JFK’s granddaughter shares terminal cancer diagnosis
Tatiana Schlossberg, 35, says she was diagnosed shortly after giving birth in 2024 and has less than a year to live.
In Ukraine’s ‘kill-zone’, robots are a lifeline to troops trapped on perilous eastern front
Land drones are increasingly the only means of transporting supplies to the embattled city of Pokrovsk.
Northern Australia assesses damage after Tropical Cyclone Fina – Al Jazeera
- Northern Australia assesses damage after Tropical Cyclone Fina Al Jazeera
- Thousands of Australians without power after tropical cyclone hits Northern Territory Reuters
- ‘Worst since Tracy’: Darwin in clean-up mode after Tropical Cyclone Fina brings gales and torrential rain The Guardian
- Cyclone Fina's movements and what to expect next abc.net.au
- Tropical Cyclone 05S (Fina) / Invest 92W / Invest 95B – Pacific Pacific Disaster Center | (PDC Global)
China to boost trade, investment with Tajikistan, Wang says – Reuters
- China to boost trade, investment with Tajikistan, Wang says Reuters
- Chinese diplomatic tour strives to blunt US trade momentum in Central Asia Eurasianet
- Uzbekistans President meets Chinas FM, discusses Afghanistan security, bilateral cooperation Tribune India
- China-Uzbekistan Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue Held in Tashkent fmprc.gov.cn
- Wang Yi Says China to Accelerate Common Development With Central Asian Countries Caspian Post
Vietnam floods leave at least 90 dead and 12 missing
Days of torrential rain leaves vast swathes of the country inundated and facing landslides.
Vietnam floods leave at least 90 dead and 12 missing
Days of torrential rain leaves vast swathes of the country inundated and facing landslides.
Why Trump’s lavish Saudi courtship leaves Israel on the back foot
Pageantry and trillion-dollar promises reveal how Washington’s loyalties may be tilting toward the Gulf
The White House welcome bestowed on the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, was the most lavish of the Trump presidency, and a gaudily clear statement of its foreign policy priorities.
It was billed as a mere working visit, but it was more extravagant than any previous state visit. The president greeted the prince on the south lawn, the White House’s biggest stage. There were uniformed men on horses bearing flags and a flypast of fighter jets.
Continue reading...Israeli military foils Hamas tunnel escape in eastern Rafah – The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli military foils Hamas tunnel escape in eastern Rafah The Jerusalem Post
- IDF says it killed 11, captured six Palestinian militants escaping Gaza tunnel complex Haaretz
- IDF says all 17 terrorists who tried to flee tunnel in Gaza’s Rafah killed or captured The Times of Israel
- IDF eliminates 5 Gazan terrorists who emerged out of a tunnel beyond yellow line | LIVE BLOG i24NEWS
- Israel says it killed two Palestinians for crossing yellow line in Gaza Middle East Eye
In Russian-Occupied Mariupol, Everything Ukrainian Must Go – The New York Times
In Russian-Occupied Mariupol, Everything Ukrainian Must Go The New York Times
Germany wants to build Europe’s strongest army – a new conscription bill is moving that closer – CNN
- Germany wants to build Europe’s strongest army – a new conscription bill is moving that closer CNN
- Britain’s flag-wavers are being left behind as Germany prepares for war with Russia The Independent
- Germany’s Military Reform Plan to Boost Defense by 2035 Букви
- Democrats ‘are not seekers of truth, they are seekers of leverage’: Adrienne Gray Yahoo
- Debate on compulsory military service: Attractiveness of the German Armed Forces is crucial Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft (IW)
US insists it authored Ukraine peace plan ahead of talks on ending war
A group of US lawmakers say the secretary of state told them the draft did not reflect Washington's position. Marco Rubio has distanced himself from those claims.
‘Now is the hour’: Labor urged to speed up fossil fuel phase-out to justify Cop30 pledge
Despite Australia signing the Belém declaration, Albanese rejected suggestion Labor shouldn’t develop new gas fields
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The Albanese government is being urged to explain how it will drive a fossil fuel phase-out, after it joined dozens of countries at a UN climate summit to back a declaration that the world should quickly wean off coal, gas and oil.
Australia signed up to the declaration on a just transition away from fossil fuels at a side event at the Cop30 conference in the Brazilian city of Belém, which finished on Saturday night local time, more than 24 hours after the scheduled close.
Continue reading...Standoff looms for final week of parliament as Coalition holds out on nature laws – as it happened
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Greens senator says party wants native forest protections as part of nature law negotiations
The Greens’ environment spokesperson, Sarah Hanson-Young has appeared on ABC’s Insiders amid the government appealing to the minor party with concessions in order to pass their nature laws.
Three more years of the destruction of our native forests when we’ve got 2,000-plus species already endangered in this country, where we’ve got billions of dollars of taxpayer money already being spent subsidising an industry that’s about destroying our native forests. I mean, it’s 2025 and it’s time we ended native forest logging, protected these beautiful, ancient forests that aren’t just there for the richness of biodiversity, but they’re so important when it comes to combating climate change, they are carbon sinks.
I was probably finally convinced only in the final couple of days, to be honest, I had colleagues come and have chats. I have a really good relationship with Mark Speakman. It was a friendly chat with Mark. It was a hard chat, but it was a very friendly one. And then when I’m in, I’m in 100%. I think what a lot of people would do in my position is weigh up the pros and cons and think of all the reasons that I shouldn’t do it, but at the end of the day, the reasons I should outweighed those, and I’ll be a committed leader. I’m very clear eyed once I’ve made up my mind.
Continue reading...Vietnam flooding death toll reaches 90 amid landslides and relentless rain
Environment ministry says most of the deaths were in the mountainous central province of Dak Lak
The death toll from major flooding in Vietnam has risen to 90, with 12 more people missing, the environment ministry said on Sunday after days of heavy rain and landslides.
Relentless rain has lashed south-central Vietnam since late October and popular holiday destinations have been hit by several rounds of flooding.
Continue reading...Trump says Ukraine deal is not ‘final offer’ as officials gather for Geneva summit
US president signals potential room for adjustments after Zelenskyy says proposals force Ukraine to choose between national dignity and losing the US
Donald Trump said on Saturday that his “peace plan” was “not my final offer”, after a furious backlash from Ukrainians who described it as reminiscent of Neville Chamberlain’s 1938 Munich agreement with Adolf Hitler.
The US president told reporters during brief remarks at the White House: “We’d like to get to peace. It should’ve happened a long time ago … we’re trying to get it ended, one way or the other we have to get it ended.”
Continue reading...Hidden in plain sight – Mumbai’s glorious Art Deco legacy at 100
Mumbai is home to one of the world's largest collection of Art Deco buildings, but many are unprotected.
Nasa astronaut films Northern Lights from space
Zena Cardman captured the footage of the display from the International Space Station on 17 November.
3 Children Are Injured in Grizzly Bear Attack in British Columbia – The New York Times
- 3 Children Are Injured in Grizzly Bear Attack in British Columbia The New York Times
- Grizzly bear attacks school group in Canada's British Columbia province, injuring 11 ABC News
- Grizzly bear attack in British Columbia seriously injures 3 schoolchildren The Washington Post
- 'Hero' teachers fended off grizzly that attacked students on Canada walking trail, injuring 11, officials said NBC News
- Grizzly bear on loose after attacking school group in Canada, injuring 11 BBC
UAB football player faces attempted murder charge after allegedly stabbing teammates
Incident happened hours before Saturday’s game
Two players in stable condition in local hospital
A University of Alabama at Birmingham football player allegedly stabbed two teammates on Saturday morning, hours before the team’s game against the University of South Florida, the university said in a statement.
“UAB’s top priority remains the safety and well-being of all of our students,” the statement said. “Given patient privacy and the ongoing investigation, we have no further comment at this time.”
Continue reading...COP30 – Five key takeaways from a deeply divisive climate summit
What did we learn from a climate summit that ended in a deal with no new mention of fossil fuels?