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Security operations come ahead of trip by Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa to Washington to meet Donald TrumpSyria has carried out nationwide preemptive operations targeting Islamic State cells, a spokesperson for the interior ministry said on Saturday.Syrian security forces carried out 61 raids, with 71 people arrested and explosives and weapons seized, the spokesperson told state-run Al Ekhbariya TV. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/08/syria-carries-out-preemptive-strikes-against-islamic-state Author : Reuters Publish date : 2025-11-08 21:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Southern Water is being investigated amid concerns the spill could have dire impact on rare sea lifeSouthern Water is investigating after millions of contaminated plastic beads washed up on Camber Sands beach, risking an “environmental catastrophe”.The biobeads could have a dire impact on marine life, the local MP has said, with fears rare sea life, including seabirds, porpoises and seals, could ingest them and die. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/08/environmental-catastrophe-fears-as-millions-of-plastic-beads-wash-up-on-camber-sands Author : Helena Horton Environment reporter Publish date : 2025-11-08 19:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Wall Street Journal reports Kristi Noem arranged purchase to expand deportation flights and for personal travelThe secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Kristi Noem, reportedly authorized the purchase of Spirit Airlines jets before discovering the airline didn’t actually own the planes – and that the aircraft lacked engines.The bizarre anecdote was contained in a Wall Street Journal report released on Friday, which recounted how Noem and Corey Lewandowski – who managed Donald Trump’s first winning presidential campaign – had recently arranged to buy 10 Boeing 737 aircraft from Spirit Airlines. People familiar with the situation told the

UPS cites ‘abundance of caution’ and manufacturer’s recommendation after 14 died when wing caught fire and engine fell offThe freight companies UPS and FedEx have grounded their fleets of MD-11 aircraft days after a cargo plane crash that killed 14 people in Kentucky.The grounded MD-11s are the same type of plane involved in Tuesday’s crash at a UPS facility in Louisville. They were originally built by McDonnell Douglas until it was taken over by Boeing. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/08/ups-grounds-all-its-md-11-planes-after-deadly-louisville-crash Author : Rick Goodman and agencies Publish date : 2025-11-08 14:06:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Incumbent president won with 98% of vote but opposition was barred from running and say result was fraudulentTanzania is seeking the arrest of 10 people, including senior opposition figures, it has blamed for the deadly protests during elections last week.More than 1,000 people were killed by security forces during the demonstrations, according to the main opposition party, Chadema, and human rights bodies. The Tanzanian government has said these figures were exaggerated but did not give its own figures. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/08/tanzania-officials-seek-arrest-key-opposition-figures-fatal-election-protests--samia-suluhu-hassan- Author : William Christou Publish date : 2025-11-08 11:49:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

UK expected to reduce contribution to Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 20%A group of seven Labour MPs who served as ministers under Keir Starmer have written to the prime minister warning that an expected cut to UK funding for aid to combat preventable diseases would be both a “moral failure” and a strategic disaster.With ministers and officials expected to decide the UK’s contribution to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria within days, the letter renews pressure on Starmer to pull back from an expected 20% cut. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/08/cutting-aid-for-disease-fund-would-be-moral-failure-labour-mps-tell-starmer Author

Health authorities urge consumers not to eat affected products sold in multiple supermarkets and grocers Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHealth authorities have issued a nationwide recall of alfalfa sprouts, urging people not to eat affected products, after at least 44 people across Australia contracted an unusual strain of salmonella.The recall applied to 125g packets of sprouts produced by Parilla Fresh, which included: Aussie Sprouts Alfalfa Sprouts, Hugo’s Alfalfa Onion & Garlic Sprouts, Hugo’s Alfalfa & Radish Sprouts, Hugo’s Alfalfa & Onion Sprouts, Hugo’s Salad Sprouts, Hugo’s Alfalfa & Broccoli Sprouts and Hugo’s Trio Sprouts

US president also praises Hungarian leader’s hardline stance on immigration during friendly White House summitThe US has granted Hungary a one-year exemption from US sanctions on importing oil and gas from Russia, according to a White House official, after Viktor Orbán pressed his case for a reprieve during a meeting with Donald Trump in Washington.Last month, Trump imposed Ukraine-related sanctions on Russian oil companies Lukoil and Rosneft that carried the threat of further sanctions on entities in countries buying oil from them. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/07/trump-orban-hungary-russian-oil Author : Andrew Roth in Washington Publish date : 2025-11-08 04:02:00 Copyright

Death of former NSW senator after long period of ill health announced on Saturday morningObituary: Graham Richardson, hard-nosed former Labor minister and numbers manGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former New South Wales senator and Labor party powerbroker, Graham “Richo” Richardson, has died aged 76.His death was announced on Saturday morning. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/08/graham-richardson-dies-richo-former-labor-party-powerbroker-dead-at-76 Author : Ben Doherty Publish date : 2025-11-08 01:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

‘The defense acquisitions system as you know it is dead,’ Hegesth says in a speech to industry leaders, military commanders and officialsAndrew Roth in Washington and Flora Garamvolgyi in BudapestViktor Orbán will visit the White House today as Hungary’s far-right prime minister tries to broker another summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that Orbán’s advisers claim could help end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/nov/07/donald-trump-government-shutdown-air-traffic-flights-snap-viktor-orban-hungary-ukraine-us-politics-live-news-updates Author : Robert Mackey (now); Coral Murphy Marcos, Lucy Campbell, Chris Stein and Tom Ambrose (earlier) Publish date : 2025-11-07 23:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Ticket sales at about 40% unsold compared with before president made himself chair of US performing arts centerThe Washington National Opera (WNO) is considering moving out of the Kennedy Center, the company’s home since the US’s national performing arts center opened in 1971.The possibility has been forced on the company as a result of the “takeover” of the center by Donald Trump, according to WNO artistic director Francesca Zambello. The president declared himself chair of the institution in February, sacking and replacing its board and leadership. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/07/washington-national-opera-kennedy-center Author : Charlotte Higgins in Washington Publish date

Upstate New York institution is the fifth university under government investigation to bow to White House demandsCornell University announced a settlement with the Trump administration on Friday, becoming the fifth university under investigation by the US government to do so.The agreement will see more than $250m in federal research funding restored. In exchange, the university will share admissions data with the government, pay $30m and invest $30m more in research programs benefiting farmers – a reflection of the university’s longstanding record of agricultural research. The university also agreed to continued to “evaluate the campus climate”, particularly for Jewish students and

Carrie Coyner conceded defeat after igniting text scandal over Democrat imagining ‘two bullets’ in rival’s headThe Virginia Republican politician who shook up multiple statewide elections by disclosing text messages in which a prominent Democratic candidate fantasized about a rival receiving “two bullets to the head” has conceded defeat in her own bid to retain office.Carrie Coyner was seeking a third four-year term in Virginia’s house of delegates when she publicly shared the text messages that she had previously received from Jay Jones, a former Democratic colleague who ran in the state’s attorney general election on Tuesday. Continue reading... Source link

Self-styled ‘ultra-Maga’ Republican representative has recently ramped up attacks on Democrat Kathy HochulUS politics live – latest updatesElise Stefanik, a Republican New York representative and staunch supporter of Donald Trump, has officially launched her long-anticipated campaign for governor.Reports indicate that Stefanik has already been working behind the scenes to secure endorsements from key Republican figures and local officials. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/07/elise-stefanik-new-york-governor Author : Marina Dunbar Publish date : 2025-11-07 13:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Drone sightings reported near Brussels and Liège airports just hours after national security council meeting on the emerging threatsMeanwhile, we now have a formal confirmation that the centrist D66 party triumphed in last week’s parliamentary election in the Netherlands, setting its 38-year-old leader, Rob Jetten, on course to become the country’s youngest-ever prime minister, AFP noted.Jetten scored a razor-thin victory of 29,668 votes over anti-Islam leader Geert Wilders and his PVV party, the Dutch Electoral Council said, after an election seen as a bellwether for the rise of Europe’s far right. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/nov/07/europe-latest-news-updates-belgium-airports-brussels-liege-drones-russia-orban-trump-ukraine Author : Jakub

Teenage boy among those arrested outside groundMP Ayoub Khan speaks at pro-Palestine demonstrationEleven people were arrested during protests outside Villa Park on Thursday after Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were banned on safety grounds from attending the Europa League match, sparking intense controversy.A large Pro-Palestine demonstration took place in the shadow of Aston Villa’s stadium, with protesters calling for the match to be cancelled and for Israeli teams to be banned from multinational competitions. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/06/six-arrested-during-protests-outside-match-between-aston-villa-and-maccabi-tel-aviv Author : Neha Gohil at Villa Park Publish date : 2025-11-07 08:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Hungary’s prime minister also seeking an exemption on US sanctions on Russian oil after Trump’s Kremlin frustrationsViktor Orbán will visit the White House on Friday as Hungary’s far-right prime minister tries to broker another summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that Orbán’s advisers claim could help end the war between Russia and Ukraine.Orbán, who has proposed hosting the summit in Budapest, will also seek an exemption from US sanctions against Russian energy in what will be a major test of Trump’s tougher line on the Kremlin after he accused Putin of slow-rolling negotiations to end the conflict. Continue reading...

James Marape skipped the meeting last year in protest but will attend Cop30 due to ‘encouraging signs’ on climate financePapua New Guinea’s prime minister, James Marape, has criticised Cop climate summits as “long on talk and short on action” but will attend the upcoming meeting of world leaders in Brazil, after pulling out last year in frustration with big emitters.The leader of the Pacific nation of about 10 million people skipped the meeting in 2024 in “protest at the big nations” for failing to support to the victims of climate change. Marape will take part in the annual UN climate

Resolution fails 49-51 with only two Republican senators voting in favor as president increases military buildupThe US Senate on Thursday blocked a Democratic war powers resolution that would have forced Donald Trump to seek congressional approval to launch strikes in Venezuela, allowing the president to remain unchecked in his ability to expand his military campaign against the country.The 49-51 vote against passing the resolution, mostly along party lines, came a month after a previous effort to stop strikes against alleged drug trafficking boats in international waters similarly failed, 48-51. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/06/senate-trump-venezuela Author : Hugo Lowell in

Decision by high court’s conservative majority is Trump administration’s latest win on emergency docketThe supreme court on Thursday allowed Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a policy blocking transgender and non-binary people from choosing passport sex markers that align with their gender identity.The decision by the high court’s conservative majority is Trump’s latest win on the high court’s emergency docket, and it means his administration can enforce the policy while a lawsuit over it plays out. It halts a lower-court order requiring the government to keep letting people choose male, female or X on their passport to line up with their

Former party leader says his latest successor has not shown strong enough character. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Nick Visser to get you through to the end of the week.Sussan Ley’s leadership of the Liberal party has been has been savaged by one of her predecessors, John Hewson, for lacking clear strategy as the party grapples with infighting and demoralising polling. More coming up. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/nov/07/australia-news-live-sussan-ley-coalition-liberals-nationals-leadership-senate-anthony-albanese-labor-net-zero-ntwnfb

Town to become ‘elegantly eccentric’ to boost economy after horrific incident that left three young girls dead Southport has unveiled an “elegantly eccentric” year-long cultural programme as it seeks to lure back tourists after the fatal attack on young girls last summer.The Merseyside town will transform into an “open air ballroom” as part of an outdoor spectacular by the acclaimed French street theatre company Transe Express in the spring. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/06/southport-year-of-cultural-events-after-attack Author : Josh Halliday North of England editor Publish date : 2025-11-06 17:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Likely airspace shutdown comes two weeks before Thanksgiving holiday, typically the busiest travel period of the yearUS politics live – latest updatesUS airline regulators are expected to publish a list of 40 airports serving “high-volume markets” where air traffic will be reduced on Friday, a move that could would force airlines to cancel thousands of flights and create a cascade of scheduling issues and delays at some of nation’s largest airports.The Federal Administration Agency has said flights are being reduced to maintain safety during the ongoing federal government shutdown, now the longest recorded and with no sign of a resolution

Namewee detained after influencer Hsieh Yu-hsin found dead in a hotel room in Kuala Lumpur on 22 OctoberA well-known Malaysian rapper and film-maker, Namewee, has been arrested in relation to the alleged murder of a Taiwanese woman in Kuala Lumpur.Hsieh Yu-hsin, 31, a former nurse turned internet celebrity who posted under the name Nurse Goddess, was found dead in a hotel room on 22 October. Police this week reclassified her death as murder, after unspecified new evidence emerged. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/06/malaysian-rapper-namewee-arrested-over-alleged-of-taiwanese-influencer-hsieh-yu-hsin Author : Helen Davidson in Taipei Publish date : 2025-11-06 11:56:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Security services believe state actor, ‘probably Russia’, to be behind drone flights at military bases and airportsSpeaking before the security council meeting, the Belgian interior minister Bernard Quintin told reporters that he wanted to hear what the country’s security services made of the drone incidents.“I know that the defence will come up with some proposals to guarantee our security. We will see what concrete measures will emerge from that,” he told VRT. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/nov/06/europe-latest-live-news-updates-belgium-drones Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-11-06 09:26:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.