Scandal
USA
Jim Jordan is an unyielding combatant, whether grappling on the mat or in the halls of Congress. A wrestling champion, he coached wrestling at Ohio State during the sex abuse scandal before entering politics.
PoliticiansUSA
In choosing Mr. Jordan over Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, House Republicans signaled a desire for fresh leadership after their biggest election losses in decades.
PoliticiansWashington D.C.
Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan to succeed Mike Johnson as GOP minority leader, promising unity and a robust opposition.
Scandal
The defense secretary has indicated that he will fight accusations that he violated the Constitution and federal law.
PoliticiansUSA
The coming months will see Trump fighting on two fronts: against his enemies and some of his allies
ScandalIslamic World
Blurred lines between Israeli soldiers and settlers fuel systematic West Bank violence and mass displacement.
War & ConflictIslamic WorldThe soldiers opened fire in accordance with the rules of engagement, and hits were identified, according to IDF sources.
HumanityIslamic World
Israel's military says its soldiers opened fire to prevent Palestinians from throwing stones at vehicles in Burqa.
War & ConflictIslamic World
A 14-year-old Palestinian was killed and two other young people were injured in Burqa, in the occupied West Bank. See what authorities say.
HumanityIslamic WorldThe attacks began when Palestinians set fire to an Israeli vehicle near Kibbutz Mitzpe Shalem.
War & ConflictIslamic WorldThe IDF said the route ran more than 10 km beneath a dense Rafah neighborhood, including an UNRWA compound, mosques and schools, and was used by senior Hamas commanders.
ScandalUSA
Hakeem Jeffries and his party want to use power in Congress to ‘visit accountability on wrongdoers.’ Getting that right will be easier said than done.
ScandalFrance
Unions slam the increase as insufficient, as the government seeks to defuse the unrest ahead of upcoming elections.
Public Policy
Contra the vice president, the cause of last week’s G.O.P. debacle is a conservatism of fools.
ScandalCentral Belt
Pupils at one of Scotland's leading private schools suffered 'dreadful abuse' over four decades while senior staff ignored complaints and focused on protecting its reputation.
ScandalCentral Belt
Broadcaster Nicky Campbell said he felt sorry for the families of the serial abusers who preyed on children at Edinburgh Academy after a landmark inquiry laid bare decades of abuse.
ImmigrationNorth West England
For the second time in as many months, the United States has removed its planes from an RAF base in Britain because of an alleged threat from Iran. Alarm bells should be ringing in Downing Street.
War & ConflictEngland
Following a threat by Iran, the US has evacuated American aircraft from the RAF Mildenhall base in Suffolk. As the Pentagon weighs reducing its presence in Europe, Alex Croft looks at where its personnel are stationed
War & ConflictEngland
Editorial: The hasty exit of yet more US planes from a UK airbase confirms that, despite the president committing a vast armada to this conflict of his own making, we are now more under threat than ever
War & ConflictEngland
The Pentagon withdrew at least a dozen aircraft from a Royal Air Force base in Suffolk after Iranian threats to US military sites. Nine air refuelling tankers were relocated from RAF Mildenhall, in Suffolk, to other bases in the UK, Germany and Spain on Monday.
War & ConflictEast of England
The move comes weeks after Washington withdrew bombers from another British base amid suspicions linked to the Middle Eastern country.
DiplomacyCentral Belt
The Scottish Labour leader has called for the UK to rejoin the European Union. In his first official speech since becoming leader of the party in September, Michael Marra said it was in Scotland’s interest for the UK to return to the bloc.
Public PolicyCentral Belt
Michael Marra said he wanted "solidarity, not separation" and accepted that "re-joining the EU won't be easy".
DiplomacyCentral Belt
Michael Marra said restoring ties with Brussels should be a 'long-term objective' for the whole country.
Public PolicyUnited Kingdom
Gas boilers will be allowed in some new homes after Labour’s latest about-turn. Net zero rules introduced under Sir Keir Starmer would have forced developers to ensure the homes they built were fitted only with electric heat pumps or non-gas alternatives.
Sex & IdentityLondon
Ruling by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ends an 11-year legal battle and could pave the way for changes in other countries
Sex & IdentityLondon
A final court of appeals in England has struck down a centuries-old gay sex ban in Trinidad and Tobago in a ruling that activists are celebrating
Sex & IdentityLondon
A London court announced its ruling on Tuesday
ScandalSouth Asia
Supporters of Sheikh Hasina want her to return from exile in India.
ScandalSouth Asia
‘Sheikh Hasina has no option but to face the execution of the verdict,’ Md Aminul Islam told reporters, responding to reports she planned to return from self-imposed exile in neighbouring India.
ScandalSouth Asia
The Bangladeshi prosecutor who secured the death sentence against ousted leader Sheikh Hasina said on Tuesday she will be executed if she returns home.
PoliticiansSouth Asia
Hasina, who has been living in India for two years, has promised that she would return to Bangladesh in December.
PoliticiansLondon
Former Bangladeshi prime minister has requested a new passport to facilitate her return from exile
Health Alerts
A panel of scientific experts will convene on Tuesday to evaluate the United States’ measles elimination status. But genetic data already shows the virus is once again endemic.
Health AlertsUSA
96% of patients have no history of vaccination; Pennsylvania is at the epicenter of the outbreak
Health AlertsUSAA UN body will consider this week whether America can continue to say it’s eliminated measles. Its decision will be a legacy-defining moment for the health secretary.
DiplomacyBerlin
Donald Trump says he has settled eight wars, but the biggest prize – peace between Russia and Ukraine – still eludes and frustrates him. The president now insists, however, that a “big, beautiful agreement” is on the cards.
War & Conflict
The BBC gains rare access to a specialist drone unit defending the eastern city of Slovyansk from heavy Russian fire.
Diplomacy
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has shown a willingness to endure a high price to get what he wants in Ukraine, and he sees little reason to stop fighting now, analysts say.
War & Conflict
The CSTO's influence is declining as Armenia turns away, while former allies pursue independent partnerships.
Scandal
The charges accuse the defense secretary of illegally starting the war with Iran, directing extrajudicial killings and ignoring laws meant to minimize civilian casualties.
ScandalWashington D.C.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth railed against a Republican-led impeachment effort against him during a rare morning Pentagon briefing the day after the articles were introduced.
Scandal
The U.S. defense secretary repeatedly defended military operations against Iran and was backed by Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance
Scandal
US Defence Secretary holds a defiant press conference which is his first since May
AISydney
Criminal law may be reformed for major breaches and ‘serious misconduct’
AICanberra
The Australian government had already introduced a bill aimed at curbing tech giants’ “unfettered access” to children and increasing their accountability for the risks.
AI
The decision comes after an OpenAI agent breached an Australian government website in June.
ImmigrationMarylandThe possible 2028 contender told POLITICO that Democrats should try to work with the president’s new chief of staff despite a “well of distrust.”
PoliticiansTexas
Speaking to WW, Berea College political science professor Carlos Gustavo Poggio says Trump’s choice of Stephen Miller as chief of staff reflects his desire for loyal allies.
ImmigrationMinnesota
In an interview with CBS, the president signaled openness to a deal with Democrats for a softer approach, but brought hard-liner Stephen Miller into the government’s inner circle.
MotorsportIslamic World
North Sinai Governor Khaled Megawer briefs the British driver on Egypt-coordinated aid efforts through Rafah crossing.
HumanityIslamic World
The Israeli military offensive, launched after Hamas’s unprecedented attack on Israeli territory on October 7, 2023, displaced almost the entire population of the territory.
HumanityIslamic World
A statement issued a day after three children and a woman were killed in a refugee camp says the pace of aid entering the enclave “remains insufficient”
War & ConflictOn Monday, the Board of Peace, created as part of the peace plan, posted a statement about the winter conditions in the enclave. It said that there had been severe flooding in Gaza.
WeatherIslamic WorldOne damaged facility in Gaza is the Sheikh Radwan stormwater basin in Gaza City, which is now contaminated with sewage and at risk of overflowing after heavy rainfall, according to UNICEF.
HumanityIslamic World
Israel has killed more than 1,600 people in Gaza since last year's 'ceasefire', the enclave's Health Ministry says.
ScandalUSA
Representative Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, is retiring at the end of his term after losing to a primary challenger backed by President Trump.
ScandalKentucky
The president has defended his defense secretary and called the impeachment drive the effort of “a stone cold loser.”
ScandalKentucky
Trump called the Republican congressman who filed articles of impeachment a “loser” and praised the secretary’s performance in the war against Iran.
ScandalKentucky
Pete Hegseth, the chief architect of the war in Iran, says he is not worried: “We’re proud of our work.”
EconomyNew York
The workings of a U.S.-controlled bank account shed light on how Washington manages Venezuelan revenue after capturing the country’s president.
ElectionsAtlantaWhen Ossoff emerged triumphant on November 3, the ADL offered him congratulations - despite denouncing other victorious Israel critics.
ImmigrationUSA
The U.S. president signaled a willingness to negotiate legal status for undocumented immigrants after the Republican Party’s election losses.
WellnessIndianaThe presumptive House speaker will have to bridge sharp disagreements to deliver on an agenda of affordability, ending the Iran war and curbing Trump’s final years in the White House.
PoliticiansUSA
Under pressure from the U.S. president, several states redrew their districts to try to gain an advantage in the vote, but the strategy failed.
ElectionsUSA
After last week’s midterm losses, the Republican Party entered its most uncertain moment in years. Some Republicans called for moderation and cleaning house, but that will be difficult with President Trump still in the White House.
ScandalSome 71% of Americans want Congress to pass legislation ending the conflict with Iran
Diplomacy
Democratic gains in the midterm elections and Trump’s signals revive hopes of a deal, with traffic through the Strait of Hormuz resuming
War & Conflict
As top Trump aides clash over a strategy to end the war, the administration is weighing escalation, narrower strikes and diplomacy.
Diplomacy
Since the results of the so-called midterms, growing pressure has been mounting on Trump to reach a deal over the conflict in the Middle East, easing prices for the commodity.
War & Conflict
The forecast appears in the Global Carbon Budget report, published this Tuesday (10).
War & ConflictIran
“A reduction driven partly by geopolitical shocks is not a sustainable climate solution,” said Pierre Friedlingstein, an Exeter University professor.
Diplomacy
“At this point, military action doesn’t seem very necessary,” the president said. “Militarily, Iran is effectively finished,” he added.
War & Conflict
Hard-pressed motorists suffering from the sky-high price of diesel and petrol, will hope to see the move down filter through at the pumps.
DiplomacyArizona
Veterans Day should remind us about discipline and service, not partisan politics.
ScandalKurdistanThe question for Iraq’s prime minister this week will be whether he will continue on his path of pressure on the militias, or if he will back down.
War & Conflict
Saudi-led military coalition intercepts and destroys a ballistic missile headed for Riyadh. The East-West Pipeline had already been attacked by the Houthis on Monday.
DiplomacyTehran
Tasnim news agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), cited a senior security official in Tehran on Monday, ...
EconomyUnited Kingdom
One in 10 people believe they could live on a pension pot worth up to £100k but most have no idea how much they will need in retirement.
EconomySouth Wales
Private sector workers deserve proper pensions. Over the past 30 years, workers have increasingly been paying into pension pots through defined contribution schemes.
EconomyUnited Kingdom
I've taken early retirement as I am suffering from cancer treatment for head and neck cancer. But Aon has told me I can't take the money out until I am 60.
EconomyUnited Kingdom
The generosity or otherwise of your employers during your working life is a key driver of whether you end up with a decent pension income.
EconomyUnited Kingdom
The Government has landed itself in a right pickle over the taxation of the state pension, and the solution it has come up with will only make life worse. From next year, for the first time, the value of the state pension will exceed the standard tax-free personal allowance.
EconomyUnited Kingdom
After a lifetime of building up a pension to see you through retirement – and perhaps beyond – you’ll want to know that any unspent cash goes to the right person. This will become even more important from April, when unused pension funds will be brought within the scope of inheritance tax (IHT).
ImmigrationUSA
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington says it no longer has the manpower to defend every habeas corpus case and will let judges rule without government opposition
Public PolicyTexas
The project, which crosses Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park, is part of President Donald Trump’s broader initiative to complete a massive wall on the border with Mexico
HumanityIslamic World
More than 2,000 Gaza buildings risk collapse amid floods, with 400,000 displaced in vulnerable zones, says government.
HumanityIslamic World
The Israeli military, asked by AFP about the incident, said on Tuesday (November 10, 2026) it had acted to "thwart stone-hurling and terrorist attacks" in the area.
HumanityIslamic World
At least four people from one family were killed and thousands of Palestinians lost their shelters when a storm battered overcrowded tent camps.
HumanityIslamic World
The Israeli military says its soldiers opened fire at individuals “who intended to hurl stones” at a road used by Israelis.
War & ConflictIslamic World
Israeli forces shot dead a 14-year-old in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said, with Israel saying it was responding to stone-throwing.
HumanityEast AngliaTens of thousands have had their tents flooded as torrential rains flooded camps in Gaza - aid agencies are warning of the risk of infectious disease spreading
HumanityIslamic World
Images verified by Reuters show residents using hammers to break up large blocks of hardened sand, while others used shovels to clear sand as they searched for survivors trapped beneath the rubble with the help of flashlights.
Public PolicySouth West England
The argument that video teaches teenage boys to do something harmful should not be ignored. But a law meant to protect women seems keener to infantilise them, even as it ignores reality.
RelationshipsScotland
Both genders are becoming increasingly tempted by a career in porn, seen as more accessible and socially acceptable than ever before.
HumanityAmericas
In a democratic system, mistakes are made and periodically corrected
ElectionsOeste Catarinense
A video circulating on social media that purports to list ten cities in Brazil’s Northeast where Lula (PT) allegedly received more votes than the total population—and thus suggests election fraud—is false. The content was made with inte
HumanityNew Jersey"This is not just another antisemitic statement. This is a blood libel. And a blood libel will cost lives," Leiter said, referring to his meeting with The New York Times in 2025.
HistoryEast Anglia
In a new memoir and interview, the Italian-born woman who married into the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty recalls her political battles and the assassinations of her husband and mother-in-law.
HumanityAhmedabad
In her memoir, Sonia Gandhi wrote about her experience when she visited relief camps in a riot-ravaged Ahmedabad with an all-party delegation
DiplomacyGujarat
In ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’, one of India’s most influential leaders reflects on ideological divide between her party and Modi’s
PoliticiansIndia
The comments from the ruling party came on the day Sonia Gandhi’s memoir was released, in which she weighed in on the Emergency imposed in the country in 1975 and called it a mistake
Public PolicyScotland - Northeast
A gas rig in the North Sea. An oil field in Texas.
WellnessFlorida
Why does someone who has been so thoroughly proven wrong cling even more tightly to their belief?
