Video: Donald Trump ‘first to acknowledge’ if he loses a fair election
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has cast his vote in Florida.
Senior Tories urge Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick to settle differences
Leader names rival in shadow cabinet but announcement marred by leaks suggesting Jenrick wanted bigger job
Senior Conservatives have urged Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick to rapidly settle any differences after the unveiling of the full shadow cabinet was marred by briefings and concern over lingering rivalries.
Badenoch, who became leader after defeating Jenrick in a vote of Tory members, held her first shadow cabinet meeting on Tuesday, having named a team including three rival candidates, Jenrick among them, and a series of party centrists.
Continue reading...Algeria silent after civil war book wins top French award
Algerian Kamel Daoud wins the Prix Goncourt for his novel Houris, a searing account of his country’s 1990s conflict.
Endangered pygmy hippo calf Haggis born at Edinburgh zoo – BBC.com
- Endangered pygmy hippo calf Haggis born at Edinburgh zoo BBC.com
- ‘Moo Deng? Who Deng?’ Meet Haggis the Baby Pygmy Hippo. The New York Times
- 2 adorable pygmy hippos pitted against each other in cuteness contest The Associated Press
- Is Haggis, The Pygmy Hippo Born In Scotland, The New Moo Deng? TODAY
- Baby Haggis is the new Moo Deng: A pygmy hippo is born in Edinburgh NPR
Mystery cargo-plane fires linked to Russian plot to plant bombs on aircrafts: officials – New York Post
- Mystery cargo-plane fires linked to Russian plot to plant bombs on aircrafts: officials New York Post
- Russian Plot Placed Incendiary Devices on Cargo Planes in Europe, Officials Say The New York Times
- Russia suspected of sending incendiary devices on US- and Canada-bound planes, Wall Street Journal reports CNN
- Exploding parcels in Europe part of plot to target US flights, officials say Reuters
- Western officials suspect Russia was behind a plot to put incendiary packages on cargo planes The Associated Press
Iran claims German-Iranian dissident died before he could be executed
Top Iranian officials previously referred to an execution when reacting to Jamshid Sharmahd’s death on 28 October
Iran has claimed that an Iranian-German duel national who had been sentenced to death died last week before his execution could be carried out.
“Jamshid Sharmahd was sentenced to death, his execution was imminent, but he died before it could be carried out,” the judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir told reporters without elaborating. It is understood Tehran claims he suffered a stroke.
Continue reading...Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu fires Defence Minister Yoav Gallant
Netanyahu says he has lost confidence in Gallant over the management of Israel's ongoing wars in Gaza and Lebanon.
Barry Keoghan hits out at ‘disgusting’ online trolls using his son against him
Saltburn actor tells Louis Theroux podcast about his difficult childhood and decision to keep his child offline
Oscar nominee Barry Keoghan has hit back at “disgusting” online trolls who he claimed use his relationship with his son as “ammunition” against him.
The 32-year-old Irish actor, who is dating US singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter, has a two-year-old son, Brando, with his former partner.
Continue reading...AstraZeneca shares tumble after reports China unit is linked to insurance fraud
Pharmaceutical’s weight loss pill described as ‘underwhelming’, also piling pressure on share price
AstraZeneca shares tumbled on Tuesday wiping £14bn off the value of Britain’s biggest drug maker, after a report that dozens of senior executives at its China unit could be implicated in an insurance fraud case in the country’s pharmaceutical sector.
Also putting pressure on the share price, early data on AstraZeneca’s experimental weight loss pill published on Monday was described as “somewhat underwhelming” by analysts at Deutsche Bank, who reiterated their “sell” rating on the stock.
Continue reading...‘Entirely normal’: Why counting US votes takes time, is not a sign of fraud
With Trump already setting 'groundwork for yelling fraud', experts stress vote count in tight US election may take days.
Video: Israeli military attacks Kamal Adwan Hospital in besieged north Gaza
Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital has patients fleeing from the hospital’s top floors as it was attacked by Israel’s military.
‘We expect to win’ says Trump’s running mate JD Vance
A confident Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance spoke to reporters in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Fact Check: Would Donald Trump force states to monitor women’s pregnancies?
Kamala Harris often claims that a Trump administration would interfere with pregnancies. But is that really true?
An Israeli strike kills 20 in north Gaza, where Palestinians say they’ve had little food for weeks – The Associated Press
- An Israeli strike kills 20 in north Gaza, where Palestinians say they've had little food for weeks The Associated Press
- Updates: Israel’s north Gaza siege kills 1,300; Lebanon toll passes 3,000 Al Jazeera English
- Israeli strikes kill at least 16 people in Gaza, keep up pressure on north Reuters
- War grinds on as peace talks continue to falter NBC News
- Israeli strikes reportedly kill at least 30 in north Gaza as fleeing Palestinians describe dire conditions CBS News
China’s J-35A Stealth Fighter to be Officially Unveiled at Zhuhai Air Show – The Aviationist
- China’s J-35A Stealth Fighter to be Officially Unveiled at Zhuhai Air Show The Aviationist
- China to unveil J-35A stealth fighter jet as air force aims to match US aerial power CNN
- Russia Sends Latest Su-57 Fighter Jet to China Newsweek
- Experience peaceful development and win-win cooperation at Airshow China: Global Times editorial Global Times
- J-35A: China’s 2nd Stealth Fighter Ready For Official Unveiling At Zhuhai Airshow; PLA Catching-Up With USA? EurAsian Times
US election 2024: The key issues driving votes in the swing states
We take a look at the major talking points in the battleground states and both candidates' stance on them.
Mystery fires were Russian ‘test runs’ to target cargo flights to US
The attacks targeted couriers in Poland, Germany and the UK, Polish prosecutors say.
Chaos and destruction as Israel strikes deep in Lebanon’s valley
The BBC's Quentin Sommerville spent two weeks with Lebanese Civil Defense Force crews in the Bekaa Valley.
Five closest US elections: When California, New York were swing states
This US election is too close to call, say experts, but it's not the first time.
Top climber falls to death after rare Himalayan feat
Slovak mountaineer Ondrej Huserka fell while descending the Lantang Lirung mountain in Nepal.