Brazil’s Amazon rainforest at risk as key protection under threat
Brazilian farmers want to end a ban on planting soya on cleared land, which critics say would spur deforestation.
Far-right candidate José Antonio Kast favourite to become Chile’s next president after first round vote
The ultraconservative lawyer is in pole position going into the second round election, after running a campaign with a distinctly Trumpian feel
The ultraconservative lawyer, José Antonio Kast, is in pole position to become Chile’s next leader after advancing to the second round of the South American country’s presidential election where he will face the Communist party candidate Jeannette Jara.
With more than 70% of votes counted, Kast had secured about 24% of the vote in Sunday’s first round vote, having campaigned on hard-line promises to crack down on crime and immigration, while making a Donald Trump-style pledge to “put Chileans first”.
Continue reading...Dozens killed in DR Congo after bridge collapses at copper, cobalt mine – Al Jazeera
- Dozens killed in DR Congo after bridge collapses at copper, cobalt mine Al Jazeera
- At least 32 killed in southeastern DRC after bridge at mine collapsed, authorities say CNN
- At Least 32 People Dead After a Mine Bridge Collapsed Due to Overcrowding People.com
- DR Congo mine collapse kills at least 32: official CTV News
- Video: At least 32 killed after Bridge collapses at Congo copper mine India Today
Dozens killed in DR Congo after bridge collapses at copper, cobalt mine
Deaths came after miners rushed a makeshift bridge at the Kalando mine in southeastern Lualaba province, official says.
Mutirao: Brazil’s Indigenous answer to the climate crisis – DW
- Mutirao: Brazil's Indigenous answer to the climate crisis DW
- Thousands March for Climate Action as COP30 Talks Enter Second Week The New York Times
- Report from COP30: Thousands March in Indigenous-Led Protest at Brazil Climate Talks “in Defense of Life” Democracy Now!
- Protests return to climate summit with calls for Indigenous rights (and a dash of Trump mockery) Politico
- Finally, Indigenous peoples have an influential voice at COP30. They’re speaking loud and clear. The Conversation
The oil pipeline feud testing Canada’s global ambitions
The rift between two provinces at odds over a proposed pipeline is straining Canada's unity as it seeks to become an energy superpower.
Sinner defeats Alcaraz to repeat as ATP Finals champion
Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz for just the second time this year and defended his ATP Finals crown in Turin.
Chile heads to a presidential run-off between Jara and Kast
Leftist former Labour Minister Jeannette Jara and far-right leader Jose Antonio Kast set to face off in December run-off
Mysterious drones have been spotted at night at airports across Europe. How worried should we be?
Drones have been found across Western Europe near airports, military bases and power plants, as part of a suspected programme of 'hybrid warfare'
Auction of Holocaust items canceled after outrage – dw.com
- Auction of Holocaust items canceled after outrage dw.com
- German auction house cancels sale of Holocaust artefacts after outcry The Guardian
- Germany cancels Holocaust artifacts auction after intense backlash: ‘Exploited for commercial gain’ New York Post
- Auction of Nazi death camp artefacts cancelled, Poland's DPM says BBC
- Holocaust auction in Germany called off after protests The Jerusalem Post
Two US marines implicated in killing family in notorious Iraq war shooting, expert tells BBC
New evidence raises doubts about the longest US war crimes investigation of the Iraq war and how US forces are held to account.
Two-thirds of nurses in UK work while unwell, says union
Understaffing driving workers to ill health and discouraging them for taking leave, says Royal College of Nursing CEO
Nurses across the UK are working while unwell in understaffed hospitals, with stress as the leading cause of illness, according to research.
A survey by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) of more than 20,000 nursing staff found that 66% had worked when they should have been on sick leave, up from 49% in 2017.
Continue reading...Asking prices fall as UK housing market hit by budget speculation, Rightmove says
November drop of 1.8% is biggest for this time of year since 2012, with chancellor’s plans looming
Budget speculation has depressed the UK property market, figures from a leading property website have suggested, with asking prices slipping in the run-up to Rachel Reeves’s much anticipated fiscal set piece on 26 November.
The average new seller asking price fell by 1.8%, or £6,589, month on month in November, the figures collated by the property website Rightmove set out, taking the average price tag on a British home put up for sale to £364,833.
Continue reading...Hackers steal maternity ward CCTV videos in India cybercrime racket
Police say that dozens of videos of pregnant women undergoing medical check-ups were sold on the internet.
Ukraine’s gloves have FINALLY come off-UPDATED – Daily Kos
- Ukraine's gloves have FINALLY come off-UPDATED Daily Kos
- Ukraine Can Win the Energy War Time Magazine
- Bloomberg: Sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil have pushed up the price of diesel fuel in the US fakti.bg
- Ukrainian air strikes force Russia to use reserve refining capacity TVP World
- SITREP 11/16/25: Overblown Energy Strikes on Russia Again Mask UA Frontline Collapse substack.com
Shabana Mahmood warns Labour MPs ‘dark forces are stirring up anger’ over migration
There is understood to be growing unease in party over home secretary’s sweeping overhaul of refugee rights
Shabana Mahmood has warned Labour MPs that “dark forces are stirring up anger” over migration, amid growing alarm among senior party figures over the most sweeping overhaul of refugee rights in a generation.
On Monday, Mahmood will announce controversial new laws to overhaul refugee status, which must be reassessed every two years, as well as curbing asylum appeals and toughening the approach to rights to family life.
Restricting asylum seekers to one single appeal rather than different appeals on multiple grounds.
Creating a new body for fast-tracking cases for dangerous criminals and those with little hope of success.
Legislating to restrict last-minute modern slavery claims
Joining other countries in seeking reform of ECHR article 3 rights, to more narrowly define the risk of torture and degrading treatment.
Changing the Home Office’s duty to provide support to asylum seekers to a discretionary power, enabling them to potentially be removed from accommodation.
Continue reading...DR Congo shock Nigeria on penalties to win African World Cup playoffs
DR Congo reach inter-confederation playoffs for 2026 World Cup after beating Nigeria on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
Israel kills at least three in Gaza, as thousands endure heavy flooding
As Gaza’s misery deepens, Israel’s Netanyahu reveals to cabinet that he is uncertain how long truce will hold.
US boat strike kills 3, as aircraft carrier arrives near Venezuela
USS Gerald R Ford arrives in Caribbean as US President Donald Trump raises pressure on Caracas.
Ukraine signs LNG deal with Greece as Athens adopts US energy agenda – Euronews.com
- Ukraine signs LNG deal with Greece as Athens adopts US energy agenda Euronews.com
- Ukraine war briefing: Greece signs deal to supply gas to Kyiv over ‘difficult’ winter The Guardian
- Greece and Ukraine sign a US gas supply deal as Zelenskyy visits Athens AP News
- Ukraine secures US LNG imports from Greece to cover winter needs Reuters
- Ukraine reaches gas-import deal with Greece, Zelenskyy says politico.eu