“We will kill Trump,” declares a huge new billboard in central Tehran, amid a wave of anti-US sentiment following the midterm elections. There is a “good degree of triumphalism” inside Iran about the results, said The Guardian’s diplomatic editor Patrick Wintour.

But although Donald Trump will have to contend with a Democrat-controlled Congress from January, he still has two months to make the most of “greater latitude and little accountability”. The president has paid a high “political price” for his war with Iran, and “having come so far”, he may yet look to “cement his legacy and finish the job”.

What did the commentators say?
Trump will not “go gentle into the political twilight of his career”, said the BBC’s international editor Jeremy Bowen. Despite his party’s drubbing at the ballot box, “he retains broad powers to use America’s military might”, and his “determination never to be seen” as a loser might tempt him to “blot out the electoral rout” by taking action abroad.

“The president had been planning with Israel a new offensive after the midterm elections,” said The Times’ Middle East correspondent Samer Al-Atrush. But such is the “historic drop in support for Israel” among US voters that, even before the elections, Trump suggested he might soon “scale back American aid” to the allied nation.

Yet Trump “is peevish”, said The Independent’s world affairs editor Sam Kiley. “His will has been thwarted, and his administration has been humiliated by Iran’s defiant resilience.” He blames Iran’s survival, not his own actions, for “the spike in fossil fuel prices”. And if the world sees Iran as some “plucky underdog”, he “will want to shoot that animal”.

What next?
“All of Trump’s options are problematic,” said Axios. He could launch further strikes, but that would keep fuel prices high and be “highly unpopular”. Yet he’ll also have a “hard time reaching a deal” for peace if Iran, “sensing weakness”, refuses to make concessions. And while he could just continue to “strangle” Iran with naval blockades and sanctions, that “could take months to show progress”. The bottom line: “there’s no tidy way for Trump to ‘finish the job’”. 

With the impending “atomic bomb” arrival of  “Grand Theft Auto 6” on 19 November, few other games are “daring to release” this month, said Paul Tassi on Forbes. “But few games are ‘The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’.”

The new Zelda title, a Nintendo Switch 2 remake of the 1998 Nintendo 64 classic, is out today and has already racked up a Metacritic score that is “the best of the year by far and one of the best of all time”. Only time will tell whether it can reach the dizzying heights of the original, which holds the record for the best-reviewed game in history, with the only 99/100 rating on the critic aggregator site.

‘Groundbreaking’ game
The original “Ocarina of Time” was “one of the most groundbreaking games ” of its era, said BBC Newsround. The first Zelda game made with full 3D graphics, it marked an “important step towards modern open-world adventures”, helping developers learn how “movement, combat and conversations could operate in three dimensions”. One of its most “influential” features was Z-targeting, which allowed players to “lock the camera onto an enemy” or specific object.

The original “Ocarina of Time” was “special”, said Alex Perry on Mashable. Although it didn’t invent lock-on targeting or “labyrinthine 3D level design”, it was “arguably the first game to do those things really well” as part of a “cohesive, unforgettable experience”.

‘Dream come true’
Exposing your “jaded adult sensibilities” to a “formative piece of art from your childhood” is nerve-racking, said Keza MacDonald in The Guardian. But I’m happy to report that this “ambitious” remake is a “dream come true”. Much of the “flow and structure” of the original game remains intact. But while the graphics of the original were “fuzzy around the edges” and filled with “evocative but simple colours”, the remake looks like “very detailed theatre scenery”.

Nintendo hasn’t changed anything of “substance”, said David Jenkins in Metro. But this is a “pitch-perfect remake of one of the best video games of all time”.

A band plays at a demonstration in Marseille, France. Hundreds of thousands of workers nationwide are on strike today, as student-led rallies against educational failings continue to expand into wider protests about the cost of living.

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Diving into warm water as the world around freezes is hard to beat. Although many heated pools and lidos shut over winter, some stay open all year round. Here are some favourites:

Portavadie, Argyll
Situated on the banks of Loch Fyne on Scotland’s west coast, with views of the Isle of Arran, Portavadie is home to what is thought to be the country’s biggest heated outdoor infinity pool, said Rachel Dixon in The Guardian. The site also hosts a restaurant and bar and a leisure centre with a sauna and hot tub.

London Fields Lido
This is a real “bobby-dazzler” of a spot in east London, said Vaishnavi Pandey on Secret London. The lido is a “whopping” 50 metres long and heated to a “balmy” 25C. Thanks to flood-lighting, it also stays open until 9pm – perfect for after-work swims.

Wycombe Rye Lido, Buckinghamshire
The Buckinghamshire lido has been a “firm local favourite” since it opened in 1957, said Grace Dawes on Time Out. It now boasts two heated pools – one for adults and one for children – as well as a cafe and a gym that includes facilities for indoor cycling, football and tennis.

Bristol Lido
This Grade II-listed facility first opened more than 170 years ago. After taking a dip, modern-day visitors can try out the on-site sauna, before “enjoying brunch, lunch or tapas” in its glass-fronted restaurant or a treatment in the “lovely spa”, said BBC Countryfile.

Without regulation, rogue therapists are free to cause harm
Charlotte Lytton in The Times
Therapists can “inflict significant harm without recourse” in the UK, where “anyone can set themselves up as a sage to the vulnerable”, writes Charlotte Lytton. I’ve investigated cases of “inappropriate conduct” that patients described as “more psychologically damaging” than what they had “sought therapy for”. In the absence of “industry-wide statutory regulation”, complaints go nowhere. “The person charged with caring for your heart would be struck off if they harmed you”; the same should apply to “those purportedly looking after your head”.

The Czech government’s new culture war shows the Maga spirit is still alive in Europe
Jan Bělíček in The Guardian
Czechia’s far-right ruling coalition, influenced by Maga ideology, is “borrowing from the playbooks” of authoritarians like Slovakia’s Robert Fico, writes Czech journalist Jan Bělíček. They’re using culture wars “as a powerful distraction” while introducing levels of censorship not seen here “since the collapse of the eastern bloc”. Czechia’s oligarchs are following the “broader global trend” and “aligning themselves” with the government to “protect their economic interests”. The “casualties” are “public interest media, progressive cultural institutions and, ultimately, democracy”.

Fireworks are an underestimated danger to public health
Indu Subramanian in the British Medical Journal
Every Bonfire Night, “burns and hand surgeons, ophthalmologists, and emergency doctors brace” for an “influx of devastating” fireworks injuries, writes neurology professor Indu Subramanian. They’re “a leading cause of vision and limb loss globally, largely affecting young boys from low socioeconomic backgrounds”. We need “stronger” regulations and messaging to encourage “people to attend public displays rather than using fireworks at home”. Schoolchildren should learn about “the real life consequences of mishandling fireworks”, and the packaging should feature “graphic images of injuries”.