2018-10-26

World News

Republicans divided over whether Trump should tone it down on the stump

As an edgy nation watches, the president has to weigh whether the benefits of firing up his loyalists outweigh any potential risk of a backlash if he sticks to his usual script.

26/10/2018

Turkey

Pavement collapses in Turkey, swallowing two women

In Turkey, two women disappeared in a cloud of dirt after the sidewalk on which they were walking collapsed.

26/10/2018

World News

Arsenal of weapons found in truck of man passed out behind wheel in Florida

Police said they could smell alcohol coming from the car and the driver almost fell when they told him to get out of the vehicle.

26/10/2018

World News

Mail bomb target John Brennan slams Trump on Twitter after president lashes out at media

The president's Twitter comments came after he talked about unity and civility before a bill-signing event at the White House Wednesday afternoon.

26/10/2018

Italy

African migrants arrested in connection with Italian teenager's death | The Cube

Three migrants have been arrested in connection to the drugging, rape and death of 16-year-old Desiree Mariottini in Rome

26/10/2018

World News

Using bombs to terrorize presidential critics is 'unprecedented,' historians say

U.S. has a history of political violence, but not in defense of a sitting president

26/10/2018

World

Juncker in Tunisia: Migration issue overshadows trade talks

European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker is on a two-day visit to Tunisia. The politician was hoping to keep the trip focused on trade, but he can't escape the issue around migration.

26/10/2018

Earth News

Meghan Markle's ethical wardrobe is turning heads

What we learnt about the eco-friendly brand choices of the Duchess of Sussex

26/10/2018

World

Germany's Coalition Government Preparing for MORE Electoral Disaster

Angela Merkel’s CDU party and her coalition partners, the SPD, are both set for huge losses in Sunday's regional elections for the west German state of Hesse.

26/10/2018

Greece

Big earthquake near Greece felt as far away as Italy and Libya

Greece appears to have escaped relatively unscathed after a powerful earthquake struck in the early hours of Friday.

26/10/2018

Norway

Norway’s future Queen suffering from chronic lung disease

Princess Mette-Marit to reduce official engagements

26/10/2018

World

Niger a hub for migrants travelling to and from Europe

Niger is a migration hub for those trying to reach Europe through Libya, as well as a laboratory for Europe’s remote control migration policy. As efforts to keep people from travelling to Europe step up, the effects are seen on the ground in Agadez, Niger.

26/10/2018

World News

Defendant in D.C. 'mansion murders' convicted on 20 counts

Wint faces the possibility of life behind bars.

26/10/2018

World News

Alleged Kroger gunman uttered, "whites don't kill whites," witness says

Police have not yet determined a motive for the fatal shootings of a black man and woman at a Kentucky grocery store.

26/10/2018

World News

U.S. officials concerned Trump discussing sensitive information on unsecured cellphone

The president refuted a New York Times report that Chinese and Russian spies eavesdrop on his iPhone calls, tweeting, "I rarely use a cellphone."

26/10/2018

Jordan

Schoolchildren among 18 killed by flash flooding in Jordan | The Cube

Flash flooding in Jordan's Dead Sea area swept a bus carrying dozens of school children away on Thursday afternoon

26/10/2018

Tonga

See the 'mosquito-repelling' song that got Britain's royals laughing

The royal couple appreciated an unusual choral display.

26/10/2018

World News

Some mailed pipe bombs could have been duds, investigators say

At least some of the explosives in the wave of pipe bombs mailed to prominent liberal figures could not have exploded, several investigators said.

26/10/2018

Ireland

Nothing compares to Islam: Sinéad O'Connor becomes a Muslim

Nothing compares to Islam: Sinéad O'Connor becomes a Muslim

26/10/2018

USA

Biden hopes package bomb scares will inspire political cool down

"The press is not the enemy of the people. Immigrants are not animals," said the former vice president.

26/10/2018

World News

Amazon, Google and Snap shares decline after earnings reports

Shares in tech companies have floundered in recent weeks amid broader stock market declines.

26/10/2018

World News

At least 14 children injured in knife attack at kindergarten in China

At least 14 children were injured on Friday in a knife attack at a kindergarten in China's southwestern city of Chongqing, police said.

26/10/2018

World News

Europe briefing: Seven stories to know about today

Take a look at our round-up of key stories from around Europe so far today.

26/10/2018

World News

Trump may halt entry for nearly all migrants on southern border

President Trump and National Security Adviser Bolton have grown frustrated with the rising number of undocumented immigrants crossing the southern border.

26/10/2018

Turkey

Saudi Arabia now says Khashoggi murder 'premeditated'

Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said on Thursday that new evidence indicated that the killing of the dissident Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi had been “premeditated.”

26/10/2018

World News

Over a dozen people on school trip in Jordan killed in flash flood

The students and their adult chaperones were on a bus visiting hot springs near the Dead Sea, Jordanian officials said.

26/10/2018

World News

Google says it has fired 48 people for sexual harassment in two years

The figure was disclosed after The New York Times reported that Google executives accused of sexual harassment had been given lucrative exit packages.

26/10/2018