Ecuador cuts the cord on Assange Ecuador has confirmed that it has temporarily cut off internet access in its embassy in London to Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, over fears that he was using it to interfere in the US presidential election. The move followed the publication of leaked emails by WikiLeaks, including some from the Democratic National Committee, and more recently a cache of emails from the account of John Podesta, a Hillary Clinton campaign adviser. Despite the move, officials reaffirmed Ecuador's determination "to safeguard his [Assange's] and physical integrity until he reaches a safe place". Ecuador says it cut WikiLeaks founder's internet over US election interference Two months to liberate Mosul, says Iraqi general Iraqi forces advancing on Mosul could take two weeks to reach the city and two months to liberate it from Islamic State (Isis) control, a general involved in the battle has said. Sirwan Barzani, a brigadier general of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces, told CNN that bad weather could prolong the battle yet further. The general made his assessment on the second full day of the battle. In interviews with the Guardian, residents of the city said one of their principal fears if and when Isis was defeated was that Shia Muslims forces, responsible for past sectarian atrocities, would carry out reprisal killings against Sunni Muslims. Two months to take Mosul from Isis, says Iraqi general Venezuela's healthcare crisis The country's devastating economic downturn is ravaging public health and even relatively minor afflictions like scabies are spreading unchecked. The severity of the situation was made clear earlier this month when a patient came in to a hospital in the coastal city of Barcelona with a suspected case of diphtheria – a disease that Venezuela was supposed to have eradicated more than 20 years ago. "It's like we have returned to the last century," says Dr María Gonzales. "Everything is going backwards." 'Like doctors in a war': inside Venezuela's healthcare crisis Samsung 'resists' Note 7 fire damage claims Samsung is being criticized by owners of faulty Galaxy Note 7 phones who claim the company isn't doing enough to compensate people for damage caused to their homes when their handsets caught fire. At least three owners have come forward to say they are not happy with how they've been treated by Samsung. Samsung owners furious as company resists paying up for Note 7 fire damage Michael Moore unveils pro-Hillary doc
In his new film, Michael Moore in TrumpLand, the film-maker thinks his way inside the head of a dejected working-class citizen from, as he puts it, one of the "Brexit states" of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Ohio – all states, he worries, that could still swing to Trump and lead to to an upset victory. Trumpland is a mix of a TED Talk and Spalding Gray-esque monologue, in which Moore thinks through his misgivings about Hillary Clinton but ultimately works himself up into a froth of support. Writes Jordan Hoffman: "TrumpLand is a fascinating document, but undeniably awkward in presentation." Michael Moore in TrumpLand review – part dingus, part holy roller aiming to help Clinton Saudi prince executed Saudi Arabia has executed a member of the royal family for murder in a rare case involving one of the thousands of members of the House of Saud. Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir was put to death in the capital, Riyadh, for shooting dead Adel al-Mahemid, a Saudi, during a brawl, the interior ministry said. Kabir was the 134th person put to death in the kingdom in 2016, according to AFP. The execution reflected the kingdom's "fair justice system", said the victim's uncle. Saudi Arabia executes one of its princes over shooting murder Is Obama keeping up with current musical trends? Up to a point, evidenced by the release of his exercise soundtrack. The president's exercise soundtrack features a mix of funk, pop, rock and hip-hop, including songs by Sting, Beyoncé, Icona Pop, Forro in the Dark and Courtney Barnett. Jay Z gets another look in, this time with Drake in 2009's Off That. It's preceded by Get Me Bodied by Beyoncé. The White House's first chief digital officer, Jason Goldman, said the choices were all the president's. "He really loves a diverse range of music," Goldman told Pitchfork earlier this month. Barack Obama's workout playlist proves he's master of the eclectic mixtape In case you missed it ... The veteran British naturalist David Attenborough has called for gorillas in zoos to be kept behind walls with peepholes rather than glass panels, in order to respect their privacy. The 90-year-old television presenter spoke out after a gorilla briefly escaped on Thursday from its enclosure in London Zoo. Attenborough said the incident was "hardly surprising" when animals are subjected to intrusion. "They are not just animals. They are related to us. They value their privacy. Just imagine what it's like to be there." Zoos should give gorillas privacy, says Attenborough | 
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Debate officials are seen on stage inside the Thomas and Mack Center prior to tomorrow's debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Photograph: UPI / Barcroft Images 
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