US kills two more people in latest strike on vessel in the Pacific | Donald Trump News

Legal experts says US attacks amount to extrajudicial killings even if those targeted are suspected of drug trafficking.Published On 5 Nov 20255 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe United States has killed two people in another strike on a vessel in the Pacific, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said, bringing to at least 67 the number of people killed in US attacks on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific since early September.In a post on…

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RSF digging mass graves in Sudan’s el-Fasher to ‘clean up massacre’: Expert | Conflict News

The Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are collecting bodies after the deadly takeover of North Darfur capital, US researcher says.A researcher at Yale University in the United States says the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are digging mass graves in el-Fasher, the city in Sudan’s western Darfur region that has seen mass killings and displacement since the RSF took over last month.Nathaniel Raymond, executive director of the Humanitarian Research Lab at Yale’s School of Public Health, told Al Jazeera…

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US transport secretary warns of ‘mass chaos’ if gov’t shutdown prolongs | Donald Trump News

There have already been numerous flight delays as the FAA slows down or stops traffic when it is short of controllers.Published On 4 Nov 20254 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareUnited States Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has said that there could be chaos in the skies next week if the government shutdown drags on and air traffic controllers miss a second paycheck.Duffy made his comments on Tuesday as the US government shutdown dragged into its 35th…

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Concerns about Highbridge killer ‘not added to health record’

Martin Jones,BBC West Investigations in Wells and Chris Lockyer,SomersetFamily handoutPaul Wells was killed by his neighbour in Highbridge, Somerset, in 2020Concerns raised about a man who went on to kill his neighbour were not recorded on his mental health record, an inquest has heard.Richard Matthews, who had severe mental health problems, stabbed his neighbour Paul Wells in Highbridge, Somerset on 25 June 2020.The inquest into Mr Wells' death heard that at least four attempts to raise concerns about…

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Myths about rapid spread of the Black Death influenced by single “literary tale”, experts show

Myths about how the Black Death travelled quickly across Asia, ravaging Silk Route communities, date back to a single fourteenth-century source, experts have found. Modern portrayals of the plague quickly moving across the continent, following the course of traders, have been incorrect because of centuries of misinterpretation of a rhyming literary tale. This “maqāma”—an Arabic genre of writing often focusing on a traveling “trickster”—was written by the poet and historian, Ibn al-Wardi in 1348/9 in Aleppo but was…

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BBC Radio Devon presenters take on three-legged challenge

BBCMichael Chequer was joined by breast cancer survivor Louise ButcherBBC radio presenters endured wind and rain on the first day of a 1,000-mile three-legged charity challenge for Children in Need.Caroline Densley and Michael Chequer from BBC Radio Devon intend to cover 12.5 miles (20.12km) over the two-day challenge. The pair have walked each mile tied to a different person, including volunteers and staff from Children in Need-funded projects.Densley, who began the challenge at Exmouth Lifeboat Station, said the…

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Ex-solicitor accused of rapes in Plymouth court and police cells

BBCSome of the alleged offences took place in the cells at Plymouth Magistrates' CourtA former criminal defence solicitor has been charged with the sexual assault and rape against eight men and a woman in the cells of a police station and a magistrates' court, a court has heard.Alan Harris, 71, is on trial at Winchester Crown Court, accused of 18 charges of indecent assault, eight charges of sexual assault, three charges of rape and one of another serious…

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Body recovered after safety work at burned house in Bideford

A body has been recovered following safety work at the scene of a property fire, police have said. A murder investigation had been launched into the fire at a terraced house on Homestone Street at around 20:30 GMT on 28 October, and a number of arrests were made.Devon and Cornwall Police said a man had remained unaccounted for and work involving structural engineers has been taking place at the scene.The body was recovered on Sunday once part of…

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Police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters at Sydney defence expo | Gaza

NewsFeedPolice in Australia broke up a protest against Israeli companies taking part in a defence show in Sydney. At least one pro-Palestinian protester was seen dragged along the ground by officers.Published On 4 Nov 20254 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link

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Exmoor road to close as part of police investigation

A road will be closed on Wednesday as part of an ongoing police investigation.The A396 will be shut between Wheddon Cross and Timberscombe in West Somerset from 09.30 to 16:30 GMT.Somerset Council said the closure was requested by Avon and Somerset Police, in relation to "an ongoing investigation".Drivers have been told to plan ahead, with the bus between Dunster and Minehead being diverted. Source link

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Cornwall’s new Reform leader says party is not in crisis

The new leader of Reform UK in Cornwall has said the party in the county is not in crisis but going through a "blip". Cllr Paul Ashton was appointed the party's Cornwall leader on 21 October but a week later saw five members leave over concerns about national and local priorities, to form a new Cornish Independent Non-Aligned Group. Mr Ashton said the party had had a "bit of a reset, new leadership, new vision, new strategy and…

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Devon’s Turner Twins climb Himalayan mountain with 1920s kit

The Turner TwinsHugo (left) and Ross Turner wanted to show whether vintage climbing kit could handle the testTwin brothers have conquered a Himalayan mountain, one dressed in modern clothing, the other wearing a replica of kit worn by British explorers 100 years ago.Hugo and Ross Turner, from Christow in Devon, have taken part in a number of extreme adventures and said they wanted to see how their bodies reacted in the freezing temperatures of Mera Peak, near Everest,…

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