‘She went through hell’: widow of Chornobyl engineer is killed in Russian drone strike on Kyiv

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Zelenskyy says Nataliia Khodemchuk is victim of ‘new tragedy caused by Kremlin’, four decades after disaster

The widow of the first Soviet engineer to die in the Chornobyl nuclear power plant explosion was killed on Friday in Russia’s massive drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy described Nataliia Khodemchuk as the victim of a “new tragedy caused by the Kremlin”, nearly four decades after her husband, Valerii, was killed inside Chornobyl’s nuclear reactor number four.

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Pope Leo XIV: Where the world sees threats, the Church sees children – Catholic News Agency

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  1. Pope Leo XIV: Where the world sees threats, the Church sees children  Catholic News Agency
  2. Pope Leo XIV shares lunch with more than 1,300 people in need at the Vatican  Catholic News Agency
  3. Pope Leo: Persecuted Christians are witnesses of truth, justice, hope  Vatican News
  4. Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Nov. 16, 2025, homily for Mass for Jubilee of the Poor  OSV News
  5. Pope Assures the Poor They Are Loved by God, Calls on Governments to Act  The Good Newsroom
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Angela Rayner condemns Labour infighting but does not rule out running for leader

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Home secretary Shabana Mahmood calls past week of leadership speculation ‘deeply mortifying’

Angela Rayner has condemned the “arrogant tittle-tattle” and Labour infighting dominating the past week in her first major interview since her resignation.

The former deputy prime minister, often considered as a potential successor to Keir Starmer, declined to rule out running for the job or returning to frontline politics, saying she had “not gone away”.

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Thousands protest crime and corruption in Mexico City as ‘Gen Z’ protests gain momentum – Politico

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  1. Thousands protest crime and corruption in Mexico City as ‘Gen Z’ protests gain momentum  Politico
  2. Thousands protest crime and corruption in Mexico City as 'Gen Z' protests gain momentum  NBC News
  3. Protesters Rage Against Mexico’s Government Over Corruption and Violence  The New York Times
  4. Mexico’s new generation takes to the streets, accusing leaders of protecting cartels  NPR
  5. Protesters attack police, breach barrier at Mexico's National Palace during rally against cartel violence  Fox News
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Dermatologists criticise ‘dystopian’ skincare products aimed at children

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Marketing or celebrity-led treatments for toddlers and upwards described as ‘ridiculous’ and lacking in skin benefit

Dermatologists have criticised an actor’s new skincare brand, calling it “dystopian” for creating face masks for four-year-olds, warning that the beauty industry is now expanding its reach from teenagers to toddlers.

It comes as a growing number of brands are moving into the children’s, teenage and young adult skincare market. In October, the first skincare brand developed for under-14s, Ever-eden, launched in the US. Superdrug has just created a range for those aged between 13 and 28.

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Spanish Armada-era astrolabe returns to Scilly after mysterious global journey

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Navigation aid from 16th century was on seabed for centuries before being bought and sold in US and Australia

It spent hundreds of years languishing on the seabed off the Isles of Scilly in the far south-west of Britain before being hauled back to the surface by divers and setting off a circumnavigation of the world.

Finally the Pednathise Head astrolabe – a rare example of a 16th-century navigational instrument once used by sailors to determine latitude – is back on Scilly after being rediscovered on the other side of the Atlantic.

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Ukraine reaches gas-import deal with Greece, Zelenskyy says – politico.eu

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  1. Ukraine reaches gas-import deal with Greece, Zelenskyy says  politico.eu
  2. Ukraine to import US liquefied natural gas via Greece  BBC
  3. Ukraine signs LNG deal with Greece as Athens adopts US energy agenda  Euronews.com
  4. Ukraine war briefing: Greece signs deal to supply gas to Kyiv over ‘difficult’ winter  The Guardian
  5. Greece and Ukraine sign a US gas supply deal as Zelenskyy visits Athens  AP News
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It’s all gravy: Thanksgiving air traffic to be normal after US government reopens

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Experts say air traffic controllers quickly returning to work, with promise of full back pay, and even $10,000 bonus

Fears that it would take weeks or even months for flight schedules in the US to return to normal in the wake of the US federal government shutdown do not appear to be coming true and the busy upcoming holiday season should be normal for travel, experts say.

That is at least in part because air traffic controllers are quickly returning to work, according to the Department of Transportation.

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Chile votes for next president in contest dominated by crime and migration fears

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Voters face seemingly extreme choice between communist and rightwing frontrunners, who both promise to fight foreign gangs

Chileans began voting for a new president and parliament on Sunday, in a contest expected to favour the hard right as candidates play on popular fears over organised crime and immigration.

It is the first of an expected two rounds of presidential elections, as polls show none of the candidates clearing the 50% threshold needed to avoid a runoff scheduled for 14 December.

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Illegal migration is ‘tearing our country apart’ and system is broken, says Shabana Mahmood – as it happened

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Home secretary says it is ‘moral mission’ for her to tackle asylum system. This live blog is closed

Ukrainians are in the UK on a “bespoke scheme”, Mahmood says, and it is on a temporary basis.

If Ukraine becomes a safe country again and the conflict ends, “the principle of the new reforms are that if your country becomes safe then you will return,” she says.

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Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says

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Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system

Refugees who have established lives with homes and families in the UK – including Ukrainians – will still face having to return if their home countries become safe, the home secretary has said.

Shabana Mahmood said the asylum system was “out of control and putting huge pressure on communities” as she announced plans to end the permanent status of refugees, who would need to reapply to remain in Britain every two and a half years.

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‘We have no choice’: Indigenous guards take on cocaine gangs in Peru’s Amazon – NPR

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  1. 'We have no choice': Indigenous guards take on cocaine gangs in Peru's Amazon  NPR
  2. COP30: How Brazilian crime cartels undermine climate efforts  dw.com
  3. Mining, Mismanagement, and Magic Tricks  Earth Day
  4. Brazil: Indigenous communities battle illegal gold miners on ancestral lands  Channel 4
  5. Peru Indigenous patrols see success & struggles in combating illegal miners  Mongabay
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Button that dogs can push allows them control home appliances – BBC

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  1. Button that dogs can push allows them control home appliances  BBC
  2. Now your DOG can make you a cuppa! Scientists develop a button that allows your pet to switch the kettle on  Daily Mail
  3. Milton Keynes Open University launches special device to enable DOGS to control household appliances  Milton Keynes Citizen
  4. Dog push button created by Milton Keynes scientists  MKFM
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