Global release announced for acclaimed Gaza documentary NAZA

• Hundreds of trucks are currently stranded at the Iran-Turkey border following a US Navy blockade of trade routes. • Drivers are facing severe conditions in eastern Turkey, including cold temperatures and a lack of food or rest facilities.

• President Donald Trump is meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington to discuss foreign policy and trade. • The discussions focus on American leverage regarding semiconductors, critical minerals, and sanctions against Russia and Iran.

• Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a speech at the United Nations pairing vows of resistance with an openness to diplomacy. • The president stated that Tehran will never surrender while simultaneously signaling a willingness to negotiate.

• A president of Cambodia praised Donald Trump for his role in brokering an immediate and unconditional ceasefire and peace agreement. • The Cambodian leader credited Trump's "visionary, innovative diplomacy" and commitment to preventing catastrophic wars for the result.

• Russian President Vladimir Putin is recruiting soldiers from 47 different countries to bolster manpower for the ongoing war in Ukraine. • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky identified many of these recruits as coming from developing nations where Russian military salaries far exceed local wages.

• World leaders met today at the UN Security Council to debate a path toward peace as the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year. • Any proposed resolution faces a likely veto from Russia, which is one of the council's five permanent members with the power to block votes.

• The Middle East is experiencing ongoing turmoil that threatens to reshape global geopolitics and the world economy. • The situation has evolved beyond a localized conflict into a crisis requiring an immediate and calibrated diplomatic surge.

Online electricals retailer says latest purchase continues to broaden its appeal beyond white goods, phones and TVBusiness live – latest updatesThe troubled camera retailer Jessops has changed hands after AO World acquired the business from the Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones.The online electrical retailer said on Thursday it had completed the acquisition of Jessops. Continue reading...

Incredulity over role for Anant Ambani, son of India’s richest person, who also runs a controversial mega-zooNewcastle University is facing a backlash from conservationists over the appointment of the heir to an Indian oil and gas fortune who runs a controversial mega-zoo as a professor of sustainability.The university announced that Anant Ambani had been given a professorship of practice for “his work in conservation, biodiversity protection, animal welfare, and environmental stewardship” and “significant contributions to advancing a more sustainable future”. Continue reading...

One-year-old dies after alleged attack on Sunday, while three-year-old sibling remains in critical conditionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA baby has died in a Sydney hospital five days after a mother allegedly stabbed them and two other children in the Blue Mountains, police say.Bystanders were first on the scene after finding the three children and the 42-year-old woman with stab wounds inside a vehicle at Valley Heights in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, on Sunday afternoon. Continue reading...

Duo had US hits with their cover of Always Something There to Remind Me as well as Promises, Promises and morePete Byrne, the frontman of British new wave group Naked Eyes who carried them to repeated chart successes in the US, has died aged 74.The news was announced on the band’s website and social media on Wednesday, stating that Byrne died peacefully in Los Angeles on 14 September after a brief illness. Continue reading...