Ukraine says it captured a 49-year-old Indonesian man who had joined Russian forces and reached Ukrainian-held territory after a drone attack on his group. Ukraine’s I Want to Live project reported a sharp increase in Indonesian recruits, while Jakarta has urged Moscow to prevent Indonesians from being recruited and is investigating suspected human trafficking.
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The man, from Java, was captured in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, according to the I Want to Live project.
The project said 283 Indonesians were recruited to fight for Russia in the first nine months of 2026, compared with no more than 10 in the previous three years.
Indonesia’s foreign ministry said it had asked Russia to ensure Indonesians were not recruited into its military or related roles.
Indonesian police said they identified a suspected trafficking network that used social media and messaging apps to recruit people with promises of jobs in Russia.
Police said some recruits were directed to sign military contracts after arriving in Russia and were sent to conflict zones.
Kenya’s intelligence services reported in February that more than 1,000 Kenyans had been lured to fight for Russia.
The I Want to Live project was established in September 2022 to help Russian troops and foreign recruits surrender and leave the battlefield.
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Young people and workers across Spain protested and joined a nationwide strike over housing costs, wages and prices. The demonstrations followed a housing shortage and failed emergency tenant-protection measures, while protesters described high rents and fear of eviction.
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Unions called a nationwide walkout on November 11 under the slogan “wages, housing, and prices.”
The article says tens of thousands of young people had protested across Spain in recent weeks.
Spain’s Bank of Spain estimated the country was short 750,000 homes, a figure that could reach 1 million by the following year.
Parliament rejected two emergency decrees proposed by the government to protect vulnerable renters.
The article reports that 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal was forcibly evicted from her Madrid flat after her corporate landlord raised the rent beyond her means; she died in hospital on the day the owners agreed to let her return.
Haris Javaid Sharif, a 24-year-old data analyst in Barcelona, said he lives with his parents because independent housing is too expensive.
Bea Garcia de la Torre, 32, said she and her brother pay $1,229 a month in rent for a Madrid flat and worry about a rent increase or eviction.
The article says the coalition government called a snap election for November 29 amid the housing crisis and trailing poll numbers.
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U.S. prosecutors charged three men over their alleged involvement in a plot to attack Royal Air Force Base Fairford in the United Kingdom. Prosecutors allege that one man, who was already in custody, used phone calls to plan attacks from detention.
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U.S. authorities charged three men.
The charges concern an alleged plot to attack Royal Air Force Base Fairford.
The base is in the United Kingdom.
Prosecutors allege one of the men was already in custody.
Prosecutors allege that man used phone calls from detention to plan attacks.
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Storms flooded or damaged tents across Gaza, leaving thousands without shelter and raising concerns about illness and hypothermia. Aid groups say 150,000 tents are waiting outside Gaza for Israeli approval to enter, while United Nations figures show hundreds of thousands of people face flood risk.
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At least four children and one woman died during the weekend storms, according to the article.
The UN said 940,000 people live in areas at risk of flooding in makeshift tents.
The UN said 26,000 households sought help after the rains and at least 3,900 households were left without shelter.
Stormwater pumping facilities are not operating because of a lack of power, the UN said.
Medical Aid for Palestinians warned that cold, damp and crowded conditions could lead to more respiratory illnesses and other health problems.
Shelterbox said tents it normally supplies have been waiting outside Gaza for almost two years.
Aid workers say Israeli restrictions on some items and delays at border crossings are limiting supplies used to build shelters.
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The article argues that President Donald Trump may seek a deal with Russia over Ukraine and European security while excluding Kyiv and European leaders. It says European governments could resist by maintaining sanctions and using frozen Russian assets, but the article’s final sentence is cut off before it explains that proposal fully.
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The article says U.S., Russian and Ukrainian officials are holding negotiations in Abu Dhabi, with European officials relegated to a side room.
Trump said he was working with Moscow on a deal that could involve Europe, according to the article.
The article says Jared Kushner has discussed a broader European security framework with European leaders.
The author warns a possible deal could leave Russia with occupied Ukrainian territory and ease sanctions, while limiting NATO expansion or deployments.
The article says Trump has withheld satellite intelligence and missile interceptors from Ukraine, and that Elon Musk’s Starshield network speed limits have affected Ukrainian drone defenses.
The author says Trump could pressure European allies by threatening U.S. troop withdrawals or base closures.
The article says European governments hold frozen Russian assets and can refuse to lift sanctions on Moscow.
The article’s final sentence proposes moving Russian central bank funds held by Euroclear to an EU-controlled entity, but the text ends before the proposal is completed.
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TV presenter Jonathan Ross said he was horrified by allegations of sexual misconduct against David Walliams and Russell Brand’s rape conviction. Ross said he had been unaware of the men’s conduct when he was friendly with them and called a joke he made about Walliams in 2004 tasteless.
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ITV News and the Guardian reported that several women accused Walliams of sexual misconduct, including alleged conduct when they were teenagers.
Walliams denies the allegations and says he is not a sexual predator and has not broken the law.
Ross said his thoughts were with the women who had come forward.
Ross said he understood his 2004 joke about Walliams and a 15-year-old as comic exaggeration, and would not have used it if he had suspected it referred to real events.
Brand was sentenced on Monday to 10-and-a-half years in prison for one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
The Metropolitan Police said several people had contacted them about Brand since his conviction.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy described the allegations against Walliams as the latest in a long line of reported abuses of power in the media.
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El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said Salvadoran forces and Haiti’s National Police attacked a complex near Port-au-Prince that he described as the headquarters of the 400 Mawozo gang. The BBC said it could not verify the video or the site’s identity, and authorities had not confirmed the damage or reports of deaths.
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Bukele said the attack destroyed the home of gang leader Wilson “Lanmò San Jou” Joseph and the gang’s headquarters.
The attack involved ground and air forces and took place near Croix-des-Bouquets, a 400 Mawozo stronghold, according to the article.
Video posted by Bukele showed helicopters firing on a complex as people fled; the BBC could not verify the video.
Several media outlets reported that as many as 20 people were killed, but authorities had not confirmed the reports.
The Miami Herald reported that Joseph was not at the complex during the attack.
Haiti’s National Police drone task force took part in the attack, supported by Salvadoran soldiers, the Miami Herald reported, citing sources.
About 2,000 Salvadoran soldiers were deployed to Haiti last month after four Salvadoran air force technicians were abducted in October.
Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé thanked El Salvador for its support and said the countries would continue working with the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force.
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UK newspapers report allegations of sexual misconduct against actor and comedian David Walliams, following his unsuccessful legal bid to prevent the claims from being published. Walliams denies grooming or sexually exploiting women and says he regrets behaving thoughtlessly in some relationships; the BBC is removing some programmes featuring him.
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The Guardian and ITV News conducted a joint investigation lasting three years into allegations against Walliams.
Walliams lost a legal bid to stop the claims from being made public.
Walliams said he was not a sexual predator, had not broken the law and regretted not always considering other people’s feelings.
A woman identified as Lilly Creighmore alleges Walliams groomed her when she was 18; he denies grooming her or acting inappropriately.
Walliams denies that gifts or offers of help to Creighmore were attempts to manipulate or coerce her into sex.
The Sun reports that the BBC is removing some programmes featuring Walliams, including Little Britain.
The Daily Telegraph reports that London’s Metropolitan Police contacted the Guardian and ITV News to say potential victims could report criminal allegations to police.
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U.S., Ukrainian and Russian delegations began trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the first day of negotiations as constructive and expressed positivity.
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The peace talks involve the United States, Ukraine and Russia.
The negotiations are taking place in Abu Dhabi.
The first day of talks was Tuesday.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the first day was constructive.
Zelenskyy expressed positivity about the negotiations.
The report did not provide details about any agreements or outcomes.
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Conservationists relocated 3,400 one-flowered wintergreen plants from an eroding shoreline at Culbin Forest in Moray, Scotland, to protect them from falling into the sea. The rare wildflower has lost more than half its UK population in 50 years, and the team will monitor how many plants survive in their new locations.
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The rescue involved NatureScot, Plantlife Scotland, Forestry and Land Scotland and 18 volunteers.
About 2–3 metres of land had collapsed into the sea at the site in recent years.
Volunteers moved sections of soil with the plants to preserve underground fungal networks they rely on.
In the UK, the species grows only in pine woods in north-east Scotland and is recorded at seven sites.
An estimated 50,000 plants remain in Scotland, but they may represent fewer than 500 genetically distinct individuals.
Forest management changes and hotter, drier conditions have affected the fungi and soil moisture the plant depends on.
Conservationists also moved some plants and seeds to a wood where the species had not previously been recorded.
The project received support from the Scottish government’s nature restoration fund.
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was transferred from prison to his Kuala Lumpur home to serve the rest of his reduced six-year sentence under house arrest. His conviction involved misappropriating public funds in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal.
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Najib Razak is a former prime minister of Malaysia.
He was transferred from prison to his home in Kuala Lumpur.
He will serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.
His sentence was reduced to six years.
He was convicted of misappropriating public funds.
The case was tied to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal.
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported 11,042 confirmed cases and at least 5,387 deaths in its largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak. The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain and has spread across eight provinces, with cases reported in East, Central and West Africa.
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Government data put the confirmed case count at 11,042 and the death toll at at least 5,387.
The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola.
Eight of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s 26 provinces have been affected.
Many deaths have occurred outside treatment centres.
The article says delayed detection, conflict and strained health services have contributed to the spread.
No vaccine or treatment has been developed specifically for the Bundibugyo strain.
The World Health Organization approved clinical trials of two new Ebola vaccines and expects results in early 2027.
The outbreak has been reported in East, Central and West Africa, the widest geographic spread of an Ebola outbreak on the continent to date.
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An independent Israeli medical specialist who reviewed records for detained Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safiya said his weight loss, chest pain, falling haemoglobin and reported injuries raise serious health concerns. Abu Safiya has been held by Israel without formal charges since December 2024, and courts have rejected petitions for his release and for an independent medical examination.
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Israeli forces detained Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, on 27 December 2024.
Israeli authorities classified Abu Safiya as an “unlawful combatant”; the article says more than 375 other medical workers received the same designation.
Medical records reviewed by Prof Amit Tirosh show Abu Safiya's weight fell from 90kg in January 2025 to 76kg in May 2026.
Tirosh said records showed chest pain, delayed treatment for scabies, falling haemoglobin, bruising near one eye, dizziness and rib pain.
Abu Safiya told his lawyers that prison guards beat him; Tirosh said the records did not explain his injuries.
A district court rejected a petition seeking an independent medical examination, and Israel's supreme court had earlier rejected a petition for his release.
The Israeli prison service did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah is due to face a criminal court retrial over allegations that Mada Masr operated without a licence and published false news. The UN and press-freedom groups have criticised the case amid a wider crackdown on independent media in Egypt.
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Attalah heads Mada Masr, an independent Egyptian news outlet.
A court sentenced Attalah to one year in prison in absentia in 2024 over the charges.
Attalah says she learned of that sentence last month after her release in a separate case.
In the separate case, a court fined her three million Egyptian pounds, reported as about $56,000, and ordered Mada Masr shut down.
Attalah said Mada Masr had submitted licensing applications repeatedly over eight years without receiving answers.
The UN criticised what it called widening assaults on press freedom in Egypt and raised concerns about due process in Attalah’s prosecution.
The article reports that six journalists from the fact-checking platform Matsadaash remain in pretrial detention after their newsroom was arrested in September.
The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Egyptian authorities to end the crackdown and reverse Mada Masr’s shutdown.
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At least 39 people died when a migrant boat capsized off Senegal’s northwest coast. The report describes the disaster as one of Senegal’s deadliest migration tragedies in recent years and discusses why people continue to risk the journey.
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At least 39 people died in the boat capsize off Senegal’s northwest coast.
The incident involved a migrant boat.
The report describes it as one of Senegal’s deadliest migration tragedies in recent years.
Aissata Kane, the International Organization for Migration’s chief of mission in Senegal, appeared as a guest to discuss the risks of migration.
The program also reported that an attack in western Ethiopia killed 65 people, including 27 civilians.
Senegal won two taekwondo medals, including a gold, at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.
Senegal moved to sixth place in the Youth Olympic Games standings.
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Algeria hosted a delegation from Lawrence, Kansas, on an all-expenses-paid trip. The visit thanked the city for welcoming Algeria’s national team during the World Cup.
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Algeria hosted the delegation from Lawrence, Kansas.
The trip was all expenses paid.
The visit was described as a thank-you to Lawrence.
Lawrence welcomed Algeria’s national team during the World Cup.
The article did not specify which World Cup or when the team visited Lawrence.
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A UK public inquiry into alleged SAS killings in Afghanistan has released photographs from two 2011 operations in Helmand province. The inquiry’s lead barrister said the images may be essential evidence of possible war crimes; investigators are now subjecting them to forensic analysis.
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The inquiry is examining allegations that SAS personnel killed unarmed civilians and detainees during night raids from 2010 to 2013 and planted weapons to conceal the killings.
The newly released photographs show people lying in beds with apparent head injuries, including blood around their heads.
Seventeen people were killed in the two operations shown in the photographs; the youngest victims were 15 and 14.
Lead barrister Oliver Glasgow said the images may contradict SAS accounts that insurgents opened fire on troops.
A military police investigator said the photographs raised concerns, but requested further testing was not carried out at the time.
The inquiry is now arranging expert forensic analysis of the photographs.
The public inquiry was established in 2022 after BBC Panorama reported on allegations concerning SAS raids in Afghanistan.
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The U.S. Department of Justice charged three men it says were Iran-backed operatives with plotting attacks in the United States and Europe, including a suspected plot near RAF Fairford in England. The department alleges that Mohammad Ali al-Hassani directed preparations involving vans and fuel; Iran has denied involvement in the Fairford incident.
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The DOJ said an eight-count indictment against Mohsen Mohajeri, Mohammad Ali al-Hassani and Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi was unsealed on Tuesday.
Al-Hassani allegedly paid people in the UK to conduct surveillance and prepare logistics for the RAF Fairford plot.
The DOJ alleges that three vans were driven toward the base on 26 September; some reportedly contained barrels of fuel.
Police declared a major incident near RAF Fairford on 27 September after three suspicious vans were reported. No explosives were found, and police seized petrol.
Seven men have been arrested in the UK in connection with the Fairford incident, according to the article.
The DOJ said a group called HAYI claimed responsibility for 18 attacks in Europe in spring 2026, including seven in the UK.
The DOJ linked the alleged plots to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah; Iran has denied involvement in the Fairford incident.
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An Australian federal court disqualified three former Youpla Group directors from managing corporations and ordered them to pay a combined $90,000. The court found they failed to meet their duties to members of the funeral fund, which collapsed in 2022 and left more than 13,000 Aboriginal people without funeral cover.
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Jonathan Law was disqualified for six years and ordered to pay $50,000.
Michael Wilson was disqualified for 10 years and ordered to pay $20,000.
Geoffrey Clayton was disqualified for five years and ordered to pay $20,000.
The three directors were also ordered to contribute a combined $17,000 toward the plaintiff’s legal costs.
The court found the directors failed to exercise care and diligence, manage conflicts of interest, and protect members from detriment.
Youpla collapsed in March 2022, leaving more than 13,000 Aboriginal people without the means to pay for funerals.
Founder Ron Pattenden was previously ordered to pay $250,000 and barred from managing corporations for 15 years.
Former chief Bryn Jones was found to have breached his duties; the court will set his penalty later.
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Russia said it had intercepted 146 drones over the Leningrad region, and Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said the response was continuing. The reports came as Russia and Ukraine held U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi and as attacks and airspace warnings were reported in the region.
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Leningrad Region Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said 146 drones had been brought down over the region.
The article said it was unclear where the drones came from.
Reuters reported that a Ukrainian drone struck an oil refinery in Kirishi on Monday, and local authorities said a woman was killed.
Drozdenko said a drone attack caused a fire in the port area of Ust-Luga.
Russia and Ukraine held U.S.-mediated peace talks in Abu Dhabi, which entered their second and final day on Wednesday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the first day of talks as constructive and substantive.
TASS reported that Ukrainian forces fired at least 31 artillery shells into the Russian-occupied Donetsk region in 24 hours, wounding three civilians.
Latvia and Lithuania warned residents to seek shelter after unidentified drones entered their airspace; NATO air defenses and fighter jets were activated.
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