- Iran's IRGC strikes tanker and threatens to target ships beyond Hormuz Euronews.com
- Tanker attacks in Strait of Hormuz surge to wartime high as Iran tries to choke off oil exports CNBC
- Vessel struck by unknown projectile off UAE coast amid surge in attacks, UKMTO says Reuters
- Tanker hit as Iran expands strikes; Iran-backed Houthis hit Saudi airport NewsNation
- Tanker Attacks Push Deeper Into Gulf, Rattle Oil Markets WSJ
Trump’s planned DC arch faces new lawsuit
A Virginia county governing board filed the suit, claiming that planning for the monument near DC was rushed.
Arrested German spy chief lashed out at his old agency over allegations he spied for Russia – POLITICO.eu
- Arrested German spy chief lashed out at his old agency over allegations he spied for Russia POLITICO.eu
- Former German spy chief had contacts with Chinese official, Spiegel reports Reuters
- German Spymaster’s Arrest Piles Pressure on Beleaguered Agents Bloomberg.com
- German Officials Arrest Former Spy Chief on Espionage Charges The New York Times
- A very German spy scandal Financial Times
Palestinian Authority Says Elections Are to Be Postponed – The New York Times
- Palestinian Authority Says Elections Are to Be Postponed The New York Times
- EXCLUSIVE: Palestinians set to delay legislative elections due to worsening conditions, letter says Reuters
- Sa’ar accuses PA’s Abbas of ‘fooling’ world with delay in legislative election The Times of Israel
- Abbas' promise to Macron crumbles as Palestinian elections are postponed Ynetnews
- Palestinian Elections Postponed for Months Amid 'Worsening Conditions' Haaretz
Man City case causing ‘uncertainty’ for whole Premier League, says Iraola
Liverpool's Andoni Iraola looks to Manchester City clash and rival's appeal over guilty verdict for financial breaches.
US to livestream Fort Hood shooter’s execution: Is that legal?
Rights groups and legal experts say the move could endanger minors, who are usually barred from witnessing executions.
Man City face Liverpool after being found guilty of financial breaches
Manchester City face Liverpool at Anfield after being found guilty of financial breaches.
Driver films from inside vehicle as car swept away in Chile floods
Driver films from inside vehicle as car swept away in Chile floods
EU says it agrees with China to halve hybrid vehicle exports to EU – Reuters
- EU says it agrees with China to halve hybrid vehicle exports to EU Reuters
- China, EU strike deal to halve Chinese hybrid exports Reuters
- China and Europe Step Back From Trade War With Limits on Chinese Car Exports The New York Times
- China agrees to ‘halve’ hybrid car exports to EU in landmark deal The Guardian
- China and Europe agree to cut Chinese hybrid vehicle exports by half CNBC
Two Renoir paintings stolen from French museum are recovered
The two works were seized last month when thieves cut through a fence and smashed a window at the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera.
Iran turns on Pakistan as Saudi defense pact takes effect – Iran International
- Iran turns on Pakistan as Saudi defense pact takes effect Iran International
- As Munir's military takes on Gulf role, Pakistan's parliament is not involved Reuters
- Pakistan’s Yemen moment Dawn
- Pakistan confirms it has troops in Saudi as conflict with Yemen’s Houthi rebels escalates CNN
- Turkey Says It Won’t Deploy Troops for Attacks Under Mecca Pact Bloomberg.com
Twisted Putin wants Kyiv ‘to drown in SEWAGE’ as tyrant blitzes power plants after 80 dead in two days of brutal strikes – The Sun
- Twisted Putin wants Kyiv ‘to drown in SEWAGE’ as tyrant blitzes power plants after 80 dead in two days of brutal strikes The Sun
- Russian strikes and approaching winter force some in Kyiv to pack bags and flee BBC
- "The issue is survival": Mayor Klitschko advises Kyiv residents to consider leaving capital Українська правда
- See What It’s Like to Be Under Fire in Kyiv, With 10 Air-Raid Alerts in 24 Hours WSJ
- Russia’s air attacks are disrupting daily life across Ukraine. Here’s how five major cities are adapting to the growing danger. Meduza
Ethiopia and Eritrea accuse one another of launching war
Eritrea denies backing TPLF as Ethiopia alleges collusion, further straining their already volatile relationship.
Bangladesh’s mango diplomacy with India has reached its limits
Cultural gestures have kept relations from collapsing, but repairing ties with India will require tough negotiations.
Who is Navi Pillay, winner of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize?
The 85-year-old South African judge has spent decades fighting apartheid and genocide.
Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream execution puts US in dubious company
Only Iran and Afghanistan routinely carry out sentences in public, with Saudi Arabia appearing to have ended practice
If the US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, goes ahead with plans to livestream the execution of a soldier radicalised to extremist Islam who killed 13 people at a military base in Texas, his country will join a motley assembly of lesser powers and rogue actors who have conducted public executions in recent years.
Only two countries currently systematically carry out capital sentences in public: Iran and Afghanistan. In 2025, the Taliban authorities carried out six such killings and the regime in Tehran 11, according to Amnesty International.
Continue reading...Three Saudi nationals killed in Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport
The missile attacks come amid an escalation in fighting between the Iran-backed group and Saudi Arabia, which backs Yemen's government.
Lightsaber Darth Vader used in ‘I am your father’ Star Wars duel up for auction
Saber is expected to fetch at least $1m and is one of more than two dozen props that will be up for sale
A lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the duel where he tells Luke Skywalker “I am your father” is going up for sale at Heritage Auctions next month.
The Vader saber, also used in Return of the Jedi, is expected to fetch at least $1m. It is one of more than two dozen lightsaber props that will be up for sale at the auction that spans Star Wars Episodes I through IX and other films and TV shows from the universe George Lucas created.
Continue reading...Execution live stream could cause PTSD in viewers, say psychiatrists
Warning follows Pete Hegseth announcement that firing squad execution of Fort Hood killer will be public
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Livestreaming an execution could cause post-traumatic stress disorder in the viewing public, mental health experts have said, after the US confirmed plans to broadcast the death by firing squad of a man who shot dead 13 unarmed soldiers.
The US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, said on Thursday that Nidal Hasan, a former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, would be executed by firing squad on 3 December. Officials later confirmed it would be livestreamed. It is believed it will be the first public execution in the US in almost a century.
Continue reading...Robert Jenrick launches scathing broadside against ‘Kensington Kemi’
Reform UK economics spokesperson seeks to associate Tory leader with metropolitan elite as party relations sour further
Robert Jenrick has launched an extended attack on Kemi Badenoch, calling her part of a metropolitan elite and saying a coalition deal with the Tories would be like being “handcuffed to a zombie”.
Reform UK’s economics spokesperson repeatedly called the Tory leader “Kensington Kemi” and claimed her party was for people who moaned about the decline of Mayfair clubs and complained that they could not find Ottolenghi recipe ingredients in the shops.
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