- Italy Says Hezbollah Staged UN Base Attack It Had Blamed On Israel Barron's
- Four UN peacekeepers injured by rocket fire in Lebanon BBC.com
- IDF: Here's how Hezbollah rockets fell short and hit a UNIFIL base The Jerusalem Post
- UN Force in Lebanon says four peacekeepers wounded, Israel blames Hezbollah rockets Reuters
- Italy says 8 Hezbollah rockets hit its UNIFIL headquarters in south Lebanon; no injuries The Times of Israel
‘Underwhelming’: Poor countries push for way more climate funding than the EU is floating – POLITICO Europe
- ‘Underwhelming’: Poor countries push for way more climate funding than the EU is floating POLITICO Europe
- Cop29 live: campaigners say talks are ‘reaching point of real emotion’ The Guardian
- Time ticks down for negotiators at UN climate talks to find deal to curb warming and its effects The Associated Press
- Drill Baby Drill Returns as G20 Drops Fossil Fuel Phase-Out from Final Draft OilPrice.com
- COP29 struggles to crack climate finance puzzle Semafor
Gisèle Pelicot condemns rape accused and says French society must change
She has waived her right to anonymity so the entire trial can be heard in public.
Lucy Letby likely to have harmed other babies, doctor tells inquiry
Consultant who raised concerns says there could have been earlier victims she has not been convicted of killing
Lucy Letby was likely to have harmed more babies than those she has been convicted of murdering on a hospital neonatal unit, a senior doctor has told a public inquiry.
Dr Stephen Brearey, a consultant paediatrician who raised concerns about the nurse, told the Thirlwall inquiry he believed Letby “didn’t start becoming a killer” in June 2015 and that she may have had earlier victims.
Continue reading...Indonesia shock Saudi Arabia in World Cup qualifier
Indonesia record an upset against Saudi Arabia with their first win in the group stage of the AFC World Cup qualifiers.
We assume damage to Baltic Sea cables was sabotage, German minister says
Boris Pistorius says ‘no one believes’ two undersea fibre-optic communications cables were cut accidentally
Germany has said it has to assume that damage to two undersea fibre-optic communication cables in the Baltic Sea since Sunday was an act of sabotage.
Two cables – one between Finland and Germany, the other between Sweden and Lithuania – were severed on Sunday and Monday, raising suspicions of a malicious attack, though authorities initially declined to speculate.
Continue reading...Global stock markets fall and bonds jump as fears grow over Ukraine war
Investors dash to safe-haven currencies after Putin updates nuclear doctrine and Ukraine fires missiles into Russia
Global stock markets fell and bond prices have jumped after reports that Ukraine had fired a US-made long-range missile into Russia for the first time and Vladimir Putin approved changes to Moscow’s nuclear doctrine.
Investors dashed into safe-haven currencies such as the US dollar, the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc on Tuesday, after the RBC-Ukraine news outlet reported that Kyiv had carried out its first strike on Russian territory using western-supplied missiles.
Continue reading...Zelenskyy marks 1,000 days of war, urges EU to push Russia harder
Marking 1,000 days of war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells the EU it’s time to ramp up pressure.
Gisèle Pelicot condemns rape accused and says French society must change – BBC.com
- Gisèle Pelicot condemns rape accused and says French society must change BBC.com
- As Pelicot Rape Trial Nears End in France, Wife Speaks of ‘Banality’ The New York Times
- Gisèle Pelicot's Sons Say Their Dad Should Be 'Punished' for Drugging Her So Dozens of Men Could Rape Her PEOPLE
- Gisèle Pelicot rape trial: children tell of ‘devastation’ caused by their father The Guardian
- Gisele Pelicot rape case: Victim accuses dozens of men alleged to have raped her of 'cowardice' Sky News
Trump reportedly doubts senators will back Matt Gaetz but still lobbies hard
President-elect’s nominee for attorney general is dogged by sexual misconduct allegations
Donald Trump has reportedly told associates that Matt Gaetz, his nominee for attorney general, has a less than 50-50 chance of being confirmed by the Senate, even while pushing forward with his nomination amid damaging sexual misconduct allegations.
The president-elect has continued making calls in support of his beleaguered nominee despite resistance from Republican senators because he is confident his insistence will alter the standard for acceptable cabinet choices even if Gaetz fails, the New York Times reported.
Continue reading...IDF intensifies operations in Gaza and Lebanon, kills hundreds of Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists – The Jerusalem Post
- IDF intensifies operations in Gaza and Lebanon, kills hundreds of Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists The Jerusalem Post
- Israel at War Day 411 IDF Kills Two Senior Hezbollah Commanders Behind Rocket Attacks on Israel Haaretz
- Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Israel kills 5 in central Beirut, officials say ABC News
- Israeli Strikes in Beirut’s Center Shatter a Tenuous Sense of Security The New York Times
- IDF kills Hezbollah anti-tank missile commanders, says group's firepower 'dramatically reduced The Jerusalem Post
Hong Kong jails pro-democracy activists over controversial election
Hong Kong’s High Court has sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to up to 10 years in prison.
International outrage over sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong
Human rights groups concerned after handing down of sentences of up to 10 years
Governments and human rights groups have expressed concern and outrage at the sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong after the city’s largest national security trial.
On Tuesday, a court handed down sentences, ranging from four years and two months to 10 years, to activists, former legislators, councillors and academics, who with two people acquitted in May made up a group known as the Hong Kong 47.
Continue reading...Nearly a hundred aid trucks looted in Gaza, as UN warns of ‘collapse of law and order’ – CNN
- Nearly a hundred aid trucks looted in Gaza, as UN warns of ‘collapse of law and order’ CNN
- Gangs looting Gaza aid operate in areas under Israeli control, aid groups say The Washington Post
- After 97 UN aid trucks in Gaza are ‘violently looted’ by armed men, food prices soar Fox News
- Hamas-linked security forces kneecap suspected profiteers in Gaza Financial Times
- Cigarettes for $1,000: regulated aid in Gaza leads to rise in looters, smugglers The Jerusalem Post
Police, residents kill dozens of Haitian gang members after attack in Pétion-Ville – Miami Herald
- Police, residents kill dozens of Haitian gang members after attack in Pétion-Ville Miami Herald
- At least 28 suspected gang members killed in Port-au-Prince, say Haiti police The Guardian
- More than two dozen killed after attempted attack on Haiti suburb Yahoo! Voices
- Haitian authorities say 28 alleged gang members killed by police, residents Al Jazeera English
- Residents in Haiti’s capital stand with police in a battle to repel the latest gang attack The Associated Press
Onslaught of Online Hate for Israeli Arab Woman Killed in Hezbollah Barrage – Haaretz
- Onslaught of Online Hate for Israeli Arab Woman Killed in Hezbollah Barrage Haaretz
- Tel Aviv suburb hit by rocket fired from Lebanon Al Jazeera English
- Israel at War day 408: What's happening in Gaza, Lebanon? The Jerusalem Post
- Woman killed in Hezbollah attack on north; 5 hurt by missile fragments near Tel Aviv The Times of Israel
- At least 5 people wounded as rocket shrapnel falls on Israeli city NBC News
Video Of Māori Lawmakers Performing Haka To Protest Anti-Indigenous Bill Has Internet Cheering – Comic Sands
- Video Of Māori Lawmakers Performing Haka To Protest Anti-Indigenous Bill Has Internet Cheering Comic Sands
- Why are New Zealand’s Maori protesting over colonial-era treaty bill? Al Jazeera English
- Massive crowds march on New Zealand parliament protesting Māori bill. Here’s what to know CNN
- Watch: New Zealand's Māori protests explained BBC.com
- Tens of thousands rally at New Zealand Parliament against bill to alter Indigenous rights NBC News
Atacms: what are the missiles Ukraine has fired into Russia for first time?
Joe Biden gave the green light for the US-made weapon to be used inside Russia. How will it affect the war?
Senior US and Ukrainian officials have confirmed that US-made Atacms missiles have been fired into Russian territory for the first time during the Ukraine war.
The attack in Russia’s south-western Bryansk region came two days after Joe Biden’s administration permitted their use, and on the 1,000th day of the war since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
Continue reading...Health minister Stephen Kinnock says he will back assisted dying bill
Minister says law change is ‘right thing to do’ while Keir Starmer gives strongest hint yet that he will vote for bill
The health minister Stephen Kinnock has said he will vote in favour of the assisted dying bill next week, arguing that it is the “compassionate” thing to do and will not automatically place NHS palliative care services under extreme pressure.
Kinnock, the minister responsible for palliative care, said he did not believe there was a conflict between backing a change in the law and supporting hospices, as had been suggested by his boss Wes Streeting, the health secretary.
Continue reading...China defense minister declines US meeting, breaking military talks – Defense News
- China defense minister declines US meeting, breaking military talks Defense News
- Chinese defense minister declines meeting with Pentagon chief Reuters
- Pentagon Chief Says China Declined Meeting During His Asia Visit Bloomberg
- China rebuffs meeting with US defense secretary CNN
- Myanmar's behaviour risks undermining ASEAN centrality: Ng Eng Hen CNA