- Russian-made plane engine catches fire after landing in Turkey’s Antalya CNN
- Passengers flee in terror after Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliner bursts into flames on runway New York Post
- Russia Plane Evacuated In Turkey As Engine Catches Fire Barron's
- Russian plane catches fire after landing in Turkey but passengers and crew are safely evacuated ABC News
- Russian Plane Evacuated in Turkey as Engine Catches Fire The Moscow Times
Senate Intelligence Committee will ask Gabbard ‘lots of questions,’ Lankford says – The Hill
- Senate Intelligence Committee will ask Gabbard ‘lots of questions,’ Lankford says The Hill
- Republicans push back against Democrats' claims that Trump intelligence pick Gabbard is compromised The Associated Press
- Tulsi Gabbard terrifies Dems because she’ll clean house at DNI: Michael Shellenberge The Hill
- GOP Sen. Mullin: 'Outright dangerous' for Dem senator to call Trump's intel chief pick 'compromised' CNN
- Donald Trump and Tulsi Gabbard are coming for the spooks The Economist
Rabbi Found Dead in Dubai in What Israel Calls Terrorist Act – The New York Times
- Rabbi Found Dead in Dubai in What Israel Calls Terrorist Act The New York Times
- Missing Israeli rabbi who lived in UAE found dead, three arrested The Hill
- UAE arrests three suspects in killing of Israeli rabbi Reuters
- UAE announces arrests of three people linked to rabbi killed in ‘antisemitic terrorist’ murder NBC News
- US says murder of UAE rabbi a ‘horrific crime against all those who stand for peace’ The Times of Israel
50,000 Russians Are Poised To Attack 20,000 Ukrainians In Kursk – Forbes
- 50,000 Russians Are Poised To Attack 20,000 Ukrainians In Kursk Forbes
- Russian and North Korean Troops Shrink Ukraine's Gains in Kursk Newsweek
- 'The Ukrainian army is outnumbered, in men and equipment' FRANCE 24 English
- Ukrainian MiG-29 didn't take off – Russia struck it on the ground Bulgarian Military
- Ukrainian military: Kyiv forces disrupt Russian offensive in Zaporizhzhia Oblast through Kursk operation Euromaidan Press
Romania election stunner: Unexpected hard-right candidate surges in presidential vote – POLITICO Europe
- Romania election stunner: Unexpected hard-right candidate surges in presidential vote POLITICO Europe
- Far-right candidate takes shock lead in Romania presidential election BBC.com
- Romanian leftist PM and hard-right candidate in a tie after initial presidential election round, partial results show Reuters
- Romania's PM tied with pro-Russia candidate in critical vote DW (English)
- Nationalist Georgescu Surges in Romania Presidential Vote Count Bloomberg
In Uruguay, a presidential run-off focused on ‘democratic coexistence’
Conservative Alvaro Delgado and left-wing rival Yamandu Orsi went head-to-head in the final round of Uruguay's election.
Former British soldier fighting for Ukraine captured by Russian forces
Man identifies himself in a video as James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, saying he joined the country’s International Legion
A British man has reportedly been captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine.
In a widely circulated video on Sunday, first posted on Telegram, the man identifies himself as James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, and says he is a former British army soldier.
Continue reading...Musk argues social media bill may not be lawful – as it happened
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- Greens back Albanese government’s Help to Buy housing bill after failing to win concessions
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Does the delay on gambling ad restrictions have anything to do with the demands of lobbyists?
Clare O’Neil said it wasn’t about lobbying, but “about making sure that we get this right”.
And the minister has pointed to previous attempts to scale back gambling advertising that have actually resulted in more gambling advertising. This is a delicate area, and we’ve got to get the balance right, and that’s what the minister is seeking to do.
These complicated matters, they just are. You know, if this was a really simple problem to fix, then it would have been fixed a long time ago.
I would say our government deserves credit for stepping up and saying we’re going to take action on this, and the minister [Michelle Rowland] is doing what is appropriate, which is diligently working through what the proposals will look like.
The minister is working with people, experts, stakeholders, others who will be affected by this legislation, and the government has said will come forward with … proposals early next year.
Continue reading...Republican senator: ‘We’ll have lots of questions’ for Trump’s controversial picks
Democrat Tammy Duckworth says Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard are unqualified for roles Trump wants them to fill
A prominent Republican US senator pledged on Sunday that Congress would not give blanket approval to Donald Trump’s controversial cabinet picks ahead of the congressional confirmation process, as a leading Democrat challenged the qualifications of some of them to serve.
Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma predicted lawmakers in the upper chamber will have tough questions in particular for the former Democratic congresswoman, Tulsi Gabbard, who was chosen by the president-elect as director of national security for his second administration.
Continue reading...Israel investigating after Hamas releases photos purportedly showing body of female hostage – CNN
- Israel investigating after Hamas releases photos purportedly showing body of female hostage CNN
- Rallies stress winter dangers to hostages, as Hamas claims female captive killed in Gaza The Times of Israel
- Hamas says Israeli female hostage killed in north Gaza combat zone The Guardian
- Video Hamas claims Israeli hostage killed in Northern Gaza ABC News
- Hamas says female captive killed in Israeli strike in northern Gaza Al Jazeera English
More rain and snow in US could affect Thanksgiving travel, forecasters warn
One person found dead in submerged vehicle in California as storm warning issued for Sierra Nevada through Tuesday
Forecasters through the US issued warnings that another round of winter weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, while California and Washington state continue to recover from storm damage and power outages.
In California, where a person was found dead in a vehicle submerged in floodwaters on Saturday, authorities braced for more precipitation while grappling with flooding and small landslides from a previous storm.
Continue reading...‘Don’t drink the spirits’: Laos backpackers avoid shots after suspected poisonings
The deaths of six tourists sent shock waves through the backpacker scene in Vang Vieng.
Government of Laos ‘saddened’ by deaths of foreign tourists – NBC News
- Government of Laos 'saddened' by deaths of foreign tourists NBC News
- New Zealand Citizen Poisoned by Tainted Alcohol in Laos Returns Home U.S. News & World Report
- Inside the chilling final hours of backpackers poisoned at Laos — who vomited blood for hours before their deaths New York Post
- Sixth person dies after suspected mass drink-spiking in Laos Yahoo! Voices
Israeli government orders officials to boycott left-leaning paper Haaretz
Ministers also ban government advertising from critical newspaper that is widely respected internationally
Israel’s government is set to punish the country’s leading left-leaning newspaper, Haaretz, by ordering a boycott of the publication by government officials or anyone working for a government-funded body and halting all government advertising in its pages or website.
In a statement on Sunday, the office of Shlomo Karhi, the communications minister, said that his proposal against Haaretz had been unanimously approved by other ministers.
Continue reading...Australia urged to do more on climate crisis after playing role in trillion-dollar Cop29 shortfall
Wealthy nations agree to take the lead in helping developing countries shift to a low-carbon economy
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The Australian government has been urged to “step up” and do more to address the climate crisis after it played a role in a contentious deal on global finance to help poor countries deal with the problem.
The Cop29 UN climate summit in the Azerbaijan capital of Baku ended at 4am on Sunday with a consensus agreement that developing countries would be paid at least US$300bn (A$460bn) a year in global climate finance by 2035 to help them shift to a low-carbon economy and adapt to the impacts of extreme weather.
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Continue reading...Israel sanctions Haaretz due to articles that ‘hurt’ Israeli state
The Haaretz news outlet called the decision 'another step in Netanyahu's journey to dismantle Israeli democracy'.
Hegseth’s views on women in combat ‘flat-out wrong’, Senator Duckworth says
Democratic combat veteran says Trump’s pick for defense secretary is ‘inordinately unqualified’ for the job
Democratic US Senator Tammy Duckworth, who lost both her legs after the army Black Hawk attack helicopter she was piloting was shot down during the US war in Iraq, on Sunday ramped up criticism of Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary who argues women shouldn’t be on the front line.
Pete Hegseth is the former Fox News host and soldier tapped by the president-elect to lead the Pentagon and oversee the largest military force in the world, but he is steeped in controversy.
Continue reading...China unnerved by Russia’s growing ties with North Korea, claims US official
Comments part of debate over whether Beijing backs Kim Jong-un’s decision to send troops to fight in Ukraine
China is increasingly uncomfortable about North Korea’s engagement with Russia and finds the growing cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow unnerving, Kurt Campbell, the US deputy secretary of state has said.
He was leaning into a growing debate among the US’s security partners in Asia on whether China supports the decision of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un to send 10,000 troops to fight for Russia against Ukraine. It is said the North Korean troops are now inside Russia.
Continue reading...NHS bosses who silence whistleblowers face sack under government plans
Ministers to launch public consultation on regulating managers in effort to end ‘culture of cover-up’ in NHS
NHS managers who silence whistleblowers or endanger patients through misconduct face being sacked and barred from working in the health service for life under radical government plans to regulate thousands of bosses for the first time.
Ministers will begin a public consultation on Tuesday seeking views on the proposals, which they say are designed to eradicate a “culture of cover-up” in the NHS. It follows a series of scandals over the last decade at trusts including Morecambe Bay, East Kent and Shrewsbury and Telford.
Continue reading...Several people killed amid ‘unprecedented’ flooding as Storm Bert batters Britain
Rhondda Cynon Taf declares emergency as at least four deaths reported across England and Wales
Several people have been killed as Storm Bert battered the UK, with a major incident declared in south Wales.
At least four deaths have been reported in England and Wales since the storm hit amid flooding brought by heavy rain and thawing snow. Thousands of homes have been left without power.
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