Taiwan’s Olympic medallist Lin Yu-ting quits boxing event over gender issue
Taiwanese officials withdraw Lin from the event in the UK to 'avoid further harm' to the Paris 2024 gold medallist.
Who is Jay Bhattacharya, Trump’s anti-lockdown pick to head the NIH?
Bhattacharya would lead the National Institutes of Health, the primary agency in the US for public health research.
Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire deal details
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has the right to strike Lebanon if Hezbollah breaches ceasefire.
Seoul blanketed by heaviest November snow on record
At least one person is reported to have died as a result of the weather, which has also grounded flights.
The ceasefire in Lebanon will not last long
Israel has a long track record of violating ceasefires, agreements, and resolutions meant to keep peace in the region.
PHOTOS: A drone’s eye view of ‘foodscapes,’ from cattle to soybeans to shrimp : Goats and Soda – NPR
Channel 5 to Air Documentary on Gisèle Pelicot and France’s Mass Rape Trial That Shocked the World – Hollywood Reporter
- Channel 5 to Air Documentary on Gisèle Pelicot and France’s Mass Rape Trial That Shocked the World Hollywood Reporter
- ‘Mr. Every Man’: The 50 Others Accused in France’s Mass Rape Trial The New York Times
- 51 men were charged with raping her: Gisele Pelicot gives closing statement in shocking French trial USA TODAY
- Dominique Pelicot has split personality caused by trauma, defence argues The Guardian
- Prosecutors demand 20-year jail sentence for Dominique Pelicot BBC.com
Scaling startups top priority as EU reboots its top team – TechCrunch
- Scaling startups top priority as EU reboots its top team TechCrunch
- Von der Leyen’s New EU Team Confirmed as Trump Challenge Awaits Bloomberg
- European parliament approves new von der Leyen commission Financial Times
- Von der Leyen calls for more EU defence spending after narrow election victory The Guardian
- EU lawmakers approve Ursula von der Leyen’s Commission, signaling Europe’s swing to right Semafor
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar leader
Min Aung Hlaing is accused of crimes against humanity in the alleged persecution of Rohingya people.
Diver describes ‘complex operation’ to find Egypt boat survivors
An Egyptian diver tells the BBC those he rescued were trapped in their cabins 12m below the surface.
Romania asks EU to investigate TikTok’s election handling after ultranationalist’s stunning win – POLITICO Europe
- Romania asks EU to investigate TikTok’s election handling after ultranationalist’s stunning win POLITICO Europe
- TikTok CEO summoned to European Parliament over role in shock Romania election POLITICO Europe
- EU threatens TikTok with probe over role in Romanian elections Financial Times
- What could happen to Ukraine if Călin Georgescu becomes president? Euronews
- In election shock, Romanian far-right NATO critic set to contest presidential runoff CNN
German Ex-Leader Draws Sharp Distinction Between Obama And Trump In New Memoir – HuffPost
- German Ex-Leader Draws Sharp Distinction Between Obama And Trump In New Memoir HuffPost
- Opinion | Angela Merkel Isn’t Ready to Say Sorry The New York Times
- Beer-drinking Putin, Brexit bashing and Trump tension: Standout tales in Merkel’s new book POLITICO Europe
- Freedom by Angela Merkel review – settling scores with silence The Guardian
- Angela Merkel and the future of NATO under a second Trump term NPR
Africa’s incoming health boss dies aged 55
Faustine Ndugulile was elected WHO African director months ago and was due to take over from February.
Trump names new trade envoy after threatening tariffs on partners
Jamieson Greer could help oversee import taxes planned by the US president-elect on the US's top trading partners.
Hamas calls for Gaza ceasefire as Lebanon truce takes key ally Hezbollah out of fight – The Times of Israel
- Hamas calls for Gaza ceasefire as Lebanon truce takes key ally Hezbollah out of fight The Times of Israel
- What the Ceasefire Between Israel and Hezbollah Could Mean for the War in Gaza Slate
- Hamas official says group 'appreciates' Lebanon's right to reach agreement Reuters
- As Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes hold, Biden heralds new push for truce with Hamas in Gaza CBS News
- 'A serious deal': Hamas says ready for Gaza truce The Jerusalem Post
Playbook: Biden tries to go out with a Middle East miracle – POLITICO
Elusive deer spotted wearing high-vis jacket in Canada: ‘Who is responsible?’
‘Double takes’ as British Columbia mountain community tries to figure out how local animal came to don neon jacket
In a town of fewer than 1,000 people, it can be hard to keep a secret. And yet no one in McBride, a mountain community in British Columbia, can figure out how a local deer came to be wearing a zipped-up high-visibility jacket – or why the day-glo-clad cervid has been so hard to track down.
The mystery began on Sunday, when Andrea Arnold was driving along the snowy outskirts of McBride on Sunday and witnessed a sight so baffling she slowed her vehicle to a crawl.
Continue reading...Oreshnik missile strike on Ukraine was Putin “saber rattling,” experts say – Axios
- Oreshnik missile strike on Ukraine was Putin "saber rattling," experts say Axios
- Inside Russia’s new missile, ‘Oreshnik’ Reuters
- What Is Russia’s Oreshnik Ballistic Missile? The New York Times
- Putin’s game is hypersonic: Is that why we can’t see it? Responsible Statecraft
- Putin's 'Fog of War' missile confuses experts, but that's his plan Fox News
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief
Min Aung Hlaing accused of crimes against humanity over deportation and persecution of Rohingya minority
The chief prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC) is seeking an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s military leader, Min Aung Hlaing, for crimes against humanity over the deadly crackdowns against the country’s Rohingya minority that drove hundreds of thousands to flee to Bangladesh.
Karim Khan said that “after an extensive, independent and impartial investigation” his office had concluded there were reasonable grounds to believe that the Myanmar junta chief “bears criminal responsibility for the crimes against humanity of deportation and persecution of the Rohingya committed in Myanmar and in part in Bangladesh”.
Continue reading...BBC on the ground as people return to southern Lebanon
The BBC's Middle East correspondent, Hugo Bachega, is at the main highway between Beirut and the south as people start to return to their homes.