- Even after the midterm rout of Trumpism, the world struggles to trust America PBS
- World leaders who sparred with Trump express relief mixed with caution at Republican election rout AP News
- They Won’t Say It Out Loud, but Asian Leaders Are Happy About the Midterms Council on Foreign Relations
- What will a lame-duck Donald Trump get up to overseas? The Economist
- 5 foreign policy priorities for Democrats in the next Congress The Hill
Cyber-attack on French supermarket freezers has geopolitical context
‘Not particularly complex’ defrosting hack has been attributed to Iran, with presumption it is linked to others across Europe
Iranian hackers like to send a message.
In 2023 a state-backed group interrupted TV streaming services in the United Arab Emirates to broadcast a deepfake report on the war in Gaza. In the same year, hackers affiliated with Iran displayed the slogan “down with Israel” on the screens of water-control equipment made by an Israeli firm.
Continue reading...Jemima Goldsmith says ex-partner Russell Brand physically assaulted her
TV producer, who was in relationship with ex-comedian that reportedly ended in 2014, accuses him of ‘violence, coercive control and abuse’
Jemima Goldsmith has said Russell Brand physically assaulted her and she accused him of “violence, coercive control and abuse”.
The 52-year-old TV producer said she has always been “strongly and unequivocally” on the side of Brand’s victims as she opened up about her own “painful” experience with her former partner in a social media post on Monday.
Continue reading...Air pollution soars as fog traps emissions in England’s urban areas
Particles from fireworks and bonfires likely to have contributed to levels well above WHO’s daily guideline
Air pollution soared to “very high” levels across urban parts of England on Monday as still, foggy weather kept emissions trapped after a weekend of fireworks and bonfires.
Government monitoring showed 11 sites, mainly in London and Greater Manchester, reached the highest band on its 10-point index for particulate matter in the 24 hours to 10am. A further 27 sites recorded “high” levels across the capital, the north-west, the Midlands, Yorkshire and the east of England.
Continue reading...Millions fill Buenos Aires streets to welcome Pope Leo XIV
The Pope celebrated an outdoor Mass in Argentina's capital, the second stop on a 12-day tour of Latin America, just three weeks after having had surgery for lung cancer.
US agencies unite to combat rogue drone threats nationwide
More than $40bn allocated by NATO for counter-drone technologies as US agencies ramp up measures against aerial threats.
Trump reverses stance, alleges fraud in recent US midterm elections
Democratic Senate leader Schumer criticises Trump's poll denialism, calling it an avoidable return to baseless claims.
What’s next for US Republicans and Trumpism?
Republican politician Tom Garrett argues his party lost US midterm elections because it made promises it couldn’t keep.
Two security breaches near White House prompt brief lockdown
Active investigations are under way after a vehicle crashed at Lafayette Park and a second individual jumped a barrier.
EU offers cash for Black Sea attack response – POLITICO.eu
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- Statement by the President with Romanian President Dan European Commission
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Al Jazeera.net co-founder and cartoonist Shujaat Ali dies aged 54
Ali was an award-winning pioneer of animated political caricatures and Pakistan's first court artist.
Barnsley workers strike over nursery privatisation by Reform council
Women say move will be ‘massively detrimental’ to services for vulnerable children, and hit their own pensions
The 33 women waving banners outside a nursery in the South Yorkshire village of Grimethorpe have never been on strike before.
Passing cars beep their horns in support of the workers, who have taken action at six nurseries run by Barnsley council after its Reform UK leadership agreed to transfer them to private companies. They say the move will have a hugely negative impact on the services they provide to vulnerable children, and to their own pensions.
Continue reading...Qatar PM meets with Trump for talks on ending war on Iran
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has met with US President Donald Trump.
Yemen government forces claim new advances as Houthi border attacks resume
Yemeni forces claim fresh advances across key fronts as cross-border Houthi attacks surge amid heavy clashes.
Iran says IAEA inspected nuclear site, US should heed public sentiment and end war – The Times of Israel
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- Iran mission in Vienna slams IAEA chief's selective outrage Mehr News Agency
Megyn Kelly, Elon Musk decry Russell Brand conviction and sentence – Chicago Tribune
- Megyn Kelly, Elon Musk decry Russell Brand conviction and sentence Chicago Tribune
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- British comedian Russell Brand sentenced to over 10 years for rape and sexual assault NPR
- Russell Brand is a ‘dead man walking’ inside current prison, warns ex-inmate Page Six
Russian strikes aim to cut Ukraine in half, Zelenskyy warns – Financial Times
- Russian strikes aim to cut Ukraine in half, Zelenskyy warns Financial Times
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- Moscow And Kyiv Trade Air Strikes As Trump Hints At Potential Territorial Changes In Ukraine Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says Russia has damaged ‘every power plant’ as he seeks Latin American help The Guardian
- At least four people killed as Russia and Ukraine trade strikes overnight Al Jazeera
Russia’s leading independent newspaper closes after eviction
The outlet has been evicted from its offices of three decades and says it's been blocked from receiving donations.
The two East German officials who accidentally brought down the Berlin Wall – The Washington Post
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- The Berlin Wall Fell in 1989, but Ukraine Is Still Fighting to End Moscow’s Imperial Rule Kyiv Post
- A Tale Of Two Cities tovima.com
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Iran was behind cyber-attack on French supermarket freezers, Paris says
French foreign minister vows European sanctions against Tehran over ‘unprecedented’ hacks last month
France has said Iran was responsible for a massive cyber-attack on supermarket freezers and chiller cabinets that was described by its foreign minister as being an act of “unprecedented scale and unprecedented aggression”.
Jean-Noël Barrot said “Europe-wide sanctions” would be imposed against those responsible, adding that the attacks – which took control of digital thermostats to push temperatures up to above 50C – constituted “a major violation of the nation’s interests”.
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