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IDF Israel Defense Forces (IDF) handout photo showing its former Military Advocate General Major General Yifat Tomer-YerushalmiIDF
Israeli military's ex-top lawyer arrested as scandal over video leak deepens
JERUSALEM — The former top lawyer in the Israeli military has been arrested, as a political showdown deepens over the leaking of a video that allegedly shows severe abuse of a Palestinian detainee by Israeli soldiers.Maj Gen Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi resigned as the Military Advocate General of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) last week, saying that she took full responsibility for the leak.On Sunday, the story took a darker turn when she was reported as missing, with police mounting an hours-long search for her on a beach north of Tel Aviv.She was subsequently found alive and well, police said, but was then taken into custody.The fallout from the leaked video is intensifying by the day.Broadcast in August 2024 on an Israeli news channel, the footage shows reserve soldiers at the Sde Teiman...
November 03, 2025

Israeli military's ex-top lawyer arrested as scandal over video leak deepens

An demonstator shout slogans during protest in front of the parliament building in Belgrade, 2 November 2025
Riot police deployed in Belgrade as tensions rise over Novi Sad disaster
BELGRADE — Hundreds of riot police were deployed on Sunday evening as student-led protesters clashed with supporters of Serbia's President Aleksandar Vučić outside the parliament building in Belgrade.Groups faced off on both sides of the police cordons with officers in full gear standing in several rows between the shouting crowds who threw bottles, flares and stun grenades.At least 37 people were arrested overnight on Monday, including students, domestic media reported. One police officer was injured and a tent was set on fire, endangering the safety of those gathered, according to the interior ministry.The ministry has asked the citizens to refrain from any acts of violence and not participate in unregistered gatherings that jeopardise the lives and safety of other residents or...
November 03, 2025

Riot police deployed in Belgrade as tensions rise over Novi Sad disaster

The Roman Forum seen from the Palatine
Part of medieval tower near Colosseum collapses during renovation in Rome
ROME — Part of the medieval Torre dei Conti collapsed Monday morning during renovation work near the Imperial Forums, with firefighters rescuing four workers while one remained trapped under rubble.The tower, built in 1238 by Pope Innocent III and located near the Colosseum and the Roman Forum in Rome's historic center, was undergoing restoration funded by Italy's National Recovery and Resilience Plan when the partial collapse occurred around 11:30.Rome Fire Brigade deployed three operational teams, two ladder trucks and specialist units to the scene. Three workers trapped atop the tower were evacuated through a door using ladder trucks, while a fourth worker was extracted from the structure.Initial reports indicated one person remained beneath the rubble as rescue operations...
November 03, 2025

Part of medieval tower near Colosseum collapses during renovation in Rome

Viswashkumar Ramesh
I'm the luckiest man alive, but also suffering, says Air India crash sole survivor
LEICESTER — The sole survivor of the Air India plane crash, which killed 241 people on board, has said he feels like the "luckiest man" alive, but is also suffering physically and mentally.Viswashkumar Ramesh walked away from the wreckage of the London-bound flight in Ahmedabad in extraordinary scenes that amazed the world.He said it was a "miracle" he escaped but told how he has lost everything, as his younger brother Ajay was a few seats away on the flight and died in the crash in June.Since returning to his home in Leicester, Ramesh has struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), his advisers said, and has been unable to speak to his wife and four-year-old son.Flames engulfed the Boeing 787 flight when it went down shortly after take-off in western India.Shocking video...
November 03, 2025

I'm the luckiest man alive, but also suffering, says Air India crash sole survivor

An injured woman receives treatment at a hospital in the aftermath of an earthquake, that struck overnight in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2025
Deadly quake rocks Afghanistan leaving iconic Blue Mosque surrounded by rubble
MAZAR-I-SHARIF — A powerful earthquake has rattled northern Afghanistan, killing more than a dozen people, injuring hundreds and damaging one the country’s most beautiful mosques.Families were jolted awake in the early hours of Monday when the 6.3 magnitude quake struck near Mazar-i-Sharif, one of the most populated cities in the north of the country, at a shallow depth of 28 kilometers (17.4 miles), the United States Geological Survey said.A massive search and rescue operation is underway, with a child seen pulled alive from the rubble in the north of the country in video released by the Ministry of Defense on Monday morning. The girl was taken to hospital in a critical condition, a spokesperson for the 209 Al-Fath Army Corp told CNN.Mazar-i-Sharif’s iconic Blue Mosque was damaged...
November 03, 2025

Deadly quake rocks Afghanistan leaving iconic Blue Mosque surrounded by rubble

Namewee is known for his satirical songs and music videos
Popular Malaysian rapper charged with drug use
KUALA LUMPUR — Popular Malaysian rapper Namewee has been charged with illegal drug use and possession, local media reported on Monday, quoting Kuala Lumpur police.Namewee, who pleaded not guilty to both charges, has been released on bail after being arrested last month, authorities said.The 42-year-old is known for his satirical songs and music videos about taboo topics in Malaysia, from obscenity to religion to China's censorship.In an Instagram post on Sunday, Namewee denied using or carrying drugs."The truth will be out when the police report is released," he wrote.Kuala Lumpur police chief Fadil Marsus said that Namewee was arrested on 22 October in a hotel room, where they found pills believed to be ecstasy - also known as MDMA.Namewee later tested positive for illicit...
November 03, 2025

Popular Malaysian rapper charged with drug use

Locals and tourists say the glass lift destroys the area's natural beauty and accelerates erosion
Bali halts Chinese construction of glass lift on cliffside
JAKARTA — Bali authorities have suspended the construction of a 182m (597 ft) cliffside glass lift on one of the Indonesian province's most-photographed cliffs, after it sparked outrage over concerns of environmental harm.The lift on Kelingking Beach, to be built by Chinese developer China Kaishi Group, was supposed to make it easier for visitors to reach the beach.But photographs of the first lift shafts cutting through the iconic cliff - nicknamed the "T-Rex cliff" for its shape - have gone viral on social media, angering locals and tourists who say it destroys the area's natural beauty and accelerates erosion.Authorities have also found that the project did not obtain the necessary permits."It's a shame that the beautiful view of Kelingking Beach has been destroyed by...
November 03, 2025

Bali halts Chinese construction of glass lift on cliffside

Professor Laura Murphy says her academic freedom was traded for access to the Chinese student market
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
LONDON — China waged a campaign of harassment and intimidation directed at a UK university to get it to shut down sensitive research into alleged human rights abuses, documents seen by the BBC show.Sheffield Hallam University staff in China were threatened by individuals described by them as being from China's National Security Service who demanded the research being done in Sheffield be halted.And access to the university's websites from China was blocked, impeding its ability to recruit Chinese students, in a campaign of threats and intimidation lasting more than two years.In an internal email from July 2024, university officials said "attempting to retain the business in China and publication of the research are now untenable bedfellows".When the UK government learned of the...
November 03, 2025

China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show

A stone sculpture of a high-ranking official from the dynasty of Pharaoh Thutmose III
Netherlands to return stolen ancient sculpture to Egypt
AMSTERDAM — The Netherlands has said it will return a stolen 3,500-year-old sculpture to Egypt.It is "highly likely" the stone head, dating from the time of the pharaohs, was plundered during the Arab Spring in either 2011 or 2012, according to the Dutch Information & Heritage Inspectorate.A decade later, it turned up at an arts and antiques fair in Maastricht and, following an anonymous tip-off, Dutch authorities determined it had been stolen and exported illegally.Dutch outgoing prime minister Dick Schoof made the pledge to hand it back as he attended the opening of the archaeological Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza this weekend.The Dutch government said the sculpture of a high-ranking official from the dynasty of Pharaoh Thutmose III is "deeply meaningful to Egypt's identity".The...
November 03, 2025

Netherlands to return stolen ancient sculpture to Egypt

Trump announced new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in April
World awaits landmark US Supreme Court decision on Trump's tariffs
World awaits landmark US Supreme Court decision on Trump's tariffsWASHINGTON — What may be the biggest battle yet in Donald Trump's trade war is about to begin.The Trump administration heads to the US Supreme Court on Wednesday, facing off against small businesses and a group of states who contend most of the tariffs it has put in place are illegal and should be struck down.If the court agrees with them, Trump's trade strategy would be upended, including the sweeping global tariffs he first announced in April. The government would also likely have to refund some of the billions of dollars it has collected through the tariffs, which are taxes on imports.The final decision from the justices will come after what could be months of poring over the arguments and discussing the...
November 03, 2025

World awaits landmark US Supreme Court decision on Trump's tariffs

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