The Senate's vote to automatically pass a bill to release Epstein files, Trump's dismissal of questions regarding the Khashoggi murder, and the New York Times cutting ties with Larry Summers over Epstein emails underscore ongoing political and ethical accountability debates.

• Senate agrees to automatically pass bill to release Epstein files as Trump claims to not care – US politics live — The Guardian -
• Senate approves bill to release Epstein files after near-unanimous House vote — The Guardian -
• Live Updates: Trump Praises Saudi Prince and Dismisses Question About Killing of Journalist — New York Times World -

• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• Trump officials wrongly deport trans woman in violation of court order — The Guardian -
• New York Times cuts ties with Larry Summers over Epstein emails — The Guardian -
• ‘Things Happen’: Trump Brushes Off the Murder of Khashoggi — New York Times World -
• Trump shrugs off Khashoggi murder during Saudi prince’s White House visit — The Guardian -
• The Saudi crown prince receives an especially warm welcome at the White House. — New York Times World -
• 'Things happen' - Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing — BBC World -
• How did your representative vote on releasing the Epstein files? — The Guardian -
• Cristiano Ronaldo to visit White House on same day as Saudi crown prince — BBC World -
• U.S. Military Threat Puts Spotlight on Venezuela’s Allies — New York Times World -
• Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing, threatens ABC News in White House meeting – as it happened — The Guardian -
• ‘Please release the records’: Epstein survivors urge Congress over DoJ files — The Guardian -
• New Jersey man pardoned of fraud conviction by Trump back in prison for another fraud conviction — The Guardian -
• Judge rejects ‘racially gerrymandered’ maps in Texas that gave Republicans extra districts — The Guardian -
• US perpetrators must face ‘same consequences’ as Epstein’s UK associates, congressman says — The Guardian -
• For the Saudi crown prince, international criticism over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi has faded. — New York Times World -
• 'Quiet, piggy': Trump responds to reporter after Epstein question — BBC World -
• Trump wants a Saudi-Israel deal, but that’s not likely soon. — New York Times World -
• Texas governor Abbott designates Cair and Muslim Brotherhood terrorist groups — The Guardian -
• Trump Team Calls Maduro a ‘Cartel’ Boss. That Word Doesn’t Mean What You Think. — New York Times World -
• Trump faces criticism for referring to female Bloomberg reporter as ‘piggy’ — The Guardian -
• Sheinbaum again dismisses Trump’s threat of sending troops to Mexico: ‘We do not want intervention’ — The Guardian -
• Trump Family’s Business Ties to Saudi Arabia Raise Ethics Worries — New York Times World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• Mass federal immigration sweeps expand to North Carolina’s capital city — The Guardian -
• Trump Administration Releases Thousands of Amelia Earhart Files — New York Times World -
• US to sell F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia, Trump says ahead of crown prince's visit — BBC World -
• US to sell F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia, Trump says ahead of crown prince's visit — BBC World -
• Trump says US will sell F-35 stealth jets to Saudis as Prince Mohammed visits — The Guardian -
• Ex-Harvard president Larry Summers steps back from public role after Epstein email release — BBC World -
• Ex-Harvard president Larry Summers steps back from public role after Epstein email release — BBC World -
• Trump’s focus on race backfires as voters punish economic failings — The Guardian -
• Trump and the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ — New York Times World -
• Trump changes course on Epstein files; administration sues California over mask ban – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Trump Gives Mixed Messages About Military Action Against Venezuela — New York Times World -
• ‘Deeply ashamed’ Larry Summers steps back from public life over Epstein links — The Guardian -

An Israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in Lebanon killing at least 13, reports of 94 Palestinian deaths in Israeli prisons, and the UN Security Council's endorsement of Trump's Gaza peace plan highlight the region's volatile landscape and complex peace efforts.

• Israeli Airstrike on Refugee Camp in Lebanon Kills at Least 13, Officials Say — New York Times World -
• Lebanon says Israeli strike killed 13 people near Palestinian refugee camp — BBC World -
• Pro-Palestine activists used sledgehammers in action at Israel-linked firm, UK court told — The Guardian -

• UN Support Propels Trump Gaza Plan, but Road Ahead Is Still Rough — New York Times World -
• Palestinian Voices Absent from U.S.-Run Center Planning Gaza’s Future — New York Times World -
• At least 94 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in two years, human rights group says — BBC World -
• At least 94 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in two years, human rights group says — BBC World -
• First Thing: ‘They have total impunity’ – West Bank settler violence rises after Gaza ceasefire — The Guardian -
• Sally Rooney says UK prisoners linked to Palestine Action face ‘shocking mistreatment’ — The Guardian -
• One of the oddest UN resolutions in history seeks to solidify shaky Gaza ceasefire into an enduring peace — The Guardian -
• ‘They have total impunity’: West Bank settler violence surges after Gaza ceasefire — The Guardian -
• Shelters plea for Gazans as winter rains raise fears of more disease and death — BBC World -
• Trump's plan for Gaza backed by UN Security Council — BBC World -
• UN body passes resolution – as it happened — The Guardian -
• UN security council votes to endorse Donald Trump’s Gaza plan — The Guardian -

The Cop30 summit's call for a fossil fuel phase-out, a lawsuit against Gulf of Mexico oil lease sales, and a study analyzing the deadly impact of macro plastic on sea life emphasize urgent global climate and ecological concerns.

• More than 80 countries at Cop30 join call for roadmap to fossil fuel phase-out — The Guardian -
• Environmentalists Sue to Stop Oil Lease Sales in the Gulf of Mexico — New York Times World -
• Study Analyzes How Much ‘Macro’ Plastic Is Deadly to Sea Life — New York Times World -

• Brazil creates new Indigenous territories during protest-hit COP30 — BBC World -
• Bhutan PM on leading the first carbon-negative nation: ‘The wellbeing of our people is at the centre of our agenda’ — The Guardian -
• Can mountain lions make a comeback in the US north-east? One group hopes so — The Guardian -
• ‘Sustainable’ Cambridge busway will cause irreversible ecological harm, inquiry told — The Guardian -
• Brazil creates new Indigenous territories during protest-hit COP30 — BBC World -
• California farms applied millions of pounds of PFAS to key crops, study finds — The Guardian -
• Australia will not oppose Turkey staging Cop31 as Albanese signals policy shift — The Guardian -
• At least 15 English sewage plants use plastic beads spilled at Camber Sands — The Guardian -
• The rainforest the world forgot: the Congo basin is the second largest on Earth, so why is it being neglected? — The Guardian -
• Greenpeace Faces an Unusual New Legal Attack From a Pipeline Giant — New York Times World -
• European wildcats could be seen again in England for first time in 100 years — The Guardian -

Debates over Labour's hardline asylum policies splitting families, criticism of hereditary peers voting against workers' rights, and University of Nottingham considering axing language and music degrees reflect key social, economic, and political challenges in the UK.

• ‘Out of touch’ hereditary peers criticised for voting against workers’ rights — The Guardian -
• Mahmood faces calls for compassion and clarity over hardline asylum policies — The Guardian -
• EU confirms it wants UK to pay into its budget in exchange for closer ties — The Guardian -

• University of Nottingham considers axing language and music degrees — The Guardian -
• Chinese spying amounts to interference in UK democracy, minister says, after MI5 warns MPs – politics live — The Guardian -
• ExxonMobil to shut chemicals plant in Fife with loss of up to 450 jobs — The Guardian -
• Starmer pleads for government to unite in fightback after difficult week — The Guardian -
• Bond markets could force Rachel Reeves ‘to do a secondary budget’, City investor warns — The Guardian -
• Why Britain Is Embracing ‘Negative Nation Branding’ — New York Times World -
• Most Reform UK voters would back wealth tax on very rich, poll suggests — The Guardian -
• Energy price cap in Great Britain expected to fall in January – but higher bills loom — The Guardian -
• Crest Nicholson plans job cuts and warns on profits, blaming budget uncertainty — The Guardian -
• Asylum changes seek to use children as a weapon, says Labour peer Alf Dubs — The Guardian -
• MoD identifies possible UK sites for making explosives and ammunition — The Guardian -
• Tuesday briefing: What Labour hopes to learn from Denmark’s hardline asylum stance — The Guardian -
• ‘I knew I was starting to have a seizure’: women describe lasting effects of being ‘choked’ during sex — The Guardian -
• UK bank and building society customer protection limit to rise to £120,000 — The Guardian -
• Nearly half of sexually active young people in UK have experienced strangulation, study shows — The Guardian -

eSafety chief's worry about Roblox becoming a playground for pedophiles, research indicating Australia's high ultra-processed food consumption, and job cuts at the national scientific agency CSIRO reveal a range of domestic challenges and policy responses.

• Australia news live: eSafety chief worried about Roblox ‘becoming a playground for pedophiles’ before new chat controls — The Guardian -
• Australia has some of highest consumption rates of ultra-processed foods, researchers say — The Guardian -
• Australian Man Convicted of Murderer Sues to Challenge Vegemite Ban Behind Bars — New York Times World -

• Roblox rolls out age-verification features in Australia as gaming platform insists child social media ban should not apply — The Guardian -
• ‘Sad day for publicly funded science’: up to 350 more jobs to go at CSIRO — The Guardian -
• Liberals to target international students and skilled migrants in proposed cuts to immigration — The Guardian -
• $60bn wiped from ASX – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Australian murderer sues for right to eat Vegemite behind bars — BBC World -
• Sydney resident died after triple-zero call didn’t work on Samsung phone, TPG says — The Guardian -
• Sand play products now ‘high risk’ and need to be tested before coming into Australia, border force says — The Guardian -
• CBA boss says repaying ‘excessive fees’ to low-income customers could be seen as taking shareholder money — The Guardian -
• Who is Jess Wilson and should the Victorian Labor government be worried? — The Guardian -
• Hannah McGuire’s ex-partner jailed for 28 years for murder after burning her body near Ballarat — The Guardian -
• The real Slim Shady? Eminem sues Australian company Swim Shady for trademark infringement — The Guardian -
• Australia detains South African seen at neo-Nazi rally — BBC World -
• South African man detained in pre-dawn immigration raid after attending Sydney neo-Nazi rally — The Guardian -
• Is bird-dogging your Roman empire? Macquarie Dictionary reveals word of the year finalists — The Guardian -

Poland blaming Russian-backed Ukrainians for railway sabotage, MI5 warning UK lawmakers about Chinese spies on LinkedIn, and Zelensky's efforts to revive peace talks with Russia in Turkey point to escalating geopolitical tensions and diplomatic maneuvers.

• Chinese Spies Are Using LinkedIn to Target U.K. Lawmakers, MI5 Warns — New York Times World -
• China in ‘covert and calculated’ effort to recruit MPs and peers, minister says — The Guardian -
• Ukrainians working for Russia were behind rail blasts, alleges Polish PM — The Guardian -

• Poland Blames Russian-Backed Ukrainians for Railway Sabotage — New York Times World -
• Suspected Hezbollah member goes on trial in Germany — BBC World -
• Two Ukrainian men believed to be working with Russia identified as suspects in Polish rail sabotage attacks – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Zelensky Will Try to Revive Peace Talks With Russia During Turkey Visit — New York Times World -
• Ecuador Votes ‘No’ to Hosting U.S. Military Base — New York Times World -
• Zelensky to meet Trump envoy in Turkey in bid to 'intensify' peace talks — BBC World -
• Zelensky to meet Trump envoy in Turkey in bid to 'intensify' peace talks — BBC World -
• Two Ukrainians working for Russia behind rail sabotage, Polish PM says — BBC World -
• Venezuela’s top opposition leader claims ‘new era’ is coming despite lack of clear plan — The Guardian -
• Venezuela's Maduro 'ready to talk' as US ramps up pressure — BBC World -
• Four ‘active club’ members sentenced to prison in Sweden for racist assaults — The Guardian -
• At a Shared Symbol of Jihad, the Taliban Defy Their Old Ties With Pakistan — New York Times World -
• French energy giant Total faces war crimes allegations over Mozambique massacre — BBC World -
• Chinese travellers cancel hundreds of thousands of trips to Japan amid rising tensions — The Guardian -
• Japan movie releases postponed in China after Taiwan row — BBC World -
• Canada narrowly approves Carney's first federal budget — BBC World -
• Canada narrowly approves Carney's first federal budget — BBC World -

A widespread Cloudflare outage disrupting X, ChatGPT, and other internet services, Amazon's launch of a robotaxi service in San Francisco, and warnings about AI chatbots giving inaccurate financial advice showcase the evolving landscape and challenges in the digital sphere.

• Cloudflare Outage Disrupts X, ChatGPT and Other Parts of the Internet — New York Times World -
• Amazon launches robotaxi service in San Francisco in challenge to Google’s Waymo — The Guardian -
• Cloudflare outage causes error messages across the internet — The Guardian -

• Crypto market sheds more than $1tn in six weeks amid fears of tech bubble — The Guardian -
• Eight firms under investigation in crackdown on additional online fees — The Guardian -
• UK consumers warned over AI chatbots giving inaccurate financial advice — The Guardian -

A man charged with the murder of an Oakland football coach, a woman set on fire on the Chicago subway, and the approval of an opioid settlement for Purdue Pharma highlight significant criminal and legal developments across different regions.

• Man charged with murder of Oakland football coach ordered to stay in jail without bail — The Guardian -
• Man pours liquid on woman and sets her on fire on Chicago subway — The Guardian -
• Bodies of missing mum and child found in freezers in Austria — BBC World -

• 25 Girls Abducted From School in Nigeria — New York Times World -
• Surgeons reattach 10-year-old girl’s hand nearly lost in Florida shark attack — The Guardian -
• Trial begins in archdiocese of New Orleans’ $230m settlement for abuse survivors — The Guardian -
• LA county sheriff investigating new sexual battery claim against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs — The Guardian -

Four tourists killed in a blizzard in Chile, reports of lead poisoning linked to US car batteries recycled in Nigeria, and calls for Caribbean slavery reparations from the UK reflect diverse global human interest and societal issues.

• British woman among four tourists killed in blizzard at nature reserve in Chile — The Guardian -
• Stranded whale euthanized after failed rescue attempt off Oregon coast — The Guardian -
• Frustrated With Your Home Insurer? Tell Us About It. — New York Times World -

• Investigating a Recycling Disaster — New York Times World -
• The Real Cost of U.S. Car Batteries — New York Times World -
• Caribbean slavery reparations body calls for ‘mutually beneficial’ restorative justice from UK — The Guardian -
• Tanzania: What to Know About the Post-Election Violence — New York Times World -
• After Hundreds of Gazans Arrive on Mystery Flights, South Africa Asks How — New York Times World -
• UK introduces voluntary health assessment for flat-faced dog breeds — The Guardian -
• The Kessler Twins sisters Alice and Ellen die together aged 89 — The Guardian -
• Argentina judge fired after causing mistrial in case over Maradona’s death — The Guardian -
• Stellan Skarsgård starrer Sentimental Value leads nominations for European film awards — The Guardian -
• Poll unrest has 'stained' Tanzania's global image, president says — BBC World -
• Top U.N. Official Pushing to Get Aid Into Stricken Sudanese City — New York Times World -
• Musicians losing out on millions due to wrongly allocated UK royalties, new research finds — The Guardian -
• How We Linked the Auto Industry to Lead Poisoning in Nigeria — New York Times World -
• Wagner Moura to lead Ibsen update in unique European festival collaboration — The Guardian -
• New Slovenian law treats entire Romany minority ‘as a security threat’ — The Guardian -
• Dan Wootton denies catfishing man who claims to be former colleague — The Guardian -
• Jeju Air Crash Investigators to Hold Public Hearing as They Face Criticism — New York Times World -
• Tuning In — New York Times World -
• Where Mao’s Peasants Tilled the Soil, Tourists Now Pay for the View — New York Times World -
• Philippine president Marcos denies estranged sister’s claim he is a cocaine addict — The Guardian -
• From bicycles to cash: The rising cost of India's poll promises — BBC World -
• Authors dumped from New Zealand’s top book prize after AI used in cover designs — The Guardian -
• 'I hated that I looked Asian': KPop Demon Hunters star on her struggle for acceptance — BBC World -
• 'I hated that I looked Asian': KPop Demon Hunters star on her struggle for acceptance — BBC World -