Deadly fire breaks out at Canada military base 18. October 2026 (06:00) Defence Minister David McGuinty says there are casualties in what the prime minister called a "serious incident".(BBC News)
‘I felt disgusted’: MEP speaks out over nude deepfakes and urges EU action 18. October 2026 (06:00) Lena Schilling of Austrian Greens says images are ‘digital violence against women’ and a threat to democracyAn Austrian MEP has spoken out about her experience of being “stripped naked” online without her consent and has urged the EU to take action, as a report found that one in six female MEPs had been targeted by sexualised AI-generated content.Lena Schilling of the Green party said she had learned last month about nude deepfakes of herself circulating online. When she opened the links, she found herself staring at images from one of her first ever press conferences – but the images had been digitally altered to remove her clothing. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘4,000 people minding our own business’: four decades on, Falklands again face a hostile Argentina 18. October 2026 (06:00) Facing a slump in the polls, Argentina’s president is making economic attacks on the islands’ oil industry, and suggesting its key fisheries industry could be next A dozen local people and a uniformed military police officer (“Do you mind if I sit in?”) took their seats at the back of the handsome wood-panelled courtroom that doubles as the Falkland Islands’ legislative assembly. Outside, it was a typically blowy early evening. It may nominally be spring in the south Atlantic, but Stanley harbour, with its dark grey water speckled with historical shipwrecks, was a cauldron of swells and churn.Six of the assembly’s eight members – five men, one woman – waited patiently at a row of desks and microphones. The heating had been turned up to just short of uncomfortable. Behind them, a portrait of King Charles. From the other walls, dusty photographs of governors, of varying popularity, gazed disinterestedly at the scene. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Is sisterhood the secret to a long life? The Sardinian village that could hold key to women’s longevity 18. October 2026 (06:00) Meet some of the elderly residents of Bolotana, in line to be the world’s sixth ‘blue zone’ for its high number of female centenariansWhen Giovanna Marras opens the door to her home in Bolotana, a mountain village in central Sardinia, her eyes are bright with curiosity as she sizes up her visitors. Her sister, Mariangela, peeks out too, soon ushering her guests inside and handing out dishes of ice-cream. The sisters are full of life, talking animatedly. Giovanna is 101 and Mariangela is 99.Sitting in their living room, Giovanna swiftly recaps her life story: she excelled at school before moving to Cagliari, the capital of the Italian island, at 18 to train as a seamstress. The sisters went on to run a successful tailoring business in Bolotana before travelling the world after retirement. Neither married. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Indigenous woman shackled to hospital bed while in labour in Queensland 18. October 2026 (05:59) Birth happens days before Labor and Coalition block bill to ban ‘barbaric practice’ of shackling incarcerated women during childbirthGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastAn incarcerated Indigenous woman was shackled to a hospital bed in Queensland while she was in labour last weekend, an advocacy group has said.The birth happened just days before Labor and the Coalition blocked a bill to ban the “barbaric practice” of shackling incarcerated women during childbirth. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Serious incident’ at Alberta military base causes deaths and injuries, Canada officials say 18. October 2026 (04:50) Incident at CFB Wainwright base in Alberta caused a ‘major fire’ that is spreading to the nearby town because of strong windsPeople have been killed and injured after an incident at one of Canada’s busiest military training bases in Alberta caused a large fire, Canada’s defence minister said Saturday.“I’m saddened to share that there have been both fatalities and injuries as a result of an incident on the base,” defence minister David McGuinty said at a press conference on Saturday night. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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