- EU says it could admit new members by 2030, praises Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine Reuters
- Zelenskyy calls for Ukraine to join EU before 2030 after commission delivers warning on corruption - as it happened The Guardian
- EU praises Ukraine’s reforms and warns Serbia and Georgia in progress reports AP News
- EU warns Ukraine over corruption as Brussels unveils enlargement reports politico.eu
- Brussels praises Kyiv's progress towards EU membership but warns of 'negative trends' Euronews.com
Spain grants citizenship to descendants of civil war’s International Brigades
About 32,000 volunteered to fight Franco dictatorship, including 2,500 men and women from Britain and Ireland
The Spanish government has granted citizenship to 170 descendants of volunteers in the International Brigades in recognition of their fight against fascism during the Franco dictatorship that followed the civil war.
An estimated 32,000 volunteers from around the world joined the anti-fascist brigades during the civil war, including approximately 2,500 men and women from Britain and Ireland, of whom 530 were killed.
Continue reading...Prisoners spending entire jail term in police cells as Victoria’s justice system buckles
Prisoners in police cells often have less access to healthcare and less chance of being visited by family and lawyers
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In winter this year, a young Aboriginal man with a history of self-harm who had been remanded in custody in Melbourne was told he would be moving cells.
But he was not shifted across the corridor or to another building nearby: he was driven 300km to the police cells in Wodonga.
Continue reading...Many GPs ‘nervous’ about bulk-billing rollout under new Medicare scheme
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners says doctors concerned at being ‘100% reliant on government funding decisions’
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Every electorate in the country will have a GP practice that bulk bills every patient after the expanded bulk billing incentive came into effect this month, the health minister has said.
The changes mean four out of 10 practices will be fully bulk billing, as the government vows it will bring the number up to nine out of 10 by 2030.
Continue reading...ANU bought shares in Israeli weapons maker after pledging to stop controversial arms investments
Exclusive: University says Elbit Systems, whose drones have been used extensively in Gaza, not on any controversial weapons list when shares bought and sold this year
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The Australian National University bought $138,000 worth of shares in Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer in March, despite an earlier pledge to not invest in controversial arms companies.
The investments in Elbit Systems were made 12 days after Israel shattered a pause in hostilities with airstrikes that killed more than 400 people in Gaza. At the time, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had warned the renewed military offensive was “only the beginning”.
Continue reading...Manslaughter inquiry opened after death of worker in Rome tower collapse
Contractor was trapped for 11 hours under fallen masonry at medieval landmark near the Colosseum
Prosecutors have opened a manslaughter investigation over the death of a worker trapped when a medieval monument in central Rome partly collapsed.
Octav Stroici, 66, was rescued on Monday night after 11 hours under fallen masonry but died of his injuries at the city’s Umberto I hospital. Romanian foreign affairs officials, who said he came from their country, thanked rescuers for their efforts to save him during a long, complex and delicate operation.
Continue reading...‘They’re forcing us to gain weight’: Select foods allowed in Gaza as essentials remain missing – Middle East Eye
Xi eyes deeper China-Russia ties despite ‘turbulent’ external conditions – Al Jazeera
- Xi eyes deeper China-Russia ties despite ‘turbulent’ external conditions Al Jazeera
- China, Russia vow joint response to 'unilateral' sanctions during Russian PM visit Reuters
- President Xi Jinping Meets with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin fmprc.gov.cn
- Xi: China, Russia should create new cooperation growth points news.cgtn.com
- Russia looks to cosy up with China after Trump’s meeting with Xi CNBC
Russia’s Crude Deliveries Plunge as US Sanctions Begin to Bite – Bloomberg
- Russia's Crude Deliveries Plunge as US Sanctions Begin to Bite Bloomberg
- Trump sanctions bite! Oil heading to India, China falls steeply; but can the world permanently ignore Rus Times of India
- Signs of pullback: Sharp drop in Russia oil exports to India after US sanctions The Indian Express
- India's Russian oil imports rise in October, shiptracking data shows Reuters
- Reliance preparing to stop crude imports from sanctioned Russian entities; aims to preserve access to West The Economic Times
Video captures blast at Russia oil plant 1,000km from Ukraine – BBC
Seven climbers dead after Nepal avalanche
Rescuers located two bodies and are searching for the remaining five, believed to have been buried by snow.
Nepal: Seven climbers dead after Himalayan avalanche – BBC
- Nepal: Seven climbers dead after Himalayan avalanche BBC
- Rescuers in Nepal search for climbers killed in an avalanche PBS
- Avalanche in Nepal kills 7 climbers on Mount Yalung Ri Fox News
- French national and Nepali guides among three killed in avalanche on Nepal mountain, other foreign climbers missing CNN
- Woman Recalls Swimming Through Snow During Avalanche That Killed 7, Including Her Husband People.com
Setting up clash with AG, Levin names judge to probe Sde Teiman leak in her stead – The Times of Israel
- Setting up clash with AG, Levin names judge to probe Sde Teiman leak in her stead The Times of Israel
- Israel rocked by scandal as top military lawyer is thrown into jail NPR
- Former top Israeli military legal officer arrested after admitting to leaking video of alleged detainee abuse CBS News
- A leaked video, a frantic search, and the top military lawyer: What to know about the scandal rocking Israel CNN
- How the arrest of the military's top lawyer over a leaked abuse video has rocked Israel NBC News
EU warns Ukraine over corruption as Brussels unveils enlargement reports – politico.eu
- EU warns Ukraine over corruption as Brussels unveils enlargement reports politico.eu
- Zelenskyy: Ukraine ‘confidently moving toward’ EU membership after European Commission progress report Fox News
- EU says it could admit new members by 2030, praises Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine Reuters
- EU praises Ukraine’s progress but warns Zelenskyy over corruption Atlantic Council
- Commission reports on the progress of aspiring EU members commission.europa.eu
UN secretary-general says Sudan’s war is ‘spiraling out of control’ – AP News
- UN secretary-general says Sudan’s war is ‘spiraling out of control’ AP News
- After Fleeing a Massacre, Survivors Encountered Still More Gunfire and Abductions The New York Times
- Arrest of ‘Abu Lulu’ does little to distance RSF from Sudan massacre Al Jazeera
- Visible from space, bloody sands expose the slaughter of tens of thousands in Sudan NBC News
- Blood visible from space in Sudan shows evidence of Darfur genocide: Analysts ABC News
Italy Slams Zakharova’s ‘Vulgar’ Comments on Rome Tower Collapse – The Moscow Times
- Italy Slams Zakharova’s ‘Vulgar’ Comments on Rome Tower Collapse The Moscow Times
- Medieval tower collapses in Rome’s historic center, killing one The Washington Post
- Worker trapped for 11 hours after collapse of medieval tower in central Rome dies, prime minister says abcnews.go.com
- Worker dies after partial collapse of medieval tower in Rome BBC
- Worker dies after 11 hours trapped in partially collapsed medieval tower in Rome NBC News
Japan’s first female prime minister doesn’t call herself a feminist — but the country needs her to tackle sexism in science – Nature
- Japan’s first female prime minister doesn’t call herself a feminist — but the country needs her to tackle sexism in science Nature
- Japan’s Iron Lady signals a harder edge The Hill
- With Sanae Takaichi, “Japan is back” is back Lowy Institute
- South China Sea NewsWire Partners with UPI Amid Commentary on Japan's New Prime Minister citybuzz -
- Japan’s New Government Boasts High Approval Ratings The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine
Drone strike hits funeral in Sudan, killing many mourners
The paramilitary RSF has been blamed for the attack as fighting in the oil-rich Kordofan area intensifies.
Threatening Nigeria? Leaving Romania? The Chaos of Trump’s Foreign Policy – The Bulwark
- Threatening Nigeria? Leaving Romania? The Chaos of Trump’s Foreign Policy The Bulwark
- US military withdrawing some troops from Eastern Europe CNN
- Inside the Pentagon fight with Congress over troops Politico
- Opinion | A U.S. Troop Exit From Eastern Europe? The Wall Street Journal
- US troop drawdown in Romania signals wider US pivot away from Europe Euronews.com
EU leaders to skip summit in Colombia after Trump sanctions – Financial Times
- EU leaders to skip summit in Colombia after Trump sanctions Financial Times
- EU Runs Scared From Latin America Summit as Trump Pressures Region Bloomberg
- “Colombia will promote a shared agenda on energy, health, trade, and digitalization at the EU-CELAC Summit” thediplomatinspain.com
- Bloomberg: Fears of US backlash keep top EU figures away from Latin America talks Caliber.Az
- IV CELAC-EU Summit: A strategic opportunity to protect and integrate refugees, returnees, migrants and displaced people ReliefWeb