Prince William said the UK armed forces must do more to protect women from sexual harassment and create a more respectful culture. After meeting service women from the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, he described concerns including unwanted attention, sexualised bullying and inadequate responses to complaints.
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William shared the concerns in an article he guest edited for Country Life magazine.
The article cites a Ministry of Defence survey in which 67% of service women said they faced unwanted sexualised behaviour each year.
The survey found that 30% of service women had considered leaving the armed forces because of such behaviour.
The article discusses Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, who died by suicide in 2021 after facing unwanted attention and reporting a sexual assault.
An inquest into Beck’s death heard that the complaints system had not responded adequately.
The article also refers to allegations of sexual assault and harassment at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate.
Chief of the Defence Staff Richard Knighton said the experiences of women in the armed forces had not always met expected standards and that change must continue.
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A British court sentenced actor and comedian Russell Brand to 10 and a half years in prison on Monday. The report says the sentence was for raping one woman in 2009 and sexually assaulting three others; its headline says the judge called Brand a “sexual predator.”
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Russell Brand is a British actor and comedian.
A court sentenced Brand to 10 and a half years in prison.
The report says the sentence covers the rape of one woman in 2009.
The report says Brand was also sentenced for sexually assaulting three other people.
The headline says the judge called Brand a “sexual predator.”
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The article is titled “My life as the UK's youngest lighthouse keeper” and is labeled as a story from Scotland. The supplied page contains an embedded video, but it does not provide details about the keeper or the lighthouse; it says the video cannot be played.
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The article title describes its subject as the UK's youngest lighthouse keeper.
The page labels the story as being from Scotland.
The page lists lighthouses as a related topic.
The page lists listed buildings as a related topic.
The page says JavaScript must be enabled to play the video.
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Beau Lamarre-Condon denied in court that he was obsessed with Jesse Baird, saying he was “smitten” with him and liked him for who he was. The former police officer is on trial in Sydney, pleading not guilty to the murders of Baird and Luke Davies and to aggravated break and enter.
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Prosecutors accuse Lamarre-Condon of shooting Baird and Davies with his police service weapon at Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024.
Lamarre-Condon testified that he and Baird had sexual encounters in October and November 2022 before beginning romantic dates in December.
He said he did not agree that he was obsessed with Baird, but described himself as “smitten.”
Lamarre-Condon said he sometimes felt insecure when Baird did not reply to his messages promptly.
He told the court he used Baird’s phone during a cabin holiday to unfollow two or three people and see whether Baird was messaging other men romantically.
During questioning about messages with a friend, Lamarre-Condon told the prosecutor he thought he was being misled; the judge directed him to answer the question.
The trial is continuing in the New South Wales Supreme Court.
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U.S. officials say Russia and Ukraine have shown limited private flexibility over control of eastern Ukraine ahead of trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi. The sides still disagree over Donetsk, and officials say territorial questions are tied to plans for postwar security. The United States also plans to propose involving European countries in the discussions.
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Senior officials from Russia, Ukraine and the United States are due to meet in Abu Dhabi for trilateral talks.
Moscow wants Ukraine to give up the parts of Donetsk it still controls.
Kyiv wants to freeze the current line of control and keep those areas.
A U.S. official said both sides had shown some private flexibility, though neither had changed its public demands.
The proposed postwar security framework includes consultations, crisis hotlines and reciprocal steps to reduce tensions.
U.S. officials also raised restarting the largely paused NATO-Russia Council.
The United States plans to propose a broader format that would include European countries.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have called for Europe to be involved.
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The article says conflict-related energy price increases could raise typical UK household bills by about £460 a year from January, while low European gas stocks may add pressure over winter. It describes a global contest in which the United States promotes oil and gas and China exports clean-energy equipment, leaving the UK balancing affordability, energy security and emissions cuts.
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British Gas, EDF and E.ON forecasts cited in the article suggest a typical UK household’s bill could rise by more than a quarter, or about £460 a year, in January.
The article says US and Israeli strikes on Iran in February effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz and drove oil and gas prices higher.
Europe’s winter gas storage is at its lowest level since records began in 2011, according to the article.
The article describes the United States as expanding oil and gas production and urging allies to buy its fuels, while China exports solar panels, batteries and electric cars.
The UK government blocked Ming Yang’s proposed £1.5 billion wind turbine factory in Scotland, citing national security, after US lawmakers urged it to do so.
The government approved the Jackdaw North Sea gas field last month, according to the article.
The UK gets nearly a quarter of its imported gas from the United States and much of its clean-energy equipment from China.
UK Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh said affordability is her overriding objective and called homegrown clean energy a way to reduce exposure to global markets.
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Northern Ireland’s Education Authority will raise school meal prices for the second time in 2026, citing financial pressure. School leaders say the increases could strain household budgets, while the authority says parents still pay less than the estimated cost of producing each meal.
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Meals for pre-school, primary and special school pupils will rise by 30p.
Prices for post-primary school meals will rise by 15%.
The latest increase follows a rise of just under 20% introduced in January 2026.
A paid meal at a primary or special school will have risen from £2.60 to £3.40 since the start of 2026.
Pupils who qualify for free school meals will not be affected.
The Education Authority estimates that producing a school meal costs more than £5.20.
The authority will also replace some baked desserts with cheaper alternatives.
Headteachers interviewed by BBC News NI said the increases could make it harder for families to afford meals.
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President Donald Trump said the Iran war was “effectively over” and that the situation remained at “status quo.” He said the U.S. was “fully locked and loaded” if circumstances changed, while telling 60 Minutes there was no reason to escalate the conflict.
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Trump described the Iran war as “effectively over.”
He said the situation was at “status quo.”
Trump said U.S. forces were “fully locked and loaded” if the situation changed.
Trump told 60 Minutes there was no reason to escalate the conflict.
CBS News national security analyst Aaron MacLean discussed Trump’s remarks on “The Takeout.”
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Novaya Gazeta closed its Moscow office after Russian authorities blocked its online platforms, seized its printing house, revoked its media registration and imposed other restrictions. The newspaper, founded in 1993, was one of Russia’s last major independent outlets critical of the Kremlin; some staff moved abroad in 2022 and launched a separate publication.
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Novaya Gazeta said Russian authorities and security services had forced its editorial team to stop operating.
The newspaper closed its Moscow office on Monday after nearly three decades.
Authorities blocked its online platforms, seized its printing house, revoked its media registration and shut down its reader donation system.
The newspaper faced fines after authorities accused it of discrediting Russia’s armed forces, and it was designated a foreign agent.
Six Novaya Gazeta journalists have been killed, including Anna Politkovskaya, who was fatally shot in 2006.
Dmitry Muratov, the newspaper’s longtime editor-in-chief and a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize co-winner, stepped down in 2023 after being designated a foreign agent.
Some staff left Russia in 2022 and started the separate outlet Novaya Gazeta Europe.
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More than half a million students in Gaza have returned to school after three years. Post-secondary education has been virtually nonexistent since the war began, and an unusual partnership is trying to provide students with a path toward college degrees.
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More than half a million students in Gaza are back in school.
The return to school follows three years of disruption.
Post-secondary education in Gaza has been virtually nonexistent since the war began.
An unusual partnership is trying to address the gap in post-secondary education.
The report focuses on students working toward college degrees.
Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reported on the partnership.
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President Donald Trump said the U.S. war in Iran was “effectively over” and that renewed military action did not appear necessary. He said the U.S. remained ready to act if circumstances changed, while describing progress toward ending the conflict.
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Trump made the remarks at a White House press conference after meeting with Qatar’s prime minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
Trump said the U.S. was prepared to resume military action against Iran if needed.
He said Israel and other Middle Eastern countries were protected from Iranian threats.
Trump said the U.S. would not allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon.
Qatar and other Gulf countries had urged Trump not to restart the fighting, according to the article.
Trump said the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Kuwait preferred continuing the naval blockade of Iran.
The article says the U.S. had continued moving troops to the Middle East ahead of the midterm elections.
The article reports that Republicans lost both houses of Congress and that Vice-President JD Vance cited the Iran war as a key reason for the losses.
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Donald Trump said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told him he did not know that a woman he had an affair with was an alleged Chinese spy. Trump said he believed Huang and that the FBI was investigating the matter; China rejected the espionage claims.
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Trump said he spoke with Huang on Monday.
Trump said Huang told him, "I had no idea she was a spy."
U.S. intelligence officials believe Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, was a spy for Beijing, according to a New York Times report.
The FBI is investigating the affair, Trump said, but he gave no details about the probe.
China's foreign ministry called the allegations groundless and said they were intended to smear China.
Nvidia commissioned an independent investigation into the affair.
Nvidia said it had no reason to believe its secrets or national security had been compromised.
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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot accused Iran’s Revolutionary Guards of carrying out a recent cyberattack targeting French supermarket refrigerators. He said Iran would face consequences, but the article did not specify what measures France might take.
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Jean-Noël Barrot is France’s foreign minister.
Barrot made the accusation on Monday, November 9, 2026.
He blamed Iran’s Revolutionary Guards for the cyberattack.
The attack targeted refrigerators in French supermarkets.
Barrot said there would be consequences for Iran.
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President Donald Trump said the United States was unlikely to renew military action against Iran. He said U.S. forces would maintain their wartime posture in the Middle East to protect allied Arab and Gulf partners, after meeting Qatar’s prime minister at the White House.
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Trump downplayed the possibility of renewed U.S. military action against Iran.
Trump said the United States was maintaining its wartime posture in the Middle East.
He said the posture was intended to protect allied Arab and Gulf partners.
Trump made the comments at the White House on Monday.
Trump had met with Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed.
The article describes Qatar’s prime minister as a primary interlocutor with Iran.
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President Donald Trump said the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran was “effectively” over, but said the United States would maintain its naval blockade and could resume military action. His remarks followed talks with Qatar’s prime minister and came as Iranian officials rejected his account and said Iran remained open to negotiations.
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Trump said Iran’s military was “effectively over” and described the U.S. approach as maintaining the status quo.
Trump said the status quo included a naval blockade of Iranian ports and Task Force Iron Gate, which aims to restrict trade by land and through the Caspian Sea.
Trump said regional countries, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait, preferred the current approach.
Trump and Vice President JD Vance met with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani to discuss the war.
The Qatari prime minister said the talks focused on reaching a deal and bringing peace to the region.
Trump did not promise a long-term ceasefire and said U.S. forces were ready to resume action if needed.
Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei dismissed Trump’s remarks as a distraction and denied that talks were taking place.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran was open to negotiations but would not surrender to pressure.
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Todd Russell, who survived the 2006 Beaconsfield mine collapse in Tasmania, has died aged 54 after an undisclosed illness. He and fellow miner Brant Webb spent two weeks trapped underground before rescuers brought them to the surface; the collapse killed miner Larry Knight.
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Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff paid tribute to Russell and expressed sympathy for his loved ones.
Russell and co-worker Brant Webb were trapped underground for two weeks after a 2006 rockfall at the Beaconsfield mine in northern Tasmania.
Rescuers found Russell and Webb in a small steel cage after workmates heard their faint cries.
Miner Larry Knight died in the collapse.
Russell announced in 2025 that he had begun hospital treatment for an undisclosed illness.
Earlier in November, Russell said he would return home to spend his remaining time with friends and family.
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M John Harrison won the £50,000 Booker Prize for The End of Everything, a post-apocalyptic novel about life on the south-east English coast after an unexplained disaster. At 81, he became the oldest Booker winner, surpassing Margaret Atwood.
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Harrison was announced as the winner at a ceremony in London on Monday.
The novel follows a man and his aunt as they face a collapsed society and the arrival of mysterious alien beings.
Harrison said he left much of the disaster’s background unexplained to convey the characters’ confusion to readers.
Booker judges’ chair Dame Mary Beard called the novel challenging and said it leaves readers with a twinge of optimism.
Harrison has written 13 novels, five short story collections and an “anti-memoir” during a career spanning about 60 years.
The other shortlisted authors were Marlon James, Luke Kennard, Rebecca Perry, Elizabeth Strout and Douglas Stuart.
The Booker Prize recognizes the best novel written in English and published during the year up to 30 September.
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Pope Leo XIV met privately in Buenos Aires with five survivors of clergy sexual abuse during his visit to Argentina. The Vatican said he listened to their accounts and proposals for healing, and reiterated his pledge to strengthen safeguarding in the Catholic Church.
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The meetings took place on Monday, the second day of Leo’s visit to Argentina.
The Vatican said Leo spoke individually with each of the five survivors.
The private meetings lasted more than an hour.
The Vatican said the meetings aimed to support healing and help make the Church a safe place.
The meetings followed an open-air Mass in Buenos Aires that drew an estimated 2.5 million people.
The article says the Mass was Argentina’s first papal liturgy in nearly 40 years.
Argentina is the second stop on Leo’s 12-day Latin America tour, which began in Uruguay and is due to end in Peru.
The article says Leo’s visit is the first by a pope to Argentina since John Paul II visited in 1987.
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Hungarian police reportedly detained Aron Orban, younger brother of former Prime Minister Viktor Orban, on suspicion of people smuggling and other offenses. Viktor Orban called the reported arrest political persecution and said he was the real target; police have not confirmed whether Aron was among those detained.
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A press report shared by Prime Minister Peter Magyar said police arrested Aron Orban.
Police reportedly raided businesses linked to Aron Orban’s associates.
Authorities said they detained four people suspected of people smuggling, but police did not confirm whether Aron was among them.
Viktor Orban accused the government of using his brother’s reported arrest to divert attention from other issues.
An investigation published last year by Telex linked Aron Orban and business associates to an alleged visa scheme involving foreign guest workers.
Peter Magyar won Hungary’s April election, ending Viktor Orban’s 16 years in power.
Magyar had pledged to investigate alleged corruption and abuse of power by the previous government.
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Saudi state media reported that an attack targeted the East-West oil pipeline in the Medina region on Monday, causing a small fire that officials said was extinguished. The report said no one was injured and operations continued; it did not identify who was responsible.
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The Saudi Ministry of Energy official said the pipeline was targeted in the Medina region.
The attack caused a limited fire, which was extinguished.
Saudi state media reported no injuries or deaths.
Officials said pipeline operations were unaffected.
The 1,200-kilometer pipeline runs across the Arabian Peninsula to Yanbu on the Red Sea.
Saudi Arabia has rerouted about 4 million barrels of crude oil per day through the pipeline since Strait of Hormuz disruptions.
The article says the pipeline was shut for several days in September after drone attacks that Saudi Arabia said came from Iraq.
The report did not name those responsible for Monday’s attack.
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