Russian police charge woman in Crimea over daughter’s pro Ukraine video

Charges against deaf Black man beaten by Phoenix police dropped

Prosecutors in Arizona have dropped all charges against a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy who was beaten by Phoenix police in August after he didn’t respond to their orders, authorities ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Charges Against Deaf Black Man Punched by Phoenix Police Are Dropped

The man, Tyron Scott McAlpin, who also has cerebral palsy, was repeatedly punched and shocked with a Taser by the police during an arrest in August. The arrest is under investigation.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 18

Police arrest man charged with threatening and shooting neighbor in the neck after standoff

A white Minneapolis man accused of shooting and critically injuring his Black neighbor was arrested early Monday following a SWAT standoff, after the department faced backlash for failing to ...

Woman sentenced over social worker stabbing

Fiyori Kesete attacked the victim without warning, stabbing her in the arms and head.

Russian actors made video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania, FBI says

Tech - ABC News - 4 days ago

Viral video of ripped-up Pennsylvania ballots is fake and Russian-made, intelligence agencies say

Russian actors "manufactured and amplified" a viral video that falsely showed a person tearing up ballots in Pennsylvania, the FBI and two other federal agencies said Friday.

Three people charged over toddler's death

A 29-year-old man is charged with murder after 23-month-old Tavia Da Costa's death in Dungannon.

Trio charged over suspected international PPE fraud

The trio, including a husband and wife, are charged after a National Crime Agency investigation.

Trump, Harris deeply divided over NATO, Ukraine

Former President Trump and Vice President Harris have diverged sharply over how to handle Ukraine and NATO, with Harris pledging to continue strong support of Kyiv and engagement with allies, while ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Phoenix police under scrutiny after video shows violent arrest of disabled man

The arrest of a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy, who was repeatedly punched and Tased by a pair of Phoenix police officers in August and later charged with aggravated assault and resisting ...

Video shows Phoenix police burning man during arrest: ‘Like acid on my skin’

Revealed: officers appear to hold Michael Kenyon, 30, to hot pavement in July, causing third-degree burns. On 6 July 2024, a day when temperatures in Phoenix, Arizona , reached 114F (45.5C), ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Georgia’s pro-EU opposition calls for protest over ‘rigged’ election result

Pro-western president Salome Zourabichvili claims country has fallen victim to ‘Russian special operation’. Georgia’s pro-western opposition has called on the country to protest on Monday against ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Argentina’s Javier Milei fires foreign minister over pro-Cuba vote

President’s office says the country is ‘categorically opposed to the dictatorship’ in Havana

Business - Financial Times - 31 minutes ago

Microsoft settles video gamers' lawsuit over Activision takeover

Microsoft Corp. has settled a lawsuit from a group of gamers who sued to try to stop the company from buying video game publisher Activision Blizzard for $69 billion last year

Tech - ABC News - October 15

Ukraine war briefing: Russian drone kills civilian women in car, say Kherson officials

Cargo shipping hit again in Odesa; Russia could attack Nato countries by 2030, say Germany spy chiefs. What we know on day 965. See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

World - The Guardian - October 15

North Korea to send thousands of troops to aid Russian forces in Ukraine war, South Korea's spy agency says

World - Yahoo News - October 18

The Guardian view on North Koreans in Ukraine: a Russian war is using foreign labour | Editorial

Moscow is relying on soldiers and workers enlisted from abroad to keep its war going. Around 1 million soldiers are believed to have been killed or wounded in Russia’s war in Ukraine. In addition ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

‘End justifies the means’: high Russian death toll fails to shift opinion on Ukraine war

A video gives a glimpse into Moscow’s ‘meat grinder’ tactics but record losses are met with apparent indifference. Huddled in an undisclosed location near the frontlines, the two Russian soldiers ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

U.S. and Europe Agree to Finalize $50 Billion Ukraine Loan Backed by Russian Assets

Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said an agreement was close. She also rebuked China’s lending practices and called for more debt relief.

Business - The New York Times - October 22

Russian arms group warns it may halt exports as Ukraine war demands surge

Rostec chief Sergei Chemezov, an ally of Vladimir Putin, also blames high interest rates for making overseas sales difficult

World - Financial Times - October 23

Russian forces thwart attempted cross-border assault from Ukraine, official says

A local official says Russian forces have thwarted an attempt at another cross-border incursion from Ukraine into southwestern Russia

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

Ukraine war briefing: Russian forces thwart another attempted cross-border incursion, official says

‘Armed group’ tried to breach border between Ukraine and Bryansk, region’s governor says. What we know on day 978. See all our Ukraine war coverage Russian forces thwarted an attempt at ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Austin says North Korean troops in Russian uniform are moving toward Ukraine's border

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said North Korean troops dressed in Russian uniform appear to be moving toward the Russia-Ukraine border. Austin called the matter "pretty serious" and said the ...

Teen chess master charged with assault after hitting woman following loss in St. Louis match

17-year-old chess grandmaster Christopher Yoo was charged with assault and expelled from a championship tournament after hitting a woman when he lost a match in St. Louis.

Charges dismissed against deaf man with cerebral palsy who was tased and punched by Phoenix police

All charges have been dismissed against a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy who was shocked with a Taser and repeatedly punched by Phoenix police officers.

Delphi murders trial: A volunteer assisting police helped identify the man charged with killing 2 teens

Five years before he was charged with killing two middle school students near an Indiana trail, Richard Allen reached out to authorities about the double murder: He’d been in the area the day the ...

Minneapolis shooting sparks outrage as suspect is charged but not arrested

A white Minneapolis man was charged with attempted murder Thursday after allegedly shooting his Black neighbor in the neck for touching a tree following an ongoing dispute, but the failure of ...

South Korea summons Russian envoy over North Korean troop deployment

Seoul demands immediate withdrawal of elite soldiers reportedly helping Russia in its war against Ukraine. South Korea has summoned the Russian ambassador to Seoul to protest “in the strongest ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Hungary’s largest oil group attacks western ‘hypocrisy’ over Russian energy

Mol’s links to Moscow have come under scrutiny after Spain’s veto of Hungarian consortium’s bid for train maker Talgo

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Woman pleads guilty over attempt to smuggle turtles by kayak into Canada

Wan Yee Ng was arrested in June with a bag of 29 turtles as she prepared to paddle across Lake Wallace, affidavit says. A woman who wanted to smuggle turtles across a lake and into Canada by hiding ...

World - The Guardian - October 14

Students are injured in clashes with Pakistani police over reports of an on-campus rape

More than two dozen students have been injured in clashes with Pakistani police over reports of an on-campus rape of a young woman

World - ABC News - October 16

BBC warned by Met over report into Tim Westwood allegations

The former Radio 1 and 1Xtra DJ has denied claims of misconduct, calling them false.

Portuguese far-right leader criticised over police shooting comments

Complaint filed against André Ventura and two Chega colleagues for statements about fatal shooting of black man. Former politicians, musicians and lawyers from across Portugal have filed a criminal ...