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Nov 3, 2026 - World

Akande joining the international court of justice comes a decade after previous British judge failed to get re-electedA British judge has been elected on to the UN’s international court of justice, in a big British diplomatic victory that comes almost 10 years after a previous British judge failed to get re-elected.Dapo Akande will now serve as one of the ICJ’s 15 judges for a minimum nine-year term. Continue reading...

Nov 3, 2026 - World

South Korea says North Korea has launched an unidentified projectile toward the sea

Nov 3, 2026 - World

Russian and Ukrainian representatives are scheduled to visit the White House on Thursday after first lady Melania Trump helped negotiate a temporary ceasefire in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in Ukraine's southern Kherson region.

Nov 3, 2026 - World

Bomb threats were made on routes involving a number of airlines, including Ryanair and WizzAirBack to Poland, Warsaw Modlin airport says it has resumed operations after an earlier bomb threat – but a part of the airport where the London flight was parked remain closed and is being checked by security forces.Ukraine’s Zelenskyy has said his talks with Merz and Germany’s president Steinmeier will focus on “diplomatic coordination” on air defence and energy sector.“These will be the priorities of today’s talks. We all have an interest in security, stability, and protecting the rules-based international order. And we must work together to turn these principles into concrete decisions and actions.” Continue reading...

Nov 3, 2026 - World

Unclear if series of incidents affecting two UK departures and several Ryanair services, among others, were connectedSeven planes across Europe have been searched or diverted after a series of bomb threats were made to passenger flights, prompting questions as to whether there was any coordination behind the warnings.Two UK departures – one from Heathrow and one from Manchester – were among those threatened in what Downing Street called “malicious hoaxes”, though all planes landed safely and no explosives were found. Continue reading...