Kazakhstan’s parliament passes law against ‘LGBT propaganda’ – NBC News

  1. Kazakhstan's parliament passes law against 'LGBT propaganda'  NBC News
  2. Kazakhstan follows Russia in banning LGBTQ ‘propaganda’  CNN
  3. Russian-style anti-LGBTQ law advances in Kazakhstan to ban promotion of "non-traditional sexual orientation"  CBS News
  4. Kazakhstan’s parliament passes law restricting LGBTQ+ content  AP News
  5. Kazakhstan: Reject ‘LGBT Propaganda’ Legal Proposals  Human Rights Watch
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Keir Starmer says any No 10 briefings against ministers ‘unacceptable’

Starmer defends Wes Streeting at PMQs but dodges question on his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney

Keir Starmer has condemned as “completely unacceptable” any briefings against cabinet ministers from inside Downing Street as he tried desperately to close a rift at the top of government.

Questioned by Kemi Badenoch at prime minister’s questions, Starmer defended Wes Streeting, the health secretary, who was the apparent target of a pre-emptive No 10 push against a feared imminent leadership challenge against the prime minister.

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No blame: Why India is being cautious with accusations after Delhi blast – Al Jazeera

  1. No blame: Why India is being cautious with accusations after Delhi blast  Al Jazeera
  2. Delhi explosion: Red Fort blast was terror incident, Indian government says  BBC
  3. Indian government calls deadly car blast a terror attack by ‘anti-national forces’  AP News
  4. Indian bishops call for prayers for peace after New Delhi attack  Vatican News
  5. Faridabad terror module aimed to target R-Day event, planned Diwali strikes too  Tribune India
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Ancient statues stolen from Syria’s National Museum – BBC

  1. Ancient statues stolen from Syria's National Museum  BBC
  2. Roman-Era Treasures Stolen From Syria’s National Museum  The New York Times
  3. Heist at National Museum of Damascus Spurs Search for Missing Artifacts  ARTnews.com
  4. Theft of Roman statues from Syria’s main museum believed to be the work of an individual  AP News
  5. Unpacking Brazen Museum Heist as Roman-Era Statues Stolen  Time Magazine
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Bots and third parties to be banned from booking driving tests in DfT shake-up

In effort to tackle severe backlog and end resale market, only learner drivers will be able to make bookings

Bots and third parties will be banned from booking driving tests as part of a government shake-up to tackle a severe backlog of almost 670,000 learners booked in for a practical assessment.

The Department for Transport (DfT), which recently consulted on how to crack down on touts reselling test slots at inflated prices, said that only learner drivers themselves and not their instructors would be able to make bookings.

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Russia Rushes Troops to Pokrovsk as Reserves Run Out, Say Partisans – Kyiv Post

  1. Russia Rushes Troops to Pokrovsk as Reserves Run Out, Say Partisans  Kyiv Post
  2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 11, 2025  Institute for the Study of War
  3. What the Looming Fall of a Ukrainian City Says About Putin’s War  The Wall Street Journal
  4. Pokrovsk: Russian forces use fog cover to push further into key Ukraine town  BBC
  5. Russian forces roll 'Mad Max'-style into battered Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, video shows  Reuters
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Ferry company apologises after children left ‘screaming’ by pornographic film

DFDS says film was broadcast mistakenly to passengers who had been watching F1 race on France-UK service

A ferry company has apologised after children were left “screaming” when a pornographic film was played on one of its ships from France to Sussex.

DFDS said it was “very sorry” over the incident, which happened onboard the ferry from Dieppe in France to Newhaven.

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Cop30 live: ‘literally insane’ that we are letting global heating happen, says Al Gore – The Guardian

  1. Cop30 live: ‘literally insane’ that we are letting global heating happen, says Al Gore  The Guardian
  2. Powering Equity: Energy Transitions at Scale  orfonline.org
  3. Procurement's Role in Reaching 1.5°C Climate Target  Procurement Magazine
  4. Oil Change International COP30 Media Advisory – 12 November  Oil Change International
  5. Business should focus on positive tipping points at COP30  Sustainable Views
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Report: IDF destroyed over 1,500 buildings in Israeli-controlled Gaza since cease-fire – Haaretz

  1. Report: IDF destroyed over 1,500 buildings in Israeli-controlled Gaza since cease-fire  Haaretz
  2. Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefire  BBC
  3. The Post’s visit to Gaza reveals miles of devastation, fragile Israel-Hamas cease-fire  New York Post
  4. What Gaza looks like today, after two years of war  Reuters
  5. An NPR reporter's journey into Gaza, for the first time since the war began  NPR
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The sharks are circling UK PM Keir Starmer as crunch points loom – CNBC

  1. The sharks are circling UK PM Keir Starmer as crunch points loom  CNBC
  2. PMQs live: Keir Starmer says he 'never authorised' attacks on ministers  BBC
  3. Labour Party’s Internal Fight Goes Public, as Starmer’s Trouble Grows  The New York Times
  4. How No 10 plunged itself into crisis ahead of a perilous budget  Sky News
  5. Pressure grows on Starmer to sack chief of staff over briefing row  The Guardian
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Taiwan evacuates 8,300 and shuts schools before tropical storm brushes island – AP News

  1. Taiwan evacuates 8,300 and shuts schools before tropical storm brushes island  AP News
  2. Typhoon Fung-wong brings floods to Taiwan, thousands evacuated  Reuters
  3. Thousands evacuated in Taiwan as Tropical Storm Fung-wong closes in  Al Jazeera
  4. Taiwan evacuates 3,000 ahead of arrival of Typhoon Fung-wong  KSL.com
  5. Tropical storm Fung-wong causes 88 injuries in Taiwan, 27 deaths in Philippines  nhk.or.jp
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Ukraine’s first ‘drone wall’ is about to see action combating menacing Russian threats, its Western maker says – Business Insider

  1. Ukraine's first 'drone wall' is about to see action combating menacing Russian threats, its Western maker says  Business Insider
  2. Machines In The Kill Zone: Ukraine's Ground Drones On The Front Line  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
  3. Ukrainian Drone Industry’s Next Target Is NATO Markets  Bloomberg.com
  4. One Operator, 100 Drones: Ukraine First to Deploy AI-Controlled Drone Wall in Combat  UNITED24 Media
  5. A Harrowing Escape From the Drone-Infested Hellscape of Ukraine’s Front Lines  The New York Times
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Greece, Cyprus, Spain and Italy eligible for new help dealing with migration, EU says – Reuters

  1. Greece, Cyprus, Spain and Italy eligible for new help dealing with migration, EU says  Reuters
  2. EU to relocate asylum seekers from Spain, Italy, Greece and Cyprus to other member states  Euronews.com
  3. Poland hails Commission’s migration plan while claiming exemption  politico.eu
  4. 🇪🇺 EU LETS 6 COUNTRIES DUCK OUT OF MIGRATION DEAL The EU’s shiny new migration pact isn’t even live yet - and 6 countries already want a refund. Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Croatia, Austria, and Poland say they’re too swamped to keep up, and Br  x.com
  5. European Commission puts Belgium among high-risk countries for migration pressure  The Brussels Times
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