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Geopolitics

Houthis warn civilians to evacuate Aramco sites as Saudi strikes escalate

The Houthi rebel group has warned civilians and employees near Saudi Aramco facilities and King Khalid International Airport to evacuate, calling the sites 'a legitimate target', after Saudi-led coalition air strikes hit oil infrastructure in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. The escalation follows weekend attacks on Riyadh's airport that killed at least 13 people and injured hundreds, stoking fears of a broader conflict disrupting global energy markets and air travel.

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Shane Jones Calls Fast-Track Mine Approval a 'Constipated Bureaucratic Beast'

New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones has branded the fast-track approvals process for the proposed Bendigo-Ophir gold mine a 'constipated bureaucratic beast', expressing frustration that the legislation designed to accelerate resource projects has moved too slowly. He made the comments during a visit to the mine site near Cromwell on Tuesday, where he also criticised what he called 'woke, brittle, anti-mining mythology' as a group of local protesters rallied at the gate.

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Hundreds of early-release prisoners in England and Wales not being tagged, MPs warn

Hundreds of prisoners released early across England and Wales, including stalkers and violent offenders, are not being fitted with electronic tags by outsourcing company Serco, MPs have said, undermining government promises of the 'toughest tagging regime in history'. As the second tranche of 650 offenders begins leaving prison to relieve overcrowding, police and probation officers report they are struggling to cope with the influx.

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Geopolitics

Iran security chief warns of potential attacks on Gulf data centres and internet cables

Iran's security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, has warned that cables, data centres and artificial intelligence facilities across the region could be attacked if war with the United States erupts again. The warning follows the seizure of Yemeni territory along the Red Sea coastline last month by Iran-backed Houthis, raising fears for the safety of internet cables that carry more than 90 percent of data capacity between Europe and Asia.

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US Politics

Ilhan Omar to move out of Washington home after federal raid, citing security fears

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has said she plans to move out of her Washington, DC apartment after federal agents raided her home last week as part of an immigration investigation, because her address has been made public and she faces death threats. The Minnesota Democrat, who is seeking reelection on November 3, told MS Now in an interview aired Wednesday that she cannot continue to live there and must find somewhere new. The raid, which Omar has called a politically motivated attack, occurred three weeks before the midterm elections and has drawn condemnation from top Democrats.

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50th anniversary of landmark report 'Arts Britain Ignores' prompts reflection on diversity in British culture

Fifty years after cultural historian Naseem Khan published her groundbreaking report 'Arts Britain Ignores', which called on the British arts establishment to recognise and support the creativity of ethnic minority communities, the question of who and what counts as British remains fiercely contested. The report's legacy will be marked on Wednesday at a conference in Leicester, where the new chair of Arts Council England, Dawn Airey, will deliver her inaugural speech.

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Geopolitics

Russian missile strike hits key Kyiv power plant, one dead, as Zelenskyy says no warning given

Russian ballistic missiles struck the Darnytska CHP-4 power plant, a key energy facility supplying Kyiv with heating and electricity, and a residential building late on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, killing one person and wounding 13. Zelenskyy reiterated that Ukraine received no early warning from allies about the attack, calling the lack of warning "absolutely unjust."

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Experts question Zelensky claim that data centre strikes crippled Russian bot networks

Ukraine's recent strikes on Russian data centres have prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to claim that Moscow's bot networks have been degraded, resulting in less online hate and division. However, BBC Verify reports that experts have found no evidence the attacks significantly reduced Kremlin-linked influence operations, and that viral social media claims to the contrary appear to stem from a misinterpretation of technical data.

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US Politics

JFK-Era Prosecution of Black Journalist Foreshadowed Later Crackdowns on Dissent, Author Argues

A new book argues that the prosecution of Black journalist William Worthy in 1962 under President John F. Kennedy's administration set a precedent for later governments, including Donald Trump's, to use obscure legal provisions to punish political dissidents. Worthy, a distinguished international correspondent, was charged with violating a little-known requirement in the Immigration and Nationality Act after re-entering the United States without a passport following a reporting trip to Cuba.

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Inquest into Yorkshire Wildlife Park tiger attack reveals victim had schizophrenia

A coronial inquest into the death of William Chapman, the 24-year-old former child star killed by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, has heard that he had a diagnosis of schizophrenia and a history of psychosis. The inquest at Doncaster Coroner's Court on Thursday also confirmed his official cause of death as multiple traumatic injuries sustained during the attack. The park has since reopened to the public.

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Nuremberg Airport suspends flights after hijacking code transmitted; aircraft lands safely

Germany's Nuremberg Airport halted flight operations Tuesday after a hijacking code was transmitted from the cockpit of an incoming aircraft and the pilot could no longer be contacted by radio. The plane, Flight XR 456 from Corfu, later landed safely, authorities said. Police and airport officials are investigating the incident, which comes amid heightened surveillance of European skies over a rise in mysterious drone sightings.

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MI5 chief warns rightwing extremists increasingly likely to consider terrorist attacks in UK

The head of MI5 has warned that rightwing extremists with anti-immigration views are becoming more likely to plan terrorist attacks against immigration centres and asylum hotels in the UK, marking what he called the most significant shift in the agency's caseload over the past year. Ken McCallum also detailed rising threats from Iran and Russia, including plots against Jewish communities and attempted interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum.

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Geopolitics

MI5 chief warns Russia is 'aggressor number one' as state threats quadruple

MI5 Director General Sir Ken McCallum has warned that Russia remains "aggressor number one" and that state threats to the UK have quadrupled over the past decade, with the intelligence service now facing equal scale of terrorism and state threat operations. In his annual address at Thames House, he also highlighted rising threats from Iran, extreme right-wing terrorism, and attempts by terrorists to exploit artificial intelligence, including by integrating the technology with drones.

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