- 'Congratulations to my good friend': PM Modi extends greetings to Aus PM Albanese; wishes a 'happy marrie The Times of India
- Australian prime minister becomes first to wed in office BBC
- Albanese Becomes First Australian Leader to Marry in Office Bloomberg
- Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, marries partner Jodie Haydon The Guardian
- Australian PM Albanese marries partner in private ceremony Reuters
Russian attack on Ukraine kills six as Kyiv envoys travel to US for talks
Widescale Russian attack on Ukraine kills six, injures dozens, as Kyiv seeks US support for a resolution to the war.
Explainer: How could Venezuela’s military respond to a US attack? – Reuters
- Explainer: How could Venezuela's military respond to a US attack? Reuters
- Venezuelan military preparation: How Maduro’s forces are responding to US deployments in the Caribbean CNN
- Venezuela’s wily ruler digs in to defy Donald Trump Financial Times
- Maduro brandishes sword at rally as he rails against 'imperialist aggression' amid rising tensions with US Fox News
- Trump threatens Venezuela’s Maduro with ‘the easy way … or the hard way’ The Guardian
Pope Leo visits Istanbul’s Blue Mosque
It is the first time Leo has attended a Muslim place of worship since he took up the papacy in May.
Pope Leo visits Istanbul’s Blue Mosque
It is the first time Leo has attended a Muslim place of worship since he took up the papacy in May.
Pope Leo visits Istanbul’s Blue Mosque – BBC
- Pope Leo visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque BBC
- Pope Leo removes shoes but does not appear to pray in first mosque visit CNN
- Pope's visit to Lebanon sparks hope but also frustration NPR
- Pope joins Eastern and Western patriarchs at historic Christian site in Turkey to pray for unity PBS
- Pope visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque for meeting with Turkish religious leaders CBS News
Ukraine’s naval drones strike Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea off the Turkish coast – AP News
- Ukraine’s naval drones strike Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea off the Turkish coast AP News
- Ukraine says it hit Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tankers with underwater drones in Black Sea CNN
- Mystery Blasts Rock Russia-Linked Oil Tankers Off Turkey’s Coast The Wall Street Journal
- "This Is Virat, Need Help": Russian Shadow Fleet Crew Before Drone Attack NDTV
- Two tankers carrying Russian oil suffer mystery blasts while in black sea The Boston Globe
Northwestern University agrees to pay US government $75m to restore research funding
Agreement will also end series of investigations of university over school’s alleged failure to fight antisemitism
Northwestern University has agreed to pay $75m to the US government in a deal with the Trump administration to end a series of investigations and restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal research funding.
Donald Trump’s administration had cut off $790m in grants in a standoff that contributed to university layoffs and the resignation in September of Northwestern’s president, Michael Schill. The administration argued the school had not done enough to fight antisemitism.
Continue reading...How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to ‘win the narrative battle online’
At a time when distrust of big tech is high, Silicon Valley is embracing an alternative ecosystem where every CEO is a star
A montage of Palantir’s CEO, Alex Karp, and waving US flags set to a remix of AC/DC’s Thunderstruck blasts out as the intro for the tech billionaire’s interview with Sourcery, a YouTube show presented by the digital finance platform Brex. Over the course of a friendly walk through the company offices, Karp fields no questions about Palantir’s controversial ties to ICE but instead extolls the company’s virtues, brandishes a sword and discusses how he exhumed the remains of his childhood dog Rosita to rebury them near his current home.
“That’s really sweet,” host Molly O’Shea tells Karp.
Continue reading...Updates: Donald Trump says Venezuela airspace now closed as tensions surge
Venezuela condemns Trump’s comment describing it as a 'colonialist threat' and 'unjustified aggression'.
Zelenskyy faces ‘mini-revolution’ as Yermak’s fall reshapes Ukraine’s wartime power system
Exit of Zelenskyy’s most powerful aide could also have impact on Kyiv’s negotiating position in talks over ending war
Ukraine’s political system is bracing for a “mini-revolution” as the county’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is forced to adapt to life without his closest adviser, chief enforcer and most loyal associate, Andriy Yermak, who resigned on Friday after his apartment was searched as part of a widening anti-corruption probe.
Yermak’s resignation could have tremendous consequences for domestic governance, as well as for Ukraine’s negotiating position in talks over ending the war with Russia, where he had served as the head of Ukraine’s delegation to peace talks with the White House.
Continue reading...These Zika mothers went to battle — and their cry was heard : Goats and Soda – NPR
Russian attack on Kyiv cuts power to half of city and leaves two dead
Missile and drone attacks come amid Moscow’s campaign to break Ukrainian civil resistance by attacking energy grid
Two people were killed and 37 were injured by a Russian drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital that cut power to the western half of the city, leaving at least 500,000 residents without electricity.
Nearly 600 drones and 36 rockets were fired into the country in an attack that its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said highlighted Ukraine’s need for western help with air defence, as well as other financial and political support.
Continue reading...Israel has ‘de facto state policy’ of organised torture, says UN report
Committee highlights allegations including dog attacks and sexual violence, raising concern about impunity for war crimes
Israel has “a de facto state policy of organised and widespread torture”, according to a UN report covering the past two years, which also raised concerns about the impunity of Israeli security forces for war crimes.
The UN committee on torture expressed “deep concern over allegations of repeated severe beatings, dog attacks, electrocution, waterboarding, use of prolonged stress positions [and] sexual violence”.
Continue reading...Venezuela denounces Trump’s airspace remarks as ‘colonialist threat’
Venezuelan Foreign Ministry slams US president's 'colonialist threat' amid weeks of escalating rhetoric from Washington.
Impasse over EHRC single-sex spaces guidance ‘distracting from other issues’
Staff at human rights body said to be ‘desperate for regime change’ over inertia after court’s legal definition of a woman
The ongoing impasse over guidance from the UK’s human rights watchdog on access to single-sex spaces is distracting from other pressing issues, including the rise of the far right, insiders have told the Guardian.
Some members of staff at the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) are described as “desperate for regime change” ahead of the new chair, Mary-Ann Stephenson, taking up her post in December.
Continue reading...Pope Leo tours Istanbul’s Blue Mosque during Turkiye trip
The Head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo, visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque as part of his four-day trip to Turkiye.
‘I am a terrorist’, UK activists release video to support Palestine Action
A UK activist group has released a video of pro-Palestinian protesters who were arrested by police.
Flights returning to normal after Airbus warning grounded planes
Around 6,000 planes were affected after an issue that could corrupt data was discovered.
Russian strikes cause power outages for more than 600,000 in Ukraine
The overnight attack kills at least three and injures dozens more.