Meghan’s father Thomas Markle under house arrest after child sex abuse material charge
The 82-year-old appeared in court in Florida after the FBI searched two Los Angeles-area storage units he rented.
Paraguay’s former president charged after bank collapse
Santiago Peña was ousted due to a banking crisis which left millions of people unable to access their money.
Strait of Hormuz could reopen as part of Qatari plan for Iran nuclear inspections
Trump still considering new assault on Iran nuclear sites – though threats less credible after Vance remarks
Qatar, the lead mediator in the US-Iran conflict, is seeking to persuade Tehran to allow UN nuclear weapons inspectors to visit Iran’s bombed nuclear sites, including those housing the country’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
Iran would not be required to make any commitment that the stockpile would be removed from the country, with other options on the table, including reducing the uranium content by down-blending it.
Continue reading...Pope in ‘pretty good health’ as he starts Latin America tour
Pope Leo travels to Uruguay just three weeks after having surgery for lung cancer.
Pope in ‘pretty good health’ as he starts Latin America tour
Pope Leo travels to Uruguay just three weeks after having surgery for lung cancer.
After the US midterm rout of Trumpism, the world struggles to trust America again – AP News
- After the US midterm rout of Trumpism, the world struggles to trust America again AP News
- What will a lame-duck Donald Trump get up to overseas? The Economist
- In These Midterms, Foreign Policy Mattered Council on Foreign Relations
- U.S. Foes React to the GOP’s Midterm Wipeout Foreign Policy
- How Democrats can curb Trump’s destructive foreign policy even before 2027 | Opinion Inquirer.com
US midterm results may help unite Israeli coalition to unseat Netanyahu
Democrats’ sweep could urge Israel’s divided opposition to join forces and remove prime minister closely allied with Trump
The Democrats’ sweep of Congress may make it easier for Israel’s splintered opposition to overcome deep internal divisions and form a coalition government, by increasing the urgency of unseating Benjamin Netanyahu, who has associated himself so closely with Donald Trump’s Republicans.
But as Israel took stock of the results, there was also a sense that the elections marked a longer-term shift in US politics that will make the job of any new Israeli leader far more difficult.
Continue reading...China confirms discussions underway on historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting – New York Post
- China confirms discussions underway on historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting New York Post
- China confirms discussions are underway on a historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting AP News
- History repeats in Shenzhen? China hosts another lame-duck US president South China Morning Post
- Ukraine war briefing: Beijing confirms historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting under discussion The Guardian
- China Confirms Talks With Russia, US on First Trilateral Meeting Bloomberg.com
Russia ships metal via the Arctic to evade Ukrainian strikes – Financial Times
- Russia ships metal via the Arctic to evade Ukrainian strikes Financial Times
- Market has already priced in russian wheat: What are the risks for Ukraine? UkrAgroConsult
- Russia exports half of traditional volume in October due to blocked Black Sea Українська правда
- Black Sea Reopening Pressures Wheat and Soybean Oil RFD-TV
- Harvest of War: Russia’s Grain Export Boom Faces a Test Riddle Russia
No, ‘mogging’ does not signal the decline of the English language – Financial Times
- No, ‘mogging’ does not signal the decline of the English language Financial Times
- The 5 most brutal political moggings of 2026 POLITICO.eu
- Collins Dictionary chooses ‘mogging’ as its 2026 word of the year AP News
- ‘Mogging’ is Collins’ word of the year, but what does it mean? CNN
- I thought ‘mogging’ was a family in-joke The Telegraph
‘We Will Not Implement It’: Kallas Rejects US-Russia Security Deal Negotiated Without Europe – Kyiv Post
- ‘We Will Not Implement It’: Kallas Rejects US-Russia Security Deal Negotiated Without Europe Kyiv Post
- Europe swaps flattery for firmness as Trump teases ‘big’ security deal NBC News
- Ukraine must be part of Europe's security architecture, EU foreign policy chief says Reuters
- Europe Insists Russia Ends War Before Concerns Are Addressed Bloomberg
- Poland Pledges €1.8M Zlotys for Generators, Eyes Abu Dhabi Talks Kyiv Post
Pakistani astronaut to board Shenzhou 24 and become the first foreigner on China’s space station – AP News
- Pakistani astronaut to board Shenzhou 24 and become the first foreigner on China's space station AP News
- Pakistani astronaut to join China’s next space station mission Al Jazeera
- Pakistani astronaut to join China space station's Shenzhou-24 mission Reuters
- Pakistan to send astronaut to China’s space station aboard Shenzhou-24 mission The Times of India
- Pakistani astronaut to join Shenzhou-24 mission to China's space station Dawn
Pakistani astronaut to join China space station’s Shenzhou-24 mission – Reuters
- Pakistani astronaut to join China space station's Shenzhou-24 mission Reuters
- Pakistani astronaut to board Shenzhou 24 and become the first foreigner on China's space station AP News
- Pakistani astronaut to join China’s next space station mission Al Jazeera
- Pakistan to send astronaut to China’s space station aboard Shenzhou-24 mission The Times of India
- Pakistani astronaut to join Shenzhou-24 mission to China's space station Dawn
Kenyan doomsday sect leader jailed for 200 years for murder of 190 children – The Guardian
- Kenyan doomsday sect leader jailed for 200 years for murder of 190 children The Guardian
- Kenya Cult Leader Handed 200 Year Prison Sentence for Mass Murder The New York Times
- Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison for mass starvation murders of children Reuters
- Kenya cult leader handed 200-year sentence for 191 murders The Washington Post
- Paul Mackenzie: Kenya doomsday cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison for Shakahola deaths BBC
Powerful Haitian gang reaches out to state disarmament group as gunfights persist – AP News
- Powerful Haitian gang reaches out to state disarmament group as gunfights persist AP News
- El Salvador’s president thinks he can eliminate Haiti’s gangs The Economist
- ‘Potentially ugly’: taking war on gangs to Haiti poses risks for El Salvador’s leader The Guardian
- Powerful Haitian gang leader tells AP he wrote UN seeking dialogue as clashes intensify AP News
- Why is El Salvador fighting Haiti’s gangs? GZERO Media
US carries out another round of ‘minor’ strikes on Iran, Trump says
The president’s announcement comes days after an earlier attack on Iran was made public, and as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict have accelerated
Donald Trump has said the US military on Friday carried out a new round of limited strikes on Iran, targeting an air defence system, describing the action as “minor.”
Iranian state media reported the sound of two explosions in the Suza area of Qeshm Island, which is in the strait of Hormuz, the crucial waterway for oil shipments that has been disrupted since the beginning of the US war on Iran in February.
Continue reading...Trump discusses Middle East de-escalation with Qatar’s emir, and other Mideast news – AP News
- Trump discusses Middle East de-escalation with Qatar’s emir, and other Mideast news AP News
- Iran war updates: Trump says US talking to Tehran’s representatives Al Jazeera
- Qatar says its mediation efforts between US and Iran continue to prevent escalation Reuters
- Qatar’s emir holds call with Trump as mediators push for deal to end Iran war Financial Times
- Trump Holds Call With Mediator Qatar About Iran De-Escalation Bloomberg.com
Vance leads behind-the-scenes push for new Iran deal – Axios
- Vance leads behind-the-scenes push for new Iran deal Axios
- Mohsen Rezaei’s negotiating calculus: someone else always pays the price Iran International
- Report: Vance Leads Indirect Push to Restart Iran Talks Yahoo
- US has conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, US official says WSAV-TV
- Iranian FM says ‘no plans’ to hold talks with US officials The Times of Israel
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Uruguay starting 12-day Latin America tour – Al Jazeera
- Pope Leo XIV arrives in Uruguay starting 12-day Latin America tour Al Jazeera
- Pope Leo XIV arrives in Uruguay at start of South American tour less than a month after lung surgery AP News
- Thousands pour into a park in Uruguay for Pope Leo's first Mass in South America Yahoo
- Pope Leo urges Catholics to pray and fast for vocations Vatican News
- Pope Leo’s Latin America trip will take him above 11,000 feet, weeks after lung cancer surgery CNN