Starshield speed-limited to 161 km/h across Ukrainian frontline
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World

World
EU spent 8.7 billion euros on Russian Arctic LNG in ten months of 2026 Purchases rose 21 percent in the year before the import ban, France and Belgium lead the stockpile sprint as Yamal cash flows to the Kremlin
euronews.com
World
Starshield speed-limited to 161 km/h across Ukrainian frontline Zelenskyy says throttling coincides with US envoys meeting Putin, Ukraine's drone war runs on a private American subscription
theguardian.com
World
Harvard returns two skulls of enslaved people to Brazil Remains taken in the 19th century fed eugenics studies at the Peabody Museum, handover stalled until the Brazilian government intervened in late 2024
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World
Fresh tanker mine strike in Hormuz pushes oil back up Iran refuses to send a single atom of enriched uranium abroad, Rezaei lists seven conditions before any nuclear talks
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World
Russia and Ukraine agree large prisoner swap at Abu Dhabi talks Land dispute untouched as US envoys shuttle between Putin and Zelenskyy, Medinsky tells European envoys their conscience must awaken first
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United States

Starshield speed-limited to 161 km/h across Ukrainian frontline Zelenskyy says throttling coincides with US envoys meeting Putin, Ukraine's drone war runs on a private American subscription
theguardian.com
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
Nvidia loses 600 billion dollars in market value this week Board meets on Jensen Huang's future after Wall Street Journal reports preparations to oust the founder, chief executive owns 3.6 percent and has no obvious successor
theguardian.com
Harvard returns two skulls of enslaved people to Brazil Remains taken in the 19th century fed eugenics studies at the Peabody Museum, handover stalled until the Brazilian government intervened in late 2024
theguardian.com
Europe's Hera spacecraft begins close survey of asteroid moonlet NASA rammed in 2022 ESA probe measures the orbit change and prepares shoebox CubeSats to land on Dimorphos, impact debris may still be in the vicinity
independent.co.uk

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous
World's southernmost hotel opens in Puerto Williams Chile Silversea's 150-room Cormorant makes the cruise line the gateway to Antarctica, rooms were built in Argentina and trucked across the Andes
euronews.com
Miscellaneous
Manchester United set to sack Michael Carrick after ten games Pochettino deal agreed with £7.5m release clause paid to US Soccer, worst league start in 40 years ends a manager before he signs a player
independent.co.uk
Miscellaneous
Teenager found alive after six days in Victorian bushland Helicopter crew spots William lying in a creek near Walhalla, mother declares he is never leaving the house again
theguardian.com
Miscellaneous
Crown Estate fights to evict London's oldest Indian restaurant Veeraswamy has served Mahatma Gandhi and Charlie Chaplin from Victory House since 1926 but the space is worth more as offices, twenty thousand signatures ask King Charles to intervene
standard.co.uk
Miscellaneous
Camel leaps in front of Bavarian bus and ends driver's 20-year accident-free run Mongolian steppe camel Zafira broke through her circus's electric fence after a dog spooked the herd, vet finds no injuries and the camel eats carrots while the driver answers to Camel-Man
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Media

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
scroll.in
Media
Amsterdam court upholds licence for TikTok-famous chip shop Fabel Friet Residents failed to prove its customers caused the district's queues and litter, owners had already hired security and a falconer
dutchnews.nl
Media
Novaya Gazeta shuts its Moscow office as Russia's last openly critical newspaper State revoked its registration and censors blocked its printing, Peskov calls the closure a normal process
euronews.com
Media
Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron sue Candace Owens for defamation again 88-count complaint filed in Nashville after Delaware court could not reach her personally, filing alleges she sells merchandise and collects donations on the claims
theguardian.com
Media
Trump Media triples revenue selling faster access to president's posts Trading firms pay up to $100,000 a month for the Truth Social feed, Warren and Schiff asked the SEC in July to investigate charging Wall Street ahead of the public
independent.co.uk
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Politics

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
Politics
Rubio says economic pressure replaces combat operations against Iran Naval blockade strangles oil revenue while GCC builds own command center in Kuwait, Gulf states plan for a world where American guarantees no longer pay out
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Politics
Pentagon declares total victory after House Republicans block Hegseth impeachment vote War secretary's Iran articles referred to committee, question of whether the war was justified never reaches the floor
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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
Police facial recognition still searches mugshots that should have been deleted Watchdog finds no statutory framework and junior officers unaware that matches are not evidence, seven forces lack an auditor and 22 filed no complete returns
standard.co.uk
Europe
Gilded bronze leg dug from Scottish bog rewrites Rome's northern frontier Statue of emperor Antoninus Pius stood near Hawick after his armies took southern Scotland in AD140, antiquarians long insisted it was loot carried north over Hadrian's Wall
theguardian.com
Europe
Millions join Spain's first general strike in 14 years Tenants' associations lead stoppage over rents up 80 percent in a decade, walkout comes weeks before election that could bring far right to power
theguardian.com
Europe
Czech writer puts Wittgenstein in a Viennese gay sauna Travelogue reclaims central Europe's queer bathhouse history as nationalists frame homosexuality as western import
theguardian.com
Europe
Ukraine destroys elite Russian Rubicon drone centre outside Berdiansk Unit formed to hunt Ukrainian drone teams hit 107 kilometres behind the front, strike lands hours before Abu Dhabi peace talks resume
independent.co.uk
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North America

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
North America
Infant found alive after 24 hours buried in dog crate in South Carolina Father held on burglary charge while prosecutors weigh more, father got probation in a domestic violence plea a month earlier
wtop.com
North America
Russia's Washington ambassador Alexander Darchiev dead at 66 Diplomat who led Istanbul talks with US dies in Moscow of unspecified chronic illness
wtop.com
North America
Ohio State suspends Sigma Alpha Epsilon after video shows two men engulfed in flames Onlookers laughed and police received no emergency calls, suspension arrives before cause of fire is established
zerohedge.com
North America
Jury convicts ex-police officer Matthew Farwell of killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child His own department had ruled her death a suicide, murder charge came only when federal prosecutors took the file
cbsnews.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
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
Asia
Malaysian court clears Najib Razak's transfer to house arrest His party paid the 12.3 million dollar fine and the palace rebuked the attorney general, a separate 15-year 1MDB sentence is still under appeal
independent.co.uk
Asia
Three workers die cleaning wastewater tank at Tata's iPhone parts plant in Tamil Nadu Men aged 25 to 32 collapsed one after another rescuing each other, maintenance was subcontracted twice and no safety measures were in place
independent.co.uk
Asia
Beijing underground church pastor arrested on fraud charges over member offerings, wife says 100 police joined raid that ended 200-strong congregation Squeeze tightens while Xi courts Trump and Putin
independent.co.uk
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Middle East

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
Middle East
US Treasury chief Scott Bessent moves onto military base over Iranian death threats 13 aircraft leave RAF Mildenhall at second-highest alert level, third cabinet member now lives in military housing while Rubio insists sanctions make attacks unnecessary
theguardian.com foxnews.com
Middle East
Landslide kills five at a Gaza displacement camp south of Deir al-Balah, a mother and her two children among the dead as young men broke a boulder with hammers to dig them out New Israeli berms along a line drawn as temporary now stretch 23 kilometres
theguardian.com
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Africa

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
Africa
Mali midfielder Mamadou Sangaré shines after club-record £39m move to Brentford 24-year-old rose from a neighbourhood club in Bamako spotted by Austrian scouts on video, the fee changed hands between two European clubs
theguardian.com
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Economy

Economy
Nvidia loses 600 billion dollars in market value this week Board meets on Jensen Huang's future after Wall Street Journal reports preparations to oust the founder, chief executive owns 3.6 percent and has no obvious successor
theguardian.com
Economy
Wall Street erases AI sell-off in one session S&P 500 closes within 2.6 percent of its record despite inflation data that sharpens rate-hike bets, CoreWeave leaps 24.7 percent on 9 billion dollars in promised prepayments while the bond market stayed shut for Veterans Day
wtop.com
Economy
ECB insists Lagarde's exit will not delay digital euro Pilot starts 2027 while Brussels negotiates merchant fees, China's digital yuan has been in pilot since 2019
euronews.com
Economy
Poundland seeks extension as rescue deadline expires at midnight Tesco weighs up to 150 of 600 shops while grocers circle the estate, preferred whole-chain bidder is an Irish property firm
independent.co.uk
Economy
Toyota bets on Indiana-built micro trucks $34 million line revives Scion brand around 660-cc KEI-01, buyers wanting cheap vehicles get a rebadged Daihatsu workhorse
zerohedge.com
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Technology

Technology
Samsung breaks ground on HBM plant to close gap with SK Hynix Korea Herald dubs the expansion a megaproject in the contest for Nvidia's memory orders, memory industry has a long record of building its gluts on schedule
koreaherald.com
Technology
Europe's Hera spacecraft begins close survey of asteroid moonlet NASA rammed in 2022 ESA probe measures the orbit change and prepares shoebox CubeSats to land on Dimorphos, impact debris may still be in the vicinity
independent.co.uk
Technology
Nvidia board weighs removing founder Jensen Huang after second affair report Huang's security offered a nondisclosure agreement to the bystander who filmed him with subordinate executive Kimberly Powell, the company's own code of conduct lists personal relationships among conflicts
zerohedge.com
Technology
Nissan cuts petrol car production as China's electric shift outruns its plans Chief executive lowers sales forecast after Chinese sales fell by nearly a third, carmaker lobbies Britain to keep selling petrol cars after 2035
theguardian.com
Technology
Honda recalls more than half a million US vehicles for steering defect Bosch software error can cut power assistance while driving, first fault report reached Honda five years ago
foxbusiness.com
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Science

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
Science
Turkey expands major coal plant while hosting COP31 Afşin-Elbistan worker has buried three brothers who died of lung cancer and COPD, country remains only OECD member yet to ban new coal plant permits
independent.co.uk
Science
Michigan prisons to test automated security scoring on December 1 Recidiviz software recalculates inmate classifications from disciplinary records, guards write the labels the system learns from
foxnews.com
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