A week of massive changes in Ukraine war – and why they all matter
Russia made its loudest threat yet of nuclear war, as Western powers bolstered Ukraine's arsenal.
Atmospheric river dumps snow and record rain on California
The weather event has multiplied damages from the 'bomb cyclone' seen in the US north-west earlier this week.
Live briefing: Israeli strikes kill at least a dozen health workers in Lebanon – The Washington Post
- Live briefing: Israeli strikes kill at least a dozen health workers in Lebanon The Washington Post
- Israel kills Hezbollah leader who planned elaborate attack on U.S. soldiers in Iraq NBC News
- Israel Strikes Across Lebanon After Ordering Evacuations of Southern Towns The New York Times
- Aiming to enable return of displaced Israelis, IDF pushes deeper into south Lebanon The Times of Israel
- Israel pounds southern Lebanon and Beirut outskirts, killing five medics Reuters
Lava, letters and a loch: Photos of the week
A selection of news photographs from around the world.
Free shots and beer buckets in party town at centre of suspected methanol deaths
Six foreign tourists have died after drinking contaminated alcohol in a remote Laos party town.
Iran Declares It Is Doing More Nuclear Enrichment After I.A.E.A. Rebuke – The New York Times
- Iran Declares It Is Doing More Nuclear Enrichment After I.A.E.A. Rebuke The New York Times
- Iran says it is activating new centrifuges after being condemned by UN nuclear watchdog CNN
- Israeli strike in east Lebanon kills hospital chief and six colleagues, health ministry says FRANCE 24 English
- Iran to "substantially increase" uranium enrichment capacity over IAEA rebuke led by U.S. and allies CBS News
- UN nuclear agency’s board condemns Iran for the 2nd time this year for failing to fully cooperate The Associated Press
Terms of Proposed Lebanon Cease-Fire Begin to Take Shape, Officials Say – The New York Times
- Terms of Proposed Lebanon Cease-Fire Begin to Take Shape, Officials Say The New York Times
- Israel said demanding to keep France out of Lebanon deal over perceived hostility The Times of Israel
- Israeli officials demand the right to strike Hezbollah under any cease-fire deal for Lebanon The Associated Press
- US envoy to meet Netanyahu in push for cease-fire with Hezbollah VOA Asia
- Even if Israel and Lebanon Sign a Deal Soon, Many Loose Ends Will Remain Haaretz
What to Know About the Methanol Poisonings in Laos – The New York Times
- What to Know About the Methanol Poisonings in Laos The New York Times
- 6 Tourists, Including 1 American, Now Reported Dead from Suspected Methanol Poisoning in Laos PEOPLE
- Free shots and beer buckets in party town at centre of suspected methanol deaths Yahoo! Voices
- What is methanol and how does it affect the body? BBC.com
- Alcohol poisoning in Laos leaves 2 tourists hospitalized The Associated Press
BBC visits mpox clinic as WHO says DR Congo cases ‘plateauing’
Lwiro hospital was overrun when the BBC visited two months ago, now nurses say infections are easing.
Woman wins civil rape case against Conor McGregor
A jury found that the Irish mixed martial arts fighter assaulted Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in 2018.
Nicaragua: Ortega and wife to assume absolute power after changes approved
Loyalist lawmakers give green light to constitutional amendment as authoritarian president, 79, tightens grip
Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega and his wife are set to assume absolute power after loyalist lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment elevating her to the position of “co-president” and boosting the pair’s joint control over the state.
Under sanctions for human rights abuses, Ortega himself had proposed the change, which also increases the president’s control over the media and extends the presidential term from five to six years.
Continue reading...More than 100 suspected gang members have been killed as vigilantism grows in Haiti – Miami Herald
- More than 100 suspected gang members have been killed as vigilantism grows in Haiti Miami Herald
- Boys forced into gangs, girls face sexual abuse as Haiti violence robs childhoods PBS NewsHour
- Haiti’s children ‘dragged into hell’ as gang violence rages Al Jazeera English
- Haiti: ‘It’s Not Back to Where We Started — It’s Worse’ The New York Times
- As violent gangs extend control in Haiti, UN commits to staying the course UN News
4,000-year-old canals used for fishing by Maya predecessors discovered in Belize
New research revealed canals used for about 1,000 years to channel and catch freshwater fish on the Yucatán peninsula
Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central America’s Yucatán peninsula.
Using drones and Google Earth imagery, archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old network of earthen canals in what’s now Belize. The findings were published on Friday in the journal Science Advances.
Continue reading...No 10 indicates Netanyahu faces arrest if he enters UK
Downing Street refuses to comment on the case but says the government will fulfil its "legal obligations".
Gatwick Airport south terminal evacuated over security concerns
Gatwick Airport’s south terminal was evacuated after a suspicious item was found in a piece of luggage.
What do the ICC arrest warrants mean for Israel and its allies?
Fury in US and Israel. EU says it will uphold ICC's request.
A Relationship Surviving 1,000 Days of War – NPR
- A Relationship Surviving 1,000 Days of War NPR
- How one Ukrainian soldier and his wife survived 1,000 days of war with Russia NPR
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,001 Al Jazeera English
- Russian Losses Approach Three Grim Milestones After 1000 Days of War Newsweek
- 1,000 days of war in Ukraine in charts: What is the current situation? Euronews
Putin says Russia will use new missile again in ‘combat conditions’ – BBC.com
- Putin says Russia will use new missile again in 'combat conditions' BBC.com
- Retired major general reacts to Russia’s use of new weapon in Ukraine CNN
- Russia sparks nuclear fears following missile test Fox News
- As Ukraine Fires U.S. Missiles, Putin Sends a Chilling Message The New York Times
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 21, 2024 Institute for the Study of War
WHO says mpox remains public health emergency of international concern
UN health agency says its decision is 'based on the rising number and continuing geographic spread of cases.'
Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy urges ‘firm and decisive’ international response to ‘latest act of Russian madness’ – as it happened
This live blog is now closed. For the latest on the Russia-Ukraine war, read our full report:
Russia’s use of an experimental hypersonic missile to hit Ukraine was a “terrible escalation” in the war, German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said on Friday.
The deployment of the new weapon showed “how dangerous this war is”, Scholz said in a speech, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). He added:
That (Russian President Vladimir) Putin has now also used a medium-range missile to strike Ukrainian territory is a terrible escalation.”
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