All news for 2025-11-20

Canadian actor Spencer Lofranco, known for roles in "Jamesy Boy" and "Gotti," has died at the age of 33.

Ally of Boris Johnson, Nadine Dorries, has dismissed claims that the former Prime Minister was sexist and ignored women, stating that he was "at his best" during the pandemic.

Spain’s top prosecutor has been banned from his post for two years after being found guilty of leaking confidential information about a tax case involving a businessman who is the boyfriend of a prominent rightwing politician.

Approximately 100 schools in northern Scotland are closed as snow and ice cause further disruption across the area.

Alleged trafficker Zhi Dong Zhang escaped through a tunnel in Mexico before flying to Cuba and reportedly to Russia, but now he finds himself on trial in a Brooklyn courtroom.

MI5 officers informed the House of Commons speaker in a private meeting that they are capable of handling the risks associated with a proposed Chinese super-embassy in London, paving the way for its approval.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is set for a "fresh deluge of allegations" when the Jeffrey Epstein files are released, a royal expert has claimed.

A firm which operates eight holiday parks in the west of Scotland has gone into administration.

A former mayor of the Philippines, who faced accusations of spying for China, has been found guilty of human trafficking for her involvement in operating a scam center.

FBI searches for former Olympic snowboarder accused of killing witnesses and running a cocaine operation similar to Escobar’s

The Stone Roses bassist Gary "Mani" Mounfield has died at the age of 63, his family has said.

Mexican authorities have arrested the suspect who allegedly orchestrated the assassination of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo, a well-known anti-crime figure, earlier this November, Security Minister Omar García Harfuch announced on Wednesday.

British Navy ships are set to be fitted with state-of-the-art anti-drone DragonFire lasers after the latest testing showed the weapons capable of ’hitting a £1 coin from a kilometer away’.

Migrants could only be eligible for benefits and social housing once they become British citizens, and those in the country illegally could have to wait decades for long-term residency in the UK under new plans.

Investigative reports say Swiss-Ukrainian businessman Oleg Tsyura is scrubbing the internet of materials linking him to alleged schemes that reportedly drained billions of hryvnias with ex–State Property Fund head Dmytro Sennychenko.

«The law enforcement system has blown all safeguards… What investments can we talk about when rear rats perceive the war as a source of personal enrichment? Why are you destroying your own patriotic entrepreneurs?»

Emails leaked from a Kremlin-backed legal aid foundation reveal that funding is being allocated to pro-Russia activities in Ukraine under the pretense of providing legal aid, as reported by RFE/RL’s Schemes project.

The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding, now one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, for allegedly running a violent cocaine-trafficking empire from hiding in Mexico.

A Nigerian court on Thursday convicted separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu of all seven terrorism-related charges brought against him.

A British woman who died in an unexpected snowstorm in Chilean Patagonia has been remembered as "a star" by a friend.

China, Russia, and North Korea’s de facto alliance risks creating a "new world order" which could lead to Tokyo facing a three-front contingency in the future, a report released by a think tank of Japan’s defense ministry said.

Police have charged three individuals as part of an investigation into the suspected mishandling of human ashes and funds at a defunct funeral services company.