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A Metropolitan Police detective who was raped by fellow officer David Carrick has publicly called for Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley to resign, saying the force's handling of her legal claim re-traumatised her and that police culture has not changed. Linda Williams, 60, settled her civil case against the Met for an undisclosed six-figure sum without the force admitting liability.
· 6 sourcesFrench Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu will travel to Limoges on Friday, days after the city hall was set alight in the violence of October 17, as investigators arrested a second suspect in the case and the government locked in security measures ahead of a new round of Saturday protests.
· 2 sourcesVeteran Nationals MP Michelle Landry has announced she will resign from the Queensland seat of Capricornia, opening the door for Nationals leader Matt Canavan to move from the Senate to the lower house in a contest likely to pit him against One Nation's national director James Ashby.
· 5 sourcesA prominent argument against the widely predicted 2027 Chinese invasion of Taiwan has been published by Fortune, with analyst Ningrong Liu contending the countdown to conflict is a mirage. The analysis draws on the civilian development boom in the Chinese province of Fujian, the economic deterrent of Taiwan's semiconductor industry, and a US policy shift under President Donald Trump to argue that Beijing is playing a patient game of integration rather than preparing for imminent war.
Anastasia Marshall, the former wife of South Australian woman Krystal Marshall, has been jailed for assisting Jonathan Parker evade apprehension or prosecution. Sentenced on Friday, she could be released on parole as early as May next year.
· 4 sourcesTreasurer Jim Chalmers has revealed that his officials are downgrading economic forecasts ahead of December's mid-year budget update, with slower growth and higher unemployment expected. The warning comes as a broadening Middle East conflict pushed the global benchmark oil price to US$113 a barrel and fresh concerns emerged over the sustainability of AI-related investment spending.
· 3 sourcesRussia is preparing to shift its air war against Ukraine toward cheap, partly 3D-printed cruise missiles, and the new weapon could make the jet-powered Shahed drones Kyiv has faced so far look like a "small problem," two of Ukraine's most prominent drone experts warned this week after military intelligence unveiled details of the missile, named the Filin.
· 3 sourcesThe Australian government has imposed sanctions on two North Korean companies and two individuals accused of running a network of fraudulent IT workers that funnels money to Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, bypassing UN sanctions.
Wes Streeting is pursuing an out-of-court settlement to a legal challenge over compensation for gay veterans forced out of the armed forces because of their sexuality, as a high court judge prepares to rule on whether two former personnel can proceed with a judicial review of the government's LGBT financial recognition scheme.
The deadline for a reciprocal youth mobility scheme between the EU and the UK could be deferred by six months in a bid to ensure Andy Burnham has a successful "reset" summit on 20 November, diplomats have said, with talks still deadlocked over tuition fees, quotas and the NHS surcharge.
An 18-year-old woman has died after being thrown from an amusement ride at a fair in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, prompting an investigation and a preventive review of rides by local authorities.
The New York City Council has voted to ban horse-drawn carriages from city streets and Central Park, with the ban set to take effect in June 2028. The Transport Workers Union, which represents drivers and business owners, has promised to seek a temporary restraining order the moment Mayor Zohran Mamdani signs the bill into law.
· 3 sourcesMore than half of the A-League's 12 men's clubs are now tied to international multi-club ownership groups, a model league chief executive Steve Rosich calls "only positive" for a competition short on local capital. But the risks are showing, from alienated supporters at Melbourne City to the Premier League's guilty findings against Manchester City, flagship of the same network.
· 4 sourcesThe hereditary prince of Liechtenstein, Alois, has used his veto for the first time in his reign to strike down a bill that would have decriminalised abortion up to 12 weeks, bringing the principality's laws in line with much of Europe. The bill had been approved by parliament last month after a citizens' initiative backed by more than 4,970 people, far exceeding the 1,000 signatures needed, and polls showing majority public support. The decision has left campaigners disappointed and highlighting a single individual overriding a democratic decision.
Milan has seen two days of youth-led protests over rising living costs and housing unaffordability, with police clashing with demonstrators, looting of luxury stores, and the government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni responding with new security legislation and the deployment of 500 troops. The unrest, which also spread to Turin and Bologna, has reignited debate over Italy's 'lost generation' and exposed deep socioeconomic divides.
· 2 sourcesA Florida police officer who found a man dead during a welfare check in 2022 has been arrested on charges of taking possession of the man's home and impersonating him for nearly four years, authorities said. Brian Sguros, a Lauderhill officer, is accused of using the deceased man's identification to pay taxes, obtain permits and make repairs while living in the property, according to investigators.
· 4 sourcesExit polls from Israel's general election project Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party will be the largest single party in the 120-seat Knesset, a stronger showing than pre-election polling predicted. However, the anti-Netanyahu bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot's newly formed Yashar party maintains a narrow overall lead, according to Israeli media. With neither the pro-Netanyahu nor anti-Netanyahu blocs reaching an outright majority of 61 seats, the country faces an extended period of coalition negotiations.
· 22 sourcesTwenty-seven years after his father helped Australia win the Rugby World Cup, rising Waratahs halfback Teddy Wilson has been selected in his first Wallabies squad for next month's UK tour. Coach Les Kiss named a 33-man group on Thursday that includes Wilson and Queensland prop Tom Lambert as the only two uncapped players.
· 4 sourcesThousands of Venezuelans marched in Caracas and several other cities on Thursday in the first nationwide opposition protest in nearly two years, demanding free elections and a date for the vote to choose a successor to former president Nicolas Maduro, who was captured by US forces in January. President Donald Trump and acting President Delcy Rodriguez have both said elections will be held, but no date has been set.
The mother of an alleged victim of Alan Jones has told a Sydney court she continued to seek advice from the broadcaster after her son was allegedly indecently assaulted, describing herself as being in a 'web of dependency' with him. Her testimony came on the final day of her evidence in the trial of the 85-year-old former broadcaster, who has pleaded not guilty to 21 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching involving five men between 2003 and 2020.
· 4 sourcesWith the November 3 US midterm elections days away, civil rights groups are urging the Trump administration to keep Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents away from polling stations, citing the agency's record of shootings, deaths in custody and recent door-to-door voter eligibility probes. Administration officials have refused to rule out an election-day ICE role, saying agents would only appear in response to threats or to serve warrants.
The US Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into Corey Lewandowski, the former top aide at the Department of Homeland Security and a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, over allegations that he profited from his government role, following a criminal referral from the agency's internal watchdog.
· 6 sourcesVisiting Djiboutian Foreign Minister Abdoulkader Houssein Omar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi issued a joint communiqué on October 21 expressing 'serious concern' that the escalation of tensions in the Red Sea poses a threat to the global economy and regional stability. The two countries called on all parties involved in Middle East conflicts to pursue dialogue and diplomacy to prevent the crisis from deepening, but offered few concrete measures of their own.
Sydney FC coach Patrick Kisnorbo has launched a strong defence of the club's actions in the Akol Akon World Cup dispute, accusing critics of 'killing the game' after an agreement was reached to release the 17-year-old for next month's FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Qatar. Kisnorbo detailed the injury crisis that prompted the initial block and hit out at columnists who labelled the club's stance a 'disgrace' and 'pathetic'.
· 4 sourcesThe Brisbane electorate office of Federal Minister for Communications and Sport Anika Wells has been temporarily closed after a woman allegedly threatened staff on Wednesday. Police arrested a 47-year-old woman at the scene on Sandgate Road in Nundah. Wells stated the office will remain closed while security improvements are made, with staff continuing to take calls remotely.
· 3 sourcesThe Duchess of Sussex has issued a statement saying she is 'deeply distressed' by allegations her estranged father Thomas Markle Snr possessed hundreds of child abuse images, revealing she was first made aware of troubling claims against him by the Metropolitan Police in 2018. Her half-brother, Thomas Markle Jnr, told The Sun he found a stash of the material in the Philippines and reported him. Mr Markle Snr has strongly denied the accusations as 'sick lies'.
· 6 sourcesThe mayor of the District Council of Robe in regional South Australia will face a censure vote on Monday night after an independent investigation found she breached behavioural standards, including telling a staff member they "needs to go back to netball and lose some weight".
Wealthy Chinese, rattled by Beijing's widening hunt for offshore wealth, are shifting money from Singapore and Hong Kong into US bank accounts, where it sits beyond the reach of the automatic reporting framework that feeds financial data back to Chinese tax authorities. Private bankers and lawyers report a surge in inquiries since Beijing imposed a 20% tax in July on income from overseas trusts.
Tunisian police fired tear gas to disperse rare protests in the capital Tunis and the southern town of Jebiniana this week, triggered by the deaths of two men in incidents involving security forces. The unrest signals growing public anger over police conduct and the country's worsening economic and political situation.
An Indigenous teenager was shackled to a hospital bed in Western Australia after being taken into custody, drawing condemnation from her family and advocates. The Western Australian justice department defended the use of restraints as standard procedure, while police said officers acted within policy during the arrest. The incident has reignited calls for a federal ban on shackling incarcerated people in hospital settings.
Keaon Koloamatangi will move his young family to Wollongong as soon as the Rugby League World Cup is over, and has told his future St George Illawarra teammates to watch his Kangaroos performance against Fiji on Sunday night as proof of what the club is getting. Dragons coach Dean Young has revealed he plans to turn the club's $5 million recruit into a ball-playing lock.
· 3 sourcesIn a column published Friday, historian and journalist Julia Baird argues that Senator Jacqui Lambie's public disclosure of her pelvic prolapse, the subsequent mocking cartoon from Pauline Hanson, and the recent attack on independent MP Helen Haines are all part of a long pattern in which women in public life are expected to endure pain and hostility in silence. Baird links these modern events to Queen Victoria's undisclosed prolapsed uterus, which she says contributed to her later mobility and temperament.
· 3 sourcesPNG playmaker Gairo Voro, whose rapid rise from a remote fishing village to a London Broncos contract has drawn comparisons to Jarome Luai, will face the three-time premiership winner for the first time this Saturday when the Papua New Guinea Kumuls meet Samoa in a Rugby League World Cup match in Port Moresby.
· 3 sourcesThe first major survey of South Sudanese-Australian artist Atong Atem opens at the National Gallery of Victoria next week. Titled 'Passage: The Art of Atong Atem', it includes 65 of her photographs, several never seen in Australia, and explores themes of identity, displacement, and colonialism through a combination of portraiture, painting, and textiles.
· 5 sourcesFrench authorities have summoned e-commerce platforms including Vinted, Amazon and eBay to demand the removal of stolen goods listed for sale within hours of weekend riots that saw more than 3,000 businesses looted or damaged, as Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin confirmed at least 2,700 arrests. Some listings on Vinted were trending under the hashtag "October 17" before being taken down, prompting a videoconference with Commerce Minister Serge Papin and Digital Minister Anne Le Hénanff on Monday evening.
· 5 sourcesAnti-violence advocate and family violence survivor Kellie Carter-Bell has spoken of her heartbreak after her grandniece Jayda Lou-Eve Allen Bonner, 21, died and her boyfriend was charged with murder. In a column published by The Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times and WAtoday, Carter-Bell traces three generations of violence in her family and condemns online victim-blaming directed at Jayda’s relatives.
· 3 sourcesAn Anchorage Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom and the Division of Elections acted incorrectly when they placed disqualified Republican candidate Jose Tagle on the general election ballot for state House District 22, and that his election may not be certified if he wins.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes have filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap, seeking to force him to reinstate the voting rights of 25 Arizona voters who were falsely flagged as noncitizens by a federal database. The lawsuit, filed on October 22, comes one day before the deadline for voters to request an early ballot for the November 3 general election.
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has assured Britain that the electricity supply will remain secure this winter, but the same day it published its winter outlook an independent investigation revealed "high levels of stress and concern" among the engineers responsible for keeping the grid balanced. The law firm Eversheds Sutherland found a "significant disconnect" between control room staff and senior leaders, who staff said "do not fully appreciate ... the reality of the pressures faced by those on the frontline".
· 5 sourcesA teenage boy has faced the ACT Children's Court accused of assaulting another student.
· 3 sourcesThe New Zealand Defence Force has taken a "stepping stone" step toward being able to shoot down drones, newly released Cabinet papers show, approving a Danish-made jamming system as an interim capability while it works through legal changes and builds a local industry.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed off on a letter providing 15 advisers to the Greens three days before the minor party voted against a Senate inquiry into his power to allocate staff to federal politicians, as crossbench anger over the discretionary system intensifies. One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and independent senators have stepped up demands for a mandatory minimum staffing guarantee after Labor, the Coalition and the Greens combined to block a motion to establish the principle.
· 4 sourcesA federal judge has ruled that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) broke the law by sharing sensitive government data with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a special advisory group created early in President Donald Trump’s second term. In a 39-page ruling released Tuesday, Judge Denise Cote said OPM violated the Privacy Act of 1974 and failed to follow its own cybersecurity practices when it gave DOGE access to personally identifiable information (PII) of tens of millions of federal employees, applicants, and retirees.
Carla Lockhart has resigned as a Democratic Unionist Party officer, citing concerns over the party’s strategy on the Drumcree parade dispute and accusing an internal leak of forcing her hand. The Upper Bann MP, who wants the DUP to withdraw its deputy First Minister from the powersharing executive, said she could not remain on the decision-making committee while holding those concerns.
· 2 sourcesHundreds of Ethiopians, mostly women and children, have crossed into Kenya fleeing fighting in the border town of Moyale. Kenyan police said on Thursday that the influx was caused by tensions between leaders of Ethiopia's Oromia and Somali regional states, with gunfire and chaotic scenes reported. The clash was reportedly sparked by a dispute over the raising of the flag of the Somali Regional State.
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for New Hampshire to prohibit the use of student identification cards for voting, granting a Republican-backed emergency appeal less than two weeks before the midterm elections. The decision reverses a federal judge’s block on guidance issued by the secretary of state that barred student IDs as a backup method of identification.
· 4 sourcesFive Western diplomats who served in Moscow since Russia invaded Ukraine have painted a stark picture of life as an ‘unfriendly’ envoy to the BBC. Former US ambassador Lynne Tracy, European counterparts, and other embassy staff described round-the-clock surveillance, isolation from ordinary Russians, and relentless pressure from Russian counterintelligence, conditions they say rival or exceed those of the Cold War.
The Department of Justice on Thursday announced that a federal grand jury has indicted 22-year-old Skyler AJ Rose of Ogden, Utah, on charges including attempted hate crime after he allegedly threatened to blow up a synagogue. Authorities said they found six improvised explosive pipe bombs at his home, along with child sexual abuse material on his smartphone.