Ukraine deploys low-cost drones to counter Russia’s aerial attacks
Volunteer-driven start-ups develop affordable interceptors, offering effective solutions against Russian drone attacks.
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Trump, Mamdani merchandise compete for Christmas shoppers
Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani are leading candidates for politically themed Christmas gifts in the US.
Gaza patients facing death as Israel continues to block medical supplies
More than 1,000 Palestinian patients have died while awaiting treatment abroad, amid collapse of Gaza healthcare sector.
Jes Staley and Larry Summers were made executors of Jeffrey Esptein’s estate, files reveal
Ex-Treasury secretary and former Barclays chief are named in versions of will belonging to deceased child sex offenderThe former Barclays chief executive Jes Staley and the ex-US Treasury secretary Larry Summers were appointed as executors of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, according to a newly released tranche of documents linked to the now-deceased child sex offender.Filings published on Tuesday by the US Department of Justice included various versions of Epstein’s last will and testament, which showed the financier intended to hand responsibility of managing his affairs to associates including the two high-profile men in the event of his death. Continue reading...
Email from ‘A’ at Balmoral urges Ghislaine Maxwell to find ‘inappropriate friends’
Epstein files reveal messages between his accomplice and a man who appears to be Andrew Mountbatten-WindsorUS politics live – latest updatesA man identified as “A” who appears to be Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor discussed facilitating meetings with “inappropriate friends” with Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.Among the latest tranche of Epstein files are email exchanges in 2001 and 2002 between Maxwell and a correspondent who appears as “The Invisible Man” in the email thread and says that he is writing from Balmoral. Continue reading...
‘Rare’ squirrels set free together after bonding at Florida hospital for injured wildlife
Big Cypress fox squirrels released as a pair to reduce stress and support natural behaviors during transition back into the wildTwo “rare and elusive” juvenile squirrels have a new home for the holidays after they were injured falling from their nests and spent several weeks in a Florida wildlife “rehab” facility.The pair of Big Cypress fox squirrels, a threatened species so uncommon that the Conservancy of Southwest Florida hasn’t treated one in at least a decade, was released back into the wild at a carefully selected site rich in “high-quality pine and cypress habitat” near the nest where one of them was originally found. Continue reading...
Greta Thunberg Arrested at U.K. Protest Supporting Palestine Action Prisoners
The Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was arrested after holding a sign that the police said showed support for the group Palestine Action, which Britain banned this year.
Inheritance tax for farmers to kick in at £2.5m in government U-turn – UK politics live
Previous policy would have led to inheritance tax being levied on farms valued at over £1mThe Treasury has published this explainer setting out in detail how the inheritance tax rules will apply to farms after today’s announcement.When the government first announced its plan to extend inheritance tax to farms, it said that this would raise around £520m a year from 2028-29.The changes we are implementing reflects the concerns that have been raised while preserving the majority of the revenue from reform to help cut debt and borrowing and fund public services. The costings for today’s announcement will be incorporated into the next OBR forecast. Continue reading...
Backlash after CBS pulls 60 Minutes report on Salvador’s CECOT prison
The correspondent behind the story says it was postponed for political reasons, while network says it needs more work.
UK police leaders to call for ‘non-crime hate incidents’ to be scrapped
Review will request ‘commonsense’ system with most serious incidents recorded as antisocial behaviourThe category of non-crime hate incidents is no longer fit for purpose and could be scrapped under plans to be presented to the home secretary.A review by police leaders will call for non-crime hate incidents to be replaced with a new “commonsense” system, the Telegraph reports. Under the new scheme, only the most serious incidents would be recorded as antisocial behaviour. Continue reading...