FAA grounds all US departures in nationwide telecom outage
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World

World
Global oil supply overtakes demand for first time since Iran war IEA finds European diesel still 77 percent above pre-war levels, crude fell 32 percent from October peak while diesel fell 11 percent
euronews.com
World
China signs 15 billion dollar solar and wind deal with Nato member Türkiye Seven-gigawatt agreement at COP31 in Antalya came with no timetable or financing details, Ankara puts its energy transition bill at 300 billion dollars by 2040
euronews.com
World
Russian drone strikes Kyiv hospital as Starshield falters for second time Three injured at National Institute of Traumatology and two killed in Odesa, White House has yet to explain why Pentagon-supervised service was throttled
theguardian.com
World
Putin warns US envoys Russia will target foreign troops in Ukraine Insists on four annexed regions while refusing peacekeeping deployment, Starlink disruptions resume as Kushner and Witkoff shuttle Moscow-to-Zelenskyy via Dublin
theguardian.com
World
Norway and Finland bar Russian athletes at the border Entry bans replace the exclusions sports bodies lifted or lost in arbitration, Moscow demands compensation from Canada and Germany
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United States

FAA grounds all US departures in nationwide telecom outage More than 11,000 flights delayed or canceled, third total flight halt in US history comes the same day the agency asks Congress for another 30 billion dollars
theguardian.com
Starship faces historic upper-stage landing attempt, Rocket Lab's Electron flies its hundredth mission the same week Expendable small rocket has outlived every flashier rival
arstechnica.com
Universities dump Flock cameras after student campaigns Ten campuses in seven states cancel contracts since April, Houston police ran 183 000 searches on one campus network
theguardian.com
United bans AI agents from booking flights Airline cites security risks and federal regulations, move protects the upsell margin that agent comparison would strip away
zerohedge.com
Nearly one million Indians became citizens of OECD countries in five years Naturalizations jumped 41 percent with Canada up 150 percent, new migration from India fell 19 percent in 2024 as the UK flow halved
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Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous
Pensioner in Hagen beats EON in court over delayed heating bills Ruling says district heating billing may not be postponed for years, first successful suit of its kind against the energy group's practices
wp.de
Miscellaneous
Movie2k boss could end money-laundering trial a billionaire Leipzig court proposes dropping the case for 40,000 more Bitcoin, six million euros in film earnings became coins worth 6.8 billion
bild.de
Miscellaneous
Tiger kills 19-year-old during TikTok filming at Lahore wildlife farm Big cat had been taken from its cage for the video despite Punjab ban on displays outside enclosures, police investigate why the wounds were first reported as a dog attack
bild.de
Miscellaneous
Darth Vader's lightsaber sells for nearly $5 million Screen-used blade from the Cloud City duel becomes costliest Star Wars collectible ever auctioned, Luke's saber and severed-hand prop fetched $3.75 million at the same house in July
independent.co.uk
Miscellaneous
ICE detains wife of Peanut the squirrel's owner, German national faces deportation over a form error missed while New York seized and killed the animal 600-animal sanctuary depends on the outcome
foxnews.com
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Media

Media
Robyn calls Eurovision 'embarrassing' on Amy Poehler's podcast Ireland and Czech broadcaster sit out 2027 as contest sheds 35 million viewers
euronews.com
Media
X still hosts bishop stabbing video Southport killer watched before murders Platform's safety lead apologises but says footage meets policy, first regret the inquiry has heard from the company
standard.co.uk
Media
UK ministers eye quick curb on NDAs after Walliams allegations Existing law protects only employees while TV and film run on freelancers, government official seeks loopholes to close without legislation
theguardian.com
Media
Formula One bans Daily Mail veteran Jonathan McEvoy over Leclerc column Ferrari team principal reported the piece to the sport's bosses, journalists in the paddock hold their passes at the pleasure of the people they cover
dailymail.com
Media
India's telecoms department blocked 129 betting sites on two forged high court orders Neither order appears in any court registry, imposters then used the department's own name in fake takedown notices to X targeting digital rights groups
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Politics

Politics
Van Hollen challenges Schumer for Senate leadership after midterm sweep First contested Democratic leader race in decades follows a victory rather than a defeat, generational change arrives as a 67-year-old weighing a presidential run
euronews.com
Politics
Abbas postponed Palestinian elections to September 2027, decree blames the occupation while Hamas calls the delay a step in the right direction Authority without a mandate since 2006 remains slated to run postwar Gaza
truthout.org
Politics
Mississippi elects first Black senator since 1875 Democrat Scott Colom unseats incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in state's first incumbent defeat since 1942, outspent winner ran with little help from his own party
theguardian.com
Politics
Burnham backs black English and Asian English census options Bill would end white-only English tick box on UK ethnicity form, he admits he has not read its detail
theguardian.com
Politics
Nine Kennedys sue to block Trump's gilded arch Complaint says 250-foot monument would cast shadow over JFK grave at Arlington, judge has already halted groundbreaking while Trump promises sniper posts and drone storage on the roof
theguardian.com
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Opinion

Opinion
Rafael Behr: Musk spent 474 million dollars losing midterms and Texas answered Farage funds a party from two crypto fortunes while his polling lead collapses, voters reject parties that billionaires own
theguardian.com
Opinion
Luca Cesari: Italian chef sacked in Brisbane for refusing pineapple on pizza Food historian traces culinary authenticity to shifting recipe books and one 1860 newspaper, tradition's own elite already serve the forbidden fruit
theguardian.com
Opinion
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett: Propranolol prescriptions to English teenage girls up 90% in a decade Beta blockers blunt panic symptoms while the causes go untreated, therapy waiting lists make the cheaper pill the default answer
theguardian.com
Opinion
Simon Jenkins: Notre-Dame was rebuilt in five years under budget by donors free to walk away Westminster's repair estimate has climbed from 5.7 to 40 billion pounds, the MPs who commission the work also approve its budget and occupy the building
theguardian.com
Opinion
André Spicer: UK equality watchdog wants workers to see colleagues' exact pay Gender-gap reporting shrank the gap 19 percent by curbing men's raises, Danish transparency cut wages across the board
theguardian.com
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Europe

Europe
AI cuts gut entry-level finance jobs in Bournemouth Barclays sheds 5000 roles while Standard Chartered plans 7000, the office where the country's cheques were once checked has stood empty since 2022
theguardian.com
Europe
Europe's hospitals prepare for mass casualties from missile and drone attacks NATO's surgeon general calls healthcare a matter of national security, plans quietly assume the war will not stop at Ukraine
euronews.com
Europe
Ukrainian drone raid grounds flights at all four Moscow airports Over 100 drones intercepted hours after Abu Dhabi talks concluded, Zelensky says Starshield speed caps stopped interceptors catching Russian jet drones
independent.co.uk
Europe
Two Iranians convicted in London of spying on Tehran's critics, first convictions under Britain's National Security Act US indictment alleges wider network kept plotting from a New York prison cell
foxnews.com
Europe
European leaders tell Russia security architecture is theirs to decide Macron opens Dublin summit as Moscow rejects multilateral format, no Western official met the Russian team in Abu Dhabi
standard.co.uk independent.co.uk
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North America

North America
FAA grounds all US departures in nationwide telecom outage More than 11,000 flights delayed or canceled, third total flight halt in US history comes the same day the agency asks Congress for another 30 billion dollars
theguardian.com
North America
Brooklyn building collapse kills eight including two children and injures 18 Three-storey Flatbush block stood at the edge of a construction site, two of the dead worked at the site next door
theguardian.com
North America
New Jersey town ends 150-year alcohol ban by local vote Collingswood residents approve liquor sales 60 to 40 after keeping dry status since 1873, restaurants that survived on BYOB now compete for licenses as neighboring towns kept the revenue
foxnews.com
North America
Trump cancels Iran deal pursuit and pulls Vance off war diplomacy Vice president reassigned to midterm corruption narrative after blaming conflict for Republican rout, war that closed Hormuz now runs without anyone negotiating its end
theguardian.com
North America
Okaloosa County sinks SS United States off Florida Fastest ocean liner ever built becomes world's largest artificial reef, Cold War hybrid of troopship and luxury liner ends as $13.5 million diving attraction
euronews.com
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Latin America

Latin America
Vatican counts 250 victims of dissolved Peruvian group Sodalitium Christianae Vitae At least 20 women had ovaries removed as superiors denied them care, gay members drugged and paired off in arranged marriages
english.elpais.com
Latin America
Argentina asks Hamburg sea tribunal to halt UK oil drilling near Falklands Lawyer Marcelo Kohen mocks British sovereignty claim before 20 judges, UK warns suspension would kill Sea Lion project due to start drilling in March
theguardian.com
Latin America
CJNG ordered Uruapan mayor's murder by encrypted chat while he held his son El País reconstruction traces the order to a teenage gunman and 34 arrests, Rio Bravo mayor kidnapped with his family the same weekend
english.elpais.com
Latin America
Pope Leo tells Argentina the economy must serve the people, first papal visit in nearly four decades draws 2.5 million to Mass and rebukes Milei's austerity State paid disability home four months of costs just before the pope arrived
theguardian.com
Latin America
Paraguays ousted president Peña under house arrest after impeachment over Ueno bank collapse 2.9 million frozen accounts represent 60 percent of adults, resignation gambit to reach senator-for-life immunity fails as prosecutors open money laundering probe
theguardian.com
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Asia

Asia
Delhi's air quality index built to discard readings above 1000 micrograms per cubic metre 36 of city's monitoring stations went dark at peak pollution hour on Diwali night, activists put under house arrest ahead of pollution protest
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Asia
Taliban orders bar male doctors from examining women without guardian present Unannounced decree enforced through clinic raids and prison warnings, women sent home mid-treatment as remaining female physicians too few to absorb patients
theguardian.com
Asia
Singapore bars Alice Huang from re-entry as Megaspeed pledges GPU census Ministry says US requests for cooperation went unanswered, chip-diversion probe now spans three jurisdictions days before Trump-Xi summit
nbcnews.com techcrunch.com
Asia
Chinese military-linked university bought Nvidia H200 chips despite US blacklist Procurement records show two processors via intermediary and five rented-compute contracts, Congress seeks briefing with Jensen Huang while chip trade runs through middlemen
finance.yahoo.com
Asia
Ukraine captures first Indonesian prisoner of war 283 Indonesians recruited for Russia in nine months after online ads promised logistics jobs, the offers became mercenary contracts on arrival
theguardian.com
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Middle East

Middle East
Israeli strike on Gaza's Nasser hospital kills at least six including a surgeon, military says Hamas commanders were operating inside the complex Health officials count 1,600 dead since the ceasefire
bnonews.com
Middle East
Iran wins UN committee seat steering women's rights and counterterrorism priorities Secret General Assembly ballot returns 144 votes with no government on record, UN Watch chief Hillel Neuer calls appointment a travesty
breitbart.com
Middle East
Egypt confirms troops defend Saudi sites against Houthis Soldiers and air defences arrived months before parliament authorised the mission, mandate permits self-defence but no strikes on the Houthis
breitbart.com
Middle East
Israel holds 49 Syrians without charges from seized buffer zone Families get no answers from Jerusalem Damascus or the UN, military refuses to discuss cases until relatives supply ID numbers
independent.co.uk
Middle East
Kenyan domestic worker sentenced to 100 lashes in Saudi Arabia for giving birth outside marriage Hospitals must report single mothers to police, 2020 flogging ban never covered adultery
theguardian.com
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Africa

Africa
EU signs readmission deal with Nigeria Abuja media report almost 100 million euros pledged in return, international law already obliges states to readmit their own nationals
euronews.com
Africa
Japanese programme hands Madagascar parents control of school budgets School for All runs in 11 African countries on meetings and meals, reading improves where the community watches the money
euronews.com
Africa
At least 39 dead as migrant boat breaks apart off Senegal Only one survivor recovered from the pirogue that left Saint-Louis for the Canary Islands, tighter coastal patrols have made the crossing longer and more hazardous
euronews.com
Africa
DR Congo sentences 66 soldiers to death for cowardice Batch verdicts have been routine since 2024 as the army keeps retreating in the east, execution is cheaper than paying the soldiers
dailymail.com
Africa
Seven dead as two trains collide south of Cairo Stationary Cairo–Aswan train struck from behind with passengers trapped in carriages, second train collision in same district in two months
theguardian.com
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Economy

Economy
Nearly one million Indians became citizens of OECD countries in five years Naturalizations jumped 41 percent with Canada up 150 percent, new migration from India fell 19 percent in 2024 as the UK flow halved
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Economy
First-time buyer inquiries fall 27 percent in Britain Bank of England's first rate rise in over three years meets a market where newcomers drive four in ten sales, Romania cut its price-to-income gap by 43 percent yet records the EU's heaviest housing burden
standard.co.uk
Economy
Checkers & Rally's declares burger war with $2 menu McDonald's readies value bundles after first US sales drop since early 2025, Wendy's and Checkers franchisees file for bankruptcy
zerohedge.com
Economy
Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO, CFO Colette Kress named interim chief Trump and Ro Khanna sold Nvidia shares before the scandal broke
foxbusiness.com
Economy
US jobless claims hold near 1969 lows Hires rate stuck at 3.4 percent despite 7.52 million job openings, sentiment a few points above record low while hourly pay trails inflation
zerohedge.com
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Technology

Technology
Starship faces historic upper-stage landing attempt, Rocket Lab's Electron flies its hundredth mission the same week Expendable small rocket has outlived every flashier rival
arstechnica.com
Technology
Universities dump Flock cameras after student campaigns Ten campuses in seven states cancel contracts since April, Houston police ran 183 000 searches on one campus network
theguardian.com
Technology
United bans AI agents from booking flights Airline cites security risks and federal regulations, move protects the upsell margin that agent comparison would strip away
zerohedge.com
Technology
Microsoft outage takes down Outlook and Teams worldwide, Exchange Online fault cuts mail chat and security monitoring in every region Companies that lost their inbox also lost the dashboard that watches for intruders
newsweek.com newsweek.com
Technology
Georgia deputy fired over fake Facebook page targeting mother he arrested Cherokee County probe found Charles Mills responsible for AI-generated images and children's records, Flock plate-reader searches had traced the family's movements
foxnews.com
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Science

Science
Friday the 13th arrives for third time in 2026 Weddings vanish and air fares drop while superstition quietly prices itself into the economy, psychologists blame missing 13th floors for keeping the fear alive
theguardian.com
Science
India cuts TB deaths 38 percent since 2015 Ministry credits AI X-rays and village screening for outpacing global decline, WHO country profile still pending while ministry grades its own mortality ledger
timesnownews.com
Science
Google DeepMind's AlphaGenome 2 reads gene variants cell by cell Model trained on 107 million cell profiles finds nearly twice as many relevant variants as predecessor, same mutation can silence a gene in one cell type and leave it untouched in another
the-decoder.com
Science
Air pollution raises blood sugar within a week of high PM2.5 exposure India's leading diabetologist traces particles from lungs into bloodstream, diabetes risk climbs more than 20 percent while the cost lands on patients
timesnownews.com
Science
Computer model aims to spare tens of thousands needless prostate treatment £1.4 million Reimagine project links over 1 000 patient samples to NHS records, charity funds the tool that shrinks the treatment market
independent.co.uk
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