- China's Xi visits Brasilia to cap tour flexing diplomatic clout Reuters
- In Brazil, Xi Jinping Cultivates a Friend as He Braces for Trump The Wall Street Journal
- Brazil courts China as its Musk feud erupts again The Economist
- Lula’s Embrace of Xi Sets Up a Clash Over Trump’s China Policy Bloomberg
- Seven Decades of China-Brazil Friendship: Cultural Diplomacy, Agrarian Reform, and the Cold War MR Online
A surge in mass attacks has killed dozens in China in recent months – NPR
- A surge in mass attacks has killed dozens in China in recent months NPR
- China’s Crackdowns Belie Fears Within the Regime The Dispatch
- A Mass Killing Tests China’s Crime Narrative Bloomberg
- After Deadly Car Rampage, Chinese Officials Try to Erase Any Hint of It The New York Times
- Mass casualty attacks in China put focus on mental health as economy slows Reuters
US admiral says sending Israel and Ukraine weapons like Patriot missiles is eating into what’s needed for countering China – Yahoo! Voices
- US admiral says sending Israel and Ukraine weapons like Patriot missiles is eating into what's needed for countering China Yahoo! Voices
- US support for Ukraine and Israel is eating into weapons stockpiles, Indo-Pacific commander says The Associated Press
- Top US Admiral Sounds Alarm on Weapons Stockpile Newsweek
- Ukraine, Middle East conflicts eating into US air defense stocks, US admiral says Reuters
- Conflicts "Eating Into" Critical Munitions Stockpiles Needed For China Fight Top U.S. Officer In Pacific Warns The War Zone
Victoria to build $370m state-owned solar farm and battery in state’s west
Jacinta Allan says project will be able to power more than 51,000 homes and include 119MW solar facility and 100MW two-hour battery
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The Victorian government will spend $370m to build a massive solar and battery farm able to power more than 50,000 homes, which it says will be the first state government-owned energy project since the electricity grid was privatised in the 1990s.
Jacinta Allan announced the new project in Horsham, in Victoria’s west, which is the second investment made by the government-owned State Electricity Commission.
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Continue reading...Dutton’s position on international student caps ‘utterly reckless’, Giles says – as it happened
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- Bullying increase at Rio Tinto linked to ‘retaliation’ against diversity programs as rape allegations also rise, report finds
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Oxfam reacts to Australia’s Cop29 pledge
Oxfam Australia has welcomed the government’s Cop29 pledge of $50m towards a global loss and damage fund to help the world’s most vulnerable people to repair the damage from climate breakdown.
If climate change losses and damages are not included in the new global climate finance goal, the new fund for responding to loss and damage risks becoming an empty vessel.
The danger is that developed country governments will prioritise meeting the new and ambitious climate finance goal, and will not prioritise a fund that doesn’t count towards it.
Continue reading...G20: Germany’s Scholz voices regret over final communique – DW (English)
- G20: Germany's Scholz voices regret over final communique DW (English)
- Lula cuts G20 discussion short on Ukraine, irking Europeans Reuters
- G-20 Ends in a Whimper After Lula Skips Closing Remarks Bloomberg
- As Trump Looms, Biden Makes a Twilight Pitch on Ukraine to Global Leaders The New York Times
- Trump isn't yet U.S. president, but his plans for the war in Ukraine loom large over G20 CBC News
Residents in Haiti’s capital stand with police in a battle to repel gang attack – NPR
- Residents in Haiti's capital stand with police in a battle to repel gang attack NPR
- More than two dozen gang members killed after attempted attack in Haiti Al Jazeera English
- Haiti: ‘It’s Not Back to Where We Started — It’s Worse’ The New York Times
- Doctors Without Borders halts operations in Haiti's capital amid threats from police FRANCE 24 English
- More than two dozen killed after attempted attack on Haiti suburb Reuters Canada
Australian women to get home self tests for chlamydia and gonorrhoea – but experts urge caution
People with genital or pelvic symptoms may feel a sense of false reassurance with a negative result, sexual health expert warns
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With rates of some sexually transmitted infections in Australia on the rise, women will soon be able to test themselves for chlamydia and gonorrhoea at home – but sexual health experts have urged caution.
Australia’s drugs regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), has approved the rapid home test for sale, and it is expected to be available in pharmacies from 13 December, with a recommended retail price of $24. The test involves taking a vaginal swab, which is then placed in a container with testing solution.
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Continue reading...Logan Paul accused of misleading fans over crypto investments
New evidence suggests the YouTuber promoted investments without revealing his financial interest in them.
Palestinian olive harvest under threat from Israeli attacks and restrictions
Harvesting olives is an economic necessity for many Palestinians, but it is increasingly precarious.
Mother of Rust cinematographer fatally shot by Alec Baldwin refuses to attend film’s world premiere
Three years after Halyna Hutchins was killed on set, Olga Solovey says there has been ‘no justice for my daughter’ and claims Baldwin has not apologised
The mother of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer who was fatally shot on the set of the film Rust by actor Alec Baldwin, has refused to attend the film’s world premiere on Wednesday, alleging the star has still not apologised to her over her daughter’s death.
Rust will premiere at the Camerimage festival in Poland, an event focusing on achievements in cinematography, three years after the prop gun Baldwin was holding went off and fatally injured Hutchins, the film’s cinematographer, on the set of the western in New Mexico. Tickets to the premiere sold out quickly on Tuesday.
Continue reading...An A-Z of the children Israel killed in Gaza – Al Jazeera English
- An A-Z of the children Israel killed in Gaza Al Jazeera English
- ‘Total oppression’: West Bank children being killed at unprecedented rate The Guardian
- Israel's genocidal war wipes out 1,369 Gazan families| Gulf Times Gulf Times
- Palestinian children must not be excluded from international protection – Says Foreign Ministry on occasion of World Children's Day WAFA - Palestine News Agency
- "We've lost our childhood" -- Gaza's children share heartbreaking life experiences of war Xinhua
‘Every parent’s nightmare’: family of Melbourne teen fighting for life after feared methanol poisoning hopes for answers
Parents ‘want to ensure no other family’ feels same anguish as Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles remain in Thai hospitals
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The family of one of two teenagers fighting for life in hospital after a suspected methanol poisoning incident in Laos hope authorities work out exactly what happened “as soon as possible”.
Melbourne friends Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both aged 19, had been staying at a hostel in Vang Vieng, north of the Laos capital Vientiane, when they fell critically ill last week.
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Continue reading...Heatwave forecast for south-eastern Australia triggers energy supply and fire danger warnings
Coming hot weather prompts Australian Energy Market Operator to predict shortfall in electricity supplies for NSW and Queensland
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South-eastern Australia will endure its first big heatwave of the season in the coming days, elevating fire risks and potentially straining the power grid in some states.
Dean Narramore, a senior Bureau of Meteorology forecaster, said day and night temperatures would be as much as 8-14C hotter than usual for this time of year.
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Continue reading...North Korea Sent a Mystery Man to Lead Its Troops Fighting Ukraine – The Wall Street Journal
- North Korea Sent a Mystery Man to Lead Its Troops Fighting Ukraine The Wall Street Journal
- North Korea sends mystery general to lead its troops in Russia – WSJ Ukrainska Pravda
- Ukraine war briefing: North Korean soldiers ‘fighting in Russian elite units’ The Guardian
- North Korea sent more conventional weapons to Russia, South Korea says The Associated Press
- North Korea troops have joined Ukraine war battles as part of Russian units, Seoul says Reuters
Prado show aims to highlight true colours of polychrome sculpture
Madrid Exhibition intends to rescue the technique – coloured paint applied to statues – from centuries of indifference
In a darkened corner of the Prado, not far from an outsized crucifixion and a sculpture of a dead, recumbent Christ with eyes of glass, teeth of ivory and fingernails of horn, is another depiction of Jesus that is remarkable in its poignancy, its humanity and its history.
The tiny, painted terracotta scene, titled Los primeros pasos de Jesús (Jesus’s First Steps), is domestic rather than divine and shows a chubby, beaming infant ambling towards his equally beaming father. Its creator was the Spanish baroque artist Luisa Roldán who, despite becoming the first female sculptor to the royal court in 1692, is only now making her debut in the hallowed Madrid museum.
Continue reading...Latest Russian airstrikes on Ukraine threaten ‘catastrophic power failure’
Targeting of substations connected to three working nuclear plants risks nuclear catastrophe in Europe, says Greenpeace
Ukraine’s power network is at “heightened risk of catastrophic failure” after Russia’s missile and drone attack on Sunday, Greenpeace has warned, raising fears about the safety of the country’s three operational nuclear power stations.
The strikes by Moscow were aimed at electricity substations “critical to the operation of Ukraine’s nuclear plants” and there is a possibility that the reactors could lose power and become unsafe, according to a briefing note prepared for the Guardian.
Continue reading...Greece faces general strike as workers protest cost of living squeeze
Unions demand ‘dignified wages’ as unequal recovery from debt crisis has left many struggling with higher costs
A nationwide strike by public- and private-sector employees looks likely to paralyse Greece on Wednesday as the pro-business government of the prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, comes under increased pressure to deal with a worsening cost of living crisis.
Unions demanding “dignified wages” in the face of soaring consumer costs and widening wealth inequality vowed that the 24-hour strike would bring the country to a standstill, with protest rallies planned in cities countrywide.
Continue reading...As Trump Returns to Power, World Leaders Seek Stability With China – The New York Times
- As Trump Returns to Power, World Leaders Seek Stability With China The New York Times
- The gap between global threats and American power will grow in 2025 The Economist
- Donald Trump's Election Win Has World Leaders in a Spin Newsweek
- How different a commander in chief will Trump be? CNN
- How Countries and Companies Are Planning for Trump Foreign Policy
Lebanon’s Day After: Will the Country Survive the War With Israel? – Foreign Affairs Magazine
- Lebanon’s Day After: Will the Country Survive the War With Israel? Foreign Affairs Magazine
- Hezbollah’s Rockets Remain a Threat Despite Israel’s Crushing Offensive The New York Times
- How will Hezbollah factor into Lebanon’s future? The Jerusalem Post
- How Israel and Lebanon can stop the slaughter Another ceasefire is bound to fail UnHerd
- Are We on the Verge of Lebanon's Third Civil War? Haaretz