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Published on 15 November 2026 – 10:45 GMT+1 Cape Verdeans are heading to the polls on Sunday to elect the country’s next president. Incumbent President José Maria Neves, favoured to win a second term in office, comes up against five contenders, including Joana Rosa Amado, Cape Verde’s first ever female candidate. Voting starts at 8 am and polls will remain open for 10 hours. Provisional results are expected to come in overnight. If no candidate secures an absolute majority, there will be a second round on 29 November. Amado, a 61-year-old lawyer backed by the opposition Movement for Democracy (MpD),…
By Euronews with IJF Published on 15 November 2026 – 8:06 GMT+1 It’s Day 2 of the Zagreb Grand Prix, hosted at the Arena Zagreb, here in the heart of Croatia. The event was officially opened with a local Kata performance followed by speeches -from Secretary General of the International Judo Federation, Dr Lisa Allan_,_ and President of the Croatian Judo Federation, Dr Sanda Corak. Day two brought world class judo, putting fans right up close to all the action. At -63kg, former world champion Jessica KLIMKAIT of Canada was up against Slovenia’s Kaja KAJZER ZABKAR. With just seconds to go, a Waza-ari…
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According to the Israeli military, Abu Younis previously served as deputy commander of the brigade and led its Tel al-Sultan Battalion. The IDF accused him of directing attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers, as well as working to rebuild Hamas’ military capabilities. “The terrorist was eliminated in order to remove the threat he posed,” the military said. Writing on Telegram, Hamas’s Al-Qassam Brigades said Abu Younis had been involved in “numerous high-profile operations” and was “one of the most important commanders involved in planning and overseeing the October 7th attack.” Abu Younis succeeded Nael Abu Obeid, who was killed by…
SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft was caught in midair by giant mechanical arms at its launch tower in Starbase, Texas, on Saturday, November 14, marking a major milestone for the company’s space programme. The spacecraft returned to Earth after a 22-hour journey, descending upright before being caught by the tower’s mechanical arms. Crowds gathered at the site cheered as Starship was secured above the ground. The successful capture marked the first time a Starship returning from space had been caught by the launch tower. However, SpaceX did not achieve its planned double catch after the first-stage booster exploded shortly after Friday’s liftoff.…
Published on 15 November 2026 – 9:32 GMT+1 The upper part of SpaceX’s Starship rocket returned to Earth on Saturday, where it was caught between two mechanical “chopstick” arms in what marked the first-ever “catch” of a spaceship. Starship had lifted off from Starbase in Texas on Friday before orbiting Earth 14 times as it deployed 26 satellites for Elon Musk’s Starlink internet constellation. After a 22-hour journey, the spacecraft approached Texas’ east coast, with its three Raptor engines roaring into life as it broke through the clouds and began its descent back to the launchpad. “Mechazilla catches Starship! Congratulations…
Instead of retreating indoors to escape the winter chill, why not embrace it? Across Europe, thermal baths and outdoor saunas offer the perfect opportunity for wellness and to warm up. Centuries-old bathing traditions and complexes remain a popular way to unwind across the continent. So, if you’re looking to enjoy Europe’s colder months in a different way, here are some warming places worth adding to your winter travel bucket list. Thermal baths Bathing beneath the aurora, Iceland For Northern Lights chasers, Iceland’s Laugarás Lagoon combines geothermal bathing with the spectacular sights of the natural phenomenon. The two-level lagoon on the…
Russian casualties are rising, according to the commander and to NATO officials. “In the past few months, Russia has been losing more than 40,000 troops — killed or seriously wounded — every month. The United States in 14 years, in Vietnam, lost 56,000. Here in one month, Russia, dead or seriously wounded, 40,000. And in October, early reporting indicates this number may have climbed to over 50,000,” NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said this week. Neither Ukraine nor Russia publishes their exact military losses. The Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies this summer estimated that Russian forces had suffered about…
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Published on 14 November 2026 – 22:05 GMT+1 Moscow has signalled for the first time that it would not oppose a European representatives taking part in negotiations on Ukraine, thereby confirming about the possible participation of an EU delegation in the next round of peace talks. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow had no intention to dictate who should represent the EU at the negotiating table, even though it had previously insisted that EU representatives had “no business” there. “We cannot and do not want to set conditions for their negotiating team. This is a completely wrong way to put…