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Published on 8 November 2026 – 9:51 GMT+1 Gadi Eisenkot, the leader of Israel’s centrist Yashar party, is to be tasked with forming a new government after legislative elections last month produced no clear winner. “President Isaac Herzog has decided to task Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the ‘Yashar’ party, with forming a government,” a statement from the president’s office released on Saturday evening said. The decision came after Herzog held talks with political figures over the last few days, including Eisenkot and main rival Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Following the consultations, factions totalling 67 members of the Knesset (Israel’s parliament)…
Published on 8 November 2026 – 8:04 GMT+1•Updated 8:12 US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he had offered Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) boss Dana White the position of White House press secretary. “I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social account, adding that White would be a press secretary “like none other.” “Dana, please take the job!” Trump said. Speaking to reporters in London on Saturday evening, White did not…
A question many of us have posed in our minds is: where would you go if you had a time machine? Would you crank the dial backwards like Marty McFly and risk sabotaging your own future? Before you start packing, a physicist has some news that may ruin a few Marvel movies: you may only be able to go one way, and it isn’t backwards. Hongsheng Zhang, a researcher at the University of Jinan in China, has shown that in a broad class of theoretical universes, travelling into your own past is impossible. The whole argument rests on one fact.…
A kiss on the cheek, turning up early or leaving food on your plate… little gestures can mean very different things across Europe. Now, new research has revealed the etiquette rules travellers should know before heading to Europe, from greeting strangers to getting dinner right. Preply, an online language learning and tutoring marketplace, looked at public data sources and surveyed 1,600 people living in 27 countries about European etiquette, and the results challenged some assumptions we’ve all probably been guilty of making. While it might seem like etiquette isn’t a huge deal, it’s actually an important thing to consider when…
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Footage released by Ukraine’s emergency services shows crews directing powerful jets of water towards burning industrial structures, with firefighters working among the wreckage as flames spread through the site. The attacks also damaged energy facilities and a major bridge in Kyiv. In the capital, a kindergarten was left severely damaged, with a large crater in its grounds, shattered walls and children’s toys scattered among the rubble. Workers began clearing debris from the destroyed building, while nearby residents inspected the damage. Five people were reported wounded in the strikes. The latest attacks come as Ukraine prepares for another difficult winter, with…
Terrified pedestrians fled through the streets of Kraków on Saturday as a gunman opened fire in the historic Main Market Square, killing six people and injuring 16 others. Witness footage captures people running for safety as vehicles race past and shots ring out. Other images show shattered windows, overturned café chairs, ambulances and police cars rushing to the scene, with a helicopter circling overhead. Police said the attacker, a 25-year-old Polish citizen, fired indiscriminately from a car before exchanging shots with officers nearby. He was wounded, arrested and taken to hospital. The victims included four women and two men, one…
At least six people have been killed and around a dozen wounded after a gunman opened fire in the historic centre of Kraków, Poland’s second-largest city, according to police. Amateur footage shows people fleeing as shots ring out, with cars passing through the area. Other videos capture the aftermath, showing emergency services responding to the scene, broken glass and overturned chairs scattered nearby. A helicopter can also be seen flying over the area.
Published on 7 November 2026 – 19:15 GMT+1 During his sixth apostolic journey, Pope Leo XIV stopped in Paysandú, in Uruguay, where he celebrated Mass in the Parque París Londres in front of more than 40,000 faithful. Arriving at the exhibition area in the popemobile from the “Brigadier General Aviator Tydeo Larre Borges” International Airport, the Pontiff made his way through the cheering crowd, blessing those present. When he reached the altar, next to an image of Blessed Jacinto Vera, he centred his entire homily on the key concepts of unity and community. “Peace is possible and we are called…