Ispwich Town vs Manchester United: EPL – Amorim, kickoff, where to follow
Ruben Amorim takes charge of his first game with Manchester United on Sunday when the club visit Ipswich Town.
Seoul says Russia sent air-defence missiles to North Korea in return for troops
Kremlin dispatched weapons as payment for 10,000 troops deployed to support war in Ukraine, says South Korean official
Russia has sent air defence missiles and other military technology to North Korea in return for the deployment of troops from the North to support the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine, intelligence officials in South Korea have said.
The shipments were the latest expression of a deepening alliance that allies and enemies fear could fuel the escalation of the war in Ukraine, geopolitical tensions in Asia, and potentially even global nuclear arms proliferation.
Continue reading...Gordon Brown says daughter’s death showed value of ‘good’ dying over assisted dying
Former PM, whose daughter died when she was 11 days old, says debate is moving too fast and calls for commission on palliative care
• Gordon Brown: We need better end-of-life care, not assisted dying
The former prime minister Gordon Brown has declared his opposition to the legalisation of assisted dying, saying the death of his newborn daughter in January 2002 convinced him of the “value and imperative of good end-of-life care”.
In a rare and poignant glimpse into the tragedy, he says the time he and his wife, Sarah, spent at their baby Jennifer’s bedside “as her life ebbed away” were “among the most precious days of [our] lives”.
Continue reading...Tributes paid to ‘kind and loving’ British tourist who died in Laos
Simone White was one of six people to die in suspected methanol poisoning incident in Vang Vieng
Tributes have been paid to the “beautiful, kind and loving” British tourist Simone White, one of six people to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos.
The six died after allegedly being served drinks laced with methanol in Vang Vieng, a town popular with backpackers. These include the Australian teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both 19, an American man and two Danish women aged 19 and 20.
Continue reading...‘It’s a joke’: $250bn climate finance offer met with scorn at COP29
Vulnerable nations are seeking $1.3 trillion annually to deal with the damage caused by climate change and to adapt.
Rachel Reeves standing firm against U-turn on inheritance tax for farmers
Chancellor understood to be determined to keep policy despite Treasury analysing ways to soften impact
Rachel Reeves is holding firm against a U-turn on inheritance tax for farmers, despite the Treasury analysing ways of softening the impact.
The chancellor is understood to be determined not to drop the policy even though some Labour MPs – and even ministers – are worrying about the political fallout that has led to farmers protesting in Westminster this week.
Continue reading...Judge delays Trump sentencing, lets him seek dismissal of NY conviction
New York judge cancels a sentencing hearing scheduled for Tuesday without setting a new date.
Iran says it is activating new centrifuges after being condemned by UN nuclear watchdog – CNN
- Iran says it is activating new centrifuges after being condemned by UN nuclear watchdog CNN
- Iran Declares It Is Doing More Nuclear Enrichment After I.A.E.A. Rebuke The New York Times
- Israeli strike in east Lebanon kills hospital chief and six colleagues, health ministry says FRANCE 24 English
- Iran to "substantially increase" uranium enrichment capacity over IAEA rebuke led by U.S. and allies CBS News
- IAEA Board passes Iran resolution as West pushes Tehran towards talks Reuters
Haiti summons French ambassador after Macron called its leaders ‘morons’
Government protests ‘unfriendly and inappropriate’ comments by French president caught on camera
Haiti’s government has summoned the French ambassador to the country to protest about “unfriendly and inappropriate” comments from Emmanuel Macron, who was caught on camera calling the country’s leaders “morons”.
The French president had on Wednesday described the decision of the Caribbean country’s transitional presidential council to oust the prime minister earlier this month amid an escalation in gang warfare as “completely dumb”.
Continue reading...US Capitol Christmas tree arrives in DC
This is the second US Capitol Christmas Tree to come from Alaska.
Why Haiti’s gangs are gaining ground despite the presence of an international armed force – Miami Herald
- Why Haiti’s gangs are gaining ground despite the presence of an international armed force Miami Herald
- Haiti’s children ‘dragged into hell’ as gang violence rages Al Jazeera English
- More than 100 suspected gang members have been killed as vigilantism grows in Haiti Miami Herald
- Haiti’s Many Problems and Very Few Solutions, Explained The New York Times
- As violent gangs extend control in Haiti, UN commits to staying the course UN News
Russia Supplies Antiaircraft Missiles to North Korea, the South Says – The New York Times
- Russia Supplies Antiaircraft Missiles to North Korea, the South Says The New York Times
- Russia supplied air defense missiles to North Korea in return for its troops, South Korea says The Associated Press
- North Korean Troops in Russia Are 'Fair Target', Pentagon Warns Newsweek
- Russia supplied anti-air missiles to North Korea, Seoul says DW (English)
- South Korea official says Russia provided anti-air missile to North Korea Reuters
Who is Pam Bondi, Trump’s new nominee for US attorney general?
Tapped to lead the Justice Department, Bondi is a former Florida attorney general and longtime Trump supporter.
Penguin returns to the sea after long trip from Antarctica to Australia – New York Post
- Penguin returns to the sea after long trip from Antarctica to Australia New York Post
- 'Good luck, Gus': Emperor penguin found in Australia is released back into the wild NBC News
- Lost Antarctic penguin's 2,000-mile odyssey to Australia beach ends with return to Southern Ocean Yahoo! Voices
- Gus the emperor penguin, found 3,000km from home on West Australian beach, back in the ocean ABC News
Israeli strike hits Beirut as Lebanon’s death toll surpasses 3,500
The city’s southern suburbs have been hit repeatedly in recent months
Is it really a ‘natural’ disaster? | All Hail
Human factors contribute to how devastating the impact of weather events is.
Haiti’s children ‘dragged into hell’ as gang violence rages
Many Haitian children face stark choice of joining a gang or suffering from violence, poverty and hunger engulfing them.
Is the growing power of Big Tech a threat to democracy?
Nobel Prize laureate Maria Ressa and former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis discuss Big Tech in politics.
Student is arrested on charges of spying on the US for Russia – The Associated Press
- Student is arrested on charges of spying on the US for Russia The Associated Press
- Guard at U.S. Embassy in Norway Accused of Spying for Russia and Iran The New York Times
- US embassy security guard arrested in Norway on spying allegation The Independent
- Norwegian guard at US Embassy in Oslo arrested over allegations of spying for Russia and Iran CNN
- Student Charged With Spying on US Embassy for Russia, Iran Newsweek
Lava flow from Iceland volcano creeps towards homes
A lava flow from Iceland’s Grindavik volcano is creeping towards homes and a popular geothermal spa.