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Outspoken Indian actor Nana Patekar dies suddenly at 75
Known for his intense performances, Patekar carved out a distinctive place in Indian cinema.

Israel promotes film that mimics NAZA documentary
Embassies post links to hastily produced online film echoing style of real Guardian documentary about mass killings of Gaza civilians The Israeli gove

What would make your life easier? Martin Lewis asks public for ‘small ideas’ to improve UK
Finance expert launches Small Ideas Initiative to gather ‘practical, low-cost’ ideas to put before cross-party panel Every day, people run into what t

British consulate in East Jerusalem will stay open as UK mission, says Ed Miliband
UK and Israel back away from full diplomatic confrontation, though British presence in Palestine will be much reduced UK politics live – latest update

Marco Rubio brushes off questions about Kimberly Guilfoyle pressing donor to pay credit card
US ambassador to Greece allegedly asked Trump donor to pay $100,000 American Express bill Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, brushed off reporter

Microsoft suspended from applying for green cards for H-1B workers, JD Vance says
Vice-president also says Adobe is barred from visa program that allows high-skilled workers to apply for US residency Microsoft is suspended from appl

Bank governor urges John Healey to use budget to allay market fears amid bond turmoil
Andrew Bailey tells chancellor ‘whatever the stance of fiscal policy, it must be credible and be seen as such by financial markets’ Business live – la

Trump claims US won’t strike Iran before November midterms – live
President claims US won’t attack ‘at any time prior’ to elections after reports suggest White House asked Pentagon to develop strike options for befor

Russian strike on buses kills at least 30, say officials, as deadly attacks on Ukraine surge
Ukraine accused Russia of targeting two crowded vehicles in the front line city of Kramatorsk to kill as many civilians as possible.

Campaigners led by Chris Packham urge prime minister to rethink Send reforms
Exclusive: Letter to PM, also signed by Sally Phillips, says reforms will unfairly remove children’s legal protections Legal rights must be retained f

Venezuela's ex-leader Nicolás Maduro charged with conspiracy to commit torture
The new accusations relate to the alleged torture of US citizens held in Venezuela while Maduro was in power.

Zambia signs US health deal after disputes over data-sharing
The US will provide $1.5bn (£1.1bn) under the deal that was negotiated after Trump cut USAID funding.

Search warrants used in Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor raids were unlawful, court rules
Judge makes ruling after former prince brought judicial review of operation linked to Jeffrey Epstein investigation Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has won

South Korea recalls Ukraine envoy over prisoner-of-war row
It is the latest in a diplomatic spat after Kyiv disclosed that two North Korean prisoners were transferred to Seoul.

Researchers find 180,000 giant tortoises living on island in Seychelles
Figure is highest ever recorded for species and confirms one of Indian Ocean’s greatest conservation success stories A survey of the world’s largest f

Ethiopia launches drone attack against Eritrean troops who crossed into Tigray
Government forces’ attack raises risk of internal conflict in Ethiopia that could trigger regional war Eritrean troops who crossed into Ethiopia’s Tig

Two Latvian men arrested for trespass offences at RAF airbase – as it happened
Two men arrested last night as security patrols near RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire found an abandoned vehicle and a breach in the fence in Athens O

Florida judge allows lawsuit against Shah of Iran’s alleged ‘chief torturer’ to move forward
Parviz Sabeti denies allegations he led Savak intelligence agency under shah and directed torture of thousands The alleged “chief torturer” for the de

Two Latvian men arrested at RAF base in Cambridgeshire used by US military
Men aged 32 and 36 detained on suspicion of trespass, causing criminal damage and entering a prohibited place Two Latvian men were arrested in the ear

US deportations to African countries unlawful and exploit suffering, rights group says
More than 500 migrants have been expelled from the US to African countries, HRW says, citing US data.

Trump says he is considering asking FBI to investigate the death of Nolan Wells
Lawyers for Wells’s family have called for a federal investigation into 18-year-old’s disappearance and death On Wednesday, Donald Trump said he was c

Most UK diplomats to leave East Jerusalem consulate, Israel says, as Miliband says 'vital services' to remain
Israel said in September it would act in response to UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.