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GuardianOct 15Preview

Wes Streeting urges US to back Ukraine on Washington visit after Starlink row

UK defence secretary says he has been ‘reassured directly’ counterpart Pete Hegseth that Starlink system has been restored as he seeks to cool tensionsWes Streeting urged the US to stand by Ukraine on his visit to the American capital and sought to cool tensions between the two countries in the wake of the Starlink row that is threatening to set back Kyiv’s war effort.The British defence secretary, giving a speech before a meeting with his US counterpart, Pete Hegseth, argued that supporting Ukraine was in the long-term interests of Washington, and a business opportunity. Continue reading...

Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editorForeign policyDefence policy

Al JazeeraOct 15Preview

Man United’s Martinez apologises for outburst after talks with Carrick

Lisandro Martinez meets Manchester United manager Michael Carrick before apologising for his criticism of the club.

Sport

Al JazeeraOct 15Preview

Several people dead or missing after Istanbul floods

Three people have died and several are reported missing after torrential rain triggered severe flooding across Istanbul

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Al JazeeraOct 15Preview

At least 7 crew members missing after drone attacks on ships in Black Sea

Emergency teams are searching for 7 missing crew after two chemical tankers were attacked in the Black Sea.

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NYTOct 15Preview

Pope Leo Is Recovering After Cancer Surgery, Vatican Says: What to Know

Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with a common form of lung cancer. The Vatican said that he had celebrated Mass at the hospital and resumed working “at a restrained pace” after an operation to remove a cancerous nodule.

Laura ChungLung CancerLeo XIV

GuardianOct 15Preview

Martínez apologises to Manchester United’s director of football Wilcox after outburst

Defender says sorry after talks with Michael CarrickAny disciplinary action will not be made public by clubLisandro Martínez has apologised for claiming that Jason Wilcox, Manchester United’s director of football, failed to strengthen sufficiently in the summer window after discussions with the manager, Michael Carrick, and club hierarchy on Thursday.While any disciplinary action taken against him will not be made public by the club, it is thought that Martínez has been fined. Continue reading...

Jamie JacksonManchester UnitedFootball

NYTOct 15Preview

20 Hours After Falling Overboard, Cruise Passenger Is Rescued Near Greece

According to Greek officials, the woman told her rescuers she had jumped off the ship because she “wanted to disembark.”

Ryley OberTravel and VacationsRescues

GuardianOct 15Preview

Seven sailors missing after drones strike tankers near Romania’s Black Sea coast

Nato source says drones came from Russia, while Romania’s president says attacking commercial ships ‘is unacceptable and has to stop’Seven sailors are missing after drones struck two tankers near Romania’s Black Sea ⁠coast, setting them ablaze and raising ⁠fresh security concerns on a ​vital shipping route used by Ukraine.A Nato military source told Reuters the drones that had hit the Wine Trader and the Yara J came from Russia. “The drones that caused ⁠the fires on board two tankers inside Romanian territorial waters were of Russian origin,” the source said. Continue reading...

Jennifer Rankin in BrusselsRussiaUkraine

GuardianOct 15Preview

Trump cancels plan to livestream execution after global condemnation

Soldier who killed 13 people in 2009 will still be executed, but president said ‘people would rather not watch him die’Donald Trump has shelved a widely condemned plan to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people at a military base at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009.In a social media post on Thursday, Trump argued that broadcasting such an execution “might have been a strong deterrent for the World to witness how America deals with Terrorists and SCUM like Hasan” but said that “many very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die, through streaming, or through any other visual device”. Continue reading...

Anna Betts in New YorkCapital punishmentDonald Trump

BBCOct 15Preview

Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking oil refinery after Zelensky says strikes to resume

Ukraine's president says a pause on striking energy sites is over following fresh Russian attacks.

BBCOct 15Preview

Reform faces criticism after councillors filmed making racist remarks

Reform UK has said "there is no room for racism" in its party after ITV News broadcast undercover filming, gathered over a year, of some of its councillors and candidates using racist, violent and sexist language.

BBCOct 15Preview

Farage defends Reform's vetting after councillors filmed making racist comments

The Reform leader says "you can't vet for future comments", after undercover filming of party activists.

BBCOct 15Preview

At least 33 pupils and teacher killed after school roof collapses in Pakistan

Children were buried under the debris after the roof crashed through three classrooms, police say.

NYTOct 15Preview

32 Children Killed After School Roof Collapses in Pakistan

The collapse, in Peshawar, also killed a teacher and injured dozens of people. A local official said the building appeared to be dilapidated.

Salman MasoodPakistanPeshawar (Pakistan)

BBCOct 15Preview

Seven crew missing after drone attack leaves tanker ablaze off Romania's coast

A search and rescue operation is under way in the Black Sea after the latest attack in the area.

BBCOct 15Preview

Reform faces criticism after councillors filmed making racist comments

Reform says all of those people filmed by ITV are under investigation having resigned or been suspended.

NPROct 15Preview

Ukraine resumes attacks on Russian oil refineries, officials say, after brief truce

Ukrainian drones attacked a refinery in Russia's Ryazan region early Thursday, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a brief truce spurned by Moscow was over.(Image credit: Alberto Pezzali)

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BBCOct 15Preview

Two dead in Istanbul after heaviest rainfall in 84 years, governor says

Residents have been told to avoid leaving their homes unless absolutely necessary.

GuardianOct 15Preview

Apologetic Infantino ‘not fit’ to lead Fifa, claim European FA heads after meeting

Infantino failed to provide answers to questionsEuropean leaders expect someone will stand against himEuropean football leaders are increasingly confident they will find a candidate to stand against Gianni Infantino in next year’s Fifa presidential election, with the heads of the English and German football associations questioning his fitness to govern after a three-and-a-half-hour council meeting.Infantino began the long-awaited gathering of Fifa’s 37-strong executive board by apologising for failing to consult them over his abandoned World Cup sell-off plan but failed to provide answers to dozens of questions posed by the European FAs on a range of subjects including the Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal, Donald Trump’s Fifa peace prize and the Folarin Balogun affair, when the USA striker’s World Cup suspension was overturned after lobbying from the US president. Continue reading

Matt Hughes in Zurich and Nick AmesFifaGianni Infantino