Trump threatens to cut funds if ‘communist’ Mamdani wins mayoral election

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President backs Cuomo in election eve Truth Social post as Mamdani hits back at Trump’s ‘threat – it is not the law’

On the eve of New York’s well-watched mayoral election, President Donald Trump issued a threat to its voters: stop Zohran Mamdani or pay.

“If Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the Election for Mayor of New York City, it is highly unlikely that I will be contributing Federal Funds, other than the very minimum as required, to my beloved first home,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “I don’t want to send, as President, good money after bad.”

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Sudan conflict: Who is RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan ‘Hemedti’ Dagolo? – BBC

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  1. Sudan conflict: Who is RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan 'Hemedti' Dagolo?  BBC
  2. Sudan’s Two Warring Versions Of The Future – OpEd  Eurasia Review
  3. Territorial control: Who holds what in Sudan’s war?  Anadolu Ajansı
  4. The Takeover Of Sudan By The Muslim Brotherhood Since 1989 – RSF Leader Hemedti: The RSF Will Work On 'Liberating The Sudanese People From The Muslim Brotherhood' – Part II  MEMRI
  5. FACTBOX - Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces: From Darfur militias to rival army  Anadolu Ajansı
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Counter-terror police investigate claim UK university halted research after Chinese pressure

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Sheffield Hallam University ordered professor to cease human rights study into Uyghurs forced labour in China

An investigation into allegations that a British university was subjected to pressure from Beijing authorities to halt research about human rights abuses in China has been referred to counter-terrorism police.

The Guardian reported on Monday morning that Sheffield Hallam University, home to the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice (HKC) research institution, had ordered professor Laura Murphy to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in the country in February.

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Reeves to lay groundwork for tax rises in ‘candid’ speech about budget

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Chancellor to promise ‘fairness and opportunity’ but will not repeat manifesto pledge on tax, after PM’s hint at breach

Rachel Reeves will lay the groundwork for a tax-raising budget that could break Labour’s election promise on income tax, in a major speech in which she will be “candid” about the tough choices ahead.

The chancellor will give the speech as the markets open on Tuesday, when she will promise to make fair choices at this month’s budget but decline to repeat her manifesto pledge of no rise in income tax, VAT or national insurance.

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John Lewis ad kickstarts Christmas countdown to the tune of 90s club classic

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Department store chain banks on nostalgia to get customers into festive mood with Where Love Lives

John Lewis is hoping that a dash of nostalgia will get consumers into the festive mood this year as it officially kickstarts the countdown to Christmas with the launch of its 2025 advert to the tune of the 1990s club classic Where Love Lives.

The department store chain is appealing to ageing clubbers – and their teenage kids – with this year’s ad focused on a middle-aged dad transported back to his clubbing days after receiving a vinyl record from his son.

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Scoop: U.S. seeks UN approval for Gaza security force with broad two-year mandate – Axios

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  1. Scoop: U.S. seeks UN approval for Gaza security force with broad two-year mandate  Axios
  2. Trump administration advancing UN resolution for Gaza security force, source says  CNN
  3. U.S. Seeks Two-Year U.N. Mandate for Gaza Stabilization Force  The New York Times
  4. Daily Briefing Nov. 4: Day 760 – Are the US and allies readying to rule Gaza?  The Times of Israel
  5. UN resolution on international stabilisation force for Gaza could be ready within two weeks  The Guardian
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US mass murderer George Banks dies in prison 43 years after rampage

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Banks was convicted of killing 13 people, including his own children, in 1982 shooting in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

George Banks, one of the most notorious mass murderers in the US, has died.

Banks, 83, died on Sunday afternoon at Phoenix state prison in Pennsylvania, the state department of corrections said. Banks died of complications from renal neoplasm, or kidney cancer, said Montgomery county coroner Dr Janine Darby.

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EU to praise Ukraine’s ‘remarkable commitment’ to membership bid but warn of backsliding on anti-corruption in key report – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. EU to praise Ukraine's 'remarkable commitment' to membership bid but warn of backsliding on anti-corruption in key report  The Kyiv Independent
  2. EU praises Ukraine’s progress but warns Zelenskyy over corruption  Atlantic Council
  3. Ukraine committed to EU accession but should do more on rule of law, Commission draft says  Reuters
  4. EU could admit new members by 2030, says its foreign policy chief | European Union  The Guardian
  5. EU enlargement report praises Montenegro, slams Georgia  DW
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Launch Roundup: Ariane 6 and New Glenn set to launch during busy week – NASASpaceFlight.com –

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  1. Launch Roundup: Ariane 6 and New Glenn set to launch during busy week  NASASpaceFlight.com -
  2. Watch Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launch today for the 4th time ever  Space
  3. Sentinel-1D and Ariane 6 ready for liftoff  European Space Agency
  4. Europe Preps Sentinel-1D Radar Sat Launch As Sentinel-1A Shows Age  Aviation Week Network
  5. ESA’s Sentinel-1D Mission Is About to Change the Way We See Earth from Space  Orbital Today
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