HumanityCOUNTERTERRORISM AFFAIRS: US President Donald Trump's counterterrorism chief Sebastian Gorka speaks to the ‘Post’ about Iran, the Muslim Brotherhood, and October 7.
Politicians
Oklahoma
The president has always said the ongoing conflict was launched to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon
War & ConflictLondonThe troop deployment, which includes a third aircraft carrier, underscores the rapidly evolving dynamic of Trump's war against Iran
War & ConflictThe US president said the war will end ‘one way or another’
HumanityIslamic World
US president says Tehran will ‘be hit very hard’ if it was behind the attack
HumanitySan Antonio
The aggressive immigration operation of President Donald Trump’s second term has ensnared increasing numbers of Americans. Some of those caught in its dragnet tell Rhian Lubin how the experience has changed their lives forever
AISan Francisco
Their findings revealed the tech industry has a bigger problem than it previously acknowledged.
Public PolicyWest Midlands
The Tories have pledged to end the early release of offenders from jail by building 50,000 new prison places. Kemi Badenoch has announced the Conservatives will spend £2bn annually to create the extra spaces within seven years of taking power.
Crime & SafetyWest Midlands
The party says its proposals would stop prisoners being released early and cut crime.
Public PolicyUnited Kingdom
The Tories said their plans would see the vast majority of extra spaces created over the course of a single Parliament and the full increase would be complete within seven years
PoliticiansLondon
Around 4,500 inmates are expected to be released early by June 2027 under a scheme designed to stop prisons becoming full.
PoliticiansSouth East EnglandHundreds of prisoners are due to be released from jail on Thursday as part of measures to deal with overcrowding
HumanityUnited Kingdom
Prisons will remain at risk of running out of space despite Labour’s early release scheme because of record rates of offenders being recalled to jail, two watchdogs have warned. Some 4,500 offenders will be released over 10 months, beginning on Thursday, in an effort to reduce the prison overcrowding crisis.
HumanityYorkshire & the HumberThe man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe has also been charged with a terror plot against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Joshua Kerry, 28, is charged with one count of preparation of terrorist acts relating to alleged activity between 31 May 2024 and 8 July 2026, Counter Terrorism Policing said.
ScandalYorkshire & the Humber28-year-old Joshua Kerry will be brought to court for "engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts," according to the Chief Crown Prosecutor from the Crown Prosecution Service.
Crime & SafetyEngland
Counter Terrorism Policing said it has been 'running a hugely intensive and complex investigation for some time'
HumanityYorkshire & the Humber
Joshua Kerry, a 28-year-old British man accused of killing the former lawmaker Ann Widdecombe, was charged on Friday.
ClimateSouth Asia
The disaster killed at least 1,400 people and more than 5,000 are still missing
ScienceSouth AsiaTrekkers abandon journeys as roads and bridges are washed away
ScienceSouth Asia
Four bodies recovered and 12 missing on Himlung peak after avalanche
WeatherSouth Asia
Rescuers are still looking for 12 Nepalese cook staff who were preparing for climbers to ascend the Himlung Himal peak.
HumanityNorth West England
Two Iranian small boat migrants have been charged with plotting a terrorist attack against the Jewish community in Manchester. Salam Ahmadyan, 36 and Rahman Salehi, 34, were arrested by counter-terrorism police in Manchester on Sept 20, the day before Yom Kippur, which is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
Crime & SafetyNorth West England
The pair were arrested in the Northern Quarter area of the city on the eve of Yom Kippur.
HumanityNorth West England
Two Iranian nationals have been charged with preparation of terrorist acts over an alleged plot to target the Jewish community in the Manchester area ahead of Yom Kippur.
Crime & SafetyNorth West England
Salam Ahmadyan, 36 and Rahman Salehi, 34 were both charged on Friday with engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist act
ElectionsUSA
Post Opinions writers share what the Democrats should do between now and Election Day.
ElectionsUSA
Polls show close contests in competitive Senate races and rare independent polling in Virginia congressional races.
ElectionsUSA
Republicans lined up a series of doomed votes in their final hours, hoping to portray Democrats as obstructionists. But some conceded that their party was more likely to be punished.
ElectionsTexas
Democrats are even feeling optimistic about deep-red seats.
War & ConflictIsraelThe counter-project, titled NAZA: The Real Story, dropped with English subtitles this week in a bid to immediately intercept the global narrative.
Humanity
Israeli settlers celebrating the holiday of Sukkot gathered this week in Noa, a newly established settlement in the occupied West Bank.
War & ConflictIslamic WorldHerzog also addressed the flydubai attempted hijacking incident, thanking the passengers on board as heroes and Israels friends and partners in the region.
FinanceNorth West England
Thames Water is seeking a new multibillion-pound lifeline after rescue talks were effectively halted by political opposition. The embattled utility company has told creditors that a further £2.4bn of emergency funding is required to keep it afloat for another year.
MarketsLondonTeacher Adam Bainbridge discovered early on Thursday morning that a payment of £145,562 to Thames Water had been debited from his bank account
MarketsLondon
A teacher found on Thursday morning that a payment of £145,562 to Thames Water had been debited from his bank account.
ScandalNorth West England
Andy Burnham has been warned to stay away from the Manchester City cheating scandal by David Bernstein, the former Football Association chairman. The Prime Minister said that he would be “really concerned” to lose City’s owners after the club were found to be guilty on all but one charge of the near-£1bn worth of financial breaches.
PoliticiansLondonBurnham said he would be “really concerned” if City’s Abu Dhabi owners sold the club in the wake of being found to have breached the Premier League’s financial rules
ScandalNorth West EnglandAndy Burnham confessed he would be ‘really concerned’ if Man City’s Abu Dhabi owners sold but, as Miguel Delaney writes, the prime minister’s view clashes with those inside football and a pressing need to change the rules concerning state ownership
HumanityIslamic World
Investigators will probe whether incident was linked to any 'terrorist activity or intent', UAE state media reports.
PoliticiansIslamic WorldFlydubai’s agreement to operate in Israel explicitly states that all pilots must be from countries that have normalized relations with Israel, which does not include Oman.
Global AffairsIslamic World
Israel is investigating how an Omani pilot was cleared to operate the flight bound for Tel Aviv that is believed to have been hijacked this morning. Flydubai flight FZ1073 was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a brawl in the cockpit left both pilots injured.
Public PolicyUSA
The Senate just seized an opportunity to strengthen college athletics. The House should follow suit.
Public PolicyUSA
The Protect College Sports Act deprives hardworking athletes of the money they deserve.
ScandalFinger Lakes
Through tears, some students shared stories of assaults they had experienced, while others spoke out to criticize administrators and demand improved training on consent.
RelationshipsFinger Lakes
Complainant alleges she was subjected to an hours-long assault by seven students
ScandalFinger Lakes
With their university under fire in the wake of a sexual assault lawsuit, students are having difficult conversations about Greek life, campus rituals and the possibility for lasting changes.
Crime & SafetyFinger Lakes
Prominent college advisers said that students they work with have scrapped plans to apply to Cornell in light of the scandal
Crime & SafetyFinger Lakes
The View panelists discussed the widespread outrage over a recent lawsuit that accused seven Cornell University students of raping and drugging a female student.
HumanityIsraelToday, we face another contagion: the erosion of our collective capacity for critical thinking.
Public PolicyUnited Kingdom
Major changes to the welfare system could see one disability benefit scrapped completely while others are replaced or cut back
HumanityUnited Kingdom
The plans risk reigniting tensions with backbench Labour MPs over welfare spending
AIUSA
And what else happened this week under his administration.
War & ConflictRussiaRussia has warned NATO it is ready to use nuclear weapons if the alliance attempts to cut off its Kaliningrad exclave, as Moscow and the West trade threats over Baltic tensions.
War & ConflictRussia
Moscow claims that NATO is preparing an air and naval blockade in the Baltic Sea.
War & ConflictRussia
Russia has warned Nato it would be ready to resort to nuclear weapons if the Western alliance attempted to cut off Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave that borders the Baltic Sea.
ElectionsIsraelPOLITICAL AFFAIRS: The irony of Israel’s election security system is that the most consequential threats may not necessarily involve the ballot boxes at all.
ElectionsIsrael
Motive behind Flydubai incident still unclear, but Israeli PM is framing it within his warnings of threats to Israelis.
Global AffairsIslamic World
Israeli officials said the attacker's motive aboard flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv remained under investigation
DiplomacyIslamic World"The consequences of a US agreement with Iran are very severe even if they do not have an effect on Israel’s freedom of action," former national security council head Meir Ben-Shabbat explained.
ElectionsIsrael"There is currently no specific intelligence warning on the table,” one official told the Post. This comes after PM Netanyahu warned that Israel's enemies might try to attack before the elections.
ImmigrationWorldPARTNER CONTENT: VergeIO says an exit is also an opportunity
RelationshipsKansas
The Cornell lawsuit and more, in readers' eyes.
PoliticiansUSA
The right’s response has been to downplay growing misogyny, or even deny that it is happening at all. But ignoring it will not make it go away
PoliticiansUSA
Peter Thiel, the billionaire tech chairman of Palantir, has criticized President Trump's ill-chosen apprentices
DiplomacyNew York CityMamdani made the remarks in an extensive interview on the American podcast This Past Weekend, hosted by Theo Von, a well known comedian and podcaster who regularly interviews public figures.
War & ConflictEastern Europe
Kyiv is testing five types of high-speed interceptor drones as Russia ramps up attacks on infrastructure
War & ConflictUkraine
Kyiv is living through repeated air raid alerts and is a city under siege
Health AlertsNashville
The United States has tried to make execution look medical, and failed
