Russian barrage knocks out power and water in Kyiv
Europe theguardian.com

World

World
New Zealand election too close to call with over 42 percent of votes counted Labour edges National 29.71 to 29.41 after campaign fought over cost of living, New Zealand First holds the balance at 9.41 percent
euronews.com
World
Kenyan doomsday cult leader gets 200 years for starving 191 followers to death Paul Mackenzie ordered children to fast first and authorities have recovered more than 400 bodies since 2023, sentence was arithmetic stacked beyond any lifespan
zerohedge.com
World
US Treasury sanctions eight Canadian money brokers for Iranian sanctions evasion, several also laundered for drug kingpin Ryan Wedding MEXC Global barred from dollar transfers over 16 billion in illicit flows
globalnews.ca
World
Iran hands out iodine tablets as Trump draws crosshairs on Pickaxe Mountain Deeply buried nuclear site may require a nuclear bunker buster, civil defence video tells citizens they may have ten minutes before fallout
zerohedge.com
World
Russia builds new Geran drone launch bases in days Planet Labs imagery tracks compound that sat empty on October 27, relocatable launch sites leave ceasefire talks with nothing to inspect
businessinsider.com
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United States

Lawyers accuse Trump administration of rewriting extradition request against jailed activist Spanish translation adds violent detonate and fires missing from English original, US request rests on one FBI agent's affidavit with no grand jury
theguardian.com
Mary Peltola campaign sues Alaska election officials over rejected absentee ballots Senate race separated by roughly 600 votes weeks into the count, campaign wants court order forcing disclosure of which ballots were rejected and why, the count has become the opening move of a second campaign in court
newsweek.com
Virginia rape victim learns attacker faces parole hearing months after sentencing 24-year sentence imposed in September is revisable because crimes predate the state's 1995 abolition of parole, judicial sentence turns out to be opening bid before an unelected board
foxnews.com
Indian embassy paid Trump-linked lobbying firm that delivered president's congratulatory post to Modi Mercury Public Affairs listed the message among 'tasks executed' in its Foreign Agents filing, New Delhi spends 225 000 dollars a month on two firms staffed by Trump insiders
scroll.in
Railway and PrimCloud dispute becomes first legal test of the AI agent era Autonomous purchasing meets contract law that assumed a human signed, liability vacuum gets settled by whoever bills by the hour
businessinsider.com

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous
Seven-million-pound immigration detention claim collapses on go-kart video Judge finds claimant fabricated psychiatric injuries with partner posing as voluntary carer, Home Office needed private surveillance to test what medical papers could not
independent.co.uk
Miscellaneous
Spain buries Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel Autopsy points to commotio cordis from 96th-minute collision, club vows lifelong care for his 16-month-old daughter
theguardian.com
Miscellaneous
Beavers return to Loch Ness after 500 years Six animals released on Dundreggan rewilding estate, their dams do flood-defence work that public budgets would otherwise pay for
independent.co.uk
Miscellaneous
Bob Dylan meets Pope Leo XIV in hoodie and gloves, Swiss style expert calls the Vatican outfit disrespectful The Pope had already quoted the singer's 1963 anti-war lyric in his peace book
blick.ch
Miscellaneous
Burglars steal India's last Olympic hockey gold in Bengaluru 1980 Moscow medal taken from former captain M.M. Somaya's home with three more international medals, police report values entire haul at 3.53 lakh rupees
timesnownews.com
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Media

Media
Nick Harkaway sends George Smiley to 1965 America in The Taper Man, his second novel in his father's universe since John le Carré died in 2020 The son writes in his late father's very uncomfortable chair
wtop.com
Media
Prince Harry and Doreen Lawrence appeal Daily Mail hacking verdict Elton John and Liz Hurley join Court of Appeal bid after £9.5 million interim costs order, publisher denied all claims and has paid nothing so far
independent.co.uk
Media
CCRC took five years to reject four of Jeremy Bamber's ten appeal points Guardian re-examines White House Farm massacre 40 years on, police force was allowed to interview the witness whose testimony undermined its own case
theguardian.com
Media
ESPN fired Ryan Clark during a live show to beat the leak Analyst says network called on air because Outkick was about to run the news, fired personalities keep building audiences on YouTube and Netflix
newsweek.com
Media
Russell Brand convicted of rape and sexual assault Southwark jury finds the comedian-turned-influencer guilty on four counts from allegations spanning two decades, judge denies bail and flags a significant prison term
wtop.com
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Politics

Politics
Lawyers accuse Trump administration of rewriting extradition request against jailed activist Spanish translation adds violent detonate and fires missing from English original, US request rests on one FBI agent's affidavit with no grand jury
theguardian.com
Politics
CAIR shuts down in Florida after court upholds DeSantis terror designation Federal judge lets HB 1471 stand while litigation continues, a governor can now brand a domestic organisation terrorist without federal process
thegatewaypundit.com
Politics
Texas governor-elect Hinojosa demands data center moratorium Nasdaq drops 5 percent as Democratic midterm wins threaten AI buildout, 75 percent of Texans opposed facilities in their own communities
zerohedge.com
Politics
Somali daycare owner flips Republican seat in Minnesota statehouse His center drew $7.29 million in childcare subsidies that more than tripled in three years, attorney general's office did not answer whether the center was investigated
zerohedge.com
Politics
General strike forces French PM to invite unions to wage talks after weeks of riots, Lecornu offered the same leaders no measures three weeks ago Paris keeps its nighttime curfew around Place de la République and Les Halles
zerohedge.com
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Opinion

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
Opinion
George Monbiot: Bird flu has circulated on a Utah mink farm since August Officials skipped testing the workers because farmers were annoyed, the virus has killed nearly half of the people known to have caught it
theguardian.com
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
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Europe

Europe
Russian barrage knocks out power and water in Kyiv 172 drones and 36 missiles hit substations feeding the capital two days before Abu Dhabi talks, Zelensky calls Kushner blueprint Yalta 2.0 as Trump promises big beautiful agreement
theguardian.com
Europe
Antibiotic resistance kills thirty-five thousand people a year in the EU Lancet projects 39 million deaths worldwide by 2050, the response on offer leans on vaccines and hygiene while the new-drug pipeline runs dry
euronews.com
Europe
Britain puts Titania military observation satellite into orbit 100kg BAE-built probe joins Tyche in network backed by over three billion pounds, the British-built pair of eyes launched from California on a SpaceX rocket
independent.co.uk
Europe
Most Europeans back climate action until the invoice arrives, YouGov poll finds majorities support tree-planting and emitter taxes but reject fuel duty and flight taxes French concern hit record 42 percent during summer heatwaves
theguardian.com
Europe
Bomb threat pulls RTÉ off air mid-broadcast Dublin evacuation empties national broadcaster and on-site creche, sender claims link to Europe's airline threat wave ahead of record EU summits
standard.co.uk
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North America

North America
Mary Peltola campaign sues Alaska election officials over rejected absentee ballots Senate race separated by roughly 600 votes weeks into the count, campaign wants court order forcing disclosure of which ballots were rejected and why, the count has become the opening move of a second campaign in court
newsweek.com
North America
Virginia rape victim learns attacker faces parole hearing months after sentencing 24-year sentence imposed in September is revisable because crimes predate the state's 1995 abolition of parole, judicial sentence turns out to be opening bid before an unelected board
foxnews.com
North America
Indian embassy paid Trump-linked lobbying firm that delivered president's congratulatory post to Modi Mercury Public Affairs listed the message among 'tasks executed' in its Foreign Agents filing, New Delhi spends 225 000 dollars a month on two firms staffed by Trump insiders
scroll.in
North America
Father of Duchess of Sussex arrested in Florida on child sexual abuse material charges FBI says Thomas Markle kept material in Los Angeles storage units rented for nearly two decades, Meghan revealed last month that a letter with troubling allegations reached London police in 2018
theguardian.com
North America
Fifth leader of Seattle homelessness authority resigns amid unrecoverable deficit Agency budgeted roughly a billion dollars in grants over five years but deployed 750 million, the 16.7 million dollar gap lands on Seattle and King County taxpayers while officials demand the agency be dissolved
fox13seattle.com
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Latin America

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
Latin America
Paraguay's president Santiago Peña resigns as Ueno Bank collapse freezes 3 million depositors Digital lender licensed under his administration carried up to 850 million dollars in state and pension funds, Peña held shares in the group that ran the bank until early last year and had called the favouritism reports a false media campaign
theguardian.com
Latin America
Belize declares state of emergency after seven weekend murders Decree covers 19 areas of Belize City and three villages for 30 days, second emergency this year as officials head to El Salvador to study Bukele's crackdown
breitbart.com
Latin America
US drone strike hits ELN camp on Venezuelan soil At least 20 dead in Apure operation backed by American intelligence and drones, century-long oil concessions worth up to 100 billion dollars take shape the same week
english.elpais.com
Latin America
Milei courts AI data centres with no regulation and tax breaks Patagonia pitch runs on Vaca Muerta gas while incentives require no local compute or energy disclosure, planned $3 billion hall has no customer yet
euronews.com
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Asia

Asia
At least one worker a day loses a limb in Panipat Guardian on-the-ground report from world's largest textile recycling hub finds no safety gear in 20,000 factories, Western discarded clothes become furnishings for H&M Home and Ikea
theguardian.com
Asia
India imposes retroactive visa requirement on six non-Muslim minority groups CAA promised to protect, Gujarat court meanwhile upholds indefinite detention of Bangladeshi woman and infant, state promises to migrants carry expiry dates Gujarat court meanwhile upholds indefinite detention of Bangladeshi woman and infant, state promises to migrants carry expiry dates
scroll.in
Asia
Beijing confirms Xi-Trump-Putin meeting under discussion Three-way summit possible at Apec in Shenzhen this month, Putin pushing hardest for the photo while Kyiv braces for new strikes
theguardian.com
Asia
Bangladesh garment workers shut hundreds of factories demanding doubled wages Minimum of 12 500 taka meets a $240 demand as the wage board sets a date but not a number, four million workers stitch 80 percent of export earnings
timesnownews.com
Asia
Putin seizes Japan Tobacco's Russian operations by decree 4 000-employee business holding 40 percent of the cigarette market passes to state-linked holding, $4.6 billion invested since 1999 becomes a bargaining chip
euronews.com
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Middle East

Middle East
US strikes Iranian air defense on Qeshm in first raid since Republicans lost Congress Trump calls the operation minor while Tehran reviews Qatari nuclear proposals, CENTCOM posts $20 million bounty for Iran's nuclear scientists
wtop.com
Middle East
Russia agreed to supply Iran with 90 helicopter missile launchers Leaked Vympel schedules name Tehran as recipient of export contract K-10, Trump claimed last month Moscow was doing very little if anything for Tehran
theguardian.com
Middle East
Iranian MPs threaten missile strikes on Europe if US uses its bases there Threats issued on the anniversary of the 1979 embassy seizure, hosting another country's war infrastructure acquires a stated price
euronews.com
Middle East
Israeli election commission finds no fraud in vote Netanyahu disputed Final results strip his coalition of its majority, Herzog expected to hand coalition talks to Eisenkot
theguardian.com
Middle East
South Korea sends destroyers toward Hormuz waters Cheonghae anti-piracy unit extended toward Duqm under strict non-combat limits, country drawing 70 percent of its crude from the Gulf now pays for its own guards
theguardian.com
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Africa

Africa
Kenya weighs foreign bids for rare earths beneath Mrima Hill Australian and Nasdaq-listed consortia chase a deposit with projected gross revenue of 62 billion dollars, Digo community vows to refuse digging on its ancestors' graves
independent.co.uk
Africa
Britain flies Ebola-infected healthcare worker home from Congo First British case in an outbreak that has killed five thousand of more than ten thousand infected, medevacs run to European isolation units while Congolese nurses face mobs
theguardian.com
Africa
Investors assume the man beside her owns the company Four African businesswomen describe prejudice at the bank, World Bank data shows female entrepreneurs denied loans at triple the rate of men, recycling founder Runsewe built a 62-person tyre factory nobody expected her to fund
theguardian.com
Africa
Africa stages its first Olympic competition as Senegal opens Youth Games 2,700 athletes aged 14 to 17 compete across Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly until 13 November, Russian delegation returns under its national flag for first time since the invasion of Ukraine
independent.co.uk
Africa
Illegal miners drain Johannesburg animal charity's water tanks Police call the scale too big to act on as 71 arrests land in a week, 6,100 derelict mines remain unsealed across South Africa
theguardian.com
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Economy

Economy
Majority of British landlords plan to sell up after Labour tax hike Four per cent rental surcharge from April pushes supply out of the market, tax aimed at landlords lands on the tenants left queuing
independent.co.uk
Economy
TSMC weighs entry into memory chip production at Nvidia's request Foundry may break its own specialisation to build 3D DRAM as AI centres devour global supply, shortage already pushing up prices for iPhones and PlayStations
zerohedge.com
Economy
OpenAI raises further 11 billion dollars in unclosed round Valuation set at 1.25 trillion while public AI shares shed trillions, Anthropic buyers meanwhile demand a discount and the private and public markets now move in opposite directions
techcrunch.com
Economy
Singapore Airlines spends S$2 billion on luxury long-haul cabins First-class double bed at 203 by 152 centimetres becomes largest in commercial aviation, KLM cuts 5 000 jobs the same week
euronews.com
Economy
US consumer sentiment unexpectedly jumps to 51 despite AI bubble fears Michigan index hits three-month high as independents report best mood in over a year, households with largest stock portfolios see finances drop 12 percent
zerohedge.com
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Technology

Technology
Railway and PrimCloud dispute becomes first legal test of the AI agent era Autonomous purchasing meets contract law that assumed a human signed, liability vacuum gets settled by whoever bills by the hour
businessinsider.com
Technology
Cybertruck winds down as Tesla frees capacity for Cybercab robotaxi America's big electric pickup bet collapses without subsidies, Ford F-150 Lightning ran the same calculation first
businessinsider.com
Technology
Hackers stole credentials for every Chainalysis customer Blockchain surveillance firm that sells tracing to FBI ICE and Air Force lost names password hashes and live tokens for its entire user base, the company that watches everyone's transactions could not watch its own login page
arstechnica.com
Technology
Royal Navy launches strike drones from HMS Queen Elizabeth in historic first British-built one-way aircraft fly from carrier deck alongside F-35B jets, attritable airframes rewrite the loss calculus that keeps carriers away from real fights
independent.co.uk
Technology
Decade-old *sshole flaw logs attackers into Alpine Linux devices without a password OpenSSH and musl both patch while blaming each other, billion-download Docker image and unpatchable embedded fleet carry the bug
arstechnica.com
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Science

Science
Polar vortex weakens weeks ahead of schedule Earliest disruption on record raises risk of cold spells across Europe, any Arctic outbreak still depends on pressure systems that have yet to form
euronews.com
Science
Neurologist dismantles Zomato founder's brain wearable claims Temple device measures temple skin not brain, founder's own data stands alone with no independent replication
timesnownews.com
Science
Kolkata doctors pull magnet from six-year-old's lung with a stronger magnet Forceps failed four times before a lathe workshop built the tool, the alternative was opening the child's chest
timesnownews.com
Science
FLIP software pulls exoplanets from James Webb noise Gradient descent tunes a physics model of the telescope against real starlight, signal-to-noise rises up to twofold on already-collected data
arstechnica.com
Science
Iron Age king Verica was a woman Bournemouth archaeologist points to a feminine name ending and coins bearing a bare-breasted rider, her flight to Rome gave Claudius his pretext to invade Britain in AD 43
independent.co.uk
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