- Covid inquiry: Lockdown could have been avoided and other key findings BBC
- Martin Rowson on the report into the UK’s response to Covid – cartoon The Guardian
- Boris Johnson ‘beyond contempt’ for attack on Covid inquiry’s findings and refusal to apologise The Independent
- Ex-UK PM Johnson oversaw 'chaotic' response to COVID which led to more deaths, inquiry finds Reuters
- Baroness Hallett has dodged the key Covid questions The Times
US in talks to attend G20 summit after initial boycott, South Africa says
Cyril Ramaphosa says US has had ‘change of mind’ but does not confirm Trump’s attendance in Johannesburg
The US has changed its mind about attending the G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa’s president has said, without confirming whether Donald Trump, who had said the US would boycott the event, now wanted to come.
Trump has claimed that South Africa racially discriminates against the minority white Afrikaner community, which led the country during the apartheid regime that ended in 1994.
Continue reading...‘Chaotic’ culture in UK government led to more COVID deaths, inquiry finds
An inquiry commissioned in 2021 has found ex-PM Boris Johnson failed to act decisively to combat the global pandemic.
Spain’s attorney general convicted in controversial leak case
Álvaro García Ortiz is barred from the post for two years and must pay €10,000 in compensation.
UK to Allow High-Earners New, Faster Visa Path to Residency – Bloomberg.com
- UK to Allow High-Earners New, Faster Visa Path to Residency Bloomberg.com
- Want to Immigrate to the UK? The Government Says You Must Earn It. The New York Times
- Labour’s immigration policy is not the Britain we want | Letters The Guardian
- Some migrants to face 20-year wait for settled status BBC
- Will Britain copy asylum policy from a place with poor integration? The Economist
‘Punishable by DEATH’: Trump threatens Democrats with sedition charges
The US president forcefully denounced Democratic lawmakers for calling on the military to reject any 'illegal orders'.
Israel finds underground terror city built by Hamas in Gaza – The Jerusalem Post
- Israel finds underground terror city built by Hamas in Gaza The Jerusalem Post
- Hamas commander's diary found in Gaza details use of schools, hospitals, UNRWA equipment – report The Times of Israel
- Hamas member's diary published, reveals exploitation of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure Yahoo
- IDF publishes footage of Hamas tunnel shaft located inside abandoned school in northern Gaza The Times of Israel
- Explosive Testimony: IDF Soldier Confirms Armed Hamas Terrorists Steal H JFeed
The endgame approaches in Ukraine – In Defence of Marxism
- The endgame approaches in Ukraine In Defence of Marxism
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 21, 2025 Institute for the Study of War
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,367 Al Jazeera
- Opinion | Ukraine is teetering. Why return to a failed policy? The Washington Post
- Zelensky faces a triple nightmare as Putin unleashes General Winter Yahoo
Ottawa officials to cull ‘mindblowing’ influx of thousands of goldfish in pond
Scourge of goldfish has become growing problem as fish are released by pet owners into increasingly warm waters
City officials in Canada’s capital city, Ottawa, plan to cull thousands of feral goldfish from a stormwater pond, a decision that reflects the pervasive spread of the species throughout the region.
Earlier in the year, city staff removed 5,000 fish from the city’s Celebration Park. But as many as 1,000 more are believed to still be living in the water.
Continue reading...US economy adds 119,000 jobs in September as unemployment rate rises
The unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent as the labour market cools.
ISW: Ukraine’s interdiction cripples Russian vehicle use and troop massing in Pokrovsk (MAP) – Euromaidan Press
- ISW: Ukraine’s interdiction cripples Russian vehicle use and troop massing in Pokrovsk (MAP) Euromaidan Press
- Russian video shows soldiers walking freely through ruins of Ukraine's Pokrovsk Reuters
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 18, 2025 Institute for the Study of War
- From Bakhmut to Pokrovsk, here’s how Russian tactics have shifted CNN
- The Last Stand Dilemma in Ukraine War on the Rocks
Merz Confirms Intensified Work on Long-Range Strike Systems for Ukraine – Kyiv Post
- Merz Confirms Intensified Work on Long-Range Strike Systems for Ukraine Kyiv Post
- Germany says Ukraine to get long-range missiles Anadolu Ajansı
- Germany to Send Skyranger Anti-Drone Guns to Kyiv by Next Week Kyiv Post
- CinC Syrskyi discusses frontline situation with Inspector General of Bundeswehr Ukrinform
- Rheinmetall Delivers All Pledged Skynex Air Defense Systems to Ukraine Amid Russian Aerial Threats UNITED24 Media
Syria condemns Netanyahu’s visit to occupied territory
Benjamin Netanyahu visited southern Syria, where Israel expanded its occupation after the fall of Assad.
Children of War
In a war-torn part of Colombia, a family flees their home after rebels kill a young man who had joined them as a child.
Nnamdi Kanu: Nigerian separatist leader sentenced to life for terrorism – BBC
- Nnamdi Kanu: Nigerian separatist leader sentenced to life for terrorism BBC
- Nigeria convicts Biafran separatist leader for 'terrorism' DW
- Nigerian court convicts separatist leader Kanu for terrorism CNN
- Nigerian court sentences separatist Nnamdi Kanu to life in prison on terrorism charges AP News
- JUST IN: Nnamdi Kanu moved to Sokoto prison, says lawyer Ejimakor Punch Newspapers
Nigerian separatist leader sentenced to life for terrorism
Nnamdi Kanu is found guilty of inciting violence as part of his campaign for a separate state in south-east Nigeria.
Israel’s emptying of West Bank refugee camps amounts to war crimes: HRW
Human Rights Watch calls for Israeli leaders, including PM Netanyahu, to be investigated on war crimes accusations.
UK Royal Navy to equip MBDA’s drone-frying lasers by 2027 – Defense News
- UK Royal Navy to equip MBDA’s drone-frying lasers by 2027 Defense News
- UK beefs up Royal Navy counter-drone tech with $413 million laser contract Reuters
- Boost for Armed Forces as new laser weapon takes down high-speed drones GOV.UK
- Contract to deliver first laser weapons for the Royal Navy agreed Navy Lookout
- UK And MBDA Announce £316mn Anti-drone Laser Contract Barron's
‘Fake’ carbonara sauce causes outrage in Italy – CNN
- ‘Fake’ carbonara sauce causes outrage in Italy CNN
- Mamma mia! Investigating crimes against Italian food. politico.eu
- Rome decries ‘Italian-sounding’ pasta sauces on sale in EU parliament store The Guardian
- Italy minister slams sale of fake Italian food in European Parliament shop Wanted in Rome
- Don’t be ashamed of putting cream in a Carbonara The Telegraph
Video shows Palestinian child after shooting by Israeli forces
A 15-year-old Palestinian boy was shot by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank, causing him to die.