UP minister brands AMU, Jamia ‘hotbeds of terrorism’; sacking sought
Thakur Raghuraj Singh said he would shut both universities if he could. A Kashmiri students’ body wants him removed, and a cleric called the remarks an attack on education.
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UK says Russian naval activity up 41%, spends £90m to guard cables
Atlantic Net will add underwater drones and sensors across the North Atlantic. Ireland, with three-quarters of transatlantic cables near its waters, shares the worry.
Argentina asks sea tribunal to halt Falklands oil drilling
Britain says suspending the Sea Lion project would cost the islanders billions of pounds. The tribunal is expected to rule on November 28.
Vance weighs direct talks with Iran’s Rezaei to end the war
A US report says the vice president wrote to Iran’s security chief in October asking to meet. No date is set, and the White House denies Trump has doubts about the June deal.
Norwegian journalist who questioned Modi says India cancelled her visa
Helle Lyng was due to speak on press freedom at the Bharat Summit in Hyderabad. She blames “orders from above” in the home ministry; New Delhi has not commented.
Kenya discharges last Ebola patient, starts 42-day countdown
All seven survivors have recovered and 135 contacts have finished isolation, the health minister says. Congo’s outbreak has now passed 11,000 cases.
Ukraine captures its first Indonesian prisoner fighting for Russia
Ukraine says the 49-year-old from Java was promised building work, as Russian recruitment from Indonesia jumped to about 283 in nine months.
Ladakh police remove Sonam Wangchuk from protest site before polls
The activist was escorted home under a ban on gatherings, hours after Ladakh’s leaders asked for December elections to be deferred.
US could lose measles-free status as WHO regional panel meets
The country has recorded 5,182 cases this year, its worst outbreak since 1991. Experts are deciding whether the disease has spread continuously for 12 months.
Over a million in Lebanon face acute hunger, UN agencies warn
A new assessment says 1.05 million people face crisis-level food insecurity, rising to 1.15 million by mid-2027, as savings run out after two wars.
