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Nov 10, 2026
US Withdraws Military Aircraft From UK Air Base Over Iranian Threat: Report
A number of American refuelling tankers were evacuated on Monday from Mildenhall Royal Air Force (RAF) base in eastern England after the purported threat.
Nov 10, 2026
California Rejects Proposed One-Time 5% Tax For Billionaires
The tax would have forced around 200 billionaires in the state to cough up five percent of their total net worth, with the money largely dedicated to helping pay for healthcare.
Nov 10, 2026
Victorian Labor’s ‘unforgivable’ preferences decision risks Liberal-One Nation government, Greens warn
Exclusive: Ellen Sandell says Labor’s decision not to back progressives in key inner-seat could hand power to right-wing coalition in close electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian Greens say Labor’s “frankly unforgivable” decision not to preference the minor party in a key inner-city seat could hand the upcoming election to a Liberal-One Nation coalition.The party’s leader, Ellen Sandell, lambasted Labor’s decision on Tuesday to run an open ticket in Prahran, an inner Melbourne seat currently held by the Liberals’ Rachel Westaway on a tiny 1.3% margin. Continue reading...
Nov 10, 2026
GLP-1 Drugs Receive New Warning Labels Over Rare Blindness Risk
The new alert aims to warn patients and doctors about a rare eye condition that can lead to sudden, permanent vision loss
Nov 10, 2026
Pharma firms’ focus on weight-loss drugs could put insulin supply at risk, experts warn
GLP-1 products such as Ozempic and Mounjaro spread but many in poorer countries struggle to get basic diabetes treatmentThe gold rush into GLP-1 weight-loss drugs risks diverting pharmaceutical firms’ attention away from diabetes treatments such as insulin, the head of the Access to Medicine Foundation has warned.GLP-1 blockbuster medications such as Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro have revolutionised obesity and diabetes treatment but there has been a greater focus by companies on weight loss, according to a report from the Netherlands-based non-profit group. Continue reading...
Nov 10, 2026
Opinion: Opinion | Sonia Gandhi Belongs Here, And She Wants Us To Know That
Sonia Gandhi was easily the most misunderstood person in Indian politics. I believe Belonging is her way of telling us who she really was and is, writes Sanjay Jha.
Nov 10, 2026
How China Gets Nvidia Chips It Needs To Develop AI
Nov 10, 2026
Disgraced former leader Sheikh Hasina plans return to Bangladesh from exile
Former prime minister faces death penalty upon return after being sentenced in absentia over deaths in 2024 uprisingSheikh Hasina is “confident” she will return to Bangladesh in December, according to exiled members of her party, after the disgraced former prime minister applied for a new passport this week.Hasina has been living in self-imposed exile since August 2024 when she was toppled from power by a mass uprising against her authoritarian rule. She crossed the border to India, where she has since been allowed to live freely in Delhi. Continue reading...
Nov 10, 2026
David Jones’s finances were reviewed and restructuring flagged months before it fell into administration
Department store group kept buying new products and fell months behind in payments to some brands despite discussions with administratorsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDavid Jones’s administrators have revealed they reviewed its finances six months ago and discussed restructuring the retailer three months before it fell into administration.The new timeline raises questions over the department store group’s decision to keep buying new products and fall months behind in payments to some brands before it revealed last Thursday it could not pay its debts. Continue reading...
Nov 10, 2026
21 Canadian soldiers still in the hospital after deadly base fire
More than 20 Canadian soldiers remain hospitalized after a fire broke out during a live-fire exercise at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta that killed four military personnel and injured nearly 40 others last month.
Nov 10, 2026
Overnight strikes in Yemen kill at least 1 person and wound 9, and other Mideast news
Overnight strikes in Yemen have hit a gas station and an oil facility, killing at least one person and wounding nine others
Nov 10, 2026
US Air Force evacuates aircraft from a base in England because of a threat, US official says
An American official says the U.S. Air Force has evacuated aircraft from a base in eastern England because of a threat
Nov 10, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth casts impeachment push as attack on U.S. troops
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday conflated the push for his impeachment on Capitol Hill as an attack on U.S. troops who carried out operations in Iran, Venezuela and the Caribbean, as he faces a growing number of calls for his firing.
Nov 10, 2026
12 Killed In Bulgaria Motorway Pile-Up Due To Fog
