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The execution of Fort Hood gunman Nidal Hasan would be the first time the US Army had used a firing squad since 1945.

The recordings show that precious minutes elapsed as officials and responders tried to figure out whether a request for emergency help in the execution chamber was legitimate.

Ana Reyes demands Trump officials explain East Potomac tree cutting and says it will likely cause ‘irreparable harm’ US district judge Ana Reyes on Monday ordered a 24-hour halt to tree cutting at the historic East Potomac golf course while she decides on an emergency order from plaintiffs concerned that Donald Trump ’s plans for the course are moving forward despite a pending court case challenging them. “Tree removal for routine maintenance is not exempt from this order,” Reyes’ wrote. “Plaintiffs are likely to suffer immediate and irreparable harm in the absence of preliminary relief. Continue reading...

Thousands join rally to deliver petition calling for resignation of election commissioner Delhi police have again obstructed protests in India’s capital as thousands of people returned to the streets, led by opposition leaders, to demand the resignation of the election commissioner. After mass unrest in the capital over the weekend, when thousands were detained and harassed by police as they attempted to take part in a protest led by the gen Z Cockroach movement, on Monday the main opposition leaders led another procession through Delhi, this time to the supreme court. Continue reading...

The latest attack by Houthi rebels on Saudi Arabia may prove to be more calamitous for the region than the world imagines On Saturday, Houthi rebels launched a shocking and deadly attack on Saudi Arabia’s capital city, Riyadh. At the time of writing, the missile strike on King Khalid international airport has killed at least 13 people and left 300 injured, marking a significant turn in a regional conflagration that is only getting more intense. It was the single most deadly attack on any Gulf country since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran in February. In Saudi Arabia, a country that is unaccustomed to such fatalities, the death toll is bewilderingly high and likely to prompt a bloody response. Over the past year, the Gulf has entered a new era of instability that is not temporary and cannot be reversed. This may feel like an overstatement – casualties have been relatively low, after all, compared with Gaza and Iran – but the gradual erosion of peace and security in places such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE has changed the region more dramatically than its leaders would like to acknowledge. Nesrine Malik is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Robert Pether has stressed his innocence and recalled his brush with death in his first comments since the Australian engineer departed Iraq after serving more than five years in jail. Pether and his Egyptian colleague Khalid Radwan were detained in Baghdad in 2021 after flying in for a meeting with bank officials to resolve a dispute with his engineering firm, CME Consulting. We were innocent when we were taken on the 7th of April 2021, and we remain innocent today. I was released from prison hours away from death. My body was shutting down after months of critical illness and excruciating pain, but I remained trapped in Iraq. She is an incredible person, someone that I have so much respect for, and being able to come home was incredible. Just the emotion that it brings is, you can’t describe it. I mean, it’s been years. Continue reading...

High valuations and debt put sector in danger, while fund also warns on government borrowing and cyber-attacks The threat of an AI share price crash rippling out across global markets is putting world financial stability at risk, the International Monetary fund has warned. In its twice-yearly Global Financial Stability Report, the IMF highlighted the sky-high valuations for AI companies along with their increasing debt pile as one reason that risks in the system are “elevated”. Continue reading...

The IMF report comes as final preparations are being made to the first Budget under Prime Minister Andy Burham.

National park officials took the precautionary measure to limit tourist access after heavy rain caused the Iguazu River to flow at six times the normal rate Heavy rainfall fuelled by a supersized El Niño weather pattern briefly forced Argentinian authorities to close tourist access to the famed Iguazu Falls, amid fears that rapidly rising water levels would cause the river to burst its banks. National park officials took the precautionary measure on Monday when the Iguazu River’s flow exceeded 12,000 cubic metres per second – more than six times its average rate. Continue reading...

A cyberattack targeting supermarket refrigeration systems has left shelves empty across France.

Military police investigator tells an inquiry that the probe into suspected murders was "dictated" from above.

Hackers raise temperatures in supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food in 'large-scale' cyberattack.

The jump pushed Bumble's stock market valuation to more than $580m but that is still far below their peak of more than $14bn.

The Tigray conflict puts the UAE’s backing of Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic role under scrutiny.

For the first time since the UK left the EU, we have a prime minister who will "unflinchingly" debate Brexit, says the BBC's political editor Chris Mason.

Meta has unveiled new artificial intelligence models it says can compete with the industry's leading systems. Bloomberg tech reporter Riley Griffin joins CBS News with more.

President Trump said Friday on Truth Social that Russia will "immediately supply" more than 300,000 tons of diesel to global markets, an additional 500,000 tons in November, and 1 million tons "immediately thereafter." Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, joins CBS News to discuss the effect that might have on prices.

Second tranche of prisoners will include those serving up to two and a half years for crimes.

The main international airport in Riyadh remains closed after Houthi forces fired a barrage of missiles at the main terminal, causing massive damage and killing at least 13 people over the weekend. Saudi Arabia's government has vowed to retaliate and now wants the U.S. to join in. Gregory Gause, associate fellow at the Middle East Institute, joins CBS News to discuss the level of power the Houthis hold in the Middle East.

The settlement follows the largest group legal action brought by midwives in the UK, says union.

President Trump is considering launching U.S. military strikes against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, following a wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia. Holly Williams reports.

Sources say the investigation centers on Rep. Ilhan Omar's immigration documents, involving paperwork filled out by her late father when she was a child.

Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C., home Monday morning. Sources tell CBS News a yearslong probe into Omar involves immigration paperwork that was completed by her late father when she was a child. Omar, a U.S. citizen, and the first Somali American in Congress, called the search "an attempt to target political enemies." Nicole Sganga reports.

Meeting travellers' expectations could be challenging, experts warn.

Cleanview Research found 75% of data centers being built and 80% of data centers in the planning stage are in predominantly GOP states, as public opposition to data centers grows.

The telecommunications operator said cuts, which represent around 6.4% of its 14,100-strong workforce, are expected to be complete before year end.

The Criterion Collection’s mammoth set of the director’s 13 features captures a master of American cinema and his singular stories of men caught up in systems bigger than themselves.

Plus: The U.S. is sanctioning the International Criminal Court and AI has a God problem.

In a yearslong dispute, the Amsterdam institution pressed the Dutch government for an increased annual subsidy to pay for what the museum said were vital renovations.

Fourteen authors in the New Directions stable have received the Nobel Prize in Literature, including this year and last. How does this small press pack such a punch?