Fighting intensifies in northern Ethiopia as Tigray rebels declare full-blown war
Fighting is intensifying across northern Ethiopia, with Tigray rebels saying the country is now in a “full-blown war” with the federal government.
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Newest first · UTC+10:00Canada, France, Italy and Greece allow Netanyahu’s overflight despite ICC warrant
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew over Greece, Italy, France and Canada on Thursday on his way to address the UN, despite an International Criminal Court warrant for his arrest.
· Middleeasteye
Boy, 16, held in ‘cramped’ prison cell alone for 22 hours a day for weeks, Victorian ombudsman finds
Ombudsman finds government breached teen’s human rights, saying the conditions ‘bordered on solitary confinement’
· Benita Kolovos, Bertin Huynh
Trump administration to ask supreme court to allow third-country deportation policy
US attorney general Todd Blanche says justice department will ask high court for help after lower court rejected policy
· Ariana Baio
Niger signs deal with Australian group to relaunch uranium project
Niger's government said Wednesday it has signed a new agreement with the Madaouela Mining Company (MAMICO) to relaunch a uranium mining project in the north of the country.
· AfricaNews
Saudi-led coalition says shot down 6 ballistic missiles launched by Houthis
Saudi-led coalition forces fighting Yemen’s Houthis say they have intercepted six ballistic missiles allegedly fired by the Iran-allied group towards cities in Saudi Arabia.
Le Pen says US diesel export ban would have ‘incalculable’ impact on French citizens
A U.S. plan to ban diesel exports would have "incalculable" consequences for French people, warned Marine Le Pen, the far-right candidate in the French presidential elections, at the POLITICO Playbook Paris Live event Thursday.
· Marianne Gros, Victor Goury-Laffont
The eyes have it: Rory Stewart’s ‘magnificently strange’ Newsnight moment goes viral
Clip of the former Tory MP staring intently at fellow panellist is shared widely online
· Rachel Hall
Trump-Xi live updates: leaders of US and China to talk AI and trade in major Washington meeting
Xi arrived at the White House on Thursday morning ahead of major talks, which are expected to cover trade, AI, Taiwan and more
· Lucy Campbell, Ariana Baio, Christopher Hippensteel, Amy Hawkins
'It's the law of the jungle': Pensioner's eviction exposes Spain's housing crisis
The eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her Madrid home has highlighted a political paralysis that has thwarted efforts to resolve Spain's chronic housing crisis, fuelling debate before next year's election.
· AFP
Why did an OpenAI system hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future?
Watch: What you need to know about the OpenAI Australian government hack
· Bbcnews
Iran's President Pezeshkian tells UN General Assembly Trump is a 'bully,' quotes Game of Thrones
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian spoke at the UN General Assembly on September 23. It was a potentially momentous occasion. Nearby, according to reports, Iranian mediators headed by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi were in a meeting room and sending someone back and forth to speak to an American delegation.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Drinking at football matches - would fans welcome it?
The law permits supporters at stadiums from the Premier League to National League to drink alcohol outside the ground and in concourses, but not in their seats
· Bbcsport
Exco declarations reveal new roles for ex-lawmakers as minister retains 22 flats
Executive Council’s annually updated declarations of interest shed light on positions taken by several former Legco veterans
· Matthew Cheng
Exco declarations reveal new roles for ex-lawmakers as minister retains 22 flats
Executive Council’s annually updated declarations of interest shed light on positions taken by several former Legco veterans
· Matthew Cheng
Proposed Michigan resolution urges federal support for Israeli statehood, targets Hamas threats
Lawmakers in the Michigan House of Representatives have introduced a resolution urging the US government to back Israel's right to statehood and take measures to prevent Hamas from eliminating the Jewish state on Tuesday.
· ALEX CARSON
White House bars media outlets despite judge’s order to restore access | The National
The White House on Thursday continued to bar access to journalists from three media outlets, despite a ruling by a US federal judge to restore their press passes.
· Jihan Abdalla
Fears of return to war as Tigray rebels launch offensive against Ethiopian army
Fighting escalates after TPLF forms new rebel coalition aimed at overthrowing Abiy Ahmed government
· Carlos Mureithi
Israel offers cash to firms hit by trade ban; Europe dithers on new rules
The Israeli government plans to pay companies in illegal settlements up to 200,000 shekels ($54,000) following a commitment by European countries to ban their goods amid escalating human rights abuses against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
· Caolán Magee
Germany pledges to phase out fossil fuels
Germany has presented a roadmap for completely phasing out fossil fuels by 2045. The government is sticking to its green transition policy, despite Chancellor Friedrich Merz earlier acknowledging that the country is going through “an energy crisis.”
· RT
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Germany has presented a roadmap for completely phasing out fossil fuels by 2045. The government is sticking to its green transition policy, despite Chancellor Friedrich Merz earlier acknowledging that the country is going through “an energy crisis.”
· RT
Biden-Nominated Judge Dismisses Michigan Case Accusing Oil Majors Of Suppressing Renewables
Authored by Owen Evans via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
Von der Leyen ally slams EU Commission’s AI response
The European Commission has failed to keep pace with AI developments, Axel Voss, a key German conservative lawmaker on tech policy, said in an interview.
· Pieter Haeck, Anne McElvoy
Is this really the Premier League's 'Bermuda Triangle'?
How do Brentford, Brighton and Bournemouth fare against the 'big six'?
· Bbcsport
Panic At CNN As Paramount Seeks Elon Musk Equity Investment
Paramount is weighing whether to bring Elon Musk on as an equity investor in its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, according to a report from Semafor. David Ellison has been sizing up potential investors as he works to lock down financing before the merger closes. Paramount has not said how much money it hopes to …
· Tyler Durden
Parthenon Marbles talks stall as Athens rejects loan proposal
ATHENS — The latest round of talks on the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Athens have stalled, as Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has rejected the British Museum’s proposed arrangement.
· Nektaria Stamouli, Matt Honeycombe-Foster
'I want to bring change and repair': Gadi Eisenkot lays out vision for Israel in 'Post' interview
Yashar party leader and former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as the leading opposition candidate seeking to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the October election.
· KESHET NEEV, ZVIKA KLEIN
Netanyahu not expected to meet Trump in New York
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not expected to meet US President Donald Trump during his very brief trip to New York to address the UN General Assembly.
· Middleeasteye
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Morocco’s elections: Fragmentation, disengagement and PJD’s major return
Morocco’s parliamentary elections have reshaped the balance between the country’s main parties amid sharply lower turnout.
CNN and Politico blocked from White House hours after judge temporarily restores access – live
A federal judge had ruled Trump administration must immediately return the outlets’ press passes and said ban likely unconstitutional
· Christopher Hippensteel
Senate panel questions Trump FDA nominee Heidi Overton on vaccines, abortion pill, agency morale
The US Senate health committee will hold a confirmation hearing on Thursday for Heidi Overton, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the embattled FDA, as it also weighs advancing his surgeon general nominee.
· REUTERS
Election panel clears Otzma Yehudit for October vote after barring Arab slates day earlier
The Central Elections Committee rejected two attempts to bar Otzma Yehudit from the October 27 election on Thursday, one day after it voted to exclude Ra’am, the Joint List and two Joint List candidates under the same constitutional provision.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Fossil-fuel firms in line for billions in benefits after answering Trump’s donation call
Senators’ report says taxpayers face higher bills after ‘bargain’ between president and major polluters
· Maya Yang
Russia ‘truly’ appreciates U.S. invite to G20 summit — but hasn't decided if Putin will go
Russia has welcomed the U.S. government's invitation for President Vladimir Putin to attend a G20 summit in Florida later this year, saying it "truly" appreciates the offer, but has not yet decided whether to accept it.
· Sam Meredith
Netanyahu’s greatest illusion: That Israel’s security depends on him - opinion
When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the United Nations General Assembly, perhaps for the last time as Israel’s prime minister, he will be standing in a house he was taught, 42 years ago, to see two ways.
· YONATAN TOUVAL
Madagascar’s Gen Z protesters mark one year since Rajoelina’s fall
A year after igniting protests that forced the president from power, Madagascar's Gen Z activists say they feel betrayed by a new government they accuse of resorting to the same old tactics.
· AfricaNews
Netanyahu expected to 'berate' Zohran Mamdani in UN speech
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to use his UN address on Thursday to berate New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for calling him a war criminal, according to Reuters.
· Middleeasteye
OpenAI agent hacks Australian government
An OpenAI artificial intelligence agent “infiltrated” an Australian government health portal in what is believed to be the world’s first publicly reported AI-led hack of a state website. The IT giant kept the breach quiet for nearly three months after its agent accessed restricted files, Prime Minister Anthony Alban…
· RT
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An OpenAI artificial intelligence agent “infiltrated” an Australian government health portal in what is believed to be the world’s first publicly reported AI-led hack of a state website. The IT giant kept the breach quiet for nearly three months after its agent accessed restricted files, Prime Minister Anthony Alban…
· RT
Oil Jumps As Iran Warns War Could Expand To Indian Ocean If US Attacks Resume
It was just this month which saw the Iran conflict spill over into a renewed fight between the Saudi coalition and Yemen's Houthi rebels. Now Iran is threatening to expand the fight further, even into the Indian Ocean.
· Tyler Durden
Britain’s elites want you ready to die for a war they keep imagining
By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
· RT
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By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
· RT
Paris Playbook summit: Live updates
PARIS — French presidential candidates Gabriel Attal, Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon will all take the stage Thursday for interviews at POLITICO’s first-ever Playbook Paris event.
· POLITICO
Conditions in Gaza remain dire ahead of Netanyahu's UN address
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to address the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday as conditions in Gaza remained dire for more than two million Palestinians living in the Strip, nearly three years after the war began.
· AfricaNews
Poland says Starlink fire was sabotage
The fire at a Starlink ground station near Warsaw on Wednesday night was an act of sabotage and part of hybrid warfare against Poland, Digital Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said Thursday morning.
· Wojciech Kość
FDA panel endorses first-of-a-kind cancer blood test from Grail
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health advisers on Wednesday endorsed a blood test designed to spot signs of various cancers in apparently healthy people while warning that it's far from clear how well the technology works.
· Associated Press
Israel-US gap widens as more American Jews say gov't policy contributes to antisemitism - poll
A widening gap has emerged between Israeli and American Jews over whether Israeli government policy contributes to the rise in global antisemitism, according to the September 2026 Jewish People Voice Index published by the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) on Thursday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Bennett unveils 'Confrontation Line Law' proposing expanded tax, municipal benefits for North
Former prime minister and B’Yachad party chairman Naftali Bennett presented northern local authority leaders on Wednesday with his party's proposed "Confrontation Line Law," which would expand the area eligible for state assistance and increase tax and municipal tax benefits for residents and businesses.
· SHIR PERETS