Protesters clash with security at COP30 climate talks in Brazil
Demonstrators, some wearing traditional indigenous dress, broke through security lines of the UN climate summit.
Dominican Republic: ‘Cascade of failures’ causes nationwide blackout – BBC
Evidence of ancient tree-climbing ‘drop crocs’ found in Australia – BBC
- Evidence of ancient tree-climbing 'drop crocs' found in Australia BBC
- 55m-year-old eggshells unearthed in Queensland may be older relative of infamous ‘drop crocs’ The Guardian
- Australian 'drop crocs' unlock insights into ancient ecosystems Phys.org
- Scientists discover crocodile species that hunted like a leopard The Independent
- Time travelling tourists must watch for drop crocs Australian Broadcasting Corporation
What the Looming Fall of a Ukrainian City Says About Putin’s War – The Wall Street Journal
- What the Looming Fall of a Ukrainian City Says About Putin’s War The Wall Street Journal
- Pokrovsk: Russian forces use fog cover to push further into key Ukraine town BBC
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 11, 2025 Institute for the Study of War
- Russian forces roll 'Mad Max'-style into battered Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, video shows Reuters
- Ukraine’s Hardest Winter Foreign Affairs
Serbia’s energy reliance on Russia comes unstuck facing US oil sanctions
President Vucic has traded barbs with the Kremlin amid differences over gas supplies and Serbia's arms trade.
China sharpens its language on Taiwan as part of ‘longer-term’ strategy
A series of statements, articles, photos and even a new national holiday indicate a shift in Beijing’s stance over the island, analysts say
In recent weeks China has released a series of statements, articles and photos, that analysts say signal an escalation in the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s approach to Taiwan.
Beijing claims Taiwan as a province and has vowed to annex it under what it terms “reunification”. China’s military is not believed to be capable of a full invasion yet, but senior officials have recently started using sharper language.
Continue reading...Mali fuel blockade: How jihadists have paralysed an entire country – BBC
- Mali fuel blockade: How jihadists have paralysed an entire country BBC
- African Union calls for urgent action in insurgency-hit Mali Reuters
- Is Mali about to fall to al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM? Al Jazeera
- The Feudalization of Mali Foreign Policy Research Institute
- The Take: Why al-Qaeda’s Sahel branch is blocking fuel to Mali Al Jazeera
How jihadists have brought a nation to a standstill with their fuel blockade
Mali has been paralysed by a fuel blockade, which has disrupted transport, schools, hospitals and more.
Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefire – BBC
- Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefire BBC
- What Gaza looks like today, after two years of war Reuters
- Israeli military brings CBS News to the edge of its control in Gaza, where destruction and uncertainty linger CBS News
- Destruction of millennia-old Gaza City robs inhabitants of the landscape of memory EL PAÍS English
- An NPR reporter's journey into Gaza, for the first time since the war began NPR
Taliban orders women to wear burkas to access hospitals, MSF says – BBC
- Taliban orders women to wear burkas to access hospitals, MSF says BBC
- Taliban Bars Women Without A Burqa From Entering Hospitals In Afghanistan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- The Taliban’s New Face of Misogyny in Herat Hasht-e Subh Daily
- Taliban’s Vice and Virtue Ministry in Herat Detains Female Doctor for Not Wearing a Burqa KabulNow
- Taliban Denies Arrest of Doctor Filming Women’s Protest in Herat خبرگزاری اطلس
‘Lucifer’ bee with horns discovered in Western Australia – The Washington Post
- ‘Lucifer’ bee with horns discovered in Western Australia The Washington Post
- New 'Lucifer' bee with devil-like horns found in Australia BBC
- Bees with 'devil-like horns' found in wildflowers by Australian researchers USA Today
- Devilishly distinctive new bee species discovered in WA Goldfields Curtin University
- Scientists discover new "lucifer" bee with devil-like horns lurking in critically endangered wildflower in Australia CBS News
Corruption investigation into former Zelenskyy associate shakes Ukraine – abcnews.go.com
- Corruption investigation into former Zelenskyy associate shakes Ukraine abcnews.go.com
- Ukraine's government suspends justice minister amid energy corruption investigation Reuters
- Why Do Ukrainians Fight? A $100 Million Graft Case Shows Why Bloomberg.com
- Top ally of Ukraine's president accused of $100 million graft scandal France 24
- Ukraine announces energy corruption probe, targeting top officials The Washington Post
G7 ministers meet in Canada amid rifts over defence, trade, and Gaza – France 24
- G7 ministers meet in Canada amid rifts over defence, trade, and Gaza France 24
- Top diplomats from G7 countries meet in Canada as trade tensions rise with Trump AP News
- G7 foreign ministers to tackle Ukraine, Middle East peace at meeting in Canada Reuters
- Anand says U.S. secretary Rubio has avoided '51st state' chatter as G7 meeting looms CBC
- ‘Keeping West Together’: Uneasy G7 Coalition Meets to Secure Ukraine’s Winter, Bolster Economic Security Kyiv Post
US Military Explores Building Base for 10,000 People ‘Near Gaza’ – Bloomberg.com
- US Military Explores Building Base for 10,000 People ‘Near Gaza’ Bloomberg.com
- UAE concerned by Islamic influence of Qatar, Turkey in Gaza The Jerusalem Post
- U.S. submits new draft proposal to UN on international Gaza stabilization force Haaretz
- UAE refuses to join Gaza stabilisation force without clear legal framework The Guardian
- US said planning to build major base near Gaza for international forces The Times of Israel
Two meals for $1: Why China’s youth are not spending
Economic uncertainty is encouraging some young people to cut back on their spending.
How the Japan PM’s Taiwan remarks provoked the fury of China
Sanae Takaichi drew fire after suggesting Tokyo could take military action if Beijing attacked Taiwan.
China and Japan in escalating spat over Taiwan: What to know – BBC
- China and Japan in escalating spat over Taiwan: What to know BBC
- Sanae Takaichi: How Japan’s new prime minister has brought China’s ‘wolf warriors’ back out CNN
- 'Crossed the line': Chinese state media blast Japan PM as Taiwan spat rumbles on Reuters
- Japan and China in growing row after PM Takaichi says Taiwan conflict could trigger military deployment The Guardian
- Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM The Japan Times
Asio accuses Chinese hackers of seeking access to Australia’s critical infrastructure
Mike Burgess points to successful infiltration in the US by units known as Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon ‘working for the Chinese government’
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Australia’s intelligence agency has accused “Chinese hackers” of seeking to gain access to critical infrastructure assets, including telecommunications networks.
In a speech to a business forum in Melbourne, the director general of the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation, Mike Burgess, said the nation now faced a threat of “high-impact sabotage”.
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