Europe
Russia using spare capacity to counter drone strikes
Russia offsets refinery damage from Ukraine's drone strikes using spare capacity
Germany strikes compromise on future of military service
Germany agrees on hybrid military service plan blending voluntary and call-up options
Spain fines Elon Musk’s X €5m in cryptoasset advertising case
X faces scrutiny over unregulated cryptoasset promotion
By Emma Pinedo
Chinese fraud mastermind jailed in UK for laundering $6bn in bitcoin
The Ponzi scheme defrauded around 128,000 investors out of billions in 2014-17
By Sam Tobin
Turkish military cargo plane crashes in Georgia, 20 aboard
Rescue teams mobilised after Turkish C-130 with 20 aboard crashes in Georgia
By Tuvan Gumrukcu
Outgoing BBC boss rallies staff amid Trump lawsuit
Outgoing BBC chief rallies staff amid Trump lawsuit, resignations over bias claims
Former French president Sarkozy released from prison pending appeal
Sarkozy was sent to prison on October 21 after he was found guilty in September of criminal conspiracy
By Juliette Jabkhiro
BBC boss and head of news resign after accusation of bias in Trump speech edit
Tim Davie and Deborah Turness leave after leaked memo and criticism over documentary about Donald Trump
By Andrew MacAskill and Kate Holton
British military aids Belgium amid disruptive drone events
UK sending experts and equipment to Belgium to counter disruptive drone sightings
By Andrew MacAskill
Russia says its forces advance in Pokrovsk in house-to-house battles
Russia wants to take the whole of the Donbas region, which comprises Donetsk and Luhansk
Putin orders Russian officials to explore nuclear weapons testing
Russian leader’s comments come after Donald Trump announces resumption of US testing
EU in last-minute talks to set new climate goal for COP30
Ministers prepare for tough talks in lead-up to vote on climate target compromise
UK’s Reeves hints at tax hikes to avoid austerity
British finance minister signals potential tax increases to avoid austerity in her budget.
Two arrested after mass stabbing on British train
British police rule out terrorism after knife attack in eastern England
By Ben Makori
King Charles strips Andrew of his titles and 30-room mansion
King Charles III has stripped his younger brother Andrew of his title of prince and forced him out of his Windsor home, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, seeking to distance the royals from him over his links to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
By Michael Holden and Catarina Demony
