Five arrested after South African farmer shot and tortured
The attack on Donovan Marx, 50, comes as right-wing groups say there is a genocide of white people – a claim widely discredited.
'Give them the hammer': Trump threatens Iran ahead of midterms
US President Donald Trump on Sunday reiterated his threat to resume strikes against Iran, telling a campaign rally that he may have to give Tehran “the hammer” at some unspecified time. Trump had previously said he would not strike Iran again before the upcoming US midterm elections.
'A shift in the air': Can young voters turn Texas blue?
Texas has long been a Republican stronghold. But could that be starting to change? On the eve of themidterm elections, some younger voters are expressing growing frustration with the political establishment. In Austin, the state capital, our special correspondent Tarek Kai spoke to young voters to hear about their expectations and concerns, and to find…
'Everything is destroyed': Hackers target refrigerators in new cyber attacks
Cyber hackers have targeted fridges and freezers in supermarkets in several European countries including Ireland – causing temperatures to increase and food to spoil.
US midterms: Could Senate candidate James Talarico turn Texas blue?
In Texas, a Democrat hopes to achieve a feat not seen in the state for 38 years: winning a seat in the US Senate. James Talarico, a young elected official who openly and proudly professes his Christian faith, is facing off against Ken Paxton, a controversial figure in the Republican Party. And his campaign is…
Burnham declines to say net migration still too high as Mahmood prepares to unveil tougher settlement rules – UK politics live
Home secretary to make some migrants wait 10 years or more for right to settle in UKAndy Burnham is now on his way to the Commonwealth summit in Antigua. The government plane that is taking him left from Stansted early this morning, but it went to Manchester first, where it stopped to pick up the…
Ukraine and Russia both hit by cyberattacks on emergency apps
Authorities in both Ukraine and Russia said that their emergency alert mobile applications were targeted by cyberattacks late Sunday. Residents in Ukraine received messages that there was a high nuclear radiation danger in the capital Kyiv, while Russian officials said hackers had sent fake emergency alerts after gaining access to the mobile app for Russia’s…
Palantir AI tech unused or little used by 29 NHS trusts said to be benefiting from it
Exclusive: Gap between NHS claim and trusts’ comments described as ‘very misleading’ by senior health officialMore than two dozen hospital trusts the NHS claims have benefited from Palantir’s medical data platform are not using all or most of the AI-powered technology, the Guardian can reveal.The 29 hospital trusts that NHS England publicly lists as “realising…
Binance users withdraw $3.4 billion after record crypto heist
Customers of cryptocurrency trading platform Binance withdrew some $3.4 billion of their funds on Sunday after Binance reopened trading. The company had suspended all operations after a cyberattack that compromised over $6 billion in digital assets. Also in this edition: the Wall Street Journal reports on a new US plan to restore Russian gas sales…
Midterms: Will Trump backlash lead to Democratic landslide?
A day before the US midterms, France 24’s Oliver Farry takes a look at some of the key races to watch as the Democrats seek to capitalise on Donald Trump’s unpopularity. But, says Farry, polls suggest hopes of a Democratic landslide may be wide of the mark.
