Search for West Virginia miner trapped by floodwater extends into fourth day

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Rescuers have been seeking unnamed man since pocket of water inundated Rolling Thunder mine on Saturday

Emergency responders have been trying to reach a miner trapped deep inside a flooded West Virginia coalmine since Saturday, according to authorities.

A mining crew hit an unknown pocket of water on Saturday about three-quarters of a mile into the Rolling Thunder mine near Drennen, about 50 miles (80km) east of the state capital of Charleston, the Nicholas county commissioner, Garrett Cole, said in a Facebook post.

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UK to reconsider decision to deny Waspi women pension payouts

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Millions born in 1950s lost out because of government failings over changes to state retirement age, campaigners say

Millions of “Waspi women” have been given fresh hope that they might receive compensation after the UK government announced it would revisit a decision to deny them payouts.

As many as 3.6 million women born in the 1950s are said to have lost out because of government failings in the way changes to the state pension age were made, prompting the Waspi (Women Against State Pension Inequality) campaign to launch in 2015.

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Pentagon’s largest warship enters Latin American waters as US tensions with Venezuela rise

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USS Gerald R Ford’s arrival marks the largest US military presence in the region since the invasion of Panama in 1989

The US navy has announced that the USS Gerald R Ford, regarded as the world’s newest and largest aircraft carrier, has entered the area of responsibility of the US Southern Command, which covers Latin America and the Caribbean.

The deployment of the ship and the strike group it leads – which includes dozens of aircraft and destroyer ships – had been announced nearly three weeks ago, and its arrival marks an escalation in the military buildup between the US and Venezuela.

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Netanyahu, Kushner strike deal to expel Hamas terrorists from Rafah—but world says no – Ynetnews

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  1. Netanyahu, Kushner strike deal to expel Hamas terrorists from Rafah—but world says no  Ynetnews
  2. Hamas fighters trapped in tunnels present new obstacle to Gaza ceasefire progress  BBC
  3. Kushner, Netanyahu still seeking solution to impasse on terrorists in Rafah tunnels  The Times of Israel
  4. Scores of Gaza Militants Still in Areas Under Israeli Control, Officials Say  The New York Times
  5. Israel allows 200 Hamas terrorists to be deported from Gaza  The Jerusalem Post
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Roman-Era Treasures Stolen From Syria’s National Museum – The New York Times

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  1. Roman-Era Treasures Stolen From Syria’s National Museum  The New York Times
  2. Thieves steal Roman statues from Syria’s national museum  AP News
  3. Ancient Roman-Era Statues Taken During Brazen Museum Heist in Damascus  Time Magazine
  4. Ancient Roman-era marble statues taken in audacious museum theft  The Independent
  5. The Theft of Valuable Artifacts from the National Museum in Damascus  وكالة صدى نيوز
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Top House Democrats vow to oppose shutdown bill over healthcare funding

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Democrats are demanding an extension of tax credits for Affordable Care Act health plans set to expire at end of year

As House Republican leaders move to hold a vote on legislation to reopen the US government, top Democrats vowed on Tuesday to oppose the bill for not addressing their demand for more healthcare funding.

Democrats have for weeks demanded that any measure to fund the government include an extension of tax credits for Affordable Care Act health plans, which were created under Joe Biden and due to expire at the end of the year, sending premiums for enrollees higher.

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Pokrovsk: Russian forces use fog cover to push further into key Ukraine town – BBC

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  1. Pokrovsk: Russian forces use fog cover to push further into key Ukraine town  BBC
  2. Russian forces roll 'Mad Max'-style into battered Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, video shows  Reuters
  3. Ukraine’s Hardest Winter  Foreign Affairs
  4. Russian forces ride into Pokrovsk, Ukraine in 'Mad Max'-style video  NBC News
  5. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 10, 2025  Institute for the Study of War
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Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war

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Groups from Italy and elsewhere alleged to have paid Serb soldiers to shoot Sarajevo residents during siege

Prosecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italians who allegedly paid members of the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so that they could kill citizens during the four-year siege of the city in the 1990s.

More than 10,000 people were killed in Sarajevo by constant shelling and sniper fire between 1992 and 1996 in what was the longest siege in modern history, after Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia.

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Turkish military plane with 20 on board crashes in Georgia – AP News

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  1. Turkish military plane with 20 on board crashes in Georgia  AP News
  2. Turkish military plane crashes in Georgia with at least 20 on board  Reuters
  3. All 20 personnel killed in Turkish military plane crash in Georgia  Euronews.com
  4. Large explosion as Nato military plane crashes in Georgia  The Independent
  5. Turkish military cargo plane crashes with at least 20 on board near Georgia and Azerbaijan border  BBC
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China removes two popular gay dating apps from Apple and Android stores

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Withdrawal of Blued and Finka raises fears of further crackdowns on LGBT rights amid growing restrictions

Two of China’s most popular gay dating apps have disappeared from app stores in the country, raising fears of a further crackdown on LGBT communities.

As of Tuesday, Blued and Finka were unavailable on Apple’s app store and several Android platforms. Users who had already downloaded the apps appeared to still be able to use them.

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