US Coast Guard says it intercepted ship carrying fuel to Cuba 02. October 2026 (17:13) US says ship thought to be using common ‘dark fleet’ tactics was boarded and taken to Mexico as embargo continuesThe US Coast Guard has announced that it intercepted a large cargo ship carrying fuel bound for Cuba, as the Trump administration’s crippling oil embargo against the island nation continued.The vessel named Grace was stopped on 5 September in the Caribbean Sea between Cuba and Mexico while using tactics to evade authorities, the Coast Guard said. The New York Times reported that the ship was 91 metres (300ft) long. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Woman in alleged Cornell gang-rape case was ‘failed’ by system, New York governor says 02. October 2026 (17:07) Kathy Hochul briefs journalists with state attorney general Letitia James, who will be taking over the entire caseLetitia James appointed special prosecutor in alleged gang-rape at CornellKathy Hochul, New York’s governor, said on Friday that she would “ensure” that all the facts of the alleged gang-rape in a fraternity house at Cornell University “are brought into light” while harshly criticizing the institution for how they handled the 2024 case.Hochul, a Democrat, said the woman in the case, was “failed” by people obligated to protect her, including the police and the county prosecutor. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Welsh first minister calls on Burnham to deliver ‘new deal’ on devolution 02. October 2026 (17:06) Rhun ap Iorwerth tells Plaid Cymru conference he asked PM to ‘put Wales on equal footing with Scotland as bare minimum’The Welsh first minister has formally called on Andy Burnham to deliver a “new deal” in his first address to a Plaid Cymru annual conference since taking office.Rhun ap Iorwerth told party members during a keynote speech in Llandudno on Friday that his government had a “clear mandate” for devolving more powers from Westminster. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Watch: Why students in France are protesting 02. October 2026 (17:02) Demonstrations started in the French capital, then spread across the country in the days that followed.(BBC News)
OpenAI’s Medicare attack has exposed Australia’s ‘tech debt’. Fixing it could bring a big bill for taxpayers 02. October 2026 (17:00) Home affairs department orders all federal government agencies to conduct review of ‘legacy technology’ amid fallout from AI agent hacks Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government faces significant “tech debt” that could bring a big bill for taxpayers after the OpenAI Medicare breach, as government agencies will need to fortify their defences against future attacks by AI agents.This week, the home affairs department ordered all federal government agencies to conduct a “legacy technology stocktake” that requires a plan for each agency to “reduce legacy technology systems” to a level within the agency’s risk tolerance and appetite, the direction stated. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Brimful of personality: the rise of fashion’s ‘silly little hats’ 02. October 2026 (17:00) From pillboxes and boaters to bicornes and buckets, characterful hats are making their way from the catwalk to the high street“Here goes – an order for a million hats,” wrote Jackie Kennedy to Bergdorf Goodman before moving into the White House in the early 1960s. It’s a line that could have been uttered by any number of people working in fashion today, because the hat – and not just the ubiquitous baseball cap – has been enjoying a very characterful resurgence.This season at the turbo-high-end brand Loro Piana, whose clothes are beloved by tech bros and Kendall Roy, almost every model was wearing a hat. At Thom Browne, straw boaters came shrouded in colourful mesh. At Chloé there were see-through hats to match see-through trenchcoats and white sailor hats atop all-white outfits. Courrège’s hats were space-age, Burberry had big buckets, Bottega Veneta had hats brimming with charisma. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘The enemy is tearing our city apart’: terror in Kyiv as Russia ramps up attacks 02. October 2026 (16:50) Mayor Vitali Klitschko says Kyivans can no longer pretend it is ‘peacetime’ amid strikes on school, hospital and bridgeEurope live – latest updatesValeriya Tkachenko was dropping her son off at school in central Kyiv when the air raid alert sounded. Staff hurried the children and parents into the shelter, where the frightened lawyer spent the next two hours with her son.“I’m scared to death all day about what could happen to my son,” she said as she emerged from the shelter, already late for work. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
