Germany arrests eight over alleged neo-Nazi government takeover plot – Euronews

  1. Germany arrests eight over alleged neo-Nazi government takeover plot  Euronews
  2. Eight suspected members of far-right terror cell arrested in Germany  The Guardian
  3. Germany arrests suspected members of right-wing group plotting revolt  Reuters
  4. Eight members of far-right group arrested in Germany and Poland  Al Jazeera English
  5. Germany arrests eight over alleged far-right coup plot  BBC.com
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Russia behind plot to plant bombs on cargo planes, Western official says – NBC News

  1. Russia behind plot to plant bombs on cargo planes, Western official says  NBC News
  2. U.S., Europe investigating devices detonated at air DHL cargo hubs in U.K. and Germany  CBS News
  3. Incendiary device plot targeting UK may have been dry run for US and Canada  The Guardian
  4. Russia suspected of plot to send incendiary devices on planes: Sources  ABC News
  5. Russia suspected in plot to target cargo planes in Europe and the U.S.  The Washington Post
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Iran Rejects Nuclear Weapons but Will ‘Defend Itself by All Means’ – Newsweek

  1. Iran Rejects Nuclear Weapons but Will 'Defend Itself by All Means'  Newsweek
  2. Iran is now dangerously vulnerable to the consequences of another attack on Israel  Business Insider
  3. Israeli restraint suggests Iran’s strategic leverage  Hindustan Times
  4. Iran’s top diplomat says Tehran would respond to Israel’s strike in a ‘measured’ way  The Associated Press
  5. Israel's strikes on Iran spark interest in air-launched ballistic missiles  Reuters
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Netflix adapts Pedro Páramo, the great Mexican novel that inspired Márquez

New film of Juan Rulfo’s revered novel, considered founding text of magic realism, is first film adaptation in half a century

“I came to Comala because I was told that my father lived here, a certain Pedro Páramo.”

Many Mexicans know the first sentence of Juan Rulfo’s revered novel, Pedro Páramo, by heart. This week they will hear it on Netflix, with the release of the first film adaptation in almost 50 years of the text that inspired Gabriel García Márquez to write One Hundred Years of Solitude.

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Body of missing person found in French attic by new buyers – BBC.com

  1. Body of missing person found in French attic by new buyers  BBC.com
  2. New homeowners find skeleton in attic 15 years after previous occupant disappeared  CNN
  3. New owners of home make grisly discovery 15 years after former owner vanished in France  CBS News
  4. New homeowners unfortunately discover what happened to previous owner who vanished 15 years ago  Boing Boing
  5. Homebuyers discover 'missing' previous owner's BODY in the attic... 15 years after he vanished aged 81  Daily Mail
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World watches with bated breath as US votes for Harris or Trump

Election watchers in Europe, Asia and elsewhere will be tuning in – and some have a particular interest in the result

From Brazil to Ireland and Germany to the Caribbean, this year’s knife-edge – and more than usually momentous – US presidential vote will be watched at a multitude of election-night events, some with a particular interest in the outcome.

In St Ann Parish, Jamaica – and most particularly in Browns Town, where Harris’s father Donald was born and the Democratic candidate spent many happy childhood holidays – her supporters plan watch parties, drink-ups and other social gatherings.

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Financial Times: Ukraine reports first clashes with North Korean troops in Russia’s Kursk region – Meduza

  1. Financial Times: Ukraine reports first clashes with North Korean troops in Russia’s Kursk region  Meduza
  2. North Korean troops in Russia are shelled by Ukrainian forces, an official says  The Associated Press
  3. Ukraine says it has attacked North Korean troops in Kursk  Financial Times
  4. North Korean troops reportedly on Russian front lines amid escalation fears  Al Jazeera English
  5. Ukrainian intelligence details the weapons and equipment it says Moscow is arming North Korean troops with, from 'Dragunov' sniper rifles to thermal imagers  Business Insider
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China to unveil J-35A stealth fighter jet as air force aims to match US aerial power – CNN

  1. China to unveil J-35A stealth fighter jet as air force aims to match US aerial power  CNN
  2. Russia's Su-57 Fifth-Generation Fighter Mocked On Chinese Social Media  Forbes
  3. Russian Su-57 Stealth Fighter Lands In China For The First Time; Moscow Sends A Strong Message To West?  EurAsian Times
  4. Chinese Visitors Mock Moscow’s Su-57 ‘Felon’ Fighter at Zhuhai Air Show  Kyiv Post
  5. PLA Air Force to debut J-35A stealth fighter jet at Airshow China  Global Times
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As North Korea test-launches missiles, leader’s sister says country sees ‘urgency’ in building military might – ABC News

  1. As North Korea test-launches missiles, leader's sister says country sees 'urgency' in building military might  ABC News
  2. North Korea Launches Missile Barrage on Eve of US Election  Newsweek
  3. North Korea fires a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the sea ahead of US election  The Associated Press
  4. North Korea fires multiple short-range missiles, condemns military drills  Reuters
  5. North Korea tests missiles ahead of U.S. election, says American actions warrant its nuclear weapons buildup  CBS News
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Thousands rally again in Georgia to protest the parliamentary election they say was rigged – The Associated Press

  1. Thousands rally again in Georgia to protest the parliamentary election they say was rigged  The Associated Press
  2. Georgian opposition stages new protest over election result  Reuters
  3. Georgia’s ruling party crushes the country’s European dream  The Economist
  4. Georgian election result makes no statistical sense, say Western pollsters  BBC.com
  5. Putin and his puppets stole the Georgian election  POLITICO Europe
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Germany’s Baerbock Offers Ukraine No Guarantees as Kyiv Sounds Alarm – Kyiv Post

  1. Germany's Baerbock Offers Ukraine No Guarantees as Kyiv Sounds Alarm  Kyiv Post
  2. German foreign minister assures Kyiv of support on visit ahead of U.S. vote  Reuters
  3. Ukraine updates: Germany's Baerbock pledges more aid in Kyiv  DW (English)
  4. Germany to provide $217 million in humanitarian winter aid for Ukraine.  Kyiv Independent
  5. Bundeswehr maintains constant contact with AFU via ‘Ukraine’ hub to optimize aid  Ukrinform
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‘It was carnage’: students describe suspected mass food poisoning at New Zealand university

Reports of vomit streaming down windows as more than 100 University of Canterbury students fall ill, with cause of stomach bug being investigated

A mass outbreak of suspected food poisoning has caused “carnage” across two university halls in New Zealand, with reports of early morning queues for toilets, vomit dripping down building windows and students abandoning exams to dash to the loo.

More than 100 students reported being struck down with vomiting and diarrhoea at two University of Canterbury student residences on Sunday night, the university confirmed on Tuesday.

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Modi’s Top Aide in Spotlight as India-Canada Feud Worsens – Bloomberg

  1. Modi’s Top Aide in Spotlight as India-Canada Feud Worsens  Bloomberg
  2. Australian foreign minister raises allegations with Indian counterpart of targeting Sikhs in Canada  The Associated Press
  3. India A "Cyber Adversary", Says Trudeau Government, New Delhi Shreds Claim  NDTV
  4. India criticises Canada for linking minister to Sikh plots  Reuters India
  5. India’s Canada Policy Is a Strategic Mistake  The Diplomat
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