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King Charles has expressed “profound personal sorrow” over slavery but stopped short of apologising, as he addressed Commonwealth leaders at the opening of their summit in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda. The King described the transatlantic slave trade as a “monstrous injustice” and acknowledged its continuing impact on many of the 56 Commonwealth countries represented at the meeting. “The transatlantic trade in enslaved persons still casts a shadow over these islands and other members of our Commonwealth,” he said. “As I have said before, that shameful chapter of history is one that fills my heart with horror and my soul…

Syrian security forces say they have arrested two people linked to Hezbollah over an alleged plot to attack the Homs oil refinery in central Syria. The General Intelligence Service said the operation was carried out with the Internal Security Forces. Explosive devices allegedly prepared for the planned attack were seized, it said. The suspects were identified only by the initials M S and B Sh. The authorities did not disclose when or where the arrests took place. Hezbollah rejected the accusations, saying it had no presence on Syrian territory and was not involved in “any activity that undermines the security…

North Korean hackers used fake recruitment interviews and malicious software to carry out the Binance hack, the cryptocurrency exchange has said, in an attack that resulted in the theft of around $6.3 billion. Binance executives said one of the company’s engineers was approached on LinkedIn by a person posing as a project director. The employee was then taken through a series of fabricated job interviews and persuaded to download an “assignment” which gave the attackers access to Binance’s systems. In a report, Binance said the engineer had been contacted through a legitimate job-hunting platform because their profile referred to their…

Donald Trump has joked that he could move to Israel and become prime minister if Americans grow tired of him, while claiming he has a 99% approval rating in the country. The US president made the remarks during an Election Day appearance on Fox News, as he discussed America’s relationship with Israel and praised the two countries as close partners. “In fact, if people ever got tired of me in the U.S., I’ll move to Israel, become prime minister,” Mr Trump said. He also described his claimed support in Israel as “the highest approval rating of anybody in history”, although…

The Texas 2026 midterm election is under way, with polling stations open across the state and federal election monitors deployed in several counties as voters decide a series of closely watched races. Polls opened at 7am local time on Tuesday, November 3, and are due to close at 7pm. Anyone still inside a polling station, or waiting to enter, at closing time is entitled to cast their ballot. The US Department of Justice said it had sent roughly 1,000 election monitors and observers across all 50 states in the largest such operation in the department’s history. The monitors are checking…

President Donald Trump has said the United States will stop providing Israel with billions of dollars in military aid each year from 2027. The announcement means US funding for Israel is expected to end after the close of the year, according to Mr Trump.

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Lisa Rinna is returning to Broadway in It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, and joined CBS Mornings to discuss the production and her return to the stage. The Broadway engagement marks Rinna’s latest involvement with the live radio play, based on the title It’s a Wonderful Life. She also spoke about other topics during her appearance on the programme.

A wave of suspected hoax bomb threats targeting passenger flights has caused disruption across Europe, with at least seven aircraft diverted, grounded or searched after alerts were received. Two services that departed from the UK were affected. A LOT Polish Airlines flight from London Heathrow to Warsaw was diverted to Warsaw-Modlin, while a Ryanair flight travelling from Manchester to Murcia in southern Spain was inspected after landing. The incidents have not been linked, and authorities have not reported any explosives being found. They came a day after a Wizz Air flight from London Luton to Bulgaria was escorted by a…

Yum Brands has reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings, although a cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce at Taco Bell hit same-store sales growth in the period. The restaurant group said its Taco Bell business had since recovered, with US same-store sales rising by about 1% so far in the fourth quarter. In the four weeks to Friday, sales were up 3% compared with the same period last year. Chief executive Chris Turner said Taco Bell US had been outperforming the wider quick-service restaurant industry since the end of September. Yum reported adjusted earnings of $1.56 per share, ahead of the $1.49…