G20 struggles to fix a “broken global economy”
“The G20 has been good at fighting fires … but much less good at fixing the foundations of a global economy.”
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander denies Budget leaks damaged economy – BBC
- Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander denies Budget leaks damaged economy BBC
- Minister blames ‘shifting sands’ amid criticism of pre-Budget ‘fiscal fandango’ The Independent
- Reeves accused of ‘fiscal fandango’ amid OBR forecast changes MSN
- Budget rumours key reason for weak growth, says former Bank chief economist Thurrock Gazette
- Budget 2025: Ex-Bank of England rate setter Andy Haldane criticises 'repeated mistakes' Sky News
LIVE: Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur – Premier League
Follow the build-up, analysis and live text commentary of the North London derby as Arsenal host Spurs at the Emirates.
8 travel destinations you may want to avoid in 2026 due to overtourism, according to Fodor’s travel guide – AOL.com
8 travel destinations you may want to avoid in 2026 due to overtourism, according to Fodor’s travel guide – Business Insider
- 8 travel destinations you may want to avoid in 2026 due to overtourism, according to Fodor's travel guide Business Insider
- Tourists told to stay away from US beauty spot The Independent
- Top 9 Countries Where Tourists Feel They're No Longer Welcomed Warmly Yahoo
- Fodor's No List 2026 – 8 Destinations to Reconsider in 2026 Fodors Travel Guide
- Fodor’s flags 8 places to avoid in 2026 in its 'No List', and Israel is not one of them Ynetnews
Palestinian children from Gaza’s Nuseirat Choir perform viral ‘drone song’
Children from the Nuseirat Choir in Gaza performed the Palestinian folk song “Shel Shel,” which recently went viral.
Carney Says World Can Move on Without The US, Stresses New Ties – Bloomberg.com
- Carney Says World Can Move on Without The US, Stresses New Ties Bloomberg.com
- No more feminist foreign policy, Carney says The Globe and Mail
- Carney says Canada upholding values but drops talk of ‘feminist foreign policy’ CTV News
- Trump's G20 boycott could make room for Canada to advance other trade talks CBC
- PM Carney at G20 as countries move beyond U.S. Global News
Israel attacks Lebanon’s capital, says top Hezbollah official ‘eliminated’
Netanyahu's office says Hezbollah's chief of staff was the target in the latest violation of a year-old ceasefire.
Ukraine’s Aonishiki becomes sumo champion in Japan
Aonishiki wins the November sumo tournament in Japan and becomes the first person from Ukraine to claim an elite-level sumo championship.
Ukraine’s Aonishiki becomes sumo champion in Japan
Aonishiki wins the November sumo tournament in Japan and becomes the first person from Ukraine to claim an elite-level sumo championship.
French winemakers ‘battle for survival’ as minister prepares for crisis talks
Vineyard owners say sales slump, Trump tariffs and worst harvest in 70 years have put producers in danger of closure
French winemakers are often accused of viewing the glass as half empty. Dire warnings about the state of the sector – one of the three pillars of the country’s economy – are a hardy perennial blamed on everything from geopolitics to a drop in the number of drinkers.
Before a crisis meeting with the agriculture minister on Monday, vineyard owners say an unprecedented series of setbacks, including some of the worst harvests in 70 years, has left many of them on their last legs.
Continue reading...Salute and tears: Wing Commander Afshan’s emotional goodbye to husband; Namansh Syal was killed in Tejas – Times of India
- Salute and tears: Wing Commander Afshan's emotional goodbye to husband; Namansh Syal was killed in Tejas Times of India
- Tejas crash dampens export hopes for Indian fighter jet Reuters
- Air Force Officer's Final Goodbye To Husband Killed In Tejas Crash At Dubai Air Show NDTV
- US F-16 demo team cancels performance out of respect for Wing Commander Namansh Syal Hindustan Times
- 'Not that simple': Why HAL Tejas pilot couldn’t eject before the crash? WION
South Africa’s president delivers G20 summit closing remarks
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has delivered closing remarks at the G20 summit in Johannesburg.
War refugee Aonishiki becomes first Ukrainian to win top sumo championship
Ukraine-born wrestler Aonishiki Arata is the first from his country to win an elite-level sumo championship in Japan.
How the arrest of former president Jair Bolsonaro has divided Brazilians
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was taken into police custody after tampering with his ankle monitor.
US senator demands more be done to free US teen from Israeli detention
US senator demands release ofUS teen who has been detained in an Israeli prison for nine months without trial.
Beareaved parents face ‘harrowing’ delays for NHS postmorterms
Shortage of specialist doctors means service is in crisis, says chair of Royal College of Pathologists committee
Bereaved parents are enduring “harrowing” delays of more than a year to find out why their child died because the NHS has too few specialist doctors to perform postmortems.
The shortage of paediatric and perinatal pathologists is revealed in a report by the Royal College of Pathologists published on Sunday. It warns that the situation is “dire”, services in some parts of the UK have “totally collapsed” and families are paying the price.
37% of consultant posts in the UK are lying vacant.
The UK has just 52 paediatric and perinatal consultants and 13 are due to retire in the next five years.
Just 3% of consultants think current staffing levels are enough to sustain their service.
Only 13 resident doctors are in training to become consultants in the specialty.
Continue reading...Ukraine strikes Russian power and heat station in Moscow region – Reuters
- Ukraine strikes Russian power and heat station in Moscow region Reuters
- Drone Strike Causes Fire at Power Plant Supplying Moscow Bloomberg.com
- Thousands without heating as Ukraine launches drone attack deep inside Russia The Independent
- Ukraine's military reportedly strikes power plant in Moscow Oblast The Kyiv Independent
- In Russia, drones attack power plant in Moscow region Ukrinform
Death toll in Vietnam floods reaches 90 – AP News
- Death toll in Vietnam floods reaches 90 AP News
- Death toll climbs in Southeast Asia as heavy rains cause floods and landslides ABC News
- Deadly floods and landslides continue to plague Southeast Asia Al Jazeera
- Vietnam flooding death toll reaches 90 amid landslides and relentless rain The Guardian
- Pictures from floods in Thailand and Vietnam show submerged cars and desperate rescues Sky News
Titanic passenger’s pocket watch sold for record £1.78m at auction
The 18-carat Jules Jurgensen gold watch belonged to Isidor Straus, who along with his wife lost his life when ship sank
A gold pocket watch that belonged to a man who died onboard the Titanic when it sank has sold for a record sum.
The watch, which belonged to 67-year-old Isidor Straus, went for £1.78m at auction, the highest amount ever paid for Titanic memorabilia. He was given the watch – an engraved 18-carat Jules Jurgensen – as a gift on his 43rd birthday in 1888.
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