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- Thunberg criticises COP31 negotiations, urging leaders to prioritise planet over profit
- Divers discover wreck of ship sunk by German U-boat during World War II
- Jim Jordan elected as House GOP leader in reshuffle following midterms
- British teenager injured in Kraków mass shooting is named and pictured
- Trump administration boycotts UN human rights review for second consecutive year
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Greta Thunberg addressed the COP31 conference in Antalya, criticising world leaders for prioritising profit over environmental concerns. She highlighted the hypocrisy in climate negotiations, emphasising that climate change threatens everything and urging action to protect people and the planet. The summit runs until 20 November.
A British teenager, Harry Marchant, is in stable condition after being shot during a mass shooting in Kraków, Poland, which left six dead and 16 injured.
The United States again boycotted the UN Human Rights Council’s review of its human rights record, resulting in a delay until January. This marks the second consecutive year of US absence, following its withdrawal from the council in February 2025, amidst allegations of increasing human rights violations.
President Mahmoud Abbas has designated Mohammad Mustafa as the new prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, responsible for governing parts of the occupied West Bank.
Alec Baldwin’s legal team has asked a judge to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter charges against him stemming from a fatal shooting on a movie set in 2021. The latest court motion alleges that prosecutors have unfairly biassed the case against the Emmy award-winning actor.
Voting has started in Russia’s presidential election, widely expected to secure another six-year term for Vladimir Putin. The election spans three days, although the outcome is essentially predetermined, lacking any credible opposition.
Survivors say that at least 60 migrants lost their lives after a rubber dinghy encountered difficulties in the Mediterranean Sea. The 25 survivors were rescued by the Ocean Viking, a vessel operated by the humanitarian organisation SOS Méditerranée.
James Crumbley, aged 47, has been found guilty of manslaughter in connection with a school shooting where his son, a Michigan school gunman, killed four students.
We want to give him the best send-off we can as Liverpool want to “win every trophy” possible for departing boss Jurgen Klopp after they thrashed Sparta Prague to reach the Europa League quarter-finals.
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