NAZA: Netanyahu orders identification and prosecution of film’s interviewees 12. October 2026 (14:59) Israeli PM calls for criminal investigation into soldiers and officers interviewed in Guardian-produced documentaryThe Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has ordered the country’s attorney general and the head of the Shin Bet security service to reveal the identities of soldiers and officers interviewed in the investigative documentary NAZA and prosecute them for causing “harm to Israel’s diplomatic and security interests”.The award-winning documentary, directed by the Oscar-winning film-makers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor and produced by the Guardian, details Israel’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza. The film is in cinemas, including in the UK and the US, and will be shown in more than 50 countries. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Digger on course for $245m loss after box office collapse 12. October 2026 (14:51) Estimates suggest the eco satire starring Tom Cruise could join the list of top turkeys, including Cutthroat Island and The MarvelsDigger, the ambitious eco-fable starring Tom Cruise and directed by Alejandro G Iñárritu, is heading for an even worse financial outcome than previously thought, with reports suggesting it will lose around $245m (£185m), placing it among the biggest disasters in movie history.According to a report in Variety, Digger’s estimated second weekend revenue in North America of $3.2m is a 60% drop on its opening weekend figure of $8m, meaning its current domestic gross is $14.4m, for a global total of $35.3m, with a projected final box office total of around $50m worldwide. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Federal agents search Ilhan Omar’s home as part of fraud investigation – reports 12. October 2026 (14:50) Video posted by Fox showed what appears to be law enforcement in HSI jackets at Omar’s DC residenceFederal agents searched Representative Ilhan Omar’s home Monday morning as part of a criminal fraud investigation, according to reports in the Associated Press and Fox News that cited a statement from the department of justice.A video posted by Fox showed what appeared to be law enforcement in HSI jackets at what Fox News said was Omar’s Washington DC residence. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nobel Prize for economics awarded to Hall and Woodford for work on ‘smoothing’ crises 12. October 2026 (14:47) US economists developed models that help central bankers and finance ministers to stabilise their economiesBusiness live – latest updatesTwo US economists have won the 2026 Nobel economics prize for their work developing models that help central bankers and finance ministers to stabilise their countries, avoiding long recessions and runaway inflation.Robert Hall of Stanford University, California, and Michael Woodford of Columbia University, New York, were recognised for developing the “microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation”, giving policymakers better tools to smooth out the peaks and troughs of their economies. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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