Tokyo (AFP) – Japan’s core consumer prices rose 3.0 percent in September on-year, the government said Friday, the highest level since 2014 as the falling yen and rising energy costs hit households hard. On Thursday, the yen weakened to 150 against the greenback, a level not seen since 1990.
New York (AFP) – IMAGES US actor Kevin Spacey leaves the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York after he was found not liable in a sexual assault and battery case brought forward by the actor Anthony Rapp.
Bogotá (AFP) – Images show clashes between Colombian riot police and displaced indigenous protesters in Bogota on Wednesday during a demonstration against overcrowding and poor conditions in a city shelter, according to the NGO Temblores.
Izyum (Ukraine) (AFP) – A team of workers in orange reflector vests has painted white lines on the road surface to indicate where it is safe to overtake. Five weeks after the recapture of the small but strategic town of Izyum in eastern Ukraine, a new battle for reconstruction is taking place. An army of construction machinery and builders is busy rebuilding what is left of the infrastructure and deleting as soon as possible any sign of Russian occupation.
Nations unies (Etats-Unis) (AFP) – SOUNDBITE The United Nations says it is “concerned” about the use of force against protesters in Chad after dozens of people died as demonstrations against the military’s grip on power turned violent. “We call on all parties to refrain from violence or excessive use of force,” Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesman for Secretary-General António Guterres, tells reporters.
Sipacate (Guatemala) (AFP) – Black turtle hatchlings (Chelonia mydas agassizii) head to the sea after being released on the beach of Sipacate, some 135 km south of Guatemala City.
London (AFP) – British Prime Minister Liz Truss announces her resignation just six weeks after taking office and says she will stay on as Prime minister until a successor is chosen to serve as Tory leader. The end for Truss comes after a key minister resigned and many Tory Members of Parliament rebelled over an important vote in chaotic scenes at the House of Commons late Wednesday.
London (AFP) – After British Prime Minister Liz Truss’s resignation after a mere six weeks in office, the Leader of the opposition Labour Party Sir Keir Starmer attacks the “soap opera at the top of the Tory party” calls for an urgent general election “so the public can make their minds up about this utter chaos”. “That’s the choice now: a stable Labour government, or this utter chaos from the Conservatives,” he claims.
London (AFP) – French president Emmanuel Macron reacts to the resignation of UK PM Liz Truss saying he hopes the UK can “again find stability – that’s good for us and good for Europe”.
Al Khasrah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – Saudi solo trekker Abdullah Alsulmi defies the scorching heat as he walks through the town of Al-Khasrah, 340 kilometres southwest of Riyadh, on his way from his native Jeddah to the Qatari capital Doha ahead of the World Cup 2022 tournament. “I got excited when I heard Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani promising football fans an ‘exceptional’ experience at the upcoming World Cup. I said I will go no matter what, even if I have to walk!,” says the 33-year-old.
Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden says British Prime Minister Liz Truss “was a good partner on Russia and on Ukraine” as he leaves the White House to campaign alongside Senate candidate John Fetterman in Pennsylvania.
Orlando (AFP) – In the bustle of Orlando’s Pride March, Maxwell Frost is finalizing preparations for a concert on a truck bed — the latest impromptu campaign gig by the 25-year-old as he seeks to become Generation Z’s first member of Congress. It’s hardly typical politicking, but the Uber-driving Democrat who once worked for the influence-oozing Coachella music festival is in his element as he settles in behind a drum kit to play a few songs with friends before joining the parade for more traditional grass-roots stumping. As for performing to the beat of his own drum — on a musical stage or the campaign trail — the progressive first-time candidate is unflappable about bringing youthful energy to the US Capitol’s stodgy halls, where octogenarians largely run the show.
