Live briefing: Israeli strikes kill at least a dozen health workers in Lebanon – The Washington Post

  1. Live briefing: Israeli strikes kill at least a dozen health workers in Lebanon  The Washington Post
  2. Israel kills Hezbollah leader who planned elaborate attack on U.S. soldiers in Iraq  NBC News
  3. Israel Strikes Across Lebanon After Ordering Evacuations of Southern Towns  The New York Times
  4. Aiming to enable return of displaced Israelis, IDF pushes deeper into south Lebanon  The Times of Israel
  5. Israel pounds southern Lebanon and Beirut outskirts, killing five medics  Reuters
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Iran Declares It Is Doing More Nuclear Enrichment After I.A.E.A. Rebuke – The New York Times

  1. Iran Declares It Is Doing More Nuclear Enrichment After I.A.E.A. Rebuke  The New York Times
  2. Iran says it is activating new centrifuges after being condemned by UN nuclear watchdog  CNN
  3. Israeli strike in east Lebanon kills hospital chief and six colleagues, health ministry says  FRANCE 24 English
  4. Iran to "substantially increase" uranium enrichment capacity over IAEA rebuke led by U.S. and allies  CBS News
  5. UN nuclear agency’s board condemns Iran for the 2nd time this year for failing to fully cooperate  The Associated Press
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Terms of Proposed Lebanon Cease-Fire Begin to Take Shape, Officials Say – The New York Times

  1. Terms of Proposed Lebanon Cease-Fire Begin to Take Shape, Officials Say  The New York Times
  2. Israel said demanding to keep France out of Lebanon deal over perceived hostility  The Times of Israel
  3. Israeli officials demand the right to strike Hezbollah under any cease-fire deal for Lebanon  The Associated Press
  4. US envoy to meet Netanyahu in push for cease-fire with Hezbollah  VOA Asia
  5. Even if Israel and Lebanon Sign a Deal Soon, Many Loose Ends Will Remain  Haaretz
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What to Know About the Methanol Poisonings in Laos – The New York Times

  1. What to Know About the Methanol Poisonings in Laos  The New York Times
  2. 6 Tourists, Including 1 American, Now Reported Dead from Suspected Methanol Poisoning in Laos  PEOPLE
  3. Free shots and beer buckets in party town at centre of suspected methanol deaths  Yahoo! Voices
  4. What is methanol and how does it affect the body?  BBC.com
  5. Alcohol poisoning in Laos leaves 2 tourists hospitalized  The Associated Press
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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.

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More than 100 suspected gang members have been killed as vigilantism grows in Haiti – Miami Herald

  1. More than 100 suspected gang members have been killed as vigilantism grows in Haiti  Miami Herald
  2. Boys forced into gangs, girls face sexual abuse as Haiti violence robs childhoods  PBS NewsHour
  3. Haiti’s children ‘dragged into hell’ as gang violence rages  Al Jazeera English
  4. Haiti: ‘It’s Not Back to Where We Started — It’s Worse’  The New York Times
  5. As violent gangs extend control in Haiti, UN commits to staying the course  UN News
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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.

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Putin says Russia will use new missile again in ‘combat conditions’ – BBC.com

  1. Putin says Russia will use new missile again in 'combat conditions'  BBC.com
  2. Retired major general reacts to Russia’s use of new weapon in Ukraine  CNN
  3. Russia sparks nuclear fears following missile test  Fox News
  4. As Ukraine Fires U.S. Missiles, Putin Sends a Chilling Message  The New York Times
  5. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 21, 2024  Institute for the Study of War
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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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LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman warns against Elon Musk’s ‘conflict of interest’ in setting AI policies – TechCrunch

  1. LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman warns against Elon Musk’s ‘conflict of interest’ in setting AI policies  TechCrunch
  2. US gathers allies to talk AI safety as Trump's vow to undo Biden's AI policy overshadows their work  The Associated Press
  3. FACT SHEET: U.S. Department of Commerce & U.S. Department of State Launch the International Network of AI Safety Institutes at Inaugural Convening in San Francisco  NIST
  4. With Musk in tow, Trump eyes changes to government policies on AI and its dangers  CNN
  5. Why the U.S. Launched an International Network of AI Safety Institutes  TIME
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