The day’s top story from each region we cover, as reported on Kilwhiss News in the 24 hours to 19:54 UK time. Follow each link for our full summary and the original source.
UK
MPs warn Parliament faces Notre Dame-style fire risk as repair decisions stall: The Palace of Westminster risks a catastrophic fire like the one that struck Notre Dame unless MPs stop delaying decisions on its restoration, the Commons public accounts committee has…
Europe
EU court adviser says Google’s Gemini may breach press publishers’ rights: An adviser to the EU's top court has said Google's Gemini chatbot may infringe the rights of press publishers when it reuses their articles to answer users' questions, according to a…
Scandinavia
Norwegian house prices fall 1% in October as sales drop: House prices in Norway fell by 1 per cent in October, according to new figures from the industry body Eiendom Norge reported by NRK.
Eastern Europe
Tusk says ‘democracy won’ as Polish leaders react to US midterm results: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has welcomed the Democrats' victory in the US midterm elections, saying at a press conference with Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš that "democracy won…
Canada
Quebec premier plans diplomatic push in US after Democrats win Congress: Quebec's government intends to step up its lobbying in the United States after the midterm elections, Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has said, with the Democrats now in control of…
Alaska
Early results show Republicans losing ground in Alaska House races: Early election results suggest Republicans are on course to lose seats in the Alaska House, strengthening the bipartisan majority coalition of Democrats, independents and moderate…
USA
Democrats win control of both houses of Congress in US midterms, CBS projects: Democrats will take control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate after Tuesday's midterm elections, CBS News projects, in a major setback for President Donald Trump.
Australia
Australian government defends under-16 social media ban in High Court challenge: The Australian government has defended its ban on social media for under-16s before the country's highest court, Al Jazeera reports.
New Zealand
Vote Compass finds most New Zealand voters doubt cost of living will ease after election: Only about a third of New Zealand voters believe cost-of-living pressures are likely to ease even if their preferred parties form the next government, according to Vote Compass findings…
Asia
Philippine police say devices linked to Thomas Markle held child abuse material: Police in the Philippines say three memory cards and a mobile phone handed over by Thomas Markle's son contained child sexual abuse material, the South China Morning Post reports.
China
China’s Communist Party plenum targets ‘nice guy’ officials in anti-corruption drive: China's Communist Party has pledged to crack down on officials who avoid conflict and ignore wrongdoing to protect their careers, as it steps up its anti-graft campaign before senior posts…
Africa
Sowore rejects Ekiti police arrests over attack and alleges cover-up: Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of Nigeria's African Action Congress, has accused police in Ekiti State of protecting those behind an attack on him and his team, Premium Times…
Middle East
Israel sends first ambassador to Somaliland as embassy cornerstone is laid: Israel's first ambassador to Somaliland, Michael Lotem, has presented his credentials in Hargeisa, and work has symbolically begun on an Israeli embassy there, the South China Morning Post…
Latin America
Consultancy says US midterms may not ease Trump pressure on Mexico: The outcome of the US midterm elections may change the checks on President Donald Trump but is unlikely to reduce Washington's pressure on Mexico, according to a report by Mexico City…
AI & Technology
DeepSeek engineer defends open-source push towards AI smarter than humans: A DeepSeek engineer has said the Chinese AI company remains committed to open-source development as a way of bringing forward artificial general intelligence, even if that raises safety…