US envoy Witkoff meets Putin in St Petersburg, shuttle diplomacy runs Oslo to Constantine Palace while Trump presses Zelensky to deal
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World

World
Putin calls Elon Musk a genius after satellite talks Kremlin in close contact with SpaceX boss to keep order in orbit, Russia's Rassvet rival counts 26 working satellites
theguardian.com
World
Netanyahu bloc falls short of majority with 70 percent of Israeli votes counted Likud remains largest party while far-right allies shrink, opposition holds 66 seats yet exit polls give no clear winner
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World
Flávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil through Argentina toward Ecuador Defeated senator crossed days after Supreme Court ordered him to surrender passports, Trump administration granted the family US visas before the crossing
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World
Sudanese military drone strike kills more than 100 in Nyala market, MSF says one hospital received 36 bodies and treated over 150 wounded UN calls drones the deadliest threat to civilians in the world's largest humanitarian crisis
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World
Jordan bombs southern Syria after church massacre in Amman Amman claims more than 20 ISIS militants dead while Damascus counts seven including three children, punishment raids become post-Assad routine
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United States

Bears that raided Index trash cans euthanized after backyard attack on leashed dog-walker Washington policy mandates lethal removal of bears involved in human attacks and relocation of food-habituated bears has poor record, the animals paid first for the garbage that drew them
fox13seattle.com
Utah files felony charges against Kalshi and its founders Prediction market operator charged under state gambling law despite federal registration, NFL forces Barkley to sell Polymarket stake while other leagues take sponsorship money
independent.co.uk
Alphabet and Microsoft post record AI revenues as capex doubles Hyperscalers sell the shovels while customers await the gold, Apollo analysis already finds no productivity payoff outside tech
foxbusiness.com
Barney Miller actress Barbara Barrie dies at 95 Cannes best actress for One Potato Two Potato and Oscar-nominated for Breaking Away, daughter says death was medically assisted after terminal cancer
foxnews.com
Hayden Panettiere's death ruled an accident Police close investigation 73 days after 36-year-old Heroes star found in Greenville apartment, fentanyl and prescription drugs with no injuries found
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Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous
Barney Miller actress Barbara Barrie dies at 95 Cannes best actress for One Potato Two Potato and Oscar-nominated for Breaking Away, daughter says death was medically assisted after terminal cancer
foxnews.com
Miscellaneous
Hayden Panettiere's death ruled an accident Police close investigation 73 days after 36-year-old Heroes star found in Greenville apartment, fentanyl and prescription drugs with no injuries found
blick.ch
Miscellaneous
Surgeons now fracture ribs for an hourglass waist RibXcar technique born in 2017 spreads to Colombia Korea and France, patients wear the corset 23 hours a day and call recovery like being hit by a bus
theguardian.com
Miscellaneous
Ashita no Joe artist Tetsuya Chiba dead at 87, Kodansha announces Manga great drew boxing classic after hiding from riots in a Chinese attic as a child
independent.co.uk
Miscellaneous
Harry Kane wins first English Ballon d'Or in 25 years Bayern striker takes individual prize only after leaving Tottenham, loyalty to a club built on losing ends with gold in Munich
independent.co.uk
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Media

Media
Hasan Piker puts Ted Cruz on notice after 72-million-dollar suit against Scott Jennings Filing alleges Jennings spliced three livestreams to portray Piker as advocating lynchings, Trump's 2022 suit against Clinton ended in dismissal and almost one million dollars in sanctions
newsweek.com
Media
Libs of TikTok revives theory that California ballot envelopes expose votes, perforations are an accessibility feature per the Secretary of State 1.5 million views meet a state where three in four Republicans distrust the count
motherjones.com
Media
Protest and grief photographs take top prizes at Hungarian press photo exhibition, 44th edition opens at Budapest's Robert Capa Center As AI makes authentic images scarce, retouched entries disqualified on sight
euronews.com
Media
TfL reports its own client's poster to police as illegal flyposting Department for Transport safety campaign mistaken for criminal posting on the Tube, advertising authority could not recognise a government advert it had already approved
standard.co.uk
Media
Jay-Z headlines 2027 Super Bowl halftime show His Roc Nation has chosen the performers since 2019, Goodell says his one request was that Jay-Z take the stage itself
standard.co.uk
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Politics

Politics
Trump administration has no position on Orbán's bid to lead the UN Washington reportedly encouraged the former Hungarian leader to run, Trump suggests his Board of Peace might replace the organization altogether
zerohedge.com
Politics
Thousands protest housing crisis outside Portugal's parliament as budget debate continues inside Lisbon rents hit 1 500 euros against a 920-euro minimum wage, Portugal posts EU's third-largest housing cost rise since 2015
independent.co.uk
Politics
Trump conditions midterm acceptance on his own honesty test, FEC website goes dark after breach attempt days before vote, Iran war drags GOP polling as gasoline prices climb FEC website goes dark after breach attempt days before vote, Iran war drags GOP polling as gasoline prices climb
truthout.org
Politics
Israelis vote in most consequential election in the country's history Turnout hits highest 10am level since 1981 with over 1.2 million ballots cast by mid-morning, coalition arithmetic on Gaza will outlast the exit polls
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Politics
Finnish and Norwegian leaders call Putin directly on Ukraine Stubb and Støre bypass Washington with frank phone talks ahead of Abu Dhabi trilateral, Nordic capitals price direct signalling below waiting on US intermediaries
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Opinion

Opinion
Akram al-Sourani: A year after the ceasefire Gaza has no privacy, no peace and thirty people to a room, water queues every morning while the drones keep buzzing No peace and thirty people to a room, water queues every morning while the drones keep buzzing
theguardian.com
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
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Europe

Europe
EU withdraws offer of associate member talks with Canada Von der Leyen's landmark proposal collapses into an "ever closer association" to be defined by 2027, ambassadors rescued the Commission from its own announcement after Trump called it laughable
theguardian.com
Europe
Belgium's tax agency knocked offline by cyberattack MyMinfin portal taken down while officials investigate, state services that demand citizens' data cannot keep their own systems standing
euronews.com
Europe
Death toll reaches 68 in Spanish high-speed train crash Union says one dispatcher managed 22 trains at Atocha, government leaks driver audio to friendly outlets while strike goes ahead
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Europe
Two high-speed trains collide in Toledo province At least 10 feared dead as rear-end crash halts Madrid–Andalusia services, second mass-casualty rail disaster in Spain this year after Adamuz killed 46
theguardian.com
Europe
Judgment due in Orange Order challenge to Drumcree parade ban Commission had approved first Garvaghy Road route in almost 30 years before crowds gathered, PSNI intelligence warned of dissident gun attacks if officers cleared a path
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North America

North America
FTC orders Walmart Delta Uber and peers to expose personal-data pricing Study also examines whether gig-worker pay follows phone usage and acceptance history, agency that already holds consumer dossiers demands the private ones explain theirs
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North America
E-bike battery fire kills 11-year-old boy in Bronx apartment Four critically injured as bike blocked the exit door, NYC counts 401 lithium fires this year while nobody in the chain owns the risk
bnonews.com
North America
Safari Restaurant owner gets 30 years in Feeding Our Future fraud, $44 million of pandemic meal claims fed fictitious children Bock's $242 million repayment order joins the growing pile of judgments nobody collects
wtop.com
North America
California appeals court upholds Danny Masterson's rape convictions Unanimous 89-page ruling rejects statute-of-limitations and Scientology-bias claims, 30-years-to-life sentence stands with parole more than two decades away
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North America
Trump clemency orders erased 119 million dollars in crime victim restitution, CBS investigation finds Small businesses and the IRS among the creditors wiped out by pardon paperwork
cbsnews.com
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Latin America

Latin America
Brazilian Supreme Court orders probe into foreign financing of Flávio Bolsonaro's campaign Investigation targets Rockbridge Network founded with involvement of Vice President Vance, police to examine rare earth interests and foreign-run Polymarket posts
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Latin America
UN condemns US embargo on Cuba for 34th consecutive year Germany Italy and Latvia abstain for first time after Trump administration pressure, support falls from 165 to 130 as US envoy tells Cuban foreign minister to back up
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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
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Asia

Asia
Residential cruise ship Odyssey halts in Cambodia and orders residents ashore Florida operator begins 60-day restructuring as Iran war fuel prices surge, residents who bought permanent homes at sea are offered temporary living arrangements
nbcnews.com
Asia
US Marine indicted for robbery and murder of Okinawan woman Washington answers Tokyo's protest with month-long curfew and alcohol ban, troops occupy a tenth of an island Washington administered until 1972
zerohedge.com
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
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Middle East

Middle East
Gulf states draft multipart peace deal to avert renewed US-Iran war Iran rejects Qatari proposal but offers to reopen Hormuz four days after sanctions lift, Washington tells the same monarchies to prepare for short intense campaign after midterm vote
theguardian.com
Middle East
Iran hangs mountaineer who documented his Everest ascents, Ali-Sina Mostafavi executed after supreme court upholds protest sentence Oslo campaigners count six athletes executed and at least six more on death row
theguardian.com
Middle East
Russian satellites circled targets before all 40 Houthi and militia strikes on Saudi Arabia Geneva firm finds 100 percent match between Cosmos flybys and attacks, Houthis now claim direct hits on defense ministry and Ras Tanura refinery
independent.co.uk
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
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Africa

Africa
36,000 Ethiopians flee into Kenya as border fighting continues Moyale-area leaders warn host communities cannot absorb the influx, Kenya now manages an Ebola front and a refugee front at once
independent.co.uk
Africa
Ebola outbreak tops 10,000 cases ECDC dispatches experts to Nigeria as Kenya reports infected contacts, EU disease agency activates as outbreak reaches Abuja's flight paths
euronews.com
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
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Economy

Economy
Utah files felony charges against Kalshi and its founders Prediction market operator charged under state gambling law despite federal registration, NFL forces Barkley to sell Polymarket stake while other leagues take sponsorship money
independent.co.uk
Economy
Alphabet and Microsoft post record AI revenues as capex doubles Hyperscalers sell the shovels while customers await the gold, Apollo analysis already finds no productivity payoff outside tech
foxbusiness.com
Economy
Dutch court lets Booking.com order staff into the office two days a week Ruling ends works council dispute after judge called the 40 per cent requirement very normal, only a quarter of staff currently make the twice-weekly Amsterdam trip
dutchnews.nl
Economy
UK budget sends 20 million households a £100 energy payment Healey pairs winter relief with a higher bank tax as the Middle East conflict pushes bills higher, two billion pounds of breathing space paid for partly by the banks that lend to the state
theguardian.com
Economy
EU Inc stalls in Parliament over workers' rights Flagship start-up regime promises 48-hour registration but two committee votes cancelled in October, founders back the plan while unions fear board-level deregulation
euronews.com
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Technology

Technology
Google puts ads inside AI Search answers Sponsored listings spread through AI summaries globally as core search growth slows to 12 percent, the product that removed clicks now sells the answer itself
techcrunch.com
Technology
Apple ships first touchscreen MacBook Pro OLED display ends a decade of refusing touch on laptops, fully loaded 16-inch model tops out at 14 549 dollars
techcrunch.com
Technology
xAI buys up Mississippi neighbourhood to blunt noise lawsuit Realtor cites 418-home target with offers conditional on not suing, neighbours call the suburb Elonville
theguardian.com
Technology
AI bots flooded UK vape ban consultation with fake responses Study finds 90,835 of 118,756 submissions fraudulent, department excluded them while response counts stop measuring opinion and start measuring scripting budgets
independent.co.uk
Technology
Reviewers pan Musk's AI-generated Odyssey episode, seven-minute Grok Imagine film made by three people in under two weeks Nolan's $250 million original has taken $1.8 billion
theguardian.com
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Science

Science
Bears that raided Index trash cans euthanized after backyard attack on leashed dog-walker Washington policy mandates lethal removal of bears involved in human attacks and relocation of food-habituated bears has poor record, the animals paid first for the garbage that drew them
fox13seattle.com
Science
Indonesia's worst fire season in a decade chokes Kalimantan and sparks Jakarta protests Nearly two million hectares have burned and four volunteer firefighters died this month, the cheapest way to clear land loads the bill onto everyone who breathes
theguardian.com
Science
Cyclone Arnab makes six-hour landfall on Andhra Pradesh coast, at least five dead as 180,000 evacuated across two states The basin's historic killer was the sea while this week's dead met live wires and a falling tree
timesnownews.com
Science
Extreme heat drove record 710,000 deaths in 2023 Lancet Countdown finds, researchers attribute over 70 per cent to man-made warming and demand global health emergency declaration, heat fatalities rose almost 36 per cent in the decade after the Paris Agreement
independent.co.uk
Science
Total darkness ruins resting cacti Gynelle Leon's one-winter test found dim light keeps plants compact and firm, tropical houseplants get nothing from the ritual but stress
theguardian.com
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