Today: November 05, 2026
Today: November 05, 2026

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Health|Science|World

British man being treated for Ebola in Congo is being evacuated to the UK

A British man being treated for Ebola in Congo is being evacuated to the U.K., the government said Thursday

Arts|World

Trump said he’d accept the election results. Netanyahu is challenging the outcome of his.

Trump said he’d accept the election results. Netanyahu is challenging the outcome of his.

Arts|Political|US|World

Trump’s Washington arch poised for approval as judge weighs bid to block construction

President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot (76-meter) triumphal arch in Washington could win approval as soon as Thursday, clearing the way for

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Netanyahu's position weakens as ultra-Orthodox party withholds support

Benjamin Netanyahu's position in the post-election battle to stay on as Israel's prime minister weakened on Thursday after an ultra

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Bank of England raises main interest rate a quarter point to 4% as Iran war stokes inflation

The Bank of England is raising interest rates for the first time in more than three years in an effort to tackle an inflation shock stoked by the Iran war

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Gas deposits off Cyprus are an opportunity for the EU, president says

Cyprus's president says natural gas deposits off the country's coast offer the European Union a chance to boost energy security by diversifying supply

Europe|Sports|World

Cristiano Ronaldo announces his international retirement from Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo has announced he won’t play for Portugal anymore

Europe|World

Russia and Ukraine trade airstrikes as reconstruction and security talks resume in Brussels

Russia and Ukraine have traded damaging airstrikes as talks resume in Brussels to discuss Ukraine's post-war reconstruction and security guarantees

Sports|World

Cristiano Ronaldo retires from international soccer after a record-breaking career with Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo retires from international soccer after a record-breaking career with Portugal

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Kenyan father haunted by children's deaths ahead of starvation cult leader's sentencing

When Kenyan starvation cult leader Paul Mackenzie is sentenced on Friday for the murders of 190 children and an

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Oil rises as investors weigh uncertainties around Iran war

Brent crude futures rose on Thursday as investors weighed the future course of the US-Israeli war with Iran after President Donald Trump's Republican

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Housebuilding slump drags down UK construction activity, PMI shows

Britain's construction sector shrank last month at its fastest pace since June as housebuilding suffered its worst month of the year, a survey showed on Thursday.

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Death toll from Russian strike on Ukrainian aid centre reaches 42, police say

The death toll from a Russian bombing of an aid distribution point in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on Monday has risen to 42, police said on Thursday, making it

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Turkey's Erdogan says he wants to discuss ending Russia-Ukraine war with Putin after talks with Zelenskiy

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he wanted to speak to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss efforts to end the war in Ukraine, after talks with Ukrainian

Environment|Science|World

Dozens of pilot whales stranded on New Zealand coast

Dozens of pilot whales have been found stranded on a beach in New Zealand's North Island and rescuers are trying to refloat a handful of the survivors, the country's conservation

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China says US farm purchases hinge on tariff-cut deal

China is open to buying more US farm goods, but only if the two sides implement their reciprocal tariff-cut agreement, the commerce ministry said on Thursday, signalling

Political|World

Bangladesh's ousted premier Hasina tells the AP she will return from exile in December at any cost

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has told The Associated Press that she remains committed to returning to Bangladesh from exile in India in December

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Goldilocks or gridlock?

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Investors are wagering that gridlock in Washington after the stunning sweep by Democrats in the US midterm elections will be

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Hong Kong democracy campaigner Joshua Wong handed another 10 years in jail

Hong Kong democracy campaigner Joshua Wong handed another 10 years in jail

Crime|Political|World

Hong Kong court sentences activist Joshua Wong to 10 years on national security charge

Activist Joshua Wong, 30, who became the international face of Hong Kong's democracy movement, was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in jail on a charge of collusion with

World

South Korea to expand anti-piracy unit operations closer to Strait of Hormuz

South Korea plans to expand the operations of its anti-piracy Cheonghae unit to waters closer to the Strait of Hormuz, the Defence Ministry said, following pressure from US

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Republicans call for Trump to change course after midterm drubbing

President Donald Trump faced pressure from Republicans on Wednesday to change course after a midterm election rout handed

Political|US|World

After Republicans routed, Trump devotes first post-midterm event to White House ballroom

Hours after his Republican Party suffered historic losses in the midterm election, President Donald Trump on Wednesday focused his first public event on

Election|Political|World

Iranians celebrate setback for Trump in US election, and other Mideast news

Iran’s leaders say U.S. President Donald Trump shouldn’t ignore the stinging setback in the U.S. midterm elections