- 45 pro-democracy activists face sentencing in Hong Kong. Here’s who some of them are The Associated Press
- After long legal battle, Hong Kong's 47 democrats brace for sentencing Reuters
- Hong Kong 47: dozens queue outside court ahead of sentencing of 45 opposition activists South China Morning Post
- Hong Kong 47: A timeline of the landmark national security case as dozens of democrats await sentencing Hong Kong Free Press
- Defendants, loved ones brace for 'Hong Kong 47' sentencing Yahoo! Voices
Trump nominates big tech critic Brendan Carr to chair telecommunications regulator
Carr has claimed Google, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft ‘censor’ Americans and criticized NBC for letting Harris appear on Saturday Night Live
President-elect Donald Trump will tap Brendan Carr, a critic of the Biden administration’s telecom policies and big tech, as chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), he has said in a statement.
Carr, 45, is the top Republican on the FCC, the independent agency that regulates telecommunications.
Continue reading...Some 60 rockets fired at north Israel; Lebanon responds ‘positively’ to truce proposal – Haaretz
- Some 60 rockets fired at north Israel; Lebanon responds 'positively' to truce proposal Haaretz
- IDF: Hezbollah fired 80 projectiles into Israel on Saturday The Jerusalem Post
- Israel’s military says rocket barrage fired at Israel from Lebanon as millions seek shelter NBC News
- ‘History repeats itself’ as South Lebanon Army veteran, Israeli killed side-by-side The Times of Israel
- Updates: Israel pounds Lebanon and Gaza; Hezbollah hits military bases Al Jazeera English
Australian broadcaster Alan Jones charged with sex offences
Veteran radio host and ex-rugby coach previously denied allegations of indecent assault aired by local media.
Lebanese Australians reminded of past wars as Israel attacks Lebanon again
Israel's latest military attacks on Lebanon stir up traumatic memories of civil war for Australia's Lebanese community.
Who wins when Nigeria’s richest man takes on the ‘oil mafia’?
Having built a $20bn oil refinery, Aliko Dangote is now at the heart of a row in the murky industry.
Malala: I never imagined women’s rights would be lost so easily
Malala Yousafzai is involved in a new film documenting the lives of Afghan women under Taliban rule.
No planes and no ‘spoilers.’ How one man trekked from Egypt to Japan without flying – NPR
‘You are under digital arrest’: Inside a scam looting millions from Indians
Indians are being stripped of their life savings by savvy scammers putting them under "digital arrest".
Chinese President Xi arrives in Brazil for G20 summit talks with Lula – Yahoo! Voices
- Chinese President Xi arrives in Brazil for G20 summit talks with Lula Yahoo! Voices
- Xi Jinping touts shared views with Brazil on Ukraine, other matters ahead of G20 South China Morning Post
- Xi says looking forward to further enhancing China-Brazil ties Global Times
- China's President Xi arrives in Brazil for G20 summit DW (English)
- Green energy, space, agriculture: China, Brazil deepen cooperation on sustainable development cnhinews.com
At least 34 killed in Israeli strike on Beit Lahia, northern Gaza – BBC.com
Vladimir Shklyarov, Russian ballet star, dies aged 39 after falling from building
St Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre says dancer was taking painkillers for an injury and fell from fifth floor
The acclaimed Russian ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov has died aged 39.
Shklyarov died after falling from the fifth floor of a building on Saturday, a spokesperson for the Mariinsky Theatre told the news outlet Fontanka at the weekend.
Continue reading...Farmers’ protest heads to Westminster as inheritance tax anger grows – BBC.com
- Farmers' protest heads to Westminster as inheritance tax anger grows BBC.com
- Farmers have hoarded land for too long. Inheritance tax will bring new life to rural Britain The Guardian
- Farmers’ protest: Why are farm owners demonstrating over inheritance tax? The Independent
- A farmers’ revolt is coming Labour's budget will destroy rural life UnHerd
- Why showdown with farmers risks defining Starmer’s Government The Telegraph
Biden allows Ukraine to use US arms to strike inside Russia – MSN
- Biden allows Ukraine to use US arms to strike inside Russia MSN
- Why US Will Let Ukraine Strike Inside Russia With American Missiles Bloomberg
- Biden is potentially leading us down the path to World War III, GOP senator warns Fox News
- Kremlin warns that use of US missiles would be a 'radical change' in war Euronews
- Uburusiya burahiga ko buzokwishura 'mu buryo nyabwo' hagize misire ya Amerika yoraswa ku butaba bwabwo BBC.com
One dead and dozens infected in E coli outbreak linked to organic carrots in US
California-based Grimmway Farms recalls carrots amid 39 reported illnesses in 18 states, including 15 hospitalizations
A California-based farm is recalling its carrots, including whole and baby organic carrots, following an E coli outbreak that has infected multiple people across the country.
In a statement on Saturday, Grimmway Farms in Bakersfield said that it has issued its recall of the carrots “that should no longer be in grocery stores but may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers”. The recall comes amid 39 reported E coli infections across 18 states, including 15 hospitalizations and one death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Continue reading...Biden allows Ukraine to strike inside Russia with missiles
The move is a major change in US policy after months of entreaties from Kyiv.
Australian radio host arrested over sex abuse claims
Veteran broadcaster and former Wallabies coach Alan Jones was arrested on Monday, local media report.
At least 34 killed in Israeli strike in northern Gaza
Israel said its forces hit targets in Beit Lahia to prevent Hamas from regrouping.
Hochstein to visit Beirut as Lebanon positively views US ceasefire push – The Jerusalem Post
- Hochstein to visit Beirut as Lebanon positively views US ceasefire push The Jerusalem Post
- Israel keeps up fierce Lebanon bombardment and awaits Hezbollah response on truce proposal NBC News
- Lebanon set to deliver response to U.S. proposal for Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire Haaretz
- US envoy expected in Beirut in bid to advance ceasefire talks Reuters
- Trump Decision Makes Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire More Likely—Lebanese Official Newsweek
Starmer aims to build ‘pragmatic and serious relationship’ in meeting with Xi
Prime minister wants bilateral at G20 to lead to closer ties with China, which he sees as key to faster growth
Keir Starmer will become the first UK prime minister in six years to meet the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, promising to turn the page on UK-China relations by building “a pragmatic and serious relationship”.
Starmer and the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, have been pursuing a thawing of relations with the world’s second-largest economy on pragmatic grounds, suggesting that the UK cannot achieve its growth ambitions without better terms with China.
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