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• The model, British tech and Russia's war machine

  20-11-2024 23:36 via bbc.com
  
  £1.6m of British kit shipped to companies tied to Russian military despite sanctions, customs documents claim.
  
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• European parliament reaches deal on approving von der Leyen’s top team

  20-11-2024 23:32 via theguardian.com
  
  European Commission should take office on 1 December after centre-right EPP and Socialists forge compromiseEuropean parliament leaders have reached a deal to approve Ursula von der Leyen’s top team, paving the way for the new European Commission to take office on 1 December.Leaders of the centre-right European People’s party (EPP), the Socialists and the centrist Renew group – who between them have 56% of the parliament’s 720 seats – forged a compromise on Wednesday
  
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• Smith's game IQ increasing all the time - Strawbridge

  20-11-2024 23:21 via bbc.com
  
  Fly-half Marcus Smith is getting "better and better" at having a deeper understanding of Test rugby, says England assistant coach Andrew Strawbridge.
  
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• Pope Francis rejects tradition, opts for humble wooden casket and burial outside Vatican

  20-11-2024 23:01 via foxnews.com
  
  Pope Francis has announced that he will forgo the traditional, elaborate burial rites of his predecessors in a decision that may modernize the Catholic Church.When the time comes, the 87-year-old pontiff has chosen to be laid to rest in a single wooden casket lined with zinc, breaking from the centuries-old practice of interring popes in three interlocking caskets made of cypress, lead, and oak.The Vatican made the announcement on Wednesday, unveiling a new formal rite that reflects Francis&rsqu
  
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• Three arrested in Glasgow bus station evacuation

  20-11-2024 22:59 via bbc.com
  
  The bomb squad was called out after reports of a suspicious package at Scotland's busiest bus station.
  
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• Longest-serving MPs unite to oppose assisted dying

  20-11-2024 22:59 via bbc.com
  
  Labour's Diane Abbott and Conservative Sir Edward Leigh say they fear the bill will put the vulnerable at risk.
  
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• Chief opponent to Uganda's president appears in court days after going missing

  20-11-2024 22:28 via foxnews.com
  
  A well-known Ugandan opposition figure appeared in a military court Wednesday days after he was reported missing in neighboring Kenya, and denied a charge of seeking military support from abroad to destabilize Uganda’s military forces.Kizza Besigye, a fierce critic of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and once his personal doctor, has faced arrest and assault on previous occasions. He has contested and lost four presidential elections.Besigye, who at first appeared in court without lawyers
  
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• Canada’s employment minister resigns after shifting his claims of Indigenous ancestry

  20-11-2024 22:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Randy Boissonnault to ‘step away from cabinet’ after being accused of ‘pretendianism’ and improper business dealingsCanada’s employment minister has resigned from the cabinet after weeks of scrutiny over his business dealings and his shifting claims of Indigenous ancestry.Moments before question period on Wednesday, Justin Trudeau’s office said Randy Boissonnault would “step away from cabinet effective immediately” and will “focus on clearing
  
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• Zelenskyy welcomes US decision to give landmines to Ukraine amid criticism from aid groups – Russia-Ukraine war as it happened

  20-11-2024 22:06 via theguardian.com
  
  This live blog is now closed. You can read all our Ukraine war coverage here:See all our Ukraine war coverageIn a television interview in France, foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot has dismissed Vladimir Putin’s approval of a new nuclear doctrine yesterday as rhetoric, and, Reuters reports, said “We are not intimidated.”The change in nuclear doctrine yesterday lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of nuclear weapons, with a significant development being that Russia s
  
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• Russia and US battle for advantage in Ukraine war ahead of Trump's return

  20-11-2024 21:41 via bbc.com
  
  Moscow appears to be maximising its gains while Joe Biden abandons long-held red lines at the end of his presidency.
  
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• Ukraine fires UK-made missiles into Russia for first time

  20-11-2024 21:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Storm Shadow missile attack comes day after Kyiv used US-supplied long-range weapons to strike within RussiaRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkraine has fired UK-made Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for the first time since the beginning of the conflict, multiple sources have told the Guardian.The decision to approve the strikes was made in response to the deployment of more than 10,000 North Korean troops on Russia’s border with Ukraine, which UK and US officials warned was
  
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• Japan says it will watch China’s military activity after Beijing admits violating Japanese airspace

  20-11-2024 21:35 via foxnews.com
  
  Japanese officials said Wednesday they are closely watching to see if China keeps its promise to prevent further violations of Japan's airspace after explaining that an incursion by a Chinese military aircraft nearly three months ago was unintentional and caused by turbulence.Tokyo protested and sought an explanation from Beijing after a Chinese Y-9 reconnaissance plane briefly entered Japanese airspace off the southern main island of Kyushu on Aug. 26, prompting Japan's military to scramble fig
  
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• Ukraine fires UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles at Russia for first time

  20-11-2024 20:59 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC understands the long-range missiles have been fired into Russian territory by Ukraine.
  
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• Man who drugged wife in French mass rape case told: You'll die alone

  20-11-2024 20:56 via bbc.com
  
  Tensions burst into the open in court when Dominique Pelicot is accused by his daughter of lying.
  
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• Rust premieres at low-key film festival three years after shooting

  20-11-2024 20:23 via bbc.com
  
  The movie’s star Alec Baldwin was not invited and did not attend the screening.
  
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• Thai woman sentenced to death for cyanide poisoning in first of 14 murder trials

  20-11-2024 20:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn is accused of swindling thousands from victims before killing themA Thai woman alleged to be among the worst serial killers in the kingdom’s history has been convicted and sentenced to death for poisoning a friend with cyanide, in the first of 14 murder trials.Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, described as an online gambling addict, is accused of swindling thousands of dollars from her victims before killing them with the chemical. Continue reading...
  
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• Standoff as Canada Yukon town council refuses to swear oath to King Charles

  20-11-2024 20:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Council in Yukon territory deadlocked, citing the crown’s tarnished relations with Indigenous peoples in the regionThe council of a town in Canada’s Yukon territory has been locked for weeks in bureaucratic standstill after its members refused to swear a mandatory oath of allegiance to King Charles, citing the crown’s tarnished relations with Indigenous peoples in the region.The standoff, which threatens to cost them their seats, reflects a complicated view of the country&rsquo
  
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• Baby's body found in field near motorway bridge

  20-11-2024 19:59 via bbc.com
  
  Detectives are trying to establish the baby's identity as well as when and how he or she died.
  
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• MPs raise questions about Rachel Reeves's CV

  20-11-2024 19:55 via bbc.com
  
  Claims the chancellor embellished her work achievements were seized on by Tory and Reform MPs at PMQs.
  
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• Biden admin vetoes UN Security Council draft resolution against Israel that would 'embolden Hamas'

  20-11-2024 19:07 via foxnews.com
  
  After growing calls from members of Congress and pro-Israel voices, the Biden administration vetoed a draft resolution against the Jewish state at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday.The U.N. Security Council voted 14-1 in favor of the resolution sponsored by the 10 non-permanent members on the 15-member council, but it was not adopted because of the U.S. veto.U.S. Ambassador Robert A. Wood issued a scathing indictment of the draft resolution that favored the U.S.-designated terrori
  
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• UK Storm Shadow missiles strike Russia

  20-11-2024 19:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  And is President Biden Trump-proofing US support to Ukraine?
  
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• Thames Water bonus should not be paid by customers, regulator to say

  20-11-2024 19:00 via bbc.com
  
  The regulator uses new powers to prevent bonuses being funded from customer bills.
  
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• What are the Storm Shadow missiles Ukraine has fired into Russia?

  20-11-2024 18:58 via bbc.com
  
  Ukraine has used UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles against targets inside Russia for the first time.
  
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• Author Kamel Daoud sued over claim he used life of wife’s patient in novel

  20-11-2024 18:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Woman says French-Algerian writer’s prize-winning Houris uses her story as she told it to therapist Aicha DehdouhTwo complaints have been filed in Algeria against the French-Algerian author Kamel Daoud, the winner of France’s most prestigious literary award, and his wife, a therapist, alleging that they used a patient’s life story as the basis for his prize-winning novel.The writer, the first Algerian novelist to be awarded the Prix Goncourt, won this year’s prize for his
  
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• ‘Positive progress’ made in Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire talks, US envoy says

  20-11-2024 18:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Amos Hochstein to meet Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday after Beirut discussions over deal to end fightingThe US envoy Amos Hochstein has said there is “positive progress” towards a ceasefire in Lebanon after talks in Beirut aimed at ending 13 months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.Hochstein has met Lebanese officials over the past two days after Hezbollah indicated it had agreed to the text of a US ceasefire proposal, although with some comments. He said on Tuesday that the g
  
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• Watch: The TikTokers filming destroyed homes in Beirut

  20-11-2024 18:28 via bbc.com
  
  In Beirut, two TikTokers are filming the damage caused by Israeli air strikes for families who have fled.
  
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• Sara Sharif begged parents’ forgiveness, jury told

  20-11-2024 18:20 via bbc.com
  
  Sara Sharif’s father Urfan Sharif, stepmum Beinash Batool and uncle, Faisal Malik deny all charges.
  
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• Vatican in row at climate talks over gender rights

  20-11-2024 18:12 via bbc.com
  
  Charities worry it could block a crucial deal giving women more support in the face of climate change.
  
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• Top footballer took thousands of pounds, claim teammates and parents

  20-11-2024 18:12 via bbc.com
  
  Natasha Harding, now Allen-Wyatt, is accused of taking money for coaching that she did not deliver.
  
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• Milei plan to privatise Argentina river sparks fears among local communities

  20-11-2024 18:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Communities on Paraná River fear privatisation of waterway operations will destroy way of life River communities in Argentina fear that Javier Milei’s plans to privatise operations on a key shipping route could lead to environmental damage and destroy their way of life.Since taking office almost a year ago, the self-styled “anarcho-capitalist” president has pledged to privatise a number of the state’s assets. The latest is the Paraguay-Paraná waterway &ndash
  
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• Extremist Timbuktu Islamic police chief sentenced to 10 years in jail by ICC

  20-11-2024 17:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Al-Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud had been convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanityThe international criminal court has sentenced an al-Qaida-linked extremist leader to 10 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out when he headed the Islamic police in Timbuktu in Mali, west Africa.Al-Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud was convicted in June of torture, religious persecution and other inhumane acts. Judges found he was a “key figur
  
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• Virtually no aid has reached besieged north Gaza in 40 days, UN says

  20-11-2024 17:42 via bbc.com
  
  The UN says bakeries and kitchens have shut down due to limited supplies in the region.
  
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• Zelenskyy answers whether he's willing to cede Crimea, other territory in peace deal

  20-11-2024 17:32 via foxnews.com
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Fox News that his country "cannot legally acknowledge any occupied territory of Ukraine as Russian," when asked if he was willing to cede land as part of a peace deal. Zelenskyy made the remarks in an exclusive interview with Fox News' chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst before the Pentagon announced Wednesday an additional $275 million in military assistance for Ukraine in its fight against Russia. "Have you accepted that under any sort
  
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• GAA reconsiders extra Casement funds as costs fall

  20-11-2024 17:07 via bbc.com
  
  The GAA say additional funds will be reliant on seeing "the colour of the money from the Treasury".
  
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• £500m defence cuts as ships, drones and helicopters scrapped

  20-11-2024 17:07 via bbc.com
  
  Critics said the move would leave UK defence weaker, at a time of growing international tensions and after over a decade of funding pressures on the armed forces.
  
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• Miss Universe runner-up to move to Nigeria after South Africa nationality row

  20-11-2024 17:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Furore over whether Chidimma Adetshina was really South African led to invitation to represent NigeriaA beauty queen who pulled out of the Miss South Africa competition when her nationality was questioned has said she wants to relocate to Nigeria, after coming second in the Miss Universe pageant while representing the West African country.Chidimma Adetshina, whose father is Nigerian, was crowned Miss Universe Africa and Oceania and came runner-up to Denmark’s Victoria Kjær Theilvig i
  
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• Jimmy Lai trial: key points from media mogul’s testimony on first day

  20-11-2024 17:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Detained pro-democracy activist spoke for first time about charges against him under Hong Kong national security lawJimmy Lai, the detained pro-democracy activist and media mogul who is the target of Hong Kong’s most high-profile national security case, took the stand in court on Wednesday. For the first time since he was detained in December 2020, Lai spoke publicly about the charges against him, for which he faces spending the rest of his life behind bars.Four years after his arrest, the
  
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• Atlas of cells transforms understanding of human body

  20-11-2024 17:00 via bbc.com
  
  Scientists are mapping out the 37 trillion cells of the human body and changing what we thought we knew
  
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• Fresh weather warnings as UK hit by cold snap

  20-11-2024 16:48 via bbc.com
  
  Fresh warnings of snow and ice announced for parts of the UK going into Thursday and the weekend.
  
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• Netanyahu offers $5 million to Palestinians for every Israeli hostage they help free

  20-11-2024 16:26 via foxnews.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday took steps to secure the release of the Israeli hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza, offering a $5 million reward per captive to any Palestinian who helps to secure their freedom.Netanyahu made the announcement during a trip to the Netzarim Corridor in Gaza, which splits Northern Gaza and Gaza City from the rest of the Strip, where brutal fighting has occurred for more than a year as Israel looks to eradicate Hamas.  NETANYAHU SAYS HE IG
  
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• Iran has offered to keep uranium below purity levels for a bomb, IAEA confirms

  20-11-2024 16:21 via theguardian.com
  
  UN inspectorate chief calls Tehran’s move a ‘concrete step in the right direction’, amid threat of restored sanctionsIran has offered to keep its stock of uranium enriched up to 60% – below the purity levels required to make a nuclear bomb – the head of the UN nuclear inspectorate, Rafael Grossi, has confirmed amid the threat of restored European sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear activities.“I think this is … a concrete step in the right direction.
  
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• Cheryl and One Direction stars mourn Liam Payne at funeral

  20-11-2024 15:13 via bbc.com
  
  The band's members including Harry Styles join family and friends to remember the late star.
  
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• Five talking points as Premier League returns

  20-11-2024 15:01 via bbc.com
  
  BBC Sport looks at five talking points from the Premier League as the international break ends.
  
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• After 97 UN aid trucks in Gaza are ‘violently looted’ by armed men, food prices soar

  20-11-2024 14:56 via foxnews.com
  
  Food prices are soaring in the Gaza Strip after armed men attacked and robbed nearly 100 U.N. aid trucks that crossed over from Israel. Of the 109 trucks that entered central Gaza on Saturday, 97 were "violently looted" and "forced at gunpoint to unload aid," according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). "Due to critical shortages of flour, all eight U.N.-supported bakeries in Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis have been o
  
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• Bentancur, Son & the rise of racism against South East Asians in football

  20-11-2024 14:38 via bbc.com
  
  BBC Sport looks at the rise in racism towards East and South East Asian players and fans in football.
  
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• Faisal Islam: The cost-of-living crisis isn't over

  20-11-2024 14:28 via bbc.com
  
  Inflation is easing, but many people are still struggling to afford the basics.
  
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• Starmer will struggle to keep his ‘smash the gangs’ promise - as I saw firsthand

  20-11-2024 14:23 via bbc.com
  
  Keir Starmer says it is his personal mission to defeat the people-smuggling gangs
  
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• Al Fayed abuse could be on scale of Savile, survivors’ advocate tells BBC

  20-11-2024 14:01 via bbc.com
  
  Speaking about her new role, Dame Jasvinder Sanghera says Al Fayed's "tentacles went far and wide".
  
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• Five challenges ahead for Guardiola and Man City

  20-11-2024 13:07 via bbc.com
  
  With Pep Guardiola deciding to stay at Manchester City for at least another season, BBC Sport looks at the challenges ahead for the club.
  
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• Ariana Grande channelled her loss into Wicked role

  20-11-2024 11:53 via bbc.com
  
  The adaptation of Broadway show Wicked has a star-studded cast of Ariana Grande and Jeff Goldblum.
  
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