Legal challenge to Australia’s social media ban to start in High Court
A rights group will argue the world-leading policy robs under-16s of their right to free communication.
Lindsay Clancy back in court seeking to have murder charges dismissed
Defence argues that retrying Clancy would violate her constitutional rights.
Supreme Court rejects Trump request to set aside California ballots
Top court declines to block California from counting ballots of voters Trump administration claims are not US citizens.
Senegal hosts Africa’s first Olympics
The head of the International Olympic Committee discusses the significance of Africa hosting the Youth Olympic Games.
World’s largest economy shuts out South Africa, Rwanda from trade benefits across its $33 trillion market as Trump finalises AGOA decision – Business Insider Africa
- World's largest economy shuts out South Africa, Rwanda from trade benefits across its $33 trillion market as Trump finalises AGOA decision Business Insider Africa
- Agoa: Donald Trump to remove Rwanda and South Africa from US trade deal BBC
- 19 African countries ineligible for U.S. AGOA trade in 2027 Business Insider Africa
- South Africa braces for some job losses as US trade benefits end Reuters
- Trump Removes South Africa From the African Growth and Opportunity Act Trade Program The New York Times
Trump signals progress on Iran deal as Tehran pushes faster ceasefire
Iran says its offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz can be implemented in two days if the US agrees to terms.
Fake nuclear warning from hacked app sparks unease but not panic in Ukraine
Many Ukrainians, who have faced years of Russian attacks, did not take the messages seriously and doubted their veracity.
If hackers can take control of a supermarket freezer, how vulnerable is other tech?
Dozens of shops across European countries have been hit by a cyber-attack affecting their fridges.
Iliana Yotova wins the presidential election in Bulgaria, portraying herself as the ‘president of peace’ – DW.com
- Iliana Yotova wins the presidential election in Bulgaria, portraying herself as the 'president of peace' DW.com
- Bulgarians re-elect pro-Russian president Financial Times
- Bulgaria elects Iliana Iotova, ally of PM Radev, as its first female president Reuters
- Initial results suggest Iliana Yotova wins runoff to become Bulgaria's 1st elected female president PBS
- Ukraine-Skeptic Faces Challenge in Bulgarian Vote: What to Watch Bloomberg.com
Jury Selection Begins in First Death-Penalty Case at Guantánamo Bay – The New York Times
- Jury Selection Begins in First Death-Penalty Case at Guantánamo Bay The New York Times
- Trial of accused USS Cole attack mastermind opens at Guantanamo Yahoo
- Guantanamo Dispatches: Trial Judge Finds Defendant in USS Cole Bombing Case Competent to Face Trial Just Security
- Guantanamo Dispatches: USS Cole Defense Lawyers Make 11th Hour Plea for Delay of Trial Starting Monday Just Security
Live Updates: Iran says “ball is in the U.S. court” on deal to end war as Trump keeps his intentions veiled – CBS News
- Live Updates: Iran says "ball is in the U.S. court" on deal to end war as Trump keeps his intentions veiled CBS News
- Iran says contacts over ending war continue after talks finish with no breakthrough Reuters
- Video: Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Could Reopen in 2 Days if Demands Met The New York Times
- Iran has a 2-day plan to reopen strait, resume nuclear talks with US, and other Mideast news AP News
- Iran pushing accelerated plan for ceasefire talks with US Al Jazeera
French pupils resume school blockades as country braces for more protests
Minister warns weeks without lessons are putting exams at risk as unions plan nationwide strike on Thursday
Dozens of high schools across France were blockaded again on Monday as the government braced for another tense week of protests over school conditions and the high cost of living.
The protests come amid warnings that weeks without lessons are putting some pupils’ school year and final exams at risk.
Continue reading...Shop freezers in seven European countries hit by cyber-attack
The temperature of freezers in several shops across Europe reportedly rose to as high as 50C.
‘All this food is now useless’: Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack
Dozens of supermarkets in seven European countries dumped huge quantities of food after refrigerators and freezers were targeted in a cyber-attack.
Fighting returns to Kherson region after longest Ukraine war ceasefire
Though unprecedented, the six-day truce has done little to alter the wider trajectory of a war that continues to grinds on.
Fighting returns to Kherson region after longest Ukraine war ceasefire – BBC
- Fighting returns to Kherson region after longest Ukraine war ceasefire BBC
- Russia resumes attacks on Ukraine's Kherson region after truce ends, Kyiv says Euronews.com
- Operational update for the period from 06:00 on November 1 to 06:00 on November 2, 2026 Mezha.net
- Russia pummels Ukraine after local ceasefire ends Yahoo
- Ukraine: Temporary ceasefire enables MSF to deliver medicines to Kherson villages near frontline MSF - Médecins Sans Frontières
Fighting returns to Kherson region after longest Ukraine war ceasefire
Though unprecedented, the six-day truce has done little to alter the wider trajectory of a war that continues to grinds on.
Dutch police offer record €2m reward in hunt for drug lord
Jos Leijdekkers has been found guilty in absentia of cocaine smuggling and is believed to be in Sierra Leone.
A woman refused to do what a fake bank caller told her, and 20 minutes later the scammer called back telling her to ‘go to your front door’ – Yahoo
- A woman refused to do what a fake bank caller told her, and 20 minutes later the scammer called back telling her to ‘go to your front door’ Yahoo
- Canadian woman 'swatted' after refusing to give phone scammer information, police say WTHR
- Woman swatted by scammer after she refused to follow instructions: police WKRC
- Woman Refuses to Fall for Bank Scam - So Scammer Allegedly Sent SWAT Team to Her Home Gadget Review