Locals describe 'nightmare' scenes after more than 100 killed in Spain floods
Authorities say 158 killed
We have received an update on the number of people killed by severe flooding in Spain.
Authorities in Valencia now say that at least 155 people in the region have died.
With two more deaths in Castilla-La Mancha and one in Andalusia, that brings the number of deaths so far to 158.
Summary
Residents of Valencia have described "nightmare" scenes after flash floods hit parts of Spain on Wednesday - ultimately killing more than 100 people
Spanish news agency Efe is reporting that 140 people are now known to have died, which the BBC is working to verify
"We all know someone who has died," one man tells our reporter; another says he saw a young man being swept away by floodwater
Almost two dozen countries at high risk of acute hunger, UN report reveals
Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, Palestine and Haiti rated at level of highest concern in latest six-monthly analysis
Thu 31 Oct 2024 14.40 GMT
Acute food insecurity is expected to worsen in war-stricken Sudan and nearly two dozen other countries and territories in the next six months, largely as a result of conflict and violence, an analysis by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Programme has found.
The latest edition of the twice-yearly Hunger Hotspots report, published on Thursday, provides early warnings on food crises and situations around the world where food insecurity is likely to worsen, with a focus on the most severe and deteriorating situations of acute hunger.
Germany orders shutdown of all Iranian consulates
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says all three of Iran's consulates in the country are to close. Berlin will also seek EU-wide sanctions.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Thursday announced that three Iranian consulates are to be closed in Germany in response to the execution of German-Iranian dual national Jamshid Sharmahd.
The consulates are in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich.
German-Iranian relations 'at all-time low'
"We have repeatedly and unequivocally made it clear to Tehran that the execution of a German citizen will have serious consequences," Baerbock said, announcing the closures.
Baerbock also said Germany would seek EU-wide sanctions against those involved in Sharmahd's execution. The minister said this included the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
In Shanghai, Halloween sends shivers down China's spine
Chinese authorities are seeking to limit Halloween celebrations in Shanghai, fearing that the festivities could serve as a platform for political dissent. For the regime, the October 31 holiday, imported from the United States, could become a means of criticising those in power through the choice of costumes with a political connotation.
The Chinese government seems to be spooked by Halloween in Shanghai. A group of people dressed up for a pre-Halloween party in the city were detained by police, Reuters reported on October 25. Then, over the weekend, the police were deployed in one of Shanghai's downtown districts to curb the festivities of other fans of Halloween.
One 22-year-old student who was detained by the police told the Financial Times: “We had hats and cat ears, and they’re like ‘you can’t do that this year, unless you’re going to Disneyland’ or something.”
The student, who did not give his name, said the police took him to an administrative building where he joined a long queue of others wearing costumes.
"Stop this aggression": Director of besieged hospital calls for intervention in Gaza war
From CNN’s Abeer Salman and Eyad Kourdi
The only operational hospital in besieged northern Gaza was hit by multiple Israeli attacks on Wednesday night, a medical official said on Thursday, as he reiterated his appeal to the international community to act to stop the bombardment.
Hussam Abu Safiya, director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital, is just one of two pediatricians who remain on the medical staff at the facility, which serves 100,000 people and where a constant flow of the wounded continues to arrive.
Abu Safiya has repeatedly described the dire conditions at the hospital in recent days following a weekslong Israeli siege of northern Gaza. On Thursday, he told CNN by phone that the bombing of the hospital’s third floor the night before had caused a fire that destroyed essential medical supplies provided by the World Health Organization just five days earlier.
‘January 6th is going to be pretty fun’: How MAGA activists are preparing to undermine the election if Trump loses
Before Election Day has even arrived, the “Stop the Steal” movement has reemerged in force, with some of the same activists who tried to overturn former President Donald Trump’s 2020 loss outlining a step-by-step guide to undermine the results if he falls short again.
For months, those activists – who have been priming Trump supporters to believe the only way the former president can lose in 2024 is through fraud – have laid out proposals to thwart a potential Kamala Harris victory. Their plans include challenging results in court, pressuring lawmakers to block election certification, and encouraging protests – culminating on January 6, 2025, the day Congress will once again certify the results.
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