US government shutdown disrupts flights for fifth consecutive day
US airlines cancel 1,200 flights, marking five days of disruptions caused by the prolonged government shutdown.
Pentagon’s largest warship enters Latin American waters as US tensions with Venezuela rise
USS Gerald R Ford’s arrival marks the largest US military presence in the region since the invasion of Panama in 1989
The US navy has announced that the USS Gerald R Ford, regarded as the world’s newest and largest aircraft carrier, has entered the area of responsibility of the US Southern Command, which covers Latin America and the Caribbean.
The deployment of the ship and the strike group it leads – which includes dozens of aircraft and destroyer ships – had been announced nearly three weeks ago, and its arrival marks an escalation in the military buildup between the US and Venezuela.
Continue reading...Netanyahu, Kushner strike deal to expel Hamas terrorists from Rafah—but world says no – Ynetnews
- Netanyahu, Kushner strike deal to expel Hamas terrorists from Rafah—but world says no Ynetnews
- Hamas fighters trapped in tunnels present new obstacle to Gaza ceasefire progress BBC
- Kushner, Netanyahu still seeking solution to impasse on terrorists in Rafah tunnels The Times of Israel
- Scores of Gaza Militants Still in Areas Under Israeli Control, Officials Say The New York Times
- Israel allows 200 Hamas terrorists to be deported from Gaza The Jerusalem Post
Roman-Era Treasures Stolen From Syria’s National Museum – The New York Times
- Roman-Era Treasures Stolen From Syria’s National Museum The New York Times
- Thieves steal Roman statues from Syria’s national museum AP News
- Ancient Roman-Era Statues Taken During Brazen Museum Heist in Damascus Time Magazine
- Ancient Roman-era marble statues taken in audacious museum theft The Independent
- The Theft of Valuable Artifacts from the National Museum in Damascus وكالة صدى نيوز
Russian court extends jailing of teenage singer over street performance of anti-war songs – AP News
Top House Democrats vow to oppose shutdown bill over healthcare funding
Democrats are demanding an extension of tax credits for Affordable Care Act health plans set to expire at end of year
As House Republican leaders move to hold a vote on legislation to reopen the US government, top Democrats vowed on Tuesday to oppose the bill for not addressing their demand for more healthcare funding.
Democrats have for weeks demanded that any measure to fund the government include an extension of tax credits for Affordable Care Act health plans, which were created under Joe Biden and due to expire at the end of the year, sending premiums for enrollees higher.
Continue reading...Turkey demands more than 2,000 years in jail for popular Istanbul mayor
Istanbul's chief prosecutor accuses Ekrem Imamoglu and 400 others of running a corruption network.
Pokrovsk: Russian forces use fog cover to push further into key Ukraine town – BBC
- Pokrovsk: Russian forces use fog cover to push further into key Ukraine town BBC
- Russian forces roll 'Mad Max'-style into battered Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, video shows Reuters
- Ukraine’s Hardest Winter Foreign Affairs
- Russian forces ride into Pokrovsk, Ukraine in 'Mad Max'-style video NBC News
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 10, 2025 Institute for the Study of War
Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war
Groups from Italy and elsewhere alleged to have paid Serb soldiers to shoot Sarajevo residents during siege
Prosecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italians who allegedly paid members of the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so that they could kill citizens during the four-year siege of the city in the 1990s.
More than 10,000 people were killed in Sarajevo by constant shelling and sniper fire between 1992 and 1996 in what was the longest siege in modern history, after Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia.
Continue reading...‘There was a state of terror’: Sudan hospital worker describes fleeing before alleged massacre
"I have lost the people whose faces I used to see smiling," says Abdu-Rabbu Ahmed after escaping el-Fasher.
‘There was a state of terror’: Sudan hospital worker describes fleeing before alleged massacre
"I have lost the people whose faces I used to see smiling," says Abdu-Rabbu Ahmed after escaping el-Fasher.
Turkish military plane with 20 on board crashes in Georgia – AP News
- Turkish military plane with 20 on board crashes in Georgia AP News
- Turkish military plane crashes in Georgia with at least 20 on board Reuters
- All 20 personnel killed in Turkish military plane crash in Georgia Euronews.com
- Large explosion as Nato military plane crashes in Georgia The Independent
- Turkish military cargo plane crashes with at least 20 on board near Georgia and Azerbaijan border BBC
Russia ‘will respond in kind’ to nuclear tests by any country: Lavrov
Moscow suggests that it will carry out its own nuclear tests if the US resumes testing under Donald Trump's orders.
Irish presidential inauguration takes place at Dublin Castle
The Republic of Ireland's new president says "our actions today will shape the world our grandchildren will inherit".
Suicide bombing in Islamabad kills 12, says Pakistan’s interior minister
Mohsin Naqvi says the bomber tried to gain entry to a court complex but was unable to get inside.
Israel advances bill mandating death penalty for Palestinian ‘terrorists’
The Israeli parliament has advanced an amendment proposing the death penalty for convicted Palestinian ‘terrorists’.
China removes two popular gay dating apps from Apple and Android stores
Withdrawal of Blued and Finka raises fears of further crackdowns on LGBT rights amid growing restrictions
Two of China’s most popular gay dating apps have disappeared from app stores in the country, raising fears of a further crackdown on LGBT communities.
As of Tuesday, Blued and Finka were unavailable on Apple’s app store and several Android platforms. Users who had already downloaded the apps appeared to still be able to use them.
Continue reading...Chinese Bitcoin Fraudster Jailed After Huge UK Crypto Seizure – Bloomberg.com
- Chinese Bitcoin Fraudster Jailed After Huge UK Crypto Seizure Bloomberg.com
- Cryptoqueen who fled China for London mansion jailed over £5bn Bitcoin stash BBC
- Chinese fraud mastermind jailed in UK for laundering bitcoin Reuters
- Fraudster who hid in London is jailed over £5.5bn bitcoin scam The Guardian
- 'Goddess of Wealth' conwoman jailed over £5bn Bitcoin hoard after years on the run Sky News
‘You can do anything’: Israeli war crimes in Gaza aired in UK documentary
The new film featuring firsthand testimonies of Israeli soldiers in Gaza reveals patterns of systematic abuse.