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Narendra Modi’s BJP loses first election since stripping the region of its autonomy and statehoodThe Indian prime minister’s hopes of his party gaining power in Kashmir were dashed on Tuesday as it emerged that his BJP had lost the first election held since the national government stripped the region of its autonomy and statehood.The elections instead delivered a resounding victory to India’s main opposition...

Researchers in China say their suture can speed up wound healing and reduce risk of infection by producing a charge The humble stitch plays a crucial role in surgery, holding a gash together while tissues repair. Now scientists have created a type of suture they say can help speed up wound healing and reduce the risk of infection.Researchers in China have created a suture...

Country’s new president to set out public security plans after murder of Alejandro Arcos Catalán in ChilpancingoMexico’s new government has been shaken by the murder of a city mayor who was attacked and beheaded days after taking office.Alejandro Arcos Catalán was sworn in as the mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital of the southern state of Guerrero, on 30 September, a day before Mexico’s first...

Apollo Quiboloy is also wanted in US on charges of sex trafficking, including of children, and bulk cash smugglingAn influential Philippine pastor who is wanted by the FBI for sex trafficking children has registered to run in the senate election despite being in prison.Apollo Quiboloy, who claims to be the “appointed son of God” and is an ally of the former president Rodrigo Duterte,...

Police forces in France, Italy and Spain join cold-case initiative after launch last year of Operation Identify MePolice have expanded a cold-case campaign aimed at identifying dozens of women who were murdered or who died in suspicious circumstances across Europe, taking in three new countries and more than doubling the number of cases.The international policing organisation Interpol said on Tuesday that forces from France,...

Thai conglomerate Central Group to co-own high-profile retailer with Saudi Public Investment FundBusiness live – latest updatesSaudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has bought a stake in the upmarket department store Selfridges in its latest move on a high-profile British asset.The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) said it had signed a deal to buy a 40% stake in the loss-making retailer for an undisclosed sum....

Sanjay Roy charged with crime that prompted nationwide anger and protests over violence against womenA man has been charged in the high-profile case of a doctor’s rape and murder in a Kolkata hospital, a crime that prompted widespread anger and protests over the threat of sexual violence faced by women in India.The suspect, Sanjay Roy, was arrested the day after the young doctor’s bloodied...

Questions raised about registration in Czech Republic of one of first models to reach continentTesla’s Cybertruck is too big and sharp for European roads, transport campaigners have warned, as questions are raised about the registration of one of the first of the electric pickup trucks to hit the continent.There had been confusion about whether the Cybertruck could be driven in Europe, owing to strict...

Thinktank UK in a Changing Europe has publishes major report on attitudes and voting behaviours of ethnic minority BritonsConservative members were more likely to be turned off by what they saw of Robert Jenrick at the party conference than impressed, a survey suggests.Jenrick arrived at the conference as the clear bookmakers’ favourite. But, according to a ConservativeHome survey of Tory members, only 23% of...

Government is drafting change that will require more vetting beyond existing checks for misconductUK politics live – latest updatesPolitical parties will be required to justify offering peerages under new rules being drafted by the government to overhaul the image of the House of Lords.The move – which could involve similar citations as those when people receive honours from the monarch – is in response...

Ten children reportedly among those killed during intense aerial campaigns last monthMyanmar’s military has launched some of its heaviest aerial campaigns since the 2021 coup in recent months, killing at least 26 people in a series of attacks in early September.The military, which has repeatedly been accused of indiscriminate aerial bombardments, launched at least seven airstrikes in four days between 3 and 6 September....

FTSE 100 company says profits will lower for the next three years because it underestimated building costsBusiness live – latest updatesMore than £1bn was wiped off the value of housebuilder Vistry on Tuesday after it said that the building costs had been “understated” on some of its projects and issued a profit warning.The company, formerly known as Bovis Homes, saidthe total completion cost for...

The Israeli military says it is conducting ‘limited, localised, targeted operational activities’ inside southwestern LebanonTurkey will evacuate its citizens who have applied to leave Lebanon by sea on Wednesday, the Turkish foreign ministry said on Tuesday.Reuters reports it said in a statement that two Turkish navy ships were expected to set off for Beirut on Tuesday with a total capacity of about 2,000 passengers,...

Ofwat says firms must lower bills next year after poor performance on issues such as sewage spills and leaksBusiness live – latest updatesWater companies in England and Wales will have to return nearly £158m to customers through lower bills next year after falling further behind on key targets including sewage spills and leaks.The regulator, Ofwat, announced the penalties as part of its annual review...

Riyadh accused of killing hundreds of Ethiopian migrants, jailing women’s rights advocates and murdering criticsSaudi Arabia is on the brink of being elected on to the United Nation’s Human Rights Council, warn campaigners, in a move they say would undermine its ability to demand justice for rights violations and would feel like a “slap in the face” to the many victims of the Saudi...

Christian Brückner found not guilty in Germany of three charges of aggravated rape and two of sexual abuseThe main suspect in the disappearance of the British toddler Madeleine McCann has been found not guilty of all charges in a separate rape and sexual abuse case.Christian Brückner was acquitted by the district court in Braunschweig, northern Germany, of three charges of aggravated rape and two...

British climber Fay Manners, who was stuck for three days, says: ‘There was a big, big, long sense of silence between us’A British mountaineer and her American companion who were stranded in the Himalayas for three days without food have described the long silence between them after the bulk of their equipment plunged into a ravine.Fay Manners, 37, and Michelle Dvorak, 31, had been...

Louise Haigh’s remarks follow departures of PM’s chief of staff Sue Gray and MP Rosie DuffieldUK politics live – latest updatesSue Gray is out: will this solve Labour’s problems? – podcastKeir Starmer does not have a problem with women, the transport secretary, Louise Haigh, has said, but she admitted the government had made “missteps”.Haigh, one of a number of female cabinet ministers who had...

Union leaders criticise NSW premier’s comments advocating police power to prohibit rallies deemed too expensive to patrol Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, is facing a revolt from union leaders after he said police should be able to ban protests if the force decided it was too expensive to patrol them.Minns on Tuesday...

Critically endangered flowers get stay of execution after local environmental group threatens legal action against Victorian governmentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA critically endangered orchid has received a late reprieve after a local environmental group threatened legal action against the Victorian government, prompting officials to cancel a planned burn of its habitat.The bald-tip beard orchid – a species with...

Harvesting in Bulga state forest, inland from Port Macquarie, is just 400km from global nature-positive summit the government is hostingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastForest campaigners have accused the federal government of hypocrisy for hosting a global nature-positive summit in Sydney while logging resumed in public forest 400km away in mid-north New South Wales.The NSW Forestry Corporation has started...

Exclusive: Environment groups urge government to stick to its promises and refuse pesticide applicationUK ministers are considering allowing the use of a bee-killing pesticide next year despite promising during the election to ban it.Neonicotinoids are banned in the EU because they are toxic to bees but have been authorised for use every year in the UK since 2021. Continue reading...

Timor-Leste president’s trip comes amid mounting pressure for Labor to finalise an agreement Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe $74bn Greater Sunrise gas project – which has been decades in the making – could be under way by the end of the year, the Timor-Leste president, José Ramos-Horta, said.But he also...

Storm could make landfall on Wednesday as state prepares for what could be biggest evacuation since 2017What is a storm surge, and what is the threat from Hurricane Milton?The Gulf Coast of Florida is bracing for the impact of Hurricane Milton’s winds and expected huge storm surge, which could bring destruction to areas reeling from Helene’s devastation 12 days ago and still recovering from...