Seven others found guilty of lesser charges in connection to incident in 2021 when inflatable dinghy sank killing at least 27 people with four more missing, presumed dead A Paris court has jailed six men for manslaughter over the deaths of at least 27 people in the worst mass drowning from a small-boat crossing in the Channel on record. Seven other men were found guilty of lesser smuggling charg…
Women say nothing has changed since Delhi’s infamous Nirbhaya bus rape case 14 years ago The posters, just like the women holding them, were taking no prisoners. “Girls don’t need curfews, rapists need consequences,” read one. “Lock your dicks rather than your women at home,” read another. As hundreds of women walked from the gates of their university campus into the streets of Delhi – where sexua…
Late-night hosts weighed in on Trump’s relationship with tech leaders and the White House’s new AI-powered site On Tuesday night, late-night hosts discussed a Maha summit in Washington DC, the White House’s new AI-powered website and Donald Trump once again falling asleep on live TV.
Independent commission accuses country of failing Indigenous people, amid rising tensions over land rights An independent commission set up by the Swedish state has called on the country’s government to apologise for the “harm and injustice inflicted upon the Sami people” and to start a national process for “redress and reconciliation”. The Truth Commission for the Sami People also called for a sp…
Traders see an about 35% chance of an October rate hike, down from about 45% following White House pressure Good economic news boosted Wall Street’s main indexes on Wednesday, as a softer-than-anticipated inflation reading buoyed hopes that the Federal Reserve might not hike rates as soon as next month. A commerce department report showed the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index…
Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist's editor in chief, just visited Ukraine. She says, despite all its drone weaponry, Kyiv is under extraordinary bombardment, as Russia tries to make it unlivable.
Prime minister’s pure political argument marks new era for party as he sets out his plans and priorities The hottest ticket at Labour conference – after Andy Burnham’s speech – was an afterparty in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle, headlined with a set by the noughties girlband Sugababes. As Labour activists and ministers belted out the lyrics under pink spotlights, it was hard not to draw some paralle…
Unprecedented university donation from Citadel CEO Ken Griffin will go toward building a new Miami campus Carnegie Mellon University will receive an unprecedented $3bn donation from billionaire investor Ken Griffin, making it the largest single donation in the history of US education. Griffin, 57, is the founder and CEO of Citadel, described as the most profitable hedge fund in history. The money…
Plane made emergency landing after pilot tried to crash aircraft, Israeli PM says, as officials investigate whether it was an attempted terror attack One of the pilots of a plane flying from the UAE to Israel stabbed his co-pilot and appeared to try to crash the plane, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said, as Israeli officials said they were investigating whether the incident was a…
Cotality data shows median house prices fell in September as interest rates hit borrowing capacity Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Housing prices are falling in almost every suburb in Australia’s biggest cities, with values dropping faster in Brisbane than Sydney as the slowdown intensifies. Prices nationally have fallen 5.2% from their peak in March to where they were…
Two supermarket home brands claim equal first while the worst-ranked condiment has double the sugar content of almost all the other products A condiment worthy of compliments, or one that gets a dressing down? Consumer advocacy group Choice has taste tested 29 store-bought mayonnaises, and found the cheapest product is also the best. Aldi’s Colway Real Mayonnaise placed equal first with a score of…
Julian Hill says educational providers are being closely watched by government after course attracted non-genuine students Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast Private colleges have issued nearly 3,000 last-minute enrolments to a diploma course that is being cancelled after allegedly being “misused” by non-genuine students, as Labor threatens to suspend providers that are ma…
Senator Jim Justice of West Virginia criticizes immigration crackdown as ranchers’ associations condemn ICE activity A close political ally of Donald Trump has broken from the administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement agenda and recommended it “step back” to evaluate what it could do better. “To get better, the first thing you got to do is admit you’re doing something wrong,” Jim Justice…
Exclusive: Campaign comes amid backlash against tech company’s involvement with Israeli military and Trump’s ICE crackdown UK politics live – latest updates Tens of thousands of people have formally demanded NHS England blocks the Palantir-powered national medical data platform from handling their personal information. More than 44,000 people have filed legal objections to their health data being…
As soaring rents and house prices across Europe feed into the political discourse, campaigners believe they have a rare opportunity to force housing to the top of the agenda Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here It was billed as one of the largest real-estate events in Europe, attracting as many as 15,000 people ranging from investment firms to developers. But as the Dist…
