- Liberman backs Eisenkot for PM, but rules out minority government with Arab support The Times of Israel
- Democrats say they'll recommend Eisenkot as next prime minister, joining opposition partners The Times of Israel
- Avigdor Liberman backs Gadi Eisenkot for prime minister, Yair Lapid for Knesset speaker The Jerusalem Post
- Lieberman Throws Support Behind Eisenkot, Uniting Israel’s Jewish Opposition and Complicating Netanyahu’s Bid to Retain Power Algemeiner.com
- Lieberman: “A minority government will not happen”; will recommend Eisenkot to form gov. rules out Netanyahu i24NEWS
Guardian Essential poll: record number of Australians are turning their backs on the Melbourne Cup
Growing disdain for gambling and animal cruelty concerns drive sliding interest in race that once ‘stopped the nation’
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A record number of Australians are turning their backs on the Melbourne Cup, with more than two-thirds surveyed saying they have low or zero interest in the annual horse race.
Support for the Melbourne Cup has been sliding consistently for a number of years, but the Guardian Essential poll found just 9% of Australians said they had high interest in the race now – nearly half the proportion in 2025.
Continue reading...NSW council refuses to show world-renowned Gaza artwork over ‘unacceptable’ safety risk
Exclusive: Shoalhaven council says Wall of Tears installation by Phil Buehler posed risk to staff, visitors and tenants
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A New South Wales local council has refused to show a world-renowned artwork about children killed in Gaza after asking organisers to investigate hiring “armed guards” to counter the risk of “community conflict” over the mural.
The group, Shoalhaven Friends of Palestine, was aiming to show the Wall of Tears installation by American artist Phil Buehler at the Shoalhaven Regional Gallery in Nowra on Tuesday, following the work being exhibited around Australia, including on the front lawns of Parliament House in Canberra in September.
Continue reading...A Paralympian vs a former TV news anchor – and other US Senate races to watch
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As reparations debate grows, Caribbean campaigners point to one British family’s example – Reuters
- As reparations debate grows, Caribbean campaigners point to one British family's example Reuters
- British people can’t be made to pay for the wrongs of slavery – but we must confront our complicated history The Guardian
- A response to Andy Burnham: We need an apology and reparations Al Jazeera
- King Charles Meets Both Joy and Criticism on Caribbean Tour The New York Times
- PM plans debt re-set for Commonwealth nations as slavery apology talks begin BBC
Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposes nuclear, tech cooperation with South Korea – The Jerusalem Post
- Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposes nuclear, tech cooperation with South Korea The Jerusalem Post
- Erdogan says South Korea could partner in Turkey's Sinop nuclear project, Yonhap reports Reuters
- President talks nuclear power, defense with Turkiye, Timor-Leste Korea.net
- Erdoğan in Seoul: South Korea’s Interest in PD170 Grows Envanter Medya
- Ankara seeks to expand economic cooperation with Seoul Hürriyet Daily News
Treasure hunter strikes gold with 1,000-year-old discovery linked to ‘Hand of God’ – Fox News
Chris Mason: Home secretary to face scrutiny over changes to rules for legal migrants – BBC
- Chris Mason: Home secretary to face scrutiny over changes to rules for legal migrants BBC
- UK to make some migrants wait 10 years to settle, eases rules for carers Reuters
- The Guardian view on a migration U-turn: it still leaves unfair changes intact The Guardian
- What are the planned changes to immigration rules? BBC
- Britain says many migrants will have to wait longer to win the right to stay Yahoo
Ryanair faces clash with unions as it mulls pay freezes amid soaring fuel costs
Airline also weighs up reducing crew on flights and increasing use of AI as part of cost-cutting measures
Ryanair has said it is considering implementing pay freezes, setting the scene for a confrontation with unions as the airline tries to offset soaring fuel costs driven by the Middle East conflict.
The airline is also considering reducing crew numbers on flights and increasing the use of AI, in a cost-cutting drive.
Continue reading...Fake alerts warn of nuclear danger as Ukraine and Russia report emergency app hacks – NBC News
- Fake alerts warn of nuclear danger as Ukraine and Russia report emergency app hacks NBC News
- WATCH: Zelenskyy confirms Ukraine hacked back after Russia's cyberattack of its emergency alert system PBS
- Fake warnings of nuclear attack posted on hacked Russian and Ukrainian emergency apps CNN
- Russia and Ukraine say emergency alert apps were hit by apparent cyber-attacks BBC
- Hackers send fake nuclear threat alert to Ukraine emergency app The Guardian
Trump’s Iran threat renews Gulf fears of a war it didn’t choose – Reuters
- Trump's Iran threat renews Gulf fears of a war it didn't choose Reuters
- Arab states warn Iran of individual, collective retaliation over attacks - WSJ Iran International
- United Arab Emirates says military solutions offer no quick off-ramps to crisis with Iran AP News
- Negotiators ‘braced for worst’ over US-Iran talks to reopen strait of Hormuz The Guardian
- Gulf States Fear Fiercer Iran Retaliation If US Strikes Bloomberg.com
Russian Army Suffers Record Losses in Ukraine as Land Gains Slip – Bloomberg.com
- Russian Army Suffers Record Losses in Ukraine as Land Gains Slip Bloomberg.com
- Russia's war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 2,100 over past day Ukrinform
- "Enough to fill 200 Moscow Metro carriages": Zelenskyy reports record Russian losses in October Українська правда
- Russia suffers record 54,400 casualties in October, Ukraine says — and 2.1M since war began New York Post
- Russia suffers highest monthly combat losses since war began, Ukraine says TVP World
Record reward offered for capture of fugitive cocaine kingpin dubbed “Chubby Jos” – CBS News
- Record reward offered for capture of fugitive cocaine kingpin dubbed "Chubby Jos" CBS News
- Dutch police offer record €2m reward in hunt for drug lord Jos Leijdekkers BBC
- Prosecutors raise reward for arrest of “Bolle Jos” to €2m DutchNews.nl
- Dutch police offer £1.6m reward for help finding cocaine kingpin on the run The Independent
- Reward for information leading to arrest of Dutch drug kingpin to rise to €2 million NL Times
Ryanair says it may freeze workers’ pay and raise airfares
The airline says fuel prices may rise by €2bn in 2028 unless there is an end to the US-Israel war with Iran.
Uganda begins withdrawing troops from Somalia after 20 years
Uganda has been helping Somalia battle an insurgency led by the al-Shabab militant group since 2007.
Uganda says it has started withdrawing troops from Somalia – Reuters
Up in the Clouds With the Pope, It’s Still Commercial – The New York Times
Up in the Clouds With the Pope, It’s Still Commercial The New York Times
Map Shows Russia Losing Ground Amid Heaviest Casualties Since Start of War – Newsweek
‘I have two days until the food in my fridge runs out’: Thousands of Russian emigrants left scrambling after Serbia shuts down Alta Bank, freezing their savings – Meduza
Dozens of Commonwealth leaders descend on Antigua during global political turbulence – New York Post
- Dozens of Commonwealth leaders descend on Antigua during global political turbulence New York Post
- Dozens of Commonwealth leaders descend on Antigua at time of global political turbulence AP News
- Carney to meet with King Charles and Commonwealth heads of government Global News
- Commonwealth secretary-general pitches group as 'alternative' to U.S. trade CBC
- Antigua and Barbuda prepare to host Commonwealth summit Yahoo