South Africa rejects more chartered flights of Palestinians as mystery arrivals raise questions over who sent them and why. Jillian Wolf checks the facts. South Africa says it does not want to receive any more chartered flights with Palestinians, after a second plane arrived last week with passengers from Gaza. It’s raising questions about who […]
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First Thing: US and Russian officials draft plan to end Ukraine war based on capitulation from Kyiv | US news
Good morning. US and Russian officials have quietly drafted a new plan to end the war in Ukraine that would require Kyiv to cede territory and severely cut the size of its military, it was reported on Wednesday, in a development that Kyiv will probably view as surrender. News of the plan, reportedly developed by […]
Gaza girl orphaned in Israeli strike rebuilds her life with severe burns | Israel-Palestine conflict News
More than 3,350 people in Gaza have experienced major burns. Nine-year-old Elham Abu Hajjaj is among them. The last thing Elham Abu Hajjaj remembers from the Israeli bombing of her Gaza City home is that her mother held her and prayed. When Hajjaj woke up, she found herself in a hospital with a machine on […]
Turkiye to host COP31 climate summit after Australia concedes bid | Climate Crisis News
Australia’s PM says it reaches agreement to host pre-meetings with Pacific nations while Turkiye will host main summit. Turkiye will host next year’s COP31 summit in the city of Antalya, ending a long standoff with Australia over the location of the top United Nations climate meeting. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Thursday morning […]
Australia news live: Malinauskas complains of ‘frankly obscene’ process that ended in Cop31 going to Turkey instead of Adelaide | Australia news
SA premier complains of ‘frankly obscene’ process that ended in Cop31 going to Turkey instead of Adelaide South Australia is where Peter Malinauskas has been speaking about Australia not hosting Cop. He said he fought for it to be held in Adelaide, and after “a couple of years of effort”, SA won the right to […]
China to suspend imports of Japanese seafood amid diplomatic row: Reports | Trade War News
Diplomatic dispute deepens between Tokyo and Beijing over Taiwan remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. China will again ban all imports of Japanese seafood as a diplomatic dispute between the two countries escalates, Japanese media report. Japanese public broadcaster NHK and Kyodo News agency said on Wednesday that the seafood ban follows after China […]
Congress passes bill to release ‘Epstein files’, sending measure to Trump | Politics News
The vote represents a major step in the years-long effort to make government documents on the late sex offender public. The United States Congress has approved a bill to release government documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, clearing the way for making the files public. The House of Representatives adopted the measure in a […]
Australia news live: eSafety chief worried about Roblox ‘becoming a playground for pedophiles’ before new chat controls | Australia news
eSafety worried Roblox was ‘playground for pedophiles’ before age-check change Josh Taylor The eSafety commissioner said she was concerned gaming platform Roblox was “becoming a playground for pedophiles” before the company announced new age assurance measures to prevent kids and teens from chatting to random adults on the service. As Guardian Australia reported, from next […]
Several people killed and injured as bus crashes into stop in Sweden | Transport News
Swedish police say no information the Stockholm bus accident was an attack, without giving numbers of those killed. Published On 14 Nov 202514 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Several people have been killed and injured when a bus hit a bus stop in central Stockholm, Swedish police said, adding […]
Man pleads guilty to drugging and sexually assaulting two boys at UK summer camp | UK news
A 76-year-old man has pleaded guilty to drugging and sexually assaulting two boys, aged nine and 10, at a summer camp in Leicestershire. Jon Ruben, 76, was arrested in July 2025 after eight children and one adult fell ill at Stathern Lodge. He pleaded guilty to 17 charges at Leicester crown court on Friday. They […]