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Escalation comes after Pakistani airstrike in Kabul, with Taliban launching reprisals against military postsIntense clashes erupted along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Saturday night after an attack by the Taliban on Pakistani military posts.This escalation comes after a Pakistani airstrike in Kabul this week, as reported by security officials from both nations. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/11/heavy-clashes-erupt-along-pakistan-afghanistan-border Author : Haroon Janjua in Islamabad Publish date : 2025-10-11 22:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Witnesses call arrest of video editor Debbie Brockman, a US citizen, by masked federal agents ‘absolutely horrifying’A video editor and producer for Chicago’s WGN television station was arrested by masked federal agents on Friday morning, and later released, during an Ice raid on the city’s North Side, as shown in videos shared widely on social media.Videos show Debbie Brockman being violently forced to the ground by two agents before she is handcuffed and put in a van. A local resident filming the incident asks her name while she is face down on the street being handcuffed. Continue reading... Source link

President claims he found a way to pay troops and directed Pentagon chief to release funds on 15 OctoberDonald Trump claimed on Saturday that he has found a way to pay US military troops despite the ongoing federal government shutdown, saying he has instructed his defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, to release funds.Posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote: “I am using my authority, as commander-in-chief, to direct our secretary of war, Pete Hegseth, to use all available funds to get our troops PAID on October 15.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/11/trump-shutdown-military-pay Author : Olivia Empson Publish date :

Nigerian-American author tells Cheltenham literature festival audience having boys made her ‘worry more’Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has said she is terrified that her young boys will “join the manosphere”.Speaking at Cheltenham literature festival on Saturday, the Nigerian-American author of works including Americanah told an audience that having two boys has made her “worry more” about men and boys. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/11/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-says-she-is-terrified-her-sons-will-join-manosphere Author : Ella Creamer Publish date : 2025-10-11 18:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Unicef says ‘humanitarian crisis continues’ and expects to scale up aid deliveries on SundayGaza ceasefire – live updatesAid agencies are preparing to bring large amounts of vital aid to starving people in Gaza this weekend, as a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas appeared to be holding.“We have received signals that tomorrow will be the day that the scale-up begins in earnest under the ceasefire,” said Tess Ingram, a spokesperson for the UN agency for children, Unicef. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/11/agencies-prepare-to-bring-aid-to-starving-people-in-gaza-as-ceasefire-appears-to-hold Author : Oliver Holmes Publish date : 2025-10-11 15:51:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Party sticks to its guns on healthcare and says it’s willing to hold out – much to the delight of its progressive supportersWhen he sat down to talk about the US government shutdown with reporters from a closely read political newsletter this week, Chuck Schumer sounded as if he was relishing his standoff with the Republicans.“Every day gets better for us,” he told Punchbowl News. As the shutdown got under way, Schumer explained, the Republicans believed that Democrats would quickly fold and vote to reopen the government, but instead they had stuck to their guns for a week and a

RSF paramilitary group hit Dar al-Arqam shelter on university grounds in western city, says resistance committeeA militia drone strike has killed at least 30 people at a displacement shelter in the besieged city of El Fasher in western Sudan, a local activist group said.The Resistance Committee for El Fasher said the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group hit the Dar al-Arqam displacement centre, which is in the grounds of a university. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/11/militia-drone-strike-kills-people-at-displacement-shelter-in-sudan-says-local-group Author : Oliver Holmes and agencies Publish date : 2025-10-11 11:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

US president adds Hamas were gathering the hostages now, as displaced Palestinians return to northern GazaThe Israeli military confirmed the start of the Gaza ceasefire on Friday, and the remaining 48 hostages, about 20 of them believed to be alive, are to be released by Monday.Palestinians said heavy shelling in parts of Gaza earlier on Friday had mostly stopped after the military’s announcement, reports the Associated Press (AP). Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised statement on Friday that the next stages would see Hamas disarm and Gaza demilitarised. Netanyahu said:If this is achieved the easy way –

Exclusive: Six tech leaders dined with investment minister, documents reveal, underlining growing influence of ex-PM’s consultancyTony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted a private dinner earlier this year at which a select group of technology entrepreneurs were given access to a key minister, official documents have revealed.The former prime minister, who is a champion of the tech industry, held the dinner in an upmarket London hotel in his capacity as the head of the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) political consultancy. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/11/tony-blair-and-nick-clegg-hosted-dinner-giving-tech-bosses-access-to-uk-minister Author : Rob Evans and Henry Dyer Publish date : 2025-10-11 06:00:00 Copyright for syndicated

Promised crackdown on corruption is not happening fast enough for many who saw government toppled within a day of protestsPrakash Bohora was one of the first of Nepal’s gen Z protesters to feel the sting of a police bullet. Like thousands of other young people, he had taken to the streets of the capital last month to protest against corruption and a draconian ban on social media.He had no idea on that day in Kathmandu that the demonstration would escalate into what is now described as Nepal’s gen Z revolution, which has led to the toppling of the government within

The aircraft caught on fire soon after taking off from Shellharbour airport at about 10am on SaturdayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree people have died after a light plane crashed just after take-off on Saturday morning near Wollongong in New South Wales.The plane took off from Shellharbour airport at about 10am before crashing and catching fire, NSW police said in a statement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/11/three-people-dead-after-light-plane-crashes-on-take-off-near-wollongong Author : Cait Kelly Publish date : 2025-10-11 00:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Police chief calls explosion near Bucksnort, south-west of Nashville, ‘devastating’ and says ‘we have some deceased’Nineteen people are missing and feared dead following a huge explosion at a military munitions plant in Tennessee.The powerful blast ripped through the explosives manufacturing plant in rural Tennessee on Friday morning, rattling homes miles away and bringing emergency services to the scene, authorities and residents said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/10/tennessee-military-explosives-plant-explosion Author : Maya Yang and Associated Press Publish date : 2025-10-10 22:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

AFL-CIO vows to take issue to court as AFSCME union leader warns of ‘devastating effects’ for AmericansUS politics live – latest updatesThe White House announced layoffs of federal workers on Friday, making good on a threat it had made in response to the US government shutdown, which now appears set to stretch into a third straight week.Russell Vought, the director of the White House office of management and budget, wrote on social media that “RIFs have begun”, referring to the government’s reduction-in-force procedure to let employees go. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/10/federal-workers-pay-government-shutdown Author : Chris Stein in Washington and

Republican Winsome Earle-Sears presses Abigail Spanberger over fellow Democrat’s ‘abhorrent’ textsUS politics – live updatesDemocrat Abigail Spanberger faced off against Virginia’s lieutenant governor, Winsome Earle-Sears, in the only public debate in that state’s governor’s race on Thursday, days after the Democratic nominee for attorney general was embroiled in a texting and misconduct controversy relating to his opponents.Spanberger, a former congresswoman who left Washington to run for the governorship, which is currently held by a Republican, is leading by four points in a tightening race ahead of next month’s gubernatorial election. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/10/virginia-governor-candidates-debate-abigail-spanberger Author : Edward Helmore

Widespread support among Israelis for the ceasefire is unlikely to translate into votes for Likud, survey showsGaza ceasefire deal – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu repeated his pledge to force Hamas to disarm on Friday in a defiant and combative speech, just an hour after a ceasefire began in Gaza.In a televised address, Israel’s prime minister said he had resisted intense domestic and international pressure to achieve his aim of ensuring “the security of Israel”, lambasted his critics and reiterated a threat to return to war if necessary. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/10/what-does-gaza-deal-hamas-mean-for-benjamin-netanyahu-future Author : Jason Burke Publish date : 2025-10-10

Thousands of Palestinians travel back to the north of the territory after IDF forces retreated to deployment linesIsraeli military has said that the ceasefire agreement has come into effect, as troops have now retreated to the deployment lines agreed upon.In a statement released on Telegram, the IDF says troops “began positioning themselves along the updated deployment lines” from midday local time. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/10/gaza-ceasefire-plan-israel-donald-trump-hamas-palestine-benjamin-netanyahu-middle-east-latest-news Author : Aneesa Ahmed Publish date : 2025-10-10 12:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Prosecutor who led civil fraud investigation against Trump in 2023 says charges against her are baselessA federal appeals court heard arguments on whether Donald Trump had authority to take control of 200 Oregon national guard troops. The president had planned to deploy them in Portland, where protesters have shown up wearing frog and chicken costumes at the mostly small, nightly demonstrations outside an Ice building.A three-judge panel in San Francisco on Thursday appeared likely to set aside the ruling blocking Trump’s Portland deployment, which would clear the way for hundreds of soldiers to enter that city. Continue reading... Source link

Investment bank had previously planned for such information from New York workers to be voluntaryJP Morgan Chase has told staff moving into its new headquarters in New York that they must share their biometric data to access the multibillion-dollar building.The investment bank had previously planned for the registering of biometric data by employees at its new Manhattan skyscraper to be voluntary. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/10/jp-morgan-staff-told-they-must-share-biometric-data-to-access-headquarters Author : Mark Sweney Publish date : 2025-10-10 07:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Soft-toy collecting back in vogue for children and adults, says HamleysA £7 furry bouncy ball with a face is tipped to be one of the must-have toys this Christmas, according to expert buyers at Hamleys.The Ty Bouncers – essentially fluffy tennis balls – range from cats, cows and monkeys to Spider-Man and Paddington. With 80 to collect, Victoria Kay, the head of buying and merchandising at Hamleys, said the bouncy soft toys offered “uncomplicated fun”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/oct/10/ty-bouncers-and-food-toys-tipped-to-be-must-have-christmas-presents-hamleys Author : Zoe Wood Consumer affairs correspondent Publish date : 2025-10-10 05:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

The Philippines seismology agency said it strongly advises people in coastal towns in central and southern Philippines to immediately evacuateStrong aftershocks rattling region as officials warn large waves could strike in the next two hoursThe quake struck about 62km from the town of Manay in the Mindanao region, at a shallow depth of about 10km. There are no immediate reports of damage, but officials in the Philippines have warned residents to expect waves above normal tides in the next two hours. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/10/philippines-earthquake-tsunami-warning-issued-after-7-quake-hits-mindanao Author : Nick Visser Publish date : 2025-10-10 02:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content

Letitia James, who prosecuted several Trump-related cases, reacts to one criminal charge filed against her in VirginiaLetitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivalsThe president has spent much of Thursday morning thanking his allies on Truth social for praising his diplomatic efforts in Gaza. “I would like to thank Republican Congressman Brian Mast, of Florida, for his brilliant words and analysis on the return of the Hostages, and Peace in the Middle East, this morning on Fox & Friends. Thank you Brian!!!,” Trump wrote in a post. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/oct/09/national-guard-ice-federal-property-chicago-illinois-us-politics-live Author : Lois Beckett

Gustavo Petro demands US release names of victims: ‘A new theatre of war has opened up: the Caribbean’Colombia’s president has drawn Washington’s ire after accusing the US of killing Colombian citizens during a recent boat strike in the Caribbean Sea.“A new theatre of war has opened up: the Caribbean,” Gustavo Petro wrote on his official X account on Wednesday night. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/09/gustavo-petro-colombia-boats-us-military Author : Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro and Harriet Barber in Medellín Publish date : 2025-10-09 21:28:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Wednesday night that Israel and Hamas had agreed the first phase of a new ceasefire deal in Gaza. We’ve been here before, but is it different this time? Has Trump proved the doubters wrong?Jonathan Freedland speaks to Julian Borger about the prospect for peace in the Middle East and the US president’s role in getting to this pointArchive: PBS Newshour Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2025/oct/09/gaza-ceasefire-plan-how-much-credit-does-trump-deserve-podcast Author : Presented by Jonathan Freedland, with Julian Borger, produced by Natalie Ktena, and the executive producer was Danielle Stephens Publish date : 2025-10-09 18:49:00 Copyright for

Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey speak to the education secretary and Labour deputy leadership candidate Bridget Phillipson about the plan for a ceasefire in Gaza, as well as why she is pushing the prime minister and chancellor to get rid of the two-child limit on benefits.Plus, she explains why she believes she is the best candidate to become the next deputy leader of the Labour party. And, we hear her thoughts on Keir Starmer’s leadership and how Labour should take on Nigel Farage and the rise of Reform Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2025/oct/09/labour-bridget-phillipson-on-gaza-child-poverty-and-the-deputy-leadership-race-podcast Author : Presented by Kiran Stacey

US president Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to ‘first phase’ of plan to pause fighting and release some hostages and prisonersFull report: ‘First phase’ of deal to end war in Gaza agreedWhat we know so far about the dealFamilies of Israelis held hostage in Gaza gathered in what has come to be known as Hostages Square in Tel Aviv after the announcement.“President Trump, thank you very much. We thank him, our children will not have returned home without him,” said Hatan Angrest, whose son Matan is among the hostages. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/09/gaza-ceasefire-live-trump-says-hostages-probably-released-monday-idf-says-gaza-city-still-extremely-dangerous Author :