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Nov 9, 2026 - World

High winds and heavy train triggered collapse of sand bank overlooking camp for displaced familiesWitnesses have described the frantic struggle to save three members of a family buried by a landslide triggered by high winds and heavy rain in Gaza.A sand bank overlooking a camp for displaced families south of Deir al-Balah collapsed on Sunday, killing five people and crushing at least three tents. Continue reading...

Nov 9, 2026 - World

Indigenous leaders in Peru are warning that a government decision to reconsider protections for one of the world's largest uncontacted Indigenous groups could expose more of their Amazon rainforest territory to logging, raising fears of violent encounters and the spread of life-threatening diseases.

Nov 9, 2026 - World

French foreign minister vows European sanctions against Tehran over ‘unprecedented’ hacks last monthFrance has said Iran was responsible for a massive cyber-attack on supermarket freezers and chiller cabinets that was described by its foreign minister as being an act of “unprecedented scale and unprecedented aggression”.Jean-Noël Barrot said “Europe-wide sanctions” would be imposed against those responsible, adding that the attacks – which took control of digital thermostats to push temperatures up to above 50C – constituted “a major violation of the nation’s interests”. Continue reading...

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...