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US Lawmaker And Trump Critic Ilhan Omar Raided, Vows She Won't "Be Silenced"
In a statement on X on Monday, US Rep. Ilhan Omar called the search an "attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement."
US Actor Selma Blair Arrested For Biting, Punching Attendants On Plane
The "Legally Blonde" and "Cruel Intentions" star was detained at John F Kennedy Airport after her Delta Air Lines flight landed late Sunday following reports of a physically abusive passenger.
6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Panama
Panama recorded more than 300 aftershocks following Friday's magnitude 7.7 earthquake that damaged hundreds of homes and infrastructure across the country's central provinces.
'Breaking Bad' Actor RJ Mitte, Who Played 'Walter Jr', Dies At 34
A teenage RJ Mitte first appeared in "Breaking Bad" in 2008 as the son of chemistry-teacher-turned-drug-kingpin Walter White, a role that won Bryan Cranston global acclaim.
Elon Musk Quietly Becomes Biggest Known Donor To Help Republicans In Midterms
The numbers, first reported by the New York Times ahead of this week's federal filing deadline, were confirmed by Andrew Romeo, a spokesperson for Musk's super PAC.
Australian politics live: Climate protester restrained after interrupting NSW parliament; Liberal says PM should be ‘stoned in the square’ over ATO credit card ban
Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRobert Pether has stressed his innocence and recalled his brush with death in his first comments since the Australian engineer departed Iraq after serving more than five years in jail.Pether and his Egyptian colleague Khalid Radwan were detained in Baghdad in 2021 after flying in for a meeting with bank officials to resolve a dispute with his engineering firm, CME Consulting.We were innocent when we were taken on the 7th of April 2021, and we remain innocent today.I was released from prison hours away from death. My body was shutting down after months of critical illness and excruciating pain, but I remained trapped in Iraq.She is an incredible person, someone that I have so much respect for, and being able to come home was incredible. Just the emotion that it brings is, you can’t describe it. I mean, it’s been years. Continue reading...
‘Super app’ aimed at UK students uses servers owned by Chinese firm on US blacklist
ZyMix platform has contract with Tencent, which US alleges has links to People’s Liberation ArmyA new messaging and payment “super app” marketed at British students uses servers owned by a Chinese company that has been put on a US military blacklist for its alleged affiliation to the People’s Liberation Army.ZyMix, which is being pushed on university campuses as the UK’s first super app designed “for gen Z”, combining chat, payments and community features, has a contract with a German-based subsidiary of Tencent Holdings, a Chinese conglomerate in Shenzhen. Continue reading...
Selma Blair charged with assault of police officer and nurse after allegedly attacking flight attendants
Actor, who allegedly punched one Delta attendant, bit another and tried to open plane door, was charged for two separate assaults after the plane landedThe actor Selma Blair was arrested on Sunday at John F Kennedy airport in New York after she allegedly attacked two flight attendants on a Delta Air Lines flight, and separately charged with two counts of assault for allegedly kicking a police officer and a nurse after landing.Blair’s arrest happened at about 11pm, after Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials said they responded to a call “about a physically abusive passenger aboard Delta Air Lines flight 938 which was parked at the gate” at JFK after arriving from Los Angeles. Continue reading...
Threat of AI share crash puts world financial stability at risk, says IMF
High valuations and debt put sector in danger, while fund also warns on government borrowing and cyber-attacksThe threat of an AI share price crash rippling out across global markets is putting world financial stability at risk, the International Monetary fund has warned.In its twice-yearly Global Financial Stability Report, the IMF highlighted the sky-high valuations for AI companies along with their increasing debt pile as one reason that risks in the system are “elevated”. Continue reading...
Russia Says Delivered $320 Billion Worth Of Hydrocarbons To Europe Since 2022
The European Union has adopted numerous sanctions against Russia since the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022, yet many countries -- including France -- continue to source hydrocarbons, particularly liquefied natural gas (LNG), from Moscow.
Argentina temporarily closes Iguazu Falls after El Niño-fuelled surge in water levels
National park officials took the precautionary measure to limit tourist access after heavy rain caused the Iguazu River to flow at six times the normal rateHeavy rainfall fuelled by a supersized El Niño weather pattern briefly forced Argentinian authorities to close tourist access to the famed Iguazu Falls, amid fears that rapidly rising water levels would cause the river to burst its banks.National park officials took the precautionary measure on Monday when the Iguazu River’s flow exceeded 12,000 cubic metres per second – more than six times its average rate. Continue reading...
Vikki Campion, News Corp columnist and wife of Barnaby Joyce, begins role with NSW One Nation
Media adviser who married federal One Nation MP in 2023 confirms she has started working part-time for the party’s state executiveGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastVikki Campion, the News Corp columnist and wife of the federal One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce, has begun working as an adviser for the party in New South Wales in the lead-up to the March state election.Campion, who helped the NSW One Nation leader and candidate for Cessnock, Mike Newman, with a press conference in the Hunter electorate on Tuesday, told Guardian Australia she had started working for the party’s state executive as a contractor, providing media advice on a part-time basis this week.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...
Oct 13, 2026