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A shooting at a Greek Orthodox church in southern Jordan happened during a funeral, according to local authorities. Two unidentified men opened fire on the procession.
A shooting at a Greek Orthodox church in southern Jordan happened during a funeral, according to local authorities. Two unidentified men opened fire on the procession.
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<p>Hunter Foster fired at vehicle during a shoplifting call at a Walmart, killing one-year-old Kohen Wiley</p><p>Hunter Foster, the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/mississippi">Mississippi</a> police officer who shot into a vehicle and killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley, has resigned from the Senatobia police department. Earlier this week, Mississippi’s attorney general, Lynn Fitch, announced that the shooting was “justified”.</p><p>The Senatobia board of aldermen accepted Foster’s resignation on 21 October and the resignation took effect immediately. Foster was placed on leave on 16 June, days after the 14 June shooting. Yesterday, the Mississippi department of public safety released body-camera and surveillance footage from the shooting, at a Walmart in Senatobia, during which the toddler died in his mother’s arms after being shot.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/23/mississippi-police-officer-shot-kohen-wiley-resigns">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Party insiders say they expect initial verdict to be against leader and are preparing to appeal against adverse findings</p><p>Nigel Farage’s Reform is braced for a negative report from the standards commissioner over his failure to declare a £5m gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne, and plans to appeal against any adverse findings.</p><p>The party is on tenterhooks over the report, with multiple Reform insiders saying they are readying for a fightback through the appeals process and fully expect the initial verdict to find against him.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/23/reform-braces-farage-standards-verdict-undeclared-5m-gift">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Video shows AI likenesses of people linked to Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party appearing to admit to wrongdoing</p><p>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.</p><p>Launched <a href="https://x.com/ppopular/status/2113002026204344766?">this week</a> 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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/23/opposition-deepfake-video-spain-election">Continue reading...</a>
A further escalation would 'create nothing but losers', the French foreign minister warns after joint Istanbul meeting .