Loving it: Populist on populist violence
Trump’s fans in Canada are outraged now that he has threatened tariffs.
Belgium’s sex workers win maternity pay and pension rights in world first
Move by lawmakers hailed as ‘huge step forward’, ending legal discrimination against sex workers
Belgian sex workers have gained the right to sick days, maternity pay and pension rights under the first law of its kind in the world.
Lawmakers voted in May to give sex workers the same employment protections as any other employee, in an attempt to clamp down on abuse and exploitation.
Continue reading...US surgeon breaks down reading stories from Gaza doctors
US paediatric surgeon Dr Tanya Haj-Hassan broke down in tears at a UN hearing as she recounted stories from Gaza.
Environmental groups demand EPA to start monitoring microplastics in water
Legal petition filed by 170 groups pushes environmental agency to tackle pressing health threat of pollution
A new legal petition filed by more than 170 top environmental groups demands that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) begin monitoring for microplastics in drinking water, an essential first step to reining in pollution viewed as one of the nation’s most pressing public health threats.
The scale of microplastic water pollution, the extent to which the substance is lodged throughout human bodies, and the many health implications have come into sharp focus in recent years, but the EPA still has not taken meaningful action, public health advocates say.
Continue reading...‘Maya blue’: The mystery dye recreated two centuries after it was lost
A ceramicist retraces his Maya roots to recreate a long-lost pre-Hispanic pigment that survived for over a millennium.
UNRWA pauses aid through key Gaza crossing as hunger stalks Palestinians
Suspension of humanitarian aid into Gaza comes as Israeli attacks kill almost 100 Palestinians in the last 24 hours.
Video: Norwegian minister pushes for European action to recognise Palestine
Norway’s foreign minister says his country is taking the lead in pushing to establish a Palestinian state.
Land degradation expanding by 1m sq km a year, study shows – The Guardian
Iceland’s Social Democrats take lead in snap election – POLITICO Europe
- Iceland’s Social Democrats take lead in snap election POLITICO Europe
- Iceland's Social Democrats win election, unseating ruling coalition Reuters
- Icelandic Opposition Party on Track to Win Snap Elections Bloomberg
- Iceland’s opposition Social Democrats take slight lead in snap elections Al Jazeera English
- Social democrats gain and incumbents are punished in Iceland’s election The Associated Press
Who is Kash Patel, the Trump loyalist tapped to run the FBI?
Appointment of a loyal aide to the FBI post could end long-running tradition of keeping presidents at arm’s length.
‘The EU wants Ukraine to win this war’: who is its new chief diplomat Kaja Kallas?
She stepped down as Estonia’s prime minister to take up foreign policy role replacing tough talker Josep Borrell
It was no surprise that Kaja Kallas went to Ukraine on her first day as the EU’s chief diplomat.
Kallas, who stepped down as Estonia’s prime minister to take up the role, was accompanied in Kyiv on Sunday by the new European Council president, António Costa, and European enlargement commissioner, Marta Kos, marking the leadership changeover at the EU institutions on 1 December.
Continue reading...Statue of Syrian president’s brother is torn down in Aleppo
The footage, which has muted sound, was filmed by Turkish journalist Ibrahim Bozan on 30 November 2024.
Israel kills Gaza aid workers from World Central Kitchen, Save The Children
World Central Kitchen was forced to pause operations after three more of its employees were killed in Israeli attacks.
Be careful with drinks while travelling, says mother of British lawyer who died in Laos
Simone White, 28, was one of six tourists to die in a suspected methanol poisoning at Vang Vieng hostel
The mother of a British lawyer who died after being served a drink that was allegedly spiked with methanol has said if it can happen to her daughter it can happen to anyone.
Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, was one of six tourists killed in the popular backpacking town of Vang Vieng after an alleged mass poisoning. She was taken in for surgery just as her mother, Sue, 61, arrived at the hospital. It later became clear that Simone’s brain function was gone, and she died on Thursday 21 November.
Continue reading...More than 50 dead and dozens missing after Nigeria boat sinks
This is the latest incident on the country's inland waterways where regulations are rarely enforced.
Top EU Officials Visit Ukraine in Show of Solidarity – Newsmax
- Top EU Officials Visit Ukraine in Show of Solidarity Newsmax
- ‘The EU wants Ukraine to win this war’: who is its new chief diplomat Kaja Kallas? The Guardian
- EU delivered 1 million shells to Ukraine, fulfilling pledge, Kallas says; no estimate for 2025 yet Kyiv Independent
- Top EU officials visiting Kyiv promise more sanctions against Russia Euronews
- The EU’s commitment phobia holds it back Financial Times
Ukraine repels Russian drone assault: none of 78 drones reaches targets – Euromaidan Press
- Ukraine repels Russian drone assault: none of 78 drones reaches targets Euromaidan Press
- Zelenskyy says Ukraine facing Russian 'aerial terror' after night of drone strikes ABC News
- Ukraine power grid under attack by Russia amid freezing temperatures NBC News
- Russian drones target Kyiv in overnight strike Reuters
- Russia Launches Huge Bombardment of Ukraine and Signals More to Come The New York Times
UN says it is halting aid through main Gaza crossing because route is too dangerous – NPR
- UN says it is halting aid through main Gaza crossing because route is too dangerous NPR
- UNRWA chief pauses aid delivery through key crossing amid looting by armed gangs in Gaza The Times of Israel
- Israeli strikes kill at least 200 in Gaza as UN halts aid deliveries after more trucks stolen Yahoo! Voices
- Israeli strikes kill 15 in Gaza, looting hampers aid Reuters
- UNRWA pauses aid through key Gaza crossing as hunger stalks Palestinians Al Jazeera English
Putin signs off record Russian defense spending as top EU officials visit Kyiv – The Associated Press
China blasts US arms sale to Taiwan, President Lai’s visit to Hawaii
Beijing lodges 'serious protests' with the US saying it 'strongly condemns' Taiwanese leader's stopover in Hawaii, Guam.