Will Trump’s no-show eclipse South Africa’s G20 moment?
The host nation's goal of advocating for developing nations may be overshadowed by the absence of the US president.
Will Trump’s no-show eclipse South Africa’s G20 moment?
The host nation's goal of advocating for developing nations may be overshadowed by the absence of the US president.
It’s official: Turkey will be boss of COP31 climate talks – Politico
- It’s official: Turkey will be boss of COP31 climate talks Politico
- Turkey and Australia confirm agreement on COP31 split-hosting deal Reuters
- Australia’s unconventional Cop31 deal puts Chris Bowen at the helm of the world’s most complex negotiations. It’s a huge opportunity | Thom Woodroofe and Dean Bialek The Guardian
- Next year’s UN climate talks set for Turkey after Australia withdraws bid to be the venue AP News
- Turkey set to host COP31 after reaching compromise with Australia BBC
Mind-altering ‘brain weapons’ no longer only science fiction, say researchers
UK academics say latest chemicals are ‘wake-up call’ and urge global action to stop weaponisation of neuroscience
Sophisticated and deadly “brain weapons” that can attack or alter human consciousness, perception, memory or behaviour are no longer the stuff of science fiction, two British academics argue.
Michael Crowley and Malcolm Dando, of Bradford University, are about to publish a book that they believe should be a wake-up call to the world.
Continue reading...Zelensky warns Ukraine risks losing US support over White House peace plan
Vladimir Putin says the plan could be the "basis" for peace but warns Russia is prepared to fight on.
‘I’ll stick up for you’: key moments from the cordial Trump-Mamdani meeting
The president hosted the mayor-elect at the White House – and seemed enamoured of his fellow New Yorker
The highly anticipated Oval Office meeting between Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani – the mayor-elect of New York City, the US president’s beloved home town – was hardly the combustible tête-à-tête many had predicted. For the moment at least, the two New Yorkers appeared friendly, smiling and cautiously optimistic about the work they might accomplish together.
Neither revived their hot campaign trail rhetoric, in which they cast each other as diametrically opposed political adversaries. Trump had labeled Mamdani a “100% Communist Lunatic” and urged voters to back his opponent, the former New York governor Andrew Cuomo. In turn, Mamdani had assailed Trump as a “despot” and pledged to be the president’s “worst nightmare”. Here are five things that stood out from their surprising display of political bonhomie.
Continue reading...BBC board member Shumeet Banerji resigns
Banerji said in his resignation letter that he was unhappy about governance issues at the organisation.
Trump and Mamdani hope for positive relationship after ‘productive’ meeting
Trump praises Mamdani for 'incredible' victory in New York City mayoral election and focus on affordability.
UN climate talks go into overtime as divisions over fossil fuels persist
COP30 negotiations drag on in Brazil amid divisions over draft proposal that does not include fossil fuel phase-out.
West tells Zelenskyy: “We don’t welcome you. We welcome Ukrainian people in your person” – Euromaidan Press
- West tells Zelenskyy: "We don't welcome you. We welcome Ukrainian people in your person" Euromaidan Press
- Zelensky Under Siege as Corruption Case Shatters Ukraine’s Wartime Unity The New York Times
- Ukraine’s president is under growing pressure. Here are 5 things to know AP News
- Zelensky’s Blind Spot The Atlantic
- Inside the Ukrainian Corruption Probe Edging Closer to Zelensky The Wall Street Journal
‘Dangerous and undermines our systems’: Tanya Plibersek condemns serious police failures in Queensland DV deaths
Plibersek said those victims – Hannah Clarke and her children, Kardell Lomas and her unborn child, and Gail Karran – ‘should have been kept safe’
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The federal social services minister, Tanya Plibersek, says Guardian Australia’s “devastating” revelations of failures to protect women fleeing violence must prompt action from governments “at every level”.
Broken Trust, a two-year Guardian investigation, uncovered evidence and allegations of serious police and support service failures in multiple domestic violence homicides in Queensland.
Continue reading...Family of missing Colombian seek answers after US strike on alleged drug boat
Lizbeth Perez's uncle has not been seen since a boat was hit in international waters in September.
Family of missing Colombian seek answers after US strike on alleged drug boat
Lizbeth Perez's uncle has not been seen since a boat was hit in international waters in September.
Jamaica reports deadly leptospirosis outbreak after Hurricane Melissa – Reuters
- Jamaica reports deadly leptospirosis outbreak after Hurricane Melissa Reuters
- Jamaica Declares Deadly Leptospirosis Outbreak After Hurricane Melissa The New York Times
- Jamaica declares deadly leptospirosis outbreak after hurricane flooding The Independent
- Health Ministry outlines 5 pillar strategic response to leptospirosis outbreak IRIE FM
- Ready Before the First Case: Tackling Leptospirosis After Hurricane Melissa Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Jamaica Declares Deadly Leptospirosis Outbreak After Hurricane Melissa – The New York Times
- Jamaica Declares Deadly Leptospirosis Outbreak After Hurricane Melissa The New York Times
- Jamaica reports deadly leptospirosis outbreak after Hurricane Melissa Reuters
- Precaution, not panic Jamaica Observer
- Health Ministry outlines 5 pillar strategic response to leptospirosis outbreak IRIE FM
- LEPTO OUTBREAK DECLARED Jamaica Gleaner
Former President Jair Bolsonaro asks to serve house arrest in Brazil
The right-wing leader has sought to appeal his 27-year sentence for allegedly fomenting a coup after his 2022 defeat.
Mahmood Mamdani says Palestine helped motivate son Zohran’s mayoral run
Postcolonial scholar says Palestinian rights are 'near and dear' to Zohran, who showed 'grit' under campaign pressures.
‘A lot of fighting’: Fossil fuel row breaks out at UN climate summit
A row over fossil fuels has broken out at COP30 but this is also likely to be a negotiating tactic.
Democrats investigating Epstein decry Andrew ‘silence’ over interview request
Mountbatten-Windsor ‘continues to hide’, US lawmakers say, after deadline they set to receive response passes
Two Democratic lawmakers involved in the US congressional investigation into the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on Friday condemned Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s “silence” in response to their request that he sit for a deposition.
Robert Garcia, the ranking member of the House oversight committee, and Suhas Subramanyam, a member of the panel, were among the Democrats who earlier this month sent the former British prince a letter seeking his cooperation in their inquiry into Epstein, who died in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.
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