Two men to appear in court charged with suspected terror plot 03. October 2026 (01:01) Salam Ahmadyan, 36, of Liverpool, and Rahman Salehi, 34, of Salford, were both charged with engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts.(London News)
The vanishing world of India's street magicians 03. October 2026 (00:59) India's street performers are struggling to survive as audiences shrink and public spaces become harder to access. (BBC News)
DoJ declines to reopen investigation into former Fed chair Jay Powell 03. October 2026 (00:32) Kevin Warsh’s predecessor had been investigated over cost overruns related to central bank renovation projectThe US justice department is not reopening a criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for cost overruns related to the central bank’s building renovation project, a department spokesperson said on Friday.Attorney general Todd Blanche – in comments to Bloomberg News, which first reported the development – said he has not ruled out continuing to look into the project’s oversight and potentially take action if evidence of wrongdoing came to light. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Brazil’s Lula says only he can stop rise of fascism under Bolsonaro’s son 02. October 2026 (23:12) President leads huge rally in Rio before election on Sunday seen as most important for decadesThe Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has claimed he is the only thing standing in the way of far-right “fascists” reclaiming power, as he led a huge rally through the streets of Rio ahead of Sunday’s crunch election.Speaking on the eve of the demonstration, the 80-year-old leftwinger said he had decided to seek a historic fourth term because he believed only he could prevent the family of his rightwing rival, Flávio Bolsonaro, returning to government. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
