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scmp.com | 40 min. ago NEW

Call to end ‘unjust’ national security cases as Hong Kong slams ‘malicious attacks’

Ten countries – including the “Five Eyes” allies – have called for an immediate end to “unjust prosecutions” under Hong Kong’s national security law after opposition activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung was jailed for 10 years, while the government has urged foreign forces to stop their “baseless malicious attacks”.

The foreign ministers of the 10 countries issued a joint statement on Friday, a day after the High Court sentenced Wong over his role in a global campaign to instigate sanctions against...

ft.com | 43 min. ago NEW

Met chief publicly criticised by senior officer and mayors for push to merge police forces

Sir Mark Rowley accused of interfering in political matters as Met performance comes under fire

globalnews.ca | 54 min. ago NEW

Fall storm forces BC Ferries cancellations, leaves thousands without power

A yellow rainfall warning is in effect on Friday for areas including the North Shore, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge and Howe Sound. More rain is expected.

kyivpost.com | 1 hrs. 22 min. ago

Kyiv Commits Additional $22M to Defense Forces, Supplies 2,700 Drones to Assault Brigade

Kyiv has delivered nearly 2,700 drones and 12 ground robotic systems (GRCs) to the 5th Separate Assault Brigade, the capital’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Friday, Nov. 6. The shipment, he said, includes 2,200 first-person-view (FPV) drones and 450 reconnaissance drones. On Thursday, Nov. 5, the Kyiv City Council allocated an extra Hr.

1 billion ($22 million) for Ukraine’s Security and Defense Forces, bringing the city’s 2026 military support to Hr. 6 billion ($132 million).

theguardian.com | 3 hrs. 12 min. ago

Police chief condemns ‘terrifying’ Bonfire Night violence across Scotland

Multiple arrests, emergency services targeted and police van set alight while disorder also erupts in north-east EnglandA police chief has condemned the “unacceptable and terrifying” Bonfire Night disorder that resulted in seven arrests, a police van being torched and an officer and a paramedic being injured in Scotland.Ch Supt David Robertson of Police Scotland said there had been significant reduction in problems overall, compared with 2025, after the force deployed its largest number of officers since Donald Trump’s visit last year.

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nypost.com | 3 hrs. 27 min. ago

Mystery surrounds death of veteran cop from elite LAPD unit during training exercise

A Los Angeles Police Department officer with decades on the force died for unknown reasons during a training exercise Thursday in Huntington Beach.

euronews.com | 4 hrs. ago

Big Tech and green groups meet to discuss the future of data centres in the US

As artificial intelligence drives demand for more data centres, some of the world's biggest technology companies are joining forces with environmental groups to address concerns over their impact on local communities in the United States.

dailymail.com | 4 hrs. 3 min. ago

Met boss warns 'bureaucratic, top-heavy spaghetti model' of policing and 'dangerous' levels of underfunding mean forces will 'fail' to deal with organised crime and grooming gangs

Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley will today press the case for major police reforms in an effort to cut red tape, keep pace with technology, and increase frontline officers

thehindu.com | 4 hrs. 30 min. ago

Scrap Agnipath scheme, give permanent posting to Aginveers: Congress

The party alleged that the scheme has weakened the country’s security and left the armed forces facing a shortage of over two lakh soldiers

scmp.com | 5 hrs. 15 min. ago

More funding could be sought if HK$10b university town loan scheme falls short

Hong Kong’s education secretary has said she will seek additional funding if a HK$10 billion loan scheme falls short of the needs of institutions setting foot in the Northern Metropolis’ first university town, while warning that their financial plans must be feasible and they must not “take chances”.

A task force jointly established by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Hong Kong Association of Banks will designate 11 tertiary institutions as public sector entities to help them secure bank...

kyivpost.com | 5 hrs. 19 min. ago

UK and France to Lead First Major Drill for Post-Ceasefire Ukraine Force

Exercise Koalicja will test whether troops from 11 countries can move equipment across borders, operate under one command and keep a multinational force supplied. Britain and France have declared their intent to deploy after a ceasefire. Poland has ruled out sending its own troops into Ukraine.

kyivindependent.com | 5 hrs. 31 min. ago

EU expands Ukraine sanctions push with new office and crypto task force

The EU announced the launch of a task force dedicated to cryptocurrency sanctions, an area where it has been progressively rolling out more restrictions.

scmp.com | 7 hrs. 47 min. ago

Hong Kong authorities arrest 28 in crackdown on bid-rigging after Tai Po fire

Hong Kong authorities have cracked down on a bid-rigging syndicate and arrested 28 people, including directors of contractors and consultancy firms as well as some with triad backgrounds, in the first operation by a joint task force after the devastating Wang Fuk Court fire. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said on Friday that the task force, formed to combat bid-rigging, had also set up a 24-hour hotline for the public to report any suspected bid-rigging activities and would offer...

theguardian.com | 8 hrs. 19 min. ago

Burnham to force employers to publish salaries on job ads in latest government ‘small fix’ – UK politics live

Prime minister said his government would bring in legal requirement for companies to say what they pay when listing new jobsAn energy minister has told the bosses of Great Britain’s biggest energy suppliers to do more to help households get on top of their unpaid energy bills this winter, before the government spends almost £2.5bn to help write off the country’s record high debts.Energy bosses were summoned to a roundtable meeting on Thursday to discuss the government’s plan to pay down the energy debts of about 2.4m of the hardest-hit households.I haven’t taken any options off the table.

I’m also not going in with a fixed mind about what the right clarifications of the law might be.It’s important to get the right balance between religious expression in this country, which is something that many of us of a faith, including myself, hold very dearly, but do so in a way that is within what we expect of our citizens for the purposes of the criminal law.

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nytimes.com | 8 hrs. 33 min. ago

[$] Saudi-Led Forces Bombed Yemeni Home, Killing Nine Family Members, Relatives Say

The attack in October cast a spotlight on civilian casualties in the Saudi-led and U.S.-assisted bombing campaign against the Houthis.

nytimes.com | 8 hrs. 33 min. ago

[$] Microsoft’s Buyout Offer Sets Its Workforce on Edge

As Microsoft pours billions into artificial intelligence, the company has offered buyouts to about 60,000 employees. The work force was already on edge.

scmp.com | 8 hrs. 58 min. ago

China puts DF missiles on display as flight bans fuel speculation about ICBM test

Chinese state media showcased several Dongfeng-series missiles on Thursday to mark a key anniversary, including the nuclear-capable DF-61 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and the rarely seen DF-100 long-range supersonic cruise missile. The coverage coincided with social media reports suggesting that the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force might have conducted an inland ICBM test, potentially involving a ground-based mid-course missile interception, although neither activity has been...

mirror.co.uk | 9 hrs. ago

2026 Festival of Remembrance performer Alfie Boe says 'it's a blessing'

Alfie Boe will sing a classical version of Snow Patrol's Run with a 100-piece choir and the Royal Air Force band at the 2026 Festival of Remembrance at London's Royal Albert Hall

euronews.com | 9 hrs. 8 min. ago

Google, Meta and TikTok sue California to block law protecting kids from social media harms

The Big Tech companies have filed separate lawsuits to block a California law aimed at protecting children under-16 from harmful social media features such as endless scrolling and addictive feeds, which goes into force 1 January 2027.

kyivindependent.com | 9 hrs. 53 min. ago

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,601,830 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

The number includes 2,440 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

defence-blog.com | 10 hrs. 30 min. ago

Only 8 of 24 U.S. Air Force aircraft fleets meet parts standards

The U.S. Air Force is asking Congress for $4.25 billion in its fiscal 2027 budget to buy critical spare parts for its bombers, tankers, fighters and trainers, after its own figures showed that only eight of 24 measured aircraft fleets meet supply readiness standards. The request, set out in the service’s Working Capital Fund budget […]

mirror.co.uk | 10 hrs. 50 min. ago

New November 6 law could see you in serious trouble for WhatsApp group chat

Tough new legislation is in force from Friday and a lawyer has explained why you need to be aware

theguardian.com | 12 hrs. 59 min. ago

Police turn to charities for help with teenagers caught up in online child abuse

As new pornography laws come into force, officers say viewing extreme content could lead young people towards abuse imagesPolice forces are turning to specialist charities and partner agencies to cope with the growing number of teenagers caught up in online child abuse.As new pornography laws come into force, frontline officers warn that young people are going down a pathway through extreme content that could lead to real-life abusive images of children.

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kyivindependent.com | 14 hrs. 15 min. ago

Ukrainian forces target oil refinery as explosions reported across southern Russia

A Russian oil refinery was set ablaze as a Ukrainian drone attack set off fires and explosions across southern Russia overnight on Nov. 6, monitoring channels reported.

koreatimes.co.kr | 14 hrs. 36 min. ago

Gathering AI storm clouds doom tech stocks to darkest day in a year

Big tech stocks slumped Thursday, putting them on track for their biggest decline since the "Liberation Day" rout last year, the most significant shakeout yet in what has been a punishing autumn for the AI trade. The Nasdaq 100 index was set for market-value declines exceeding $2 trillion on investor fears that the Democratic Party's sweeping midterm victorycould stall AI infrastructure expansion and force a chaotic reckoning for smaller firms whose capacity to raise funds has already been limited by higher interest rates and tighter financial conditions.

Analysts and portfolio managers said declines in once-hot areas such as semiconductors and AI infrastructure weren't entirely surprising, given the scale of earlier gains in many of these stocks and the financing concerns that have shadowed the so-called neoclouds, smaller infrastructure firms such as Nebius and CoreWeave, since US interest rates rose late in the summer.

But many said the scale of the declines for a second straight day suggest a change in sentiment that could portend further selling. "Despite the magnitude of today’s

thehill.com | 15 hrs. 11 min. ago

GOP’s McKinney wins election for Newhouse’s open Washington seat

Republican Amanda McKinney, a Yakima County commissioner, is projected to win the race for Washington’s 4th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. McKinney defeated Air Force veteran John Duresky (D) in the battle for the seat, which covers a large portion of the eastern half of the Evergreen State.

Eastern Washington is more rural...

nbcnews.com | 15 hrs. 45 min. ago

A college student was held at knifepoint by his brother. He escaped, and police shot him.

Maverick Lyon, a college lacrosse player, filed a federal civil rights case alleging excessive force and negligence on the part of the city of Albany and Benton County.

koreatimes.co.kr | 16 hrs. 9 min. ago

Veterans ministry to invite foreign Korean War veterans, families on UN memorial day

The veterans ministry said Friday it will invite foreign veterans who fought in the 1950-53 Korean War to the country, along with their family members, to commemorate their service on an annual memorial day. A total of 36 people from six countries and their family members will arrive Sunday for a six-day visit, according to the ministry.

The International U.N. Veterans Memorial Day is held annually Nov. 11. The visit is part of the Turn Toward Busan program, which aims to commemorate the service of foreign Korean War veterans. Among the invited veterans is William Walsh, 97, who served as a British Army soldier and trained foreign troops to be deployed to the war at a military battle school, from 1953 to 1955. This year, Canadian veteran Vincent Courtenay, who first proposed the visit program in 2007, along with Kelly McKeague, director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, will also travel to South Korea next week to pay their respects to the U.N. forces, according to the veterans ministry.

The program includes a visit to the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in Busan, some 330 kilometers southe

abcnews.com | 16 hrs. 51 min. ago

WATCH: Bob Dylan, Prince William, Prince Harry: Here's what's trending

ABC News' Rocsi Diaz takes a look at what's buzzing, including Bob Dylan meeting with Pope Leo at the Vatican and Prince William and Prince Harry joining forces to honor their mother.

dailymail.com | 17 hrs. 36 min. ago

JD Vance's 2028 dream in peril... as 'shocked' senior Trump sources reveal 'alarming' new split with White House: MARK HALPERIN

And - BOOM! - all of a sudden, the fight for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination is engaged in full force.

ft.com | 18 hrs. 54 min. ago

Merge police into 10 larger forces, says Met chief

Sir Mark Rowley wants the existing 43 forces in England and Wales to be consolidated into bigger and more effective units

kyivindependent.com | 21 hrs. 30 min. ago

100 days in, what changed for Ukraine's soldiers under Commander-in-Chief Drapatyi?

Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi marked 100 days as commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in late October, as Ukraine regains ground in the northern part of Donetsk Oblast and seeks to improve defensive positions before winter.Drapatyi, one of Ukraine's most popular generals, was appointed in July with

kyivindependent.com | 22 hrs. 2 min. ago

Canadian service member faces court-martial for sharing sensitive information with Ukraine

Master Warrant Officer Matthew Robar of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command is charged with passing operational information to Ukraine and will face a court-martial hearing in December.

nytimes.com | 22 hrs. 32 min. ago

RFK Jr.’s Appointees to Health Task Force Included Four Allowed to Keep Drug Stocks

New members of the influential U.S. Preventive Services Task Force were given waivers to serve with financial conflicts.

thehindu.com | 1 days ago

Multiple flights in Europe diverted because of bomb threats

Several flights across Europe received hoax bomb threats this week that prompted searches, diversions and, in one case, an escort by the Italian air force until landing, officials said

theguardian.com | 1 days ago

Failing Grayling double reports for duty as Reform’s armed forces spokesperson

John Crace | New recruit Angus MacIntyre bears an unfortunate resemblance to little-missed ex-Tory minister Chris GraylingYou can make a good case for Nigel Farage having been one of the most consequential British politicians of the 21st century. Without him there would have been no Brexit.

And yet it is now beginning to look as if his time has come and gone.The narcissistic qualities that have served him so well now threaten to finish him off. His skin is becoming thinner by the day. All that’s left is reflexive lashing out.

A raging against the dying of the light. You’d need to have a heart of stone not to laugh. Continue reading...

thehindu.com | 1 days ago

Agnipath U-Turn: Why did the Government extend Agniveer service?

TH Explained | The Agnipath scheme has been revised to offer Agniveers an additional two-year engagement and another opportunity for regular enrolment. The changes raise questions about the scheme’s original objectives, including a younger armed force, pension savings and civilian workforce benefits.

voanews.com | 1 days ago

Financial crime watchdog keeps North Korea on blacklist, urges countermeasures

A leading financial crime watchdog, The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has kept North Korea on its list of high-risk countries for the 16th consecutive year.

theguardian.com | 1 days ago

Washington state passes ballot measure banning trans girls from school sports

Measure in Democratic state says students must submit health documents verifying biological sex for girls’ teamsVoters in Washington state have passed a ballot measure banning transgender girls from playing on girls’ sports teams, a major loss for LGBTQ+ rights in a solidly Democratic state.The measure says students in elementary, middle and high school who want to join girls’ athletics must first submit statements from their healthcare providers verifying their “biological sex”.

Opponents have raised alarms the measure may force girls to endure “invasive and extreme” genital exams to participate in school sports. Continue reading...

nytimes.com | 1 days ago

[$] How Melania Trump Became a Dark Horse Diplomat on Ukraine

Both Moscow and Kyiv say Mrs. Trump’s team was the driving force behind an evacuation of a besieged city. It was also in their interest to deliver her a humanitarian win.