UNIFIL accuses Israeli forces of destroying its property in Lebanon
UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have released footage they say shows an Israeli excavator destroying their property.
Global boiling, mass flooding and Trump: 10 big talking points for Cop29 – The Guardian
- Global boiling, mass flooding and Trump: 10 big talking points for Cop29 The Guardian
- Explainer: What is the point of a UN climate COP? Reuters
- Opinion | Once Again, A Trump-Sized Fear For COP NDTV
- What Is COP29? Here’s What to Know About Global Climate Talks. The New York Times
- What is COP29 and where is it? BBC.com
Italy’s Pompeii to cap daily tourist numbers to 20,000 – BBC.com
- Italy's Pompeii to cap daily tourist numbers to 20,000 BBC.com
- Ancient Pompeii site daily visits limited to 20,000 UPI News
- Pompeii limits visitors to protect ancient city from overtourism The Guardian
- Italy's Pompeii to cap daily visitor numbers to 20,000 Reuters
- Italy's Pompeii to limit visitors to 20,000 per day to protect site Yahoo! Voices
Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in raid on occupied West Bank town
The Health Ministry says a young man was killed and two people were injured in an assault in the town of Aqqaba.
How are you? A question I struggle to answer in Gaza
When my friends outside Gaza try to check on me, I do not know how to respond.
Spain floods: Family’s grief after ‘life turned to dust’ following Valencia tragedy – BBC.com
- Spain floods: Family's grief after 'life turned to dust' following Valencia tragedy BBC.com
- Reeking Mud Sparks Health Fears In Spain Flood Epicentre Barron's
- 2 Young Brothers Still Missing 11 Days After Spanish Floods Pulled Them from Father’s Arms: 'They Were Such Happy Kids' PEOPLE
- Opinion | Natural Disaster Destroyed Part of València. Populism May Take Us All the Way Down. The New York Times
- How slow warnings, poor defences left Spain exposed to deadly floods Reuters
UK momentum on Ukraine has dropped under Labour, Ben Wallace says
Former Tory defence minister says leadership of Sunak era is lacking and bureaucracy is holding up equipment
Momentum on Ukraine has “dropped back” since Labour took office, according to the ex-Tory defence minister and former army officer Sir Ben Wallace.
Responding to recent comments by Kyiv officials that Ukraine’s relationship with the UK has “got worse” since Keir Starmer was elected prime minister, Wallace said that was because “the leadership that Britain showed right from the start has started to drop back into the pack”.
Continue reading...Spurs fans to call for release of last British hostage held by Hamas
- Emily Damari, 28, was kidnapped during 7 October attack
- Fans will gather before Sunday’s game against Ipswich
Tottenham fans will gather before their team’s game against Ipswich on Sunday to call for the release of Emily Damari, the last remaining British hostage held by Hamas in Gaza.
Damari, a Spurs supporter, has been in captivity for more than a year after being taken from her home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza during the 7 October attack on Israel by Hamas. Stop The Hate UK, an activist group based in London, has been raising awareness about the 28-year-old, who is one of about 100 hostages in Gaza, and about 70 campaigners held a rally for her outside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before Spurs faced Aston Villa last Sunday.
Continue reading...Cannabis can help some people – but not everyone – sleep
Study explains THC can help young adults with depression or anxiety but otherwise could worsen sleep problems
Many insomniacs swear by cannabis as a way to help them sleep – while many scientific studies have found that THC actually exacerbates sleep problems.
A new study published last week in Addiction might explain why.
Continue reading...The Berlin Wall came down 35 years ago today. Fragments of the famous border still remain today. – CBS News
- The Berlin Wall came down 35 years ago today. Fragments of the famous border still remain today. CBS News
- Tens of thousands gather to celebrate fall of Berlin Wall 35 years ago The Guardian
- The Berlin Wall: A divide that once shaped German women’s lives still echoes today The Associated Press
- Berlin in the 1990s: Playground and wasteland DW (English)
- The Berlin Wall fell 35 years ago. Young east Germans fall for relics of the time. The Christian Science Monitor
Bolivia court bars former leader Evo Morales from running for office
The ruling prevents the country's first Indigenous president from contesting elections scheduled in August 2025.
Hungry Palestinians in north Gaza search for food, sealed off from aid for a month by Israeli siege – The Associated Press
- Hungry Palestinians in north Gaza search for food, sealed off from aid for a month by Israeli siege The Associated Press
- Column | In Gaza, ‘an entire society now a graveyard’ The Washington Post
- Israel fears WHO declaration of famine in Gaza as UNSC to meet The Jerusalem Post
- Famine is likely imminent in northern Gaza, hunger experts say The Associated Press
- Gaza mourns children killed in Israeli strike as death toll rises Reuters
Qatar halts Israel-Gaza ceasefire mediation over lack of ‘good faith’
Gulf state’s government is stopping mediation efforts until warring parties show a ‘sincere willingness’ to reach a deal
The Qatari government has informed the US and Israel it will stop mediation efforts to halt the conflict in Gaza because it no longer thinks the parties are negotiating in good faith.
The Gulf state has concluded that talks have become a political football, and its efforts to facilitate them were generating criticism towards it, according to a diplomatic source briefed on the situation.
Continue reading...Candyman actor Tony Todd dies aged 69
His Candyman co-star has called him an "angel" and a "truly poetic man".
US ‘won’t accept Hamas presence in Qatar’
The move appears to be an effort to pressurise the Palestinian group to accept a limited Gaza ceasefire.
Pentagon allows US military contractors to fix weapons in Ukraine
US eases restrictions for a few contractors to work away from the front lines and says they won't engage in combat.
UK student invents repairable kettle that anyone can fix
Gabriel Kay hopes his design can help tackle the problems caused by discarded electrical goods
Gabriel Kay really understands his target audience. As a student of industrial and product design at De Montfort University, he focused on the kettle.
“Everyone can relate to a kettle, right?” says the 22-year-old graduate. “It’s easy to understand and associated with comfort. It’s a friendly introduction to design.”
Continue reading...How World Leaders Are Prepping for a Second Trump Presidency – The New York Times
- How World Leaders Are Prepping for a Second Trump Presidency The New York Times
- America’s allies brace for brinkmanship, deals—and betrayal The Economist
- Gloom, nervousness and joy: What Trump’s victory means for key world regions CNN
- Trump’s ‘golden age of America’ could be an unrestrained imperial presidency The Guardian US
- Trump Is Shaping US Foreign Policy Well Before He Takes Office Bloomberg
From Taiwan to technology, China ponders what’s to come under Trump 2.0 – NPR
- From Taiwan to technology, China ponders what's to come under Trump 2.0 NPR
- China is trying to fix its economy - Trump could derail those plans BBC.com
- Why Trump tariffs pose a bigger threat to China’s economy this time Reuters
- How Trump's New Tariff Policies Can Affect Asian Economies Including India NDTV
- How Asia Is Bracing for Donald Trump 2.0 TIME
Nearly 380,000 people displaced by South Sudan floods, UN says
A surge in malaria is reported in several states and is overwhelming the health system, according to a UN agency.