathan. He has been an outspoken critic of the Kremlin’s offensive since it sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022, repeatedly denouncing the invasion on social media.

UK to lend Ukraine an additional £2.26bn for weapons to fight Russia

Loans will be repaid using interest generated by $300bn of frozen Russian assets held in the west

Britain is to lend Ukraine an additional £2.26bn and allow Kyiv to spend the money on weapons to fight off the Russian invasion as part of a wider $50bn (£38.5bn) loan programme expected to be confirmed by G7 members later this week.

The loans will be repaid using interest generated by the $300bn of frozen Russian assets held in the west, with the extra funds promised as the US heads towards a presidential election where support for Ukraine is a divisive issue.

Meloni’s government passes new law to save Albania migration transfer policy

Move by Italian PM overturns ruling by a Rome court that could have blocked deal to curb migrant arrivals

Italy’s far-right government has passed a new law to overcome a court ruling that risks blocking the country’s multimillion-dollar deal with Albania aimed at curbing migrant arrivals.

On Friday, a court in Rome ruled to transfer back to Italy the last 12 asylum seekers being held in the new Italian migration hub in Albania. The ruling has cast doubt on the feasibility and legality of plans by the EU to explore ways to establish migrant processing and detention centres outside the bloc as part of a new hardline approach to migration.

Moldovans back joining the EU by razor-thin majority

Final result sees ‘yes’ vote scrape ahead by 13,000 votes, narrowly avoiding shock setback for pro-western president

Moldovans have voted by a razor-thin majority in favour of joining the EU after a pivotal referendum clouded by allegations of Russian interference.

On Sunday, Moldova held key votes in a presidential election and a referendum on EU membership, marking a critical moment in the continuing struggle between Russia and the west for control over the small, landlocked nation in eastern Europe, home to 2.5 million people.

TfL could be forced to pay millions over Dutch lorry drivers’ low emission zone fines

Hauliers’ group Transport in Nood BV launched judicial review earlier this year over fines issued in Ulez and Lez

Transport for London (TfL) could be forced to pay back millions of pounds in low emission zone fines issued to Dutch lorry drivers after agreeing they had been issued unlawfully.

The body said it had agreed to settle a claim regarding the Ulez fines after a company representing dozens of Dutch haulage companies launched a legal challenge into the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) and low emission zone (Lez) fines earlier this year.

France warns US buyer of Sanofi division of penalties for shifting production abroad

Private equity firm CD&R revealed to be in exclusive talks to buy 50% stake in consumer healthcare arm Opella

The French government has warned a US private equity firm buying the consumer healthcare arm of the drugmaker Sanofi that it faces penalties of more than €100m if it does not keep production and jobs in France.

Sanofi is splitting off Opella, which makes the paracetamol brand Doliprane, the laxative Dulcolax and other over-the-counter medicines and vitamins. However, news of talks with the New York-based Clayton, Dubilier & Rice on 11 October prompted fears about French jobs and the loss of control to a foreign company.

Middle East crisis live: Air raid sirens in Tel Aviv after Hezbollah says it targeted city; Blinken lands in Israel

Israeli military said about 20 rockets were fired with many intercepted; US secretary of state arrives for talks with Israeli leaders

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As Israel continues its war in Gaza and assault on Lebanon, a growing number of international airlines are suspending flights to the region or to avoid affected airspace.

Reuters has helpfully compiled a list of some of them:

Aegean Airlines: The Greek airline cancelled flights to and from Beirut until 6 November and to and from Tel Aviv until 5 November.

AirBaltic: Latvia’s airBaltic cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until 30 November.

Air Algerie: The Algerian airline suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice.

Air France-KLM: Air France extended its suspension of Paris-Tel Aviv flights until 29 October and Paris-Beirut flights until 30 November. KLM extended the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv until the end of this year at least.

Air India: The Indian flag carrier suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice.

Bulgaria Air: The Bulgarian carrier cancelled flights to and from Israel until 31 October.
Cathay Pacific: Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until 25 October 2025.

Delta Air Lines: The US carrier paused flights between New York and Tel Aviv through March 2025.

EasyJet: The UK budget airline stopped flying to and from Tel Aviv in April and will resume flights on 30 March.

Egyptair: The Egyptian carrier in September said it had suspended flights to Beirut until “the situation stabilises”.

Emirates UAE’s state-owned airline cancelled flights to Beirut through to 31 October and flights to Baghdad and Tehran until 30 October.

Ethiopian Airlines: The Ethiopian carrier suspended flights to Beirut until further notice, it said in a Facebook post on 4 October.

FlyDubai: The Emirati airline suspended Dubai-Beirut flights until 31 October.

Iran Air: The Iranian airline cancelled Beirut flights until further notice.

Iraqi Airways: The Iraqi national carrier suspended flights to Beirut until further notice.

ITA Airways: The Italian carrier extended the suspension of Tel Aviv flights through to 30 November.

LOT: The Polish flag carrier cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until 26 October. Its first scheduled flight to Beirut is planned for 1 April.

Lufthansa Group: The German airline group extended the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv until 10 November, while its low cost carrier Eurowings suspended them until 30 November. Flights for Tehran are cancelled until 31 October and to Beirut until 30 November.

Pegasus: The Turkish airline cancelled flights to Beirut until 28 October.

Qatar airways: The Qatari airline temporarily suspended flights to and from Iraq, Iran and Lebanon, while flights to Amman will operate only during daylight hours.
Ryanair: Europe’s biggest budget airline cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until the end of December. Group CEO Michael O’Leary said in early October that the suspension was likely to be extended until end-March.

Tarom: Romania’s flag carrier extended the suspension of Beirut flights until 15 November.
United Airlines: The Chicago-based airline suspended flights to Tel Aviv for the foreseeable future.
Virgin Atlantic: The UK carrier extended suspension of Tel Aviv flights until end-March.

Wizz Air: The Hungary-based airline suspended Tel Aviv flights through 14 January.

US investigation of IDF unit over alleged abuse against Palestinians could jeopardize aid

Nine members of Force 100 investigated over allegations of sexual assaulting prisoner at Sde Teiman detention camp

An Israeli military unit that has been accused of human rights abuses against Palestinian detainees is reportedly under investigation by the US state department in a move that could lead to it being barred from receiving assistance.

The inquiry into the activities of Force 100 was instigated following a spate of allegations that Palestinians held under its guard at a detention centre have been subject to torture and brutal mistreatment, including sexual assault, Axios reported on Monday.

Israel claims Hezbollah bunker under Beirut hospital holds millions of dollars

Sahel hospital evacuated despite Israel saying it would not attack it although at least four people died in nearby strikes

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Israel has accused Hezbollah of keeping hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and gold in a bunker under a hospital in the southern suburbs of Beirut, though it said it would not strike the complex.

The Sahel hospital in Dahiyeh was evacuated shortly afterwards, and Fadi Alame, its director, told Reuters that the allegations were untrue.

US ‘deeply concerned’ by intelligence leak over Israel plan to attack Iran

Officials say no further leaks but investigation under way into how documents came to be published on Telegram

US government officials investigating the leak of two classified intelligence papers assessing Israel’s plans to attack Iran have said they did not believe any more documents had been compromised.

However, the Biden administration remained “deeply disturbed” by the unauthorized release, John Kirby, the national security communications adviser, told reporters at a White House briefing on Monday.

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon hit branches of Hezbollah-linked bank

Strikes targeted Al-Qard Al-Hassan buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs, south Lebanon and the Bekaa valley

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Israel carried out a series of airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, south Lebanon and the Bekaa valley early on Monday morning, hitting buildings belonging to the Hezbollah-run banking institution Al-Qard Al-Hassan.

At least 10 airstrikes were carried out in the southern suburbs of the capital, with an entire building collapsing and a jet of fire streaming into the air in the Chiyah neighbourhood. A building close to Lebanon’s only commercial airport was also struck, video footage showing a smoke plume billowing while a nearby plane sat on the runway.

Network of Israeli citizens arrested after spying for Iran, police say

Suspects are accused of photographing and collecting information about Israeli bases and facilities

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Israeli police and the Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency say they have arrested a network of Israeli citizens spying for Iran who allegedly provided information on military bases and conducted surveillance of individuals.

The investigators claimed the network had been active for about two years. According to reports in the Israeli press, the suspects are accused of photographing and collecting information about Israeli bases and facilities, including the defence headquarters in Tel Aviv, known as the Kirya, and the Nevatim and Ramat David airbases.

Regulators urged to examine UK business dealings with Bangladeshi ex-minister

HMRC and FCA asked to look into property deals with Saifuzzaman Chowdhury now under investigation for corruption in Dhaka

British regulators have been urged by MPs to examine the relationship between London estate agents, lawyers and lenders and a former Bangladeshi government minister under investigation for alleged corruption.

Saifuzzaman Chowdhury was the land minister in Bangladesh until earlier this year, when the government of Sheikh Hasina was spectacularly toppled, after her regime’s violent suppression of student protests.

Pakistan’s government curbs judiciary’s power after alleged harassment of MPs

Coalition will now be able to hire and fire judges but faces accusations it bribed and abducted lawmakers to get its way

Pakistan’s government has passed a controversial amendment to the constitution that has been accused of weakening the power and independence of the judiciary, throwing the country’s democracy into further crisis.

The 26th constitutional amendment was passed in a clandestine, late-night parliamentary session that was clouded in secrecy and marred by allegations of abductions and intimidation of parliamentarians to force them to vote in favour of the bill.

India’s airline industry in chaos after 90 hoax bomb threats in a week

Authorities yet to uncover source and motive of surge in fake bomb threats, as dozens of planes forced to reroute

A reported 90 hoax bomb threats have been made against Indian airlines in the past week, provoking international travel chaos as planes were grounded, diverted and flown to safety by fighter jet escorts.

The unprecedented surge in fake bomb threats against multiple Indian and international airlines has caused severe disruption to India’s aviation industry and created a growing sense of panic among air passengers.

Indian diplomats put ‘on notice’ in Canada after links to anti-Sikh activity uncovered

Canada expelled six Indian diplomats as fallout continues from 2023 killing of Canadian Sikh Hardeep Singh Nijjar

Canada’s foreign minister has warned India’s remaining diplomats in the country that they are “clearly on notice” not to endanger Canadian lives after New Delhi’s top envoy in Canada was named a person of interest in the assassination of a Sikh activist.

India’s high commissioner was expelled on Monday along with five other diplomats, prompting the Canadian foreign minister, Mélanie Joly, to compare India to Russia, saying Canada’s national police force has linked Indian diplomats to homicides, death threats and intimidation in Canada.

UK calls for India to cooperate with Canada’s legal process as row deepens

Delhi expelled diplomats after Canadian police say they have evidence linking Indian agents to murder in Canada

Britain joined its Five Eyes intelligence partners on Wednesday in saying India’s cooperation with Canada’s legal process was “the right next step” in the deepening diplomatic row between the two countries, adding that it had full confidence in Canada’s judicial system.

Canadian police said on Monday they had credible evidence that Indian agents including India’s high commissioner to Canada were linked to the murder of the Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil in June 2023 and accused Delhi of a broader effort to target Indian dissidents in Canada.

Air India flight escorted by Singapore fighter jets after latest hoax bomb threat

The Air India flight landed at Changi Airport after being escorted by air force F-15SG jets, in what was the third threat to the national carrier in recent days

Singapore’s air force mobilised two fighter jets late on Tuesday in response to a bomb threat on an Air India Express flight bound for the city-state, its defence minister said.

Two Singapore air force F-15SG jets scrambled and escorted Air India flight AXB684 away from populated areas after the airline received an email that there was a bomb on board its plane, Ng Eng Hen said in a Facebook post.

David Gauke calls for end to ‘bidding war’ between parties as he is appointed to sentencing review – UK politics live

Former Conservative justice sectary to carry out review by Ministry of Justice considering alternatives to sending people to jail

As Pippa Crerar reports, yesterday it emerged that Suella Braverman forwarded government documents to her private email accounts at least 127 times while serving as attorney general, in a potential breach of the ministerial code.

This morning, in an interview with LBC, the former home secretary and former attorney general said that what she did was “not particularly unusual” and that there was a “tedious” explanation for it. She said she was not transferring “sensitive” material to her private email account and that she only emailed government documents to that account because she wanted to use two laptops at the same time when working from home during Covid.

But that’s not very practical when you are reading a lot of documents online and you simultaneously need to write lengthy documents and pieces as part of your work. Sometimes you need two screens.

So it’s a bit tedious as an explanation. There’s nothing to do with spies or state secrets here … There was nothing sensitive that was transferred.

Listen, I was never actually advised that that was not permissible, and we were in a strange scenario where a lot of that was done during Covid and lockdown, when there was a lot of working from home, and I wasn’t getting as many papers in physical copy.

If you look back at the records, there have been some of my colleagues who have been found to be using their personal emails many years ago. I’m not going to name any names. But you can find that out as well. So it’s not particularly unusual, I would say, amongst ministers.

Train crash in Wales leaves one dead and 15 injured after two services collide

Collision near Llanbrynmair took place on single-track passing loop, with one train apparently unable to stop

A rail passenger died and 15 people were being treated for injuries in hospital after two trains collided on a rural line in mid-Wales on Monday evening.

Witnesses described how people were thrown to the floor of the train and pictures of the scene showed part of one of the carriages crumpled in the impact.

1,100 more prisoners set for early release as minister admits recall rate ‘very high’

Shabana Mahmood says she wants latest emergency release amid overcrowding in England and Wales jails to be the last

The justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has admitted the proportion of people released early from prison who are being recalled is “very high”, as the government prepares to free more inmates to relieve an overcrowding crisis.

Mahmood said figures would not yet be available for the number of prisoners who had been returned after the first wave of prison releases in September, but said it was likely they would be high.

HSBC splits operations into east and west divisions in major overhaul

The bank will also divide into four businesses as it seeks to cut costs and navigate rising geopolitical tensions

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HSBC’s new chief executive, Georges Elhedery, has unveiled an overhaul of the bank, dividing it into four businesses and a new geographical setup that splits operations into east and west in an effort to cut costs and navigate rising geopolitical tensions.

The bank also announced the promotion of its chief risk and compliance officer, Pam Kaur, to chief financial officer, the first woman to occupy the role in HSBC’s 159-year history. A qualified chartered accountant, she joined as head of audit in 2013 and has almost 40 years’ experience working for UK, US and German banks.

Treasury warns of difficult decisions in budget after September borrowing rise

ONS data shows higher debt interest payments and pay awards for public sector workers pushed figure to £16.6bn

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The UK Treasury has said it will need to take difficult decisions in next week’s budget after higher debt interest payments and pay awards for public sector workers pushed government borrowing to £16.6bn last month – the third highest September figure on record.

In the last update on the state of the public finances before Rachel Reeves announces her tax and spending plans next week, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the UK’s budget deficit was £2.1bn higher last month than in the same month a year earlier.

British Academy to pay tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah at live event

Poetry in protest event on 30 October will showcase how political change can be brought about through verse

The British Academy is to pay tribute to the late poet Benjamin Zephaniah next week as part of a night of discussion and performance.

The award-winning poet Jackie Kay is among guest speakers at the first Poetry in protest event on 30 October, which explores how political change can be brought about through verse.

Donald Trump urges Christian voters to participate in 2024 election – US politics live

Republican candidate claims that Kamala Harris administration would restrict religious freedoms during event in North Carolina

Good morning and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and I’ll be bringing you all the latest from the campaign trail, with polling day now just two weeks away.

We start with the news that Donald Trump has urged Christian voters on Monday to participate in the 2024 election, claiming that a Kamala Harris administration would restrict religious freedoms and casting himself as a protector of Christians.

Liz Cheney, former Republican congresswoman and longtime opponent of abortion rights, condemned Republican bans on the procedure and urged conservatives on Monday to support Kamala Harris.

Jill Biden acknowledged on Monday that her husband made “the right call” by stepping down from his run for re-election.

Tim Walz, the Democratic vice-presidential candidate, said Elon Musk’s plan to give away $1m a day in support of Donald Trump is a reflection of a ticket with “no plan”.

The Central Park Five sued Trump for defamation after he falsely said during the presidential debate that they had pleaded guilty to a brutal rape 35 years ago, despite the fact that they had their convictions overturned.

A Republican county supervisor in Arizona who refused to certify the 2022 midterm election has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor.

The politics writer Olivia Nuzzi and New York magazine have parted ways after she was placed on leave following the disclosure that she had engaged in a “personal” relationship with Robert F Kennedy Jr.

Key rightwing legal groups tied to Trump and his allies have banked millions of dollars from conservative foundations and filed multiple lawsuits challenging voting rules in swing states.

Trump doubled down on false claims about the federal government’s hurricane recovery efforts and promoted baseless conspiracy theories about immigration.

Liz Cheney urges conservatives to back Kamala Harris over abortion

Ex-Republican congresswoman, longtime abortion rights opponent, campaigns with vice-president in swing states

Liz Cheney, a former Republican congresswoman and longtime opponent of abortion rights, on Monday condemned Republican-imposed bans on the procedure and urged conservatives to support Democrat Kamala Harris for US president.

Cheney was speaking during three joint events with the vice-president in three swing states aimed at prising suburban Republican voters away from party nominee Donald Trump. She has become the Democrat’s most prominent conservative surrogate and is rumoured to be in contention for a seat in a potential Harris cabinet.

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Donald Trump urged Christian voters on Monday to participate in the 2024 election, claiming that a Kamala Harris administration would restrict religious freedoms and casting himself as a protector of Christians.

During an event in North Carolina billed as an “11th-Hour Faith Leaders Meeting”, a series of conservative pastors warmed up for Trump, including Guillermo Maldonado, an “apostle” and longtime Trump ally who cast the election in perilous terms.

Harris and Cheney talk economy, women’s health and Trump in Michigan campaign event – as it happened

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We reported earlier that Kamala Harris has a huge advantage in campaign cash over Donald Trump. But the former president has his own deep-pocketed backer in the former of Tesla boss Elon Musk, who held a strange town hall in swing state Pennsylvania this weekend where he started handing out mammoth checks to voters to get them to back Trump. The Guardian’s Oliver Laughland witnessed the spectacle in person:

Standing before a large US flag, which spanned the breadth of a vast stage, the world’s richest man told an assembled crowd that he loved them.

Today, my Administration is taking a major step to expand contraception coverage under the Affordable Care Act. This new action would help ensure that millions of women with private health insurance can access the no-cost contraception they need. Vice President Harris and I have worked tirelessly to protect and build on the Affordable Care Act. We lowered costs for Marketplace coverage by an average of $800 per year for millions of Americans, and more Americans than ever before have signed up for health insurance through the law.

At a time when contraception access is under attack, Vice President Harris and I are resolute in our commitment to expanding access to quality, affordable contraception. We believe that women in every state must have the freedom to make deeply personal health care decisions, including the right to decide if and when to start or grow their family. We will continue to fight to protect access to reproductive health care and call on Congress to restore reproductive freedom and safeguard the right to contraception once and for all.

Republicans express alarm that Texas execution nearly went ahead

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Republican lawmakers in Texas expressed alarm on Monday at the apparent willingness of state officials to execute a potentially innocent man on the basis of junk science, as the political fallout of the 11th-hour reprieve of Robert Roberson continued to roil the state.

Several Republican members of the state’s House committee on criminal jurisprudence lined up to air their discontent with the handling of the case of Roberson, 57, who was convicted of killing his two-year-old daughter Nikki Curtis in 2002 by violently shaking her.

Jayland Walker’s family receives $4.8m from city of Akron over killing by police

Grand jury declined to indict eight officers who fired 94 bullets at 25-year-old Black man in 2022

The family of Jayland Walker, a Black man killed when eight police officers fired 94 bullets at him after he shot at least one round out his car window, will receive a $4.8m settlement from the city of Akron, the mayor’s office said on Monday.

A grand jury declined to indict the officers last year, but Walker’s family accused the officers in a federal lawsuit of using excessive force and participating in a “culture of violence and racism” within Akron’s police department.

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Yhtye esiintyy aiemmin ilmoitettujen kahden stadionkonsertin lisäksi kolmella kesäfestivaalilla.

Päihteet | Lääkärilehti: Pikkulasten suista löytyneistä nikotiinipusseista tehty myrkytysyhteydenottoja

Myrkytystietokeskukseen on tullut tänä yli 300 nikotiinipusseihin liittyvää yhteydenottoa, kertoo Lääkärilehti. Puolet liittyy alle kaksivuotiaisiin lapsiin.

Uutisvisa | Kuinka monta muovikassia suomalainen ostaa vuodessa? Tämä ja yhdeksän muuta valintaa, ole hyvä!

HS:n Uutisvisa testaa, oletko ajan tasalla. Kymmenen kysymyksen avulla saat selville, kuinka hyvin olet lukenut Hesarisi viime aikoina.

Yhdistetty | Minja Korhosen 37-vuotias valmentaja kuoli traagisesti – ”Ilman häntä en olisi tässä”

Minja Korhonen muistelee lämmöllä 37-vuotiaana menehtynyttä Joonas Ikosta.

Eduskunta | T-paitaan eduskunnassa pukeutunut kansanedustaja kertoo huoritteluviestien tulvasta: ”Täynnä aivan silmitöntä raivoa”

Jessi Jokelainen arvelee, että pukeutumisen lisäksi myös hänen näkyvät tatuointinsa ärsyttävät joitakin ihmisiä.

HS-analyysi | Sekalainen joukko kokoontui vaatimaan maahanmuuton kiristyksiä – Ilmapiiri on täysin uusi

Suomi on osallistunut tiiviisti EU-maiden työhön, jossa on valmisteltu turvapaikkamenettelyn ulkoistamisen kaltaisia keinoja, kirjoittaa HS:n EU-kirjeenvaihtaja Jarno Hartikainen.

Oikeuslääketiede | ”Jonkun täytyy vain ilmoittaa” – Ruumiin tunnistaminen voi olla hidasta, mutta kolmella keinolla se yleensä selviää

Oikeuslääkärin mukaan vainajan tunnistamiseen voi riittää vaikka pala luuta, mutta sormenjäljet auttavat parhaiten jäljille, jos kuolleen henkilöllisyydestä ei ole edes arvausta.

HS-haastattelu | Oletko sinäkin ”ei niin hyödyllistä” luokkaa? Rutger Bregman ripittää uudessa kirjassaan valkokaulustyöläisiä

Moni lukija piti Rutger Bregmanin Hyvän historiaa ”ihanana kirjana”. Se tuohduttaa kirjailijaa. Uudella teoksellaan Bregman haluaa antaa lukijoille lämpimän halin sijaan kylmän suihkun.

Yhdysvallat | Elon Musk arpoo miljoonia Trumpin hyväksi – Näin arvioivat oikeusoppineet medioille

Maailman rikkain mies arpoo ennen vaaleja päivittäin miljoona dollaria Trumpia tukevan vetoomuksen allekirjoittajalle.

Sotkeminen | Ryönä häätää asukkaan Helsingin uudelta asuinalueelta

HS:n lukijat kertovat, miten asukkaiden roskat valuvat kaduille asti uudella asuinalueella Helsingissä.

Elokuvat | Harvey Weinsteinin kerrotaan sairastuneen syöpään

Seksuaalirikoksista tuomittua entistä elokuvatuottajaa hoidetaan Rikersin vankilassa New Yorkissa.

Arki | Oletko huomannut tämän mitättömän merkinnän sukkahousujen sisällä? Sillä on syy

Asiantuntija antaa myös yllättävän vinkin sähköisyyden poistamiseen sukkahousuista.

Jalkapallo | Legendan käytös pöyristyttää – murskasi 11-vuotiaan lapsen unelmat tuhansien ihmisten edessä

David James ei antanut tippaakaan armoa.

Työelämä | Työllisten määrä putosi heinä-syyskuussa, työttömien määrä kasvoi

Työllisten määrä kasvoi eniten terveys- ja sosiaalipalveluissa ja väheni eniten tukku- ja vähittäiskaupassa.

Indonesia | Miekkakala hyppäsi surffaamassa ollutta naista kohti ja tappoi tämän

Naiselle annettiin tapahtumapaikalla ensiapua ja hänet kuljetettiin sairaalahoitoon. Hän kuitenkin kuoli vammoihinsa.

Sää | Vuosikymmeniä vanha lämpöennätys voi tiistaina mennä rikki Helsingissä

Vuorokauden alin lämpötila on ollut Kaisaniemessä ylimmillään 9,3 astetta. Tänään tiistaina sen rikkominen on hyvin todennäköistä.

Rikosepäilyt | Yle: Keskusrikospoliisilta uutta tietoa harvinaisesta vakoilutapauksesta

Ylen mukaan tapaus on Suomessa äärimmäisen harvinainen. Epäilty on keski-ikäinen ulkomaalainen mies.

Hiihto | Salaperäinen suomalaiskeksintö kuohuttaa Ruotsissa: ”En todellakaan tiedä, mitä he ovat tehneet”

Kärköläläisen suksipajan CustomSkin uudenlainen pitopohjasuksi kiinnostaa Ruotsissa valtavasti.

Painonhallinta | Painonnousun taustalla saattaa olla ruokahälyksi kutsuttu ilmiö

Ajatteletko jatkuvasti sitä, milloin ja mitä voisit seuraavaksi syödä? Kyse on ruokahälyksi kutsutusta ilmiöstä, joka vaikeuttaa painonhallintaa. Psykologi kertoo, miten ruokahälyn voi saada vaimenemaan.

Pohjoismaat | Suomella on maailmassa poikkeuksellinen perhe, ja sen ymmärtää vasta, kun kaikki on liekeissä

Kuninkaalliset ja valtionjohtajat kokoontuivat Berliiniin juhlistamaan viiden Pohjoismaan suurlähetystöjä – ja minä riemuitsin. Berliinissä minulle on nimittäin valjennut, millainen liima pohjoismaisuus on, kirjoittaa HS:n kirjeenvaihtaja Suvi Turtiainen.

Televisio | Juutalaiset eivät katso hyvällä Netflixin romanttista hittisarjaa

Suuren suosion saanut romanttinen komedia Nobody Wants This saa myös suomenjuutalaisilta kritiikkiä tavastaan kuvata juutalaisia naisia.

Kuuba | Kuubassa kärsitään edelleen sähkökatkoista

Maanlaajuinen sähkökatko alkoi perjantaina.

Saksa | Presidentti Stubb jatkaa Saksan-vierailuaan – tapaa Scholzin ja Merkelin

Stubbin on määrä tavata myös Islannin presidentti Halla Tómasdóttir.

Peru | Perun entiselle presidentille 20,5 vuotta vankeutta, myös kahta muuta ex-presidenttiä tutkitaan

Toledo pyysi saada suorittaa tuomionsa kotonaan, sillä hän sairastaa syöpää.

USA:n vaalit | Kamala Harris kutsui Yhdysvaltain vähimmäispalkkaa ”köyhyysrajan palkaksi”

Harris kertoi haluavansa nostaa minimipalkkaa Yhdysvalloissa, mutta ei täsmentänyt, kuinka paljon.

Venäjä | Venäjä isännöi Brics-huippukokousta – Myös YK:n pääsihteeri ja Erdoğan osallistuvat

Länsimaat ennustavat Putinin käyttävän kokousta hyväksi propagandatarkoituksiin. Kazaniin saapuvat muun muassa Kiinan ja Turkin presidentit sekä Intian pääministeri.

Lukijan mielipide | Kallion kirkon tornin paikalla oli sepän paja

Pajan katolta kalliolaiset katselivat juhannuksena saariston kokkotulia ja vuonna 1906 Viaporin kapinaa.

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Valitsemalla Minja Koskelan johtoon puolueväki laimensi entisestään vasemmistoliiton työväenpuolueen olemusta.

Lukijan mielipide | Lihavuus on rasvamaksan yleisin syy

Ylipainoisten määrä Suomessa on viime vuosikymmeninä lisääntynyt jyrkästi.

Lukijan mielipide | Suomen kielen opetus ja omakielinen uutispalvelu ovat parasta kotouttamista

Omakielisten lähetysten avulla maahanmuuttajat saavat tehokkaasti tietoa siitä, millainen maa Suomi on.

Muistokirjoitus | Lahjakas lauluntekijä rakasti ovelaa huumoria

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Lukijan mielipide | Suomella ei ole varaa menettää arktista asemaansa

Suomen arktisen politiikan aktivoimiseksi tarvitaan hätäkokous.

HS Pietarsaaressa | Tältä näyttää nikotiinipussitehtaalla, josta tuli poikkeuksellisen kuuluisa – ”Kukapa ei suosisi paikallista?”

Pietarsaarelainen nikotiinipussitehdas on ollut poliittisen kohun keskellä, kun sen valmistamat maut ujutettiin lakiin sallittujen makujen listalle. HS vieraili paikassa, jossa ”aikuiseen makuun” tarkoitettuja valkoisia pusseja valmistuu.

Lukijan mielipide | Paloheinässä käynti tuli kalliiksi

Metsässä liikkumiseen ja ulkoiluun pitää kannustaa eikä tehdä siitäkin maksullista.

Lukijan mielipide | Rokotteet ovat sijoitus kansanterveyteen

Väestön ikääntyessä rokotusohjelmaa tulee laajentaa kattamaan koko ihmisen elinkaari.

HS-analyysi | Eurooppalaiset muistuttavat nyt entisajan ihmisiä, jotka vielä katastrofin partaallakin kiihdyttivät romahdusta

Eurooppalaiset ovat vastaamassa taloutensa heikkenemiseen moninkertaistamalla sitä jo hyvän aikaa näivettäneet voimat, kirjoittaa HS:n taloustoimittaja Samuli Niinivuo.

Kirjallisuus | Menestynyt kauppias oli vuosien ajan nöyryyttävän suomalaisen kultin jäsen – ”Psyykkistä kidutusta”

Elisa Palonen oli asiakkaille sisustustavaraa myyneen Kasvihuoneilmiön perustaja. Kulisseissa Palonen oli myös osa kristillistä kulttia, jossa häntä nöyryytettiin. Palosen kuoltua lahko on hamunnut kauppiaan miljoonaomaisuutta.

HS 50 vuotta sitten 22.10.1974 | Muovipullo uusin maitopakkausidea

Uusia vaihtoehtoja etsitään maidon kuluttajapakkauksiksi

Mielenterveys | Miksi suomalaisia masentaa ja ahdistaa yhä enemmän? Yksi selitys voi löytyä kasvatuksesta, sanoo tutkija

Psyykkiset syyt ajavat suomalaisia joukoittain sairauslomille, mutta mielenterveyskriisi ei ratkea vain lääketieteen keinoin, sanoo tutkimusprofessori Ari Väänänen.

HS Etelä-Pohjanmaalla | ”Kaikki erilaisuus ei ole rikkautta” – Suomessa on seutu, joka on aivan kuin konservatiivisen Amerikan ”raamattuvyöhyke”

Toimittaja Anna-Sofia Berner selvittää, miksi Suomi on kuin Amerikka. Tässä jutussa hän tapaa pappi Vihtori Leskelän, joka puhuu kuin amerikkalainen konservatiivi ja ihmettelee ”outoja jakolinjoja”. Ne ovat tulleet jo Suomeenkin.

Koulutus | Roni Revon koulumatka kestää puolitoista tuntia – Se ei haittaa, koska oppilaitos tarjoaa jotain, mitä kukaan muu ei

Roni Repo opiskelee Omnian moottoriurheilu-ura -koulutusohjelmassa, joka antaa valmiudet toimia kilpatallin mekaanikkona.

Britannia | Daily Mail: Suomalaismies rikkoi ikkunoita humalassa ja aiheutti yli 43 000 euron vahingot

Suomalaismiehen kerrotaan työskennelleen suomalaisella kaupallisella aluksella, joka oli pysähtynyt Britanniaan Portlandin satamaan.

Jalkapallo | Ruotsalaismedia: Poliisi ratsasi raiskauksesta epäillyn Kylian Mbappén hotellin Tukholmassa

Lähteen mukaan paikalla oli siviilipukuisia poliiseja.

Britannia | Villieläinpuistossa syntyi äärimmäisen uhanalainen leveänenämaki

Leveänenämakeja on olemassa tuhatkunta koko maailmassa.

Festivaalit | Nämä kolme osaomistajaa ottavat Pori Jazz Festival oy:n harteilleen

Kun Pori Jazz -organisaatio astuu uuden ajan äärelle, kaikki osapuolet korostavat sitä, että festivaalin on pysyttävä Porissa ja satakuntalaisissa käsissä.

Šakki | Epäilty wc-huijari sai tilapäisen kilpailukiellon – jonotti aina samaan vessakoppiin

Kansainvälinen šakkiliitto korostaa, että pelaajaa ei ole vielä todettu syylliseksi.

Ukraina | Suzanne Innes-Stubb poseeraa Ukrainan Ellen kannessa muiden valtionjohtajien puolisojen kanssa

Puolisot kuvattiin Olena Zelenskan emännöimän huippukokouksen aikaan syyskuussa.

Joukkoliikenne | Nyt se varmistui: Vantaasta tulee Suomen neljäs ratikkakaupunki

Puhemylly jatkui silti kolmisen tuntia, vaikka valtuuston voimasuhteet tiedettiin etukäteen.

Jääkiekko | Santeri Virtanen antoi kasvot rajuille koronaoireille – nyt ura on raiteillaan ja Espoossa syntyy kovaa jälkeä

Kiekko-Espoo käänsi pelin Tapparaa vastaan ylivoimamaaleilla. Santeri Virtanen jatkoi vahvaa alkukauttaan.

Jalkapallo | Tukholman derby ajautui kaaokseen – poliisi tarvitsi suojelua kodissaankin

Poliisin päätös tyhjentää stadion on saanut myös kritiikkiä.

Säästöt | Ehyt: Hallitus leikkaa päihdehaittoja torjuvilta järjestöiltä ja lisää päihteiden saatavuutta

Ehkäisevä päihdetyö Ehyt aloittaa muutosneuvottelut, koska sen rahoitus pienenee tuntuvasti ensi vuonna.

Kieli | Kielitieteilijä väitti, ettei maahanmuuttajien ”eliitti” vaivaudu opiskelemaan suomea – Asiantuntijat vastaavat

Janne Saarikivi väitti, etteivät korkeasti koulutetut maahanmuuttajat halua opiskella suomea ja että taksikuskillakin voi olla parempi kielitaito kuin professorilla. Pitääkö se paikkansa?

Espoo | Kai Mykkänen valittiin Espoon kaupunginjohtajaksi: ”Rakkaus Espooseen” vei voiton ministeripestistä

Uusi kaupunginjohtaja valittiin suljetussa lippuäänestyksessä. Yhteensä viisi ehdokasta sai ääniä ja toiselle kierrokselle etenivät Kai Mykkänen ja Tuula Antola.

Venäjä | Johan Bäckman sai Putinilta Venäjän kansalaisuuden

Venäjän media kuvaa Bäckmania ”suomalaiseksi ihmisoikeusaktivistiksi”.

Energia | Bloomberg: Venäläisen maakaasun markkinat ovat siirtymässä nyt Kiinaan

Aiemmin Eurooppa oli venäläisen putkikaasun suurin ostaja. Nyt sen paikan on ottamassa Kiina.

Kuolleet | Iron Maidenin entinen laulaja Paul Di’Anno on kuollut

66-vuotias laulaja kärsi viime aikoina terveysongelmista ja esiintyi pyörätuolissa istuen.

Syrjintä | Muistotilaisuus jäi pitämättä, koska pitopalvelun yrittäjä on homo: ”Olimme tyrmistyneitä”

Seksuaalisen suuntautumisen vuoksi syrjiminen on Suomessa lailla kiellettyä.

Kommentti | Anna Puun, Erinin ja Ida Paulin superbändi on osa kansainvälistä ilmiötä

Anna Puun, Erinin ja Ida Paulin uusi yhtye tekee vanhoista superkokoonpanoista poiketen uutta musiikkia, kirjoittaa kulttuuritoimittaja Ilkka Mattila.

Nyrkkeily | Olympialaisten kohunyrkkeilijä Imane Khelif yllätti – ryhtyy ammattilaiseksi

Imane Khelif ottaa uuden askelen nyrkkeilyurallaan.

Moldova | Äärimmäisen tiukka EU-kansanäänestys ratkesi jäsenyyden kannattajien hyväksi, presidentinvaalit toiselle kierrokselle

Moldovan EU-jäsenyyden puolesta äänestäneet saivat niukan voiton. Presidentinvaalit ratkaistaan toisella kierroksella.

Sudet | Kaksi metsästyskoiraa kuoli susihyökkäyksissä

Sudet tappoivat kaksi metsästyskoiraa viime viikolla, kertoo Metsästäjäliitto.

Maastohiihto | Suomen hiihtotähdet joutuvat kaivamaan kuvettaan – päätös jakaa urheilijoiden mielipiteet

Suomen hiihtotähdet joutuvat kaivamaan kuvettaan päästäkseen harjoittamaan ammattiaan.

Asuminen | Luottolaitos arvotti Suomen asuinalueet – Yksi ylitse muiden

Tänä vuonna vain Helsinki saa Hypolta AA-luokituksen. Vielä viime vuonna AA-luokassa Helsingille pitivät seuraa myös Tampere ja Espoo.

Pääkirjoitus | Moldova jatkaa harmaalla vyöhykkeellä idän ja lännen välissä

EU-tavoitteen kirjaus voitti Moldovan kansanäänestyksessä äärimmäisen täpärästi. Se lupaa huonoa maan taipaleelle kohti Euroopan unionia.

Pikatesti | Juustopuodin loppuunmyyty grillileipä oli niin hyvää, että kriitikosta se tuntui melkein lahjalta

Töölöstä tuttu juustokauppa ja viinibaari on kaupunkikeidas nyt myös Viiskulmassa.

Televisio | Amazing Racessa ei annettu armoa kasvissyöjille

”Olisiko tätä samaa tehtävää voitu tehdä jollakin kasviperäisellä aineilla”, pohtii ruokakulttuurin professori Taru Lindblom.

Ura | Tällainen on Espoon uusi kaupunginjohtaja: Kai Mykkänen aloitti valtuustossa jo 21-vuotiaana

Espoon uusi kaupunginjohtaja Kai Mykkänen aloitti uransa kuntapolitiikassa jo 21-vuotiaana, kun hänet valittiin valtuutetuksi. Mykkäsellä on politiikan lisäksi työkokemusta yksityiseltä sektorilta muun muassa pankkisektorilta.

Gps-häirintä | Merivartiosto: Suomenlahdella raportoitu useista häiriöistä

Viime viikolla on havaittu alusliikenteeseen vaikuttavia häiriöitä, kertoo Suomenlahden merivartiosto.

HS-analyysi | Mykkänen jättää hallituksen, ja Orpolla on edessään monimutkainen tehtävä

Petteri Orpo voi päättää pilkkoa Mykkäsen ministerisalkun sisällön ja palauttaa energia-asiat työ- ja elinkeinoministeriössä työministerin hoteisiin.

Sanalouhos | Tässä ristikossa on kymmeniä sanoja, mutta osa niistä vie harhaan – Kokeile, osaatko ratkaista sanapelin

Kolumni | Missä oikein mennään, jos Euroopassa sotii Pohjois-Korean erikoisjoukkoja?

Tiedustelutiedot Venäjän aikeista tuoda Pohjois-Korean sotilaita Ukrainan rintamalle osoittavat, miten vahvasti Itä-Aasian turvallisuus ja Euroopan turvallisuus kytkeytyvät nykyisin toisiinsa.

Elinkautinen-podcast | Juhlailta päättyy 34 veitseniskuun ja tulipaloon: 12 vuotta myöhemmin tekijä pakenee vankilasta

Kun tekijän elinkautisen suorittaminen on jo alkanut, päätöksensä saa toinenkin tulipaloa koskeva oikeuskäsittely, jonka papereihin miehen nimi kirjataan.

Historia | Ihmisten pitäisi kuolla pois, uskovat ankarimmat misantroopit – Näin ajattelevia on ollut jo vuosisatoja

Ihminen on julma, ahne ja itsekäs, eikä muuksi muutu. Olisi hyvä, jos kuolisimme pois, uskovat ankarimmat misantroopit eli ihmisvihaajat. Näin ajattelevia on ollut jo kauan ennen nykyaikaa.

HS Arizonassa | Osavaltio otti käyttöön 150 vuotta vanhan lain, joka kieltää abortin kokonaan – Taistelu sen kumoamiseksi kiihtyy

HS seurasi aktivistien kampanjatilaisuuksia Arizonassa, jossa taistellaan äärimmäisen aborttilain tulevaisuudesta. Toimittaja Ville Similä ja valokuvaaja Rio Gandara matkustavat Nevadassa ja Arizonassa ja kertovat, mikä amerikkalaisia vaaleissa oikein puhuttaa.

Miniristikko | Vasemmistoliitossa vaihtui valta – Lille vapaus koitti

HS:n 5x5-miniristikko ilmestyy päivittäin vaihtuvalla aiheella. Kokeile saatko kaikki sanat omille paikoilleen.

Ralli | Sami Pajari hurjasteli siirtymätaipaleella – sai sakot

Pajarin kisa päättyi keskeytykseen ja nyt tuli vielä ylinopeussakot.

Moldovan vaalit | Tutkija: Äänestyksen lopputulos saattaa jopa vaarantaa Moldovan EU-tien

EU:n kannattajien niukka voitto Moldovassa on tosiasiassa heille symbolinen häviö, sanoo tutkija Ryhor Nizhnikau. Hän uskoo kansalaisten tyytymättömyydellä olleen tulokseen suurempi vaikutus kuin Venäjän ostamilla äänillä.

Televisioarvio | Brittisarjassa tapahtuu kummia, hiukan kuin Twin Peaksissa ja Salaisissa kansioissa

Passenger on sympaattinen yritys tuoda uutta maaseudulle sijoittuvaan poliisisarjaan.

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Ripudaman Singh Malik, acquitted in 2005 of attack that killed 329 people, was shot dead in British Columbia in 2022.

Video: Child among victims of Israeli attack near Beirut hospital

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Early voting in full swing in US election, Harris and Trump tied in polls

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Israel’s siege on north Gaza intensifies as thousands trapped

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Trump US rallies leave behind unpaid dues, again and again

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Biden ‘concerned’ about release of files on Israel’s plans to strike Iran

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Israel attacks branches of Hezbollah-linked finance group in Lebanon

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In Turkey, Gulen’s death marks opportunity to move on from coup attempt

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Israeli strikes hit school in Gaza’s Jabalia amid intensifying siege

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London police officer who fatally shot Chris Kaba acquitted of murder

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US says it is seeking lasting end to war in Lebanon ‘as soon as possible’

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Fethullah Gulen: From presidential ally to Turkey’s alleged coup mastermind

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The Return: How Trump’s border policies tore a family apart

A family separated at the border and reunited in Guatemala receives an unexpected chance to return to the US.

Seoul demands ‘immediate withdrawal’ of North Korean troops in Russia

South Korea summons Russian ambassador over Pyongyang's alleged dispatch of soldiers to support Moscow's war in Ukraine.

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The attacks followed claims from the Israeli military that Hezbollah was operating a command center beneath a hospital in a densely populated neighborhood near Beirut.

Paul Whelan’s Life in a Russian Prison Awaiting a Hostage Swap

The former U.S. Marine describes the moment of his arrest and the long years waiting for his release.

Moldova Referendum on Goal of E.U. Membership Passes by a Thin Margin

A referendum that constitutionally enshrines a national objective to join the E.U. passed by a thin margin. The incumbent pro-E.U. president won the most votes in a concurrent election, but faces a runoff.

Yahya Sinwar Is Dead, but a Palestinian State Still Seems Distant

A two-state solution remains the goal of the United States and the West, but many in the region say the devastation in Gaza and the lack of effective Palestinian leadership make it a remote prospect.

Vietnam Elects Luong Cuong as President, Reviving Power-Sharing Arrangement

The move restores a “four pillar” government structure that divides top-level duties to avoid the rise of a single strongman.

King Charles III Heckled by Lidia Thorpe, an Indigenous Australian Senator

King Charles, visiting the former British colony where he retains the ceremonial title of head of state, was shouted at by an Indigenous Australian senator.

Fethullah Gulen, Turkish Cleric Accused of Coup Attempts, Dies

Mr. Gulen, who lived in the United States, was accused of plotting a coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey in 2016.

How a TV Hit Sparked Debate About Birthrates in Africa

The Sani family in northern Nigeria has six children, more than the parents can afford but fewer than their own parents had. Birthrates, and the decisions couples make about family size, are changing across Africa.

Austin Condemns Kremlin ‘Apologists’ in Pledging Support for Ukraine

The trip by the U.S. defense secretary comes as Russian forces steadily gain territory in eastern Ukraine.

Putin Brings Together Economies He Hopes Will Eclipse the West

The Russian leader hopes to use the meeting of the so-called BRICS group, which includes China and India, as a counterweight to the West.

Judicial Overhaul Squeaks Through After High Political Drama in Pakistan

Supporters of the constitutional amendments said they would curb judicial activism. Critics said judicial independence had been damaged.

He Dreamed of Escaping Gaza. The World Watched Him Burned Alive.

A video of Shaaban al-Dalou burning to death after an Israeli strike at a hospital has stoked criticism from Israel’s allies and highlighted the plight of people trapped in Gaza.

A Mideast Shift Is Underway, Without Israel

Before Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks, Saudi Arabia was open to forging stronger ties with the Israelis. Now, a year into the war in Gaza, it is warming up to its traditional enemy, Iran.

Leaked U.S. Intelligence Suggests Israel Is Preparing to Strike Iran

American officials are trying to determine the source of the leak, which describes military drills and weapons placement, and how damaging it might be.

India Says It Reached Border Deal With China That Could Ease Hostilities

Four years ago, several soldiers from both sides were killed in a bloody melee. Any thaw between the countries could have global implications.

Hamas’s Guerrilla Tactics in North Gaza Make It Hard to Defeat

Israel has decimated Hamas’s military wing, along with much of Gaza. But the group’s small-scale, hit-and-run approach poses a threat in the enclave’s north.

Yellen Rebukes Chinese Lending Practices in Call for Debt Relief

In an interview, the Treasury secretary also highlighted progress at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund ahead of annual meetings this week.

Russia’s Warming Arctic Is a Climate Threat. War Has Shut Scientists Out of It.

Climate science has been stymied as Russia continues its war in Ukraine. The stalled work threatens to leave the West without a clear picture of how fast the Earth is heating up.

Why Sara Duterte Talked About Beheading Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The alliance between Sara Duterte and President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., which brought two notorious dynasties together, has unraveled in spectacular fashion.

What Life Looks Like for Israelis Living Near Lebanon’s Border

Homes in northern Israel along the Lebanon border have been under the constant threat of Hezbollah’s rocket attacks since October of last year. We look at life on the ground for the few Israelis who stayed behind.

‘We Are Still Afraid’: Life Inside Northern Israel

China Turns Up the Heat on Taiwan With Live-Fire Drills

The drills were the latest show of force by China, which claims Taiwan as its territory and has protested Western support for the island.

Tuesday Briefing

Two weeks to the U.S. election.

Coup Attempt by Gulen Allies Led Erdogan to Crack Down in Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Fethullah Gulen, the powerful preacher who died this week, began as allies. But their falling out brought bloodshed and an Erdogan crackdown.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts leaders from many of the world’s fastest developing economies at a summit this week.

A nightclub in Lebanon is now a shelter for people fleeing Israeli strikes

Skybar, one of Beirut's most popular nightclubs, has turned into a shelter for hundreds of displaced people who've fled Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon in recent weeks.

As Ukraine's birth rate plunges, here's what one doctor is doing to reverse the trend

Ukraine is suffering from more than a Russian invasion. Births have plummeted. But many families with help from the government and doctors are trying to buck the trend and have a child in wartime.

Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets more than 20 years in prison in case linked to corruption scandal

Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo was sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison in a case involving construction giant Odebrecht that became synonymous with corruption in Latin America.

Morning news brief

Donald Trump makes more than 100 threats to prosecute or punish perceived enemies. Judge hears arguments to block Ten Commandments displays in Louisiana schools. Russia hosts emerging nations summit.

Hundreds mourn Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico

Marcelo Pérez continued to work as a peace activist despite threats. Advocates say he did not receive the government protection he needed.

Moldova barely approves its EU referendum amid allegations of Russian interference

Moldova voted in favor of adding a path to the European Union to its constitution, and gave the incumbent president the most votes in elections Sunday, but neither result was the win leaders wanted.

Fake bomb threats disrupt travel for scores of flights on Indian airlines

Bomb threats are causing disruptions, diversions and delays for scores of flights on multiple Indian airlines. Indian authorities said they were looking to increase punishments for perpetrators.

American activist talks about how having a target on his back has changed his life

Indian officials were in the U.S. earlier in October for talks about an alleged plot to target an American activist. He talks about how having a target on his back has changed his life.

Russia Versus the West in Moldova's Election

The former Soviet republic of Moldova narrowly passed a referendum to pursue membership in the European Union. That puts it at odds with Russia, which is accused of meddling in the election. Our correspondent in Moscow tells us what the vote could mean.

And we go to the bar in Paris that for over a century has held a U.S. presidential straw poll that is usually accurate.

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The Cipher Brief

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – As he scans the global threat environment, Dana Madsen believes he has identified a new “inflection point” when it comes to malicious [...] More

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After Sinwar: Questions for Israel, Iran and the Mideast Wars

BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT — Israel announced Thursday that it had killed its most wanted man, the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, an act that several Cipher [...] More

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Might Sinwar Killing Lead to Peace in Gaza?

DEEP DIVE — More than a year after Israeli leaders unleashed a punishing war to destroy Hamas, the end for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar came in [...] More

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Behind the U.S. Letter – and Ultimatum – To Israel

DEEP DIVE — It’s one of those “private” documents that was almost certainly written for public consumption. A spokesman for Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted [...] More

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How Russia’s War Machine Keeps Raking In Money

DEEP DIVE — More than two and a half years after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s economy shows surprising resilience. Despite an unprecedented 2,000 sanctions [...] More

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Why the ‘Cold War’ With China is Different – and Potentially More Dangerous

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — At a moment when competition with China tops the list of concerns for the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC), the man in charge at [...] More

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US Intelligence: Russia, China and Iran in Election Propaganda Blitz

DEEP DIVE — As Election Day 2024 draws near, the United States’ adversaries are bombarding American voters with propaganda and false narratives in unprecedented scope and [...] More

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Amid Russian Advance, a Problem For Ukraine: Not Enough Fighters

DEEP DIVE — While Ukraine presses for more military support from the West and fewer restrictions on the use of NATO weapons, the country’s shortage of [...] More

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CIA Director: ‘Very Real Danger’ of Wider Mideast War

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – CIA Director William Burns warned Monday of “the very real danger” of a wider war in the Middle East, and urged Israel [...] More

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Cyber Help Wanted: White House Cyber Czar Looking to Fill Half a Million Jobs

EXCLUSIVE Q&A – White House National Cyber Director Harry Coker, Jr. warned Sunday of a nationwide shortage in cybersecurity talent, issuing a plea for help [...] More

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NSA Director: US Investigating China Telcom Cyberattacks

EXCLUSIVE — National Security Agency (NSA) Director General Timothy Haugh said the agency was investigating China-linked cyberattacks against three U.S. telecommunications firms, but the government had [...] More

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Top Counterterrorism Official: Gaza War Has Inspired Dozens of Terror Plots

EXCLUSIVE — The acting Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Brett Holmgren told The Cipher Brief’s 2024 Threat Conference Sunday that Israel’s war [...] More

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One Year Later, Reflections on the Terror of October 7 – and the Wars That Followed

EXPERT ANALYSIS — Almost no one saw it coming. Access all of The Cipher Brief’s national security-focused expert insight by becoming a Cipher Brief Subscriber+ Member. [...] More

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How Putin Uses ‘Nuclear Coercion’ Against Ukraine – and the West

EXPERT INTERVIEWS — It’s a warning Russia has issued repeatedly since the first days of its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine: Don’t forget that we are [...] More

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Ex-US Commander: In Mideast, ‘We’re in the Wider War Now’

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — The Middle East is on the brink of a new war, after a dizzying series of events: Israel has battered Hezbollah militants in [...] More

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Ex-Secretary of Defense: Iran’s Attack Ushers in ‘Dangerous World’ in Middle East

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — On the day after Iran’s missile strikes against Israel, and as Israel’s war cabinet considered a retaliation that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and [...] More

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Iran Targets Israel – and This Time, Signs Point To Wider War

DEEP DIVE – For months, a question has loomed over the Israeli wars against Hamas and Hezbollah: at what point would Iran, the patron of [...] More

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Israel’s ‘Limited’ Invasion of Lebanon Opens New Chapter in War

EXPERT ANALYSIS — Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah — which has included a stunning pager and walkie-talkie sabotage attack, and airstrikes that have taken out a significant [...] More

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