Chomsky had deeper ties with Epstein than previously known, documents reveal 22. November 2025 (14:00) The philosopher and the sex trafficker were in contact long after Epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor, documents revealThe prominent linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky called it a “most valuable experience” to have maintained “regular contact” with Jeffrey Epstein, who by then had long been convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor, according to emails released earlier in November this month by US lawmakers.Such comments from Chomsky, or attributed to him, suggest his association with Epstein – who officials concluded killed himself in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges – went deeper than the occasional political and academic discussions the former had previously claimed to have with the latter. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Marjorie Taylor Greene could have led the anti-Trump resistance but the mob boss got his way 22. November 2025 (13:00) The Maga star won on the Epstein files and could have founded a Republican resistance movement but is instead the latest dissenter to head for the exitIt has been a head-spinning 48 hours in Washington. Liberal TV host Rachel Maddow showed up at the funeral of conservative vice-president Dick Cheney. Donald Trump embraced Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist set to be the first Muslim mayor of New York, like a brother.And then Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Trump acolyte-turned-nemesis who bested him over the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, stunned the political establishment again. In what should have been her hour of triumph, the Maga star abruptly announced that she was quitting the House of Representatives. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
EU and US to restart trade talks as sticking points on July tariff deal remain 22. November 2025 (13:00) US officials to hold high-level talks in Brussels amid unhappiness in Washington at slow action on July dealThe EU and US are set to restart trade negotiations next week after a two-month pause to try to settle unresolved sticking points in their controversial tariff deal struck in July.The US commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, and trade representative Jamieson Greer will hold high-level meetings in Brussels on Monday with ministers, EU commissioners and industry bosses. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘I still get humiliated’: the perils of appearing on a celebrity gameshow 22. November 2025 (13:00) Agents claim it can increase their clients’ profile and show off their human side. Is that your final answer?For Monty Panesar, it was answering that Germany played their home football matches in Athens. For David Lammy, it was saying Henry VIII’s heir was Henry VII. And for actor Amanda Henderson it was responding with the name Sharon to a question about Greta Thunberg.Panesar’s disastrous appearance on Celebrity Mastermind six years ago was used to taunt him this week by Australia’s cricket captain Steve Smith. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ignorance is bliss: rightwing media largely keeps quiet on Trump-Epstein saga 22. November 2025 (13:00) Fox News and other conservative networks have mostly avoided covering the president’s ties to the sex traffickerWhen House Democrats released emails which showed Jeffrey Epstein claiming Donald Trump “knew about the girls”, rightwing news channels in the US reacted the same way: with silence.Viewers of Fox News and other conservative networks would have had no idea that the president allegedly spent hours at Epstein’s home with one of his victims. Rightwing media largely kept quiet on all of it, apart from a notable slip when a progressive guest on Sean Hannity’s show repeatedly told his audience: “Trump’s all over the Epstein files.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Labour must back delivery drivers sacked by DPD, former cabinet minister says 22. November 2025 (13:00) Louise Haigh criticises delivery company over treatment of workers who spoke out against pay cutsThe Labour government must back delivery workers who were sacked for speaking out about DPD’s plans to cut of thousands of pounds from their pay, a former cabinet minister has said.Louise Haigh has heavily criticised the delivery firm over its treatment of the workers – one of whom said the row had cost them their livelihoods just in time for Christmas. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
British ex-soldier charged with 2012 murder of Kenyan woman denies meeting her 22. November 2025 (12:22) Robert James Purkiss faces extradition for alleged septic tank killing of Agnes Wanjiru near army training baseA former British soldier accused of murdering a Kenyan woman whose body was found in a septic tank in 2012 has spoken publicly about the allegations, saying: “I do not believe I ever met her.”Robert James Purkiss, 38, faces extradition to Kenya, where he is wanted for the alleged “brutal” murder of 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru in Nanyuki, a town near a British army training camp. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Horribly wrong’: US veterans condemn Trump’s politicization of military 22. November 2025 (12:00) Experts infuriated by president accusing Democrats of ‘sedition’ for urging soldiers to refuse illegal ordersVeterans have condemned the politicization of the military after Donald Trump accused Democratic lawmakers of “sedition, punishable by death” after a small group of them released a video in which they urged US soldiers not to follow any “unlawful” orders.The extraordinary exchange was sparked after Democratic lawmakers with military or national security backgrounds – the Congressional representatives Maggie Goodlander, Jason Crow, Chris DeLuzio and Chrissy Houlahan, and the senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin – posted a video on Facebook addressed to US service members. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US tells Nato if Zelenskyy does not sign peace deal Ukraine will face worse in future 22. November 2025 (11:50) ‘No deal is perfect, but it must be done sooner rather than later,’ says US army secretary in sombre meeting US officials have told Nato allies they expect to push president Volodymyr Zelenskyy into agreeing to a peace deal in the coming days, under the threat that if Kyiv does not sign, it will face a much worse deal in future.The US army secretary Dan Driscoll briefed ambassadors from Nato nations at a meeting in Kyiv late on Friday, after talks with Zelenskyy and taking a phone call from the White House. “No deal is perfect, but it must be done sooner rather than later,” he told them, according to one person who was present. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ukraine’s allies to meet at G20 summit after Zelenskyy warns of ‘impossible choice’ over Trump plan to end war – live 22. November 2025 (11:45) Trump has demanded Ukraine accepts a ‘peace plan’ that would force it to give up territory to Russia and make other painful concessionsWhat do we know about the reported US-Russian plan to end the Ukraine war? Well, full details are not yet clear but the 28-point deal is believed to include a proposal for Ukraine to hand territory to Russia, writes my colleague Jakub Krupa.Here are some more details:The price of peace cannot in any way be the achievement of strategic goals by the aggressor, and the aggressor was and remains the Russian Federation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
