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Rescuers are racing to save 40 workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand since Sunday morning. The workers, who were building the tunnel, were trapped when a part of the tunnel caved in due to a landslide. Officials have been able to establish contact with the trapped men and have been providing them food, water and oxygen. They say they expect to rescue the workers by Tuesday night or Wednesday. The tunnel in Uttarkashi district is part of the federal government’s ambitious highway project to improve connectivity to famous pilgrimage spots in Uttarakhand. The…

On Sunday, when South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol hosted US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin at his home for dinner, he urged Mr Austin to be vigilant against any type of North Korean attack, including surprise assaults “resembling Hamas-style tactics”. Ever since Hamas launched its brutal cross-border attack on Israel on 7 October, South Korean politicians and defence chiefs have invoked comparisons between that and what Pyongyang might do to the South. Last month the Chair of South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff also said that if Pyongyang was to wage war on the South in the future, there was evidence…

More United Nations aid workers have been killed in Gaza than in any other single conflict in the organization’s 78-year history, the UN said Monday, a stark reminder that humanitarian staff from global agencies have not been spared from Israel’s relentless bombardment of the besieged strip. A total of 102 aid workers with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) were killed and 27 others wounded in Gaza since Israel’s war with Hamas began more than a month ago, the agency said. “In the last 24 hours, one UNRWA staff member was killed with her family in the…

Behind tables laden with more than 50 assault rifles, Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, smiled at a crowd of people who had come to the coastal city of Caesarea for a ceremony to receive the firearms. The divisive politician has been crisscrossing Israel in the past weeks handing out guns to civilian members of security squads as he expands Israeli citizens’ access to guns in the wake of Hamas’ attack last month. The aim, according to the Ministry of National Security, is to create teams to respond to future terror incidents. The successes of some volunteer security units in southern…

One of Australia’s biggest port operators has restarted some operations after a crippling cyberattack that led to a huge backup of cargo. DP World Australia, which manages the flow of nearly 40% of the country’s goods and is owned by Dubai-based logistics giant DP World, announced Monday that the resumption came three days following a breach of its IT systems. The port operator is the latest target in a string of brazen global cyberattacks. Its disruption came just days after a ransomware exploit affected the US unit of the powerful Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, which may have contributed to a sell-off in the…

Big trucks and SUVs, especially those with flat front ends, aren’t just more intimidating to look at, they are genuinely deadlier for pedestrians, according to new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Researchers at the institute looked at records of almost 18,000 incidents in which vehicles struck pedestrians. They found that vehicles with grille areas that were 40 inches tall or higher are 45% more likely to kill a pedestrian they might hit. Tall front ends are common among full-size trucks and SUVs but they aren’t exclusive to very big vehicles. The Jeep Renegade, a compact SUV, also…

The cosmetics brand famous for its doorstep slogan “Ding dong, Avon calling!” is about to open physical stores in the UK for the first time. Women wanted to “touch and experience” the products they were buying, Avon said. For many years the global beauty giant relied on an army of door-to-door sales reps, who could demonstrate their wares first-hand. But recently the Covid pandemic accelerated a shift to online sales. Now, in a change of direction, the 137-year-old retailer is adding physical stores to its arsenal of sales tactics. As well as the UK, it will launch outlets in Brazil…

Millions of low-income households across the UK are receiving the latest instalment of cost-of-living payments. Eight million people on means-tested benefits, such as universal credit, will receive £300 directly by 19 November, without the need to make a claim. It is the second of three instalments that will eventually total £900. But an influential committee of MPs has said these payments have been insufficient to tackle the extent of the financial problem many people face. What cost-of-living payments are available? Some groups are receiving payments to help with higher bills, including: The first instalment of £301 for those on means-tested…

Maryanne Trump Barry, the eldest sister of ex-President Donald Trump, has died at the age of 86, US media reports. She was found dead at about 04:00 EST (09:00 GMT) on Monday morning in her New York City apartment, according to ABC News. Her cause of death has not yet been revealed. Mrs Barry served as a federal judge in New Jersey from 1983 until her retirement in 2019. She is the third of Mr Trump’s four siblings to have passed away. A spokesman for the former president did not immediately respond to the BBC’s request for comment. Sources told…

David Cameron has said he wants to support Prime Minister Rishi Sunak “at a hard time”, after making a dramatic comeback to government in a major cabinet reshuffle. The former prime minister has been appointed foreign secretary and accepted a peerage to take the post. He replaced James Cleverly, who became home secretary after Mr Sunak sacked Suella Braverman. Lord Cameron admitted it was “not usual” for a former PM “to come back”. But he said at a time when the country faced “daunting challenges” in the Middle East and Ukraine, he hoped his experience would be helpful to Mr…