Putin seizes Russian operations of cigarette giant Japan Tobacco International
By Sergei Doubine & Russian Euronews Published on November 5, 2026 – 5:21 p.m. GMT+1 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday placed the operations of Japan Tobacco International (JTI) under state control, ordering their transfer by decree…
Tourists struggle to avoid queuing at crowded Chinese tourist hotspot
A couple appeared bloodied after an argument with elderly visitors escalated into a violent confrontation at a tourist hotspot in China. The two were allegedly involved in an argument with a 62-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman on the viewing platform…
Paraguay President Impeached Minutes After Resigning Over Bank Collapse: NPR
A protester holds a counterfeit US dollar bill depicting Paraguayan President Santiago Peña during a demonstration against the government and Ueno Bank, which Paraguay’s central bank seized amid a solvency crisis, in Asunción, Paraguay, on…
Avigdor Liberman drops veto on ultra-Orthodox coalition and opposition parties in UTJ talks
Yisrael Beytenu President Avigdor Liberman has dropped his veto on forming a government with ultra-Orthodox parties, opening the door for the opposition bloc to begin talks with United Torah Judaism (UTJ), N12’s Amit Segal reported Thursday. The…
Owners of seized Russian tanker claim US illegally sold their vessel for scrap metal
U.S. authorities sold a seized Russian oil tanker to a shipping scrapper for well below its market value in an “economically irrational” deal designed to thwart the owner’s attempt to salvage the vessel, the company’s lawyers said…
Donald Trump Jr. faces shocking allegations over trade talks with Vladimir Putin’s friend Umar Kremlev
The relationship between Donald Trump’s eldest son and oligarch Umar Kremlev appears to have taken a controversial new turn. POOL/Alec Tabak/via REUTERS Donald Trump Jr. reportedly discussed possible business deals with the Kremlin-linked oligarch…
Joint List says it will support Eisenkot to form next Israeli government | Israel Elections 2026 News
The Joint List, an alliance of Arab-led parties, said it would support Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot in forming a new government after last week’s elections. “The Joint List announced today Thursday that it will inform State President…
Paraguay’s president resigns amid crisis linked to bank collapse
Read the article in Spanish Paraguayan President Santiago Peña resigned from office on Thursday after Ueno Bank closed in the middle of the night due to a solvency crisis, leaving millions of customers unable to access their money and sparking a scandal.…
Ukraine continues strikes on Russian refineries as White House meeting approaches
kyiv — Ukraine attacked another of the major oil refineries that supply the Russian capital, in defiance of President Donald Trump’s warnings to stop such operations, hours before first lady Melania Trump hosted both sides Thursday at the White…
‘I fear people are forgetting Hong Kong’: Joshua Wong laments the city’s plight from inside a maximum security prison | Hong Kong
Fn inside Hong Kong’s oldest maximum security prison, where he trades books with Triad gang members and studies law, Joshua Wong writes letters like a man desperate to stay connected to the outside world. Excerpts from his writings in a private…