Iceland’s Social Democrats take lead in snap election – POLITICO Europe

  1. Iceland’s Social Democrats take lead in snap election  POLITICO Europe
  2. Iceland's Social Democrats win election, unseating ruling coalition  Reuters
  3. Icelandic Opposition Party on Track to Win Snap Elections  Bloomberg
  4. Iceland’s opposition Social Democrats take slight lead in snap elections  Al Jazeera English
  5. Social democrats gain and incumbents are punished in Iceland’s election  The Associated Press
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‘The EU wants Ukraine to win this war’: who is its new chief diplomat Kaja Kallas?

She stepped down as Estonia’s prime minister to take up foreign policy role replacing tough talker Josep Borrell

It was no surprise that Kaja Kallas went to Ukraine on her first day as the EU’s chief diplomat.

Kallas, who stepped down as Estonia’s prime minister to take up the role, was accompanied in Kyiv on Sunday by the new European Council president, António Costa, and European enlargement commissioner, Marta Kos, marking the leadership changeover at the EU institutions on 1 December.

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Be careful with drinks while travelling, says mother of British lawyer who died in Laos

Simone White, 28, was one of six tourists to die in a suspected methanol poisoning at Vang Vieng hostel

The mother of a British lawyer who died after being served a drink that was allegedly spiked with methanol has said if it can happen to her daughter it can happen to anyone.

Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, was one of six tourists killed in the popular backpacking town of Vang Vieng after an alleged mass poisoning. She was taken in for surgery just as her mother, Sue, 61, arrived at the hospital. It later became clear that Simone’s brain function was gone, and she died on Thursday 21 November.

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Top EU Officials Visit Ukraine in Show of Solidarity – Newsmax

  1. Top EU Officials Visit Ukraine in Show of Solidarity  Newsmax
  2. ‘The EU wants Ukraine to win this war’: who is its new chief diplomat Kaja Kallas?  The Guardian
  3. EU delivered 1 million shells to Ukraine, fulfilling pledge, Kallas says; no estimate for 2025 yet  Kyiv Independent
  4. Top EU officials visiting Kyiv promise more sanctions against Russia  Euronews
  5. The EU’s commitment phobia holds it back  Financial Times
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Ukraine repels Russian drone assault: none of 78 drones reaches targets – Euromaidan Press

  1. Ukraine repels Russian drone assault: none of 78 drones reaches targets  Euromaidan Press
  2. Zelenskyy says Ukraine facing Russian 'aerial terror' after night of drone strikes  ABC News
  3. Ukraine power grid under attack by Russia amid freezing temperatures  NBC News
  4. Russian drones target Kyiv in overnight strike  Reuters
  5. Russia Launches Huge Bombardment of Ukraine and Signals More to Come  The New York Times
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UN says it is halting aid through main Gaza crossing because route is too dangerous – NPR

  1. UN says it is halting aid through main Gaza crossing because route is too dangerous  NPR
  2. UNRWA chief pauses aid delivery through key crossing amid looting by armed gangs in Gaza  The Times of Israel
  3. Israeli strikes kill at least 200 in Gaza as UN halts aid deliveries after more trucks stolen  Yahoo! Voices
  4. Israeli strikes kill 15 in Gaza, looting hampers aid  Reuters
  5. UNRWA pauses aid through key Gaza crossing as hunger stalks Palestinians  Al Jazeera English
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Syrian rebels seize control of Aleppo city in a lightning offensive – Al Jazeera English

  1. Syrian rebels seize control of Aleppo city in a lightning offensive  Al Jazeera English
  2. The illusion of Assad’s grip on Syria shatters, as Russia, Iran and Hezbollah let their guard down  CNN
  3. Syrian rebel advance brings exiled Aleppo residents back to city  Al Jazeera English
  4. Islamist rebels in Syria catch Assad, Putin, Iran regimes off guard giving US new mideast headache  Fox News
  5. Syria Rebels Take Aleppo Airport and Attack Hama, Officials and a Monitor Say  The New York Times
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Unprecedented protests sweep Georgia after government scraps EU bid – POLITICO Europe

  1. Unprecedented protests sweep Georgia after government scraps EU bid  POLITICO Europe
  2. Protesters in Tbilisi Clash With Georgian Police  The New York Times
  3. Georgia's pro-EU president vows to stay 'until someone is legitimately elected'  BBC.com
  4. Georgia's president says government is 'illegitimate'  Euronews
  5. A changed Georgia is no longer a haven for Russia’s political exiles  The Washington Post
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