Plague epidemic risk in Russia low after death of lab technician, WHO says 06. October 2026 (14:38) World Health Organization detects no sign of further outbreak since Darya Shipilova died last weekThe World Health Organization has said the risk of an epidemic in Russia is lowafter the sudden death of a lab technician who worked at a plague research institute in Siberia.Darya Shipilova, who was 28, died last week, two days after falling ill. Russian media reports suggested she may have become infected after an accident at her workplace, where dangerous pathogens are kept and studied. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Asos customers receive ‘hack’ notification threatening to leak data 06. October 2026 (14:26) Push message claims fashion company’s data has been ‘fully compromised’, but website and app remain onlineBusiness live – latest updatesAsos is investigating after users of its mobile app received a notification claiming hackers had “fully compromised” the online fashion retailer’s data.The value of Asos’s shares on the London Stock Exchange dived more than 14% after thousands of customers received a notification titled “Asos hacked” with a link that sent them to the Telegram messaging service. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US, Israeli and European far-right figures to gather for conference in Israel 06. October 2026 (14:21) Trump’s counter-terrorism ‘czar’, Sebastian Gorka, was scheduled to speak at conference but White House says he will no longer attendA National Conservatism (NatCon) conference beginning today in Jerusalem advertises a talk from the Trump administration’s anti-terrorism czar alongside speeches from far-right Israeli politicians, European figures who have faced disciplinary action over alleged antisemitism, and Christian nationalist and far-right figures from the United States.The Jerusalem event is perhaps the most significant recent gathering to feature large contingents of Israeli nationalists alongside Christian nationalists and far-right European nationalists from a milieu sometimes shadowed by accusations of antisemitism. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ship sinks and crew missing after Black Sea drone attack 06. October 2026 (13:53) It is not clear who is behind the attacks which come as Russia intensifies strikes in the Black Sea as part of its war against Ukraine.(BBC News)
Argentina will stop Falklands exploiting offshore oilfields, foreign minister says 06. October 2026 (13:40) Pablo Quirno says move is part of Argentinian government’s strategy to peacefully assert sovereignty over the islandsArgentina’s foreign minister has told an audience that included the British ambassador that his government would stop the Falkland Islands from exploiting its offshore oilfields as part of a strategy to take sovereignty.During a speech at a thinktank event in the Argentinian capital, Pablo Quirno condemned the British government for failing to open negotiations over the islands and facilitating a significant offshore oil project in its waters. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Former UN food agency official claims he was fired for highlighting hunger in Gaza 06. October 2026 (13:31) Benjamin Davis appealing against dismissal from FAO, after being accused by director general of playing ‘political games’A former senior UN food agency official has alleged he was fired last week for his work highlighting hunger in Gaza, and has launched an appeal against his dismissal.Benjamin Davis said the leadership of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) had refused to renew his contract as director of its rural transformation and gender equality division because his team had published a brief on hunger in Gaza and held a seminar on the subject last year, and because he taken part in weekly “moment of silence” vigils on FAO grounds for those killed. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
