- Ukraine’s president is under growing pressure. Here are 5 things to know AP News
- Zelensky Under Siege as Corruption Case Shatters Ukraine’s Wartime Unity The New York Times
- Zelensky’s Blind Spot The Atlantic
- Zelenskyy pledges to clean up Ukraine’s energy sector amid corruption scandal The Guardian
- Don’t let a scandal undermine the defence of Ukraine The Economist
Farage’s views on Russia likely to be further tested after jailing of Nathan Gill
It would be expedient for Reform to take Labour’s advice and disavow ‘Putin talking points’
The discovery of a pro-Russian asset, Nathan Gill, at the heart of a British political party reads like the plot of a John Le Carré novel.
Russia was long known to have been trying to interfere in foreign politics with online bots and cyber-disinformation over the past decade.
Continue reading...Former Reform U.K. Politician Sent to Prison for Taking Pro-Russia Bribes – The New York Times
- Former Reform U.K. Politician Sent to Prison for Taking Pro-Russia Bribes The New York Times
- Starmer demands investigation into Reform-Russia links after party's ex-Wales leader jailed Sky News
- Former key figure in UK populist party Reform jailed for taking bribes to make pro-Russia statements CNN
- Ex-Farage Ally Gets 10.5 Years in Jail for Taking Pro-Russian Bribes Bloomberg.com
- The ex-Reform UK leader who took bribes, made pro-Russia speeches BBC
Nigeria faces another school abduction after gunmen attack a Catholic institution – AP News
- Nigeria faces another school abduction after gunmen attack a Catholic institution AP News
- At Least 52 Kidnapped From Nigeria School in Second Mass Abduction This Week The New York Times
- Gunmen abduct students from Catholic school in Nigeria amid rising violence KOMO
- St Mary's School in Niger state: Pupils abducted from Nigerian Catholic school BBC
- Nigeria reels after second mass school abduction in a week The Guardian
Trump may yet impose a Ukraine deal – but it threatens to be a disaster for Kyiv
Ukraine could be forced into an agreement but plan as it stands seems too bizarre for Zelenskyy to sell to his public
We’ve been here before: the Trump administration announces a roadmap towards peace in Ukraine that seems to be dramatically skewed towards Moscow’s demands; Volodymyr Zelenskyy gets on the phone to alarmed European allies; they quickly call Trump to message him that the whole idea is unworkable; the plan quietly dies. Rinse and repeat.
This time it feels a bit different, however. Reports on Friday suggested the US has threatened that if Ukraine does not sign a hastily concocted peace plan, Washington could withdraw intelligence-sharing and other support critical to the Ukrainian war effort.
Continue reading...Nicolas Sarkozy to write prison memoir on his 20 days in jail
Former French president complains about noise in extract from A Prisoner’s Diary, to be released next month
Nicolas Sarkozy is to publish a book next month called A Prisoner’s Diary detailing his 20 days in jail.
The book was announced 11 days after the former French president was released from prison while he appeals against his conviction for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to obtain election campaign funds from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
Continue reading...EU threatens to block ‘weak’ COP30 deal – Politico
- EU threatens to block ‘weak’ COP30 deal Politico
- COP30: UN climate summit drops mention of fossil fuels from draft deal BBC
- ‘It’s like arguing with robots’: negotiators on the state of Cop30 talks The Guardian
- What’s at stake in the COP30 negotiations? UN News
- COP30 host urges unity as summit heads for final showdown over fossil fuels Reuters
Five killed and more than 450 injured in Bangladesh earthquake – BBC
- Five killed and more than 450 injured in Bangladesh earthquake BBC
- Earthquake jolts Bangladesh, killing five and injuring around 100 Reuters
- Aftershock shakes Bangladesh as earthquake death toll rises to 10 Al Jazeera
- At Least 8 Dead, More Than 450 Injured After 5.5-Magnitude Earthquake People.com
- Bangladesh shaken by deadly M5.5 earthquake Earthquake Insights
At least five killed in Bangladesh earthquake
The epicentre of the earthquake was about 30 kilometres (18.6 miles) from the capital, Dhaka.
At least five killed in Bangladesh earthquake
The epicentre of the earthquake was about 30 kilometres (18.6 miles) from the capital, Dhaka.
Trump’s grab for Russian frozen assets puts EU Ukraine loan in doubt – Financial Times
- Trump’s grab for Russian frozen assets puts EU Ukraine loan in doubt Financial Times
- Ukraine’s Cash Is Running Low, and Europe Has No Good Plan B The New York Times
- The Guardian view on funding Ukraine’s resistance: a looming financial crisis in Kyiv must be averted | Editorial The Guardian
- What we learned from Ursula von der Leyen's options paper to support Ukraine Euronews.com
- Graphic Truth: Europe tries to fill US void in Ukraine funding GZERO Media
Morgues overflow, hidden graves in Dar es Salaam: Tanzania accused of mass killings – The Africa Report
- Morgues overflow, hidden graves in Dar es Salaam: Tanzania accused of mass killings The Africa Report
- ‘Oh my God, this is our Tanzania’: CNN investigation shows police shooting protesters, signs of mass graves CNN
- Tanzania’s poll unrest has 'stained' the country’s global image, President Samia Suluhu Hassan says BBC
- Tanzania’s descent into repression is a stark warning of how fast Africa’s progress can be eroded | Kenneth Mohammed The Guardian
- Tanzania, a Nation Known for Peace, Is Rocked by Deadly Protests The New York Times
South Africa declares gender violence a national disaster after protests – BBC
- South Africa declares gender violence a national disaster after protests BBC
- South African women stage lie-down protest against gender-based violence ahead of G20 summit AP News
- Fed Up With Femicide & Gender-Based Violence? Here’s How You Can Help OkayAfrica
- Women for Change says anti-GBV message carried strongly during national shutdown EWN
- National shutdown hitting South Africa today BusinessTech
South Africa calls gender violence a national disaster after protests
Fifteen women are killed every day in a country with one of the highest rates of gender violence in the world.
First revealed in spy photos, a Bronze Age city emerges from the steppe – Ars Technica
- First revealed in spy photos, a Bronze Age city emerges from the steppe Ars Technica
- Archaeologists may have uncovered a Bronze Age metropolis in Kazakhstan’s steppe CNN
- A major city of the Kazakh Steppe? Investigating Semiyarka’s Bronze Age legacy | Antiquity Cambridge University Press & Assessment
- 'Sophisticated' Bronze Age city unearthed in Kazakhstan 'transforms our understanding of steppe societies' Live Science
- Archaeologists Uncover a Massive Bronze Age ‘Proto-City’ in Kazakhstan That Rewrites Steppe History The Debrief
Grizzly bear on loose after attacking school group in Canada, injuring 11 – BBC
- Grizzly bear on loose after attacking school group in Canada, injuring 11 BBC
- Eleven injured after grizzly bear attacks schoolchildren and teachers in Canada The Guardian
- Grizzly bear attack reported in Canada's British Columbia province ABC News
- Grizzly Bear Attack on School Students and Teachers Leaves 2 in Critical Condition, Multiple Injured People.com
- 2 in critical condition after grizzly bear attack involving students in Bella Coola: officials CBC
France will investigate Musk’s Grok chatbot after Holocaust denial claims – AP News
- France will investigate Musk’s Grok chatbot after Holocaust denial claims AP News
- French authorities probe Holocaust denial on Elon Musk’s AI platform politico.eu
- EU is in touch with X regarding hate speech content on Grok Reuters
- France moves against Musk’s Grok chatbot after Holocaust denial claims ABC News
- Elon Musk's Grok goes viral for reviving a long-debunked claim about Auschwitz Euronews.com
Japan’s Takaichi Rejects China Demand to Retract Taiwan Remarks – Bloomberg.com
- Japan’s Takaichi Rejects China Demand to Retract Taiwan Remarks Bloomberg.com
- The real reason behind China’s fury toward Japan’s Takaichi CNN
- Japan’s New Leader Mentions Taiwan, and Tanks Her Relationship With China The New York Times
- Japanese concerts in China are getting abruptly canceled as tensions simmer CNBC
- Japan Tourism Faces $1.2 Billion Hit as Trip Cancellations Spike on China Rift Bloomberg.com
Reeves ‘not even sure what the popular path is’ on the budget – UK politics live
Chancellor says ‘We can’t just carry on like this and muddle through. We have to make some decisions to get on a different path’
Prime minister Keir Starmer had a bilateral meeting with South African president Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the G20 summit on Friday.
The two leaders discussed the 11-hour flight from London to Johannesburg in brief remarks in front of reporters, according to the PA news agency.
Energy bills are still far higher than five years ago, on top of sky-high mortgages and rents and prices in the shops.
The government has pledged time and time again to bring down energy bills – it is time for them to live up to their word and stop tinkering, committing to a real long term plan.
Liberal Democrats have a plan: we would slash energy bills in half by removing the renewables levy from bills, creating new energy loans for homeowners to insulate their homes and boosting renewables – the cheapest, cleanest and most popular form of energy.
How to make sustainable seafood choices this Christmas to ease the pressure on Australia’s oceans
Australian Marine Conservation Society’s GoodFish guide aims to showcase the most environmentally friendly seafood sources
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As a challenging year for marine life heads into its final weeks, GoodFish has shared its list of sustainable choices for the festive season to help take the pressure off Australia’s oceans.
“It’s a time to be more careful than ever,” said Adrian Meder, sustainable seafood program manager at the Australian Marine Conservation Society, which produces the GoodFish guide.
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