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House Republicans Elect Jim Jordan as Minority Leader

House Republicans elect Jim Jordan as minority leader

Thomas Markle Allegedly Cut Off Ankle Monitor, Prosecutors Seek to Revoke Release

Prosecutors Say Thomas Markle Cut Off His Ankle Monitor

House Republicans Release Final Epstein Report, Urge Further Investigation

House Republicans urge further Epstein investigation

US Army Member Arrested in UK on Suspicion of Assisting Russian Intelligence

US Army member arrested in UK over alleged Russian spy links

Senate Republicans Reelect John Thune as Leader After Midterm Losses

Senate Republicans Reelect John Thune as Leader

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US Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine Visits Colombia to Strengthen Military Cooperation

Dan Caine visits Colombia to strengthen military cooperation

Stopping GLP-1 Drugs Linked to Higher Cardiovascular Risk in Type 2 Diabetes

GLP-1 drugs: Stopping doubles heart attack, stroke or death risk

Rubio Says Future Ukraine Talks Should Include European Partners

Rubio Says Europe Should Join Future Ukraine Talks

Austria Vienna Women’s Champions League Match at Benfica Postponed After Storm Warning

Women’s Champions League: Austria Vienna-Benfica match postponed

Real Madrid Beats Paris FC 3-0 for First Women’s Champions League Win

Real Madrid Women beat Paris FC 3-0 in Champions League

Big Walk Used Generative AI for Under 0.1% of Its Code, Developer Says

Big Walk used AI for under 0.1% of its code, studio says

U.S. Skips UN Human Rights Review Again as Council Delays Examination

U.S. skips UN human rights review again

Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar Party Proposes Inquiry Into Security Failures Behind October 7 Attack

Eisenkot’s party proposes October 7 inquiry

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Polisario declares general mobilization against Morocco16m Israeli strikes kill seven in Gaza, including a 13-year-old16m Stora Enso to cut 115 jobs at Brand sawmill21m Germany’s SPD proposes residency rights for working refugees21m

World

Thomas Markle Allegedly Cut Off Ankle Monitor, Prosecutors Seek to Revoke Release

Prosecutors Say Thomas Markle Cut Off His Ankle Monitor

US Army Member Arrested in UK on Suspicion of Assisting Russian Intelligence

US Army member arrested in UK over alleged Russian spy links

Privy Council Overturns Trinidad and Tobago Law Criminalizing Gay Sex

Privy Council overturns Trinidad and Tobago’s gay sex law

U.S. Skips UN Human Rights Review Again as Council Delays Examination

U.S. skips UN human rights review again

Germany Bars Chinese Drones and Cars from Bundeswehr Barracks Over Espionage Concerns

Bundeswehr bars Chinese drones and cars from military bases

politics

House Republicans Elect Jim Jordan as Minority Leader

House Republicans elect Jim Jordan as minority leader

House Republicans Release Final Epstein Report, Urge Further Investigation

House Republicans urge further Epstein investigation

Senate Republicans Reelect John Thune as Leader After Midterm Losses

Senate Republicans Reelect John Thune as Leader

Rubio Says Major Military Operation Against Iran Is Not Needed Amid Economic Pressure

Rubio says a major Iran operation is not needed

Rubio Says Future Ukraine Talks Should Include European Partners

Rubio Says Europe Should Join Future Ukraine Talks

Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar Party Proposes Inquiry Into Security Failures Behind October 7 Attack

Eisenkot’s party proposes October 7 inquiry

EU Auditors Criticize Uneven Implementation of Russia Sanctions

EU auditors say uneven Russia sanctions weaken impact

Pete Hegseth Calls Impeachment Effort Against Him a “Farce”

Hegseth calls impeachment effort a “farce”

Business

US Justice Department Sues Lyft Over Alleged Disability Discrimination, Seeks $53 Million

Lyft disability discrimination suit seeks $53 million

Bandai Namco to Close Reflector Entertainment After Unknown 9: Awakening Falls Short

Bandai Namco is closing Reflector Entertainment

IRS Raises 2027 Standard Deduction and Child Tax Credit in Annual Inflation Adjustments

IRS raises 2027 standard deduction and child tax credit

US Consumer Prices Rise 0.4% in October, Exceeding Expectations

US inflation rose 0.4% in October, beating forecasts

Nvidia Lawyer Contacted US Investigators Before Megaspeed Chip Probe Was Transferred

Nvidia lawyer contacted investigators over Megaspeed probe

Anthropic Targets Up to $64.4 Billion in IPO Proceeds and a $1 Trillion Valuation

Anthropic IPO targets $64.4 billion and a $1 trillion valuation

Logitech Gives Employees an Annual Gaming Day Ahead of GTA 6 Launch

Logitech Gives Staff a Yearly Day to Play Games

US Gasoline Prices Fall Below $4 a Gallon for the First Time Since July

US gasoline prices fall below $4 a gallon

Sports

Scott McTominay Reveals Heart Treatment Two Days Before Scotland’s World Cup Opener

McTominay Reveals Heart Treatment Before Scotland’s Opener

Real Madrid Beats Paris FC 3-0 for First Women’s Champions League Win

Real Madrid Women beat Paris FC 3-0 in Champions League

F1 Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix to Go Ahead as Scheduled, FIA President Says

F1 Qatar and Abu Dhabi races will go ahead as planned

Bob Boone, World Series-winning MLB catcher and former manager, dies at 78

Bob Boone dies at 78 after standout MLB career

Pakistan-Sri Lanka Second Test Moved from Lahore to Rawalpindi Over Smog

Smog Moves Pakistan-Sri Lanka Test to Rawalpindi

Apprentice Jockey Izzy Neale Dies at 22 After Fall During Race in New South Wales

Jockey Izzy Neale dies at 22 after race fall

Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev Confirmed for 2027 Laver Cup

Laver Cup 2027: Alcaraz and Zverev confirm they will play

Joseph Baena Places Fifth in Professional Natural Bodybuilding Debut

Joseph Baena places fifth in bodybuilding debut

Technology

Big Walk Used Generative AI for Under 0.1% of Its Code, Developer Says

Big Walk used AI for under 0.1% of its code, studio says

Sony to Shut Down PlayStation Plus PC App on December 10

Sony will shut down its PlayStation Plus PC app

EU Cybersecurity Chief Warns Home Appliances and Routers Could Be Next Cyberattack Targets

Home appliances could be next cyberattack targets, EU chief warns

Adobe Opens Creative Cloud Apps to Third-Party AI Agents and Adds Editing Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud Opens Apps to Third-Party AI Agents

GTA 6 Targets 30 FPS on Consoles and Will Stream to Xbox One at Launch

GTA 6 targets 30 FPS and streams to Xbox One

Science

NASA Offers $1 Million in Prizes for U.S. Students Designing Future Moon Base Solutions

NASA Offers $1 Million for Student Moon Base Designs

COP31 Opens Negotiations in Antalya as Turkey Pushes Electrification and Climate Action

COP31 climate talks open in Antalya with agenda approved

Study Suggests Tiny Solar Whirlpools May Help Heat the Sun’s Corona

Tiny solar whirlpools may help heat the Sun’s corona

Global Fossil Fuel CO₂ Emissions Projected to Fall 0.4% in 2026

Global CO₂ emissions are projected to fall 0.4% in 2026

Chinese Scientists Record Coldest Temperature Ever on Tiangong Space Station

Tiangong researchers record a temperature of 9.7 picokelvin

NASA Seeks New Astronaut Candidates for Missions to the Moon and Mars

NASA Seeks New Astronaut Candidates

WMO Says 2027 Could Break Global Temperature Record, With El Niño Adding Heat

WMO Says 2027 Could Be the Hottest Year on Record

António Guterres Calls COP31 a ‘Moment of Truth’ on Climate Action

COP31: Guterres urges leaders to act on climate change

Health

Stopping GLP-1 Drugs Linked to Higher Cardiovascular Risk in Type 2 Diabetes

GLP-1 drugs: Stopping doubles heart attack, stroke or death risk

Cholera Has Killed More Than 3,000 Worldwide in 2026, WHO Says

Cholera killed over 3,000 worldwide in 2026, WHO says

UZ Brussels IT Outage Disrupts Multiple Hospitals and Delays Operations

UZ Brussels IT outage disrupts care at several hospitals

Very intense El Niño episodes linked to 107,000 additional heat deaths annually

El Niño episodes are linked to 107,000 extra heat deaths yearly

Study Links Regular Coffee Drinking to Changes in Gut Function

Regular coffee drinking is linked to changes in gut function

FDA Requires GLP-1 Drugmakers to Warn of Rare Eye Condition That Can Cause Vision Loss

FDA requires GLP-1 warning about rare eye condition

London Issues High Air Pollution Alert as Fog and Light Winds Trap Pollution

London air pollution alert issued as fog traps pollutants

27 Runners Seek Hospital Care After Santa Barbara Half-Marathon as Police Investigate

27 Santa Barbara Half-Marathon runners seek hospital care

culture

David Walliams Lists London Home for £10.5 Million Amid Misconduct Allegations

David Walliams lists London home for £10.5 million

David Walliams Denies Allegations of Grooming and Sexual Misconduct After Injunction Bid Fails

David Walliams denies grooming and sexual misconduct allegations

BBC Removes ‘Little Britain’ and Other David Walliams Shows From iPlayer Amid Allegations

David Walliams shows leave BBC iPlayer amid allegations

Casey Bloys to Receive Producers Guild Milestone Award at 2027 Awards

Casey Bloys will receive the Producers Guild’s Milestone Award

Michel Houellebecq Charged Over 2022 Remarks About Muslims

Michel Houellebecq Faces Investigation Over Remarks About Muslims

David Walliams Dropped by Independent Talent Group After Misconduct Allegations

David Walliams loses agency representation after allegations

Jordan Fisher Cast as Lead in Broadway’s ‘Purple Rain’ Musical

Jordan Fisher Lands Lead Role in ‘Purple Rain’ Musical

Johnny Depp’s Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol Draws Divided First Reviews

Johnny Depp’s Ebenezer Draws Mixed First Reviews

Explainers

US Midterms 2026 Results: Democrats Win the House and Senate

US midterms 2026 results: Democrats win House and Senate

Who Will Replace Lagarde? How the Next ECB President Is Chosen Before February 2027

Who will replace Lagarde at the ECB? The 2027 succession

Is the AI Bubble Bursting? Why Stocks and Gold Fell in October 2026

Is the AI Bubble Bursting? The October 2026 Sell-Off

State Pension vs Personal Allowance: How Budget 2026's Pension Tax Allowance Works

UK Pension Tax Allowance 2027 explained

Can HMRC Access Your Bank Account? The 2026 Rules and the New Debt Power From 2029

Can HMRC access your bank account? 2026 rules

Turkey's KYK Scholarship and Loan 2026–27: Amounts, Results, Payment Dates

Turkey KYK Scholarship and Loan 2026-27

Today's top stories at a glance: politics, world events and the news everyone is talking about. Clear, concise and updated around the clock.