Students vandalize Cornell building over handling of gang-rape allegations 05. October 2026 (21:52) Student activists defend their actions as nonviolent, saying ‘property damage is not violent, condoning rape is’Cornell University to take ‘serious look’ at fraternities after rape allegationsStudent activists vandalized a Cornell University administration building overnight in response to the university’s handling of gang-rape allegations in a high-profile case that has dominated national news.Students smashed a glass door at the entrance of Day Hall and painted messages on the walls at approximately 3am on Monday, the Cornell Daily Sun reported. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Saudi-backed forces recapture key areas around strait from Houthis in Yemen 05. October 2026 (21:44) Government offensive launched under air cover by Saudi military coalition aims to retake all Houthi-held territoryForces of the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen have recaptured several key areas around Bab al-Mandab strait from Iran-backed Houthi rebels, Yemeni officials said on Monday.The officials said forces allied with the internationally recognized government have retaken the crucial town of Dhubab just north of the strait. They also captured the towns of Bab and Hadeid, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters. Witnesses said they saw government tanks and forces entering the towns. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Green party of England and Wales facing international ostracism over ‘Zionism is racism’ vote 05. October 2026 (21:10) European Green party says motion goes against its policy, with German Green co-leader calling it ‘intolerable and unacceptable’Zack Polanski may rue lack of leadership when Greens needed him to actThe English and Welsh Greens are facing international ostracism after adopting a policy declaring Zionism as a form of racism, which has drawn dismay from the group representing European Greens.The co-leader of the German Greens separately said the policy was “intolerable and unacceptable”, running contrary to its belief in the right of Israel to exist. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Tories are united behind Badenoch, but MPs want focus on economy over culture wars to win back voters 05. October 2026 (20:57) Party has common enemy in defectors, while Nigel Farage’s woes have given some insiders reason to hopeDuring a quick-fire Q&A at the Conservative party conference this weekend, Kemi Badenoch was asked who she would pick between Robert Jenrick or Suella Braverman.“Why do you keep offering me these? It’s like asking if I’d rather be shot or drowned,” the Tory leader responded with her trademark directness. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Far right on the march and Lula’s failures: key drivers of Flávio Bolsonaro’s Brazil surge 05. October 2026 (20:42) Experts say strength of evangelical church and perception that Lula is too old also helped propel Jair Bolsonaro’s son to first-round election winOn Sunday night, as the scale of the far-right triumph in Brazil sank in, an adapted football chant rang out in one of Rio’s most leftwing areas.“Let’s turn this around, Lu-laaaaa! Let’s turn this around, Lu-laaaaa! Let’s turn this around, Lu-laaaaa!” crestfallen progressives bellowed while drowning their sorrows after witnessing an excruciating election setback for their leader, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Gatorade maker recalls 122,000 cases of popular sports drink across 37 US states 05. October 2026 (20:38) PepsiCo initiated class II recall of 28oz bottles last month over ‘undeclared’ yellow dyes, FDA notice saysAbout 122,000 cases of the popular sports drink Gatorade have been voluntarily recalled across 37 US states due to their having “undeclared” food dye, according to an official federal notice.The varieties of the drink involved in the notice include 28oz bottles of Gatorade Lemon Lime, Lime Zero, Orange and Gatorade Orange Zero, the notice said. Gatorade’s manufacturer – the soda giant PepsiCo – initiated its recall on 25 September, said the advisory, which was posted on the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s website. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Florida high-schooler and one other killed in school bus rollover crash 05. October 2026 (20:19) Authorities say crash in Winter Haven involved three vehicles, including bus filled with dozens of schoolchildrenA high school student and one other person were killed in a crash that caused a school bus to flip over on to its roof in central Florida early on Monday, according to authorities.About 26 students traveling on the public school bus involved in the crash were taken to the hospital, the Polk county sheriff’s office said in a statement posted to Facebook. The bus had 39 occupants: 37 high school students, the bus driver and the driver’s daughter, officials said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
No 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws its bombers from base 05. October 2026 (20:07) A dozen B-1s stationed at Gloucestershire base redeployed over concerns about possible threat from IranDowning Street has insisted RAF Fairford is secure a day after the US air force suddenly withdrew a dozen B-1 bombers that had been stationed at the Gloucestershire base over security concerns about a possible threat from Iran.The prime minister’s spokesperson, speaking during a scheduled briefing, said “yes” when asked if the military site was safe – contrasting with the concern the US military revealed during the hasty redeployment the day before. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Flydubai co-pilot originally planned attack for July, investigators believe 05. October 2026 (20:00) Police and security agencies in multiple countries scramble to piece together background and intentions of Hamam al-HammamiInvestigators believe the co-pilot who tried to take control of a plane from Dubai to Tel Aviv last week originally planned his attack for July but postponed the hijacking, possibly because a friend was among the crew, regional and Israeli officials have said.The evidence of prior planning suggests that Hamam al-Hammami, 29, may have specifically sought employment with an airline that flew to Israel in order to carry out the attack on last Wednesday’s flydubai flight FZ1073, experts believe. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats over planned East Jerusalem consulate closure 05. October 2026 (19:53) Tit-for-tat expulsions expected after relations deteriorate as a result of UK ban on goods from illegal settlementsThe UK has threatened to expel one Israeli diplomat for every British diplomat forced to leave Israel as a result of Israel’s decision to close the UK consulate in East Jerusalem later this week.This could mean as many as 27 Israeli diplomats being expelled from the UK, a step that would arguably mark the lowest point in British-Israeli diplomatic relations since the formation of the state of Israel. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
