Leaders make push for plastic pollution treaty at talks in South Korea
Island nations say recycling insufficient to solve problem when 400 million tonnes of plastic waste is produced yearly.
More than a dozen missing after tourist boat sinks off Egyptian coast, officials say – ABC News
- More than a dozen missing after tourist boat sinks off Egyptian coast, officials say ABC News
- Three bodies recovered from capsized tourist boat off Egypt’s Red Sea coast CNN
- Egypt Recovers Bodies of 3 Tourists Missing After Boat Sinks Bloomberg
- 17 Missing After Newly-Built Tourist Yacht Capsizes During 5-Day Trip on the Red Sea PEOPLE
- 16 Still Missing After Tourist Boat Sinks in Egypt The New York Times
‘The whole world is shaken’: Chabad rabbi murdered in UAE laid to rest in Israel – The Times of Israel
- ‘The whole world is shaken’: Chabad rabbi murdered in UAE laid to rest in Israel The Times of Israel
- NYT changes headline about murdered Dubai rabbi following public outcry: 'Call it for what it is' Fox News
- UAE Arrests 3 in Connection With Murder of Israeli Rabbi The New York Times
- Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in UAE is missing. Israeli officials fear he may have been kidnapped The Associated Press
- LIVE Broadcast: Funeral for Rabbi Zvi Kogan Chabad.org
Drake claims UMG and Spotify ‘artificially inflated’ Kendrick Lamar’s diss track Not Like Us
Feud escalates as rapper’s lawyers file two petitions alleging Universal Music Group and streaming giant conspired while also accusing them of defamation
Drake has launched two legal actions against Universal Music Group and Spotify, alleging they conspired to artificially inflate interest in Kendrick Lamar’s diss track about him, Not Like Us, while suppressing his own music, as well as accusing them of defamation.
In a petition filed to the New York supreme court on Monday, attorneys for Drake’s company Frozen Moments LLC accused UMG and the streaming service of having “launched a campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming services and airwaves”, using various tactics to make Lamar’s song more popular.
Continue reading...Trump promises 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada, extra 10% tariff on China
US president-elect says measures will remain until countries stamp out irregular border crossings and drug trafficking.
Russian Oreshnik missile hit a grave warning to NATO, US, Ukraine – Asia Times
- Russian Oreshnik missile hit a grave warning to NATO, US, Ukraine Asia Times
- See charred remains of debris that Ukraine says came from Russian missiles CNN
- ATACMS, Oreshnik: What Missiles Are Russia and Ukraine Firing? What Do They Do? Bloomberg
- Putin sends a missile message to the West: 'Back off' Reuters
- What does Russia’s launch of an ‘experimental’ weapon at Ukraine mean for allies? Defense One
Over 18,000 register to run for Supreme Court seats and federal judges in Mexico’s new system – The Associated Press
Ukraine war briefing: Europe to take charge of military aid as Trump era looms – The Guardian
- Ukraine war briefing: Europe to take charge of military aid as Trump era looms The Guardian
- UK: We’re not sending troops into Ukraine ‘at this time’ POLITICO Europe
- Europeans will ramp up military support for Ukraine, says German defence minister Reuters
- Is the UK Sending Troops to Ukraine With France? Kyiv Post
- Russia's advance in Ukraine fastest since early 2022, analysts claim. Kyiv Independent
Republicans push back against Democrats’ claims that Trump intelligence pick Gabbard is compromised – ABC News
Seven killed and dozens hurt as Imran Khan supporters clash with security forces in Pakistan
Up to 100,000 people broke through barriers in locked-down Islamabad to demand Khan’s release from prison
At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured in Pakistan as thousands of supporters of the jailed former prime minister Imran Khan forced their way through security barriers and entered the capital, Islamabad, on Tuesday morning.
Authorities have enforced a security lockdown in the capital for the last three days after Khan called for supporters of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to march on parliament for a sit-in demonstration to demand his release.
Continue reading...Pakistan: five killed, dozens injured as Imran Khan supporters clash with security forces – The Guardian
- Pakistan: five killed, dozens injured as Imran Khan supporters clash with security forces The Guardian
- A capital on lockdown, internet shutdowns and protesters clashing with police. What’s going on in Pakistan? CNN
- Imran Khan supporters in showdown with Pakistan forces: What we know Al Jazeera English
- Four troops killed in Pakistan as protesters demand release of ex-PM Khan Reuters
- Pakistan Deploys Army as Deadly Clashes Erupt with Imran Khan Supporters The New York Times
Is Namibia going to elect its first female leader?
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is the candidate for the dominant Swapo party but its popularity has waned.
Russian deserter reveals war secrets of guarding nuclear base
A combat alert was in place on the day Russia invaded Ukraine, he tells the BBC.
Safeguarding agencies ‘ignoring children abused by family members’ in England
‘Worrying evaporation’ in skills among professionals meant to protect victims of intrafamilial sexual abuse, report says
Safeguarding agencies are failing to listen to children who have been sexually abused by family members with devastating consequences, amid a “worrying evaporation” of skills among the professionals meant to protect them, a report has found.
A review of the experiences of 193 children in England who were victims of sexual abuse by a family member found seven went on to commit suicide, while 14 more – including a seven-year-old – either attempted suicide or talked about killing themselves.
Continue reading...‘Opera should be an unstoppable art form’: Royal Opera announce Netia Jones as associate director
The Royal Ballet and Opera have created a new role, allowing Jones to drive development and new commissions
The Royal Ballet and Opera today announces that Netia Jones has been appointed to the newly created position of associate director of The Royal Opera.
Over the past two decades the British-born Jones has carved a career spanning opera, theatre, concerts and immersive installation projects as a director, designer and video artist. Recently she directed the Royal Opera’s first ever virtual reality opera Current, Rising, and her staging – as director and designer – of Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Garsington Opera this summer was hailed as “stylish and very funny”.
Continue reading...Premier League and Channel 4 to train teenagers in Labour’s £45m work drive
Ministers to announce sweeping changes to welfare and out-of-work support, aiming to get people off benefits
Teenagers will get skills training at the Premier League, Royal Shakespeare Company and Channel 4 as part of a government drive to get hundreds of thousands into jobs or education and make sure “no young person is left behind”.
Some of Britain’s biggest cultural and sporting institutions will provide work or training opportunities as part of a £45m “trailblazer” scheme across eight English regions, including Liverpool, Tees Valley and the East Midlands.
Continue reading...Retailers warn inflation could hamper UK shoppers in run-up to Christmas
British Retail Consortium figures come alongside data showing a fall in household disposable income
Shoppers’ ability to afford Christmas treats has been put under threat as retailers warned November could mark a turning point for inflation, with the recent fall in prices slowing amid increased fresh produce costs and fewer discounts on the shelves.
Shop prices fell by 0.6% in November, compared with a fall of 0.8% in October, according to the latest report from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and research firm NielsenIQ. The slowdown in deflation was driven by non-food goods and a slight increase in fresh food prices, including seafood.
Continue reading...Number of single UK women having fertility treatment trebles, report says
Study also finds that number of female couples receiving IVF or DI treatment doubled between 2012 and 2022
The number of single women in the UK undergoing fertility treatment to start a family has more than trebled in a decade, a report has revealed.
In total, 4,800 women without a partner had in vitro fertilisation (IVF) or donor insemination (DI) treatment in 2022. This represents a 243% increase from the 1,400 single women who had fertility treatment in 2012, according to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA).
Continue reading...First Lady receives White House Christmas tree
Jill Biden, accompanied by her grandson Beau, welcomed the arrival of the festive fir hailing from North Carolina.
Israeli government votes to boycott Haaretz – Axios
- Israeli government votes to boycott Haaretz Axios
- Israeli cabinet sanctions country’s oldest newspaper over critical coverage and publisher’s comments CNN
- Likud minister asserts that government has right to enact ‘regime change’ in Israel The Times of Israel
- Israel sanctions Haaretz due to articles that ‘hurt’ Israeli state Al Jazeera English
- Can Israel navigate dissenting voices without undermining democracy? – editorial The Jerusalem Post