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Two Latvian nationals were arrested after entering RAF Molesworth in England, a base hosting US personnel and NATO intelligence operations, through a small fence breach. Police found an abandoned vehicle and said there was no evidence linking the incident to an alleged plot targeting RAF Fairford.Indie Burrows on Reuters World News
US stocks fell Thursday as oil prices surged amid Middle East tensions and new sanctions on Iran’s oil exports. The Treasury Department sanctioned 17 vessels carrying Iranian crude, while President Donald Trump said talks with Iran were productive and ruled out an attack before the midterms.Indie Burrows on Reuters World News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the United States is not doing enough to help Ukraine after attacks on Kyiv and a deadly strike in Pryluky. Residents in Russian-occupied Oleshky face shortages and mine-scattered routes to food and water, while Russia says Ukraine is blocking supplies and its military is addressing the crisis.Indie Burrows on Reuters World News
Reuters Ipsos polls found nearly half of 2024 Kamala Harris voters were very enthusiastic about voting, compared with 30% of Donald Trump voters, while Republican support softened among men. Two-thirds of Americans said prices were rising faster than paychecks, and 78% blamed the White House at least partly.Indie Burrows on Reuters World News
Protests followed an ICE operation in New York City in which federal agents shot and wounded a 28-year-old man in his Bronx car, where his five-year-old child was also present. DHS called it targeted enforcement, while Mayor Zohran Mamdani said efforts to secure the man’s release failed.Indie Burrows on Reuters World News
US prosecutors charged former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, with conspiring to torture political opponents, including three Americans. Flores pleaded not guilty to earlier drug charges, was denied release on medical grounds, and has not entered a plea to the new indictment, which carries a 50-year minimum sentence.Indie Burrows on Reuters World News
The USS Abraham Lincoln returned to San Diego after a 10-month deployment, including more than 260 straight days at sea without a port call. The carrier strike group conducted combat operations against Iran, and eight sailors attempted suicide during the mission.Indie Burrows on Reuters World News
The US government will livestream an execution for the first time, with former army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan scheduled to die by firing squad at Fort Hood, Texas, on December 3. President Donald Trump approved the execution on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recommendation.Indie Burrows on Reuters World News
Navi Pillay, a former International Criminal Court judge from South Africa, won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. She presided over Rwanda cases recognizing rape and sexual violence as genocide and chaired a UN inquiry that concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza.Indie Burrows on Reuters World News
Russia’s health regulator rejected reports that a second person became ill after a worker died at a plague research lab in Siberia. The World Health Organization sought more information from Moscow, but no trustworthy, evidence-based source confirmed a second case.