A United Nations Environment Programme report says the world is not adapting fast enough to climate change and its growing human and economic costs. It says wealthy countries, which account for most carbon emissions, have failed to deliver much of the funding pledged to help developing nations prepare for climate impacts.
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The United Nations Environment Programme published the report.
The report warns that climate adaptation is not keeping pace with rising human and economic costs.
The report singles out wealthy countries for failing to meet their financial pledges.
Wealthy countries are responsible for the bulk of carbon emissions, according to the article.
At successive climate conferences, billions of dollars have been earmarked to help developing nations become more resilient.
Only a fraction of the pledged funding has been paid out.
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First Lady Melania Trump brought Russian and Ukrainian representatives together at the White House after a six-day ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky. The meeting took place before planned trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, as Washington seeks a deal to end the war.
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Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian representatives at the White House.
The meeting marked a six-day ceasefire in Oleshky, which is occupied by Russia.
The article says Melania Trump helped broker the ceasefire.
Trilateral talks are planned in Abu Dhabi.
Washington is pushing for an agreement to end the war.
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U.S. Central Command launched an official podcast called “Inside Centcom” as the war in Iran entered its eighth month, according to the article. In the first episode, the command’s top officer joked about taking a colleague’s French fries and spoke only briefly about the conflict.
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U.S. Central Command launched an official podcast.
The podcast is titled “Inside Centcom.”
The article says the war in Iran had entered its eighth month.
The inaugural episode featured Centcom’s top commander.
The commander joked about stealing French fries from a colleague.
The commander referred only briefly to the ongoing conflict in the episode.
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French protests have grown beyond initial concerns about purchasing power, fuel prices and education into a wider challenge to the government. Analysts Ariane Bogain and Marc Perelman said that lasting change requires addressing social and economic grievances, and noted that Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon both have an electoral interest in weakening the political centre.
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Ariane Bogain is a lecturer in French and politics at Northumbria University.
Marc Perelman is a French politics editor.
The protest movement first focused on purchasing power, fuel prices and education.
The article describes the protests as a broader challenge to the French government.
Bogain said that repression would not resolve the grievances behind the protests.
Perelman called Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon “objective allies” in their shared interest in weakening the political centre.
The discussion focused on how the government could restore political authority while grievances remain unresolved.
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A British doctor who tested positive for Ebola while helping respond to an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been evacuated to the UK. The doctor is receiving specialist care in an isolation unit at London’s Royal Free Hospital, and UK health officials say the risk to the wider public is low.
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The doctor’s identity has not been made public.
The Department of Health and Social Care said the doctor arrived in the UK on a medical evacuation flight on Thursday.
The patient is being treated in a high-level isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital in north London.
The UK Health Security Agency said infection-control measures are in place and the risk to the wider public remains low.
A humanitarian organisation sent the doctor to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help respond to the outbreak.
The article says the outbreak has exceeded 10,000 cases and 5,000 deaths and has spread to Kenya and Uganda; Nigeria reported a case in Abuja last month.
This is the first case in the current outbreak involving a British national who contracted Ebola.
The UK had four previously confirmed cases: one linked to a laboratory needle incident in 1976 and three involving health workers who responded to the West Africa outbreak in 2014–2015.
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The UK Cabinet Office plans to publish more documents about Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as British ambassador to the United States, likely before Parliament’s Christmas recess on 17 December. Some records may remain withheld or be redacted because of the Metropolitan Police investigation and concerns about national security or international relations.
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The Cabinet Office said it is preparing additional documents for release in response to a parliamentary motion.
Earlier batches of documents were published in March and June 2026.
The Metropolitan Police is investigating allegations that Mandelson shared market-sensitive government information with Jeffrey Epstein while serving as a government minister.
The police said the investigation into alleged misconduct in public office is ongoing.
Mandelson was arrested on 23 February on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
Mandelson became British ambassador to the United States in February 2025 and was dismissed in September 2025.
Mandelson has said he believes he did not act criminally or for personal gain and is cooperating with police.
The government expects to complete the document review before Parliament’s Christmas recess begins on 17 December.
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More than 250,000 people protested across France on Thursday during a nationwide strike called by five unions. Authorities deployed more than 70,000 police, and violent clashes broke out.
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Five unions called a nationwide day of strike action.
More than 250,000 people took to the streets across France.
More than 70,000 police were deployed.
Violent clashes broke out during the protests.
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The article says the Republican Party’s poor showing in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections has weakened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that he can safeguard ties with the United States. Israeli opposition leaders have used the result to argue against Netanyahu forming the next government, while negotiations continue after Israel’s October 27 parliamentary election.
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Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc won 53 seats in Israel’s parliament, eight short of the 61 needed for a majority.
The opposition bloc led by former army chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot won 48 seats.
The Arab-led United Arab List and Joint List won 19 seats combined and said they would support Eisenkot for prime minister.
Eisenkot and other opposition leaders rejected forming a unity government with Netanyahu, according to the article.
President Isaac Herzog had not yet nominated a politician to form a government at the time of publication.
Yair Lapid said U.S. voters were particularly opposed to Netanyahu and members of his government, rather than to Israel itself.
Avigdor Lieberman claimed that Trump’s support for Netanyahu came at the cost of continued U.S. military aid; the article reports that Trump had announced an end to the aid.
The article links debate over the U.S. midterm result to the joint U.S.-Israeli war against Iran and to U.S. relations with Israel.
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U.S. officials say Mexican judge Luis Benítez Alcántara accepted $2 million to release Canadian citizen Andrew Clark during extradition proceedings in Mexico in 2024. Benítez was arrested in Colombia and faces U.S. charges; officials plan to seek his extradition. Clark was later taken to the United States, where he faces drug-trafficking and murder charges tied to a network allegedly led by former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding.
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Benítez Alcántara, 49, was arrested in Colombia on Sunday, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
A nine-count indictment charges Benítez with being an accessory after the fact.
U.S. officials accuse Benítez of taking $2 million in bribes to release Clark from custody.
Clark was charged in the United States with helping run a drug-trafficking group allegedly led by Ryan Wedding.
Authorities arrested Clark again days after his release and took him to the United States.
Wedding was arrested in Mexico earlier this year and taken to California, where he pleaded not guilty to murder and drug charges.
U.S. officials said they will seek Benítez’s extradition from Colombia.
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A series of false bomb threats targeting European airlines and airports led authorities to divert some flights and, in Italy, scramble fighter jets. As of Thursday evening, investigators had found no hard evidence linking the threats to Russia, Iran, or groups they control, and authorities said they must follow verifiable leads to identify those responsible.
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The threats targeted multiple airlines and airports in a coordinated series.
Authorities considered most of the threats credible enough to divert aircraft; Heathrow was a notable exception.
Italy scrambled fighter jets to escort an aircraft after a threat.
No hard evidence had emerged by Thursday evening tying the threats to Russia, Iran, or their proxy groups.
An email to Rome airport authorities claimed to come from Fighters of the Male State, a name likely referring to a banned Russian ultra-right group.
The article says the email's claimed identity may be false and may not help investigators identify the people behind the threats.
The threats came amid other reported incidents in Europe, including cyber-attacks, drone sightings, and remote hacking of supermarket freezers and a blood bank.
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Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian officials at the White House after a limited ceasefire enabled an evacuation effort in Oleshky, a Russian-occupied Ukrainian town. She said she had helped with the planning and gave letters to representatives to deliver to Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, while officials from both countries praised her involvement.
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The meeting included Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev and Ukrainian negotiator Davyd Arakhamia.
Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, and Russia’s ombudsman, Yana Lantratova, also attended.
The article says about 800 people had lived through a prolonged humanitarian crisis in Oleshky.
Melania Trump said she reviewed de-mining plans and evacuation routes for the effort.
Lubinets presented Trump with Ukraine’s Order of Princess Olga, first class.
Dmitriev delivered a message of thanks from Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Trump gave letters to the Russian and Ukrainian representatives for Putin and Zelenskyy.
Trump had previously worked on a program that reunited more than 30 children displaced from their families during the conflict.
The article reports that Russian attacks continued elsewhere in Ukraine, including a strike in Zaporizhzhia that killed 40 people on Wednesday.
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This weekly quiz tests readers on events from the past seven days. Its introduction mentions comments by King Charles, a discovery at CERN and an apology by Martha Stewart, but does not provide the quiz questions or answers.
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The article is a weekly news quiz.
The quiz covers events from the previous seven days.
King Charles described the transatlantic slave trade as a “shameful chapter of history.”
Scientists at CERN discovered what the article calls the “zeptoverse.”
Martha Stewart apologised for her Halloween costume, describing it as “screwed up.”
Ben Fell compiled the quiz.
The article links to last week's quiz and quizzes from the archives.
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Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian officials at the White House on November 5 and urged both countries to build on a six-day local ceasefire and pursue lasting peace. The truce enabled aid deliveries and the evacuation of nearly 800 people from Oleshky, but it expired without an extension; new U.S.-brokered talks are expected in Abu Dhabi on November 10 and 11.
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Attendees included Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev and human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova, as well as Ukrainian lawmaker David Arakhamia and human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets.
Melania Trump said written agreements from Russia and Ukraine made her an intermediary and that she took part in planning the truce.
The truce covered Russian-occupied Oleshky and nearby areas in Ukraine’s Kherson region.
The six-day truce allowed aid deliveries and the evacuation of nearly 800 people; an estimated 2,000 civilians remained in Oleshky.
The White House said Melania Trump mediated the truce, while Pope Leo XIV also urged the sides to permit aid and evacuations.
The truce expired the Sunday before the White House meeting and was not extended.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Russian bombing of an aid distribution point in Komyshuvakha killed at least 40 people the day after the truce expired.
Russia-Ukraine talks brokered by the United States are expected in Abu Dhabi on November 10 and 11.
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A Metropolitan Police detective urged more potential victims to report Russell Brand after a jury found him guilty of rape and sexual assaults. Police are investigating two further rape allegations and have sent files to prosecutors, while a separate civil claim has been filed in the UK.
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A jury at Southwark Crown Court found Brand guilty of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three women.
The jury cleared Brand of two other rape charges and one charge of attempted indecent assault.
Police said Brand had been interviewed under caution about two further rape allegations made by two women.
The Metropolitan Police submitted files on both complainants to the Crown Prosecution Service, which decides whether to bring charges.
A woman has filed a civil claim in London alleging that Brand sexually assaulted her at his Los Angeles home in 2008.
The police investigation, called Operation Actinolite, involved more than 100 witnesses, over 1,400 documents and more than 340 statements.
Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy said the investigation was continuing and urged anyone with relevant information to contact specially trained officers.
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U.S. officials say Mexican judge Luiz Benítez Alcántara accepted $2 million in bribes to release Canadian citizen Andrew Clark during extradition proceedings in 2024. Benítez was arrested in Colombia and faces a U.S. indictment; officials say they will seek his extradition.
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Benítez is accused of accepting bribes in exchange for releasing Clark from custody in Mexico.
Clark was charged in the United States with helping run a drug trafficking group allegedly headed by former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding.
Clark was arrested days after his release and taken to the United States, where he faces drug trafficking and murder charges.
Benítez, 49, was arrested in Colombia on Sunday and is charged in a nine-count indictment with being an accessory after the fact.
U.S. officials said they will request Benítez's extradition from Colombia.
Wedding was arrested in Mexico earlier this year and taken to California, where he pleaded not guilty to murder and drug charges.
Authorities have arrested dozens of people in connection with the alleged network and seized drugs, weapons, cash, vehicles, artwork and jewelry.
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New Zealand voters will go to the polls on 7 November to elect a new government. The article highlights the rising cost of living, unemployment and healthcare as major voter concerns.
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New Zealand's election is scheduled for 7 November.
Voters will elect a new government.
The rising cost of living is a key concern for voters.
Unemployment is a key concern for voters.
Healthcare is a key concern for voters.
The article is an explainer by BBC Australia and New Zealand correspondent Katy Watson.
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U.S. First Lady Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian officials at the White House and called for a lasting ceasefire after a six-day truce enabled residents to evacuate Oleshky in Ukraine’s Kherson region. The officials credited her with helping secure the truce, while acknowledging that broader negotiations to end the war remain difficult.
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The six-day ceasefire in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky allowed hundreds of residents to evacuate.
Melania Trump said she reviewed evacuation routes, demining plans, roadways, hospital access and medical resources during the truce.
The White House meeting included Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets, lawmaker Davyd Arakhamia, Russian ombudsman Yana Lantratova and Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev.
Both Russian and Ukrainian representatives thanked Melania Trump for her role in the ceasefire.
Arakhamia called the truce the biggest de-escalation since 2022 and said political negotiations remained complex.
Melania Trump gave the Russian and Ukrainian representatives letters to deliver to their presidents, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky.
The White House displayed two historic objects it described as symbols of peace: an 18th-century medicine chest and a cup presented to a French ambassador in 1899.
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Eight people were killed and one was seriously injured in a series of shootings in Afyonkarahisar province in western Turkey on Thursday. Police launched a large-scale search for the suspect, who fled after the attacks.
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Victims were found at several locations in three separate vehicles, according to local reports.
Anadolu Agency reported that three people were killed near Ayazini village and three near Kiyir village.
Two women found injured in Yukaritandir later died in hospital.
Two teachers were reportedly among those killed.
Police closed roads leading to the affected villages while searching for the suspect.
Milliyet reported that a vehicle allegedly taken by the attacker became stuck in mud and was abandoned.
The Afyonkarahisar Governorate said state institutions were coordinating their response.
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Paraguayan President Santiago Peña announced his resignation amid a banking crisis and impeachment proceedings. The crisis centered on Ueno Bank, which regulators placed into resolution after finding it insolvent, freezing customer deposits and prompting protests.
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Peña announced his resignation in a video on Thursday.
Paraguay’s central bank placed Ueno Bank into resolution on Monday, citing insolvency.
The article says the action froze deposits belonging to about 3 million customers.
Bank executives were arrested, and people protested in the streets.
Peña faced impeachment proceedings filed by opposition lawmakers and members of his Colorado party.
Ueno Bank held between $800 million and $850 million in deposits from state and pension entities, according to the article.
Peña had previously held shares in the group that ran Ueno Bank and said he had sold them.
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More than a dozen flights in Europe received bomb threats on Thursday, prompting emergency landings, diversions and military escorts. Authorities reported finding no hazardous or suspicious materials, and investigations into the threats were ongoing.
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Authorities said the threats affected more than a dozen flights across Europe on Thursday.
Some flights made emergency landings or diverted, and some received military escorts.
No hazardous or suspicious materials had been found, according to the report.
Similar threats had targeted planes earlier in the week, leading to searches and diversions.
Officials said it was too early to determine whether the incidents were linked or who sent the threats.
An Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome landed safely at a French military air base in Évreux after a threat.
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's office said warplanes intercepted the Aer Lingus flight because the pilot did not cooperate as expected with authorities.
An EU aviation-security information-sharing mechanism was activated while national investigations continued.
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