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The TelegraphPutin’s relative accidentally reveals secret Russian death toll in Ukraine
A relative of Vladimir Putin has accidentally let slip secret Kremlin data that reveals Russia’s losses in its war in Ukraine.
- The Telegraph
Keir Starmer refuses to meet 99-year-old war veteran who had £60k wiped off her pension
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to meet a Second World War veteran who had £60,000 wiped off her state pension.
- The Independent
Watch live: Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at PMQs as his reset Brexit plans suffer another blow
Watch live as Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at PMQs on Wednesday (4 December) as his reset Brexit plans suffer another blow. The prime minister looks set to lose another key ally in a blow to his plans to reset the UK’s post-Brexit relationship with the European Union. Michel Barnier looks likely to be ousted as French prime minister on Wednesday in a no-confidence motion after he pushed through a controversial budget without a vote.
- HuffPost
I Moved To Europe To Escape U.S. Politics. Four Years Later, I've Come To A Terrifying Realization.
“With every year that passes, visits to my original home feel more like a trip to a foreign country.”
- PA Media: UK News
Tories call on Starmer to correct record over partygate ‘conviction’ claim
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak received fixed-penalty notices for breaking Covid-19 laws.
- Business Insider
Israel showed the 'power' of F-35s in destroying nearly all of Iran's air defenses without a loss, UK admiral says
The UK's chief of defense staff said Israeli F-35s took out "nearly the entirety" of Iran's air defenses in a single mission.
- BuzzFeed
I’m Speechless At These 12 People Who Had Literally No Idea What Their Trump Vote Meant
"'I didn't think he'd do that,' is what she says. She says she regrets it, 'But what can I do now?'"
- HuffPost
Trump And Trudeau's High-Stakes Dinner Spoke Volumes. Body Language Experts Reveal Why.
Experts examine a viral photo following the pair's meeting, plus other telling body language that came from the visit.
- The Hill
McConnell cries foul after 2 Democratic judges cancel retirement after Trump victory
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) vented his displeasure Monday after two Democratic-appointed federal judges reversed their decisions to retire in what appear to be efforts to stop President-elect Trump from nominating their successors. McConnell called the unusual decisions to forgo retirement following Trump’s sweeping victory last month a “partisan” gambit that would undermine the…
- The Telegraph
Syrian rebels capture Russian radar that detects Storm Shadow missiles
Syrian rebels have captured a Russian surveillance radar system near the city of Hama in another significant blow for Bashar al-Assad’s military capabilities.
- HuffPost
Geraldo Rivera Slaps Trump Supporters With A Reality Check After Biden’s Pardon
The former Fox News host and one-time Trump pal pointed out a double standard.
- HuffPost UK
Is Rachel Reeves Paving The Way For A U-Turn On A Key Budget Pledge?
The chancellor has failed to repeat her promise not to increase taxes in the future.
- Associated Press Finance
China bans exports to US of gallium, germanium, antimony in response to chip sanctions
China announced Tuesday it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications, as a general principle, lashing back at U.S. limits on semiconductor-related exports. The Chinese Commerce Ministry announced the move after the Washington expanded its list of Chinese companies subject to export controls on computer chip-making equipment, software and high-bandwidth memory chips.
- The Telegraph
Trump trolls Trudeau with flag picture after ‘telling him Canada could become the 51st state’
Donald Trump appeared to troll Justin Trudeau with a picture of himself posing with the Canadian flag after reportedly suggesting Canada could become a US state.
- Euronews
Lost and spoofed: How Ukraine redirects Russian drones to Belarus
Ukraine has a new way of countering Moscow's increased use of Shahed drones in mass attacks — redirecting them back to Russia or into the airspace of Kremlin-friendly Belarus.View on euronews
- ABC News
California Democrat flips final House seat, dealing Republicans narrow majority
ABC projects that Democrat Adam Gray will win the race for California's 13th Congressional District, unseating incumbent Republican John Duarte and flipping the final unresolved seat in the 2024 election. With all 435 House races projected, ABC News estimates Republicans will hold 220 seats and Democrats 215 in the 119th Congress. President-elect Donald Trump initially tapped three House Republicans for positions in his upcoming administration: Florida Reps. Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz, and New York Rep. Elise Stefanik.
- Evening Standard
The real reasons behind Harry and Meghan’s fall from grace
They’re at war with Trump and their popularity on the LA social scene is plummeting: is it all over for the Duke and Duchess of Montecito?
- Reuters
Russia strongly backs Syrian leadership, says rebels are getting outside help
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Wednesday that it strongly backs the actions of the Syrian leadership to counter an offensive by what it said were terrorist groups receiving support, including drones and training, from outside the country. The rebels have staged their biggest advance in years over the past week, first seizing Aleppo and now battling government forces and allied militia near Hama, another major city. "We strongly condemn this attack ... There is no doubt that they would not have dared to commit such an audacious act without the instigation and comprehensive support of external forces that seek to provoke a new round of armed confrontation in Syria, unfurl a the spiral of violence," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters.
- The Telegraph
Rayner approves super-prison on green belt
Angela Rayner has given the go-ahead for a super-prison on the green belt despite the local council refusing it planning permission.
- Associated Press
Trump’s pick to run the DEA withdraws his name from consideration. Trump says he pulled the plug
Chad Chronister, Donald Trump's pick to run the Drug Enforcement Administration, has withdrawn his name from consideration for the job, becoming the second person selected by the president-elect to bow out quickly after being selected for a position requiring Senate confirmation. Trump says he pulled the plug. The sheriff of Hillsborough County, Florida, said Tuesday in a post on X that he was backing away from the opportunity, which he called “the honor of a lifetime.”