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Read MoreLatest sales and profit figures from America’s big tech companies exceed Wall Street expectations.Latest sales and profit figures from America’s big tech companies exceed Wall Street expectations.

Read MoreThree people were stabbed to death in Nice in what France says was an “Islamist terrorist attack”.Three people were stabbed to death in Nice in what France says was an “Islamist terrorist attack”.

Read More In the final weeks leading up to the 2020 election, the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have launched a highly unusual publicity blitz to spotlight immigration enforcement actions in key battleground states where President Donald Trump is trailing his opponent Joe Biden in the polls. As part of…

Read More Police are seeking ‘extremely dangerous’ Anthony Russell over double killing in Coventry at the weekend Detectives hunting for double-murder suspect Anthony Russell believe he could be connected with a third death. West Midlands police said they were trying to establish whether a body discovered near Leamington was linked to Russell, 38, who is…

Read MoreSales of Macs and Services reached all-time highs in the quarter, leading the record fourth quarter.Sales of Macs and Services reached all-time highs in the quarter, leading the record fourth quarter.

Read MoreAlphabet said in July that advertiser spending was inching back following a March plummet due to lockdowns.Alphabet said in July that advertiser spending was inching back following a March plummet due to lockdowns.

Read More Annastacia Palaszczuk is expected to make an announcement on opening the Queensland border today as pressure mounts on NSW and WA to open. Follow all the latest news and updates, live Follow our global Covid live blog Full Australian Covid stats; Covid restrictions state by state NSW cases map; Vic cases map NSW…

Read MoreFive technology giants are reporting earnings Thursday, providing the latest indication of whether they are rebounding from an economic slowdown earlier this yearFive technology giants are reporting earnings Thursday, providing the latest indication of whether they are rebounding from an economic slowdown earlier this year

Read MoreFive technology giants are reporting earnings Thursday, providing the latest indication of whether they are rebounding from an economic slowdown earlier this yearFive technology giants are reporting earnings Thursday, providing the latest indication of whether they are rebounding from an economic slowdown earlier this year

Read More France is in dire need of reconciliation, but President Emmanuel Macron’s clampdown on Islamic extremism is only polarizing society, Karin Kneissl, ex-Austrian foreign minister told RT, commenting on the stabbing attack in Nice. Following the beheading of schoolteacher, Samuel Paty, by a radicalized Chechen refugee earlier this month, Macron vowed to defended French…

Read MoreFacebook’s monthly active users rose to 2.74 billion, but the company warned of a tougher 2021.Facebook’s monthly active users rose to 2.74 billion, but the company warned of a tougher 2021.

Read More Eyewitness footage captured French police firing multiple gunshots into the Nice church where a Tunisian man fatally stabbed three people. Authorities say the killer made threatening moves toward police before he was shot. The video shows more than half a dozen officers backing out of the Catholic Notre Dame church in Nice as…

Read MoreRights watchdog says ‘failure to see justice done will only hamper aspirations for durable peace’.Rights watchdog says ‘failure to see justice done will only hamper aspirations for durable peace’.

Read More Tunisia has opened an investigation into the man suspected of stabbing three people to death in an Islamist attack in the French city of Nice on Thursday, according to a judiciary official. The suspect is reportedly Tunisian.  Two people were killed inside the Catholic Notre Dame church in Nice, and a third person…

Read More Several federal agencies on Wednesday warned hospitals and cyber-researchers about “credible” information “of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. hospitals and health-care providers.” The FBI, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security and known as CISA, said…

Read MoreSeveral fair housing organisations accused Redfin of systematic racial discrimination in a lawsuit filed on Thursday.Several fair housing organisations accused Redfin of systematic racial discrimination in a lawsuit filed on Thursday.

Read More Democratic lawmakers are demanding more information from the Trump administration about U.S. agents working in Guatemala to round up Honduran migrants and send them to the Guatemala-Honduras border. (Image credit: Santiago Billy/AP) Democratic lawmakers are demanding more information from the Trump administration about U.S. agents working in Guatemala to round up Honduran migrants…

Read More Biden tells drive-in event: ‘If Florida goes blue, it’s over’ President addresses mostly maskless crowd in Tampa stadium Donald Trump and Joe Biden converged on Florida on Thursday in the final stages of the battle for the swing state, which the president must win to have a realistic chance of holding on to…

Read More A dark mood descended in France following a tumultuous and tragic 24 hours, reports Anthony Cuthbertson from Paris A dark mood descended in France following a tumultuous and tragic 24 hours, reports Anthony Cuthbertson from Paris

Read More Chief Secretary’s office confirmed workers had no contact with local community Chief Secretary’s office confirmed workers had no contact with local community

Read More National assembly votes to extend rule to primary schools as national lockdown starts Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Children in France aged six and over will have to wear face masks in the classroom to keep schools open, the prime minister said on the eve of a second national…

Read More GENEVA, Oct 29 (IPS) – The meltdown of the Turkish currency that began in 2018 has continued unabated with the decline reaching unprecedented proportions in recent days.  The causes of that turmoil including underlying financial fragilities and political shocks were discussed in a previous piece by this author.  Since then the economy has…

Read More KATHMANDU, Oct 29 (IPS) – Mohan and Sarita (name changed) studied together in the same school from Grade 6 onwards. They were friends initially, but fell in love and wished to be together, though underage. Read the full story, “Nepal Needs to Bridge the Gap Between Legal Provisions Against Child Marriage and Social…

Read More It’s not ‘Pick-Eye’ or ‘Pee-Chay’ It’s not ‘Pick-Eye’ or ‘Pee-Chay’

Read MoreRuthless Iraqi politician and military leader once seen as a possible successor to Saddam Hussein As vice-chairman of Iraq’s Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) from 1979 until 2003, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, whose death at the age of 78 has been announced by the Ba’ath party, ranked second only to Saddam Hussein. The steadfastness he displayed…

Read More Only 13 per cent of Americans believe the country will recover from the pandemic by the end of 2020 Only 13 per cent of Americans believe the country will recover from the pandemic by the end of 2020

Read More Donald Trump has tweeted support for France after a brutal attack which killed three people inside a church in Nice, calling for an immediate end to “Radical Islamic” terrorist attacks he said no country can tolerate for long. “Our hearts are with the people of France. America stands with our oldest Ally in…

Read More Experts call for less consumption of wildlife, palm oil and exotic wood and for potential taxes on meat Experts call for less consumption of wildlife, palm oil and exotic wood and for potential taxes on meat

Read More ACCRA, Ghana, Oct 29 (IPS) – Adebayo Olukoshi is Director for Africa and West Asia at International IDEA and on the advisory committee for Post-Colonialisms Today; Tetteh Hormeku-Ajei is Head of Programs at Third World Network-Africa and on the Post-Colonialisms Today Working Group; Aishu Balaji is a Coordinator at Regions Refocus and part…

Read More (LONDON) — Officials in Britain’s opposition Labour Party failed to stamp out anti-Semitism and committed “unlawful acts of harassment and discrimination,” the U.K. equalities watchdog said Thursday in a scathing report. Labour’s leader said the findings were “a day of shame” for the party. The Equality and Human Rights Commission found “significant failings”…

Read More (LONDON) — Officials in Britain’s opposition Labour Party failed to stamp out anti-Semitism and committed “unlawful acts of harassment and discrimination,” the U.K. equalities watchdog said Thursday in a scathing report. Labour’s leader said the findings were “a day of shame” for the party. The Equality and Human Rights Commission found “significant failings”…

Read More It follows clashes at a demonstration that left four injured  It follows clashes at a demonstration that left four injured 

Read MoreAmericans will pick their next president on 3 November. Here’s what to look for as results roll in.Americans will pick their next president on 3 November. Here’s what to look for as results roll in.

Read More French media have released the first details about the suspect in an attack that killed three people at a church in Nice. The facts are yet to be confirmed by officials, who launched a terrorist investigation into the case. The assailant has been identified as Brahim A., a 21-year-old male of Tunisian descent,…

Read More As knife-wielding attackers terrorized France and killed three people, Malaysia’s outspoken former prime minister said that “Muslims have a right to punish the French” with murder. His comments sparked outrage online. France was left reeling on Thursday from a series of apparent terrorist attacks. A knife-wielding man shouted “Allahu akbar” as he slaughtered…