11+ min ago (311+ words) If you missed out on the news this weekend, here's a summary of the top global headlines with links to some of our best journalism. US halts all asylum decisions after shooting of National Guard members The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports, seizing on the National Guard shooting in the nation's capital to intensify efforts to rein in legal immigration. Read our story about the suspect. And read about how her community in West Virginia remembers the slain National Guard member. Rubio says US-Ukraine talks on Russia war were productive but much work remains in search of a deal U.S. and Ukrainian officials completed roughly four hours of talks Sunday aimed at finding an endgame to the war between Russia and Ukraine. The high-level negotiations in Florida came days…...

19+ min ago (566+ words) Norris heads to Abu Dhabi only 12 points clear of Max Verstappen after McLaren botched an early pit-stop call Lando Norris said he just wanted to go to bed after Max Verstappen cashed in on a calamitous McLaren strategy decision to win the Qatar Grand Prix and take his British rival to a mouth-watering season finale. Norris was bidding to be crowned world champion in Doha, but he finished only fourth and will head to the 24th and concluding round in Abu Dhabi guarding only a 12-point lead over Verstappen, with team-mate Oscar Piastri, runner-up to the Red Bull driver here, 16 points back. McLaren were in control of the 57-lap contest, despite Norris dropping behind Verstappen from second to third at the start. Piastri led, but both he and Norris were told not to pit when a safety car was deployed on…...

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49+ min ago (215+ words) President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of former investment manager David Gentile, who was convicted of defrauding investors " the latest in a series of clemency actions Trump has taken in white-collar criminal cases. Gentile had reported to prison on Nov. 14, just days before Trump commuted his sentence, according to a White House official who requested anonymity to provide details of the clemency action. Gentile had been the CEO and co-founder of GPB Capital, which had raised $1.6 billion in capital to acquire companies in the auto, retail, health care and housing sectors. He had been sentenced to seven years in prison after an August 2024 conviction for his role in what the Justice Department at the time described as a scheme to defraud more than 10,000 investors by misrepresenting the performance of three private equity funds. But the White House official…...

58+ min ago (159+ words) Lucy Leeson | Sunday 30 November 2025 20:50 GMT Actor Alex Kingston and her professional partner Johannes Radebe have become the eighth couple to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing. The Doctor Who star and her professional dance partner left the show on Sunday (30 November) after losing the dance battle to EastEnders actress Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon. When asked about her time on the show, Kingston said: "I had never in my wildest dreams imagined that I would last this long. "It's been just the most incredible journey for me. Radebe added: "I've never grinned as much as I have in the last few weeks. Thank you Alex for being a trooper, I will hold on to the memories. As far as the dancing goes, I think we've achieved what we wanted to achieve. "These memories are just the beginning for us, we…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago (503+ words) The episode revolves around the town's annual "Turkey Trot' race South Park took aim at Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's obsession with social media and Saudi Arabia's sponsorship of stand-up comedy and professional sport in this week's Thanksgiving-themed episode. In the new episode "Turkey Trot" that aired Wednesday, the town's annual Turkey Trot turns to Saudi Arabia for sponsorship. Meanwhile, Hegseth arrives with the Department of War and mistakes the event for an Antifa uprising. The character of Hegseth spends much of the episode convincing his Department of War soldiers to help him shoot content, while he pleads with his viewers to "like and subscribe." Among the content he posts is an attempt to do chin-ups in a reference to the real-life video he and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. appeared in together. The end of the episode saw him taking on…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago (839+ words) Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal: Despite Moises Caicedo's red card the Blues outplayed the Gunners and forced a draw at Stamford Bridge At half-time, shortly after Moises Caicedo had gone for a justified red card, Enzo Maresca had a single simple message for his Chelsea squad. "We need to double the effort." They did that, and very much matched Arsenal's extra man in an intensive 1-1 draw, but also multiplied their effectiveness with 10 players on the pitch. This is a side that have clearly learned the lessons from similar setbacks earlier in the season, to properly develop as a team. That is testament to Maresca, who also deserves credit for an excellent display of coaching. The Chelsea manager was quick to point out that Arsenal are probably the best team in Europe at the moment, but it didn't always feel like that in a…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago (515+ words) Mikel Arteta praised his Arsenal side at the end of an "immensely difficult" week after they drew 1-1 with 10-man Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The Gunners started a Premier League match with neither William Saliba nor Gabriel in defence for the first time this season, Martin Odegaard and Viktor Gyokeres only fit enough for the bench and Leandro Trossard injured, they had to come from a goal down to take a point that put them five clear at the top of the table. The sending-off of Moises Caicedo in the first half for a studs-up tackle on the ankle of Mikel Merino seemed to leave the match there for the taking, but after Trevoh Chalobah headed Arsenal in front, there was a sense of relief that the leaders had survived with a point thanks to Merino's leveller. Despite playing against 10 men…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago (192+ words) Child star will stay behind bars until December 3 Home Improvement actor Zachery Ty Bryan has been arrested for the sixth time in five years and remains in jail after he was denied bail, according to jail records. Bryan, 44, was arrested Saturday in Eugene, Oregon, for violating the probation he was serving for his previous domestic violence conviction. His fianc'e, Johnnie Faye Cartwright, was also arrested and booked at the same jail. The former child actor was denied bail and is set to remain in jail until December 3, according to the Lane County Sheriff's Office. Cartwright also remains in custody as she faces five charges, including attempted assault and one count of driving under the influence. Police did not immediately return The Independent's request for comment. Bryan has faced several legal issues after he retired from his acting career in 2009. The…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (400+ words) The New Jersey senator, 56, tied the knot with Alexis Lewis, 38, in Washington D.C. Saturday Senator Cory Booker has married his partner, Alexis Lewis, less than three months after announcing their engagement. The New Jersey lawmaker and longtime bachelor, 56, tied the knot with Lewis, 38, a real estate investor, in an intimate ceremony in Washington D.C. Saturday. "Overflowing with gratitude. We said "I do" in two places that shaped us'Cory"s beloved Newark and Alexis"s hometown of Washington, D.C.'first at the courthouse, then with our families," the couple wrote in a shared Instagram post. "Hearts full and so grateful." Booker, who made headlines earlier this year after delivering a record-breaking 25-hour speech on the Senate floor, and Lewis were legally married Monday at the federal courthouse in Newark, New Jersey, with their parents as witnesses. Saturday"s inter-faith ceremony, held at an undisclosed…...