- Rail explosion in Poland was ‘sabotage,’ prime minister says The Washington Post
- Polish PM says railway explosion was 'unprecedented act of sabotage' BBC
- Polish train track that helped transport aid to Ukraine destroyed in ‘act of sabotage,’ prime minister says CNN
- Polish railway track blast an 'unprecedented act of sabotage', PM says Reuters
- Poland Says Rail Explosion Was ‘Unprecedented Act of Sabotage’ The Wall Street Journal
Three more Chinese astronauts are now stranded in space following successful rescue of their colleagues – Live Science
- Three more Chinese astronauts are now stranded in space following successful rescue of their colleagues Live Science
- China to launch Shenzhou-22 spacecraft Nov. 25 to provide lifeboat for astronauts SpaceNews
- Chinese astronauts arrive home after suspected debris strike delays return to Earth CNN
- Chinese astronauts return from space station after delay blamed on space debris damage NBC News
- Chinese astronauts to get replacement spacecraft after debris strike leaves them without a ride home Space
Israel’s Ben-Gvir urges killing PA officials if UN recognises Palestine
Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir demanded targeted assassinations of Palestinian Authority officials.
Syrian FM visits China, pledges ‘counterterrorism’ cooperation
Syria's Asaad al-Shaibani meets with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi as Damascus pushes to bolster international ties.
David Nicholls to adapt The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ for BBC
One Day author leading writing team bringing one of the best-known literary creations of the 1980s to life
A writing team led by the One Day author, David Nicholls, and that includes Caitlin Moran is bringing Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ to the small screen in a 10-part BBC One adaptation of the classic tale of teenage life in British suburbia.
Nicholls, who described the book as “a classic piece of comic writing and an incredible piece of ventriloquism on Sue Townsend’s part”, will adapt the book that produced one of the best-known literary creations of the 1980s.
Continue reading...New international student enrollments in US plunge this year, data shows
Enrollment fell 17%, the largest drop in a decade aside from the pandemic, amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
The number of international students enrolling in US colleges and universities plunged this year as the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown on higher education began to bite, data released on Monday reveals.
New international student enrollment fell 17% in the current academic year, the largest drop in more than a decade aside from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a fall snapshot published by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
Continue reading...France investigating Vinted over alleged links to pornographic content
Some sellers were found to be luring viewers to their personal pages on adult platforms such as OnlyFans.
Ethiopia confirms three Marburg deaths as outbreak sparks regional alarm
Health authorities isolate more than 100 contacts as deadly hemorrhagic virus detected near South Sudan border.
South Africa to refuse charter flights of Palestinians over fears of ‘cleansing agenda’
Israel says South Africa had previously agreed to receive the 153 Palestinians who arrived last week.
Two long-lost organ pieces by JS Bach performed for first time in 300 years
Archive director in Germany says ‘missing piece of puzzle’ now in place to verify authorship after decades of research
Two long-lost organ pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach have been performed in Germany, roughly 320 years after the composer wrote them as a teenage music teacher.
Entitled Chaconne in D minor BWV 1178 and Chaconne in G minor BWV 1179, the pieces were added to the official catalogue of Bach’s works on Monday and played in public for the first time in three centuries inside Leipzig’s St Thomas Church, where Bach is buried.
Continue reading...US Supreme Court to weigh ‘metering’ of asylum claims at US-Mexico border
The Trump administration has sought to restrict asylum claims at the US border, alleging abuse within the system.
New blow for Louvre as structural problem forces gallery closure
Campana Gallery is temporarily shut due to weaknesses in beams supporting floor above
The Louvre has temporarily closed one of its galleries as a precaution after an audit revealed structural weaknesses in some of the beams in the building.
The Campana Gallery, which houses nine rooms dedicated to ancient Greek ceramics, will be shut while investigations are conducted into “certain beams supporting the floors of the second floor” above it, a statement issued on Monday said.
Continue reading...Reselling tickets for profit to be outlawed in UK government crackdown
Touts, and ordinary consumers, will no longer be able to charge anything more than price at which they bought ticket
Reselling tickets for profit is to be outlawed under plans due to be announced this week, the Guardian has learned, as the government goes ahead with a long-awaited crackdown on touts and resale platforms such as Viagogo and StubHub.
Ministers had been considering allowing touts – and ordinary consumers – to sell on a ticket for up to 130% of face value, as part of a consultation process that ended earlier this year.
Continue reading...Palestine Action trial begins in London – what we know
Six members of the proscribed 'terrorist' action group to be tried over attack on Israeli weapons group Elbit Systems.
Louvre closes gallery due to structural issue
The Campana Gallery, which host Greek ceramics, will remain closed as beams supporting the floor above are checked.
Louvre closes gallery due to structural issue
The Campana Gallery, which host Greek ceramics, will remain closed as beams supporting the floor above are checked.
Child among seven dead after atmospheric river storm drenches California
Lingering thunderstorms pose risk of mudslides in areas around Los Angeles recently ravaged by wildfires
A powerful atmospheric river weather system has mostly moved through California but not before causing at least seven deaths and dousing much of the state.
Among the dead was a seven-year-old girl who was swept into the ocean by waves estimated up to 20ft at a state beach on Friday. The girl’s father, 39-year-old Yuji Hu, of Calgary, Alberta, was killed while trying to save his daughter.
Continue reading...Home secretary says asylum reforms will ‘unite a divided country’ as full plans published – BBC
- Home secretary says asylum reforms will 'unite a divided country' as full plans published BBC
- Britain’s Labour Government Plans New, Tougher System for Asylum Seekers The New York Times
- U.K. Follows Europe and U.S. in Crackdown on Asylum Seekers The Wall Street Journal
- Britain toughens asylum policy in major overhaul as anti-immigration sentiment rises Reuters
- UK’s sweeping asylum law changes: How will they impact refugees? Al Jazeera
GWR train fitted with F1 tech for two-month superfast wifi trial
Tryout of system, which switches between signals from 5G masts to low Earth-orbit satellites, could lead to wider rollout
Train wifi in the UK, long a source of frustration for passengers, is about to get radically faster – for a lucky few at least.
A two-month trial has begun on one Great Western Railway (GWR) train, fitted with technology from Formula One that switches between the signals from 5G masts to low Earth-orbit satellites to provide almost seamless, superfast wifi.
Continue reading...Gunmen abduct 25 girls from a high school in northwestern Nigeria – AP News
- Gunmen abduct 25 girls from a high school in northwestern Nigeria AP News
- Gunmen kidnap 25 schoolgirls from Nigerian school, kill vice principal CNN
- Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap 25 students from Kebbi high school DW
- GGCSS Maga: Gunmen kidnap 25 girls from Nigerian school in Kebbi state BBC
- What to know about abductions of schoolchildren in Nigeria AP News