Tenerife striker De Miguel dies after on-field collision
Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel dies aged 30 after an on-field collision during a Spanish second-division match.
North Korea denies being behind record $6.3bn Binance hack
US government agencies and cyber analysts have blamed Pyongyang for the record-breaking heist.
Major test for Australia’s social media ban begins in High Court – BBC
- Major test for Australia's social media ban begins in High Court BBC
- Australian Court Hears Challenge to Social Media Ban The New York Times
- Australia social media teen ban a 'modest' step, says government in top court challenge Reuters
- Reddit blasts Australia’s ‘inept’ social media ban as court challenge begins NBC News
- Social media for kids could go algorithm-free to avoid ban, High Court hears Politico
Major test for Australia’s social media ban begins in High Court
Lawyers for Reddit and a digital rights group are arguing the world-leading policy robs children of their right to free communication.
Why a US-Russia showdown left Morocco celebrating
An impasse between the US and Russia at the UN means its peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara has ended after 35 years.
PFAS: Major study into ‘forever chemicals’ in UK population – BBC
- PFAS: Major study into 'forever chemicals' in UK population BBC
- The five everyday ingredients making your home more toxic than you think The Independent
- UKHSA launches human biomonitoring study GOV.UK
- Forever Chemicals In Food & Drinking Water: Scientists Explore Long-Term Health Risks Health and Me
- EAC Chair: PFAS monitoring must improve information without alarm UK Parliament
Asian Cup postponed in wake of attacks on Saudi Arabia
The 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia is postponed because of a series of deadly attacks on the host country.
Iran, US still far apart on deal to end war as Qatar pushes mediation – Reuters
- Iran, US still far apart on deal to end war as Qatar pushes mediation Reuters
- Iran Says It Would Reopen Strait of Hormuz in 2 Days as Part of U.S. Deal The New York Times
- Iran war updates: Tehran says ‘intensive’ US talks underway Al Jazeera
- US, Iran Weigh Mediators’ Proposals Amid Limited Airstrikes Bloomberg.com
- US-Iran talks stuck, sources tell 'Post,' as US sends additional forces to the region The Jerusalem Post
War widens in the Black Sea in a test of NATO red lines – Reuters
Two more men hanged in protest case in Iran – Iran International
- Two more men hanged in protest case in Iran Iran International
- Two men executed in Iran over killing of police officers during January protests, Fars news Reuters
- Iran’s Supreme Court upholds death sentence for a fruit seller arrested in connection with nationwide protests VOA - Voice of America English News
- January Protests: Another Protester Sentenced to Death Identified in Mashhad Hrana
- Iran News in Brief – November 4, 2026 National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI
Russian ambassador’s wife joins Canberra club, prompting walkout – Politico
European troops prepare for a postwar Ukraine mission that’s fraught with challenges – AP News
- European troops prepare for a postwar Ukraine mission that’s fraught with challenges AP News
- UK and European peacekeepers in Ukraine would be allowed to fire back at Russians The Guardian
- In Poland, the 'Coalition of the Willing' holds first large-scale military exercise Le Monde.fr
- Thousands of European troops to rehearse Ukraine deployment in event of peace BBC
- European force to hold first Ukraine support exercise in Poland France 24
Indian national killed after two helicopters collide in Nepal’s Mount Everest region – Reuters
- Indian national killed after two helicopters collide in Nepal's Mount Everest region Reuters
- One dead after two helicopters collide near Mount Everest in Nepal Al Jazeera
- Indian tourist dies in helicopter collision in Nepal's Everest region Yahoo
- On Camera, 2 Helicopters Collide In Nepal While Landing, 1 Killed NDTV
- Helicopters collide below Mount Everest base camp, killing 1 person and injuring 2 kare11.com
Italy’s ‘exit tax’ plan spooks rich expats – Financial Times
- Italy’s ‘exit tax’ plan spooks rich expats Financial Times
- Brickbat: Exit Toll Reason Magazine
- Giorgia Meloni targets Italy’s wealthy with ‘exit tax’ The Telegraph
- Meloni Targets Rich in Symbolic Tax Move to Woo Italian Voters Bloomberg.com
- Meloni’s exit tax sends shiver through newly arrived wealthy The Times
UK to double wait for permanent residency, with exemptions for care workers – Al Jazeera
- UK to double wait for permanent residency, with exemptions for care workers Al Jazeera
- Mahmood scraps settlement plans for migrant care workers BBC
- Tuesday briefing: Britain is moving the goalposts for its migrant workers The Guardian
- UK exempts care workers from plan to impose long delays on immigrants seeking residence Reuters
- British government sets out tougher rules for migrants looking to settle in the UK Euronews.com
Wage protests force hundreds of Bangladesh garment factories to close – BBC
- Wage protests force hundreds of Bangladesh garment factories to close BBC
- Bangladesh agrees new garment pay scale from December amid protests Reuters
- ‘Going hungry’: Garment workers in Bangladesh say wages barely cover needs Al Jazeera
- India monitoring garment workers' protests in Bangladesh: MEA spokesperson The Daily Star
- Bangladesh garment factories close as workers clash with police in pay protests AP News
Political leaders condemn ‘vicious’ alleged baseball bat attack on One Nation volunteer at his Victorian home
Police confirm arrest of 37-year-old and 14-year-old boy over alleged assault in Torquay on Sunday night
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Leaders from across the political spectrum have condemned the alleged assault of a One Nation volunteer with a baseball bat outside his home on Victoria’s Surf Coast.
Police on Tuesday confirmed they arrested a 37-year-old Hampton Park man and a 14-year-old boy over the incident, which occurred at a Torquay home on Sunday night.
Continue reading...Supreme Court rejects Trump’s request to stop California counting disputed votes
The ruling, which comes on the eve of the midterm elections, essentially ends the Trump administration's bid to disqualify the ballots in the state.
Australia hikes rates to 18-year high to fight inflation – CNBC
- Australia hikes rates to 18-year high to fight inflation CNBC
- Statement by the Monetary Policy Board: Monetary Policy Decision | Media Releases Reserve Bank of Australia
- Voters were already frustrated before the RBA’s fifth rate hike. Labor will be hoping its luck hasn’t run out The Guardian
- Australia's central bank lifts rates to 18-year high, split vote points to pause ahead Reuters
- Australia Central Bank Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level in 18 Years WSJ
US reportedly strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island as Vance voices optimism about a deal
Iranian state media reported the sound of explosions on the island in the strait of Hormuz, coming on the eve of crucial US midterms
The US launched limited strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island late on Monday, according to reports in US media, hours after US vice-president JD Vance said he was optimistic diplomatic efforts to end the war were moving in the right direction.
The strikes were reported as being “defensive”, and not thought to be a signal of a return to full hostilities, but came on the eve of crucial midterm elections in which Donald Trump’s Republican party is expected to be punished by voters for the cascading effect the war has had on the US cost of living.
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