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U.N. report: Iran won't allow inspectors at uranium bunker

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday it's "increasingly concerned" that Iran won't allow international inspectors at an underground uranium-enrichment plant in Isfahan, 270 miles south of Tehran.

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Hundreds arrested in dark web drug crackdown, Justice Dept. says

Law enforcement agencies across the U.S., Europe, Australia and New Zealand arrested 354 alleged dark web drug traffickers and other criminals, seizing more than $234 million in cash and cryptocurrency, the Justice Department and Europol announced Thursday.

Storm Charles causes floods and flight cancellations across southern Europe

Heavy rain and strong winds have also caused disruption across British Columbia, Canada, over the last week Storm Charles has brought destructive weather to the Iberian peninsula this week, particularly in Portugal and the far south of Spain. Heavy rain and strong south-westerly winds arrived first in the Portuguese island of Madeira, before the system headed towards the mainland on 11 November. A wind gust of 84.5mph (136 km/h) was recorded at Funchal airport, alongside rainfall totals reaching 355mm (13.97in) in 12 hours. In Lisbon, 183 flights were cancelled on Wednesday, about a third of its normal daily traffic, while Madrid Barajas airport had 155 cancellations.After causing widespread flooding in Spain and Portugal, the system moved on a north-easterly track through southern France and then towards northern Italy. This resulted in significant flooding in parts of Cannes, some of which caused rock falls and led to the closure of roads along the French Riviera. The Italian weather service issued a red rainfall warning, its highest level, for the area extending from Tuscany to Venezia. Further heavy rain is expected to fall in Italy and the Balkans over the next few days, with the latest forecast models indicating an additional 100mm could accumulate widely, while totals close to 200mm are likely in more mountainous areas. Continue reading...

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Ukraine fires nearly 1,200 drones at Russia as US-led talks consider Europe security

Ukraine has launched nearly 1,200 drones at Russian targets in one of its largest aerial attacks since the invasion began almost five years ago

Wife of jailed ex-leader of Northern Ireland's largest pro-UK party put on sex offenders register

Eleanor Donaldson, the wife of former Northern Ireland unionist leader Jeffrey Donaldson, has been placed on the sex offenders register for five years