- Major Shanghai summit of US 'adversaries' sends clear message Responsible Statecraft
- China’s Xi Redraws Geopolitical Map With Embrace of Putin, Modi Yahoo Finance
- Xi and Putin stand shoulder to shoulder as China casts itself as an alternative global leader CNN
- Chinese, Russian, Indian Leaders Pledge Cooperation, in a Message to Trump The Wall Street Journal
- China's Xi pushes a new global order, flanked by leaders of Russia and India Reuters
Germany’s far-right AfD suffers series of candidate deaths ahead of local vote
Police say there is no evidence of foul play, ahead of local elections in western Germany.
Jair Bolsonaro faces justice over alleged attempt to usurp Brazilian democracy
Former president in court along with seven others accused of failed power grab after losing 2022 election
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro and seven of his allies, including four senior members of the military, have gone on trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup – the first time in Brazilian history such powerful figures have faced justice for seeking to topple the country’s democracy.
Bolsonaro, a paratrooper turned far-right populist who governed from 2019 until 2023, stands accused of masterminding a failed power grab after losing the 2022 election to the leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Continue reading...Kim Jong-un arrives for Beijing military parade on special armoured train
Slow but specialised form of transport has been used by the reclusive country’s leaders for decades
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has arrived in Beijing on his signature green train to attend a military parade in China celebrating the formal surrender of Japan in the second world war.
Kim left Pyongyang for China on Monday.
Continue reading...Russia clinches major new gas pipeline deal with China as West shuns supplies – CNBC
- Russia clinches major new gas pipeline deal with China as West shuns supplies CNBC
- Russia and China bless vast new Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, Gazprom says Reuters
- China, Russia Sign Deal To Build New Siberian Gas Pipeline But Pricing Details Unclear Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Putin hails ‘unprecedentedly high’ relations with China as Gazprom says it signed new gas deal CNN
- Xi, Putin Deepen Ties in Beijing With Apparent Gas Breakthrough Bloomberg.com
Whisky maker Suntory’s CEO resigns amid investigation into suspected illegal supplements
Takeshi Niinami bought supplements in the belief that they were legal, says Jim Beam and Laphroaig owner
Takeshi Niinami, one of Japan’s best-known business leaders, has resigned as chief executive of the drinks company Suntory after police raided his home as part of an investigation into suspected illegal supplements.
His resignation from the owner of the Jim Beam whisky brand has sent shockwaves through Japan’s corporate world, with Suntory executives attempting to reassure investors and consumers at a hastily arranged news conference.
Continue reading...Modi joins hands with Xi and Putin in message to Trump – Axios
- Modi joins hands with Xi and Putin in message to Trump Axios
- How oil has brought Russia, China and India closer BBC
- Putin plans to travel to India in December, the Kremlin says AP News
- Behind the smiles with Putin, Modi and Xi at China summit CNBC
- Car rides and hand-holding: Putin, Modi and Xi send Trump a message at China summit NBC News
Putin and Kim Jong Un join Xi Jinping for parade to showcase China’s power, and a growing anti-U.S. union – CBS News
- Putin and Kim Jong Un join Xi Jinping for parade to showcase China's power, and a growing anti-U.S. union CBS News
- Leaders of China, Russia, North Korea and Iran gather in Beijing for huge military parade in challenge to the West CNN
- Who are the North Korean officials joining Kim Jong-un’s China visit? South China Morning Post
- Kim Jong-un Heads to Beijing by Train The New York Times
- Putin, Kim and Xi are meeting in China: BBC correspondents explain why BBC
Death toll climbs to over 1,400 after Afghanistan earthquake, official says – ABC News
- Death toll climbs to over 1,400 after Afghanistan earthquake, official says ABC News
- Afghanistan airdrops commandos to rescue quake survivors, UN warns food may run out Reuters
- Sacramento's Afghan American community heartbroken after devastating earthquake KCRA
- Taliban call for international aid as Afghan earthquake toll tops 1,400 The Washington Post
- How to help those impacted by the Afghanistan earthquake: Charities, organizations to support relief efforts ABC News
Belgium to Recognize Palestinian State, Joining Pressure on Israel – The New York Times
- Belgium to Recognize Palestinian State, Joining Pressure on Israel The New York Times
- A Palestinian State Would Be Good for Israel Foreign Affairs
- Recognition of Palestinian state would spur sprint towards two-state solution, envoy says Reuters
- Belgium moves toward recognizing a Palestinian state, drawing Israeli rebuke ABC News
- There Never Will Be a Palestinian State. So What’s Next? Tikvah
Plea for help after landslide wipes out Sudan village, kills more than 1,000 – Reuters
- Plea for help after landslide wipes out Sudan village, kills more than 1,000 Reuters
- Landslide kills over 1,000 people and levels entire village in Sudan's Central Darfur Fox News
- Pope prays for 1,000 killed in floods in Sudan's Darfur region Vatican News
- Sudan landslide leaves one survivor in village of 1,000, rebel group says The Washington Post
- Landslide Kills Hundreds in Sudan The New York Times
Race to find survivors after Sudan landslide kills hundreds
Sunday's landslide followed heavy rain and "levelled" a remote village, a local armed group says.
Hundreds killed in Sudan landslide, UN says
Sunday's landslide followed heavy rain and "levelled" a remote village, a local armed group says.
Billy Bragg releases song in support of Palestine and Greta Thunberg aid flotilla
Hundred Year Hunger – which has a chorus in Arabic – has been released by the British protest singer to coincide with a humanitarian aid flotilla heading for Gaza
Billy Bragg has released a new original song to show his support for the people of Palestine. The title of Hundred Year Hunger was inspired by a new book of the same name by E Mark Windle about the history of chronic malnutrition and deprivation in Gaza and will raise money for the Amos Trust’s Gaza Appeal.
Writing on Instagram, the British protest singer said that the song “looks at the current famine that Israel has created in Gaza through the lens of a century of enforced food insecurity and malnutrition imposed on the Palestinian people, firstly by British imperialism, then as a weapon of mass displacement by the state of Israel”.
Continue reading...Archaeologists in Peru discover 3D mural that could date back 4,000 years
The unprecedented find has shifted archaeological understanding about the first civilisations in the Americas
Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a multicoloured three-dimensional mural that could date back 4,000 years, in an unprecedented find that has shifted archaeological understanding about the first civilisations in the Americas.
The centrepiece of the three-by-six metre mural is a stylistic depiction of a large bird of prey with outstretched wings, its head adorned with three-dimensional diamond motifs that visually align the south and north faces of the mural. It is covered with high-relief friezes and features designs painted in blue, yellow, red and black.
Continue reading...Indonesia police fire tear gas near campuses as protest tensions rise – Reuters
- Indonesia police fire tear gas near campuses as protest tensions rise Reuters
- Indonesia’s fury and deep resentment rages on despite crackdown. Here’s what to know CNN
- With brooms in hand as symbol for change, Indonesian women join Jakarta protests Reuters
- How Protests, Tear Gas and Looting Roiled Indonesia The New York Times
- What to know about Indonesia’s deadly nationwide unrest over lawmakers’ perks PBS
Putin meets Slovak prime minister Fico in Beijing, praises his ‘independent’ policy – The Kyiv Independent
- Putin meets Slovak prime minister Fico in Beijing, praises his 'independent' policy The Kyiv Independent
- Slovakia wants to normalise relations with Russia, ramping up gas imports, PM Fico says Reuters
- Meeting with Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Robert Fico Президент России
- Fico’s Putin Meeting Underlines EU Divisions on Ukraine Bloomberg.com
- Slovak Prime Minister Fico to Meet Xi, Putin, Zelenskiy This Week U.S. News & World Report
Xi to flaunt China’s vision of new global order at military parade – Reuters
- Xi to flaunt China's vision of new global order at military parade Reuters
- China: Beijing tightens control for military parade marking Xi's big moment on world stage BBC
- On WWII anniversary, China seeks to erase U.S. role in victory The Washington Post
- On parade in China: Putin, the PLA and purges The Economist
- China’s military parade is a show of strength from a country devastated in World War II AP News
How to watch the canonizations of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati – Catholic News Agency
- How to watch the canonizations of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati Catholic News Agency
- When will Pope Leo make Carlo Acutis the first saint of the millennial generation? USA Today
- 'God's Influencer,' 15, Set to Become First Millennial Saint on Sunday amid His Family Revealing Their 'Saintly Roots' People.com
- The Hospital of Saints: Carlo Acutis EWTN Vatican
- New Statue of Carlo Acutis Installed Beside His Tomb in Assisi Ahead of Canonization – EWTN Great Britain EWTN UK
Ukraine Pursues a Weapons Buildup More Potent Than Any Security Guarantee – The New York Times
- Ukraine Pursues a Weapons Buildup More Potent Than Any Security Guarantee The New York Times
- Zelenskiy wants higher-level talks on security guarantees next week Reuters
- Ukraine Outlines 'Three Pillars' of Security Guarantees Against Russia Newsweek
- Ireland 'open' to Ukraine peacekeeping mission - Martin RTE.ie
- Rutte: Ukraine peace process still in early phase breakingthenews.net