World · DEATH RUMOUR
Kim Jong Un 'died in Beijing'. South Korean intelligence says it's a lie
The rumour was started by a Chinese dissident, who offered as proof a clip from 2011, when the death of Kim Jong Il, Kim's father, was announced.
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World · EAGLE'S NEST BURNS
Hitler's Eagle's Nest largely destroyed: 200 firefighters, one man detained
Police believe it was arson, but investigators do not yet know whether the detained man has anything to do with the fire.
World · CEASEFIRE FOR 2,000
Melania Trump reportedly brokers ceasefire in town where 2,000 of 24,000 residents remain
The White House claims the first lady negotiated a halt to fighting in one town in the Kherson region. Kyiv had not confirmed it by the time of publication, while the Kremlin praised it.
World · TIBET EARTHQUAKE
Tibet earthquake: 16 dead, 12,000 people have left their homes
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake in a sparsely populated part of Tibet has killed at least 16 people and destroyed or damaged more than 300 homes. After the main shock, 10 kilometres deep, 413 aftershocks have been recorded so far.
World · SNOW FOR NEIGHBOURS
Croats ask when they'll get our snow. On Kredarica, it has already vanished
Croatian portals N1 and Index report that snow has already arrived in Slovenia. Data from Arso, the Slovenian Environment Agency, show 10 centimetres of it on Kredarica on 12 October, and none by Wednesday evening.
World · TITO'S CAVE
Slovenes make up to 40 percent of visitors to Tito's Cave in Drvar
The curator of the memorial complex in Bosnia says Slovenes are the most numerous guests, mostly aged over 55. Germans follow, and before 1991 the complex drew 200,000 people a year.
World · LENDAVA FACTORY
34 workers locked in cigarette factory near Lendava, police hunt 50-year-old
Croatia's Index writes that workers were met in Zagreb with a promise of pay of up to €10,000 a month. Slovenian police are now looking for Simeon Motaln, a suspect in tax evasion and human trafficking.
World · SIGNATURE FOR MISSILES
One Patriot missile shipment for Ukraine now waits only on Hegseth's signature
The missiles are reportedly already paid for and ready, but the US defense secretary has not completed the transfer procedure, while Trump publicly attacks Zelensky.
World · HALF A MILLION LESS
UN food agency cuts 500,000 people from Gaza aid because it ran out of money
The cut comes just before winter in a territory where two thirds of residents survive only on aid. Aid has to be cut because donors did not give enough, not because people need it less.
World · VIENNA FLIGHT BOMB SCARE
Bomb threat sends plane with 57 people to Sofia, escorted by a MiG-29
The threat was reportedly made by an Austrian citizen who was not on board. A check in Sofia found no danger, and the plane landed in Vienna at around 3.30.
World · SALMONELLA IN TOMATOES
Salmonella tomatoes reached nine Slovenian restaurants, but no one can find the Metro that sold them
In Italy, 132 people fell ill. In Slovenia, nine caterers received the tomatoes via Metro, yet we found no Metro stores in the country.
World · SANCTIONS FOR DIESEL
Trump scraps Russia sanctions two days before they take effect, in exchange for diesel
The law that would have punished China and India with tariffs over Russian oil was due to take effect on Sunday. The White House wiped it out with an executive order on Friday, and Moscow is delighted.
World · STARLINK AT 160
Starlink capped Ukrainian drones at 160 km/h, and Musk points to Washington
Musk does not deny the limit. He only says it is not his: the speed of the military Starshield system is decided by the US military and, in the end, the president. Washington is silent.
World · BREAKING BAD SON
RJ Mitte, Walter White Jr. from Breaking Bad, dies aged 34
The actor who played Cranston's son in Breaking Bad has died in Texas. A spokesperson confirmed that he took his own life.
World · CALL FROM DEATH ROW
"We gave her ten grams of pentobarbital. The person is not dead yet." US prison staff called 911
About an hour after two lethal injections, the condemned woman was still alive, but unconscious and breathing with difficulty. Meanwhile, the governor has temporarily halted executions and the prisons commissioner has announced his resignation.
World · ABROAD ON US
Licence fee vote: 50.09 percent to scrap it, but it legally binds no one
After Sunday's referendum, Austria's ORF and Kleine Zeitung reported opposite results about an hour apart. That is how thin the margin was.
World · POPE HEADS FOR SURGERY
Pope Leon XIV to have lung surgery, and the Vatican won't say if it's cancer
The procedure is planned for the first days of next week, with recovery expected to take about a week. It also remains open whether the Pope will travel to Peru in November and when he will receive President Pirc Musar.
World · MISSILE HITS AIRPORT
"Airports are targets," say the Houthis
Saudi Arabia promises a decisive response, while Trump says only of the US joining the conflict: "We'll see." Oil and fuel prices are rising as the route through the Red Sea comes under threat.
World · TRAIN WITHOUT BRAKES
11 grain wagons in a ravine near Rijeka. Rail operator says the track is not to blame
The driver reported that the brakes were not working, and the rail operator has already called for tougher checks on private carriers. The cause is not officially known yet.
World · LIVE EXECUTION
Live-streamed execution: Pentagon to broadcast Major Hasan's death online
The US military will execute one of its own for the first time since 1961 and, for the first time since the Second World War, do it by firing squad. Anyone with an internet connection will be able to watch.
World · CIA RUMOUR MILL
CIA 'warned of drone attack on air base'? No proof, but X posts keep spreading it
A post on X claims the CIA warned of an Iranian drone attack on an air base. The CIA is not mentioned in any of the reports we reviewed.
World · SNAP ELECTION
One grandmother got evicted, now all of Spain is going to the polls
After protests over the housing crisis, Pedro Sánchez has called an early election for 29 November. Polls promise him defeat and the return of the far right to government, which would happen for the first time since the end of Franco's dictatorship.
World · MYSTERY WITHDRAWAL
US bombers vanish overnight from England. Nobody will say why.
After a mysterious incident near the British air base RAF Fairford, the Americans have pulled out all their B-1 bombers. No official reason has been given. The prime minister hints at Iran, while Tehran denies everything.
World · CRETE FLOODS
Crete: 361 Millimetres of Rain in Just Over a Day, One Dead, Now a Second Storm
After record rainfall that claimed one life and led to a state of emergency until the end of December, the Greek island got a second storm in the same week, before it had even cleared the debris from the first.