Reform Conference Sponsor Called Farage’s Rhetoric ‘Very Far-Right’
The sponsor of a flagship event at Reform UK’s annual conference has accused party leader Nigel Farage of adopting “very far-right, very anti-immigrant” rhetoric, DeSmog can reveal. The event was hosted on 6 September by the Heartland Institute – an infamous U.S. climate science denial group – and run “inContinue Reading
How a ‘Pro-Climate’ Charity Channelled Cash to a Koch-Funded Think Tank
A UK charity that portrays itself as a climate leader facilitated a £830,000 donation to the Mercatus Center, a conservative think tank heavily funded by U.S. oil billionaire Charles Koch, DeSmog can reveal. The London-based Founders Pledge channels donations from entrepreneurs to charities – empowering business leaders “to do immenseContinue Reading
Amazon cloud problems spur outage of global websites and apps
Internet users have reported difficulties accessing the likes of Signal, Coinbase and Robinhood., Internet users have reported difficulties accessing popular websites and apps including Signal, Coinbase and Robinhood. Major websites including popular gaming, financial and social media platforms have been facing serious connectivity issues after Amazon’s cloud services unit AWSContinue Reading
LIVE: Snapchat, other apps, sites down as outage hits Amazon Web Services
Connectivity issues for many companies around the world disrupted as outage hits Amazon’s cloud unit., Skip links Skip to Content Live Navigation menu News Africa Asia US & Canada Latin America Europe Asia Pacific Middle East Explained Opinion Sport Video Features Economy Human Rights Climate Crisis Investigations Interactives In PicturesContinue Reading
Xubuntu Website Compromised, Served Malware Downloads
The official Xubuntu website was compromised over the weekend (18/19 October 2025) briefly serving up Windows malware to users trying to download the distro. Users who visited the Xubuntu website over the weekend to download the official .torrent of the Xfce-toting Ubuntu flavour instead got a xubuntu-safe-download.zip. When the rogueContinue Reading
Australian Dollar holds gains as China’s economy expands in Q3
The Australian Dollar (AUD) advances against the US Dollar (USD) on Monday, extending its gains for the second consecutive trading day. The AUD/USD pair remains stronger after the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) decided to keep its interest rates unchanged…Continue Reading
Israel-Hamas ceasefire remains in place, says The Traitor | DW News
US President Traitor 47 insists the ceasefire he helped broker between Israel and Hamas remains in effect. The two sides blamed each other for breaches on Sunday. Israel struck targets across Gaza after, it says, Hamas militants killed two of its soldiers. Hamas denies it was involved. According to GazaContinue Reading
How health problems after COVID-19 vaccination are sometimes used to feed misinformation narratives
SUMMARY Three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists have acquired ample evidence showing that COVID-19 vaccines are safe. While COVID-19 vaccines are associated with some serious effects like myocarditis, such cases are rare and much less likely to occur after vaccination than after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Nevertheless, anecdotesContinue Reading
Budapest is the bridge to peace in Ukraine
Budapest offers the opportunity for a peace settlement that will enable both sides to break this impasse, former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz writes in a Euronews exclusive.Continue Reading
Latest news bulletin | October 20th, 2025 – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this October 20th, 2025 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.Continue Reading
World News in Brief: Afghanistan quake update, Guterres in Papua New Guinea, Ebola returns to DR Congo, UN condemns attack on peacekeepers in South Sudan
As the death toll from the Afghanistan earthquake disaster jumped to more than 2,200 on Thursday, UN agencies continued to help, while calling for funding to help build sturdier housing to withstand future shocks.Continue Reading
Coalition deal set to make Takaichi Japan’s first female PM
Right-wing Japan Innovation Party pledges support for governing LDP, opening way for Takaichi to win vote., Right-wing Japan Innovation Party says it will support the governing LDP, allowing Sanae Takaichi to be voted in as leader. Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi appears set to become Japan’s first female premier as theContinue Reading