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Canadians mourning after fire kills 4 service members at CFB Wainwright
Details of the tragic fire that killed four and injured dozens at a Canadian Armed Forces base in Wainwright, Alta., on Saturday are still emerging as people mourn across the country. Officials say 39 people were injured and taken to hospital, including 19 in critical condition, following a grass fire that broke out while soldiers were training.
Live: French PM Lecornu calls for 'partial curfews' in cities hit by riots and looting
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has asked regional authorities to impose "partial curfews" in some cities on Monday evening as France reels from two days of unrest that saw town halls burned down and hundreds of businesses looted. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez earlier admitted that police had "lost control" of the protests in several cities, while the Yellow Vest movement called for a new round of protests on Saturday. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Tiger Shroff shooting: The Salman Khan connection and a trail of threats linked to Lawrence Bishnoi
The firing at Tiger Shroff's car in Mumbai has brought the Lawrence Bishnoi gang's alleged threats against Bollywood personalities back into focus. A purported claim of responsibility linked the attack to Shroff's association with Salman Khan. The incident has revived scrutiny of past threats against Khan, shootings involving his associates and the gang's alleged network across borders, while police verify the claims.
Premier 'deeply appalled' after Indi MP Haines injured – as it happened
This blog is now closed'Deeply appalled': politicians condemn alleged attack after Helen Haines critically injuredHelen Haines, the principled MP respected across parliamentWhat we know so farGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcast'No ongoing threat to community': Victoria policeMason tells journalists there is "nothing to indicate at this stage" that the two parties are known to each other, but police are still investigating.I can provide some assurance to the community that we certainly do not have any intelligence that there is any further or ongoing threat to any other person or the broader community. We are treating this as an isolated incident at this point in time.We've still got a lot to work through here. As you can imagine, it's been quite dynamic this afternoon. We've got quite an extensive crime scene.We have investigators present and they'll continue to work through and try and collect all available evidence to ascertain exactly what has occurred and how it has occurred. We've got the Major Collision Investigation Unit who are currently en route from Melbourne. Continue reading...
Saudi Arabia is learning the hard way: they can't count on Trump for protection | Mohamad Bazzi
After Houthis escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, the US turned down calls from MBS for helpFor years, Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, cultivated a close relationship with Donald Trump and his son-in-law and former top adviser, Jared Kushner. The prince understood the president's transactional approach to power: he signed deals to buy billions of dollars' worth of US weapons and invested billions more in American companies.Days after Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, Prince Mohammed pledged to expand investment and trade with the US by $600bn over four years. He later promised to increase that investment to nearly $1tn, although it wasn't entirely clear how Saudi Arabia would manage to plough a sum close to the kingdom's entire annual GDP into a foreign economy over a few years.Mohamad Bazzi is a Guardian US columnist. He is also director of the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies and a journalism professor at New York University Continue reading...
Polish PM Donald Tusk to visit India from October 21 to 23, hold talks with PM Modi
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is set to visit India from October 21 to 23. During this visit, he will hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The discussions will focus on enhancing bilateral relations across various sectors, including trade and defense. Tusk will also meet with business stakeholders in Bengaluru and participate in business forums.
The Rams have managed to transform themselves from a superteam to a midteam
Los Angeles were tipped as a Super Bowl contender after assembling a star studded lineup. Now they've lost three of their last four gamesThe Rams were supposed to be the closest thing the NFL had seen to a superteam in some time. Instead, they're 2-4, have lost three of their last four games and are last in the NFC West. So much has gone awry, so quickly.Sunday was rock bottom (for now). The Rams lost to the division's ugly stepchild, the Cardinals – a team they had beaten in 16 of their last 19 meetings – on a day when Arizona didn't manage to score a touchdown. They didn't need to, because Arizona kicker Chad Ryland connected on six field goal attempts, the last one a 43-yarder as time expired. The game was a tale of two kickers, in that the Cardinals had a superb one and the Rams didn't have one at all. Days after releasing Harrison Mevis following a league-worst four misses in the season's first five weeks, the Rams came into this game with Blake Grupe, whom they'd plucked off the Jets practice squad. Grupe got hurt covering a kickoff return in the first quarter, leaving the Rams literally kickerless for the duration. (Mevis, a big fella whose nickname is the Thick Kicker, or "Thiccer," has about 80lbs on the 5ft 7in Grupe.) Continue reading...
Politics of change at the pandals
West Bengal's first Durga Puja under the BJP government reflects a political shift, with changes in puja committee leadership, themes and a growing emphasis on religious traditions. Shiv Sahay Singh and Shrabana Chatterjee explore the festivities — from debates over food and cultural identity to restrictions on public spaces — to reveal how the new regime is reshaping the State's political and cultural landscape
Canadians step up to give blood after fatal fire at Alberta military base
Some are rolling up their sleeves to give blood as the military town of Wainwright, Alta., mourns the four soldiers killed in a weekend training exercise gone fatally wrong.
'Deeply appalled': politicians condemn alleged attack after independent MP Helen Haines critically injured
Anthony Albanese says his thoughts are with Indi MP after arrest of driver in WangarattaWho is Helen Haines, the MP allegedly attacked in Victoria?What we know so farGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe independent MP Helen Haines has been critically injured in an alleged attack involving a vehicle outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, in regional Victoria.The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, confirmed on Monday night that a man was in custody after the alleged attack on Haines that was now being investigated by the Australian federal police (AFP), Asio and the joint counter-terror taskforce. Continue reading...
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Nothing airing worth remote control today. The screen can rest.

New Music

No new drops today. Go rediscover something in your old playlists.

In theaters
Wildwood (132 minutes)
Prue and her classmate Curtis are drawn into a magical forest filled with enchanted creatures, loyal allies, and formidable adversaries as they embark on a desperate quest to rescue Prue's abducted baby brother from a murder of crows led by a mysterious woman named Alexandra.
Launching today
H3-24 | Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (19:41 UTC)
MMX is a Japanese scientific mission to land on Phobos, one of the two moons of Mars, to collect samples before bringing them back to Earth. The mission includes a small French/German rover to explore the surface of Phobos.
Useless Fact

Nevada is the driest state in the U.S.. Each year it averages 7.5 inches (19 cm) of rain.

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Today In History
2003 — Pope John Paul II Beatifies Mother Teresa
Pope John Paul II beatified Mother Teresa, who had won the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize for her charity work
1987 — 1987 Black Monday Stock Market Crash
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted nearly 23 percent, the largest one-day percentage drop in the stock market's history
1914 — First Battle of Ypres Marks Start of Trench Warfare
During World War I, the First Battle of Ypres began in western Flanders; the Allies and Germans settled into the trench warfare that would characterize the remainder of the war on the Western Front
1897 — George M. Pullman, Pullman Sleeping Car Inventor, Dies
American industrialist George M. Pullman, inventor of the Pullmansleeping carused onrailroads, died
1864 — Confederate Raid on St. Albans, Vermont
Confederate soldiers based in Canada crossed into St. Albans, Vermont, and robbed three banks in order to agitate the Union during the American Civil War. How much do you know about the American Civil War? Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc
1812 — Napoleon's Disastrous Retreat from Russia
In 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte led a massive French invasion of Russia, but the campaign ended in disaster. After initial victories, the French army was eventually forced to retreat from Moscow due to the harsh Russian winter, supply shortages, and relentless attacks by Russian forces. This retreat marked a major turning point in the Napoleonic Wars, as it led to the eventual downfall of Napoleon's empire.
1789 — John Jay Sworn in as First U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice
John Jay, a Founding Father of the United States, was sworn in as the first chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Why are there nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court?
1781 — Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
On this day in 1781, Britain's Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia, handing a huge victory to American General George Washington and effectively ending the American Revolution and assuring America's independence

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