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Footage from the scene showed flames engulfing parts of the complex as crews from across the region were deployed to reinforce the operation, tackling burning structures and stopping the fire spreading. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said the blaze had been contained by morning, though firefighters were still putting out hot spots and dismantling damaged structures. Preliminary information indicated no fatalities. The strike came during a wider overnight assault in which Russia launched 128 attack drones, 65 of them jet-powered, and two Kh-35 guided air-launched missiles from the Black Sea, the Ukrainian air force said. Air defences shot down or suppressed…
Scientists at CERN have found evidence of an extraordinarily rare particle decay, offering a glimpse into a largely unexplored world known as the ‘zeptoverse’. The discovery was made using the Large Hadron Collider, which smashes protons together to produce particles that scientists can study. Researchers focused on beauty particles, short-lived particles created in these collisions. They found evidence of an extremely rare process in which one of these particles transforms into other particles, something predicted to happen just once in every 10 billion cases. This incredibly small scale is what scientists call the ‘zeptoverse’: an unexplored frontier of the subatomic…
In early 1943 the SS in Auschwitz locked several hundred Jewish women and girls in a sealed building with no daylight: Block 10. For a long time hardly anyone knew what was being done to the women in this block. Now the crimes are coming to the cinema as a feature film. In Block 10 the gynaecologist Carl Clauberg, played by Axel Prahl, carried out tests on behalf of SS chief Heinrich Himmler to see how women could be rendered infertile on a mass scale. Many victims did not survive the agonising procedures. Alice Brauner wrote the screenplay and produced…
US President Donald Trump has dismissed the prospect of impeachment after his Republican Party suffered a sweeping defeat in the midterm elections. Speaking to reporters in Washington on Wednesday, Trump warned that an attempt by Democrats to impeach him when they take control of Congress next year would backfire on the party. The president also said he was prepared to work with Democrats in Congress, while stressing that he could use his presidential veto to block legislation.
By Clara Nabaa & يورونيوز Published on 5 November 2026 – 9:34 GMT+1 NASA astronaut Anil Menon announced that he and his colleagues Luke Delaney and Jessica Watkins had cast their votes from the space station, stressing that the process took place via a secure electronic system that ensures ballots reach election officials. In a post on X, Menon wrote that it is indeed possible to vote even from space. He attached a 29-second video in which he shows an “I voted” sticker and gives a tour of what he described as his own “polling station”, which in reality was his private cabin…
Published on 5 November 2026 – 8:50 GMT+1 “Don’t f*ck with the Chuck!” Controversial rapper Nicki Minaj has been outspoken in her support for Donald Trump and the MAGA movement, and was seen joining Trump on stage in the build-up to the mo midterm elections. We now know how that went down, as the midterms were a heavy rebuke of Trump, with the “blue wave” predicted by American pollsters materialising, as the Democrats took back both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Prior to the blow, Minaj continued to drum up support for Trump and used a seemingly AI-generated…
Published on 5 November 2026 – 8:26 GMT+1 US First Lady Melania Trump will host officials from Moscow and Kyiv at the White House on Thursday, ahead of talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending the Ukraine war. The talks have revived hopes for peace, as Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine grinds through its fifth year, and a recent rapprochement between presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin has raised concerns the United States could turn its back on Kyiv. Moscow’s adviser for international economic cooperation, Kirill Dmitriev, and human rights ombudsman Yana Lantratova plan to meet Melania Trump on Thursday…
“Farage still supports Brexit, whereas she has abandoned [Frexit], as it’s too frightening for French voters,” said far-right expert Jean-Yves Camus, from the Jean-Jaurès Foundation, a think tank. “And the recent defeat of Donald Trump in the midterms will reinforce Le Pen’s mistrust of Trumpism and all his lookalikes in Europe.” The migration deal was signed between Bardella and Farage, and at the time, there were already doubts about the level of backing inside the National Rally for the deal. Since Reform’s party conference in September, Bardella’s star has further waned following antisemitism allegations, which he has vigorously rejected. Ahead…
Published on 5 November 2026 – 8:02 GMT+1 On today’s show: Eric Ham, political analyst and bestselling author in Washington, asks how a weakened Donald Trump will react following the US midterm elections in which Democrats took control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Xavier Volatier, Head of Transatlantic Private Wealth at Banque Transatlantique in New York, explains what the midterms mean for European investors. Shona Murray reports from Helsinki on Europe’s reaction to the Democratic win and what to expect from the Ukraine talks planned for next week. Reza Pahlavi, son of Iran’s last Shah, tells…
Published on 5 November 2026 – 6:30 GMT+1 Asian markets less heavily exposed to the AI industry mostly climbed on Thursday. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 2.8% to 24,597.59, and the Shanghai Composite index edged 0.1% higher. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 1.9% to 9,003.40. The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil was trading near $94, around its lowest level in two months. Selling of shares related to artificial intelligence extended losses. South Korea’s Kospi briefly sank more than 4% on heavy selling of computer chipmakers. By late morning, it was trading 3.5% lower at 5,484.38. Shares…