Transgender NYT executive charged with child-abuse before being killed
New York Times executive Jonathan McKinsey faced child-abuse charges and a bitter custody battle before his killing in California Read Full Article at RT.com
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As US President Donald Trump announced a $15bn steel megaplant while seated at his Oval Office desk on Monday, he had a lineup of mostly US politicians standing behind him – from cabinet members to elected representatives from Iowa, where the mill is to be built. There was one exception: an Indian man with a recedin…
· Yashraj Sharma, Charu Sudan Kasturi
OpenAI hack sparks crackdown on weak government websites
In the wake of the OpenAI breach, government departments and agencies will undergo a review to identify weaknesses. (Reuters: Carlos Barria)
· Ewa Staszewska
ABC News’ Will Reeve reveals testicular cancer diagnosis: what to know about the rare disease
ABC News correspondent Will Reeve, the son of Superman actor Christopher Reeve, has revealed that he was diagnosed with testicular cancer.
· Patrice Peck
Close-up look at Turner's '£50m' Rome painting on show in the city
A renowned painting by British landscape artist William Turner has returned to the city that inspired it nearly two centuries ago.
Economist formally apologises for ‘sexist’ campus talk as students urge suspension
Terence Chong says he failed to consider his choice of words and setting, as Chinese University of Hong Kong students and alumni petition for action
· Emily Hung
Economist formally apologises for ‘sexist’ campus talk as students urge suspension
Terence Chong says he failed to consider his choice of words and setting, as Chinese University of Hong Kong students and alumni petition for action
· Emily Hung
Legal aid chief denies stricter vetting as aid for policy challenges hits decade low
Legal Aid Department approved funds for just two challenges against government policies and decisions last year, down by 90 per cent from 2016
· Matthew Cheng
Legal aid chief denies stricter vetting as aid for policy challenges hits decade low
Legal Aid Department approved funds for just two challenges against government policies and decisions last year, down by 90 per cent from 2016
· Matthew Cheng
How RAF Fairford 'bomb plot' narrative fell apart as US and UK made competing claims
On Monday morning it was widely reported that what seemed to be a major planned terrorist attack on an American base in Britain had been narrowly averted.
· Middleeasteye
US ban on Canadian imports likely to weaken already fragile relationship
It marks another ratcheting up of Trump’s trade war and affects nearly $1bn in imports of a $880bn trade relationship
· Associated Press
US Navy launches drone command that could reshape Taiwan war planning
The centre aims to integrate air, surface and underwater unmanned platforms into a unified combat-ready force
· Gabriel Dominguez
US Navy launches drone command that could reshape Taiwan war planning
The centre aims to integrate air, surface and underwater unmanned platforms into a unified combat-ready force
· Gabriel Dominguez
How years of thin investment have stalled Germany’s rail network as China’s speeds ahead
Germany sold high-speed trains to China 21 years ago, but now its network is slowing to a crawl as China’s continues to improve
· Huizhao Huang
How years of thin investment have stalled Germany’s rail network as China’s speeds ahead
Germany sold high-speed trains to China 21 years ago, but now its network is slowing to a crawl as China’s continues to improve
· Huizhao Huang
Sickening new texts in ‘Cornell 7’ group chat revealed: ‘Shop still open?’
A Cornell University fraternity brother asked if the “shop [was] still open” in reference to the female student who was allegedly drugged and raped in an hours-long gang assault in their Ithaca house, according to sickening newly obtained messages.
· Anthony Blair
Baste Duterte says Sara didn’t intervene for Gencorp | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
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Japan removes 16 Syrian organisations from sanctions list | The National
Japan has removed 16 Syrian organisations from its sanctions list in light of developments since former president Bashar Al Assad was removed from power in 2024.
· Amr Mostafa
Milania Giudice’s legal team makes major move in domestic violence court case after family begs her to ‘get help’
Milania Giudice’s court hearing in her domestic violence case has been postponed by more than two months following her recent airport ordeal, Page Six has exclusively learned.
· Bernie Zilio
Mona Khalil: A conservationist's legacy lives on | The National
The story of Lebanese conservationist Mona Khalil, who dedicated her time to helping preserve wildlife in Lebanon before she was brutally killed in an Israeli airstrike. Her followers are now keeping her work alive.
· Suhail Akram
Ex-special counsel Jack Smith accused of ‘corrupt’ probe of Trump and Republican lawmakers
WASHINGTON — Former special counsel Jack Smith squared off with Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee who accused him Tuesday of illegally targeting President Trump and GOP lawmakers.
· Ryan King
Shocking moment staffers kick terrified woman’s legs away to make her take 260-foot thrill jump
A petrified tourist was forced to take a 260-foot canyon plunge against her wishes – with shocking video showing instructors kicking her legs away as she begged not to jump.
· Chris Bradford, Will Stewart
'Grief can't be an excuse': Peace activist who lost parents on Oct. 7 criticizes Israel at UNSC
Israeli peace activist Maoz Inon, whose parents Bilha and Yaakov Inon were killed in Hamas's October 7 attack, criticized the Israeli government's policies in an unusual address to the United Nations Security Council on Monday, saying that "our grief cannot be an excuse for war."
· IDAN KWELLER, YOAV ETIEL
Iran’s judiciary chief demands crackdown on hijab compliance, claims 'nudity' distresses patriots
Iran’s judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei demanded a crackdown on women who do not comply with the country’s mandatory hijab rules, alleging that “social abnormalities” and “nudity” in Iranian streets had become a source of distress for “religious people” and “patriotic citizens,” according to Iranian media…
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Libyan leader Haftar's airplane was in Abu Dhabi at same time as Netanyahu's visit - report
Data from flight-tracking websites showed that a Libyan Airbus A319, registration P4-KH5I9, flew from Benghazi to Abu Dhabi on Sunday, at the same time that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in the UAE to meet Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Italian outlet Il Folgio reported on Tuesday.
· JAMES GENN
WATCH: Soldier given 20-day sentence after protesting outside of IDF Central Command HQ
A soldier was sentenced to 20 days in military prison on Monday after picketing in front of IDF Central Command's Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth's office, protesting administrative sanctions placed on settler extremist Tal Yinon Dardik.
· JONAH DAVIDOV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
UK's Miliband to push for more pro-Palestinian foreign policies in upcoming party speech - report
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband will push for a more progressive foreign policy on Israel in an upcoming speech at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, The Guardian reported on Tuesday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dennis Haskins, US actor who played Mr Belding in Saved by the Bell, dies aged 75
Agent calls death of Haskins, who played the school principal in three programs, ‘a tragic loss’
· Victoria Bekiempis
Estonia slams Russian 'sabotage' after arson attack on defence company
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Prosecutors want gag order for Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer ‘to prevent carnival atmosphere’ after his comments on holdout juror
PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Prosecutors in Lindsay Clancy’s murder case are asking a judge to put a gag order in place after her defense attorney made comments in the media about the lone holdout juror who wanted to convict her.
· Priscilla DeGregory, Georgia Worrell
Viral UFO sleuth AJ Gentile in bitter legal battle with ex-manager that could blow up Hollywood’s creator economy
It’s a dispute very much of this world… a seemingly obscure complaint filed by a UFO expert in California that could have seismic ramifications for the ways that content creators are represented in Hollywood.
· Tatiana Siegel
Nowak killer given leave to appeal against sentence
Vickrum Digwa was jailed for life with a minimum of 21 years for Henry Nowak's murder
· Bbcnews
Senate impeachment court cancels VP trial Wednesday
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court has canceled the scheduled trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday Sept. 30, Senate Secretary Renato Bantug announced Tuesday.
· Catherine S. Valente
Man released on bail after 41 years on death row in US
New DNA analysis did not match Douglas Stewart Carter, now 71, who was convicted of killing a woman but always maintained his innocence.
· Bbcnews
EU to Trump: We will keep pushing for global AI safety rules
The European Commission will continue to seek an international agreement on AI security, despite U.S. resistance, EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen said Tuesday.
· Mathieu Pollet, Pieter Haeck
Baste Duterte says he’d block GenCorp deals if aware of Sara’s stake
MANILA, Philippines — Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte testified Tuesday that he would have barred GenCorp Industries Inc. from securing city government contracts had he known that his sister, Vice President Sara Duterte, had declared an ownership interest in the company.
· Catherine S. Valente
The Manchester City case shows us how the global mega-rich now expect to operate with impunity | Jonathan Liew
When transnational alliances have scarcely been weaker, the way the club was allegedly run offers a bleak vision of a world driven by brute power and wealth
· Jonathan Liew
Estonia says Russia ordered August arson attack on defence company
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna has accused Russia of “sabotage” following an August arson attack on a defence company, Milrem Robotics, a claim the Kremlin rejected.
· Al Jazeera Staff
America’s Greenland deal has a radioactive backstory
The 1968 Thule nuclear accident scattered radioactive debris near a US base. A new Greenland deal brings that history back into focus Read Full Article at RT.com
· RT
Milania Giudice accuses family of pulling ‘Britney Spears bulls–t’ in heated bodycam footage
Milania Giudice claimed her family is treating her like Britney Spears — whose family put her under a conservatorship — in heartbreaking police bodycam footage of her recent outburst.
· Jolie Zenna
Man charged over AI image of crocodile in Singapore reservoir
The authorities alerted the public to the possible danger of an estuarine crocodile (non-AI file photo)
· Bbcnews
Sotto pushes for creation of central agency for Filipino families
MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Vicente “Tito” Sotto III is pushing for the creation of a central government agency that would represent Filipino families in policymaking and assess how laws and government programs affect them.
· Catherine S. Valente
Russian Summer Air Travel Fell Amid Surge in Daily Drone Attacks
Rosaviatsia said airlines transported 39.5 million passengers between May and August, down 7% compared to last summer.
· The Moscow Times
Piston renews fuel tax, price-cut demands on strike's first day
QUEZON CITY, Philippines — Transport group Piston renewed its calls for the removal of taxes on petroleum products and lower fuel prices Tuesday as its two-day nationwide transport strike began.
· Dan Madrazo
UAE launches global initiative to fight digital abuse against women | The National
The UAE has launched a global initiative to help tackle acts of violence against women carried out through digital media, information and communication technologies.
· The National
‘GMA’ correspondent Will Reeve, son of Christopher Reeve, reveals testicular cancer diagnosis
Christopher Reeve’s son, Will Reeve, revealed his testicular cancer diagnosis on Tuesday.
· Riley Cardoza
Colombia protest, hungry seabirds and a smoking Mount Etna: photos of the day – Tuesday
View image in fullscreenOdesa, Ukraine Rescuers work to extinguish a fire at the site of an air attack in the Odesa regionPhotograph: Ukrainian Emergency Services /AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenDeir al-Balah, Gaza Palestinians gather for a mass funeral service after Israeli airstrikes on the area outs…
· Guy Lane
The AI agents are spiraling out of control
As OpenAI discloses multiple incidents of its technology going rogue and the UN warns of uncontrollable agents, Meta is putting an AI agent in the hands of millions
· Blake Montgomery
BASE jumper who died leaping from 700-foot cliff ID’d as ‘free-spirited’ firefighter, 27
The BASE jumper who died after jumping off a 700-foot cliff in Utah has been identified as a 27-year-old Salt Lake City firefighter who was experienced in the extreme sport.
· Patrick Reilly
AI giant promises investors ‘existential risk to humanity’
Anthropic has warned investors that its AI could pose “existential risks to humanity,” as it seeks to boost its value ahead of an IPO Read Full Article at RT.com
· RT