Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has become a father for the first time, with the arrival of his first child with wife Alexandra just days before the São Paulo Grand Prix.
The couple shared the news on Instagram on Wednesday, 4 November, posting a photograph of their newborn and revealing the baby’s name and date of birth.
Their daughter, Bianca, was born on Tuesday, 3 November. The announcement featured a photograph of her feet in pink knitted clothing, alongside the caption: “Bianca 🤍 3.11.26.”
Actor Dylan Sprouse has revealed that he received almost no money from reruns of Disney’s The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, despite starring in one of the channel’s most popular shows.
Speaking on the 3 November episode of his Wildmen podcast, the 34-year-old said he had received only one residual payment during his time on the series and its spin-off, The Suite Life on Deck.
The cheque was worth just five cents and came from a 2006 crossover episode with Hannah Montana, starring Miley Cyrus.
“I’m not joking,” Sprouse said, explaining...
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S27 Pro could be less powerful than the Galaxy S27 Ultra, despite both phones being positioned as premium models, according to new leaked specifications.
Trade records uncovered by Notebookcheck suggest that Samsung plans to use different processors across its four Galaxy S27 models, Android Authority reported on 4 November.
The biggest surprise concerns the new Galaxy S27 Pro, which reportedly uses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 processor.
The more expensive Galaxy S27 Ultra, however, is listed with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, a more powerful version of the same chip.
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has warned Russia’s Gazprom that he will take back the country’s gas network and expand it himself if the company continues to fall short of its commitments.
Speaking to residents of the Talas region on 3 November, Japarov said he had spent the past two to three years demanding that Gazprom fulfil its promises to bring natural gas to more parts of Kyrgyzstan.
“If you don’t do it, I’ll take it back, just like Kumtor, and do it myself,” Japarov said, recalling his warning to the Russian company.
Donald Trump refused to call Abdul El-Sayed by his name, accused him of supporting extremists and warned that he should never enter the US Senate. Michigan voters have now elected him to it.
The 42-year-old Democrat defeated Trump-backed Republican Mike Rogers on 3 November, keeping Michigan’s Senate seat in Democratic hands.
But El-Sayed’s campaign was about more than winning an election. The former Detroit public health official challenged Trump over religion, joked about introducing “Shawarma Law” and promised to change how Americans pay for healthcare.
His victory also raises a question: how much of his ambitious agenda can he actually...
Indian students studying medicine in Uzbekistan could struggle to qualify as doctors back home if their universities fail to meet India’s education requirements.
The warning comes as reports suggest that the enrolment of Indian medical students in Uzbekistan has dropped from around 2,000 to just 200.
Speaking at a press briefing in New Delhi on 3 November, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India was discussing the situation with Uzbek authorities.
“We continue to engage with the Uzbek side as far as issues about Indian students are concerned,” Jaiswal said.
He said medical students must...
Apple Music is introducing a new feature called Selfie Sing, allowing iPhone users to record themselves singing along to popular songs, edit their vocals and share the finished videos with friends.
The feature was discovered in the first beta version of iOS 27.3, released to developers on 3 November, according to MacRumors.
Selfie Sing builds on Apple Music’s existing karaoke feature, which lets listeners lower the original singer’s voice and follow lyrics on screen. The new mode adds the iPhone’s front-facing camera, allowing users to film themselves while singing.
Once the recording is complete, they can...
Blackpink’s Jisoo and Twice’s Nayeon are set to appear together on the South Korean variety show Whenever Possible, giving fans a rare glimpse of their friendship, which began long before either singer became famous.
South Korean broadcaster SBS released a preview on 4 November showing the two K-pop stars visiting Sanbon, a neighbourhood in Gunpo where Jisoo grew up.
The singers, both born in 1995, have known each other since their trainee days, before debuting with their respective groups.
Read more: Blackpink becomes first girl group to earn Okgwan Order
Riding the wave of Tuesday’s election successes, the Democratic Party is expected to reassume control of the House of Representatives and the US Senate. The 2026 midterms were also full of historic firsts, including the election of the first Native American woman to govern New Mexico and the first openly gay man elected to the Senate in New Hampshire.
As of Wednesday morning, Democrats are on track to take over the House after two years of President Donald Trump‘s second term.
While election officials are still counting ballots and some races remain undecided, the 2026 midterms are already bringing significant...
YouTube may be developing a new social media app that would allow users to share posts, exchange private messages and interact with followers, according to features discovered in the platform’s Android code.
Android Authority reportedly uncovered the project, called Tamba, while examining version 21.44.534 of the YouTube app. The publication found references to a separate application with its own logo, interface and social networking features.
Unlike the existing YouTube platform, which focuses primarily on watching and uploading videos, Tamba appears designed around direct communication between users.
Read more: Instagram tests 90-minute...
Haas has confirmed that Esteban Ocon will not race for the team again in 2026, bringing his departure forward and giving Brazilian driver Rafael Câmara an early Formula 1 debut at his home Grand Prix in São Paulo.
The American team announced the decision on Tuesday, 3 November, following Ocon’s unexpected withdrawal from the Mexico City Grand Prix last weekend.
Câmara, who was already set to join Haas in 2027, will race alongside Oliver Bearman at Interlagos on 8 November.
BREAKING: Haas have confirmed Esteban Ocon will no longer compete for...
Two passenger planes travelling to Warsaw, Poland, received bomb threats on Tuesday, 3 November, forcing one aircraft to make an unscheduled landing and temporarily shutting down an airport near the capital.
The first alert involved a LOT Polish Airlines flight travelling from London Heathrow to Warsaw Chopin Airport. The Boeing 737 MAX was diverted to Warsaw-Modlin Airport, which is about 36 kilometres from the city.
BREAKING: Polish authorities are evacuating two passenger planes at two airports in the Warsaw area after bomb threats. One SAS flight from Copenhagen is being evacuated at Chopin Airport while a LOT...
Jerry Fort, a 25-year-old Grand Theft Auto 6 fan who became known online for his wish to survive long enough to play the upcoming game, has died just three weeks before its scheduled release.
Fort, who used the name Void Only on TikTok, died on 29 October following complications from a serious lung condition which he had lived with since the age of 17. His sister announced his death in a video posted on his account on 2 November.
The young gamer gained widespread attention in August after...
For journalists covering war, danger comes from above. UNESCO has confirmed that unmanned aerial vehicles killed two in five reporters across six war zones, according to its latest report.
UNESCO released the findings on 2 November in its 2026 Director-General’s Report on the Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity. The agency recorded 189 killings worldwide over 2024 and 2025, up 20% from the previous two-year reporting period.
127 of them died in conflict zones, and 15 journalists were killed while wearing press vests or travelling in vehicles clearly marked PRESS.
International money transfers to Uzbekistan reached $15.17bn between January and September 2026, an increase of 8.9% compared with the same period last year, according to the Central Bank’s latest foreign exchange market review.
The figure rose from $13.93bn in January–September 2025, reflecting an additional $1.24bn in funds sent to the country from abroad.
Meanwhile, outgoing money transfers totalled $1.95bn, slightly higher than the $1.93bn recorded a year earlier.
As a result, Uzbekistan received $13.22bn more through international transfers than it sent abroad during the nine-month period.
Read more: Uzbekistan wants migrants...
Apple has warned iPhone users in 99 countries that they may have been targeted by sophisticated spyware capable of accessing private messages, location information and other sensitive data without their knowledge.
The latest alerts, sent on 30 October, have reached journalists, filmmakers and government officials, including members of Germany’s parliament, according to reports by the Financial Times and TechCrunch.
German authorities have launched an investigation after several lawmakers and government figures received notifications. The country’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) advised recipients to assume their devices could have been compromised.
The...
Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage has revealed that he can no longer live in his $10.5mn Malibu mansion following an unusual incident that has disrupted his family life.
The 62-year-old spoke about his situation during a panel at Los Angeles Comic Con on 31 October, explaining that he has been staying in hotels for several weeks.
“I’m currently a little bit homeless,” Cage told the audience. “Something happened to my house in Malibu, so I’m just sort of living in hotels.”
The situation has also changed his Halloween plans. Cage had hoped to welcome trick-or-treaters at...
The historic Uzbek city will transform into a dynamic hub for elite runners, international travellers, and sports enthusiasts from 7 to 8 November 2026, as it hosts the Samarkand Marathon 2026.
Mobile operator Mobiuz has joined the major athletic and cultural showcase as its official General Partner, delivering robust digital infrastructure and technological support for the large-scale festival.
The Samarkand Marathon has long since transcended the boundaries of a standard race, evolving into a powerful cultural and tourism movement. The city’s historic centre will once again welcome professional athletes, volunteers, and visitors eager to test their limits against the...
Some Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) fans are so eager to play the upcoming game that they would temporarily give up their pets, relationships and everyday comforts for early access, according to a new survey of American gamers.
Unwind Media conducted a poll among 1,347 people who are interested in the upcoming release of Rockstar Games, which is planned to be released on November 19, 2026.
Among respondents who owned pets, 7% said they would give up their animal for a month in exchange for playing GTA 6 a week before it goes on sale...
Telegram leads television as a news source in Uzbekistan, but a fresh media consumption survey shows that TV still commands far more trust. Audiences want more reporting on prices, jobs and everyday problems — and less repetitive programming.
Telegram channels supply news to 51.6% of respondents, ahead of television’s 44.6% and other social networks’ 41.6%.
News websites are now up to 30% with printed newspapers and magazines trailing at 5.2%. Respondents could select up to three sources so these audiences are overlapping. The figures measure how people get news, not which publishers make it.
But reach...
Samsung‘s upcoming Galaxy S27 Ultra could feature a redesigned camera system resembling Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro, according to newly released images of a physical dummy model built from leaked design files.
Technology publication Android Headlines created the model using computer-aided design (CAD) files obtained ahead of the smartphone’s expected launch in early 2027.
The dummy was compared with the Galaxy S26 Ultra, iPhone 18 Pro and Google Pixel 11 Pro, revealing changes to the rear cameras while suggesting that Samsung will retain most of its flagship’s current dimensions.
The most noticeable difference is a large horizontal...
The US military has on Monday struck Qeshm Island overlooking the Strait of Hormuz. The strike comes on the eve of the US midterm elections, with President Donald Trump saying he was in no hurry to decide whether to resume a large-scale bombing campaign against iran.
US officials told CBS, the BBC’s US partner, that the strikes were limited and followed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps firing on a US aircraft. Another American official told Reuters that Iranian forces had used surface-to-air missiles against US assets.
Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported that five blasts...
Binance co-CEO Yi He has rejected claims that the romance between a company engineer and a North Korean spy enabled the exchange’s $6.3bn hack. Her denial followed remarks by US president Donald Trump, who said Washington would discuss the theft with Pyongyang if it was responsible.
«We don’t know if it’s North Korea, but if it is, we’ll talk to North Korea about it,» Trump told the media on 31 October.
The following day, AlphaWire claimed on X that a Binance DevOps engineer had been romantically involved with a North Korean operative and left...
Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has ruled that a lower-instance Hamburg court president unlawfully blocked Alisher Usmanov’s lawsuit against the Council of the European Union, his legal team said on Monday. The decision removes a procedural obstacle to his challenge over statements published to justify sanctions against him.
Usmanov filed the action at Hamburg Regional Court back in December 2023, seeking an injunction against statements in the EU’s Official Journal that he considered false and defamatory, as well as challenging the publication of personal data, his lawyers said.
A judge ordered the documents to be served on the Council...