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Hundreds of schools across Italy were forced to interrupt classes and evacuate their buildings on Wednesday, 11 November, after receiving mass-distributed emails claiming that explosive devices had been planted inside educational institutions. The communications also included a threat against Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, extending the…
American federal prosecutors have brought a new eight-count indictment against three men accused of supporting an Iran-aligned network responsible for a series of attacks and attempted attacks across Europe and the United States. The charges, unsealed on November 10, 2026, in the Southern District of…
The US House of Representatives blocked an immediate vote on the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on November 10, voting 211–204 to refer eight articles of impeachment to the House Judiciary Committee. The decision prevented the resolution from advancing directly to a substantive impeachment…
Nvidia's investigation into its chief executive, Jensen Huang, has become a matter of national-security concern, congressional oversight and potential shareholder liability. On November 9, US President Donald Trump said the FBI was looking into allegations that a Chinese intelligence operation had targeted Huang. The statement…
A passenger train travelling from Giza to Fayoum struck the rear of another train standing on the same track in Egypt's Al-Ayyat district on November 8, killing seven people and injuring 125. By the following day, railway workers had removed damaged carriages and repaired the…
Russia and Ukraine have intensified their long-range military operations immediately before a new round of US-mediated negotiations intended to explore a possible end to the war. The meetings, scheduled for November 10–11 in Abu Dhabi, will bring Russian, Ukrainian and American representatives together for the…
