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Residents in northern China witnessed rare auroras on Wednesday evening as a strong geomagnetic storm peaked during a period of high solar activity. In Beijing, pale pink and green lights appeared around 19:00 and drifted across the sky for about 20 minutes. People in Huairou and Yanqing shared images of the display. Li Xin of the Beijing Planetarium said auroras remain unusual in China but become possible during solar maximum, especially in darker northern areas. Further north, in Hulunbuir, the lights lasted nearly 10 hours, with deep red and green bands visible over Genhe and Erguna.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has opened a public exhibition in Tehran showcasing its missiles and drones, the first such display since the June war with Israel. The exhibit includes the Emad missile, with a range of up to 1,700 kilometres, and the Khorramshahr missile, which can reach 2,000 kilometres. Visitors also viewed the Fattah hypersonic series, promoted for its speed and manoeuvrability. Some attendees said the show boosted their confidence in Iran’s defence capabilities. The exhibition runs until Friday. Iran’s missile programme continues to draw concern from Western governments.
He praised the recent victory of the Democratic Socialist mayor-elect of New York, Zohran Mamdani, who he said was addressing people’s everyday concerns, in contrast to politicians of both the center-left and center-right. Mamdani, who last week surged to victory after defeating both Democratic rival Andrew Cuomo and Republican contender Curtis Sliwa, ran a strikingly effective media campaign centered on the city’s spiraling cost of living. His platform included promises to provide free bus travel, state-owned supermarkets and rent-controlled apartments. Stiglitz, who described himself as “very market friendly,” nonetheless said he thought the left-wing mayor had opened up space for…
By Gavin Blackburn & Euronews Published on 14/11/2025 – 16:58 GMT+1 •Updated 21:03 Several people have reportedly been killed after a bus crashed into a bus shelter in the Swedish capital Stockholm. The incident happened in the Ostermalm area at around 3 pm on Friday. Police have cordoned off Valhallavägen, the street near where the crash happened. Police said in a statement that there have been multiple casualties, but did not give precise numbers. The bus was apparently not supposed to be in service at the time of the crash, national broadcaster SVT reported. Mathias Häglund, the commanding officer of the rescue service,…
The fresh scrutiny for supply chain security in the EU’s largest economy — a manufacturing powerhouse with a complex relationship with China — comes at a time when the European Union is considering how best to tackle cyber risks in supply chains dominated by Chinese firms. Governments are looking beyond the telecom sector, pushing for action in areas such as solar power and connected cars. European cybersecurity officials are finalizing an ICT Supply Chain Toolbox to help governments mitigate the risks, and the European Commission is preparing an overhaul of its Cybersecurity Act to address the issue, expected in January.…
A major fire broke out overnight at a Tesla dealership in Pennes-Mirabeau near Marseille, destroying dozens of electric cars. Around 50 firefighters worked through the night to contain the blaze and stop it from spreading to nearby buildings and vehicles. No injuries were reported. The cause is still unknown, but police say a fence at the rear of the site had been cut, prompting suspicions of deliberate damage. Forensic teams examined the scene as investigators opened a criminal inquiry. Tesla says it is carrying out its own internal review.
Published on 14/11/2025 – 20:57 GMT+1 Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry said it had summoned the Russian ambassador on Friday to lodge a “strong protest” after the country’s embassy in Kyiv was damaged in a Russian air strike. A Russian missile fell within the embassy’s territory, causing an explosion that damaged its facilities and service vehicles, Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry said. No staff casualties were reported. “During the meeting, it was stressed that such attacks on our diplomatic missions are unacceptable and it was requested that the Russian side conduct an appropriate investigation into the issue and provide a detailed explanation,” Azerbaijan’s foreign…
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A man wielding a knife at the Montparnasse train station in Paris was shot and wounded by police on Friday, the city’s prosecutor’s office said. At least one shot was fired during the incident involving a 44-year-old man “known for domestic violence,” a statement said. It added that the man then apparently inflicted knife wounds on himself and emergency services were called. “A 53-year-old bystander, who was shot in the foot, was also treated by the emergency services,” the public prosecutor’s office said in a statement. Authorities stressed that initial communications made no mention of terrorism being suspected as a…
Llandudno Town Council, which organized last weekend’s event, told the BBC that nobody of that rank had been expected at the ceremony. Council representative Greg Robbins told the broadcaster: “This individual did not disrupt the ceremony, but we are keen to know who he was, and will be working with the Ministry of Defence on its investigation.” North Wales Police Chief Inspector Trystan Bevan told The Sun newspaper Friday: “Our enquiries into this incident are currently ongoing. “We can confirm that, during a search of the male’s address earlier today, a naval uniform and a selection of medals were recovered…