- Pope at Audience: We must lend our voice to those who have none Vatican News
- Pope Leo XIV calls for ecological conversion and support for contemplative life Catholic News Agency
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- Pope Leo XIV arrives to hold a general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican Reuters Connect
- Seeing everyone as a brother or sister is part of Christianity, pope says The Catholic Sun
Watch out for online contact with Chinese spies, UK defence minister warns public
After MI5 issues China espionage alert to parliament, Luke Pollard says message should be heeded by all citizens
Ordinary UK citizens need to watch out for online contact with Chinese spies, the defence minister has said, after MI5 issued an espionage alert to parliament.
Luke Pollard said a warning given to parliamentarians on Tuesday that China was attempting to recruit individuals with access to sensitive information should also be heeded by the public at large.
Continue reading...Ten killed and 40 wounded in heavy Russian attack on Ukraine, officials say – Reuters
- Ten killed and 40 wounded in heavy Russian attack on Ukraine, officials say Reuters
- Russian high-rise strike kills 10 in one of deadliest attacks on western Ukraine BBC
- Russia Strikes Ukraine as Zelensky Aims to Revive Peace Talks The New York Times
- Updates: Russia warns NATO against joining Ukraine after deadly strikes Al Jazeera
- Russia Strike on Ukraine Kills Nine After Apartment Building Hit Bloomberg.com
Two Miss Universe judges quit scandal-hit pageant, as one claims it’s rigged
Lebanese-French musician Omar Harfouch is one of two judges who resigned days before the finals in Thailand.
Japan’s largest urban fire in decades rips through 170 buildings
Local media say one person was killed in the fire in the city of Oita, on the Japanese island of Kyushu.
China suspends seafood imports from Japan as Taiwan row escalates
Beijing reimposes 2023 ban, citing Japan PM’s comment that military would respond to Chinese attack on island
China has suspended imports of Japanese seafood again, as the fallout over the Japanese prime minister’s comments about Taiwan continues to escalate in one of worst bilateral disputes in years.
The ban was first reported on Wednesday by the Japanese outlets Kyodo News and NHK, and appeared to be confirmed by China’s foreign ministry, which said there was “no market for Japanese seafood in the current climate”.
Continue reading...What former leader Sheikh Hasina’s death sentence means for Bangladesh – ABC News
- What former leader Sheikh Hasina's death sentence means for Bangladesh ABC News
- Hasina's conviction for crimes against humanity is testing India-Bangladesh ties BBC
- Why India likely won’t return Hasina to face Bangladesh death penalty Al Jazeera
- Bangladesh: Justice for victims of 2024 massacre not served by death sentence against Sheikh Hasina Amnesty International
- Hasina's death sentence sets stage for volatile Bangladesh vote Reuters
Newspaper headlines: MI5’s ‘Chinese spies’ alert and Trump defends MBS – BBC
- Newspaper headlines: MI5's 'Chinese spies' alert and Trump defends MBS BBC
- China’s power play: MI5 warns of relentless espionage attempts in Britain The Guardian
- Chinese spies using LinkedIn to target British lawmakers, MI5 warns CNN
- MP's aide reported suspected China LinkedIn approach BBC
- Chinese Spies Are Using LinkedIn to Target U.K. Lawmakers, MI5 Warns The New York Times
Romania scrambles fighter jets after drone breach during Russian strike on Ukraine – Reuters
- Romania scrambles fighter jets after drone breach during Russian strike on Ukraine Reuters
- Drone enters NATO airspace in Romania during Russian attack on Ukraine abcnews.go.com
- Video shows gas tanker ship on fire after attack on Ukrainian Danube port BBC
- Russian drone strikes tanker in Ukraine’s Odesa after Zelenskyy closes US gas deal Fox News
- Ukraine-Russia war latest: Nato member Romania evacuates villages after Putin’s attack on tanker The Independent
Moscow passes laws to boost defences against Ukrainian strikes
Vladimir Putin authorises the guarding of fuel sites by reservists, internet blackouts and tighter sentencing for acts of sabotage
Russia has passed sweeping laws to bolster its defences at home against Ukrainian drone strikes and sabotage operations, reflecting the Kremlin’s expectation of a protracted war with Ukraine.
Almost four years into Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine – a full-scale invasion he expected to last only weeks – Moscow is being targeted almost daily by Ukrainian drones striking energy facilities, while Ukrainian operatives have assassinated a number of high-profile Russian military figures deep inside the country.
Continue reading...Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 13 people – NPR
- Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 13 people NPR
- Israel’s military carries out strikes in Lebanon and Gaza, killing dozens of people AP News
- Israeli military steps up strikes in south Lebanon, says it is targeting Hezbollah Reuters
- Israeli strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 13 people, Lebanon’s health ministry says CNN
- France calls for Israel to pull out of Syria, expresses concern over Lebanon strikes The Times of Israel
Japan counts cost of China’s travel boycott as tensions flare – Reuters
- Japan counts cost of China's travel boycott as tensions flare Reuters
- China suspends seafood imports from Japan as Taiwan row escalates The Guardian
- Japan says warplanes scrambled as Chinese drone detected near southern island close to Taiwan CBS News
- China warns there is ‘no market’ for Japanese seafood exports as spat over Taiwan comments escalates CNN
- China punishes Japan’s new leader with harsh words and economic pain The Washington Post
13 killed in Israeli strike on Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon – The Washington Post
- 13 killed in Israeli strike on Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon The Washington Post
- Israeli Airstrike on Refugee Camp in Lebanon Kills at Least 13, Ministry Says The New York Times
- Israeli airstrike kills 1 and wounds 11 including students in southern Lebanon KSAT
- Israeli strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 13 people, Lebanon’s health ministry says CNN
- LIVE: 14 killed in Israeli air attacks in Lebanon; air strikes in Gaza Al Jazeera
‘Military Schengen’: Brussels proposal aims to speed up mobilisation – Euronews.com
- 'Military Schengen': Brussels proposal aims to speed up mobilisation Euronews.com
- Plan to speed tanks and armies across Europe in case of war with Russia The Guardian
- The surreal 45-day trek at the heart of Nato’s defence Financial Times
- EU Proposes Multibillion-Euro Plan to Boost Military Mobility, Defense Tech Amid Russia Tensions The Wall Street Journal
- Is The EU Edging Closer To A 'Military Schengen'? Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Cristiano Ronaldo attends White House dinner alongside Saudi crown prince
The Portuguese player is being paid handsomely to be part of the gulf state's modernisation plan.
MP’s aide reported suspected China LinkedIn approach – BBC
- MP's aide reported suspected China LinkedIn approach BBC
- Chinese spies using LinkedIn to target British lawmakers, MI5 warns CNN
- China’s power play: MI5 warns of relentless espionage attempts in Britain The Guardian
- Chinese Spies Are Using LinkedIn to Target U.K. Lawmakers, MI5 Warns The New York Times
- UK warns China against spying after MI5 tells MPs they are being targeted Financial Times
‘Things happen’ – Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
The US president's claims that the crown prince "knew nothing" contradict the CIA's own assessment.
19 Petrifying Photographs That Will Scare You In The Most Uncomfortable Way – BuzzFeed
Trump HIV prevention plan shuts out South Africa — the nation most affected – The Washington Post
- Trump HIV prevention plan shuts out South Africa — the nation most affected The Washington Post
- 'Breakthrough' HIV prevention drug set to roll out in Africa : Goats and Soda NPR
- Could an HIV miracle drug actually reach people like my parents? statnews.com
- First doses of HIV prevention drug lenacapavir delivered to Zambia, Eswatini Reuters
- Eswatini is the first African country to get twice-yearly HIV prevention shot AP News
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 18, 2025 – Institute for the Study of War
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 18, 2025 Institute for the Study of War
- From Bakhmut to Pokrovsk, here’s how Russian tactics have shifted CNN
- What Our Photographer Saw as a Safe City Became a Blood Bath The New York Times
- Exclusive | Russia pours 150K troops into latest drive to overrun Ukraine in Donetsk: 'Really a tense situation' New York Post
- What the Looming Fall of a Ukrainian City Says About Putin’s War The Wall Street Journal