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Nov 9, 2026 - World

President questions result in social media post after initially suggesting he would accept Democratic landslide winTrump admits deportation policy was ‘too tough’Sign up for US Breaking News emailDemocratic Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, currently the House minority leader who is poised to become new Speaker next year, told CBS News that the Trump administration will hold a closed-door congressional briefing today to discuss Jensen Huang’s affair with an alleged Chinese spy.Last week the Republican chairs of three key House committees also called on Huang to appear before lawmakers in a closed-door hearing on 18 November. Continue reading...

Nov 9, 2026 - World

Disgraced comedian must serve two-thirds of the 10 years and six month sentence before he will be eligible for paroleRussell Brand sentenced to more than 10 years in prison Proceedings are beginning now. Chief prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones KC is up on her feet. She’ll be the first to deliver remarks.The sentencing has been pushed back as court staff attempt to rearrange the courtroom so one of the victims can be protected, PA reports. Continue reading...

Nov 9, 2026 - World

Hospital consultants are set to go on a two-day strike at the end of OctoberDowning Street has insisted that the government remains committed to the principle of the zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate – while not denying today’s Guardian report saying interim targets to achieve it are set to be watered down. (See 9.26am.)Asked about the story at the daily lobby briefing, the PM’s spokesperson said:The government is fully behind the zero emission vehicle mandate, and no decisions have been taken yet.We’re sticking to our commitment, phasing out new cars that run only on petrol or diesel by 2030, every new car and van will be zero emission by 2035, and our legally binding net zero targets. None of that is changing. Continue reading...

Nov 9, 2026 - World

French foreign minister vows European sanctions against Tehran over ‘unprecedented’ hacks last monthEurope live – latest updatesFrance has said Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were behind “unprecedented” cyber-attacks on supermarket fridges in the country last month, vowing European sanctions against Tehran.“I can confirm that this attack was carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, said on Monday of the hacks on 11 and 12 October. Continue reading...

Nov 9, 2026 - World

"For China, the ends justify their means. Any means, any way. That's their way. No global ethics or norms like trust apply to them," former Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said