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Published on 13/10/2026 – 7:59 GMT+2 One person has died and several others were injured in an incident on a roller coaster at a Six Flags park in the US state of Georgia, prompting the company to temporarily shut nine similar rides at six of its parks on Monday. A Six Flags spokesperson said the attractions, which resemble the coaster involved at Six Flags Over Georgia, were closed “out of an abundance of caution.” The park lies about 24 kilometres (15 miles) northwest of Atlanta. Officials have not said how the person died, how the others were hurt or what…

A senior German official welcomed the Beijing deal as a first step in the right direction. “It’s a positive sign — which, of course, doesn’t fully solve the problem of the trade deficit with China,” the official said. But Berlin’s support for a tougher line might prove short-lived. Alicia García-Herrero, a senior fellow at the Bruegel think tank, argued that Beijing’s concessions had been calculated to assuage Berlin, given the importance of the automotive industry to the German economy. “I’m just hoping Merz doesn’t turn away from the letter he sent to the Commission,” she said. With the German chancellor…

Published on 13/10/2026 – 19:13 GMT+2 At least 25 people were injured after a Russian strike hit an educational institution in Ukraine’s Rivne on Tuesday, local authorities said. Police said two people who are in a serious condition are undergoing surgery, while three more people were being treated by medical staff. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said five ballistiv missiles also hit civilian infrastructure in the country’s capital Kyiv, adding that Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about the attack. Zelenskyy characterised the barrage on the capital as “particularly vile,” and emphasised that receiving intelligence from Ukraine’s partners on such…

Published on 13/10/2026 – 22:22 GMT+2 Cornell University in the US has suspended all fraternity parties amid mounting backlash over its handling of an alleged gang rape at a frat house in 2024. In September, a lawsuit filed by a woman known as Jane Doe alleged that she had been “plied with alcohol and drugs to the point of intoxication” by several fraternity members before being sexually assaulted. Protests have broken out across the US to show support for Jane Doe as the university faces accusations that it did not sufficiently punish the men involved. The fraternity was suspended after…

Published on 13/10/2026 – 7:03 GMT+2 Actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte, who brought a lifetime of experience with cerebral palsy to fictional family struggles in an essential role on “Breaking Bad,” died Monday at age 34, authorities and his representatives said. Cameron County Justice of the Peace Cyndi Hinojosa said she had declared Mitte dead at about 1:30 pm local time at what she believed was his home in Brownsville, Texas. She said she was unable to provide a cause, but an autopsy will be performed. Mitte played Walter White Jr., the son of Bryan Cranston’s chemistry teacher-turned-meth…

EU lawmakers urged the bloc’s executive to robustly defend the International Criminal Court against U.S. sanctions in a letter sent to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday and obtained by POLITICO. “We formally call for the urgent deployment of all instruments at our disposal to protect the International Criminal Court from the consequences of these sanctions,” reads the letter, signed by 58 MEPs, led by ECON chair and S&D lawmaker Aurore Lalucq and EPP Dutch lawmaker Dirk Gotink.They ask the Commission boss “to draw a clear line towards the US administration.” The Trump administration has repeatedly threatened to…

Published on 13/10/2026 – 21:01 GMT+2 Violence broke out in Paris on Tuesday as tens of thousands of people joined school protests across France. Demonstrations, which began in September as high school students protested against teacher shortages, poor facilities, and overcrowded classrooms, have gathered pace over the last week, with the French Interior Ministry reporting that around 161,500 people joined rallies on Tuesday. Union groups put the figure considerably higher, at around 480,000. Journalists with the AFP news agency reported seeing cars set alight and police firing tear gas in the French capital as people attempted to block roads with…

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European leaders are meeting in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to discuss the bloc’s long-term budget, the Multiannual Financial Framework, which is pitting the so-called frugal countries against those who want a bigger EU budget. France sits in neither camp. Retailleau singled out structural funds — money that is invested in poorer European regions — as an area where savings could be made. “We’ve given billions to countries so they would catch up with us. Well they have, and in a couple of years they’ll probably have a higher standard of living. Sorry, but stop,” he said. However, Retailleau, who…

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