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Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities kill at least four

Volodymr Zelenskyy calls for more sanctions on Moscow after 45 missiles and 450 drones launched at Ukraine

Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, killing at least four people and damaging energy infrastructure in three separate regions, according to Ukrainian officials.

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Russia had launched more than 450 drones and 45 missiles, most of which were shot down.

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UK to announce plans to emulate stringent Danish immigration system

Shabana Mahmood’s proposals draw scorn from some Labour MPs, while others want government to go further

Why does the UK want to copy Denmark?

Shabana Mahmood is to announce changes to the UK’s immigration rules modelled on the Danish system, largely seen as among the most stringent in Europe, the Guardian understands.

Last month, the home secretary dispatched officials to Denmark to study its border control and asylum policies. Denmark’s tighter rules on family reunions and restricting some refugees to a temporary stay are among the policies being looked at.

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© Photograph: Thomas Krych/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Thomas Krych/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

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Old fishing nets from France become vital protection against Russian drones in Ukraine

Fishers from the Brittany coast are sending horse-hair nets to catch weapons and shield civilians and soldiers

In the fishing ports along France’s Brittany coast, the discarded fishing nets pile up along the coastal quaysides.

The lifespan of a deep-sea net is between 12 and 24 months, after which they become worn and beyond repair. Until now, the estimated 800 tonnes of nets scrapped every year have been a problem.

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© Photograph: Anatolii Stepanov/Reuters

© Photograph: Anatolii Stepanov/Reuters

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Ukraine: après plus d'un an de combats, la ville de Pokrovsk menacée d'une chute prochaine

Une situation inquiétante dans l'est de l'Ukraine, à Pokrovsk, dans l'oblast de Donetsk. Pokrovsk, une ville de 60 000 personnes avant la guerre, est transformée en bastion de la résistance ukrainienne de la région que les forces de Moscou cherchent à prendre depuis des mois. Depuis plusieurs jours, la pression russe s'était accentuée sur la ville et les Ukrainiens seraient en passe de céder.

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Léon XIV: un pontificat américain entre tradition et rupture

Élu le 8 mai dernier pour succéder à François, Robert Francis Prevost impose petit à petit, avec prudence, son style, reprenant l’essentiel des grands chantiers de son prédécesseur. Dans un monde polarisé où Donald Trump impose ses rapports de force, le premier pontife américain de l’histoire apparaît comme un anti-modèle au chef de la Maison Blanche. 

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Taiwan vice-president presses case at EU parliament for joint efforts to counter China

China angered by the address, criticising Europe for allowing ‘separatist activities’ to be carried out in parliament building

Taiwan’s vice-president, Bi-Khim Hsiao, urged the EU to boost security and trade ties with the self-governing island and support its democracy in the face of growing threats by China in a rare address to a group of international lawmakers in Brussels.

“Peace in the Taiwan Strait is essential to global stability and economic continuity, and international opposition against unilateral changes to the status quo by force cannot be overstated,” Hsiao told lawmakers assembled for a China-focused conference in the European parliament building.

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© Photograph: Virginia Mayo/AP

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Ukraine war briefing: Russia unleashes attack on energy infrastructure, triggering power cuts

Ukrainian minister says Moscow is ‘massively attacking’ grid; Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian troops gathering near north-eastern city. What we know on day 1,354

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© Photograph: Sofiia Gatilova/Reuters

© Photograph: Sofiia Gatilova/Reuters

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AST SpaceMobile sheds more light on sovereign direct-to-device plan for Europe

Illustration of an AST SpaceMobile BlueBird cell service satellite. Credit: AST SpaceMobile

AST SpaceMobile has registered plans with international regulators via Germany for a sovereign, space-based network that would provide broadband directly to devices across Europe, the U.S.-based satellite operator said Nov. 7.

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L'Union européenne restreint encore la délivrance de visas aux Russes

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L'Union européenne (UE) a annoncé, vendredi 7 novembre, des règles plus strictes en matière de délivrance de visas pour les citoyens russes. Après avoir réduit le nombre de visas accordés aux Russes après l'invasion de l'Ukraine, Bruxelles leur retire désormais la possibilité d'obtenir des visas à entrées multiples. L'UE cherche ainsi à renforcer sa sécurité, après plusieurs attaques hybrides attribuées à Moscou.

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Suède: avec près de 70 000 individus concernés, le fléau des gangs gagne du terrain

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C'est un chiffre énorme qui nous parvient de Suède : celui du nombre de membres actifs de réseaux criminels organisés. Il s'élève à 17 500 personnes. La police ajoute qu'environ 50 000 autres personnes sont aussi liées, de près ou de loin, à la criminalité dans le pays. Des chiffres très importants, alors que la population suédoise est de 10,6 millions d'habitants.

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Europe’s lead in hyperspectral Earth observation depends on public–private partnerships

Satellite image of the Strait of Hormuz. Credit: Kuva Space

For half a century, satellites have chased the same prize: ever sharper pictures of Earth. Each advance brought more pixels and greater clarity, but only in terms of how things looked. Now, a different kind of technology is emerging, one that reveals the biochemical composition of man-made and natural objects: hyperspectral imaging. By capturing hundreds […]

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Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli PM, ministers and army chief accused of crimes against humanity ‘perpetrated systematically’ in Gaza

Turkey has issued arrest warrants for alleged genocide against the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and senior officials within his government.

Among 37 suspects listed were the Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, the national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and the army chief Lt Gen Eyal Zamir, said a statement from the Istanbul prosecutor’s office, which did not publish the complete list.

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© Photograph: Nathan Howard/AP

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EU plans hub to tackle disinformation threat from Russia and others

Move follows ‘escalating hybrid attacks’ by Russia and other foreign powers spreading fake articles across social media

The EU executive plans to create a Centre for Democratic Resilience to counter disinformation from Russia and other authoritarian regimes, according to a leaked paper.

The European Commission intends for the centre to bring together expertise across the EU and from countries seeking to join the bloc to fight foreign information manipulation and interference. The idea forms the centrepiece of the “democracy shield” pitched by the commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, when she sought a second term before the 2024 European elections.

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© Photograph: Eraldo Peres/AP

© Photograph: Eraldo Peres/AP

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Civil rescue groups in Mediterranean cut ties with Libyan coastguard

Accusations of violent interceptions and human rights violations levelled at EU-funded Libyan services by NGOs

More than a dozen NGO rescue vessels operating in the Mediterranean have suspended communication with the Libyan coastguard, citing escalating incidents of asylum seekers being violently intercepted at sea and taken to camps rife with torture, rape and forced labour.

The 13 search-and-rescue organisations described their decision as a rejection of mounting pressure by the EU, and Italy in particular, to share information with the Libyan coastguard, which receives training, equipment and funding from the EU.

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© Photograph: EPA

© Photograph: EPA

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