Sri Lanka’s leftist ruling coalition wins election in landslide
Sri Lankan president’s National People's Power on track for commanding parliamentary majority, partial results show.
Indian students give Canada cold shoulder as Ottawa, New Delhi butt heads
Diplomatic tensions and stricter immigration policies are hitting education consultants and students in India.
Sri Lanka election results: President Dissanayake’s NPP headed for landslide victory – The Times of India
- Sri Lanka election results: President Dissanayake's NPP headed for landslide victory The Times of India
- Meet Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka's New President NDTV
- Sri Lankan president's coalition wins big majority in general election Reuters
- Sri Lankan Leader’s Leftist Coalition Wins Elections The New York Times
- Voting ends in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning president The Associated Press
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 14, 2024 – Institute for the Study of War
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 14, 2024 Institute for the Study of War
- Russian forces capture village in eastern Ukraine VOA Asia
- Russia Says Seized Another Village in East Ukraine The Defense Post
- Russia claims it took control of another settlement in Ukraine’s Donetsk region Anadolu Agency | English
- Russians occupy Rivnopil in Donetsk Oblast – DeepState Ukrainska Pravda
Zhuhai reels after China’s biggest mass killing in a decade – Financial Times
- Zhuhai reels after China’s biggest mass killing in a decade Financial Times
- After Deadly Car Rampage, Chinese Officials Try to Erase Any Hint of It The New York Times
- Suspect in China’s deadly car attack registered as store owner, database suggests South China Morning Post
- Safety, educational videos resurface online in China after deadly car attack Reuters
- What Beijing’s response to Zhuhai reveals about China’s internal tensions Semafor
What does the Republican ‘trifecta’ mean for Trump and his agenda?
Trump will enter White House with Republicans in control of both House and Senate, creating chance for lasting changes.
‘They’re girls, not wives’: Colombia votes to outlaw child marriage – Yahoo! Voices
‘We lost everything’: the Indonesians falling out of the middle class
Nearly 10 million people have slipped out of Indonesia's middle class since 2019, according to government statistics.
The missing puzzle piece in India’s child stunting crisis
A new study finds that caste plays a vital role in high rates of stunting in children in India.
Five takeaways from Trump’s first week as president-elect
He has made his early priorities clear - and stunned some in Washington and around the world while doing so.
Trump chooses Robert F Kennedy Jr for Health and Human Services
Vaccine sceptic and member of historic family takes on job of overhauling multiple health departments.
Gaza: HRW accuses Israel of war crime with displacements – BBC.com
- Gaza: HRW accuses Israel of war crime with displacements BBC.com
- Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of mass displacement in Gaza amounting to a war crime CNN
- Does Israel Plan to Occupy North Gaza? TIME
- “Hopeless, Starving, and Besieged”: Israel’s Forced Displacement of Palestinians in Gaza | HRW Human Rights Watch
- Palestinians say north Gaza destruction is widespread as rights group warns some may never return Reuters
Over 1,700 coal, oil and gas lobbyists granted access to Cop29, says report – The Guardian
Iran Plans ‘Treatment’ for Women Who Don’t Wear Hijab – Newser
Europe’s flying taxi dreams falter as cash runs short
Makers of a new generation of European electric aircraft are struggling to raise money.
Elon Musk meets with Iran’s UN ambassador – report
Contact was reportedly at Trump-allied billionaire’s request and could be significant for dismal US-Iranian relations
Elon Musk reportedly met with Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations on Monday, a day before Donald Trump named the SpaceX founder as one of the heads of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency.
The meeting was a discussion of how to defuse tensions between Iran and the United States, according to two Iranian officials who spoke with the New York Times. One of the Iranian officials said that the Tesla executive requested the meeting and that the ambassador picked the site.
Continue reading...Stress From Fireworks Killed Baby Red Panda, Zoo in Scotland Says – The New York Times
- Stress From Fireworks Killed Baby Red Panda, Zoo in Scotland Says The New York Times
- A baby red panda choked to death. Her vets blame fireworks. The Washington Post
- Baby red panda died after being stressed by fireworks, zoo says CNN
- Baby red panda dies from fireworks noise stress, Edinburgh zoo says NBC News
- Baby red panda dies in Scotland after choking on vomit as nearby fireworks set off Sky News
How Did Russian Vehicles Infiltrate Kupyansk? Somehow The Russians ‘Came Up With Motivation.’ – Forbes
- How Did Russian Vehicles Infiltrate Kupyansk? Somehow The Russians ‘Came Up With Motivation.’ Forbes
- Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s troops disguised as Ukrainians in assault on key city Kupiansk The Independent
- Deep State: Russian forces entered Kupiansk, but Ukraine repelled the assault Euromaidan Press
- Russians ‘dressed in Ukrainian uniform’ attempt to seize key city The Telegraph
- Ukraine war latest: Ukraine repels Russian attempt to enter Kupiansk, military says Kyiv Independent
Coles and Woolworths face class actions over claims misleading promotions deceived customers – as it happened
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- Clare Nowland manslaughter trial: Kristian White said ‘I’ve had a look and, supposedly, we aren’t meant to tase elderly people’, court hears
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Watt says issue of reconciliation not closed in Australia despite voice referendum
Wrapping up the interview, Murray Watt was also asked about the haka performed in New Zealand parliament yesterday over a controversial bill that proposes to radically alter the way New Zealand’s treaty between Māori and the crown is interpreted.
I think there are many Australians who care very deeply about the rights of our First Peoples. Of course, Australians had their say on the voice to parliament in the recent referendum but I don’t think that means the issue of reconciliation is closed in Australia. That is something that our government remains committed to working on with our First Peoples and I think a lot of Australians support that as well.
I probably won’t comment on what’s happening in New Zealand because it’s their own affairs, but it shows these issues still really matter to people.
Continue reading...Atlanta’s Fulton county jail is a ‘death sentence’, say federal investigators
Report shows conditions of state’s largest local jail, noting prisoners tunnel through walls and violence is unchecked
Conditions in the Fulton county jail in Atlanta “violate the constitutional and statutory rights of people incarcerated”, a long-running federal investigation concluded today.
“Killings, stabbings, and assaults are common in the Jail,” according to a Department of Justice report released today. Contraband is pervasive, lethal violence goes uninvestigated – and is sometimes directly abetted by jail staff – and drug use is common, according to investigators in a 91-page report released today.
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