US forces ready to strike Iran within 96 hours of Trump order
Middle East cnn.com

World

World
US military bans BYD vehicles from Kadena airbase in Japan Restrictions cover private cars taxis and delivery vans at America's largest east Asian air facility, no specific threat identified while tariffs already keep the Chinese maker out of the US market
theguardian.com
World
Pope Leo XIV confirms Latin America trip after lung surgery Itinerary spans Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from November 6 to 17, Vatican says contained illness needs no further oncological treatment
euronews.com
World
Brent crude falls more than 6 percent as Iran diplomacy gathers pace Qatari mediators fly to Tehran while Houthi strikes on Saudi targets continue, 40 percent of Gulf crude now bypasses Hormuz by pipeline
euronews.com
World
Trump says US makes a fortune from high oil prices, boasts of hundreds of billions from Gulf conflict as pump prices run 40 percent above last year 73 percent of voters disapprove
timesnownews.com
World
Nobel laureate Machado returns to Venezuela after ten months of exile Arrives in Barquisimeto church as US-backed interim government holds fire, Trump says he knows nothing about it
theguardian.com
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United States

US military bans BYD vehicles from Kadena airbase in Japan Restrictions cover private cars taxis and delivery vans at America's largest east Asian air facility, no specific threat identified while tariffs already keep the Chinese maker out of the US market
theguardian.com
US asylum approval for unrepresented migrants falls below 5 percent Throughput reform without new statutes cuts win rate 90 percent as backlog shrinks to 2.3 million cases
breitbart.com
Iran warns of gas rationing as winter approaches World's second-largest gas reserves fail to supply domestic market, refineries run below capacity while rial plunges and impeachment calls target ministers
zerohedge.com
Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything hits Swedish cinemas in November Partner Billy Evans personally suggested the film's full-frontal shower scene director reveals, A24 production turns convicted Theranos fraudster into prestige subject
businessinsider.com
Instagram opens for 90-minute videos and Episode TV section Mosseri reverses years of short-form doctrine to chase YouTube's ad split, monetization deficit drives third straight format copy after Stories and Reels
techcrunch.com

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous
AI study attributes 450-million-dollar Salvator Mundi to Leonardo's pupil Brazilian model gives Boltraffio 81 percent probability without explaining how, a student work would be worth one hundredth of what the prince paid
bild.de
Miscellaneous
Woman in banana costume calls 911 after Orlando crash Stephanie Oropeza was heading home from a Halloween party at 4 a.m., surveillance footage so bizarre viewers asked if it was AI
independent.co.uk
Miscellaneous
Japan builds robot dogs to hold the line against record bear incursions Akita prototype Hacchan will bark at wildlife in emptied countryside, 238 people injured in a year as forests reclaim villages
infobae.com
Miscellaneous
Brewers win first World Series game in 44 years after replay overturns apparent final out Fireworks had already fired when review cut lead to 3-2, first Series between two titleless teams since 1980
foxnews.com
Miscellaneous
Studio Ghibli cooks and tastes every dish before drawing a single frame, Miyazaki cooks for half an hour what takes a year to animate Artisan method wins Princess of Asturias Award
english.elpais.com
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Media

Media
Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything hits Swedish cinemas in November Partner Billy Evans personally suggested the film's full-frontal shower scene director reveals, A24 production turns convicted Theranos fraudster into prestige subject
businessinsider.com
Media
Instagram opens for 90-minute videos and Episode TV section Mosseri reverses years of short-form doctrine to chase YouTube's ad split, monetization deficit drives third straight format copy after Stories and Reels
techcrunch.com
Media
Spanish streamer Komanche dies at 30, co-created Squid Craft Games with AuronPlay and Rubius Minecraft format grew into one of the game's biggest competitions without a broadcaster
marca.com
Media
Elvis rights holders sue Anthropic over 274 songs used to train AI Complaint says Claude still recreates the songs despite post-lawsuit guardrails, firm already paid authors 1.5 billion dollars in largest US copyright settlement
theguardian.com
Media
Netflix stages Seoul fan festival to mark ten years in Korea Song Hye-Kyo and Gong Yoo headline a slate stretching into 2027, Lee Chang-Dong's Possible Love arrives six weeks after its cinema premiere
timesnownews.com
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Politics

Politics
Open Rights Group accuses UK Home Office of embedding AI in secret, sham-marriage detection and phone scanning feed a digital hostile environment Same week police and fire services fail their own cybersecurity inspection
theguardian.com
Politics
US asylum approval for unrepresented migrants falls below 5 percent Throughput reform without new statutes cuts win rate 90 percent as backlog shrinks to 2.3 million cases
breitbart.com
Politics
Zelenskyj waits a month for Hegseth signature on Patriot missiles Ukraine's air defence sits in a US approval queue while Russia fires 2300 drones in a week, November trilateral talks proceed between deliveries
euronews.com
Politics
Caribbean presses Britain for slavery reparations ahead of King Charles III's nine-day visit, Jamaica's claim referred to the UK's highest court of appeal for the island, Bahamas committee asks what the king is for Jamaica's claim referred to the UK's highest court of appeal for the island, Bahamas committee asks what the king is for
independent.co.uk
Politics
Ladakh leaders reject Delhi's governance draft Plan gives overriding powers to lieutenant governor and bureaucracy, minutes signed in July promised an elected body strong enough to control the chief secretary
scroll.in
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Opinion

Opinion
Peter Apps: London builds fewer homes than in any recent decade while rents pass £2,200 The deficit is a planning choice not destiny and the 1970s show the city knows how to fix it
standard.co.uk
Opinion
Devi Sridhar: AI cancer survival models trained on 40 million faces outrun their evidence Lancet study shows 18 of 28 cancer links and no significant survival signal for Black patients
theguardian.com
Opinion
Mohamad Bazzi: US protection turns out to be priced per transaction A trillion dollars in Saudi pledges bought F-35s but no airstrikes against the Houthis, Trump met a missile strike that killed 13 with a promise to look at it
theguardian.com
Opinion
Polly Toynbee: Britain releases 2000 prisoners into a probation service staffed at half its need, union opens strike ballot as tags go unfitted and hostels close Privatisation was abandoned in 2021 but its low-bid pricing never was
theguardian.com
Opinion
George Monbiot: Palantir has wormed its way into the British state NHS entry fee of one pound followed by a 241-million-pound defence deal with no open tender, more than 30 former ministers and officials now on the payroll
theguardian.com
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Europe

Europe
UK police and fire services fail cybersecurity inspection HMICFRS finds legacy IT is the biggest threat while backup systems rate unsatisfactory, same state that wants to scan every face cannot secure its own email
independent.co.uk
Europe
Tornado kills four construction workers in Antalya Two site containers torn apart with five men inside in Turkey's tornado-prone south, yellow-level rain warning preceded a twister that threw one container 300 metres onto a school roof
bnonews.com
Europe
Royal Mail defers second-class delivery overhaul past Christmas Final 107 hubs wait until January as Kretinsky-owned monopoly renegotiates decline, Ofcom targets still missed
independent.co.uk
Europe
Vučić concedes defeat in Serbian election, student movement ends 14 years of Progressive Party rule after record turnout Protests that began with a collapsed canopy at Novi Sad reached the ballot box
theguardian.com
Europe
Storm Boelo batters northern Britain with 84mph gusts More than 82,000 households without power and flooding blocking the Preston-Blackpool line, second named storm in as many days after Austen hit the south
standard.co.uk
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North America

North America
DC youth baseball coach held in Louisiana after traffic stop Precedes citizenship hearing, no charges filed but ICE warrant arrives at courthouse, bond hearing set for November 3
wtop.com
North America
Appeals court lets Mississippi DEI ban take effect after judge's AI-riddled ruling vacated Invented parties and fake quotations trigger reassignment to new judge
zerohedge.com
North America
Alberta votes 75 percent to stay in Canada Separation ballot dies while immigration side-questions pass, premier nobody believes now faces leadership review
jacobin.com
North America
Federal agencies cut gun and ammo spending outside Homeland Security OpenTheBooks finds 1.4 billion dollars across 70 offices since 2024, IRS and SBA sidearms shrink while ICE tactical spending rises almost fourfold
zerohedge.com
North America
Treasury lines up private collectors to garnish wages of nearly 10 million student loan defaulters Collectors work on commission while rollout waits until after midterms, Trump floats 2.5 percent interest cap as anesthetic
zerohedge.com
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Latin America

Latin America
Peru kidnapping gangs build bunkers and price ransoms against families' borrowing power Trujillo cell held gold trader 36 hours under mutilation threats, state of emergency since 2024 has not reached the districts where gangs collect
english.elpais.com
Latin America
Lula wins fourth term in Brazil runoff Court's two-hour voting extension turns first-round defeat into 4.3 million vote victory, Flávio Bolsonaro refuses concession and demands annulment
theguardian.com
Latin America
Colombia teaches Gaza to search for its missing without waiting for the war to end Unit born of the 2016 peace accord exports extrajudicial methods honed on over 100,000 disappeared, families accept truth without seeing perpetrators go to prison
english.elpais.com
Latin America
Video shows cartel members on Ukraine's front line Al Jazeera footage captures CJNG and Los Chapitos fighters returning from a mission, CSIS says recruitment channel institutionalizes drone expertise in the Americas
english.elpais.com
Latin America
Florida obtains state arrest warrant for Raúl Castro over 1996 shootdown Murder-conspiracy charge stacks on federal indictment from May, affidavit quotes standing orders to shoot planes down at sea
bnonews.com
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Asia

Asia
Mumbai police detain 20 at candlelight vigil for dead IIT Bombay student Mourners at Ambedkar's memorial allege women were manhandled during removal, director insists caste information of every student is hidden
scroll.in
Asia
Colombo has 15 public toilets for half a million daily commuters, 462-page development plan makes no mention of public toilets Guard forfeits a day's pay rather than risk infection
scroll.in
Asia
Kim Jong-un tells North Korean company commanders to build strongest army First army-wide commanders' meeting since February party congress, Seoul proposes border talks as Pyongyang posts new units at firing positions
infobae.com
Asia
Indian border police chief Kapur says face-offs with Chinese troops continue in Arunachal Patrol friction persisted through three rounds of talks and Xi's September BRICS visit, foreign ministry blames occasional disturbances on Chinese forces leaving patrolling patterns
scroll.in
Asia
Pakistan denies arming and recruiting Afghan fighters while demanding Taliban act against TTP Khalilzad posted the claims without evidence or sources, each capital denies exactly what it accuses the other of
independent.co.uk
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Middle East

Middle East
UN experts say Gaza ceasefire has not stopped Israeli genocide Israeli control of territory grew from 53 to at least 60 percent, 196 killed since truce including 32 boys and 11 girls
independent.co.uk
Middle East
US forces ready to strike Iran within 96 hours of Trump order Pentagon target list spans energy infrastructure and nuclear sites, embassies quietly draw down before any decision is announced
cnn.com
Middle East
Ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions shape Tuesday's Israeli election Netanyahu depends on Haredi parties to stay in power, study stipends cost 35 billion shekels a year as military police arrest draft dodgers
theguardian.com
Middle East
Gunmen kill seven and wound 40 at church funeral in Jordan Attack on Greek Orthodox church in Karak prompts three days of national mourning, government names no attackers as prime minister promises harshest penalties for terrorist ideology
theguardian.com
Middle East
Netanyahu orders very extensive West Bank operation after two soldiers killed near Hebron House-to-house raids and displacement follow checkpoint gunfight days before Israeli election, settlers keep the roads while Palestinian villages get the gates
theguardian.com
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Africa

Africa
Bus crash on Nairobi-Mombasa highway kills 22 Passengers returning from their pastor's funeral, 17 died on the same road three weeks earlier
independent.co.uk
Africa
Multi-storey building collapses in Nairobi's Eastleigh, shops open on ground floor while upper storeys under construction County that approved the plans cannot prosecute those who broke them
bnonews.com
Africa
Mob beats foreigner to death on Durban street About 50 attackers broke from a marching group as police refuse to confirm anti-migrant link, Nigeria, Mozambique and Malawi count nationals killed by South African mobs
breitbart.com
Africa
Drone strike kills more than 150 at Abyei market One of deadliest single attacks of Sudanese war, third market hit in four days as toll passes 250
theguardian.com
Africa
Nigeria confirms first Ebola case in Abuja Woman arriving from Uganda tests positive as outbreak reaches West Africa, contact tracers chase 44 people while Congo's epidemic runs faster than the 2014 record
theguardian.com
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Economy

Economy
New Brunswick explores metal recovery from century-old Nigadoo mine waste, US firm Regeneration to fund site cleanup with recovered metals $35 million tailings liability becomes critical-minerals prospect without a new mine
globalnews.ca
Economy
Iran warns of gas rationing as winter approaches World's second-largest gas reserves fail to supply domestic market, refineries run below capacity while rial plunges and impeachment calls target ministers
zerohedge.com
Economy
London music studios face eviction as housing drive consumes industrial land K-Town Studios in Kentish Town earmarked for demolition by £1 billion film quarter billed as a new creative neighbourhood, city has lost a quarter of its industrial space in two decades
standard.co.uk
Economy
JetBlue creditors hire advisors as secured bonds sink to 42 cents, notes due 2031 have halved from 80 cents within a month Chief executive told staff in April the airline was not considering bankruptcy in 2026
foxbusiness.com
Economy
Anthropic files for IPO expected to be the largest in history, first public accounts show 16 billion dollars of revenue and more than 80 billion in half-year losses Prospectus counts bad press about AI dangers among its business risks
finance.yahoo.com
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Technology

Technology
ChatGPT names a different brand first in three of four identical questions New York agency BusySeed matched 172 624 answer pairs for model and prompt, brands still buy AI rankings the machine cannot reproduce
bnonews.com
Technology
Boston Dynamics employees petition against sale of robot dogs to ICE More than 300 signatures fail to halt 1.3-million-dollar contract for four robots, executives promise no weaponization while the optional arm opens doors
arstechnica.com
Technology
Microsoft offers buyouts to more than a quarter of its workforce, 60,000 employees across Xbox Windows and Copilot invited to leave while datacenter and marketing units are excluded Survey of 9,000 executives finds no AI productivity gain yet
theguardian.com
Technology
iPhone Duo sells out at Apple stores as scalpers charge double EBay listings average 4188 dollars against a 1999-dollar list price, hinge-crease display failures surface in multiple countries
zerohedge.com
Technology
Musk warns of guppy-level death among AI cloud providers, Meta raises up to 95 billion dollars for compute buildout with chipmakers as cornerstone buyers Class C shares spread the dilution while Zuckerberg keeps his votes
theguardian.com
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Science

Science
Korean farmer hosts eleven mating eyeworms Thelazia callipaeda removed with forceps after two months of feeling them move, pregnant females burst larvae as doctors pluck them out
arstechnica.com
Science
Toothpaste fails as spot treatment Menthol and sodium lauryl sulfate inflame skin and worsen scarring, dermatologist recommends azelaic acid and hydrocolloid patches
theguardian.com
Science
Spinosaurus spent most of its life underwater, AI analysis of 11,000 fossil measurements backs the submarine reading against the wading heron Same method pulls ancient marine reptiles back onto land
independent.co.uk
Science
Yaoundé razes its green belt for housing and car parks Wooded cover in Cameroon's capital fell from 28.6 to 5.4 percent as the city grew past five times its 1984 footprint, the park where a maths teacher fell in love is now a private car park
theguardian.com
Science
Wild polio clings on in Afghanistan and Pakistan after four decades of global eradication drive 48 cases in 2026 with Afghanistan doubling to 42 while Pakistan falls to six, the last one percent consumes budgets sized for closure
timesnownews.com
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