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The Guardian - World

Bomb threats disrupt dozens of flights across Europe, raising hybrid war fears

Planes forced into emergency landings or diversions two days after hoax alerts affected air travelWhy have more than 30 European flights been hit by bomb threats this week?Hoax bomb threats have disrupted at least 34 flights across Europe this week, with some forced to make emergency landings, as questions mount over an apparently coordinated effort to cause chaos for travellers.At least 25 bomb threats affected flights on Thursday between Italy, Ireland, the UK, Spain, Bulg…

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ABC News - International

Belarus sentences Catholic priest to 3 years after he opposed the Ukraine war

A Roman Catholic priest, who has opposed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and helped Ukrainian refugees, has been sentenced to three years in prison in Belarus TALLINN, Estonia -- A Roman Catholic priest, who has opposed Russia's invasion of Ukraine and helped Ukrainian refugees, has been sentenced to three years in prison in Belarus, the latest move in the authorities' crackdown on critical voices, a rights group said Thursday. A court in Belarus convicted Anatoly Parakhnevich,…

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The Guardian - World

Israel’s Herzog yet to decide on who should form government as Eisenkot secures significant backing

President says he will make a decision on Sunday about who should try to build a government as Netanyahu rival is endorsed by 67 lawmakers Gadi Eisenkot, the main rival to Benjamin Netanyahu, secured endorsements on Thursday from a majority of lawmakers to try to form a government but Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, said it was still unclear who could break the deadlock and that he would decide on Sunday which of the two men should try first.Of the Knesset’s 120 elected la…

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ABC News - International

American national sentenced to life in prison for murders of partner and infant daughter in Rome

An Italian court has sentenced an American citizen to life in prison for the murder of his partner and their infant daughter ROME -- An American man was found guilty by a Rome court Thursday of murdering his partner and their infant daughter, whose bodies were found naked in a city park, the LaPresse news agency reported. He was sentenced to life in prison. Francis Kaufmann, 47, fled to the Greek island of Skiathos after the killings in June 2025 and was extradited by Italy…

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BBC News - World

French protests see numbers surge as unions join strikes over high cost of living

The head of France's CGT labour union, Sophie Binet (C), said the wave of protests and strikes had reached a new level More than 600,000 protesters have taken part in rallies and marches across France, according to France's interior ministry, with five unions joining a day of action demanding more money for wages and public services. The left-wing CGT union put the number of people taking part in Thursday's mobilisation at 1.57 million and hailed the figure as "a level unmat…

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France 24

Myanmar: Civilians under fire from military junta

More than five years after the military coup, the junta launched a new offensive in September to retake Rakhine State, intensifying airstrikes against civilians and employing double-tap strikes On November 1, airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar military killed 12 people and injured 32 civilians across Rakhine State, in western Myanmar. Photographs sent by an eyewitness to the Observers editorial team show injured people and charred bodies on Yo Chaung Bridge, as well as ne…

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The Guardian - World

Multiple planes diverted as bomb threats to commercial flights reported across Europe – as it happened

EU transport commissioner says ‘too early’ to say if bomb threats to 20 flights are linkedTell us: have you been affected by the bomb threats?And the Italian news agency Ansa reported that two more planes with links to Italy were affected by bomb threats this morning: that’s a WizzAir service from Milan Malpensa to Warsaw, which reportedly landed in Vienna, and a Finnair flight from Helsinki to Rome Fiumicino.Belgian newspaper Le Soir also reported a bomb threat against a LO…

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BBC News - World

Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns after bank collapse

Paraguay's President Santiago Peña has announced his resignation following a political crisis sparked by the collapse of a bank linked to him. "I want to apologise to the people if at any point I failed," he said in a video message on social media. "It was never my intention to betray the trust you placed in me." The crisis erupted after Ueno Bank entered an insolvency process, which froze all operations. Lawmakers accused Peña, who was a shareholder until last year in the c…

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BBC News - World

Hoax bomb threats target European airlines and airports for second time in a week

The Aer Lingus plane at Evreux military air base in France after being diverted following a bomb threat At least 21 aircraft and several airports across Europe have been targeted by bomb threats in the second such incident this week, with the UK calling it a "malicious hoax". Flights to Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Italy, Poland and Romania were affected. An Aer Lingus plane from Dublin to Rome was diverted to an air base in France and Italian figh…

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The Guardian - World

Duchess of Sussex’s estranged half-brother ‘person of interest’ in child sexual abuse inquiry

Philippine official says there are ‘signs that point to Thomas Markle Jr’s involvement in crime’, but he’s not yet being treated as a suspectThe Duchess of Sussex’s estranged half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr, has been named as a “person of interest” in the Philippine authorities’ inquiry into child sexual abuse image allegations made against her father, Thomas Markle Sr.The country’s interior and local government secretary, Jonvic Remulla, told a press conference in Manila the…

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France 24

France needs 'more public services', 'salaries are too low', 'schools are in very, very bad shape'

As France confronts another wave of strikes and protests, Gaëlle Martinez, National Secretary of the trade union Solidaires, presents the general strike as more than a confrontation over wages, public spending or the cost of living. Her account reveals a deeper struggle over economic dignity, the future of public services and the democratic right to collective protest. “People just want to live, not survive.” For Martinez, deteriorating schools, insufficient salaries and the…

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France 24

Paraguay's president Pena impeached after resigning over banking scandal

Paraguay’s Senate on Friday started an impeachment trial against President Santiago Peña after a bank linked to him blocked millions of people – including pensioners – from accessing their money. Peña attempted to resign over the scandal on Thursday and then on Friday requested to delay the trial by three days, both of which were denied by the government. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to…

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The Guardian - World

Protesters march in cities across France as unions stage general strike

Hundreds of thousands demonstrate over cost of living and cuts to public services as 70,000 police officers deployedHundreds of thousands of people have marched in cities across France in the latest round of street demonstrations, as trade unions put pressure on the government with a general strike over the cost of living and cuts to public services.Striking teachers, hospital staff and rail workers joined high school and university students in largely peaceful demonstration…

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The Guardian - World

Beware ‘sun, sea and surgery’ cosmetic tourism packages, experts advise

British College of Aesthetic Medicine launches checklist as part of ‘vet it before you get it’ campaignCosmetic tourism is often sold as a package of sun, sea and surgery, but experts have said travelling overseas for procedures can end in infections, disfigurement and death.Nora Nugent, a consultant plastic surgeon and former president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, said travelling to countries such as Turkey for surgery came with myriad risks – a…

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The Guardian - World

K-pop group NewJeans’s contract omitted rights to ‘sleep and free choice’ – report

New report finds that record label Ador stripped child protections from group’s contracts when they were minorsThe superstar K-pop group NewJeans signed restrictive record label contracts that waived their right to “sleep, rest and free choice”.A new report from the New York Times found that the contracts were signed when the members of the record-breaking girl group were aged 14 to 17. Continue reading...

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France 24

🔴 Live: Interior ministry says 600,000 protest across France as unions claim 'close to 1.6 million'

Nearly 1.6 million people joined protests across France on Thursday, according to the hard-left labour union, while the interior ministry put turnout at around 600,000. Protesters demanded higher wages and backed the high school protest movement, putting renewed pressure on the beleaguered government. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is set to meet with trade unions on Monday. Read our liveblog to see how the events unfolded. This live is no longer updated. For more coverage…

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DW - World

Arrests and investigations as Serbia begins post-election clean-up

Air Serbia flight JU134 from Belgrade to Moscow on November 3 was already deep in Lithuanian airspace when the crew received instructions to return to the Serbian capital. Among the passengers were three senior figures from the regime of former President Aleksandar Vucic: Aleksandar Vulin, former defense and interior minister and former head of Serbia's Security Intelligence Agency (BIA), Dusan Bajatovic, long-serving director of state-owned gas company Srbijagas, and Nenad…

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The Guardian - World

EU presses UK to guarantee discounted university tuition fees for European students

Failure to agree lower fees for EU citizens studying in UK should delay prized food and drink deal, members sayUK politics live – latest updatesThe EU is seeking a firmer pledge from the British government to guarantee European students discounted rates on university tuition fees before a much-anticipated summit this month.At a meeting of senior EU diplomats on Wednesday, at least six member states called for a clear commitment from the UK by the time of the summit that EU s…

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CGTN - World

1,800 dead from cholera in Ebola-hit DR Congo: WHO

People walk past cholera prevention posters in Kibera, Nairobi, on May 20, 2015. /VCG The Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) has recorded around 60,000 cholera cases and 1,800 deaths so far this year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has described it as the country's worst cholera outbreak in decades. Tedros said most infections had been reported in the eastern provinces of North and South Kivu. However, he warn…

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BBC News - Africa

The new sports debuting at Africa's first Olympics

Egypt's Sondos Sonbol won gold in the women's wushu taolu changquan at Dakar 2026 After a spectacular opening ceremony which celebrated Senegalese national identity and wider African culture on Saturday, the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics are in full swing. The continent's first ever Olympic event is showcasing new sports which have never appeared at any version of the Games before and has offered athletes predominantly aged 15 to 17 a place in the history books. First-time Olymp…

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