Brazil's Lula bans online gambling ahead of presidential election

Lula, who is currently in a tight presidential race against Flávio Bolsonaro, said the industry was a “cancer” that he must “remove”.
Watch: Bangkok declared flood disaster zone

Heavy rain over the last two days has overwhelmed Bangkok’s water systems, with more rain forecast on Sunday.
California man charged in the killing of his ex-wife – two decades after she vanished
Authorities discovered a body hidden in a home’s crawlspace in 2020, 13 years after Jill Maiorca disappearedA man was recently charged in California with the killing of his ex-wife six years after her remains were disc…
Jill Dando murder: technological advances allow police to review CCTV 27 years later
BBC broadcaster was shot in 1999 in case detectives have previously said may never be solvedTechnological advances are allowing police to review old CCTV footage in the unsolved murder of the BBC broadcaster Jill Dando, …
Security lapses at Utah campus where Charlie Kirk was killed, review says

The indpendent report also says Kirk’s aides insisted he speak outdoors, overriding concerns from campus officials.
Russian Attacks Destroy Ukrainian Books

Our reporter Kim Barker goes inside a storied Kyiv book market that was hit by an air strike. Russian attacks have damaged millions of books in Ukraine in the last few months.
Pennsylvania measles outbreak spreads, with 55 new cases reported since Wednesday
173 people hospitalized and four deaths in state so far, with less than 1% of those infected having been vaccinatedThe Pennsylvania department of health (DOH) announced on Friday that 55 new measles cases had been report…
British national among six dead in building explosion close to Acropolis in Athens

Four Americans and a Greek national are among those killed in a suspected gas explosion, officials said.
Republic of Ireland confirm rescheduled news conference before controversial Israel game

The Republic of Ireland will now hold their delayed news conference at 14:30 BST before they face Israel in tomorrow’s Nations League fixture in Hungary – a fixture campaigners have called on them to boycott.
Special Edition: Our Interview With Mark Carney

Ten New York Times journalists and editors interviewed the Canadian prime minister for an hour at The Times office in New York on Wednesday. Here’s what we learned.