- Ukraine raids top officials as energy sector scandal unfolds Financial Times
- Ukraine anticorruption agency alleges $100m energy kickback scheme Al Jazeera
- Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Agencies Push Back Despite Zelensky Pressure The New York Times
- Ukraine updates: Kyiv launches energy corruption probe dw.com
- Ukraine’s energy sector faces wide-scale investigation over ‘kickback’ allegations The Guardian
Nord Stream suspect accuses Italy of pressure to confess
Serhiy Kuznetsov is wanted in Germany over the 2022 attack on Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines.
Nicolas Sarkozy says he wants to ‘prove his innocence’ as he is released from prison
Former French president, who said his three weeks in jail had been a ‘nightmare’, will serve rest of sentence outside pending appeal
Nicolas Sarkozy has said he wants to “prove his innocence” after being released from prison while he appeals against his conviction for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to obtain election campaign funds from Libya.
After 20 days in jail that he had earlier described as “gruelling” and a “nightmare”, the former French president was driven away from La Santé prison in Paris on Monday accompanied by his wife, the singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.
Continue reading...Lukoil Declares Force Majeure on Iraqi Oil After Sanctions – Bloomberg.com
- Lukoil Declares Force Majeure on Iraqi Oil After Sanctions Bloomberg.com
- Russian oil firm’s multibillion-dollar assets overseas at risk as US sanctions begin to bite CNN
- Exclusive: Lukoil declares force majeure in Iraq over US sanctions, sources say Reuters
- Trump Administration Blocks Gunvor Takeover of Russian Oil Assets - WSJ The Wall Street Journal
- Race to Run Lukoil Assets Heats Up With Days to Sanctions Cutoff Bloomberg.com
Ukraine’s energy sector faces wide-scale investigation over ‘kickback’ allegations
Anti-corruption agency says state nuclear power operator Energoatom taking illicit payments of 10-15%
Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau said on Monday that it was conducting a large-scale investigation into the country’s energy sector, alleging kickbacks in transactions involving the state nuclear power operator, Energoatom.
The bureau, which operates independently of the government, alleged that several senior figures were involved. Ukrainian media identified one of them as Timur Mindich, a businessman and associate of Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Continue reading...Former French president Sarkozy released from prison after three weeks
The former French president was jailed in October for conspiring to fund his election campaign with money from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
Belarus threatens to seize over 1,000 Lithuanian trucks stranded after border closure – Euronews.com
Sarkozy Freed From Paris Jail ‘Nightmare’ After Just 20 Days – Bloomberg.com
- Sarkozy Freed From Paris Jail ‘Nightmare’ After Just 20 Days Bloomberg.com
- Former French president Sarkozy released from prison after three weeks BBC
- Nicolas Sarkozy says he wants to ‘prove his innocence’ as he is released from prison The Guardian
- French appeals court orders Sarkozy's release from jail Le Monde.fr
- Nicolas Sarkozy, Former French President, Is Released From Prison Pending Appeal The New York Times
Air pollution levels surge in India’s capital, sparking rare protests – AP News
- Air pollution levels surge in India’s capital, sparking rare protests AP News
- ‘I can’t breathe in this city’: inaction over Delhi’s suffocating pollution sparks rare protest The Guardian
- Air pollution: Hundreds protest in Delhi against toxic air BBC
- Protesters call for action as pollution suffocates New Delhi Al Jazeera
- GRAP-3 Curbs In Delhi As Air Quality Gets 'Severe' For 1st Time This Season NDTV
Private Chinese rocket fails during launch, 3 satellites lost – Space
- Private Chinese rocket fails during launch, 3 satellites lost Space
- China's Galactic Energy fails Ceres-1 rocket satellite mission launch Yahoo
- China failed to launch Ceres-1 Eurasia Business News
- China's JXGF-04C satellite launch mission fails on Monday Xinhua
- Galactic Energy Cerera-1 Rocket Launch Fails in October 2025 mezha.net
Verified videos show aftermath of explosion in Delhi
Police say eight people have been killed after a car explodes near Delhi's Red Fort landmark in India.
UAE refuses to join Gaza stabilisation force without clear legal framework
Decision reflects wider regional doubts about terms of US-drafted plan to disarm Hamas
Plans for a UN-mandated international stabilisation force charged with disarming Hamas inside Gaza face growing opposition after the United Arab Emirates said it would not participate because it did not yet see a clear legal framework for the force.
Israel has already ruled out Turkey joining the force, and King Abdullah of Jordan has said Jordanian troops will not join. Azerbaijan, once mooted as a contributor, did not attend a planning meeting in Turkey last week and said it would not contribute unless a full ceasefire was in place.
Continue reading...IDF strikes Hezbollah targets across Lebanon, says 3 operatives killed in past 24 hours – The Times of Israel
- IDF strikes Hezbollah targets across Lebanon, says 3 operatives killed in past 24 hours The Times of Israel
- Alarmed by Hezbollah rearming, Israel presses Beirut to act before the IDF has to The Times of Israel
- Israeli attacks kill 3 in Lebanon as EU urges it to respect the ceasefire Al Jazeera
- Headlines for November 07, 2025 Democracy Now!
- Israel pushes Lebanon army to search more intrusively for Hezbollah arms, sources say Reuters
Deadly Explosion Reported in Crowded Delhi Neighborhood – The New York Times
- Deadly Explosion Reported in Crowded Delhi Neighborhood The New York Times
- Delhi explosion: Eight killed after explosion near Red Fort landmark, police say BBC
- Poll-Bound Bihar On High Alert After Delhi Red Fort Blast Kills 13 NDTV
- Car blast kills at least 10 people near Red Fort in India’s Delhi CNN
- Eight people die and several injured after car explosion in Delhi, police say The Guardian
Why have BBC bosses resigned over a Trump speech edit?
Following accusations of bias at the BBC, Tim Davie says departure is 'my own decision', while head of news also quits.
Trump pardons Giuliani, others accused of trying to overturn 2020 defeat
Trump loyalists accused of pressuring VP Pence and organising fake electors to contest the 2020 election results.
Eight people die and several injured after car explosion in Delhi, police say
Several fire engines rushed to the scene after blast reported near the historic Red Fort, fire services said
A car explosion outside the historic Red Fort monument in Delhi has killed at least eight people and started a fire in the surrounding area, according to police.
The cause of the explosion, which took place just before 7pm local time (1330 GMT) on Monday night, is being investigated. The registered owner of the car has reportedly been detained for questioning.
Continue reading...US Senate shutdown vote: What happened, who voted to end it, what’s next?
Some Democrats join Republicans to vote to end the government shutdown, which enters its 41st day.
Former French President Sarkozy released from prison pending appeal in conspiracy case – AP News
- Former French President Sarkozy released from prison pending appeal in conspiracy case AP News
- Nicolas Sarkozy, Former French President, Is Released From Prison Pending Appeal The New York Times
- Paris court says former president Sarkozy will be released from prison under judicial supervision NBC News
- Sarkozy Freed From Paris Jail ‘Nightmare’ After Just 20 Days Bloomberg.com
- Nicolas Sarkozy says he wants to ‘prove his innocence’ as he is released from prison The Guardian
Homelessness charity to become landlord for first time – BBC
- Homelessness charity to become landlord for first time BBC
- ‘Similar pressure to London’: the housing crisis reaches Newcastle The Guardian
- Ministers urged to tackle ‘shocking’ rise in homeless The Times
- Homelessness in England rises sharply, services under ‘enormous strain’: Report Anadolu Ajansı
- 3 things Labour must do to help record-high number of homeless families Big Issue