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Bloomberg via Getty Images Former national security adviser John Bolton arrives at court on Friday. President Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to see his critics investigated, pressuring the Justice Department to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. “We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing…

The Louvre Museum in Paris has been closed following a robbery, France’s culture minister says. Rachida Dati wrote on X that the robbery happened on Sunday morning and that there were no reports of injuries. An investigation has been launched. The museum confirmed it was closing for the day “for exceptional reasons,” without providing further…

Getty Images After serving 43 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam was finally free. New evidence had exonerated him earlier this month of the murder of his former roommate. But before he could reach his family’s arms, Mr Vedam was taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs…

Tim WhewellPresenter of A People’s History of Gaza BBC “I rode away on a camel with my grandmother, along a sandy road, and I started to cry.” Ayish Younis is describing the worst moment of his life – he still regards it as such, even though it was 77 years ago, and he’s lived through…

President Donald Trump has said the US will return two people who survived a strike on what he called a “drug-carrying submarine” to their countries of origin, Ecuador and Colombia. Writing on social media, Trump said two other people were killed in the US strike on the vessel, which he said US intelligence confirmed was…

Nardine Saad and Christal HayesBBC News, Los Angeles Getty Images D4vd performed at Coachella music festival months before a body was discovered in the trunk of his car The day after a body was found in his car in Hollywood, singer D4vd was belting his TikTok hit Romantic Homicide – a brooding breakup song about…

Bloomsbury Publishing For South Koreans, tteokbokki is more than a snack. It’s soul food. This sweet and spicy dish made with chewy rice cakes is a staple of Korea’s street food culture and beloved by people of all ages. It’s the food students turn to after long school days, and as adults, one you seek…

The US State Department says it has “credible reports” that Hamas is planning an “imminent” attack on civilians in Gaza, which it says would violate the ceasefire agreement. A statement released on Saturday said a planned attack against Palestinians would be a “direct and grave” violation of the ceasefire agreement and “undermine the significant progress…

Build a Rocket Boy In July this year workers at Build a Rocket Boy, a video game studio in Edinburgh, were called to an all-staff meeting. Their first ever game, a sci-fi adventure called MindsEye, had been released three weeks earlier – and it had been a total disaster. Critics and players called it “broken”,…

The Spanish town of Terrassa in north-eastern Catalonia has temporarily banned the adoption of black cats from animal shelters to prevent potentially sinister “rituals” during Halloween. All requests for the fostering or adoption of the felines will be denied from 6 October to 10 November to protect them from being hurt or used as props,…