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Wrong city, wild rumours and suspicious powder: A strange week on the US midterm campaign trail
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 — This week in US politics, a candidate with the flu fell victim to a false rumour, a campaign ad aired in the wrong city, and packages with suspicious powder were mailed to election officials. Here are some
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Trump denies cutting Ukraine’s Starshield access
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 — Donald Trump said yesterday he did not request a reduction in Starshield services for Ukraine, after tech billionaire Elon Musk insisted any limits on the SpaceX-operated communications system would ultimately have come from the US president.
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North Korea advances AI weapons programme with new precision-guided torpedo
SEOUL, Oct 17 — North Korea has tested a “new-type” precision-guided torpedo system that uses artificial intelligence for target detection and guidance, state news agency KCNA reported this morning. The underwater test-fire of the “super-speed” Zam-2.0 system took place on
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Macron calls for calm as France braces for violent protests
PARIS, Oct 17 — President Emmanuel Macron called for calm on the eve of nationwide cost-of-living protests today that authorities fear could lead to a violent escalation of weeks of student demonstrations. With the rallies promising a fraught six month run-in
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Four killed in Indonesia battling fires causing toxic haze
JAKARTA, Oct 16 — Four people died on Indonesia’s Java island fighting the blazes that have been sending toxic smoke across southeast Asia, closing schools and fuelling a surge of respiratory complaints in the region, authorities said today. The impact
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Tear gas and water cannons fired as Argentina university funding protest turns violent
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 16 — Argentine demonstrators clashed with police yesterday at a major protest in Buenos Aires over budget-slashing President Javier Milei’s higher education spending. The main demonstration outside parliament by thousands of university students and staff, trade unionists and opposition
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Trump’s new press secretary appears to acknowledge failing Bar exam amid scrutiny over lawyer claims
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 — New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, under scrutiny over her legal credentials, seemed to acknowledge yesterday that she had failed the Bar exam, but argued she was accurate in presenting herself as a lawyer. Appointed by
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Ukraine accuses US of helping Russia as Starlink restrictions hamper battlefield response
KYIV, Oct 15 — Ukraine yesterday accused the United States of helping Russia by failing to warn it of incoming missile strikes and hobbling Kyiv’s military response through changes to the Starlink system it uses on the battlefield. Ukrainian President Volodymyr
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Musk says Pentagon controls Starshield limits as Ukraine seeks unrestricted access
WASHINGTON, Oct 15 — SpaceX boss Elon Musk said yesterday that any disruptions reported by Ukraine in using the Starshield satellite communications system would be the responsibility of the US government, not his company. “Starshield systems are owned and controlled by
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Orangutan found starving in burned Borneo forest as Indonesia rescues hundreds of animals
JAKARTA, Oct 15 — A female orangutan who was likely starving was evacuated yesterday from an area razed by fire on the Indonesian island of Borneo, officials said, as the country rescues hundreds of animals affected by the blazes. Indonesia has
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