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Did a secret book fuel a witch-hunting frenzy in Europe?

Did a secret book fuel a witch-hunting frenzy in Europe?

Deja Vu In the latest episode of Deja Vu, we trace how new media fuelled conspiracy theories, from European witch-hunts to AI. Here’s how conspiracy theories shaped the last 600 years. The printing press helped spread European witch-hunts even as it helped usher in the Enlightenment. The

Turkey moves Kurdish militant leader as part of peace process

Turkey moves Kurdish militant leader as part of peace process

Improving prison conditions for Abdullah Ocalan, who heads the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, has been a key Kurdish demand since his capture in 1999 Turkey has moved the country’s Kurdish militant leader to a newly built part of an island prison where he has been incarcerated since 1999 as part

OPEC+ set to keep oil output targets steady, sources say

OPEC+ set to keep oil output targets steady, sources say

OPEC logo is seen in this illustration taken June 25, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration LONDON/MOSCOW, Nov 1 : OPEC+ oil-producing countries were set to keep oil production targets steady for December at a meeting on Sunday as the group still struggles with export disruptions from the US-Iran

Bulgaria votes in presidential runoff after tight first round

Bulgaria votes in presidential runoff after tight first round

The vote comes against the backdrop of a series of drone attacks on merchant ships off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast in the past month. A woman votes at a polling station during the second round of the presidential election, in Sofia on Nov 1, 2026. REUTERS/Spasiyana Sergieva SOFIA:

'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter

'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter

President Donald Trump walks from the podium after speaking at a campaign rally at the Ocean Center, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption Saying the president was "grasping at straws," a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump's

Reeves says UK's future should be inside the EU

Reeves says UK's future should be inside the EU

* Published Former Chancellor Rachel Reeves has argued the UK's future should be inside the EU, and that Brexit has made the country "poorer, weaker and less secure". In her first major intervention since leaving the Treasury, Reeves said she welcomed debate around the UK's

F1: Hamilton takes first Ferrari pole; Antonelli starts fourth in Mexico

F1: Hamilton takes first Ferrari pole; Antonelli starts fourth in Mexico

George Russell is second fastest and Charles Leclerc third while reigning champion Lando Norris qualifies sixth. Lewis Hamilton has taken his first pole position for Ferrari at the Mexico City Grand Prix with Mercedes’s Kimi Antonelli fourth on the grid for a ground-breaking race likely to make the