Russell Brand jailed for 10½ years for rape and sexual assault

Israeli president tasks Netanyahu rival Eisenkot with forming government

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday formally tasked former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, with trying to form a new government. The move is a setback for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose coalition lost its majority in the October 28 election and left neither bloc with a clear path to power. Representatives of most main parties recommended Eisenkot during Herzog’s consultations.

Eisenkot now has up to six weeks, or 28 days, to secure the 61 Knesset seats needed for a governing coalition. An alliance with Arab Israeli parties would be mathematically the easiest route but remains politically sensitive, and difficult negotiations are expected.

Trump says Dana White press secretary offer was a joke

Donald Trump said on Sunday that he was “only kidding” when he posted on Truth Social a day earlier that he had offered the job of White House press secretary to Dana White, the chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Speaking to reporters, Trump called the post “just a little fun” but added that White “loves the idea” and would meet with him on Monday.

The episode came as the White House is in a period of transition and as Republicans absorbed deep losses in last week’s midterm elections. White is a longtime Trump ally who has endorsed him and spoken at his rallies, but has never held a government post.

Nvidia board investigates CEO Jensen Huang over affair with suspected spy

Nvidia’s board has opened an investigation into chief executive Jensen Huang after he admitted to the board that he had been intimate with a business executive whom U.S. intelligence suspects of gathering information for Beijing. Huang will remain chief executive during the inquiry and has pledged cooperation.

The New York Times reported that the affair involved a woman U.S. intelligence believed was acting on behalf of Chinese interests. The case raises national-security questions for the world’s most valuable chipmaker and for the global competition over artificial intelligence.

Krakow mass shooting suspect dies in hospital, motive unclear

The man suspected of carrying out a mass shooting in central Krakow has died in hospital from wounds sustained in a shootout with police, Polish authorities said on Monday. At least six people were killed and about a dozen injured in the Krakow attack, while The New York Times reported that at least nine people were dead after shootings in Krakow and another town. The motive remains unclear.

The suspect was arrested minutes after opening fire and had undergone several operations before doctors described his condition as critical. Polish police announced his death on Monday morning.

At least 34 dead after migrant boat sinks off Senegal

At least 34 people died when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Senegal, Senegalese authorities said. The vessel was travelling the Atlantic route toward Spain’s Canary Islands. Only one survivor has been found, and an unknown number of people remain missing.

The incident occurred near Kebemer off northwestern Senegal. The International Organization for Migration has described the Atlantic route as a key and dangerous pathway for West African migrants seeking to reach Europe.

Trump concedes deportation policy may have been too tough

Donald Trump said in a CBS 60 Minutes interview aired on Sunday that his administration’s mass deportation policy “might have been too tough” for voters and may have contributed to Republican losses in the midterm elections. He added that he thinks he can work with Democrats in the new Congress on some kind of immigration deal.

Ukraine peace talks set to resume this week in Abu Dhabi

U.S.-led talks aimed at ending the war between Russia and Ukraine are due to resume this week in Abu Dhabi, marking the fourth round this year. Security guarantees are high on the agenda, but a cease-fire is not expected to be on the table.

President Trump said ahead of the talks that post-war Ukraine would have a “different shape” and expressed confidence that a peace agreement was within reach, despite deep divisions over territorial concessions and security guarantees.

Seven killed, more than 100 injured in Egypt train crash

Two passenger trains collided about 52 kilometres south of Cairo, near Al-Ayyat, killing seven people and injuring at least 125 others. One train struck the rear of another, causing several carriages to derail.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has ordered an investigation to determine the causes and assign responsibility. Rail workers began repairing damaged tracks on Monday.

Germany’s CDU names Ilse Aigner as presidential candidate

The Christian Democratic Union’s steering committee has named Bavarian politician Ilse Aigner as its candidate for federal president. Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he will nominate Aigner, the speaker of the Bavarian state parliament and a member of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria. If elected, she would be Germany’s first woman president.

Pope Leo rebukes Milei austerity during Argentina visit

Pope Leo XIV delivered a pointed critique of Argentine President Javier Milei’s austerity measures during the pontiff’s visit to Buenos Aires, insisting that “the economy must be at the service of the people, rather than people being at the service of the economy.” The speech drew strong applause.

The visit is the first by a pope to Pope Francis’s homeland in nearly four decades and came on the second leg of Leo’s Latin America tour after Uruguay. He faces calls to help bridge divisions after three years of austerity.

French police officers on trial over 2020 beating of Black producer

Three French police officers went on trial on Monday over the 2020 beating of Black music producer Michel Zecler in Paris, after accusing him of not wearing a Covid-19 face mask. The assault, captured on camera, sparked nationwide outrage and renewed scrutiny of police violence and racism in France.