Perfume boss admitted he ignored Russia sanctions
David Crisp told undercover agent he had ignored "government edicts" to sell £1.7m of his luxury Boadicea the Victorious product.
Nominee for agriculture secretary completes Trump cabinet
Brooke Rollins - head of a pro-Trump right-wing think tank - is his pick for agriculture secretary.
‘Optical illusion’: Key takeaways from COP29 at Baku
Climate finance deal criticised at COP29 as inadequate, lacking real money and clear grants for developing countries.
Ukraine Needs Better Air Defenses, Zelenskyy Says After Russian Drone Attack – Newsmax
- Ukraine Needs Better Air Defenses, Zelenskyy Says After Russian Drone Attack Newsmax
- See charred remains of debris that Ukraine says came from Russian missiles CNN
- What’s Behind Ukraine and Russia’s Missile Brinkmanship? The New York Times
- Russia launches new IRBM at Ukraine, Zelenskyy says Putin is 'terrified' ABC News
- From VOA Russian: Pentagon says US was notified by Moscow before it launched missile at Ukraine VOA Asia
South Korean man dodged draft by binge eating
The 26-year-old man began deliberately gaining weight before a physical examination, a judge ruled.
A defining moment in the Ukraine war – Indian Punchline –
- A defining moment in the Ukraine war Indian Punchline -
- Ukraine to analyze fragments of missile fired by Russia capable of carrying nuclear warheads Fox News
- With Memes and in State Media, Many Russians Cheer on Putin’s Threats The New York Times
- Retired major general reacts to Russia’s use of new weapon in Ukraine CNN
- What does the use of more powerful weapons mean for Ukraine? Al Jazeera English
Burning old TVs to survive: The toxic trade in electrical waste
People around the world are extracting valuable materials from e-waste despite huge health risks.
Ukraine and Russia launch overnight drone attacks amid missile strike tensions – ABC News
- Ukraine and Russia launch overnight drone attacks amid missile strike tensions ABC News
- Russia launched 'massive' overnight attack on Ukraine, firing around 120 missiles and 90 drones, Kyiv says Business Insider
- At least two people dead in Ukraine after Russian airstike in Sumy Euronews
- Russia recruits hundreds of Yemeni mercenaries to fight in Ukraine, FT reports. Kyiv Independent
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,002 Al Jazeera English
How Modi won back India’s big economic prize five months after losing it – Al Jazeera English
- How Modi won back India’s big economic prize five months after losing it Al Jazeera English
- Maharashtra election results: Momentum builds in BJP to make Devendra Fadnavis CM The Times of India
- Keen to name Devendra Fadnavis as Maharashtra CM soon, BJP likely to say no to Eknath Shinde continuing The Times of India
- Maharashtra: Modi's BJP returns to power in crucial state election BBC.com
- Game, set, match in Maharashtra: How BJP plotted its triumph after LS poll setback The Indian Express
Pakistan violence: Dozens killed in sectarian attacks – BBC.com
- Pakistan violence: Dozens killed in sectarian attacks BBC.com
- Pakistan strikes seven-day ceasefire deal between warring sectarian groups Reuters
- Funerals held for 42 people killed by gunmen in Pakistan’s Kurram Al Jazeera English
- Sectarian Violence Kills at Least 25 in Northwest Pakistan The New York Times
- Pakistan government mediators seek ceasefire as 68 killed in sectarian violence NBC News
Dozens killed in Pakistan sectarian violence
More than 80 die in a tribal area of Pakistan riven by tensions between Shia and Sunni communities.
World will be ‘unable to cope’ with volume of plastic waste in 10 years, warns expert – The Guardian
- World will be ‘unable to cope’ with volume of plastic waste in 10 years, warns expert The Guardian
- The World Seeks an End to Plastic Pollution at Talks in South Korea The New York Times
- What to know about the plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea The Hill
- Countries remain divided as fifth U.N. plastics treaty talks begin Reuters
- In South Korea, nations meet in final round to address global plastic crisis ABC News
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,004
These were the key developments on the 1,004th day of the Russia-Ukraine war.
‘He was wedged like an hourglass’: rescuers describe 20-hour ordeal ending with amputation of rafter’s leg
Lithuanian tourist pack rafting on Franklin River still fighting for life in Tasmanian hospital
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A 69-year-old Lithuanian man has been praised for his “extraordinary resilience” after emergency service workers were forced to amputate his leg during a 20-hour rescue operation in remote south-west Tasmania.
The man, who remained in a critical condition in Royal Hobart hospital on Sunday evening, had been travelling with a group of 11 tourists on a multi-day rafting trip on the remote Franklin River.
Continue reading...Director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital injured in attack
The director of the main partially-functioning hospital in besieged north Gaza was injured in an Israeli drone strike.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen wins his fourth F1 title at Las Vegas Grand Prix
Verstappen edges Norris in the race and becomes the sixth man to claim four world championship titles, all in a row.
Israeli forces bomb mosque in Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp
Video shows the moment Israeli forces bombed the al-Faruq Mosque in central Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp.
Gunman dead, police injured in shooting near Israeli embassy in Jordan
Police shot a gunman who had fired at a police patrol in the Rabiah neighbourhood of Amman, officials and media report
A gunman was dead and three policemen injured after a shooting near the Israeli embassy in Jordan, a security source and state media said on Sunday.
Police shot a gunman who had fired at a police patrol in the Rabiah neighbourhood of Amman, state news agency Petra reported, citing public security, adding investigations were ongoing.
Continue reading...‘It’s been a lot of detective work’: Madame de Pompadour’s £1m wall lights discovered in Yorkshire hotel
Four gilt-bronze sconces that lit up home of Louis XV’s mistress are set to go on sale at Sotheby’s in December
For almost 140 years, four massive gilt-bronze wall lights have hung in the 18th-century drawing room at Swinton Castle in Yorkshire, now an opulent luxury hotel.
Guests will almost certainly have noticed the one metre-high rococo appliques with their entwined branches decorated with leaves, berries and cherubim, and passed them off as impressive reproductions of more valuable original works.
Continue reading...Djokovic hires Andy Murray as coach for Australian Open tennis Grand Slam
Former rivals team up before new tennis season as Djokovic seeks record 25th singles and 11th Australian Open title.