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Nov 10, 2026 - World

As President Donald Trump continues to seek an exit to his deeply unpopular war against Iran, a foreign leader has been calling him “every day” to urge him to resume the fighting, and war skeptics inside the White House are scrambling to push back, an insider told the Financial Times.The war has sent costs soaring in the United States and dealt Republicans a heavy blow during last week’s midterms. Vice President JD Vance blamed Republicans’ electoral losses squarely on the conflict, saying “The reason we lost is the war,” and Trump called that assessment “largely true.”Nevertheless, a person briefed on the discussions who spoke on the condition of anonymity told the Financial Times that Israeli interim Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been calling Trump “every day [to urge him to resume the war],” sparking pushback from war skeptics within the White House.“Those who don’t want a war within the White House and outside have been trying to combat that,” the person said. “The regional leaders [in the Middle East] are telling [Trump] not to escalate and prioritise negotiations.”Netanyahu’s push comes as his own grip on power slips. In Israel’s Oct. 27 election, his coalition shrank from a peak of 68 seats to 53. Netanyahu is also the first sitting Israeli prime minister to stand trial for corruption, with Middle East analyst Yossi Mekelberg warning that Netanyahu’s policies are “very much intertwined with his corruption trial and retaining power,” and that “creating a crisis is not beyond the realm of possibility, including with Iran.”Netanyahu, who has pushed for the United States to attack Iran since at least the 1990s, was also issued an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court for war crimes, being accused of intentionally targeting civilians and using starvation as a method of war in Israel’s ongoing military bombardment of Gaza, which countless human rights groups and a United Nations committee have labeled a genocide.“Arab and Muslim leaders have also been alarmed by Benjamin Netanyahu’s persistent lobbying for Trump to mount a new offensive,” the Financial Times’ report reads. “There is consensus among Arab and Muslim leaders that any renewed escalation would plunge the region into a deeper crisis amid fears that the conflict would elicit a ferocious Iranian response that would target their states.”

Nov 10, 2026 - World

Countries clash over Sea Lion project as Hamburg tribunal risks deepening sovereignty disputeThe people of the Falkland Islands face “devastating consequences” if Argentina is successful in blocking development of its offshore oilfield, the attorney general for England and Wales has told an international tribunal.Ellie Reeves, representing the British government at a hearing of the international tribunal for the law of the sea (Itlos), said billions of pounds vital to the future of the British overseas territory would be lost. Continue reading...

Nov 10, 2026 - World

The U.S. Army raised eyebrows Tuesday after it touted the restoration of a memorial to a Nazi-era German tank regiment, without once mentioning World War II.In a report published Monday, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart — the Army command that runs U.S. military bases in and around Stuttgart, Germany — praised a local Scouting America project that restored the 8th Panzer Regiment Memorial on Panzer Kaserne — a U.S. military installation — in Böblingen, Germany.The report’s author, U.S. Army Public Affairs Specialist Balmina Sehra, called the weathered monument “a piece of local history” and framed the restoration as a symbol of German-American friendship. As flagged by independent journalist Ken Klippenstein, however, Sehra left out a critical detail regarding the memorial.“Uh, why is the U.S. Army celebrating the restoration of a memorial to a panzer regiment from Hitler’s Wehrmacht??” Klippenstein asked in a social media post on X to his more than 560,000 followers.“Army says the ceremony ‘recognizes the soldiers of 8th Panzer Regiment in anticipation of Veteran’s Day.’ That regiment fought Americans at Kasserine Pass in 1943. But the Army’s announcement makes no mention of World War II!”The regiment served in the 15th Panzer Division, part of the Deutsches Afrikakorps, and the division took part in the battle of Kasserine Pass against inexperienced U.S. forces in February 1943.Journalist and podcast host Jane Coaston also weighed in, writing that the episode had “real ‘Bonzo Goes to Bitburg’ energy.” The line refers to the Ramones’ 1985 song mocking President Ronald Reagan’s visit that year to a West German military cemetery in Bitburg that held the graves of Waffen-SS soldiers.uh, why is the U.S. Army celebrating the restoration of a memorial to a panzer regiment from Hitler’s Wehrmacht??Army says the ceremony “recognizes the soldiers of 8th Panzer Regiment in anticipation of Veteran’s Day." That regiment fought Americans at Kasserine Pass in 1943. But the Army’s announcement makes no mention of World War II !— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) November 10, 2026

Nov 10, 2026 - World

Hamish Falconer says UK has ‘not accepted principle’ of linking electricity trade to ‘cohesion fund’ but two sides will discuss issueBritain is willing to discuss paying towards infrastructure schemes in poorer parts of the EU in return for access to the European electricity market, according to the minister in charge of renegotiating the bilateral relationship.Hamish Falconer, the cabinet minister in charge of EU talks, told the Guardian he was sure the two sides would discuss the issue after this month’s summit, as ministers look to deepen ties with the union over the next few years. Continue reading...

Nov 10, 2026 - World

New alliance with the Netherlands and Baltic and Nordic countries comes in response to 41% increase in Russian naval activity around UKRussian naval activity around the UK has increased by 41% in the first nine months of the year, a British defence minister has said, as the Royal Navy announced plans to step up a 10-country maritime defensive effort in response.Luke Pollard, the minister for defence readiness, described the figure as “a huge increase”, justifying a new drone and warship initiative from “the alliance of beer-drinking nations” – the UK, the Netherlands and the Baltic and Nordic countries. Continue reading...