- Inside Donald Trump Jr’s Mongolian hunting trip with a Kremlin-linked businessman Financial Times
- Don Jr. and His Russian Oligarch Pal Really Do a Lot Together New York Magazine
- Don Jr.’s Hunting Trip Reveals He’s Closer to Putin Ally Than We Knew The New Republic
- Don Jr.’s Cozy Hunting Trip With Putin’s Pal Exposed The Daily Beast
- Donald Trump Jr. Hunted In Mongolia With Russian Oligarch Umar Kremlev Who Bankrolled His Wedding, Report Says Forbes
UK officials discussing options including free movement with EU ahead of summit
Business secretary says focus for November summit will be trade and youth mobility, but talks will also include ‘future options for relationship’
British officials have begun discussions with the EU about a long-term relationship that could include a return to free movement, the business secretary has said while promising the British people “are the boss” when it comes to what the UK will accept.
Jonathan Reynolds said the focus for British negotiations was the EU summit in November to seal an agreement to ease some trading restrictions and a youth mobility deal. But he said the prime minister, Andy Burnham, had made it clear he wanted to see a long-term and stable relationship with the bloc.
Continue reading...Heavy rains trigger massive flooding in Ecuador’s largest city
Parts of Ecuador’s largest city are underwater after severe rains battered the coast.
Fears grow for Iranian athletes on death row as mountaineer latest to be hanged
Two sportspeople have been executed in the past month and at least six more face the same fate, says activist group
Fears are growing for more Iranian athletes facing execution after mountain climber Ali-Sina Mostafavi became the latest in a string to be killed by the regime.
Mostafavi – who documented his ascents of some of the world’s highest peaks, including Mount Everest – was executed on 14 October having been arrested in April after the anti-government protests a few months earlier. His death followed the killing of Siavash Jamshidi Kheirabadi, a taekwondo athlete, at the start of October, and the mixed martial arts fighter Gholamreza Khani Shakarab, who was hanged in May.
Continue reading...Kylian Mbappe loses Chinese sponsors for calling Mao ‘Chinese dictator’
Mbappe appears to say that the funniest internet meme he'd seen was of his face imposed on that of 'a Chinese dictator'.
Israel election results 2026: When will we know who won and what’s next?
Exit polls are expected soon after voting closes late on Tuesday, but a final verdict might take days.
UK prosecutors charge two after RAF Fairford incident
British-Iranian dual national Mohmed Abdulkarim and British citizen Nouman Essghir have been charged under the National Security Act.
Cruise ship crashes into two container ships during storm
A captain whose cruise liner collided with container ships in strong winds is being investigated by German police.
EU tells countries to make plans to cope with 3C of global warming – Financial Times
- EU tells countries to make plans to cope with 3C of global warming Financial Times
- EU prepares for a grim future with new climate-proofing law POLITICO.eu
- EU Wants Countries to Draw Up Plans to Deal With Warming of 3C Bloomberg.com
- EU wants capitals to adjust to warming of 3°C Euronews.com
- EEA welcomes the Climate Resilience Framework and launches new tools to help Europe prepare European Environment Agency (EEA)
Israelis begin voting as Netanyahu fights for political survival
Israelis vote as Netanyahu faces Gadi Eisenkot amid divisions over the wars in Gaza and Iran and growing isolation.
Why it could take time for a new Israeli government to form
Israel faces what many view as one of the most pivotal elections in the country's history.
Drone strike in Sudan’s Nyala kills at least 21, injures 40
Drone hit a market in the city that serves as the de facto capital of the paramilitary RSF in Darfur, resident says.
India evacuates tens of thousands as ‘very severe’ Cyclone Arnab nears
The cyclonic storm is set to make landfall on Wednesday, with 400,000 people in need of evacuation.
Qatar’s path to defence autonomy
Qatar needs a strategy built on national resilience and diversified security guarantees.
Attackers kill 60 people in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Oromiya region, Orthodox church says – Reuters
- Attackers kill 60 people in Ethiopia's conflict-hit Oromiya region, Orthodox church says Reuters
- Ethiopia attacks: More than 60 Orthodox Christians killed in Oromia BBC
- Who is killing Christians in Ethiopia? The Pillar
- Sixty people killed in attack on Orthodox Christian village in Ethiopia Vatican News
- Attacks kill at least 60 Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia, church says AP News
Likud said already preparing to allege election was ‘stolen’ if Netanyahu loses – The Times of Israel
- Likud said already preparing to allege election was ‘stolen’ if Netanyahu loses The Times of Israel
- Parties file complaints over defaced, vandalized, missing ballots, alleged voter tracking The Jerusalem Post
- Election watchdog reports illegal voters' tally at over 100 polling stations Haaretz
- Opposition hit back at Netanyahu's election claims RTE.ie
- Israel Polls: Charges Of Fraud, Missing Ballots And Even Assaults On Journalists StratNews Global
Opinion: UK bond investors want spending cuts. John Healey’s first Budget may disappoint – CNBC
- Opinion: UK bond investors want spending cuts. John Healey’s first Budget may disappoint CNBC
- You be the chancellor: play our budget game to see if you can balance the books The Guardian
- Chris Mason: Burnham faces crunch decisions in his next 100 days BBC
- New UK Budget Is a Chance to Clear the Clutter Bloomberg.com
- What is likely to be in UK finance minister Healey's budget? Reuters
Ukraine’s Starlink slowdown only dropped its interception rate against Russia’s new Shaheds by a few percent – Business Insider
- Ukraine's Starlink slowdown only dropped its interception rate against Russia's new Shaheds by a few percent Business Insider
- Ukraine improves drone interception rates despite Starlink disruptions Euronews.com
- Ukraine’s Drones Have Eliminated or Wounded an Army of 300,000 Russians in Less Than a Year UNITED24 Media
- Ukraine’s air defenses down 112 Russian drones, three missiles overnight Ukrinform
- Ukraine Downs 2 Ballistic Missiles, 255 Russian Drones in Overnight Attack Targeting Kyiv Kyiv Post
‘A dream come true’ – Harry Kane on his Ballon d’Or win
It's the first time an English player has lifted the trophy since Michael Owen in 2001.
Wales first minister : ‘We’re within a union that is not a union of equals’
Rhun ap Iorwerth says his country’s relationship with the United Kingdom is unequal and needs to change.