November 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu seeks pardon from Israel's president
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the country's President, Isaac Herzog, for a pardon over corruption cases he has been involved in.
Reported - 30/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gv76r5qpvo
https://news.sky.com/story/netanyahu-submits-request-to-israeli-president-to-pardon-him-13477405
Shooting at family gathering in California
At least 4 people have been killed and 10 others injured in a mass shooting at a restaurant in Stockton, California.
Reported - 30/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg81p61dnmo
Trump to pardon ex-Honduras president
Donald Trump has said that he will pardon the former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted of drug trafficking charges in a US court last year.
Reported - 29/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1kpm0rvxepo
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/28/politics/trump-honduran-president-juan-orlando-hernandez-pardon
US halts all asylum claim decisions
The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions following the shooting of 2 National Guard soldiers in Washington DC.
Reported - 29/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxweyy157go
Zelensky's top adviser resigns
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, has resigned following an anti-corruption raid on his home.
Reported - 28/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg9nd2wddno
Deadly cyclone in South East Asia
At least 80 people have died and dozens more are still missing after a cyclone caused floods to hit Indonesia this week, with rising death tolls being reported in Thailand and Sri Lanka too.
Reported - 27/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/clykevxk4pqt
Shooting in Washington DC
2 members of the national guard in Washington DC, identified as Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe, have been shot.
Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal has been taken into custody on suspicion of carrying out the attack. Sarah Beckstrom has died from her injuries.
Reported - 27/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyx4y6007lo
Hong Kong tower block fire
At least 128 people have died after a fire ripped through a high-rise Hong Kong residential estate on Wednesday. There are still hundreds of people missing.
Reported - 27/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2emg1kj1klt
https://news.sky.com/story/dozens-killed-in-fire-in-high-rise-block-in-hong-kong-13475573
UK 2025 government budget announced
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the government's 2025 budget, with some key takeaway points being:
- Tax thresholds will be frozen for an additional three years from 2028
- New mileage tax on electric cars
- Two-child benefit cap scrapped
- Salary-sacrifice pension contributions above £2,000 to face national insurance
- State pension increases
- Fuel duty to be frozen until next September
- Mansion tax introduced on properties worth more than £2m
- Luxury cars removed from the Motability scheme
- Freeze on student loan repayment rate
- Training for apprentices under-25 free at small companies
- Uber and Bolt journeys to be taxed
- Rail fares frozen
- Business rate changes
- Prescription costs frozen
- 2.6% of GDP to be spent on defence
- National wage increases
Reported - 26/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy8vz032qgpt
https://news.sky.com/story/budget-2025-the-key-points-at-a-glance-13475533
Military coup in Guinea-Bissau
A group of military officers have seized control of Guinea-Bissau and arrested the president Umaro Sissoco Embaló.
The former President has since been released and exiled to neighbouring Senegal and General Horta N'Tam has been named as interim President.
Reported - 26/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0edww3qgq2o
Italian parliament votes to make femicide a crime
The Italian parliament have voted unanimously to introduce the crime of femicide – the murder of a woman, motivated by gender – as a distinct law to be punished with a life sentence.
Reported - 26/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1dzp050yn2o
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/25/europe/italy-femicide-law-intl-hnk
Trump says he will visit China
US President Donald Trump said he will visit Beijing in April and invited Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit later next year, following a phone call between the two leaders.
Reported - 24/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgdr1vlz7ko
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/25/china-taiwan-xi-jinping-call-with-donald-trump
US designates cartel as terrorist organisation
The United States has designated the Cartel de los Soles - a group it alleges is headed by Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro, and senior figures in his government - as a foreign terrorist organisation.
Reported - 24/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8j4ye5x0mo
US Judge dismisses cases against Trump foes
A US judge has dismissed criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that the prosecutor who brought the charges was unlawfully appointed.
Reported - 24/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9qelv51y23o
Suicide bombing in Pakistan
2 suicide bombers have attacked the headquarters of a Pakistani paramilitary force on Monday, killing 3 and wounding at least 12 people.
Reported - 24/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgkv47xqn5o
https://news.sky.com/story/suicide-bombers-kill-three-security-force-officers-in-pakistan-13474698
Children escape after mass school abduction in Nigeria
50 of the 303 children kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria on Friday have escaped.
Reported - 23/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpwk5qzzppzo
Rail fares to be frozen
Rail fares in England are to be frozen next year for the first time in 30 years, up until March 2027.
Reported - 23/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwygx71g3n7o
https://news.sky.com/story/rail-fares-to-be-frozen-for-first-time-in-30-years-13473946
Navy intercepts Russian ships
2 Russian warships were intercepted in the English Channel by the Royal Navy, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.
Reported - 23/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c997vm74ydvo
https://news.sky.com/story/royal-navy-intercepts-russian-warship-and-tanker-13474438
Second school kidnapping in Nigeria
303 students and 12 teachers were abducted from St Mary's School in Papiri, Niger state on Friday morning.
Reported - 22/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w7621xypyo
Former Welsh Reform leader jailed
Nathan Gill, the former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has been sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison after admitting taking bribes for pro-Russia interviews and speeches.
Reported - 21/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yd878ejqko
Grizzly bear attack in Canada
A grizzly bear attack on a group of schoolchildren and teachers in Canada has injured 11 people, 2 of them critically.
Reported - 21/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz68x1n5qd6o
Deadly flooding in Vietnam
Flooding has killed at least 41 people in central Vietnam since the weekend, while a search continues for 9 still missing.
Reported - 21/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceq0q3e2j17o
Trump accuses Democrats of "seditious behaviour"
US President Donald Trump has accused six Democratic lawmakers of "seditious behaviour, punishable by death", after they released a video urging US service members to refuse unlawful commands.
Reported - 20/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2p2dz9zk2o
Immigration crackdown in Charlotte, NC
More than 250 people have been arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina, as part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on undocumented immigration.
Reported - 20/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgzge16vkdo
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/20/charlotte-north-carolina-ice-raids
COP30 climate talks evacuated
The UN climate talks COP30 have been evacuated due to a fire breaking out inside the venue in Belém, Brazil.
Reported - 20/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce9d9p5jrjgo
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/cop30-fire-brazil-belem-climate-b2869691.html
Trump signs bill ordering Epstein files release
US President Donald Trump has signed a bill ordering the release of government files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The bill requires the justice department to release all information from its Epstein investigation within 30 days.
Reported - 20/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly2y40lj5go
https://news.sky.com/story/trump-signs-bill-approving-release-of-epstein-files-13472976
UK inflation rate falls for first time since March
The UK inflation rate has fallen for the first timesince March, down to 3.6% in the year to October.
Reported - 19/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c07m4mx5759t
Russia behind Poland rail sabotage
2 Ukrainian citizens who long worked for Russian intelligence have been identified as the suspects behind two acts of sabotage on Poland's rail network, according to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Reported - 18/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gknv8nxlzo
Release of Epstein files clears Congress
Both chambers of Congress agreed to order the US justice department to release its files on sex offender financier Jeffrey Epstein, with the act now awaiting sign off by President Donald Trump.
Reported - 18/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxr1r34ev9o
TotalEnergies faces war crimes allegations
French energy company TotalEngergies is facing war crimes allegations, which it denies, over a massacre near its international gas project in northern Mozambique in 2021.
Reported - 18/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gw119ynlxo
Canada approves Carney's first federal budget
Canada's parliament has narrowly approved Prime Minister Mark Carney's first federal budget, allowing his minority Liberal government to avert an early election, in a vote of 170-168.
Reported - 18/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8531xvy26o
DR Congo mine collapse
A bridge has collapsed at a cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 32 people.
Reported - 17/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqx3n7nq1d9o
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/dr-congo-landslide-mine-video-b2867212.html
Germany to resume arms exports to Israel
The German government said arms exports to Israel would resume from 24 November after it suspended sales of military equipment that could be used in the Gaza Strip in August.
Reported - 17/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clygdj9w23po
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/germany-israel-arms-exports-merz-b2866560.html
Bangladesh's ousted leader sentenced to death
Bangladesh's former Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity over her crackdown on student-led protests which led to her ousting.
Reported - 17/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpwvg99e8vdo
Girls abducted from Nigerian school
Armed men have killed a teacher and abducted at least 25 students in an attack on a girls' secondary school in north-western Nigeria.
Reported - 17/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ypn7pwgv5o
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/17/africa/gunmen-kidnap-schoolgirls-nigeria-intl
FEMA chief steps down
David Richardson, the Acting Director at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), has resigned after six months in the role.
He had faced criticism of his handling of deadly floods in Texas earlier in the year.
Reported - 17/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c364gn171jzo
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/17/politics/fema-chief-david-richardson-steps-down
Search for missing Royal Navy crew member stood down
The search for a missing Royal Navy crew member off the north-west coast of the Republic of Ireland has ended and they have not been found.
Reported - 16/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c740pqpw475o
Ecuador drugs gang leader captured
Wilmer "Pipo" Chavarria, the head of Los Lobos - one of Ecuador's biggest drug-trafficking gangs - has been captured in Spain.
Reported - 16/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93dz9zly83o
Accidental blast at police station
9 people have been killed and 32 injured after a stockpile of confiscated explosives accidentally blew up at a police station in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Reported - 15/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnvel2gvqeqo
Iran seizes tanker
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have seized a tanker in Gulf waters carrying a cargo of petrochemicals bound for Singapore.
Reported - 15/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cze6zxjw3g3o
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/15/middleeast/iran-seize-tanker-singapore-intl
Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
A bankruptcy judge will sign off on a deal that forces Purdue Pharma and its billionaire owners to pay out $7.4bn (£5.6bn) over their role in the US opioid crisis.
Reported - 14/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7510zxkkwwo
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/14/business/opioid-settlement-oxycontin-purdue-sackler
Trump rolls back tariffs
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to reduce tariffs on a range of food products, including coffee, bananas and beef.
Reported - 14/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdjr4xw83eko
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/14/trump-tariffs-food
Doctors begin five-day strike in England
Resident doctors begin a five-day walkout in England today, the 13th by British Medical Association members in the long-running pay dispute.
The walk-out began at 07:00 GMT and lasts until 07:00 Wednesday.
Reported - 13/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2lg8pgjymo
Bill signed to end US government shutdown
US President Donald Trump has signed a bill ending the longest government shutdown in the country's history, which lasted for 43 days.
Reported - 13/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9862nj0pvgt
UK billionaire Joe Lewis receives pardon
Billionaire UK businessman Joe Lewis, whose family trust owns Tottenham Hotspur football club, has received a pardon from US President Donald Trump after previously pleading guilty to insider trading.
Reported - 13/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c740g7429l1o
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/joe-lewis-pardon-trump-tottenham-hotspur-b2864970.html
No-fault evictions to be banned in England
No-fault evictions will be outlawed in England from 1 May, the government confirmed, as it set out the timeline for renters' reforms.
Reported - 13/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8x1n9rv809o
https://www.gbnews.com/money/no-fault-evictions-government-confirms
BBC apologises to Donald Trump
The BBC has apologised to US President Donald Trump for a Panorama episode that edited parts of his 6 January 2021 speech together, but rejected his demands for compensation.
Reported - 13/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c874nw4g2zzo
Corruption scandal in Ukraine
Ukrainian Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk and Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko have resigned after anti-corruption bodies accused several people of orchestrating an embezzlement scheme in the energy sector worth about $100m.
Reported - 12/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8vw62j3g9o
Claims of tourists paying to shoot civilians in Bosnia
Italy has opened an investigation into claims that Italian citizens travelled to Bosnia-Herzegovina on "sniper safaris" during the war in the early 1990s, having paid large sums to shoot at civilians in the Sarajevo.
Reported - 12/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3epygq5272o
Israel passes first reading of death penalty bill
Israel's parliament has passed the first reading of a bill proposing the death penalty for those it deems to be terrorists acting against the state.
Reported - 11/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpv13rxpgk9o
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/11/israel-plans-execute-hamas-terrorists-new-law/
Turkish military cargo plane crashes
A Turkish military cargo plane carrying at least 20 people has crashed near the Azerbaijan-Georgia border.
Reported - 11/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2dryrz8823o
US aircraft carrier group arrives in Caribbean
A US naval strike force, including the world's largest warship the USS Gerald R Ford, has arrived in the Caribbean amidst escalating tensions between the US and a number of South American countries.
Reported - 11/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gkypezze8o
Suicide bombing in Islamabad
A suicide attack outside a court in Pakistan's capital Islamabad has killed 12 people and injured at least 27 others.
Reported - 11/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3x6102p3ko
Former French President Sarkozy released from prison
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from jail, three weeks into a five-year prison term for taking part in a criminal conspiracy.
Reported - 11/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2eppqd2nyo
https://news.sky.com/story/ex-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-released-from-prison-13467948
UK unemployment rate rises
The rate of UK unemployment has risen to 5% in the three months to September. It is the highest rate since the period covering December 2020 to February 2021.
Reported - 11/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxrp7znkdlo
Dozens of inmates found hanged in Ecuador prison
At least 31 inmates have been found dead in El Oro prison in Machala, Ecuador, including 27 who had been hanged.
Reported - 10/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0kp220561go
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/ecuador-prison-riot-31-dead-injuries-b2862456.html
Car explosion in New Delhi
At least 8 people have been killed and 19 others were injured after a car exploded in the Indian capital New Delhi.
Reported - 10/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cly94zlpl8yt
Trump pardons those accused of plot to overturn 2020 election
US President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and dozens of other allies who stood accused of trying to overturn the result of the 2020 election.
Reported - 10/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1m321r73g4o
Thailand suspends ceasefire deal with Cambodia
Thailand says it is suspending the "peace deal" with neighbouring Cambodia over a disputed border - 2 weeks after Donald Trump presided over its signing.
Reported - 10/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0l722nd283o
US Senate passes deal to end government shutdown
A deal aimed at ending the US government shutdown has passed the Senate, a big step towards ending the government's longest every shutdown.
The package will now be forwarded to the House of Representatives.
Reported - 10/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpd2p2eddnzo
UK military to help protect Belgium
Britain is providing military support to Belgium after a series of suspected Russian drone incursions into its airspace, reports chief of the defence staff Sir Richard Knighton.
Reported - 09/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3dn2ep584ko
BBC director general and News CEO resign
BBC director general Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness have resigned after criticism that BBC programme Panorama misled viewers by editing a speech by Donald Trump.
Reported - 09/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd9kqz1yyxkt
https://news.sky.com/story/tim-davie-resigns-as-bbcs-director-general-13467527
Iran faces drought
Iran - especially its capital, Tehran - is facing an major drought this autumn, with rainfall at record lows and reservoirs nearly empty.
Reported - 09/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4p2yzmem0o
Migrant boat sinks near Malaysia-Thailand border
Dozens of people are missing and one person has died after a boat carrying migrants sank near the border between Thailand and Malaysia.
Reported - 09/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7rp5zj484o
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/09/asia/malaysia-thailand-migrant-boat-intl
Street racer crashes into crowd
A police chase in Tampa, Florida, ended with the driver crashing into a bar, killing 4 people and injuring 13 others.
Reported - 08/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyl6jwx2v8o
https://abcnews.go.com/US/4-dead-11-injured-after-speeding-car-crashes/story?id=127333547
US to boycott G20 in South Africa
Donald Trump has said the US will not attend the G20 summit in South Africa over claims that white people are being persecuted in the country.
Reported - 08/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgzek4rl8lo
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/07/trump-boycott-g20-south-africa-white-farmers
US air traffic cuts enter second day
More than 1,400 flights to, from, or within the US were cancelled on Saturday after airlines were told this week to cut traffic during the federal government shutdown.
Reported - 08/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj410k00yw8o
Many charged with treason after Tanzania election violence
A Tanzanian court has charged at least 240 people with treason following last week's deadly election protests.
Reported - 07/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgz2vzlyzpo
China launches new aircraft carrier
China's most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has entered service. China now has 3 aircraft carriers in service.
Reported - 07/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62e0yx39g5o
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/07/china/china-fujian-aircraft-carrier-xi-jinping-intl-hnk
Suspicious package delivered to Air Force One base
Multiple people have fallen ill after opening a "suspicious package" delivered to the base of operations for Air Force One - Joint Base Andrews.
Reported - 07/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8z2lg43g5o
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/06/politics/joint-base-andrews-military-base-suspicious-package
Sudan's RSF paramilitaries agree humanitarian ceasefire
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has agreed to a proposal from the US for a humanitarian ceasefire. Sudan's military-led government has not yet responded.
Reported - 06/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74070y9e3go
https://news.sky.com/story/sudan-s-rsf-agrees-to-us-proposal-for-humanitarian-ceasefire-13465131
UK Government recovers £74m
The government has recovered £74m from excessive profits made by companies running asylum accommodation, following a review of contracts after Labour came to power last year.
Reported - 06/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c709k1zx0ljo
https://www.gbnews.com/politics/migrant-crisis-shabana-mahmood-excessive-asylum-hotel-contracts
Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal approved
Tesla boss Elon Musk has had a record-breaking pay package that could be worth nearly $1tn (£760bn) approved by shareholders, based on the company meeting targets over the next 10 years.
Reported - 06/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyk6kvyxvzo
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/06/tesla-1tn-pay-package-elon-musk
German nurse gets life in jail
A palliative care nurse in Wuerselen, Germany, has been sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of the murder of 10 patients and the attempted murder of 27 others.
Reported - 06/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz0xgrv7543o
Philippines typhoon death toll rises
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has declared a state of calamity after Typhoon Kalmaegi caused severe flooding in central Philippines, leaving at least 114 dead.
Reported - 06/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62e0764e6qo
Mexico President groped on street
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum has said she will press charges against a man who groped her during a public appearance.
Reported - 05/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9pgev02pno
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/05/man-gropes-mexico-president-claudia-sheinbaum
More prisoners mistakenly released
A manhunt is underway after 2 prisoners from HMP Wandsworth were accidentally released.
Brahim Kaddour-Cherif was freed by mistake on 29th October and William Smith was released on 3rd November.
Reported - 05/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cjr0q7vvdypt
Government shutdown becomes longest in US history
The US government shutdown has entered its 36th day, making it the longest period of time the American government has been closed.
There have been 14 unsuccessful attempts to pass a vote to agree funding.
Reported - 05/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy40qndep8yo
Fire at Bosnian retirement home
A fire that broke out in a nursing home in northeastern Bosnia-Herzegovina has left 11 people dead and at least 30 others injured.
Reported - 05/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgkjj5j3dyo
UPS cargo plane crashes in Kentucky
At least 7 people were killed when a UPS cargo plane crashed while taking off from an airport in Louisville, Kentucky.
Reported - 05/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce9dyyydjr0o
https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/ups-plane-crash-louisville-airport
Mamdani wins NYC election
Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral election, becoming the first Muslim mayor and youngest person in over a century to lead the largest city in the US.
Reported - 05/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg51m5emnmvt
Former VP Dick Cheney dies
Former US vice president Dick Cheney, one of the leading advocates for the US waging the Iraq War, has died aged 84 due to
complications from pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.
Reported - 04/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyzm1j6l76o
https://news.sky.com/story/former-us-vice-president-dick-cheney-dies-13463729
Worker dies after collapse of medieval tower
Describe the item or answer the question so that site visitors who are interested get more information. You can emphasize this text with bullets, italics or bold, and add links.Earthquake hits Afghanistan
At least 20 people have died and hundreds are injured after an earthquake struck northern Afghanistan.
Reported - 03/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jrw12d3edo
Maldives bans smoking for younger generations
The Maldives has banned young people born on or after 1 January 2007 from smoking tobacco, becoming the only country in the world to enforce a nationwide generational tobacco prohibition.
Reported - 03/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crex3154l8jo
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/maldives-smoking-ban-young-people-b2858032.html
Killer fire in Mexico shop
A fire in discount shop Waldo's in Hermosillo, Mexico, has killed at least 23 people and injured 11 others.
Reported - 02/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0mxxm49jggo
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/fire-northwestern-mexico-kills-20-media-say-2025-11-02/
Hurricane Melissa hits Caribbean
28 people have died following Hurricane Melissa's rampage across Jamaica. 185mph winds also hit Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba.
Reported - 02/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1e34p92q0vo
https://news.sky.com/story/hurricane-melissa-leaves-28-dead-after-tearing-through-jamaica-13462331
Knife attacks in Cambridgeshire
9 people are being treated for life-threatening injuries after a series of stabbings on a train near Cambridge, with 2 British nationals being held on suspicion of carrying out the attack.
Reported - 01/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm2zvjx1z14t
Tanzania president wins election
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania's presidential election, securing another term amid days of unrest across the country.
Reported - 01/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2ww0e0jewo