Gunman opens fire from car in Trappes and Verrière, killing one and injuring five others, including a 12-year-old girl

Emmanuel Macron has condemned racism in French society after a gunman opened fire from a car west of Paris on Friday, killing one person, wounding a 12-year-old girl and injuring four others in what the president called a “racist terrorist attack”.

Macron arrived at the scene of the drive-by shooting in Trappes on Friday night, saying he was deeply saddened by what he called the “premeditated” attack. The 12-year-old girl, who was shot eight times, is being treated in hospital.

Multinational ‘anti-war bloc’ uses Istanbul summit to call for a diplomatic solution to Middle East crisis

Foreign ministers at a summit of eight European and Middle Eastern countries have urged the US and Israel not to renews their attacks on Iran, warning a fresh outbreak of fighting would spread conflict and push oil prices even higher.

The development of a new multinational “anti-war bloc” represents a challenge to the increasingly open plans by the US and Israel to relaunch strikes on Iran while talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme remain deadlocked.

Video shows AI likenesses of people linked to Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party appearing to admit to wrongdoing

A political ad from Spain’s main opposition party that used a deepfake video of the prime minister’s wife has sparked outrage and set off a wider debate on AI, as the deeply polarised country gears up for general elections next month.

Launched this week across the social media channels of the conservative People’s party (PP), the video used artificial intelligence to manipulate the likenesses of various people linked to Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party and appeared to show them admitting to acts such as soliciting prostitutes and taking kickbacks.

UK allies have long urged people to stockpile supplies for a crisis. How are people from France to Australia being advised to prepare?

The UK has told people to fill their pantries with food for three days in case of catastrophe, joining a host of countries urging citizens to ready themselves for core systems failing.

Such advice, once dismissed as the preserve of preppers, has become more common in government circles as climate breakdown worsens weather extremes and geopolitical tensions turn cyber-attacks and sabotage into a regular occurrence.

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Security forces to include elite units usually used for counter-terrorism after worst street violence in years

France will deploy about 70,000 police around the country on Saturday as the government seeks to prevent more civil unrest after some of the worst street violence in years erupted on the fringes of cost-of-living protests last weekend.

The interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, said on ⁠Friday ⁠the security forces would include elite units usually used for counter-terrorism operations and hostage rescues, adding that there had been social media calls for violence from “ultra-left” groups.

Switzerland says patient is wife of Swiss diplomat and believed to have contracted virus while travelling in Uganda

Health officials across Africa are racing to determine how Nigeria’s first Ebola patient ⁠in more than a decade ⁠became infected, amid fears ​the outbreak could spread further after reaching a fourth African country.

The Swiss foreign ministry said on Friday the patient in Nigeria, the Ugandan-born wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja, had not travelled to the Democratic Republic of ⁠Congo, where the outbreak was first detected in mid-May before spreading to Uganda, Kenya and now Nigeria. The woman was believed to have contracted Ebola while travelling with her husband in Uganda, the ministry added.

People in Russian-occupied city facing severe shortages of food, water and electricity, with some reportedly surviving on weeds

The White House has said that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, where a deepening humanitarian crisis has left thousands of civilians struggling to survive.

In a statement on Friday, the White House said both sides had agreed to halt all military operations in the city from 27 October to allow humanitarian aid deliveries and preparations for the evacuation of civilians.

New World Orchestra’s musicians are shocked at French police targeting peaceful gathering with teargas

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As riot police encircled Place de la République last week, lobbing teargas canisters to disperse demonstrators, the conductor Étienne Jarrier and his orchestra played on. They kept playing even after everyone else had disappeared and teargas was being fired into the central Paris square.

It was only when Jarrier noticed his musicians were being directly targeted that he ordered them to stop. “There were teargas canisters landing in the double bass and music stand cases, and starting fires the musicians had to stamp out,” he told the Guardian.

Show features live chat sessions with breeders, a podcast and updates on dogs’ progress from birth to weigh-ins

A 24-hour Finnish TV show dedicated entirely to the live progress of a dog and her six newborn puppies is drawing millions of viewers.

As well as a 24-hour webcam, Pentulive (Puppy Live) includes live evening chat sessions with the dogs’ breeder, a podcast and an instant notification service that updates followers on the puppies’ progress – from their birth to weigh-ins and first nail trims – for eight weeks.

Exclusive: Documents show German party’s scramble to request support after president’s 2016 election win and co-leader’s pursuit of Steve Bannon

A data leak from Germany’s far-right German Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has revealed the extent of efforts by the party to court Donald Trump and other leading figures in the Maga movement, stretching back more than a decade.

The trove reveals the pains the AfD took in wooing the president, whom they saw from the beginning as a potential ally, with senior party officials agonising over the wording of an obsequious congratulatory telegram when he was elected in 2016, which included the wish that his “hopes as a person be fulfilled”.

Un agente della polizia di Lauderhill, in Florida, è finito al centro di uno scandalo senza precedenti: Brian Louis Sguros, 35 anni, è stato arrestato questa settimana dalle autorità della contea di Broward con l’accusa di furto d’identità ai danni di un uomo deceduto. Secondo quanto ricostruito dagli investigatori, Sguros avrebbe sottratto l’identità di Dennis West, un uomo che lo stesso agente aveva rinvenuto senza vita nel corso di un normale controllo di routine. Lo riporta BBC News.

L’uomo si sarebbe poi trasferito nell’abitazione del defunto, una villetta a due piani situata nel sud della Florida, provvedendo persino a ristrutturarla. Stando alle autorità, Sguros avrebbe vissuto indisturbato in quella casa per diversi anni prima di essere scoperto. L’agente, attualmente sospeso dal dipartimento di polizia di Lauderhill, non ha rilasciato dichiarazioni in merito alle accuse che gli vengono contestate.

Nel 2022 la polizia era stata chiamata per verificare le condizioni di un residente di 71 anni. Sguros era intervenuto come supporto agli agenti incaricati del controllo. Quando ha trovato West morto per cause naturali, avrebbe “ideato un piano complesso per ottenere il controllo dell’abitazione”, ha dichiarato l’ufficio dello sceriffo della contea di Broward in un comunicato.

Secondo gli investigatori, Sguros avrebbe detto all’ufficio del medico legale di essere un amico di West, ma le autorità non hanno trovato alcun indizio che i due si conoscessero. Dai documenti del tribunale risulta che l’agente compare nelle riprese delle bodycam durante il controllo e che non sembrava avere alcun rapporto pregresso con l’uomo.

Avrebbe inoltre riferito al medico legale che West non aveva parenti in vita, circostanza che le autorità definiscono anch’essa falsa. Sguros fece poi cremare il corpo di West, secondo la CBS.

Stando a un’indagine congiunta dell’ufficio dello sceriffo e dell’ufficio del perito immobiliare della contea di Broward, Sguros ha preso possesso della casa nell’agosto 2022 e vi si trasferito. Le autorità sostengono che nel 2025 abbia presentato all’ufficio del perito immobiliare dei documenti in cui dichiarava che il possesso risaliva ad agosto 2022.

Secondo i documenti giudiziari, Sguros ha dichiarato di aver preso possesso dell’immobile perché era in condizioni pericolose e voleva evitare che venisse occupato abusivamente. Pagava le utenze intestate al defunto e aveva richiesto un permesso per sostituire porte e finestre esterne, per un costo di circa 7.400 dollari. Secondo l’ufficio dello sceriffo, ha sostenuto di aver aumentato il valore della proprietà, spendendo oltre 214.000 dollari per la casa.

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L'articolo Poliziotto trova un uomo morto durante un controllo di routine, si spaccia per lui, si trasferisce nella sua villetta e ci vive per anni indisturbato: arrestato in Florida proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.

Exclusive: Photographer Simon Montgomery told ‘state’s interest in regulated immigration’ outweighs his family concerns

A British photographer is facing deportation from Sweden and forced separation from his 16-month-old son after authorities ruled in favour of the country’s immigration interests.

Simon Montgomery’s application to remain after the birth of his son last year was rejected on several grounds by Sweden’s migration agency, a decision that was then upheld by the migration court.

“Il bel diavolo: il killer dal fascino letale” disponibile su Paramount+ si pone una domanda: come può un uomo accusato di due brutali omicidi trasformarsi in un fenomeno virale e conquistare migliaia di fan? La docuserie in tre episodi ricostruisce il caso di Wade Wilson, condannato per gli omicidi di Kristine Melton e Diane Ruiz in Florida. Viene analizzato il sorprendente culto online nato intorno alla sua figura durante il processo.

Attraverso testimonianze, interrogatori, bodycam e materiale d’archivio, la serie ripercorre i crimini e il processo, esplorando allo stesso tempo l’ossessione del pubblico per il suo aspetto, i tatuaggi e la sua immagine da “bad boy” col il sorriso del Joker.

Attraverso filmati d’archivio e testimonianze dirette, la docuserie dà voce anche a Mila Montanez, ex compagna di Wilson, e Allie Williams, sua fidanzata durante la prima parte della detenzione, oltre a familiari delle vittime, investigatori e persone coinvolte nel caso. La docuserie indaga così il lato più oscuro della fascinazione contemporanea per il true crime: quando il criminale diventa una celebrity e le vittime rischiano di scomparire dietro la sua fama.

“Il bel diavolo: il killer dal fascino letale” mostra anche alcune delle dichiarazioni choc del killer: “Quando assumo droghe vado fuori di testa. Mi assale la rabbia e l’unica cosa a cui penso è uccidere, uccidere, uccidere. In quei momenti divento il diavolo”.

L'articolo “Quando assumo droghe vado fuori di testa. Mi assale la rabbia e l’unica cosa a cui penso è uccidere, uccidere, uccidere. In quei momenti divento il diavolo”: parla il killer col sorriso del Joker Wade Wilson proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.

World’s second largest brewer says use of drugs such as Wegovy can reduce desire to drink alcohol

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Heineken has warned British bars and pubs that the boom in popularity of weight-loss drugs could lead to a fall in sales of beer and cider.

The world’s second-largest brewer sent a presentation to British hospitality customers earlier this month that said the use of GLP-1 medication – such as Ozempic and Wegovy – could reduce the desire to drink alcohol. This in turn could result in “fullness and fewer serves” of pints in pubs and bars, it added.

Il sacerdote Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari è morto dopo che una pesante croce gli è caduta addosso durante una messa nella chiesa di Nostra Signora del Perpetuo Soccorso, a Guayaquil, in Ecuador. La celebrazione era trasmessa in diretta sui social, quindi l’incidente è stato ripreso in tempo reale.

La tragedia risale alla sera di sabato 17 ottobre. Nel video si vede il sacerdote davanti all’altare, a metà della funzione, mentre un grande crocifisso di legno appeso alle sue spalle si stacca e lo colpisce alla testa. Secondo alcuni media locali, la croce si sarebbe staccata dalla parete mentre un fedele leggeva le preghiere dei fedeli e il religioso sarebbe morto sul colpo. Altre ricostruzioni dicono invece che la croce è caduta dopo l’omelia, quando la celebrazione eucaristica era già proseguita. I fedeli presenti hanno provato a soccorrerlo, mentre la diretta continuava a trasmettere.

Sánchez Molinari aveva 53 anni, era originario di Cuenca e apparteneva alla Congregazione del Santissimo Redentore, i redentoristi. Era parroco della chiesa dove è avvenuto l’incidente. Secondo la stampa ecuadoriana, il giorno prima la diocesi gli aveva fatto gli auguri per l’anniversario di ordinazione sacerdotale.

L'articolo Prete muore durante la messa in diretta social: un grande crocifisso di legno appeso alle sue spalle si stacca e lo colpisce alla testa proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.

Residents in Oleshky have been enduring a worsening humanitarian crisis due to the lack of food, electricity and other resources

The French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu has just issued a statement on a shooting in a town west of Paris this morning where one person was killed and four others injured.

Police said a gunman had opened fire in Trappes, in the Yvelines, and neighbouring La Verriere. The gunman was later arrested in nearby Coignieres.

Storm Adam brings torrential rain to Valencia, Alicante and Balearic Islands, as Storm Austen strikes England and Wales

Storm Adam brought torrential rain to eastern Spain earlier this week. In Pego, Alicante, 632mm fell in 36 hours, with 430mm of this falling in just six hours, while the Valencian town of Oliva received 600mm in 24 hours.

The severe flooding led 145 municipalities across Valencia and Alicante to impose a temporary lockdown on about 850,000 people on Monday. At least five people have died, 500 have been rescued and 2,100 evacuated.

Case filed in 2022 by patient unable to afford medicine leads to cap on drug prices for millions who face ruin if diagnosed

The Indian government has moved to reduce the price of cancer drugs after a retired bank clerk took her case to the supreme court.

From next month, 137 cancer drugs in India will be cheaper as the government tries to tackle the tragedy of poorer patients either forgoing treatment, selling land or falling into debt to meet the high cost of some medicines, which are making large profits for hospitals and pharmacists.

Protests and fringe violence expose sharp divide between marginalised and immigrant youth and those with greater prospects

Martina Miccichè was filming riot police kicking and beating a teenager with batons as they dragged him along Piazza del Duomo, the central Milan square hosting its cathedral, when she was struck by a flying object, causing a deep gash and bruising near her right eye.

The journalist had joined hundreds of mostly young people marching through the northern Italian city on Saturday afternoon to protest over soaring living costs and unaffordable housing, echoing the wider wave of economic discontent fuelling protests across Europe.