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By Dogyu Lee & Euronews Doha bureau Published on 15 November 2026 – 17:42 GMT+1 Australia and the Philippines signed a defence agreement on Sunday to make joint patrols, military exercises and disaster relief operations easier to organise, Philippine officials said. Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr and Australian Ambassador Marc Innes-Brown signed the agreement in Manila, with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attending the ceremony during his visit for regional summits. The Defence Cooperation Arrangement updates a 1995 agreement. It builds on a separate visiting forces agreement, in force since 2012, which already allows troops from each country to train…
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This award shines a light on the work of those who have continued to inform the world from Gaza. The documentary “Dans Gaza”, directed by Hélène Lam Trong (source in French), was awarded on Saturday 14 November the prize for best documentary film at the Cinemania Francophone Film Festival in Montreal. Over 72 minutes, the film follows four Agence France-Presse journalists: Mai Yaghi, reporter, Adel Zaanoun, Gaza bureau coordinator, and photojournalists Mahmud Hams and Mohammed Abed. The documentary portrays the first seven months after the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023. With free access to the enclave blocked,…
With Christmas approaching, dozens of Father Christmas impersonators swapped their festive grottos for classroom desks in south London on Thursday 12 November, attending a training session designed to make their encounters with children as magical as possible. Dressed in their familiar red suits, the Santas practised saying “Merry Christmas” in sign language, studied the latest toy trends and learned how to respond to unexpected questions from young visitors. Organised by the Ministry of Fun, Santa School is now in its 28th year, preparing performers for appearances in shopping centres, department stores and festive attractions across the UK and beyond. The…
By Hugo Murphy Published on 15 November 2026 – 17:41 GMT+1 Megaspeed has confirmed that Alice Huang, accused of spying for China and linked to an alleged affair with former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, left the Singapore-based data center company in August 2025. The company, which is under scrutiny over alleged transfers of advanced Nvidia chips to Chinese companies, is currently conducting an internal probe over the scandal. US intelligence authorities suspect that Alice Huang had links to China’s Ministry of State Security and may have been recruited as an intelligence asset. Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs has, however, explicitly stated…
After six months of near-drought, the harvest has been cut by around half on the 60 hectares of the Hospices de Beaune, owners of a highly prestigious wine estate. Across Burgundy as a whole, it is 26% less than the average of the past five years. Only 432 barrels and two feuillettes (half-barrels) are being offered this year in Beaune. That is close to the 358.5 barrels in 2021, the lowest level in the modern history of the auctions launched in 1859, the second oldest charitable wine sale in the world. The recent halt to surging prices should therefore be…
By Dogyu Lee & Euronews Doha bureau Published on 15 November 2026 – 15:24 GMT+1 Southeast Asian nations signed an agreement on Saturday aimed at making it easier for businesses to trade online, make payments and transfer data across borders. The Digital Economy Framework Agreement was signed by ministers in Manila. It is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) first stand-alone, legally binding agreement on the digital economy. It is due to take effect in May 2027, 180 days after signing, and replace the bloc’s 2019 agreement on electronic commerce, according to Singapore’s trade ministry. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.…
He added that “Estonia is preparing for the possibility of closing its border with Russia to reduce the risks to our people and national security.” Threod’s security staff stopped the attack before it could cause significant damage, authorities said. Eight suspects, all residents of neighboring Latvia, were detained. Five have been remanded in custody. Estonia’s Internal Security Service, known as KAPO, said intelligence gathered by its officers showed the attack was commissioned by Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency. Threod makes long-range reconnaissance and attack drones. “We will not be intimidated. Together with our allies, we will continue supporting Ukraine and…
The Greek-flagged oil tanker Evia Petrol V was struck just after 9 p.m., followed 35 minutes later by a strike on another ship, the Marsol, according to a statement from Romania’s defense ministry published on its Facebook page. “In both cases, the fires were extinguished by the ships’ crews. No casualties were reported,” the ministry said. A third vessel, the Ali Najafov, also reported being struck overnight. It remains unclear who launched the drones. Romania’s military detected aerial targets on radar and sent F-16 fighter jets into the air. Authorities also issued warnings to residents near the coast about possible…
Published on 15 November 2026 – 12:59 GMT+1•Updated 13:44 Two aircraft collided at Miami International Airport on Saturday night, leaving two people with minor injuries, according to officials. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 had struck the nose of a UPS Boeing 767 as the two planes were taxiing at the southeastern Florida airport. “Air traffic controllers had told the UPS crew to give way to the Copa flight,” the agency said, adding that the Copa flight was taxiing to the gate and the UPS flight was taxiing for departure to Bogotá. In a statement…