France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) hug after signing an agreement at the Villacoublay air base, in Velizy-Villacoublay, near Paris on November 17, 2025.

Macron, Zelensky sign accord for French fighter jets

Kyiv to acquire up to 100 Rafale fighter jets and other hardware over 10 years

Arada acquires majority stake in Dh12.3b London project

London acquisition builds on Arada’s earlier purchase of Regal

Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairman of Arada, attended the contract-signing ceremony marking the company’s latest expansion in the UK property market.

How Shabana Mahmood seeks to 'heal' British society

She is recognised as a pragmatic and strategically gifted barrister and politician

A handout picture released by the BBC, taken and received on November 16, 2025, shows Britain's Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood appearing on the BBC's 'Sunday Morning' political television show with journalist Laura Kuenssberg.

20-year wait: Overhaul of UK's refugee system set

Major policy reforms set to overhaul the UK’s refugee system, status review every 2 years

Shabana Mahmood, UK Secretary of State for the Home Department

UK to cut refugee protections under asylum 'overhaul'

New plans aimed at slashing irregular immigration and countering the hard-right

UK asylum claims hit record as those housed in hotels also rises. Senior British officials recently visited the Scandinavian country, where successful asylum claims are at a 40-year-low.

UK to let students switch to Innovator Founder Visa

Move designed to retain talent, boost innovation and ease the student-to-startup shift

Foreign nationals who might previously have used the Start-up route are now expected to look instead at the Innovator Founder Visa if they want to set up a business in the UK.

Germany proposes military service plans to boost troops

Two-phased model stops short of making military service mandatory

A recruit of the German armed forces Bundeswehr lies on the ground to train shooting with a G36 assault rifle on November 13, 2025 on a military base in Ahlen, western Germany, during a media day about the basic training for Bundeswehr recuits.

Doctors in England launch strike over pay and jobs

Medical association says doctors need 26 percent pay hike to restore their earnings

Staff members hold placards as they stand on a picket line on the first day of a five-day resident doctors' strike outside St Thomas' Hospital in central London on November 14, 2025.

Swiss Gruyere crowned world cheese champ

18-month-old Vorderfultigen Spezial came from dairy in pre-Alps region of Gantrisch

Swiss cheese maker Hitz Pius, from the Vorderfultigen cheese company, raises the trophy after winning the first prize at the World Cheese Awards with a Gruyere AOP special over 18 months cheese, during the 37th edition of the World Cheese Awards, organised by the Guild of Fine Food, on November 13, 2025 in Bern, Switzerland.

BBC apologises to Trump over misleading edit of speech

Broadcaster says there’s no basis for a defamation claim

A man walks outside the BBC Headquarters in London, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025.

Russia attacks Kyiv, ongoing strikes reported

11 people hurt in massive attack on Kyiv as emergency crews responded to multiple strikes

Russia attacks Kyiv with fires, injuries, and ongoing strikes reported

Carrefour gets billionaire backer as revival hopes rise

Saadé family’s wealth estimated at $34 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index

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