- Cop30 live: ‘literally insane’ that we are letting global heating happen, says Al Gore The Guardian
- Powering Equity: Energy Transitions at Scale orfonline.org
- Procurement's Role in Reaching 1.5°C Climate Target Procurement Magazine
- Oil Change International COP30 Media Advisory – 12 November Oil Change International
- Business should focus on positive tipping points at COP30 Sustainable Views
Zikim crossing in northern Gaza opens for humanitarian aid, Israel says
Israel has faced calls to allow aid into northern Gaza through the crossing, which has been closed for two months.
Report: IDF destroyed over 1,500 buildings in Israeli-controlled Gaza since cease-fire – Haaretz
- Report: IDF destroyed over 1,500 buildings in Israeli-controlled Gaza since cease-fire Haaretz
- Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefire BBC
- The Post’s visit to Gaza reveals miles of devastation, fragile Israel-Hamas cease-fire New York Post
- What Gaza looks like today, after two years of war Reuters
- An NPR reporter's journey into Gaza, for the first time since the war began NPR
This anti-drone technology is used on the Ukrainian battlefield and in NATO airspace after flyovers – AP News
Russia’s AI robot falls seconds after being unveiled
Footage shows the moment Russia's first anthropomorphic robot fell just seconds after its debut
Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian warehouse and land as West Bank attacks surge
Several Palestinians were also injured when settlers launched arson attacks targeting an industrial area, a Bedouin village, and farmland east of Tulkarm.
The sharks are circling UK PM Keir Starmer as crunch points loom – CNBC
- The sharks are circling UK PM Keir Starmer as crunch points loom CNBC
- PMQs live: Keir Starmer says he 'never authorised' attacks on ministers BBC
- Labour Party’s Internal Fight Goes Public, as Starmer’s Trouble Grows The New York Times
- How No 10 plunged itself into crisis ahead of a perilous budget Sky News
- Pressure grows on Starmer to sack chief of staff over briefing row The Guardian
Taiwan evacuates 8,300 and shuts schools before tropical storm brushes island – AP News
- Taiwan evacuates 8,300 and shuts schools before tropical storm brushes island AP News
- Typhoon Fung-wong brings floods to Taiwan, thousands evacuated Reuters
- Thousands evacuated in Taiwan as Tropical Storm Fung-wong closes in Al Jazeera
- Taiwan evacuates 3,000 ahead of arrival of Typhoon Fung-wong KSL.com
- Tropical storm Fung-wong causes 88 injuries in Taiwan, 27 deaths in Philippines nhk.or.jp
Video shows part of newly built bridge in China collapsing in seconds – The Washington Post
Ukraine’s first ‘drone wall’ is about to see action combating menacing Russian threats, its Western maker says – Business Insider
- Ukraine's first 'drone wall' is about to see action combating menacing Russian threats, its Western maker says Business Insider
- Machines In The Kill Zone: Ukraine's Ground Drones On The Front Line Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Ukrainian Drone Industry’s Next Target Is NATO Markets Bloomberg.com
- One Operator, 100 Drones: Ukraine First to Deploy AI-Controlled Drone Wall in Combat UNITED24 Media
- A Harrowing Escape From the Drone-Infested Hellscape of Ukraine’s Front Lines The New York Times
Greece, Cyprus, Spain and Italy eligible for new help dealing with migration, EU says – Reuters
- Greece, Cyprus, Spain and Italy eligible for new help dealing with migration, EU says Reuters
- EU to relocate asylum seekers from Spain, Italy, Greece and Cyprus to other member states Euronews.com
- Poland hails Commission’s migration plan while claiming exemption politico.eu
- 🇪🇺 EU LETS 6 COUNTRIES DUCK OUT OF MIGRATION DEAL The EU’s shiny new migration pact isn’t even live yet - and 6 countries already want a refund. Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Croatia, Austria, and Poland say they’re too swamped to keep up, and Br x.com
- European Commission puts Belgium among high-risk countries for migration pressure The Brussels Times
U.S. and Saudi Arabia working to finalize defense pact before MBS meets Trump – Axios
- U.S. and Saudi Arabia working to finalize defense pact before MBS meets Trump Axios
- Saudis to host investment summit in DC’s Kennedy Center during crown prince’s visit, sources say WTOP
- Before talks with Trump, Saudi Arabia doubles down on terms for Israel ties Reuters
- Trump doesn't need to buy Saudi loyalty with a security pact Responsible Statecraft
- Israel Could Be Left Out as the Americans and Saudis Get Closer Haaretz
Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador endured systematic torture, report finds
Human rights groups accuse Trump officials of complicity and draw comparison with scandal at Abu Ghraib prison
More than 252 Venezuelans expelled to El Salvador under Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy suffered systematic and prolonged torture and abuse, including sexual assault, during their detention, according to a report published on Wednesday.
The report, compiled jointly by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Cristosal – a group investigating violations in Central America – says conditions at El Salvador’s sprawling “terrorist continent center” (Cecot) breached the UN’s standard minimal rules for the treatment of prisoners. It cites “inhumane prison conditions, including prolonged incommunicado detention, inadequate food” and other shortcomings.
Continue reading...Actor Allison Mack reveals role in Nxivm sex cult in new podcast: ‘I was abusive’
Smallville actor, released from prison two years ago, tells how she helped coerce women for cult leader Keith Raniere
The Smallville actor Allison Mack says she was once riveted by the influence she wielded through her role in the Nxivm sex cult – though it eventually sent her to federal prison, and she now realizes it was “abusive”.
“I was excited by the power that I felt having these young, beautiful women look to me and listen to me,” Mack, 43, maintains in a new podcast series titled Allison After Nxivm, which contains her first public remarks since her release from prison about two years ago. “And – yes – the sexuality of it was exciting.”
Continue reading...US House to vote on bill that could end longest-ever government shutdown
Democrats have vowed to vote against the proposal after a faction of Senators broke with party to pass a compromise
The House on Wednesday was poised to vote on legislation that would end the longest government shutdown in US history, as Democrats voice fury that the Senate-brokered compromise fails to extend expiring healthcare subsidies.
The House speaker, Mike Johnson, has instructed lawmakers to return to Washington after keeping the chamber out of session for more than 50 days.
Continue reading...From YouTube team to the Premier League: Ndiaye’s unusual run to the top
The French-born footballer did not have an easy run on his way to the top, with numerous clubs rejecting him.
Influential list of highly cited researchers now shuts out more scientists: here’s why – Nature
- Influential list of highly cited researchers now shuts out more scientists: here’s why Nature
- Math is back as Clarivate boosts integrity markers in Highly Cited Researchers list Retraction Watch
- Five UD faculty named among world’s most influential researchers University of Delaware
- Three Tufts Professors Are Named Top Researchers in the World Tufts Now
- Duke Scholars Featured in the Highly Cited Researchers 2025 List Duke Today
View from The Hill: Conservative Liberals hold ‘power walk’ before delivering coup de grâce to net zero – The Conversation
- View from The Hill: Conservative Liberals hold ‘power walk’ before delivering coup de grâce to net zero The Conversation
- Australia's conservative Liberal Party abandons net zero policy Reuters
- Liberals commit to reduce emissions in line with 'comparable countries' — as it happened Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- As a conservative Liberal senator I see no coherent reason to run away from a net zero target | Andrew McLachlan The Guardian
- There’s a way for the Libs out of their climate mess. Just ask the Victorians The Age
Turkish military plane crash in Georgia kills all 20 on board – AP News
- Turkish military plane crash in Georgia kills all 20 on board AP News
- Turkish military plane falls from sky over Georgia, killing all 20 aboard The Washington Post
- Turkey says 20 troops killed in Georgia plane crash; black box found Reuters
- Turkish Military Plane Crashes in Georgia, Killing 20 Troops The New York Times
- Turkish military plane crash: All 20 onboard dead DW
Pakistan investigates suicide bombing that killed 12 outside an Islamabad court – abcnews.go.com
- Pakistan investigates suicide bombing that killed 12 outside an Islamabad court abcnews.go.com
- Two blasts a day apart in India and Pakistan’s capitals fray regional nerves in an already tense year CNN
- LIVE: India, Pakistan launch probes after blasts in New Delhi, Islamabad Al Jazeera
- Pakistan Taliban claim responsibility for deadly terror attack in Islamabad The Guardian
- Deadly Blasts in India and Pakistan Set Region on Edge The New York Times