Warnings of escalating clampdown on press freedom come after Cairo court convicts Attalah of managing an unlicensed website
Lina Attalah, a prominent Egyptian journalist and the editor-in-chief of the news outlet Mada Masr, has been released from detention by Egypt’s authorities and had her website ordered to be shut down by a court amid an intensifying crackdown on independent media in the country.
Attalah was taken briefly into custody after a Cairo court convicted her of managing an unlicensed website, prompting fresh international concerns over press freedom in Egypt.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/28/egypt-lina-attalah-mada-masr-press-freedom-clampdown", "image": "", "published": "Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:16:24 GMT" } }, { "id": "b1ea5ad42833065daffdf637325fc0efef242d30", "source_id": "guardian_world", "source": "The Guardian — World", "category": "world", "engine": "rss", "title": "Menindee Lakes water levels drop to lowest in five years as experts warn of mass fish deaths", "summary": "NSW government imposes water restrictions after Menindee water volumes fall below 2021 levelsSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereWater levels at Menindee Lakes in western New South Wales have fallen to their lowest point in five years, prompting the state government to impose upstream water use restrictions as experts warn of potential mass fish deaths over summer.Combined storage at Menindee Lakes fell below 480 gigalitres earlier this month, the first time since 2021. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/28/menindee-lakes-water-levels-drop-mass-fish-death-fears", "image": "", "published": "2026-10-28T14:00:07+00:00", "score": 93.23, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Menindee Lakes water levels drop to lowest in five years as experts warn of mass fish deaths", "summary": "NSW government imposes water restrictions after Menindee water volumes fall below 2021 levels
Water levels at Menindee Lakes in western New South Wales have fallen to their lowest point in five years, prompting the state government to impose upstream water use restrictions as experts warn of potential mass fish deaths over summer.
Combined storage at Menindee Lakes fell below 480 gigalitres earlier this month, the first time since 2021.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/28/menindee-lakes-water-levels-drop-mass-fish-death-fears", "image": "", "published": "Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:00:07 GMT" } }, { "id": "14ade3ef406310ec5a521cb64ed6f94e2b8e7f13", "source_id": "guardian_world", "source": "The Guardian — World", "category": "world", "engine": "rss", "title": "Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after Brazil election loss", "summary": "Far-right senator and family land in US after crossing from Brazil into Argentina and then flying via EcuadorA jet carrying the Brazilian far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro has landed in Miami, Florida, where the losing candidate in Sunday’s presidential election runoff left the airport under police escort without speaking to the press.The Gulfstream IV, registered as LV-JQW, left Guayaquil in Ecuador earlier in the day. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/28/flavio-bolsonaro-miami-us-fleeing-brazilian-election-defeat", "image": "", "published": "2026-10-28T13:39:01+00:00", "score": 93.06, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after Brazil election loss", "summary": "Far-right senator and family land in US after crossing from Brazil into Argentina and then flying via Ecuador
A jet carrying the Brazilian far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro has landed in Miami, Florida, where the losing candidate in Sunday’s presidential election runoff left the airport under police escort without speaking to the press.
The Gulfstream IV, registered as LV-JQW, left Guayaquil in Ecuador earlier in the day.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/28/flavio-bolsonaro-miami-us-fleeing-brazilian-election-defeat", "image": "", "published": "Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:39:01 GMT" } }, { "id": "d520a856afacd1f7379bb592e43815a7610d4d7d", "source_id": "guardian_world", "source": "The Guardian — World", "category": "world", "engine": "rss", "title": "Australia must recruit hundreds more to crew Aukus submarines, retired admiral warns", "summary": "As USS Colorado showcases the program in Perth, Peter Briggs says personnel is just one of the ‘huge issues’ it facesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia faces an uphill battle to recruit and train enough naval personnel to serve on submarines planned for the future fleet of nuclear-powered vessels under the controversial $368bn Aukus deal, a retired admiral has warned.As the Virginia-class submarine USS Colorado arrived at HMAS Stirling south of Perth on Tuesday for a month of routine maintenance and to help build Australian expertise, retired admiral Peter Briggs said more people needed to be enrolled in the navy’s submarine program. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/28/australia-must-recruit-hundreds-more-to-crew-aukus-submarines-retired-admiral-warns", "image": "", "published": "2026-10-28T12:46:36+00:00", "score": 92.63, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Australia must recruit hundreds more to crew Aukus submarines, retired admiral warns", "summary": "As USS Colorado showcases the program in Perth, Peter Briggs says personnel is just one of the ‘huge issues’ it faces
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Australia faces an uphill battle to recruit and train enough naval personnel to serve on submarines planned for the future fleet of nuclear-powered vessels under the controversial $368bn Aukus deal, a retired admiral has warned.
As the Virginia-class submarine USS Colorado arrived at HMAS Stirling south of Perth on Tuesday for a month of routine maintenance and to help build Australian expertise, retired admiral Peter Briggs said more people needed to be enrolled in the navy’s submarine program.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/28/australia-must-recruit-hundreds-more-to-crew-aukus-submarines-retired-admiral-warns", "image": "", "published": "Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:46:36 GMT" } }, { "id": "5c51df596c4f5f83450910a9655b1ecf87fe4ad3", "source_id": "guardian_world", "source": "The Guardian — World", "category": "world", "engine": "rss", "title": "A US woman feared dead was reported alive in Mexico. But cops now say that isn’t true", "summary": "Mexican police had said they found Shayna Feinman in Tijuana, raising the hopes of missing Arizonan’s familyArizona authorities say their Mexican counterparts were resoundingly mistaken when they publicly claimed recently that they found alive a woman who was feared slain after disappearing in 2024 – a turn of events that her sister has called “turmoil” and “heartbreaking”.The case in question centers on Shayna Feinman, who was reported missing in rural Yavapai county, Arizona, in March 2024 at age 38. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/28/shayna-feinman-missing-arizona-woman-mexico", "image": "", "published": "2026-10-28T10:00:05+00:00", "score": 91.28, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "A US woman feared dead was reported alive in Mexico. But cops now say that isn’t true", "summary": "Mexican police had said they found Shayna Feinman in Tijuana, raising the hopes of missing Arizonan’s family
Arizona authorities say their Mexican counterparts were resoundingly mistaken when they publicly claimed recently that they found alive a woman who was feared slain after disappearing in 2024 – a turn of events that her sister has called “turmoil” and “heartbreaking”.
The case in question centers on Shayna Feinman, who was reported missing in rural Yavapai county, Arizona, in March 2024 at age 38.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/28/shayna-feinman-missing-arizona-woman-mexico", "image": "", "published": "Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:00:05 GMT" } }, { "id": "236c992e42e300bb2e87a46d6e63f701c8d2c3ce", "source_id": "guardian_world", "source": "The Guardian — World", "category": "world", "engine": "rss", "title": "Africa’s ‘unprecedented’ Ebola outbreak could reach UK, says top health official", "summary": "Jean Kaseya, of the Africa CDC, warns of the illness spreading like Covid unless more funding is secured to increase preparedness and possible treatmentThe “unprecedented” spread of the Ebola outbreak means it could reach the UK and other countries, according to one of Africa’s top health officials.As the current outbreak reached 10,000 cases, with almost 5,000 deaths, Dr Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), compared the outbreak to the Covid pandemic, which first took hold in China before spreading to countries across the world, claiming millions of lives, and ravaging health systems and economies. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/28/africa-ebola-outbreak-could-reach-uk-says-top-health-official", "image": "", "published": "2026-10-28T09:37:49+00:00", "score": 91.1, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Africa’s ‘unprecedented’ Ebola outbreak could reach UK, says top health official", "summary": "Jean Kaseya, of the Africa CDC, warns of the illness spreading like Covid unless more funding is secured to increase preparedness and possible treatment
The “unprecedented” spread of the Ebola outbreak means it could reach the UK and other countries, according to one of Africa’s top health officials.
As the current outbreak reached 10,000 cases, with almost 5,000 deaths, Dr Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), compared the outbreak to the Covid pandemic, which first took hold in China before spreading to countries across the world, claiming millions of lives, and ravaging health systems and economies.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/28/africa-ebola-outbreak-could-reach-uk-says-top-health-official", "image": "", "published": "Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:37:49 GMT" } }, { "id": "e9e41d6feb6366b73bc9371e25ab9360d8a311b4", "source_id": "guardian_world", "source": "The Guardian — World", "category": "world", "engine": "rss", "title": "King Charles to discuss legacy of slavery with Commonwealth leaders at summit", "summary": "Royal tour of Caribbean comes as poll suggests majority support among younger Britons for dialogue on slavery reparationsKing Charles has confirmed he will discuss the legacy of slavery at a summit with Commonwealth leaders as he begins his Caribbean tour.The king arrived in the Bahamas on Tuesday to a ceremonial welcome and attended a youth rally at Clifford Park, the site where the country officially gained its independence from British colonial rule in 1973. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/28/king-charles-confirms-he-will-discuss-legacy-of-slavery-at-commonwealth-summit", "image": "", "published": "2026-10-28T06:55:35+00:00", "score": 89.79, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "King Charles to discuss legacy of slavery with Commonwealth leaders at summit", "summary": "Royal tour of Caribbean comes as poll suggests majority support among younger Britons for dialogue on slavery reparations
King Charles has confirmed he will discuss the legacy of slavery at a summit with Commonwealth leaders as he begins his Caribbean tour.
The king arrived in the Bahamas on Tuesday to a ceremonial welcome and attended a youth rally at Clifford Park, the site where the country officially gained its independence from British colonial rule in 1973.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/28/king-charles-confirms-he-will-discuss-legacy-of-slavery-at-commonwealth-summit", "image": "", "published": "Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:55:35 GMT" } }, { "id": "62fbaab8aa5ca44c24b2edeadae6a53f6bac2aac", "source_id": "guardian_world", "source": "The Guardian — World", "category": "world", "engine": "rss", "title": "Flávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after presidential election loss, reports say", "summary": "Far-right senator and his family boarded private plane to Ecuador after crossing border to Argentina, Argentina’s government confirmsThe far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro has reportedly fled Brazil and is on his way to the United States after losing Sunday’s presidential election to the leftwing incumbent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who called the act “shameful”.A report by the news website Metrópoles, citing people close to the politician’s family, said he was en route to the US. “The plane is in flight,” Metrópoles reported, without making clear where it had departed from. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/27/flavio-bolsonaro-brazil-argentina-fled", "image": "", "published": "2026-10-28T06:36:14+00:00", "score": 89.63, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Flávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after presidential election loss, reports say", "summary": "Far-right senator and his family boarded private plane to Ecuador after crossing border to Argentina, Argentina’s government confirms
The far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro has reportedly fled Brazil and is on his way to the United States after losing Sunday’s presidential election to the leftwing incumbent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who called the act “shameful”.
A report by the news website Metrópoles, citing people close to the politician’s family, said he was en route to the US. “The plane is in flight,” Metrópoles reported, without making clear where it had departed from.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/27/flavio-bolsonaro-brazil-argentina-fled", "image": "", "published": "Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:36:14 GMT" } }, { "id": "c4af29d62f46b26ca770e843e2b2e56a3fc224d1", "source_id": "guardian_world", "source": "The Guardian — World", "category": "world", "engine": "rss", "title": "Coalition MP ejected from question time after swearing at PM – as it happened", "summary": "Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOnline hate is spilling into the real world, AFP warnsAFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett began her late-night appearance at the Senate estimates hearing noting “a heaviness that hangs across Australia” after the alleged attack on independent MP Helen Haines.Lone actors are being motivated by a convergence of personal grievances, mental health vulnerabilities and ideological concerns … What helped keep us safe in recent times, such as our geography, analogue systems and far away criminals, has been impacted by fully integrated technology, social media and artificial intelligence.We hear about the devastating impacts of racism from communities every day. But many experiences go unreported or uncounted, and our systems often do not capture the full picture.This is not about collecting more data to prove racism exists. We already know …", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/oct/28/inflation-abs-labor-anthony-albanese-parliament-greens-david-shoebridge-one-nation-ntwnfb", "image": "", "published": "2026-10-28T06:35:49+00:00", "score": 89.63, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Coalition MP ejected from question time after swearing at PM – as it happened", "summary": "Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
Online hate is spilling into the real world, AFP warns
AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett began her late-night appearance at the Senate estimates hearing noting “a heaviness that hangs across Australia” after the alleged attack on independent MP Helen Haines.
Lone actors are being motivated by a convergence of personal grievances, mental health vulnerabilities and ideological concerns …
What helped keep us safe in recent times, such as our geography, analogue systems and far away criminals, has been impacted by fully integrated technology, social media and artificial intelligence.
We hear about the devastating impacts of racism from communities every day. But many experiences go unreported or uncounted, and our systems often do not capture the full picture.
This is not about collecting more data to prove racism exists. We already know it does. It is about making inequality visible, holding institutions to account and giving communities greater agency over their data to drive real change.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/oct/28/inflation-abs-labor-anthony-albanese-parliament-greens-david-shoebridge-one-nation-ntwnfb", "image": "", "published": "Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:35:49 GMT" } }, { "id": "acfd456347625ca3692e5bb5a9c8a327ccaf849a", "source_id": "guardian_world", "source": "The Guardian — World", "category": "world", "engine": "rss", "title": "Australia must ‘re-win the argument for democratic politics’ in wake of Haines incident, Alastair Campbell says", "summary": "Tony Blair’s former spokesperson says attacks on UK MPs did not bring about lasting cultural change and overheated rhetoric quickly returned to politicsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTony Blair’s former communications guru, Alastair Campbell, says the UK political system was too quick to revert to overheated rhetoric and polarisation after attacks on MPs, urging politicians to “re-win the argument for democratic politics”.More than a week after independent MP Helen Haines was allegedly targeted in an attack outside her electorate office in northern Victoria, causing her to lose both legs, Campbell said the tenor of political debate in Australia should better reflect Haines’ own approach. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/28/australia-democratic-politics-argument-helen-haines-incident-alastair-campbell-ntwnfb", "image": "", "published": "2026-10-28T06:24:22+00:00", "score": 89.53, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Australia must ‘re-win the argument for democratic politics’ in wake of Haines incident, Alastair Campbell says", "summary": "Tony Blair’s former spokesperson says attacks on UK MPs did not bring about lasting cultural change and overheated rhetoric quickly returned to politics
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Tony Blair’s former communications guru, Alastair Campbell, says the UK political system was too quick to revert to overheated rhetoric and polarisation after attacks on MPs, urging politicians to “re-win the argument for democratic politics”.
More than a week after independent MP Helen Haines was allegedly targeted in an attack outside her electorate office in northern Victoria, causing her to lose both legs, Campbell said the tenor of political debate in Australia should better reflect Haines’ own approach.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/28/australia-democratic-politics-argument-helen-haines-incident-alastair-campbell-ntwnfb", "image": "", "published": "Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:24:22 GMT" } }, { "id": "8263f3f78aaa2008a6cf75d2fb6a5d31f19c130a", "source_id": "guardian_world", "source": "The Guardian — World", "category": "world", "engine": "rss", "title": "Jim Chalmers is blaming Australia’s accelerating inflation on Trump – but voters aren’t buying it", "summary": "As next week’s all but certain rate rise looms, there is one thing we can all agree on: the end of war in the Middle East can’t come soon enoughGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastJim Chalmers is blaming the latest shocking inflation figures on the worsening Middle East conflict, and he has a point.The trouble is, voters aren’t buying what the treasurer is selling. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/28/jim-chalmers-is-blaming-australias-accelerating-inflation-on-trump-but-voters-arent-buying-it", "image": "", "published": "2026-10-28T05:58:24+00:00", "score": 89.32, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Jim Chalmers is blaming Australia’s accelerating inflation on Trump – but voters aren’t buying it", "summary": "As next week’s all but certain rate rise looms, there is one thing we can all agree on: the end of war in the Middle East can’t come soon enough
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Jim Chalmers is blaming the latest shocking inflation figures on the worsening Middle East conflict, and he has a point.
The trouble is, voters aren’t buying what the treasurer is selling.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/28/jim-chalmers-is-blaming-australias-accelerating-inflation-on-trump-but-voters-arent-buying-it", "image": "", "published": "Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:58:24 GMT" } }, { "id": "ba1dbbe80cc9c03024f53f0b242b889a21fded5f", "source_id": "guardian_world", "source": "The Guardian — World", "category": "world", "engine": "rss", "title": "Trump shows off tanker with ‘1m barrels of oil’ and floats Venezuela as 51st state", "summary": "President at Texas campaign rally hails deal struck with post-Maduro government as ‘greatest oil victory in history’Donald Trump suggested Venezuela would become the 51st state of the United States on Tuesday as the president showed off a tanker he claimed had “one million barrels of oil on it” from the country, nine months after deposing its president.At a campaign rally in Corpus Christ, Texas, Trump touted a US oil deal with Venezuela, which the US attacked in January, capturing its long-serving leader Nicolás Maduro. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/27/trump-oil-tanker-venezuela", "image": "", "published": "2026-10-27T23:07:06+00:00", "score": 85.99, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Trump shows off tanker with ‘1m barrels of oil’ and floats Venezuela as 51st state", "summary": "President at Texas campaign rally hails deal struck with post-Maduro government as ‘greatest oil victory in history’
Donald Trump suggested Venezuela would become the 51st state of the United States on Tuesday as the president showed off a tanker he claimed had “one million barrels of oil on it” from the country, nine months after deposing its president.
At a campaign rally in Corpus Christ, Texas, Trump touted a US oil deal with Venezuela, which the US attacked in January, capturing its long-serving leader Nicolás Maduro.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/27/trump-oil-tanker-venezuela", "image": "", "published": "Tue, 27 Oct 2026 23:07:06 GMT" } }, { "id": "2672cea1829d494609d7a439549bbebaa6b870b1", "source_id": "guardian_world", "source": "The Guardian — World", "category": "world", "engine": "rss", "title": "Chinese markets lose trillions as race for AI supremacy with US takes its toll", "summary": "Lack of profits and the threat posed by western countries are raising concern about the sustainability of Beijing’s AI boomTrillions of dollars have been wiped from China’s stock markets in recent months amid increasing anxiety about the future of artificial intelligence, as Beijing races against the United States for dominance in the sector.The STAR 50 Index, which tracks technology and innovation companies on the Shanghai stock exchange, has plunged 40% since June. Other indexes of major companies dropped by about 20% over the same time period. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/27/chinese-markets-lose-trillions-ai-race-beijing", "image": "", "published": "2026-10-27T04:42:50+00:00", "score": 77.04, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Chinese markets lose trillions as race for AI supremacy with US takes its toll", "summary": "Lack of profits and the threat posed by western countries are raising concern about the sustainability of Beijing’s AI boom
Trillions of dollars have been wiped from China’s stock markets in recent months amid increasing anxiety about the future of artificial intelligence, as Beijing races against the United States for dominance in the sector.
The STAR 50 Index, which tracks technology and innovation companies on the Shanghai stock exchange, has plunged 40% since June. Other indexes of major companies dropped by about 20% over the same time period.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/27/chinese-markets-lose-trillions-ai-race-beijing", "image": "", "published": "Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:42:50 GMT" } }, { "id": "abb1a520ced496877eb802cb08698078e24cfaf4", "source_id": "guardian_world", "source": "The Guardian — World", "category": "world", "engine": "rss", "title": "US bans vehicles from China’s BYD at Japan military base, calling them ‘unacceptable’ risk", "summary": "US military says the restrictions on the electric vehicles at Kadena airbase also apply to delivery drivers and taxisOne of America’s biggest overseas military bases has banned vehicles made by the Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD over security concerns, the US military in Japan said on Tuesday.The ban, which went into effect this week at Kadena airbase on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, has fueled speculation that similar measures could be taken at other US military facilities as part of Washington’s crackdown on Chinese technology it suspects of being used to collect sensitive information. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/27/us-bans-byd-electric-vehicles-kadena-military-base", "image": "", "published": "2026-10-27T02:50:31+00:00", "score": 76.13, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "US bans vehicles from China’s BYD at Japan military base, calling them ‘unacceptable’ risk", "summary": "US military says the restrictions on the electric vehicles at Kadena airbase also apply to delivery drivers and taxis
One of America’s biggest overseas military bases has banned vehicles made by the Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD over security concerns, the US military in Japan said on Tuesday.
The ban, which went into effect this week at Kadena airbase on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, has fueled speculation that similar measures could be taken at other US military facilities as part of Washington’s crackdown on Chinese technology it suspects of being used to collect sensitive information.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/27/us-bans-byd-electric-vehicles-kadena-military-base", "image": "", "published": "Tue, 27 Oct 2026 02:50:31 GMT" } }, { "id": "32fea930cb6c64c91a4f7c85dde23829cc0ef0d3", "source_id": "guardian_world", "source": "The Guardian — World", "category": "world", "engine": "rss", "title": "UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher ‘campaign of rape’", "summary": "Commanders suspected of sexual violence during the largest and fastest slaughter of civilians in more than 30 years have been subjected to travel ban and asset freezeSenior Sudanese commanders implicated in a “campaign of rape” have been targeted by the UK on the first anniversary of a mass atrocity that saw tens of thousands of civilians killed over several days.A year after the fall of El Fasher, the British government said it had sanctioned military leaders from both sides in the country’s ongoing conflict whom it suspected of sexual violence during the siege of the city. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/26/uk-sanctions-sudanese-military-leaders-implicated-in-el-fasher-campaign-of", "image": "", "published": "2026-10-26T15:07:23+00:00", "score": 70.44, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher ‘campaign of rape’", "summary": "Commanders suspected of sexual violence during the largest and fastest slaughter of civilians in more than 30 years have been subjected to travel ban and asset freeze
Senior Sudanese commanders implicated in a “campaign of rape” have been targeted by the UK on the first anniversary of a mass atrocity that saw tens of thousands of civilians killed over several days.
A year after the fall of El Fasher, the British government said it had sanctioned military leaders from both sides in the country’s ongoing conflict whom it suspected of sexual violence during the siege of the city.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/26/uk-sanctions-sudanese-military-leaders-implicated-in-el-fasher-campaign-of", "image": "", "published": "Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:07:23 GMT" } }, { "id": "1288775c5d007318d6c7ebb462add51a6214b8d9", "source_id": "guardian_world", "source": "The Guardian — World", "category": "world", "engine": "rss", "title": "Japanese prosecutors charge US marine suspected of robbing and killing woman", "summary": "Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, denies charges that he fatally strangled Anna Yagi, 39, in a hotel on the island of OkinawaProsecutors in Japan have filed formal charges against a US marine suspected of murdering and robbing a woman while stationed on the country’s island of Okinawa, according to Japanese media.Devin Jacob Ballard, a 20-year-old lance corporal assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, is charged with fatally strangling Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel in the city and stealing from her a backpack containing a wallet, the public broadcaster NHK reported. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/26/japanese-prosecuters-charge-marine-killing", "image": "", "published": "2026-10-26T13:41:41+00:00", "score": 69.74, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Japanese prosecutors charge US marine suspected of robbing and killing woman", "summary": "Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, denies charges that he fatally strangled Anna Yagi, 39, in a hotel on the island of Okinawa
Prosecutors in Japan have filed formal charges against a US marine suspected of murdering and robbing a woman while stationed on the country’s island of Okinawa, according to Japanese media.
Devin Jacob Ballard, a 20-year-old lance corporal assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, is charged with fatally strangling Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel in the city and stealing from her a backpack containing a wallet, the public broadcaster NHK reported.
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The water was rising rapidly. It had already reached Cayni Ali’s waist. Her home, five metres from the flooded River Juba in southern Somalia, never stood a chance. There was nowhere to go. Ali’s city of Jilib was under attack. Repeated airstrikes, said the mother of six, were pinning its population beside the rising river.
“The drones come all the time,” said the 27-year-old. “We hear them constantly. They kill animals, civilians. The town is big but destruction is everywhere.”
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/26/us-forces-accused-of-weaponising-somalia-flood-el-nino", "image": "", "published": "Mon, 26 Oct 2026 11:00:40 GMT" } }, { "id": "9bc8b0694c5152db95e977d94dbc6fc43ab748af", "source_id": "guardian_world", "source": "The Guardian — World", "category": "world", "engine": "rss", "title": "Sudan paramilitary drone strikes cause mass power cuts in eastern states", "summary": "Rapid Support Forces strike five power stations in three states controlled by Sudanese armySudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have launched a coordinated drone attack against five power stations, causing mass power outages across the country’s east, a government official said.The drones hit two power stations each in the states of Al-Jazira and Gedaref and one in White Nile state, “resulting in power outages across large parts of these three states”, the official said on condition of anonymity. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/26/sudan-paramilitary-drone-strikes-rapid-support-forces-power-cuts-eastern-states", "image": "", "published": "2026-10-26T09:59:27+00:00", "score": 67.94, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Sudan paramilitary drone strikes cause mass power cuts in eastern states", "summary": "Rapid Support Forces strike five power stations in three states controlled by Sudanese army
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have launched a coordinated drone attack against five power stations, causing mass power outages across the country’s east, a government official said.
The drones hit two power stations each in the states of Al-Jazira and Gedaref and one in White Nile state, “resulting in power outages across large parts of these three states”, the official said on condition of anonymity.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/26/sudan-paramilitary-drone-strikes-rapid-support-forces-power-cuts-eastern-states", "image": "", "published": "Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:59:27 GMT" } }, { "id": "a0d16c1ce7284f9927d0347030acfbd33e0a7bf3", "source_id": "guardian_world", "source": "The Guardian — World", "category": "world", "engine": "rss", "title": "‘Zero-energy companionship’: bizarre hobby takes seed among China’s stressed young adults", "summary": "Faced with a stagnant jobs market, many are spurning children or pets in favour of ‘raising bricks’Young adults in China looking for a cheaper, low-maintenance alternative to having children or pets have found an answer: raising bricks.Bricks may not be as cuddly as cats or as life-affirming as human offspring, but they also cost next to nothing. “No cats, no dating, I started raising a brick,” wrote one brick parent on social media. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/26/zero-energy-companionship-bizarre-hobby-takes-seed-among-chinas-stressed-young-adults", "image": "", "published": "2026-10-26T09:47:14+00:00", "score": 67.84, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "‘Zero-energy companionship’: bizarre hobby takes seed among China’s stressed young adults", "summary": "Faced with a stagnant jobs market, many are spurning children or pets in favour of ‘raising bricks’
Young adults in China looking for a cheaper, low-maintenance alternative to having children or pets have found an answer: raising bricks.
Bricks may not be as cuddly as cats or as life-affirming as human offspring, but they also cost next to nothing. “No cats, no dating, I started raising a brick,” wrote one brick parent on social media.
Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/26/zero-energy-companionship-bizarre-hobby-takes-seed-among-chinas-stressed-young-adults", "image": "", "published": "Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:47:14 GMT" } }, { "id": "819f47be160db4626d199447307dcde961814f95", "source_id": "guardian_world", "source": "The Guardian — World", "category": "world", "engine": "rss", "title": "Xi Jinping’s corruption crackdown in the spotlight as China prepares for meeting of top leaders", "summary": "The fifth plenum comes against a backdrop of years of purges that have had some analysts wondering if the issue is corruption or a lack of loyaltyWhen Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, he pledged to stamp out corruption all through the ranks of the Communist party. More than a decade later, the pace of investigations has not slowed. Last year, China’s disciplinary authorities opened investigations into more than 1 million people, including more than 100 officials at or above ministerial or provincial level.As Chinese Communist party (CCP) officials kick off an important meeting this week, discipline – and party loyalty – is high on the agenda. For those who try to read the tea leaves of elite Chinese politics, concern about the apparent lack of discipline is dominating CCP discussions. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/26/xi-jinping-corruption-crackdown-china-fifth-plenum", "image": "", "published": "2026-10-26T00:58:25+00:00", "score": 63.75, "color": "#4be3ff", "raw": { "title": "Xi Jinping’s corruption crackdown in the spotlight as China prepares for meeting of top leaders", "summary": "The fifth plenum comes against a backdrop of years of purges that have had some analysts wondering if the issue is corruption or a lack of loyalty
When Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, he pledged to stamp out corruption all through the ranks of the Communist party. More than a decade later, the pace of investigations has not slowed. Last year, China’s disciplinary authorities opened investigations into more than 1 million people, including more than 100 officials at or above ministerial or provincial level.
As Chinese Communist party (CCP) officials kick off an important meeting this week, discipline – and party loyalty – is high on the agenda. For those who try to read the tea leaves of elite Chinese politics, concern about the apparent lack of discipline is dominating CCP discussions.
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