- U.K. proposes new asylum policy with 20-year wait and asset seizures The Washington Post
- Why Britain Is Embracing ‘Negative Nation Branding’ The New York Times
- Is Shabana Mahmood’s plan to seize the jewels of asylum seekers a joke? | Zoe Williams The Guardian
- U.K. Follows Europe and U.S. in Crackdown on Asylum Seekers The Wall Street Journal
- Key takeaways: What are the proposed asylum system reforms? BBC
‘Deeply ashamed’ Larry Summers steps back from public life over Epstein links
Former treasury secretary steps away to ‘rebuild trust’ after severe backlash but will continue teaching Harvard classes
The Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers said he would be stepping back from public life after documents released by the House oversight committee revealed email exchanges between Summers and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who called himself Summers’ “wing man”.
Politico reported on Monday that Summers, a former treasury secretary, expressed deep regret for past messages with Epstein.
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,363
Here are the key events from day 1,363 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Trump’s plan for Gaza backed by UN Security Council
Included in the 20-point peace plan is the establishment of an International Stabilisation Force (ISF), which would work to demilitarise the territory.
From bicycles to cash: The rising cost of India’s poll promises
Cash transfers, often directed towards women, have become a popular election-winning strategy for politicians.
Authors dumped from New Zealand’s top book prize after AI used in cover designs
Ockham Book Awards dropped two titles from contention after new guidelines introduced on artificial intelligence use
The books of two award-winning New Zealand authors have been disqualified from consideration for the country’s top literature prize because artificial intelligence was used in the creation of their cover designs.
Stephanie Johnson’s collection of short stories Obligate Carnivore and Elizabeth Smither’s collection of novellas Angel Train were submitted to the 2026 Ockham book awards’ NZ$65,000 fiction prize in October, but were ruled out of the competition the following month in light of new guidelines around AI use.
Continue reading...Canada narrowly approves Carney’s first federal budget
The approval of the fiscal plan - the second largest in Canada's history - allows the prime minister's minority government to avert an early election.
‘I hated that I looked Asian’: KPop Demon Hunters star on her struggle for acceptance
Korean-American actress Arden Cho tells BBC Global Women she struggled to feel accepted while growing up in Texas.
‘I hated that I looked Asian’: KPop Demon Hunters star on her struggle for acceptance
Korean-American actress Arden Cho tells BBC Global Women she struggled to feel accepted while growing up in Texas.
UN security council votes to endorse Donald Trump’s Gaza plan
The resolution, which includes references to an independent Palestine, was passed by a vote of 13-0 with China and Russia abstaining
The UN security council has endorsed proposals put forward by Donald Trump for a lasting peace in Gaza, including the deployment of an international stabilisation force and a possible path to a sovereign Palestinian state.
The resolution, passed by a vote of 13-0 with abstentions by China and Russia, charted “a new course in the Middle East for Israelis and Palestinians and all the people of the region alike”, the US envoy to the UN, Mike Waltz, told the council chamber.
Continue reading...‘City of seven ravines’: Bronze age metropolis unearthed in the Eurasian steppe – Phys.org
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- Bronze Age mega-settlement in Kazakhstan reveals advanced urban planning and metallurgy Archaeology News Online Magazine
- Bronze Age "City of Seven Ravines" unearthed after 3,500 years CBS News
- Archaeologists unearth a Bronze Age city that was lost for 3,500 years Earth.com
US Fed Governor Cook offers detailed defence in mortgage fraud case
Cook's lawyer says the criminal referrals against her 'fail on even the most cursory look at the facts'.
A Chinese firm bought an insurer for CIA agents – part of Beijing’s trillion dollar spending spree
When an insurer for FBI and CIA agents was sold to a Chinese entity, it led the US to tighten investment laws.
A Chinese firm bought an insurer for CIA agents – part of Beijing’s trillion dollar spending spree
When an insurer for FBI and CIA agents was sold to a Chinese entity, it led the US to tighten investment laws.
Nestlé accused of ’risking health of babies for profit’ over added sugar in cereals sold in African countries
Campaigners say the company is contributing to rising rates of childhood obesity, while the firm says it is helping to combat malnutrition
Nestlé is still adding sugar to most baby cereals sold across Africa, according to an investigation by campaigners who have accused the company of “putting the health of African babies at risk for profit”.
The food firm was accused of “double standards” over the researchers’ findings, which come at a time when rates of childhood obesity are rising on the continent, prompting calls for Nestlé to remove all added sugar from baby-food products.
Continue reading...Calls for answers grow over Canada’s interrogation of Israel critic
Ministry of public safety says it is seeking more details about questioning of scholar Richard Falk at Toronto airport.
Tracking build-up of US military planes and warships near Venezuela
The US has justified its air and naval campaign as necessary to fight drug smuggling into the US.
UN Security Council passes US resolution backing international Gaza force
Measure mandates transitional administration for Gaza and floats 'credible pathway' for Palestinian statehood.
Families of IRA victims in England told new Troubles bill could revive path to justice
Security minister Dan Jarvis says scrapping immunity scheme would give relatives a renewed chance for answers
The families of more than 70 people killed by the IRA and other paramilitaries in unsolved attacks on English soil can once again hope for justice under the new Northern Ireland Troubles bill, the UK government has claimed.
As MPs in the House of Commons prepared to debate the bill for the first time on Tuesday, the Home Office said there remained 77 unsolved killings, including 39 British armed forces personnel in English towns and cities, from the time of the Troubles. It said more than 1,000 people were injured in the attacks.
Continue reading...US judge says government ‘missteps’ may have tainted Comey case
The former FBI director is facing federal charges after Donald Trump called for his prosecution.