Nearly 70 schools to close in Australia over fears of asbestos in play sand
Kmart and Target issued a recall for the products, which were found to have traces of asbestos in some samples.
What one month of ceasefire in Gaza looks like
The ceasefire was meant to stop Israel’s war on Gaza. But it has only changed its pace.
US lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene blames Trump for threats after split
The former Trump ally accuses him of trying to intimidate Republicans before US House vote next week over Epstein files.
Man says shadowy group sending Palestinians out of Gaza has Israeli support
Al-Majd Europe group taking families on buses out of Gaza to Israel's Ramon Airport - then to unknown destinations.
“Violence, torture” in Israeli prisons entrenched over years
Basil Farraj, talks about the conditions and treatment of Palestinian and Lebanese prisoners in Israeli detention centr
Man tells Al Jazeera he left Gaza through Al Majd ‘displacement flight’
This Palestinian man left Gaza through ‘Al Majd Europe’, a group using unofficial, Israeli-coordinated channels.
Week in Pictures: From river erosion in Bangladesh to protests in Mexico
A global roundup of some of last week’s events.
Refugees to face 20-year wait to settle permanently under asylum reforms – BBC
- Refugees to face 20-year wait to settle permanently under asylum reforms BBC
- Illegal migration is ‘tearing our country apart’ and system is broken, says Shabana Mahmood – UK politics live The Guardian
- Britain to announce ‘most significant’ change to asylum rules in years, setting Europe’s longest route to settlement CNN
- U.K. plans to drastically reduce protections for refugees in overhaul of its asylum policies CBS News
- UK to curtail asylum seekers’ automatic right to accommodation Financial Times
Germany Is Just Making Too Much Money in China to Back Away Now – Bloomberg.com
- Germany Is Just Making Too Much Money in China to Back Away Now Bloomberg.com
- German finance minister lands in Beijing as trade gulf widens, supply chains wobble Reuters
- Germany news: Vice Chancellor Klingbeil in China for talks DW
- Germany: China could shape end of Russia’s war in Ukraine World Ukrainian Congress
- Klingbeil seeks German access to critical raw materials in Beijing Yahoo Finance
UK to end ‘golden ticket’ for asylum seekers in huge policy overhaul
The plans, inspired by Denmark's approach, aim to slash irregular immigration and counter the UK's far right.
China Warns Students in Japan of Safety Risks as Tensions Rise – Bloomberg.com
- China Warns Students in Japan of Safety Risks as Tensions Rise Bloomberg.com
- China sends coast guard to Senkaku islands amid row with Japan The Guardian
- Japanese divided on military response to China over Taiwan, Kyodo poll shows Reuters
- Airlines offer Japan trip refunds as row over Takaichi’s Taiwan comments deepens South China Morning Post
- China warns citizens against Japan travel as Taiwan spat escalates CNN
The oyster farmers battling climate change in Fiji’s troubled seas
As fishing traditions are threatened by storms and poachers, pearl oyster farms offer a lifeline to coastal communities.
Former MP from Katter’s Australian party claims victory in Townsville mayoral race after swing against former leader
Nick Dametto says he is proud to ‘build the capital of northern Australia’ after byelection triggered by resignation of controversial former mayor
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Townsville has voted decisively against its former controversial mayor and instead looks likely to elect a bodybuilding, bull-riding former state MP from the populist right in what has been described as one of the biggest swings in Australian electoral history.
Nick Dametto, 42, who was the deputy leader of Katter’s Australian Party’s and a Queensland parliamentarian before resigning and handing in his membership last month to run as an independent in Saturday’s byelection, had received more than 61% of the vote as of Sunday, with just over 30% counted.
Continue reading...China sends coast guard to Senkaku islands amid row with Japan
Activity around Japanese-held islands, also claimed by China, comes after PM Sanae Takaichi said Japan might respond militarily to an invasion of Taiwan
China has sent its coast guard through the waters of the Senkaku islands and military drones past outlying Japanese territory as Beijing ramps up tensions over the Japanese prime minister’s remarks on Taiwan.
On Sunday the Chinese coast guard said its ships made a “rights enforcement patrol” through the waters of the Senkaku, which are administered by Japan but also claimed by China as the Diaoyu islands.
Continue reading...South Korean actress and K-pop star fights off home intruder
The star and her mother physically subdued a man who broke into her home with a weapon, according to South Korean media.
Michael Jackson is moonwalking back, but after the Springsteen flop is the pop biopic still relevant?
Jackson’s songs are back on charts and biopic trailer racked up 116m views in 24 hours, yet there is a certain hesitation
Michael Jackson’s voodoo classic Thriller was high on Billboard’s Hot 100 in the week of 15 November, handing the 16-years-gone King of Pop a record for having a Top 10 hit across six different decades. Simultaneously, Jackson also broke records for receiving 116m views in 24 hours for the trailer of a new biopic, Michael, set for release in April.
Millions of fans may be excited and primed for a Jackson biopic. For comparison, the trailer beat out Taylor Swift’s Eras tour preview and it will join a procession of recent music biopics about Bruce Springsteen, Amy Winehouse, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley and Elton John. The most successful of all – the Freddie Mercury and Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody – took in nearly a billion dollars at the box office.
Continue reading...Thirteen injured after demolition derby car hits crowd in Australia
The car was taking part in the race in New South Wales when it drove through a fence and hit the grandstand, police said.
Ukraine Invasion Day 1,366: their assets from a hole in the ground. BAVOVNA at Ryazan oil refinery. – Daily Kos
- Ukraine Invasion Day 1,366: their assets from a hole in the ground. BAVOVNA at Ryazan oil refinery. Daily Kos
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,362 Al Jazeera
- Ukraine’s Hardest Winter Foreign Affairs
- Independent Thinking: What does Ukraine need to get through the winter? Chatham House
- Zelensky on Russian attacks on the energy system: how to prepare for outages 112.ua
At least 120 hurt in gen Z protests over corruption and drug violence in Mexico
Clashes erupt between protesters and riot police in the capital as rallies take place in cities across the country
At least 120 people were injured as thousands of gen Z protesters took to the streets of Mexico City and across the country to voice their anger at corruption and the drug violence that claims tens of thousands of Mexican lives each year.
Saturday’s rallies, which took place in dozens of cities from Tijuana in the north to Oaxaca in the south drew large crowds, with some demonstrators carrying the One Piece pirate flag that has become a global symbol of the youth movement.
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