Freed from Hamas captivity Emily Damari's story, Israel's internal divisions, and ongoing Gaza ceasefire talks are central to the region's complex narrative, alongside allegations of mistreatment of aid flotilla activists.

• Freed From Hamas, but Not Captivity — New York Times World -
• Greta Thunberg Among Hundreds From Gaza Aid Flotilla Deported by Israel — New York Times World -
• Israel at War With Itself — New York Times World -

• Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks under way; Putin and Netanyahu discussed Trump Gaza plan, says Kremlin – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Trying to Survive Gaza’s War-Torn Present, and Hoping for a Future — New York Times World -
• Israel and Hamas Meet in Egypt to Discuss Gaza Peace Plan — New York Times World -
• Israel and Hamas begin indirect talks as hopes rise of ending Gaza war — The Guardian -
• Gaza flotilla members allege beatings and insults in Israeli detention — The Guardian -
• Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan: What to Know — New York Times World -
• What are the key sticking points in Trump's Gaza peace plan? — BBC World -
• Trump urges negotiators to ‘move fast’ in run-up to Gaza ceasefire talks | First Thing — The Guardian -
• Trump urges negotiators to ‘move fast’ as Gaza ceasefire talks set to begin in Egypt — The Guardian -
• Gaza flotilla passengers allege poor conditions in detention as Israel prepares to deport dozens of activists — The Guardian -
• Australian Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israel complain of ‘degrading and humiliating’ treatment — The Guardian -

Schumer's rejection of Trump's shutdown negotiation claims, the US government shutdown entering its second week, and Trump's call to end diplomatic outreach to Venezuela highlight a turbulent American political landscape, marked also by judicial blocks on troop deployments to Portland and concerns over rising billionaire wealth inequality.

• Schumer rejects Trump’s claim that bipartisan government shutdown negotiations are under way – live — The Guardian -
• US shutdown enters second week as Senate again rejects rival funding bills — The Guardian -
• Trump Calls Off Diplomatic Outreach to Venezuela — New York Times World -

• Judge blocks Trump from sending troops from California to Portland — BBC World -
• US says subsidies for rural airline service to expire as soon as Sunday — The Guardian -
• Boom time for US billionaires: why the system perpetuates wealth inequality — The Guardian -
• Outcry as Trump plots more roads and logging in US forests: ‘You can almost hear the chainsaws’ — The Guardian -
• President Trump and the Supreme Court — New York Times World -
• US supreme court begins new term with nation’s democratic governance at stake — The Guardian -
• Trump authorises deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago — BBC World -

The Supreme Court's rejection of Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal, the opening of the Gisèle Pelicot rape case appeal, and a judge killed in a courtroom shooting in Albania underscore significant legal and human rights developments, alongside a Sudan militia leader's war crimes conviction and concerns over the 'psychopath test' in a Texas execution case.

• Schumer rejects Trump’s claim that bipartisan government shutdown negotiations are under way – live — The Guardian -
• Appeal Trial Opens in Gisèle Pelicot Rape Case — New York Times World -
• Shoe thrown at India's top judge in religious row — BBC World -

• Tory plan to scrap judge-led Sentencing Council criticised as ‘bonkers’ — The Guardian -
• US Supreme Court rejects Ghislaine Maxwell appeal in Epstein case — BBC World -
• Man convicted in Gisèle Pelicot case says he ‘never intended’ to rape her — The Guardian -
• Judge killed in courtroom shooting in Albania — The Guardian -
• ICC convicts former Sudan militia leader for war crimes in Darfur — The Guardian -
• Fire destroys home of South Carolina judge who had received death threats — The Guardian -
• Eswatini accepts 10 US deportees despite legal challenge — BBC World -
• The Pelicot Trial: A Timeline — New York Times World -
• Eswatini confirms arrival of 10 more people as part of US deportation deal — The Guardian -
• ‘Psychopath test’ under growing scrutiny as Texas prepares to execute man — The Guardian -
• Australia lacks ‘legitimate objective’ in fast-tracking Nauru deportations, Labor-led committee finds — The Guardian -

A Met commander's remarks on London crime perception, the Tory party misspelling Britain on conference chocolate, and the controversial plan to scrap the Sentencing Council dominate UK political discourse, while France faces a deepening crisis after Prime Minister Lecornu's resignation.

• People claim London crime is rising because it suits them, Met commander says — The Guardian -
• Tories set a low bar after misspelling Britain on conference chocolate — The Guardian -
• Lack of school closure plan ‘an extraordinary dereliction of duty’, Covid inquiry told — The Guardian -

• French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu Resigns — New York Times World -
• France in fresh political crisis as PM Lecornu quits after 26 days — BBC World -
• Nearly two thirds of Tory members want pact with Reform, poll suggests, with close to half supporting full merger – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Jonathan Powell to face MPs over role in collapse of espionage trial — The Guardian -
• France is in crisis but bond markets leave other governments at risk of meltdown too — The Guardian -
• Macron asks outgoing French PM to make last-ditch effort to resolve political crisis — The Guardian -
• Reform UK likely to raise council tax in Kent despite promise to cut costs — The Guardian -
• Lecornu bemoans lack of compromise across political spectrum as he resigns as French PM – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Tories say people denied benefits in UK can return to home countries — The Guardian -
• NHS could cease to function under Labour’s new visa rules, say nurses — The Guardian -
• Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally — The Guardian -
• Fianna Fáil’s Jim Gavin withdraws from Irish presidential race — The Guardian -
• Home Office grants extra visas for UCL international students told to defer — The Guardian -
• Monday briefing: Is Kemi Badenoch leading a Tory party on the brink of extinction? — The Guardian -
• MPs’ pay watchdog to give public more of a say on how politicians are funded — The Guardian -
• Macron appoints new French government in attempt to end political deadlock — The Guardian -

Jaguar Land Rover's efforts to restart production after a cyber-attack, Thames Water's removal of a 100-tonne fatberg, and UK regulators cracking down on car finance claims firms highlight pressing economic and infrastructure challenges, alongside Asahi's beer production restart and Amazon workers awaiting financial redress in Saudi Arabia.

• Jaguar Land Rover aims to restart limited production after cyber-attack — The Guardian -
• Thames Water removes 100-tonne fatberg from west London sewer — The Guardian -
• UK regulators step up crackdown on firms chasing cut of car finance payouts — The Guardian -

• Asahi restarts beer production after cyber-attack — BBC World -
• ‘Open-minded’ dating app Feeld’s profits jump amid influx of ‘vanilla’ users — The Guardian -
• ‘We want justice’: workers at Amazon warehouses in Saudi Arabia still waiting on financial redress — The Guardian -
• Boom time for US billionaires: why the system perpetuates wealth inequality — The Guardian -
• Aston Martin warns on profits amid US tariffs and seeks ‘proactive support’ — The Guardian -
• Balloons used to smuggle cigarettes shut Lithuanian airport — BBC World -
• Nearly a third of bosses report increase in cyber-attacks on their supply chains — The Guardian -
• Deloitte to pay money back to Albanese government after using AI in $440,000 report — The Guardian -

A black bear who killed a camper in Arkansas shot dead, Australia's rising costs from extreme weather, and a deadly Mount Everest snowstorm trapping hundreds of hikers underscore global environmental and natural disaster challenges, with New Zealand paying Samoa for a naval ship crash and Typhoon Matmo battering southern China.

• Black bear who killed camper in Arkansas shot dead by officials — The Guardian -
• At $4.5bn each year, extreme weather is costing Australia three times as much compared with 1990s, insurers say — The Guardian -
• 'I was lucky to get out': Everest hikers battle hypothermia as blizzard rescue continues — BBC World -

• Mount Everest hikers describe ‘extreme’ conditions as huge rescue effort continues — The Guardian -
• New Zealand pays Samoa millions after naval ship crash — BBC World -
• Watch: Race to reach hikers stranded by Mount Everest blizzard — BBC World -
• Cause of Gold Coast mass fish kill unknown with marine heatwave most likely culprit, scientists say — The Guardian -
• Weather tracker: Typhoon Matmo batters southern China — The Guardian -
• Snowstorm Traps Hundreds of Everest Hikers — New York Times World -
• Floods and Landslides in Nepal Worsen Woes of a Nation in Flux — New York Times World -

Trump's decision to call off diplomatic outreach to Venezuela, a friendly call between Trump and Brazil's Lula, and Russia's welcome of Trump's nuclear weapons proposal signal shifting geopolitical dynamics, while Ukraine's secret weapons spending faces questions and Pakistan fights its fiercest Taliban insurgency in a decade.

• Trump Calls Off Diplomatic Outreach to Venezuela — New York Times World -
• Trump and Brazilian President Lula have 'friendly' call — BBC World -
• Brazil’s president asks US to scrap tariffs in ‘friendly’ call with Trump — The Guardian -

• Russia Welcomes Trump’s Blessing of Proposal to Extend Caps on Nuclear Weapons — New York Times World -
• Ukraine’s Secret Weapons Spending Faces Questions After Internal Review — New York Times World -
• Tanzania issues social media warning after video calls for military 'action' — BBC World -
• Drones, Democracy and the War in Ukraine — New York Times World -
• Pakistan Fights Its Fiercest Taliban Insurgency in a Decade — New York Times World -
• Australia signs key defence deal with Papua New Guinea — BBC World -
• Andrej Babis Likely to Return as Czech Prime Minister After Parliamentary Win — New York Times World -

A black bear who killed a camper in Arkansas shot dead, a man charged with multiple counts of shooting in Sydney, and a US skydiving instructor found dead after a fall highlight various crime and accident incidents, alongside an arson arrest at a mosque in East Sussex and a hero hailed at a Manchester synagogue attack funeral.

• Black bear who killed camper in Arkansas shot dead by officials — The Guardian -
• Man charged with 18 counts of shooting with intent to murder in Sydney’s inner west — The Guardian -
• US skydiving instructor found dead after apparently falling without parachute — The Guardian -

• Man arrested on suspicion of arson after fire at mosque in East Sussex — The Guardian -
• Man killed during Manchester synagogue attack hailed as hero at funeral — The Guardian -
• Former NFL star Mark Sanchez could face six years in jail after being stabbed by 69-year-old — The Guardian -
• Firearms officer used excessive force in fatal shooting of unarmed man in London, misconduct hearing told — The Guardian -
• Hampshire mother jailed after drowning two-year-old during period of psychosis — The Guardian -
• Neighbours of Manchester synagogue attacker say they reported concerns to police — The Guardian -
• Erin Patterson: prosecutors to appeal ‘manifestly inadequate’ sentence for triple murderer — The Guardian -
• Death toll from Indonesia school collapse rises to 54 — BBC World -
• ‘Non-stop bang bang bang’: man arrested after about 50 shots fired from Sydney flat into street, injuring 16 — The Guardian -
• Indonesia school collapse death toll reaches 54 as search for missing students continues — The Guardian -
• A Chilling New Tactic in Nicaragua: Arrest, Then Silence — New York Times World -

The Nobel committee's humorous inability to reach a prize winner hiking off grid, Mexico's 'Sweet Songs' initiative against violence, and the passing of popular romance novelist Jilly Cooper represent diverse cultural and human interest stories, alongside Jane Goodall's posthumous remarks on world leaders and Rush reforming after Neil Peart's death.

• Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is ‘living his best life’ hiking off grid — The Guardian -
• Can Sweet Songs Prevail Over Bloody Ones? Mexico Is Giving It a Try. — New York Times World -
• Jilly Cooper, Widely Popular Romance Novelist, Is Dead at 88 — New York Times World -

• Jane Goodall said she would launch Trump and Musk on one-way trip into space — The Guardian -
• Rush reform for first time since drummer Neil Peart’s death — The Guardian -
• ‘Laugh, muchachos’: Spitting Image studio sued after Paddington Bear episode — The Guardian -
• Exiled leader to return to Bangladesh for historic vote after uprising — BBC World -
• Ex-New York Times writer to lead CBS after Paramount deal — BBC World -
• George Clooney’s 2025 Albie Awards Draw a Crowd of Celebrities in London — New York Times World -
• Australian triumphs at world porridge championship with rum invention: an oaty jaffle — The Guardian -
• Bari Weiss’s ascension to top of CBS News highlights the political winds driving US media rightward — The Guardian -
• Best Intentions — New York Times World -
• Nobel Prizes 2025: What to Know — New York Times World -
• Jimmy Kimmel more popular than Trump after show suspension, poll finds — The Guardian -
• Nobel prize in medicine awarded to scientists for immune system research — The Guardian -
• We May Know Why Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance Really Sank — New York Times World -
• He-Man poised to be next retro name to join UK toy ‘newstalgia’ trend — The Guardian -
• VIP appearances, books and beer: what Valerie the dachshund is up to after her Kangaroo Island adventure — The Guardian -
• Selfies and singing as Ethiopians celebrate thanksgiving — BBC World -
• Louis CK defends decision to perform at Riyadh comedy festival as ‘a good opportunity’ — The Guardian -