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Nov 9, 2026 - World

Five-times Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner says he is neither leftwing nor rightwing but would seek to ‘bring people together’The French judo star and five-times Olympic gold medallist Teddy Riner has announced plans to run in next year’s presidential election, describing himself as someone neither leftwing nor rightwing but who would seek to “bring people together”.With more than five months before the April-May ballot to replace Emmanuel Macron, the race has been shaping up to be a showdown between political extremes. Polls point to a hollowing out of the political centre, suggesting that the anti-immigrant National Rally leader Marine Le Pen could be the frontrunner, with the radical-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon trailing behind. Continue reading...

Nov 9, 2026 - World

Exclusive: MP Chris Ward believes ditching pledges and forming closer ties with EU would protect it from global threatsOne of the architects of Keir Stamer’s Brexit red lines has called for Andy Burnham to abandon them at the next election, saying a new relationship with the EU would protect the UK from global threats.The call is the latest voice from a prominent figure in Starmer’s administration for a faster transition to a far closer European relationship, after the former chancellor Rachel Reeves said it was right for Burnham to consider rejoining. Continue reading...

Nov 9, 2026 - World

China's Ministry of State Security, the civilian intelligence service, is suspected of conducting a major spying operation by recruiting an agent who had an affair with Nvidia leader Jensen Huang.

Nov 9, 2026 - World

A Honduran court has postponed a verdict in a sex-trafficking case linked to the 2022 disappearance of Angie Peña

Nov 9, 2026 - World

Terrorism investigation will continue after suspect who killed six after opening fire in market square diedPolish prosecutors have said they do not currently have any evidence tying the man who killed six people and injured 16 in a rare mass shooting in Kraków to any particularly political ideology.The 24-year-old Polish national died in hospital early on Monday after being critically injured in a shootout with police officers as they apprehended him after the attack in the city’s busy market square on Saturday afternoon. Continue reading...