People scour strait of Hormuz for spilt cargo after Iran attacks container ships 19. October 2026 (16:48) At least 15 vessels struck in waterway in past 10 days, with rumours that they were carrying valuable goodsPeople have been scouring the strait of Hormuz for spilt cargo after Iran attacked at least 15 container ships passing through the crucial waterway in the past 10 days.Some ships have been hit by drones, others by mines. On Sunday, a ship was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade launched from a small boat 75 miles (120km) north-east of the Saudi port of Jubail. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Drone attack near market kills 80 in Sudan 19. October 2026 (16:45) Witness says drone struck twice at transport hub in al-Dibab, in one of deadliest single attacks of warA drone strike near a market in southern Sudan on Sunday evening killed 80 people, mostly commuters catching rides home.Ahmed Wadi, a witness, said the attack in the town of al-Dibab in West Kordofan state left “50 bodies who I helped bury, one of them my own brother Mohamed”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Wales' 'oldest man' turns 107 19. October 2026 (16:44) Owen Filer was born in 1919 and served with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers during World War Two.(BBC News)
Man who heckled Abdul El-Sayed is former Josh Hawley aide, records show 19. October 2026 (16:40) Thomas Teepell, who worked for Republican senator, demanded El-Sayed disavow Muslim Brotherhood A man who heckledthe Democratic candidate for Senate Abdul El-Sayed and demanded he disavow the Muslim Brotherhood at a Michigan town hall is a former aide to the Republican senator Josh Hawley, according to congressional staff records.At the event on Saturday, an attender who gave his name only as “Tommy” shouted from the crowd, asking whether El-Sayed would disavow the movement. El-Sayed answered: “Sure, yeah, absolutely,” then turned the question around, asking whether the man assumed he wouldn’t. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Irish fitness influencer says women dressing in revealing active wear 'no different to men going around topless' after comic Shane Gillis's 'gym wh***s' jibe fuels online pile-on