In Ecuador, fishermen are the collateral victims of American bombs
Under the pretext of waging a 'war' against 'narco-terrorists,' the US has targeted longline fishing vessels off the coast of the Andean country. Eight fishermen remain missing, and Washington has claimed responsibility for the deaths of 238 men in the Pacific and the Caribbean since late 2025. Human rights advocates have condemned what they call 'illegal killings.'
G7 countries pledge $2.5 billion to fight food insecurity
In announcing the pledge, French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said the World Bank identified 44 countries that may face food insecurity, notably due to fertiliser supply issues linked to energy price hikes after the US war on Iran.
Israeli firm’s digital ads enabling installation of ‘zero-click’ spyware, researchers say
Discover-Tech’s Controlium software lets clients mass-profile internet users then covertly hack targets, say researchers at University of Toronto An Israeli advertising agency has been serving millions of online adverts that allow “zero-click” spyware to be used against targets, researchers at a Canadian university have said. Citizen Lab, a digital investigations research unit at the University of Toronto, said it believed dozens of devices at the Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera had been compromised by spyware delivered through ads run by Discover-Tech, which describes itself as a specialised digital advertising agency. Continue reading...
Houthis launch deadly attack on presidential palace in Yemen's Aden
Yemeni health minister Qasim Buhaibeh said Thursday's attack killed five people and injured 16, among them site guards and civilian employees. In recent weeks, the Iran-backed Houthis have seized large stretches of Yemen's Red Sea coast, and a Saudi-backed government counteroffensive has so far failed to reverse those gains.
Letter: Lord Laming obituary
John Harding writes: Herbert Lamming taught me much about dealing with offenders and I persuaded him to play for the Nottingham probation officers’ football team
Global EV sales fall 2% in September, ending six-month growth streak
Global demand for electric vehicles fell 2% in September, ending six consecutive months of growth, as record sales in Europe were not enough to offset sharp declines in North America and China, data from UK-based research firm Benchmark Mineral Intelligence showed on Friday.
Wallabies seek to rediscover optimism after pain of Bledisloe Cup humbling | Jack Snape
Last week’s result in Auckland tempered progress made under Les Kiss but Saturday’s return fixture in Sydney offers a chance for redemption Australian rugby will serve up quantity on Saturday, with the first quadruple header at Accor Stadium providing a smorgasbord of the sport that is entering a golden runway through to two World Cups and a home Olympics over the next six years. The quality of the main dish, though? That remains to be seen. The return Bledisloe Cup match for the Wallabies is the showpiece in a glorious afternoon of Australian union beginning with the Wallaroos’ clash against Scotland, followed by two sevens showdowns against the men’s Fiji side and New Zealand’s women. Continue reading...
Federal funding extension falls short: Ministers
Provincial and territorial health ministers say a one-year extension of a 10-year $1.2 billion annual funding agreement announced by the federal health minister late Wednesday isn’t good enough.
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