18 h. ago Spanish court orders Meta to pay nearly half a billion euros in damages to media outlets

Spanish legacy media companies in Spain have scored a victory against social media giant Meta after a Madrid-based court ordered that it must pay news outlets nearly half a billion euros in damages

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4 d. ago Putin's new power list as he adds two wives and two mistresses to Kremlin empire

According to an independent Russian media outlet, Vladimir Putin has just facilitated the largest example of nepotism in the last 100 years, giving 24 of his relatives government positions

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5 d. ago BBC journalist probed by secret services over China spying allegations

The journalist is said to have cultivated potential targets for the hostile state, while working as a reporter in Brussels for a different media outlet. They remain employed by the BBC

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1 week ago Trump threatens BBC with $1bn legal action over edit of speech in documentary

Leaked BBC report said film had ‘completely misled’ viewers by splicing two parts of January 6 speech togetherDonald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC and welcomed the resignations of two of its most senior figures after a campaign against the broadcaster that reached fever pitch over criticism that its flagship documentary programme in 2024 used a misleading edit of a Trump speech.Lawyers for the US president said that the BBC must retract the Panorama documentary by Friday or face a lawsuit for “no less” than $1bn (£760m), according to US media outlets who cited the letter. The BBC has confirmed it had received a letter and said it will respond in due course. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Democrat Abigail Spanberger to become Virginia’s first female governor – live

The Associated Press projects Democrat Abigail Spanberger has won the Virginia governor’s race, defeating Republican Winsome Earle-SearsThe former US vice-president, Dick Cheney, has died aged 84, according to a family statement.“Richard B. Cheney, the 46th Vice President of the United States, died last night, November 3, 2025. He was 84 years old,” Cheney’s family said in a statement quoted by The Hill and other media outlets. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Several people dead after fire at retiree boarding house in Bosnia

At least five people have been hospitalized so far but that many more people are likely injured, local media outlets have said

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2 w. ago Mamdani‑Cuomo race draws Trump into New York City politics amid high‑stakes elections across US – live

Trump throws support to former New York governor as Democratic socialist hopes to become city’s first Muslim mayorWhat to know about today’s US electionsNYC mayor elections: how vote works, when polls close and results as they come inThe former US vice-president, Dick Cheney, has died aged 84, according to a family statement.“Richard B. Cheney, the 46th Vice President of the United States, died last night, November 3, 2025. He was 84 years old,” Cheney’s family said in a statement quoted by The Hill and other media outlets. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago A strange brew: the case of the man behind an audacious Scottish tea fraud

A charismatic, tweed-wearing grower from Perthshire falsely claimed to be able to create thriving tea plantations in Scotland. His elaborate deception took in luxury hotels, media outlets and tea growers across the countryWith its large silver pouch, artistic label and delicate leaves, Dalreoch Scottish white tea might be expected to grace elegant cups with saucers, perhaps with a scone served on the side. Instead, it is nestled with an array of numbered polythene packets in a room just off a laboratory at the University of Aberdeen.This is not an ordinary afternoon tea but evidence in a crime that science helped solve. Continue reading...

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