French president pitches in for Nikol Pashinyan, who faces stiff challenge from pro-Russia parties in vote next month Emmanuel Macron has made an unabashed pre-election pitch on behalf of Armenia’s prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, saying the country’s destiny lay with Europe. The French president also accused Russia of abandoning Armenia after the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war that led to Azerbaijan displacing tens of thousands of Armenians. Continue reading...
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Jonathan Rinderknecht’s attorneys say he’s being used as scapegoat for Los Angeles fire department’s failure to fully extinguish earlier blaze Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades fire in Los Angeles was upset over a failed relationship and his lack of plans for New Year’s Eve – and he ranted about being angry at the world before the initial blaze was ignited, according to court documents filed by prosecuto
Blake Lively attended the Met Gala on Monday after reaching a settlement with former co-star and director Justin Baldoni, bringing an abrupt end to their year-long legal battle. Lively sued Baldoni and his production company for waging what she called a smear campaign against her after she accused him of sexual harassment on the set of their 2024 film “It Ends With Us,” which Baldoni consistently denied. NBC’s Laura Jarrett reports for TODAY.
Ministers take action after survey showing almost half of students had gone without food for financial reasons French universities have begun offering €1 (86p) meals to all students regardless of income in a measure designed to address financial hardship. Student unions have been pushing to extend the €1 rate – down from the usual €3.30 – for a three-course meal to all students, which was previously only available to those with low incomes or receiving financial aid. Continue reading...
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Over one million entries received from UK runners London also sets record with 1.3m total applications The London Marathon has set yet more records with organisers announcing that 1.8% of the UK adult population – more than one million people – have applied to run in next year’s race. Running’s boom was also reflected in a world record 1,338,544 global application for the 2027 London Marathon – up from 1.13m for this year’s race and more than double the amount they received in 2024. Continue rea
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Rise in bond yields due to fuel prices and political stability concerns will eat away at Rachel Reeves’s fiscal headroom Business live – latest updates The UK government’s long-term borrowing costs have hit their highest level since 1998, amid rising fuel prices and concerns about political stability. The yield – effectively the interest rate – on 30-year UK government bonds (gilts) hit 5.76% at lunchtime on Tuesday, up 0.11 percentage points – exceeding the 27-year high reached last autumn. Con
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Originally envisioned to run 1,700km from Melbourne to a port near Brisbane, the mega infrastructure project will now only connect Beveridge in Victoria to Parkes in NSW Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Albanese government will drastically scale back the beleaguered inland rail project, abandoning plans to connect country NSW and Queensland by rail, as the price tag blows out to more than $45bn. Originally envisioned to run 1,700km from Melbourne to a port near Br
