- Sheikh Hasina: Ex-Bangladesh leader says she's not guilty of crimes against humanity BBC
- Bangladesh on edge as Tribunal set to deliver verdict in case against Sheikh Hasina The Hindu
- Bangladesh braces for disruptions as former ruling party calls for lockdown to protest Hasina trial abcnews.go.com
- Unrest In Bangladesh As Dhaka Court Sets Hasina's Trial Verdict For November 17 NDTV
- Crude bombs, arson attacks: Why Bangladesh is on edge again, a year after Sheikh Hasina's ouster Hindustan Times
Florida kills man on death row in state’s 16th execution this year
Bryan Frederick Jennings, convicted over rape and murder of young girl in 1979, given three-drug lethal injection
A man found guilty in the 1979 rape and murder of a six-year-old girl was executed in Florida on Thursday.
Bryan Frederick Jennings was pronounced dead at 6.20pm local time after being administered a three-drug lethal injection. Jennings was sentenced to death for the killing of Rebecca Kunash, whom he drowned in a canal, according to reports.
Continue reading...[2025-11-13] Risch, Shaheen Statement on Tanzanian Elections | United… – Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (.gov)
- [2025-11-13] Risch, Shaheen Statement on Tanzanian Elections | United... Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (.gov)
- Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan promises probe into post-election unrest BBC
- Demand accountability in Tanzania. Amnesty International
- Tanzanian President Hassan forms inquiry commission to probe election protests killings PBS
- Tanzania president vows to investigate vote violence, acknowledges deaths Reuters
Multiple ACT schools shut after alert over asbestos in coloured sand products
Testing and remediation to take place in 15 schools after a consumer safety recall was issued for coloured sand used in sensory play and arts and crafts
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More than a dozen primary and preschools in the ACT have shut their doors, and a special school in Brisbane has made a snap closure, after an asbestos warning was issued for a range of colourful children’s sand products imported from China and sold at leading Australian retailers.
On Friday , the ACT’s education minister, Yvette Berry, confirmed 15 schools and six preschools would be fully closed, up from three earlier in the morning. Nine schools and preschools would be partially closed to multiple cohorts while testing and remediation took place.
Continue reading...Researchers say they have verified and sequenced Hitler’s DNA. A new documentary reveals the findings – CNN
- Researchers say they have verified and sequenced Hitler’s DNA. A new documentary reveals the findings CNN
- Did Hitler really have a ‘micropenis’? The dubious documentary analysing the dictator’s DNA The Guardian
- Hitler's DNA reveals Nazi leader likely had syndrome that can affect genitals, researchers say CBS News
- Groundbreaking analysis of Hitler’s DNA finds genetic disorder but no Jewish ancestry The Times of Israel
- Adolf Hitler may have had a micropenis — and just one ball, DNA analysis shows New York Post
Rachel Reeves to abandon plans to raise income tax rates in budget
Labour had laid the ground to break a manifesto pledge on taxes for working people but has now made a U-turn
Rachel Reeves is set to abandon a plan to raise income tax in her budget with the chancellor reportedly “ripping up” the main measures in the wake of turmoil in the party.
A source told the Guardian that plans to break the manifesto pledge on income tax had been ditched by the prime minister, Keir Starmer, and the chancellor.
Continue reading...Rare bronze and iron age log boats reveal details of Cambridgeshire prehistory
Well-preserved oak and maple boats used for transport and fishing to be displayed in Peterborough
After lying undisturbed in mud for more than 3,000 years, three rare bronze and iron age log boats have emerged to offer fresh insights into prehistoric life.
The boats were among nine discovered in a Cambridgeshire quarry 13 years ago – the largest group of prehistoric boats found in the same UK site. Most were well preserved, with one still able to float despite its long incarceration.
Continue reading...Israel identifies deceased hostage returned by Hamas as Manny Godard – CNN
- Israel identifies deceased hostage returned by Hamas as Manny Godard CNN
- Israel says militants in Gaza have handed over to the Red Cross a body believed to be a hostage NBC News
- Settlers Set West Bank Mosque On Fire, Palestinian Media Reports | LIVE BLOG i24NEWS
- Hamas Hands Over Body of Hadar Goldin, Israeli Soldier Held Since 2014 The New York Times
- 'Counter-proposal Inspired by U.S.': Russia Floats UN Resolution on Gaza Haaretz
Gaza stabilization force proposal by U.S. gets pushback from Russia, China and Arabs – PBS
Report: Trump pressing Saudi crown prince to ink deal with Israel following Gaza truce – The Times of Israel
- Report: Trump pressing Saudi crown prince to ink deal with Israel following Gaza truce The Times of Israel
- Scoop: Trump told MBS he expects Saudi-Israel normalization with Gaza war over Axios
- Saudi Prince to Meet With Trump in US After Weeks of Tense Talks Bloomberg.com
- Saudis to host investment summit in DC’s Kennedy Center during crown prince’s visit, sources say WTOP
- Former Middle East Envoy: A Renewed US-Saudi Alliance for a Changing Middle East | Opinion Newsweek
Molly Ticehurst’s ex-boyfriend pleads guilty to 2024 murder that ignited national anti-DV campaign
Death of 28-year-old childhood educator in Forbes, NSW, intensified a national campaign against domestic and gendered violence
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The former boyfriend of Molly Ticehurst has pleaded guilty to her domestic violence murder and made other admissions.
Daniel Billings appeared via audio-video link in Forbes local court, in central western New South Wales, on Friday morning to enter the plea.
Continue reading...Your Party receives ‘small portion’ of withheld supporters’ donations
Row continues between camps of Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, whose company holds hundreds of thousands of pounds of party funds
The leftwing Your Party, set up by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, is embroiled in another public row over donations to the party.
A statement from Corbyn along with Shockat Adam MP, Adnan Hussain MP, Ayoub Khan MP and Iqbal Mohamed MP states that hundreds of thousands of pounds were donated to the party “by supporters in good faith, but have since remained beyond its reach”, which they describe as being “extremely frustrating and disheartening”.
Continue reading...Breaking ‘News’- Trump still dominating the polls with working class pedophiles-80%-20% – Daily Kos
- Breaking ‘News’- Trump still dominating the polls with working class pedophiles-80%-20% Daily Kos
- Cartoon: 100% not woke Daily Kos
- "Nobody knows what magnets are" is the new "'groceries' is an old-fashioned word." Daily Kos
- Cartoon: Put your mask on first Daily Kos
- Cartoon: First the penny ... Daily Kos
Donald Trump pardons UK billionaire and former Tottenham owner Joe Lewis
Lewis was fined $5m and given three years probation by New York judge over ‘brazen’ insider trading scheme
Joe Lewis, the British billionaire and former owner of Tottenham Hotspur FC, has been pardoned by Donald Trump over a 2024 conviction for his part in a “brazen” insider trading scheme.
Lewis, 88, was fined $5m (£3.8m) and given three years probation by a New York judge last year but was spared jail time after pleading guilty to involvement in a plan that prosecutors said was designed to enrich his friends, lovers and employees.
Continue reading...Remembering Armero: Colombia’s town buried in tragedy – NPR
- Remembering Armero: Colombia's town buried in tragedy NPR
- Colombia’s ‘lost children’ remain open wound 40 years after deadly volcanic eruption Reuters
- Searching for Survivors 40 Years After One of Latin America’s Deadliest Disasters NPR
- Parents search for children missing since a volcanic eruption in Colombia 40 years ago AP News
- Lessons from the Armero disaster and beyond Nature
Swiss deploy charm offensive in bid to slash crippling Trump tariffs
Swiss business leaders appear to have made progress with a private initiative in which reports say they brought gifts to the Oval Office.
Democrat Eric Swalwell faces federal criminal inquiry for alleged mortgage fraud
Latest target of Trump’s retribution campaign says ‘only thing I am surprised about is that it took him this long’
The Democratic congressman Eric Swalwell is the latest target of Trump’s retribution campaign against his critics, the congressman confirmed on Thursday.
NBC News reports that Swalwell is facing a federal criminal investigation for alleged mortgage fraud, just as three other Democratic officials have faced in recent months. The outlet says the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency sent a letter to the attorney general claiming Swalwell may have committed mortgage and tax fraud.
Continue reading...Germany agrees new military service plan to boost troop numbers
The new military service plan will mandate all 18-year-old men to fill out a questionnaire on their suitability to serve.
Germany to introduce voluntary military service – DW
- Germany to introduce voluntary military service DW
- Germany agrees new military service plan to boost troop numbers BBC
- Germany’s Answer to Its Conscription Dilemma: a Database of Young Men Fit for War The Wall Street Journal
- Germany decides against conscription to replenish post-cold war military The Guardian
- German ruling parties reach compromise on military service Reuters
EU renews demand that Ukraine crack down on corruption in wake of major energy scandal – AP News
- EU renews demand that Ukraine crack down on corruption in wake of major energy scandal AP News
- Top Ukrainian ministers submit their resignations as the country is rocked by a corruption scandal AP News
- Energy scandal spells trouble for Zelensky as Ukrainians face another winter of power cuts CNN
- Could Ukraine’s corruption crisis ‘lead to military defeat’ against Russia? Al Jazeera
- EU allies demand answers from Ukraine over escalating corruption scandal politico.eu