Two US marines implicated in killing family in notorious Iraq war shooting, expert tells BBC
New evidence raises doubts about the longest US war crimes investigation of the Iraq war and how US forces are held to account.
Two-thirds of nurses in UK work while unwell, says union
Understaffing driving workers to ill health and discouraging them for taking leave, says Royal College of Nursing CEO
Nurses across the UK are working while unwell in understaffed hospitals, with stress as the leading cause of illness, according to research.
A survey by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) of more than 20,000 nursing staff found that 66% had worked when they should have been on sick leave, up from 49% in 2017.
Continue reading...Asking prices fall as UK housing market hit by budget speculation, Rightmove says
November drop of 1.8% is biggest for this time of year since 2012, with chancellor’s plans looming
Budget speculation has depressed the UK property market, figures from a leading property website have suggested, with asking prices slipping in the run-up to Rachel Reeves’s much anticipated fiscal set piece on 26 November.
The average new seller asking price fell by 1.8%, or £6,589, month on month in November, the figures collated by the property website Rightmove set out, taking the average price tag on a British home put up for sale to £364,833.
Continue reading...Hackers steal maternity ward CCTV videos in India cybercrime racket
Police say that dozens of videos of pregnant women undergoing medical check-ups were sold on the internet.
Ukraine’s gloves have FINALLY come off-UPDATED – Daily Kos
- Ukraine's gloves have FINALLY come off-UPDATED Daily Kos
- Ukraine Can Win the Energy War Time Magazine
- Bloomberg: Sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil have pushed up the price of diesel fuel in the US fakti.bg
- Ukrainian air strikes force Russia to use reserve refining capacity TVP World
- SITREP 11/16/25: Overblown Energy Strikes on Russia Again Mask UA Frontline Collapse substack.com
Shabana Mahmood warns Labour MPs ‘dark forces are stirring up anger’ over migration
There is understood to be growing unease in party over home secretary’s sweeping overhaul of refugee rights
Shabana Mahmood has warned Labour MPs that “dark forces are stirring up anger” over migration, amid growing alarm among senior party figures over the most sweeping overhaul of refugee rights in a generation.
On Monday, Mahmood will announce controversial new laws to overhaul refugee status, which must be reassessed every two years, as well as curbing asylum appeals and toughening the approach to rights to family life.
Restricting asylum seekers to one single appeal rather than different appeals on multiple grounds.
Creating a new body for fast-tracking cases for dangerous criminals and those with little hope of success.
Legislating to restrict last-minute modern slavery claims
Joining other countries in seeking reform of ECHR article 3 rights, to more narrowly define the risk of torture and degrading treatment.
Changing the Home Office’s duty to provide support to asylum seekers to a discretionary power, enabling them to potentially be removed from accommodation.
Continue reading...DR Congo shock Nigeria on penalties to win African World Cup playoffs
DR Congo reach inter-confederation playoffs for 2026 World Cup after beating Nigeria on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
Israel kills at least three in Gaza, as thousands endure heavy flooding
As Gaza’s misery deepens, Israel’s Netanyahu reveals to cabinet that he is uncertain how long truce will hold.
US boat strike kills 3, as aircraft carrier arrives near Venezuela
USS Gerald R Ford arrives in Caribbean as US President Donald Trump raises pressure on Caracas.
Ukraine signs LNG deal with Greece as Athens adopts US energy agenda – Euronews.com
- Ukraine signs LNG deal with Greece as Athens adopts US energy agenda Euronews.com
- Ukraine war briefing: Greece signs deal to supply gas to Kyiv over ‘difficult’ winter The Guardian
- Greece and Ukraine sign a US gas supply deal as Zelenskyy visits Athens AP News
- Ukraine secures US LNG imports from Greece to cover winter needs Reuters
- Ukraine reaches gas-import deal with Greece, Zelenskyy says politico.eu
Toppled Hasina’s son warns Bangladesh court will sentence her to death
Sajeeb Wazed says his mother is safe in India as he threatens to block February election over party ban.
Dozens reportedly arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina, amid immigration crackdown
Trump administration has made Democratic-led city its latest target despite fierce objections from local leaders
A top border patrol commander touted dozens of arrests in North Carolina’s largest city on Sunday as Charlotte residents reported a surge of encounters with federal immigration agents near churches and apartment complexes.
The Trump administration has made the Democratic-led city of about 950,000 people its latest target for an immigration enforcement crackdown it says will combat crime, despite fierce objections from local leaders and the fact that crime rates in the city are steadily declining.
Continue reading...Syria detains members of security forces over Suwayda violence
Chief investigator declines to say how many arrested; some were identified by videos on social media.
Britain’s Labour Government Plans New, Tougher System for Asylum Seekers – The New York Times
- Britain’s Labour Government Plans New, Tougher System for Asylum Seekers The New York Times
- 'Sweeping reforms to asylum rules' and 'New humiliation for Andrew' BBC
- Shabana Mahmood warns Labour MPs ‘dark forces are stirring up anger’ over migration The Guardian
- Shabana Mahmood: ‘Illegal migration is tearing Britain apart’ The Times
- Britain reviews human rights laws in major shake-up of asylum policy Reuters
Haitian gangs’ call for mobilization prompts high alert from foreign embassies, police – Miami Herald
- Haitian gangs’ call for mobilization prompts high alert from foreign embassies, police Miami Herald
- UN staff in Haiti told to stay off streets after gang coalition flexes muscle, US Marines face gunfire Fox News
- Haiti is likely to stay mired in chaos The Economist
- ‘Barbecue’ urges Haitians not to leave home amid imminent clashes EFE - Agencia de noticias
- A new U.N. report shows gang control expanding across Haiti NPR
Roman Abramovich makes claim of ‘conspiracy’ against Jersey government
Move threatens to throw open parts of secretive legal battle on Channel island about ex-Chelsea owner’s wealth
The former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is making a claim of “conspiracy” against the government of Jersey after the crown dependency launched a criminal investigation into allegations of corruption and money laundering in connection with the original source of the oligarch’s wealth.
The latest move threatens to throw open parts of a secretive legal battle on the Channel island about the tycoon’s rise to become one of the world’s richest people, which emerged in September after a Switzerland federal criminal court ordered the release of a cache of Swiss banking records requested by the Jersey attorney general.
Continue reading...Leader of powerful Ecuadorian drug syndicate targeted by U.S. captured in Spain 4 years after faking his death – CBS News
- Leader of powerful Ecuadorian drug syndicate targeted by U.S. captured in Spain 4 years after faking his death CBS News
- Ecuadorian drug gang leader captured in Spain years after faking his death abcnews.go.com
- Alleged leader of Ecuadorian drug trafficking gang Los Lobos arrested in Spain CNN
- Notorious Ecuadorian drug kingpin Wilmer ‘Pipo’ Chavarria arrested in Spain 4 years after faking his death New York Post
- Leader of notorious Ecuador drugs gang captured in Spain BBC
Ukraine has ‘no chance’ of winning war, Hungary’s Orbán says – politico.eu
- Ukraine has ‘no chance’ of winning war, Hungary’s Orbán says politico.eu
- Viktor Orbán begins ‘anti-war roadshow’ as Hungary gears up for 2026 elections The Guardian
- NATO rebel officially leaves alliance, joins Russia with 'Ukraine not sovereign nation' declaration? Hindustan Times
- Orban called fears of a Russian attack on Europe "ridiculous" Українські Національні Новини
- Hungary's Orban seeks to boost support, opposition holds rival rally on 1956 anniversary Yahoo
Ecuador votes on return of US military bases to tackle drug violence
Referendum asks whether to lift constitutional ban as President Daniel Noboa seeks US help against cartels.
‘Additional promises mean nothing’: The awkward flaw in the world’s climate talks – Politico
- ‘Additional promises mean nothing’: The awkward flaw in the world’s climate talks Politico
- Little change in warming outlook for four years; new 2035 climate targets make no difference Climate Action Tracker
- The world will fail to meet the Paris agreement’s ambitious climate target The Economist
- Landmark Paris Agreement set a path to slow warming. The world hasn’t stayed on it AP News
- How climate cooperation turned into a global race for green power The Conversation