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By Laura Sharman, Deva Lee, Luke Jacobs and Sana Noor Haq, CNN

Where things stand

• Hamas, Israel and the US are set to start talks in Egypt today to work toward finalizing a deal based on US President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan.

• Trump said he expects negotiations to take “a couple of days” and urged negotiators to “MOVE FAST.” He earlier told CNN that Hamas faces “obliteration” if it refuses to cede power in Gaza.

• The US president called on Friday for Israel to stop bombing the enclave, but more than 100 people have since been killed. Palestinians spoke to CNN about devastation on the ground and their tempered optimism for a truce.

• Elsewhere, Greta Thunberg was deported from Israel today after spending several days in custody for being part of the Gaza aid flotilla, according to the Israeli foreign ministry.
Sébastien Lecornu has blamed ‘partisan attitudes’ and ‘certain egos’ after becoming latest casualty of crisis that began with 2024 snap election
Jon Henley Europe correspondent

France’s prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has resigned along with his government, less than a month after his appointment and within hours of the new cabinet being announced, dramatically deepening the country’s political crisis.

It is the latest shock development in a series of events that suggest France, the EU’s second-biggest member state, is becoming increasingly ungovernable. Here is a look at what just happened, why – and what might come next.

What just happened?
Lecornu, who was appointed 27 days ago, tendered his resignation and that of his government on Monday, barely 12 hours after the key members of his cabinet had been announced. He became the shortest-lived prime minister in modern French history.

The 39-year-old former defence minister, a close ally of Emmanuel Macron, was France’s fifth prime minister since the president’s re-election in 2022 and the third since Macron dissolved parliament and called early legislative elections that were held last summer.
Some 70 flotilla activists expected to leave for Greece, where they can catch flights to home countries; Spanish activist said to bite prison staff member, delaying her deportation
By AFP and Charlie Summers

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg will be among more than 70 people of different nationalities to leave Israel on Monday after they were seized aboard an intercepted Gaza flotilla.

Most, if not all, those being released from Israeli detention will be flown to Greece, where they will be able to get flights to their home countries, their respective governments said on Sunday.

Those flying out of Israel on Monday include 28 French citizens, 27 Greeks, 15 Italians, and nine Swedes.

Twenty-one Spaniards separately returned to Spain on Sunday from Israel.

The release still leaves several foreigners in Israeli custody, including 28 Spanish nationals.
The 72-year-old arrives for trial in Nîmes as Husamettin Dogan becomes only man out of 51 to appeal against conviction
Angelique Chrisafis in Nîmes

Gisèle Pelicot returns to court to face one of men convicted of raping her

Gisèle Pelicot, who survived almost a decade of rape involving dozens of men after she was drugged by her ex-husband, has arrived at a court in France for the appeal trial of one of the men convicted of raping her.

Pelicot became a feminist hero after she decided to waive her right to anonymity in the trial of her former husband and 50 other men last year.

The 72-year-old arrived at the appeals court in the southern French city of Nîmes on Monday with her youngest son, Florian, and shook hands with supporters.

Her lawyer, Antoine Camus, had said she would have preferred not to face the ordeal of attending another trial but would be present in court nonetheless. “She will be there to explain that a rape is a rape, that there is no such thing as a small rape,” Camus told Agence France-Presse.
Australian prosecutors have filed an appeal for a longer guaranteed prison term for poisonous mushroom cook Erin Patterson
By ROD MCGUIRK Associated Press

MELBOURNE, Australia -- MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian prosecutors on Monday filed an appeal seeking a longer guaranteed prison term for Erin Patterson, who was sentenced to life for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms but will be eligible for parole after 33 years.

Victoria state’s Office of Public Prosecutions said in a statement it had filed the appeal to the Victorian Court of Appeal, claiming the sentence handed to Patterson a month ago was “manifestly inadequate.”
By Reuters

JAKARTA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The death toll from the collapse of a school in Indonesia last week has climbed to 65, authorities said on Monday, while rescuers continued to search for survivors under the rubble, seven days after the disaster.

Concrete walls and floors caved in on hundreds of mostly teenage boys at the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in East Java province on September 30. Most managed to escape.
Police investigating attack on UK south coast which was caught on camera as attackers attempted to break in
By Joe Gill in Peacehaven, England

An attack on a mosque in southern England is being treated as arson and a hate crime by police, after men in balaclavas were filmed attempting to enter the premises and sparking a fire while people were inside late on Saturday.

Emergency services were called to the fire at the mosque in Peacehaven at about 9.50pm last night, soon after worshippers left following evening prayers.

Speaking to media on Sunday outside the damaged centre on the UK's south coast, a trustee of the mosque said the community was in shock and traumatised by the attack.

“It is definitely hate crime related. The fire did go inside the main area of the building just before the prayer hall.”

A vehicle belonging to the chair of the mosque trustees parked outside was set on fire and destroyed in the incident, which was caught on surveillance camera.
The drone and missile assault hit nine regions and left tens of thousands without electricity as Russia ramps up its energy war ahead of winter in Ukraine.
By Siobhán O'Grady and Serhiy Morgunov

KYIV — Russia launched dozens of missiles and around 500 attack drones across Ukraine early Sunday, damaging energy infrastructure across the country and killing at least five people, officials said.

The combined assault struck nine regions and left tens of thousands of people without electricity as Russia ramps up its energy war on Ukraine ahead of the coldest and darkest days of the year. Houses, apartment buildings and an oncology center were also damaged. Among the victims was a family of four, including a 15-year-old girl, in the western Lviv region, officials said.

In a Telegram post Sunday, Russia’s Defense Ministry said it used a variety of missiles and drones to target “enterprises of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex and gas-energy infrastructure facilities that supported their operation.” It did not acknowledge civilian deaths or that the attacks struck civilian infrastructure, but said: “The strike objectives have been achieved. All designated targets were hit.”
Story by Amir Daftari

Iran on Monday denounced the United States as a “law-breaking country” and ruled out any prospect of negotiations, following renewed threats from Washington over its nuclear program. Iranian military officials reinforced the warning, with Major General Mohammad Pakpour, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ naval forces, declaring that “if any move comes from the enemy, it will receive a strong response.”

President Donald Trump, speaking Sunday, said “We’re going to take care of that and we’re not going to wait so long,” signaling the possibility of further action if Iran resumes nuclear activity.

Why It Matters
The renewed confrontation between Washington and Tehran underscores the high stakes for global security and energy markets. The Persian Gulf—particularly the Strait of Hormuz—remains a critical chokepoint for oil and gas shipments, where even a limited clash could disrupt supply and heighten regional instability.

The 12-day war between Israel and Iran in June reignited tensions just as Tehran was exploring talks with Washington over its nuclear program. The conflict derailed those efforts and was swiftly followed by the U.S. launch of Operation Midnight Hammer, striking Iranian nuclear facilities. With Iran now rejecting new negotiations without firm assurances on sanctions relief and security guarantees, both sides appear locked in a cycle of escalation that threatens to deepen the regional crisis.
Story by Steve Benen

When Kash Patel arrived at the FBI as its new director earlier this year, he faced the kind of credibility hurdles his predecessors didn’t have to worry about. If Patel was going to be seen as a serious and capable figure, one who is prepared to help lead federal law enforcement, he would have to invest time and energy into proving his mettle, rolling up his sleeves and doing quality work on behalf of the bureau.
Story by Ewan Palmer

California Gov. Gavin Newsom went on a wild posting spree mocking Stephen Miller after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deploying out-of-state National Guard troops into Portland.

U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, who was nominated to the bench by President Donald Trump, issued an order preventing the administration’s plans to move troops from California and Texas into the Democratic stronghold of Portland, Oregon.

Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, melted down in a lengthy X post over the ruling, calling it “one of the most egregious and thunderous violations of constitutional order we have ever seen.”

“A district court judge has no conceivable authority, whatsoever, to restrict the President and Commander-in-Chief from dispatching members of the U.S. military to defend federal lives and property,” Miller added.

Newsom, a rumored Democratic 2028 contender who has taken to trolling MAGA figures online, targeted Miller with a barrage of social media posts.

In response to Miller’s 219-word X rant, Newsom posted the “I ain’t reading all that” meme–a screenshot of a direct message commonly used to dismiss long online tirades.
The new administration had been appointed less than 12 hours before resigning. French markets and the euro are taking a dive.

By Victor Goury-Laffont

PARIS — Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and his government resigned Monday, deeply exacerbating a French political and economic crisis that is roiling financial markets and casting grave doubts over President Emmanuel Macron’s ability to govern.  

Lecornu, who was appointed only a month ago, stepped down mere hours after naming key members of his cabinet. He now holds the dubious honor of being France's shortest-lived prime minister in the Fifth Republic, taking the record from Michel Barnier, who lasted only three months at the end of 2024.

Opposition parties and some of Macron’s minority coalition partners reacted to Lecornu's appointments with fury, as many of the ministers were either holdovers from the last government or had previously served in high-level posts.
Kemi Badenoch, whose party is sinking in polls, outlined plans resembling Trump policies against those accused of being in the United States illegally.
By Stephen Castle

Britain’s main opposition party on Sunday promised that, if it returned to power, it would deport 150,000 illegal immigrants each year by creating a new removals force with far-reaching powers, modeled on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in the United States.

Under the plans, announced by Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the Conservative Party, facial recognition technology would be used to track undocumented immigrants, the asylum system would be overhauled and Britain would leave an international human rights treaty.

“The fact is, there are too many people in our country who should not be here,” Ms. Badenoch told the BBC, adding that “they don’t belong here, they are committing crimes, they are hurting people.”

Ms. Badenoch made her pledge on the opening day of an annual conference that is seen as critical for her leadership of the party, which has sunk in opinion polls since she took over last November. Even if she steadies her position, the next general election could be as far off as 2029, making Ms. Badenoch unlikely to reach Downing Street any time soon.
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