Australia’s first Michelin stars awarded to 11 restaurants
Australia has been awarded its first Michelin stars, with 11 restaurants in the state of South Australia receiving the distinction. Magill Estate Restaurant in Adelaide was the only venue to receive two stars, while 10 others were awarded one star each.…
Starlink: Musk says US government may be behind slowdown of Ukraine drone speeds
Elon Musk has suggested that the US government may be behind restrictions on the speed at which some of Ukraine’s weapons can travel and stay connected to SpaceX’s Starlink internet network. Starlink is a vital tool allowing Kyiv to guide…
Container ship sinks in Strait of Hormuz after being hit by projectile, Singapore says
Merchant vessels have come under repeated attack in the Strait of Hormuz – which connects the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea – and elsewhere in the Middle East since the US and Israel’s war with Iran began in February. At…
Netflix to shed 1,000 jobs in steepest cuts since 2022
Netflix has said it will cut 1,000 jobs globally as the streaming giant faces competition from rivals. The cuts – the steepest since 2022 – will mainly affect its human resources, legal, product and technology teams and equates to around 6%…
What if you could turn off your algorithm? Australia is about to try
New legislation is being tabled in Australia’s parliament today to force big tech to allow users to switch off algorithms which send them recommended content – but it’s not the first country to try. The BBC’s Tiffanie Turnbull in…
Kenya confirms second Ebola case as relative of country’s first victim
The 40-year-old Kenyan man who died on 5 October was diagnosed with Ebola shortly after being admitted to hospital in the capital, Nairobi. A relative had taken him there shortly after picking him up at the airport. He had travelled from DR Congo,…
Toilet paper and secret recorders: What we know about the arrest of the Saudi OpenAI engineer
Alfozan had been employed as an engineer by OpenAI since July 2025. The complaint said he was educated in the US and has been a legal permanent resident since 2020. He was arrested by the FBI on 9 October and his contract with OpenAI has been terminated.…
Republic of Ireland: Public sector strike begins
More than 300,000 workers, including nurses, doctors, teachers and civil servants, are on strike across the Republic of Ireland. It comes amid an ongoing pay dispute between public sector workers and the Irish government, with a further strike planned on…
US inflation rises more than expected ahead of midterm elections
Inflation has risen to 3.7% in the year to September, which is a higher-than-expected increase fuelled by gasoline prices. Car fuel prices jumped by 34.2% over 12 months. In September alone, they jumped by 9.1%, accounting for more than half of the…
Andy Burnham says he wants to ‘repair bridges’ between Ukraine and US
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has he will try to «repair bridges» between Ukraine and the United States, ahead of a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky at Downing Street. It comes after President Donald Trump said he had struck a deal with Moscow to…