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The Next War Could Begin In Space Within 5 Years, Experts Warn
A major attack on satellites could disrupt GPS, internet services, television broadcasts, weather forecasting and air traffic control. Banking and other essential services could also suffer, potentially bringing modern life to a standstill.
Buildings set ablaze and more than 1,200 arrested as police clash with protesters across France
Police fire teargas in Paris and Limoges town hall ‘largely lost’ to fire – with officials blaming violence on ‘ultra-left’More than 1,200 people were arrested in France on Saturday after protesters supporting high school students clashed with police, with some demonstrations later spiralling out of control as buildings were set ablaze and shops looted.Police fired teargas in confrontations with protesters, as demonstrations across France were boosted by other groups angry about high prices and the fraying of a social welfare system. While hundreds of thousands protested peacefully in street marches in scores of cities, violent fringe groups targeted public buildings, luxury boutiques and supermarkets and attacked police vehicles and officers. Continue reading...
Ebike rider, 13, charged with sexual touching after girls and women allegedly harassed on northern beaches
Sydney teenager charged with offensive behaviour and sexual touching without consent in relation to incidents involving females aged 13 to 54Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn ebike riding 13-year-old boy has been charged with multiple sexual offences allegedly committed against women on walking trails on Sydney’s northern beaches.New South Wales police said the boy was arrested on Saturday evening after a strike force was established to investigate inappropriate comments and alleged sexual touching incidents on walking trails in the Narrabeen area in the first weeks of October. Continue reading...
Stampede at a popular Hindu festival in eastern India kills 19
A stampede during a major Hindu festival in eastern India’s West Bengal state has killed at least 19 people
Arizona joins Nevada to fight proposed cuts to their shares of Colorado River
Move comes after Trump administration announced restrictions that could slash water suppliesArizona has joined Nevada in its legal battle against the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to their shares of the shrinking Colorado River.The move comes after the interior department announced restrictions this summer that could slash the water supplied to lower basin states – Arizona, California and Nevada – over the next two years depending on the river’s condition. Continue reading...
Hurricane Trudy strengthens to category 2 as it heads toward Mexico
Hurricane warning in effect from Manzanillo to Cabo Corrientes as storm moves toward Pacific coastTrudy strengthened to a category 2 hurricane as it moved toward Mexico’s south-western and west-central Pacific coast on Saturday, the US National Hurricane Center said.A hurricane warning was in effect from Manzanillo in Colima state to Cabo Corrientes in Jalisco. The latest NHC data showed Trudy with maximum sustained winds of 100mph (155km/h) and about 205 miles (330km) south/south-east of Cabo Corrientes and 115 miles (180km) south/south-west of Manzanillo, moving north-west at 10mph (17km/h). Continue reading...
Israeli Settlers Attack European Diplomats In West Bank, French Mayor Beaten
Cars from the French, Belgian and Polish missions had brought diplomats to visit Taybeh, a largely Christian village in the occupied West Bank, when settlers descended to stop Palestinians from gathering olives, witnesses said.
Video: Protesters Burn Building, Break Into Town Hall As Unrest Sweeps France
Police and protesters clashed, sending smoke from fires and tear gas over several demonstrations nationwide against high prices in the run-up to elections to replace President Emmanuel Macron.
Video: Iranian Fishermen Race To Grab iPhones, Perfume From Sunken Cargo Ship
Footage from the area showed boats moving through partially submerged containers as men tried to pull boxes out of the water. In one video, a small boat could be seen struggling to tow an entire shipping container.
'Didn't Know What Hit Me': flydubai Hero Recalls Dubai-Tel Aviv Plane Horror
Smit Machchhar said that the Omani co-pilot sneaked in from behind and hit him. The Indian pilot said he wasn't looking back because his co-pilot said he would offer prayers inside the cockpit.
Diesel, Midterms, Low Stocks: Why Trump Blinked On Russian Oil Sanctions
High diesel prices have become a growing political and economic concern in the US. They have pushed up freight costs, farm expenses and, ultimately, food prices for consumers.
No action to be taken against wife of PM’s aide over Palestine Action post
Tweet by Sarah Helm, wife of national security adviser Jonathan Powell, ‘does not meet criminal threshold’No further action will be taken against Sarah Helm, the wife of the prime minister’s national security adviser, after she was accused of supporting the banned protest group Palestine Action.Helm, a journalist and author who is married to Jonathan Powell, posted on X on Thursday: “God help us authors who support Palestine and Palestine Action.” Continue reading...
