Nigeria pushes back on Trump’s claims over Christian killings
Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar says Nigeria’s constitution protects against religious persecution after Trump claim.
Teenager taken to Ghana away from UK ‘gang culture’ to stay for now, court rules
Boy had sought court order to force his return, after parents took him on trip to Ghana and returned without him
A British teenager whose parents left him in Ghana, fearing he was at risk from “gang culture” in the UK, should stay there until at least the end of his GCSE exams, a judge sitting at London’s high court has ruled.
The boy took legal action against his parents, seeking a court order that would force his return, after they enrolled him in a boarding school and arranged for him to live with extended family in Ghana without telling him.
Continue reading...Friedrich Merz says Syrians no longer have reason for asylum in Germany
Chancellor suggests deportations could begin ‘in the near future’ as government seeks to counter rise of AfD
Syrians no longer have reason to be granted asylum in Germany after the end of their country’s civil war, according to Friedrich Merz, who said they will instead be encouraged to return to help with the reconstruction of their homeland.
During Syria’s 14-year civil war, Germany took in more refugees than any other country in the EU, but the chancellor and others in his coalition cabinet argue that the situation has changed since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government 11 months ago.
Continue reading...The $1 billion Grand Egyptian Museum opens to the public – AP News
- The $1 billion Grand Egyptian Museum opens to the public AP News
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- Egypt's Grand Museum opens, displaying Tutankhamun tomb in full for first time BBC
- Now give us back Rosetta Stone and other treasures, Egyptians demand The Times
- Egypt’s Grand Museum fully opens in gala ceremony after 2-decade build abcnews.go.com
Ukrainian drones reach deep inside Russia as battle for key city in Donetsk rages on – PBS
- Ukrainian drones reach deep inside Russia as battle for key city in Donetsk rages on PBS
- Ukrainian drones reach deep inside Russia as battle for key city rages on AP News
- Ukrainian military says it struck refinery in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Reuters
- 'Please remain calm' — Explosions in Russia's Oryol Oblast, residents claim Ukrainian missile attack, governor says drones The Kyiv Independent
- Spill Discovered in Black Sea After Ukrainian Strike on Tuapse Oil Terminal – BBC The Moscow Times
Front-line combat video captures special ops Black Hawk raid into Pokrovsk, Ukraine’s fiercest fight – Business Insider
- Front-line combat video captures special ops Black Hawk raid into Pokrovsk, Ukraine's fiercest fight Business Insider
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- Pokrovsk: Ukraine deploys special forces as Russia advances NBC News
- Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy visits troops near embattled Pokrovsk The Guardian
- Russian and Ukrainian troops battle in ruins of Pokrovsk Reuters
Tanzanian opposition claims security forces are secretly dumping bodies after election violence – AP News
Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves at least 26 dead in Philippines, with survivors trapped on roofs and in cars – AP News
- Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves at least 26 dead in Philippines, with survivors trapped on roofs and in cars AP News
- Typhoon Kalmaegi: At least 85 killed in the Philippines as storm wreaks havoc BBC
- Photos show the impact of Typhoon Kalmaegi on the Philippines AP News
- Typhoon Kalmaegi: death toll rises to 66 as widespread flooding hits central Philippines The Guardian
- Maps: Tracking Typhoon Kalmaegi The New York Times
EU says it could admit new members by 2030, praises Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine – Reuters
- EU says it could admit new members by 2030, praises Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine Reuters
- Zelenskyy calls for Ukraine to join EU before 2030 after commission delivers warning on corruption - as it happened The Guardian
- EU praises Ukraine’s reforms and warns Serbia and Georgia in progress reports AP News
- EU warns Ukraine over corruption as Brussels unveils enlargement reports politico.eu
- Brussels praises Kyiv's progress towards EU membership but warns of 'negative trends' Euronews.com
Spain grants citizenship to descendants of civil war’s International Brigades
About 32,000 volunteered to fight Franco dictatorship, including 2,500 men and women from Britain and Ireland
The Spanish government has granted citizenship to 170 descendants of volunteers in the International Brigades in recognition of their fight against fascism during the Franco dictatorship that followed the civil war.
An estimated 32,000 volunteers from around the world joined the anti-fascist brigades during the civil war, including approximately 2,500 men and women from Britain and Ireland, of whom 530 were killed.
Continue reading...Prisoners spending entire jail term in police cells as Victoria’s justice system buckles
Prisoners in police cells often have less access to healthcare and less chance of being visited by family and lawyers
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In winter this year, a young Aboriginal man with a history of self-harm who had been remanded in custody in Melbourne was told he would be moving cells.
But he was not shifted across the corridor or to another building nearby: he was driven 300km to the police cells in Wodonga.
Continue reading...Many GPs ‘nervous’ about bulk-billing rollout under new Medicare scheme
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners says doctors concerned at being ‘100% reliant on government funding decisions’
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Every electorate in the country will have a GP practice that bulk bills every patient after the expanded bulk billing incentive came into effect this month, the health minister has said.
The changes mean four out of 10 practices will be fully bulk billing, as the government vows it will bring the number up to nine out of 10 by 2030.
Continue reading...ANU bought shares in Israeli weapons maker after pledging to stop controversial arms investments
Exclusive: University says Elbit Systems, whose drones have been used extensively in Gaza, not on any controversial weapons list when shares bought and sold this year
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The Australian National University bought $138,000 worth of shares in Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer in March, despite an earlier pledge to not invest in controversial arms companies.
The investments in Elbit Systems were made 12 days after Israel shattered a pause in hostilities with airstrikes that killed more than 400 people in Gaza. At the time, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had warned the renewed military offensive was “only the beginning”.
Continue reading...Manslaughter inquiry opened after death of worker in Rome tower collapse
Contractor was trapped for 11 hours under fallen masonry at medieval landmark near the Colosseum
Prosecutors have opened a manslaughter investigation over the death of a worker trapped when a medieval monument in central Rome partly collapsed.
Octav Stroici, 66, was rescued on Monday night after 11 hours under fallen masonry but died of his injuries at the city’s Umberto I hospital. Romanian foreign affairs officials, who said he came from their country, thanked rescuers for their efforts to save him during a long, complex and delicate operation.
Continue reading...‘They’re forcing us to gain weight’: Select foods allowed in Gaza as essentials remain missing – Middle East Eye
Xi eyes deeper China-Russia ties despite ‘turbulent’ external conditions – Al Jazeera
- Xi eyes deeper China-Russia ties despite ‘turbulent’ external conditions Al Jazeera
- China, Russia vow joint response to 'unilateral' sanctions during Russian PM visit Reuters
- President Xi Jinping Meets with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin fmprc.gov.cn
- Xi: China, Russia should create new cooperation growth points news.cgtn.com
- Russia looks to cosy up with China after Trump’s meeting with Xi CNBC
Russia’s Crude Deliveries Plunge as US Sanctions Begin to Bite – Bloomberg
- Russia's Crude Deliveries Plunge as US Sanctions Begin to Bite Bloomberg
- Trump sanctions bite! Oil heading to India, China falls steeply; but can the world permanently ignore Rus Times of India
- Signs of pullback: Sharp drop in Russia oil exports to India after US sanctions The Indian Express
- India's Russian oil imports rise in October, shiptracking data shows Reuters
- Reliance preparing to stop crude imports from sanctioned Russian entities; aims to preserve access to West The Economic Times
Video captures blast at Russia oil plant 1,000km from Ukraine – BBC
Seven climbers dead after Nepal avalanche
Rescuers located two bodies and are searching for the remaining five, believed to have been buried by snow.
Nepal: Seven climbers dead after Himalayan avalanche – BBC
- Nepal: Seven climbers dead after Himalayan avalanche BBC
- Rescuers in Nepal search for climbers killed in an avalanche PBS
- Avalanche in Nepal kills 7 climbers on Mount Yalung Ri Fox News
- French national and Nepali guides among three killed in avalanche on Nepal mountain, other foreign climbers missing CNN
- Woman Recalls Swimming Through Snow During Avalanche That Killed 7, Including Her Husband People.com