- 'Military Schengen': Brussels proposal aims to speed up mobilisation Euronews.com
- Plan to speed tanks and armies across Europe in case of war with Russia The Guardian
- The surreal 45-day trek at the heart of Nato’s defence Financial Times
- EU Proposes Multibillion-Euro Plan to Boost Military Mobility, Defense Tech Amid Russia Tensions The Wall Street Journal
- Is The EU Edging Closer To A 'Military Schengen'? Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Cristiano Ronaldo attends White House dinner alongside Saudi crown prince
The Portuguese player is being paid handsomely to be part of the gulf state's modernisation plan.
MP’s aide reported suspected China LinkedIn approach – BBC
- MP's aide reported suspected China LinkedIn approach BBC
- Chinese spies using LinkedIn to target British lawmakers, MI5 warns CNN
- China’s power play: MI5 warns of relentless espionage attempts in Britain The Guardian
- Chinese Spies Are Using LinkedIn to Target U.K. Lawmakers, MI5 Warns The New York Times
- UK warns China against spying after MI5 tells MPs they are being targeted Financial Times
‘Things happen’ – Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
The US president's claims that the crown prince "knew nothing" contradict the CIA's own assessment.
19 Petrifying Photographs That Will Scare You In The Most Uncomfortable Way – BuzzFeed
Trump HIV prevention plan shuts out South Africa — the nation most affected – The Washington Post
- Trump HIV prevention plan shuts out South Africa — the nation most affected The Washington Post
- 'Breakthrough' HIV prevention drug set to roll out in Africa : Goats and Soda NPR
- Could an HIV miracle drug actually reach people like my parents? statnews.com
- First doses of HIV prevention drug lenacapavir delivered to Zambia, Eswatini Reuters
- Eswatini is the first African country to get twice-yearly HIV prevention shot AP News
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 18, 2025 – Institute for the Study of War
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 18, 2025 Institute for the Study of War
- From Bakhmut to Pokrovsk, here’s how Russian tactics have shifted CNN
- What Our Photographer Saw as a Safe City Became a Blood Bath The New York Times
- Exclusive | Russia pours 150K troops into latest drive to overrun Ukraine in Donetsk: 'Really a tense situation' New York Post
- What the Looming Fall of a Ukrainian City Says About Putin’s War The Wall Street Journal
‘It would have been better if they’d killed me’: A forgotten war destroying women’s lives
Thousands of women have been raped in Ethiopia’s Amhara conflict, BBC Global Women finds.
Floods hit Vietnam again, killing at least 8, hindering coffee harvest – Reuters
- Floods hit Vietnam again, killing at least 8, hindering coffee harvest Reuters
- Flooding worsens in central Vietnam, death toll rises to 16 Reuters
- Landslide Hits Bus, Burying Passengers In Vietnam The Weather Channel
- Is it safe to travel to Southeast Asia? Latest advice after severe rain and landslides in Vietnam and Indonesia Time Out Worldwide
- Heavy rain batters Vietnam’s central region, leaving seven dead and widespread damage Asia News Network
TotalEnergies complicit in Mozambique war crimes — NGO – DW
- TotalEnergies complicit in Mozambique war crimes — NGO DW
- French energy giant Total faces war crimes allegations over Mozambique massacre BBC
- Total Not Tied to Alleged Crime at Mozambique Project, CEO Says Bloomberg.com
- Rights group accuses TotalEnergies of war crime complicity in Mozambique Reuters
- France’s TotalEnergies accused of role in Mozambique ‘massacre’ Euronews.com
Trump remarks fuel US political storm over Nigerian schoolgirl abductions – France 24
- Trump remarks fuel US political storm over Nigerian schoolgirl abductions France 24
- Student escapes as authorities search for 24 other girls abducted in Nigeria NPR
- GGCSS Maga: Two schoolgirls escape Nigeria kidnap ordeal, official says BBC
- 25 Girls Abducted From School in Nigeria The New York Times
- Nigeria's president promises to intensify efforts to rescue 24 abducted schoolgirls ABC News
300 days of Trump: A foreign policy tally – politico.eu
- 300 days of Trump: A foreign policy tally politico.eu
- What if ‘America First’ Appears to Work? The Atlantic
- Trump’s Retreat as World’s Top Cop Opens the Door to Regional Strife Bloomberg.com
- A Trump-Dependent World? How Donald Trump is Reshaping Global Economics, Geopolitics, and Capitalism ColombiaOne.com
- A Trump Doctrine of heavy footsteps and many levers GZERO Media
UN to hear human rights complaint over New Zealand’s treatment of Māori
UN committee to consider claim by prominent Māori leader Tureiti Moxon that alleges government policies have harmed Indigenous people
The United Nations has agreed to hear an urgent complaint against New Zealand’s coalition government alleging it is responsible for significant and persistent discrimination against Māori.
Prominent Māori leader, Lady Tureiti Moxon, has filed the complaint to the UN’s committee for the convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination (CERD).
Continue reading...Australia will not veto Turkey’s COP31 summit bid, Albanese says – Reuters
- Australia will not veto Turkey's COP31 summit bid, Albanese says Reuters
- Turkey to host Cop31 climate conference after Australia drops push to hold it in Adelaide The Guardian
- Government canvasses Pacific leaders on backdown option for COP31 abc.net.au
- Turkey to host 2026 climate summit, in defeat for Australia Politico
- Turkey Beats Australia in Race to Host UN Climate Talks in 2026 Bloomberg.com
The only ‘no’ vote on releasing Epstein files
The resounding vote in favour of the Epstein bill, 427-1, marks a rare moment of bipartisanship on Capitol Hill that was - almost - unanimous.
More than 80 countries back push for ‘road map’ to quit fossil fuels at COP30 – Financial Times
- More than 80 countries back push for ‘road map’ to quit fossil fuels at COP30 Financial Times
- Divide over fossil fuels phaseout can be bridged, Cop30 president says The Guardian
- Brazil's Lula makes diplomatic push for early climate deal at COP30 summit Reuters
- Momentum grows for global roadmap to phase out fossil fuels DW
- Double down on push to abandon fossil fuels, 82 countries urge at climate summit Politico
On the front line of Europe’s standoff with Russia’s sanction-busting shadow fleet
With Europe imposing sanctions on Moscow, there has been a growing network of vessels sailing without a valid flag from Russia through European waters.
Why India’s poorest state continues to struggle with illegal alcohol sales
Efforts to crack down on bootlegging continue nine years after prohibition was introduced in Bihar.
Congress approves bill to release Epstein files that will head to Trump’s desk
Once Trump signs the measure, the justice department will have 30 days to release the materials.
UK will not tolerate Chinese spying, minister says after MI5 alert – BBC
- UK will not tolerate Chinese spying, minister says after MI5 alert BBC
- Chinese Spies Are Using LinkedIn to Target U.K. Lawmakers, MI5 Warns The New York Times
- Watch out for online contact with Chinese spies, UK defence minister warns public The Guardian
- Newspaper headlines: MI5's 'Chinese spies' alert and Trump defends MBS BBC
- MI5 warns UK lawmakers Chinese spies posing as headhunters Reuters