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October 13: Delhi Protest Restrictions and French Supermarket Cyberattack
In U.S. news
The Associated Press has obtained emergency calls from Christa Pike’s botched execution. The calls indicate emergency services were delayed in reaching her.
The Wall Street Journal reports that video shows Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attending a New Year’s Eve party in Dubai alongside two men who were then wanted on federal healthcare fraud charges.
Prison releases in England and Wales
Hundreds of offenders are being released early on Tuesday under the government’s plan to ease prison overcrowding. About 2,000, including domestic abusers and violent offenders, are due to be freed this month, with another 3,000 following in stages over the next year. The planned total was reduced from 6,000 after an intervention by Andy Burnham. The probation union is moving towards strike action.
Cocaine trafficking in Europe
A four-month Guardian investigation reports that criminal networks from Latin America and the United States operate in at least 12 European countries, with close ties to local mafia groups. The investigation links their expansion to Europe’s growing cocaine trade and found that the quantity seized rose 471 percent between 2014 and 2024.
Storms in Mexico
Storms have killed five people in Mexico, with heavy rain and strong winds causing serious damage in Baja California and Guerrero. Authorities are searching for six missing people and deploying thousands of rescue workers amid the risk of further flooding. German nationals were among those airlifted to safety. Hurricane Simon weakened to Category 1 late Monday while moving slowly northwest along Mexico’s west coast.
Killing in South Korea
A woman in Jeju was fatally stabbed outside a hotel on October 12 while under police protection. She had reported the suspect for stalking and dating violence, but no restraining order had been issued against him.
Protest restrictions in Delhi
Protesters are demanding the removal of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the scrapping of an electoral-roll revision that reportedly removed 130 million people from India’s register. Ahead of a Saturday protest, authorities cancelled 245 trains to Delhi, shut 45 metro stations, cut internet services in central areas and placed activists under house arrest. Barricades and paramilitary deployments restricted movement over the weekend.
Cyberattacks in Europe
The European Commission has proposed a European Security Council to respond to a recent surge in state-sponsored hybrid attacks, including cyberattacks and sabotage.
In France, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has ordered an investigation after hackers targeted hundreds of supermarkets, raising refrigerator and freezer temperatures to 50 degrees Celsius. Thousands of food products spoiled, and fires were reported in some stores.
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