Kamala Harris concedes US election to Trump but vows to fight on
Kamala Harris acknowledged her loss to Donald Trump in a speech at Howard University, her alma mater.
Raygun retires from breaking after Olympic backlash
Rachael Gunn said the level of scrutiny around her performance made it difficult to keep competing.
Canada orders shutdown of TikTok’s Canadian business, app access to continue – Reuters
- Canada orders shutdown of TikTok's Canadian business, app access to continue Reuters
- Canada Shuts TikTok’s Offices Over National Security Risks The New York Times
- Canada orders TikTok’s Canadian business to be dissolved but won’t block app The Associated Press
- Our Response to the Government of Canada's order to Shut-Down TikTok Canada TikTok Newsroom
- TikTok Banned From Operating In Canada Billboard
Tariffs, immigrants and fiscal policy: Trump’s second term as US president
Analysts expect Republican to act on threats of imposing tariffs and blocking immigrants soon in his second term.
Cuba hit by second nationwide blackout as Hurricane Rafael makes landfall
Island’s national power company says strong winds from category 3 hurricane caused disconnection
Cuba’s national power grid has suffered a country-wide blackout as Hurricane Rafael made landfall on the island’s south-west coast as a powerful category 3 hurricane.
In a brief statement on Wednesday, the country’s national power company, Union Eléctrica, said: “Strong winds caused by the powerful Hurricane Rafael have caused the disconnection of the national electrical system. Contingency protocols have been applied.”
Continue reading...Kamala Harris concedes presidential election to Donald Trump
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has conceded the election to Republican candidate Donald Trump.
Thousands in Jerusalem protest Netanyahu’s firing of Gallant for second night – The Times of Israel
- Thousands in Jerusalem protest Netanyahu’s firing of Gallant for second night The Times of Israel
- While the world’s eyes were elsewhere, Netanyahu fired his defence minister – the consequences will be huge The Guardian
- Netanyahu ousts defense minister, a political rival and fierce war critic The Washington Post
- ‘An illegitimate PM’: Opposition appeals to Likud MKs not to back Gallant’s ouster The Times of Israel
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North Korea launches intercontinental ballistic missile to space, reaches record altitude – Livescience.com
- North Korea launches intercontinental ballistic missile to space, reaches record altitude Livescience.com
- As North Korea test-launches missiles, leader's sister says country sees 'urgency' in building military might ABC News
- North Korean test of ICBM is condemned by two-thirds of UN Security Council The Associated Press
- North Korea tests missiles ahead of U.S. election, says American actions warrant its nuclear weapons buildup CBS News
- Photos: Fighters from US, Japan, South Korea Fly with B-1 Air & Space Forces Magazine
Israel, Hezbollah evacuation orders: ’45 minutes to leave’ – DW (English)
- Israel, Hezbollah evacuation orders: '45 minutes to leave' DW (English)
- Israeli jets strike Beirut, 40 killed in attacks on eastern Lebanon Al Jazeera English
- Rescuers pull 30 bodies from a building in central Lebanon hit in an Israeli strike The Associated Press
- Middle East crisis live: Israel launches fresh strikes on Beirut; Netanyahu and Trump discuss ‘Iranian threat’ The Guardian
- Israeli strikes kill at least 40 in east Lebanon - health ministry BBC.com
Palestinians will not be allowed to return to homes in northern Gaza, says IDF
Brig Gen Itzik Cohen said in a briefing that aid would only be allowed to enter south of Gaza Strip, not the north
Israeli ground forces are getting closer to “the complete evacuation” of northern Gaza and residents will not be allowed to return home, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said, in what appears to be the first official acknowledgment from Israel it is systematically removing Palestinians from the area.
In a media briefing on Tuesday night, the IDF Brig Gen Itzik Cohen told Israeli reporters that since troops had been forced to enter some areas twice, such as Jabaliya camp, “there is no intention of allowing the residents of the northern Gaza Strip to return to their homes”.
Continue reading...Should You Avoid Traveling to Spain Right Now? – Fodor’s Travel
- Should You Avoid Traveling to Spain Right Now? Fodor's Travel
- Devastating Flash Floods Pummel Southeastern Spain JW News
- Opinion | Natural Disaster Destroyed Part of València. Populism May Take Us All the Way Down. The New York Times
- Spain’s flood poses far-reaching political questions The Economist
- Baby girl and her mother among those lost in Spain's catastrophic flooding ABC News
Sheinbaum tells Mexicans stunning Trump win is ‘nothing to worry about’
President reassures her country as threat of US tariffs and deportations looms
Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has reassured her country that “there’s nothing to worry about” after Donald Trump’s stunning victory in the US presidential election.
But Trump’s extreme campaign promises have left Mexico bracing for punishing tariffs, mass migrant deportations – and even the far-fetched but alarming suggestion of US military strikes on organised crime groups in Mexican territory.
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Continue reading...Ivanka, Melania, a golf champion: Who was in Trump’s huge victory entourage?
A closer look at the dozens of family members, advisers and allies who joined the president-elect on stage.
More than 50 people rescued from Channel, says French coastguard
Several bodies pulled from sea after boat got into difficulty off coast of Audresselles on Monday night
More than 50 people have been rescued after attempting to cross the Channel and the bodies of several others were found floating at sea.
The French coastguard said 51 people were rescued on Monday night after a boat got into difficulty when its engine failed off the coast of Audresselles in northern France. Those rescued were met by emergency services at Boulogne-sur-Mer quayside and taken to safety.
Continue reading...Mexico to pursue judicial elections plan after top court fails to block reform
Reform requires elections to be held in June 2025 to replace wide range of judicial positions, and reduce supreme court
The Mexican government will press ahead with a controversial reform to elect all judges by popular vote after the supreme court fell one vote short in a bid to invalidate part of it.
After several hours of debate on the constitutionality of the judicial reform, only seven of the court’s 11 justices voted late on Tuesday to support a measure to roll back some of the reform’s key elements – one vote short of the eight required to pass it.
Continue reading...Trump Won. Here’s What That Could Mean for the Military. – Military.com
- Trump Won. Here's What That Could Mean for the Military. Military.com
- Pentagon anticipates major upheaval with Trump’s return to White House The Washington Post
- What a second Trump presidency could mean for the defense budget Defense News
- Harris and Trump are ignoring the US defense crisis The Hill
- Trump’s Pentagon overhaul: 8 policy changes he’s expected to make POLITICO
Post-Brexit border scheme to simplify trade put on pause again
Single Trade Window designed to reduce friction on imports and exports will be halted until at least 2026 amid cost fears
A key part of the UK’s post-Brexit border strategy has been put on pause for more than a year amid government concerns over the cost of implementing the scheme.
The introduction of the Single Trade Window (STW), which is designed to reduce friction for traders moving goods in and out of Britain, had already been delayed from late October to January next year, but will now be halted until at least 2026.
Continue reading...Hezbollah’s new leader says no diplomatic agreement before Israel ends ‘aggression’ – The Times of Israel
- Hezbollah’s new leader says no diplomatic agreement before Israel ends ‘aggression’ The Times of Israel
- New Hezbollah Leader Talks Tough The Dispatch
- Tens of thousands of ‘resistance combatants’ ready to fight Israel, Hezbollah says FRANCE 24 English
- New Hezbollah chief speaks for the first time, signaling openness to possible ceasefire Fox News
- Naim Qassem is finally the bride Atlantic Council
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Guyana citizens to receive £370 each in payouts from ‘mind-boggling’ oil wealth
Country has been enjoying historic growth in economy, which has tripled since it started crude oil extraction in 2019
Hundreds of thousands of Guyana citizens living at home and abroad will receive a payout of around £370 each after the country announced it was distributing its “mind-boggling” oil wealth.
The grant of 100,000 Guyanese dollars will be available to any citizen of the South American country over the age of 18 with a valid passport or ID card. Guyanese citizens who normally live abroad will be eligible but must be in Guyana to collect the payment.
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