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Stacy Keach, ‘Mike Hammer’ Star and Stage Actor, Dies at 85

Stacy Keach, ‘Mike Hammer’ star, dies at 85

Florida Judge Allows Trump’s $10 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against BBC to Proceed

Trump’s BBC defamation case can proceed in Florida

Kennedy Family Joins Lawsuit to Block Trump’s Washington Arch Over Arlington Gravesites

Kennedy Family Joins Suit to Block Trump’s Washington Arch

US House Blocks Effort to Impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

US House blocks Pete Hegseth impeachment effort

US Charges Three Men Allegedly Backed by Iran Over Attacks in Europe and the US

US charges three men over alleged Iran-backed attacks

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Latvia and Lithuania Warn Residents After Drones Enter Their Airspace

Latvia and Lithuania warn residents after drones enter airspace

One Person Dies in House Fire in Eyüpsultan, Istanbul

One person dies in Eyüpsultan house fire

Zelensky Says He Is Ready for Leader-Level Talks With Putin on Territory

Zelensky says he is ready to discuss territory with Putin

Oura to Acquire AI Primary Care Startup Counsel Health for $625 Million

Oura will acquire Counsel Health for $625 million

Carney Says Trump Administration Remains Central to Canada-US Trade Talks After Democratic Midterm Wins

Carney says Trump remains key to Canada-US trade deal

Alianza Lima Director Franco Navarro Gets Three-Match Ban After Cienciano Incident

Alianza Lima director Franco Navarro gets three-match ban

EGO Bus Overturns in Ankara, Injuring Driver

EGO Bus Overturns in Ankara, Injuring Driver

Linda Noskova Beats Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-3 to Reach WTA Finals Semifinals

WTA Finals: Linda Noskova beats Coco Gauff to reach semifinals

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World

Florida Judge Allows Trump’s $10 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against BBC to Proceed

Trump’s BBC defamation case can proceed in Florida

US Charges Three Men Allegedly Backed by Iran Over Attacks in Europe and the US

US charges three men over alleged Iran-backed attacks

Four Grizzly Bears Linked to Fatal Attack on Mother and Daughter in Canada

Canada grizzly bears were linked to fatal attack on mother and daughter

Latvia and Lithuania Warn Residents After Drones Enter Their Airspace

Latvia and Lithuania warn residents after drones enter airspace

Thomas Markle Ordered Back to Jail After Cutting Off Ankle Monitor

Thomas Markle Ordered Back to Jail

politics

Kennedy Family Joins Lawsuit to Block Trump’s Washington Arch Over Arlington Gravesites

Kennedy Family Joins Suit to Block Trump’s Washington Arch

US House Blocks Effort to Impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

US House blocks Pete Hegseth impeachment effort

Biden Reveals Trump’s ‘Very Generous’ 2021 Oval Office Letter in New Memoir

Biden’s memoir reveals Trump’s warm 2021 letter

House Republicans Elect Jim Jordan as Minority Leader

House Republicans elect Jim Jordan as minority leader

Senate Republicans Reelect John Thune as Leader After Midterm Losses

Senate Republicans Reelect John Thune as Leader

House Republicans Release Final Epstein Report, Urge Further Investigation

House Republicans urge further Epstein investigation

María Elvira Salazar Wins Re-Election in Florida After Clashing With Trump on Immigration

Florida House race: Salazar wins re-election after Trump clash

Carney Says Trump Administration Remains Central to Canada-US Trade Talks After Democratic Midterm Wins

Carney says Trump remains key to Canada-US trade deal

Business

Nvidia Hires Former Acting U.S. Attorney to Investigate CEO Jensen Huang

Nvidia hires former U.S. attorney to investigate Jensen Huang

Oura to Acquire AI Primary Care Startup Counsel Health for $625 Million

Oura will acquire Counsel Health for $625 million

Britain’s Happiest Place to Live Has an Average Home Price of £1 Million

Britain’s Happiest Place Has £1 Million Average Home Prices

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

Lyft disability discrimination suit seeks $53 million

US Consumer Prices Rise 0.4% in October, Exceeding Expectations

US inflation rose 0.4% in October, beating forecasts

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

Anthropic Founders’ Stakes Worth $18 Billion Each at IPO Price as They Plan $250 Million Share Sales

Anthropic founders plan $250 million share sales in IPO

Nvidia Lawyer Contacted US Investigators Before Megaspeed Chip Probe Was Transferred

Nvidia lawyer contacted investigators over Megaspeed probe

Sports

Linda Noskova Beats Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-3 to Reach WTA Finals Semifinals

WTA Finals: Linda Noskova beats Coco Gauff to reach semifinals

Vikings Acquire Kirk Cousins from Raiders for 2027 Third-Round Pick

Minnesota Vikings trade for quarterback Kirk Cousins

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

McTominay Reveals Heart Treatment Before Scotland’s Opener

Connor Hellebuyck Says Family Threats and Other Incidents Led to Jets Trade Request

Hellebuyck says family threats led to Jets trade request

Bayern Women Beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 in Women's Champions League

Bayern Women beat PSG 2-1 in Paris

Jessica Pegula Beats Marta Kostyuk to Keep WTA Finals Hopes Alive

WTA Finals: Pegula beats Kostyuk to keep hopes alive

Manchester United to Decide Michael Carrick’s Future at Monaco Meeting

Manchester United will decide Carrick’s future in Monaco

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

Jockey Izzy Neale dies at 22 after race fall

Technology

Sony Cancels Haven Studios’ Live-Service Shooter Fairgame$; No Layoffs Planned

Fairgame$ cancellation leaves Haven staff without job cuts

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

Amazon Launches Ring Drone Cam and Rover Cam Security Robots

Amazon launches Ring drone and patrol robot

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

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

Adobe Creative Cloud Opens Apps to Third-Party AI Agents

Science

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

COP31 climate talks open in Antalya with agenda approved

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

NASA Offers $1 Million for Student Moon Base Designs

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

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

Tiny solar whirlpools may help heat the Sun’s corona

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

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

UZ Brussels IT Outage Disrupts Multiple Hospitals and Delays Operations

UZ Brussels IT outage disrupts care at several hospitals

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

27 Santa Barbara Half-Marathon runners seek hospital care

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

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

London air pollution alert issued as fog traps pollutants

culture

Stacy Keach, ‘Mike Hammer’ Star and Stage Actor, Dies at 85

Stacy Keach, ‘Mike Hammer’ star, dies at 85

Jonathan Ross says he is horrified by Walliams allegations

Jaime Winstone Confirms Strictly Come Dancing Future After Injury

Strictly Come Dancing: Jaime Winstone confirms her future

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

Olivier Martinez Seeks Higher Child Support from Halle Berry After Custody Change

Olivier Martinez seeks higher child support from Halle Berry

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

David Walliams lists London home for £10.5 million

Michel Houellebecq Charged Over 2022 Remarks About Muslims

Michel Houellebecq Faces Investigation Over Remarks About Muslims

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.