Australian radio host arrested over sex abuse claims
Veteran broadcaster and former Wallabies coach Alan Jones was arrested on Monday, local media report.
At least 34 killed in Israeli strike in northern Gaza
Israel said its forces hit targets in Beit Lahia to prevent Hamas from regrouping.
Hochstein to visit Beirut as Lebanon positively views US ceasefire push – The Jerusalem Post
- Hochstein to visit Beirut as Lebanon positively views US ceasefire push The Jerusalem Post
- Israel keeps up fierce Lebanon bombardment and awaits Hezbollah response on truce proposal NBC News
- Lebanon set to deliver response to U.S. proposal for Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire Haaretz
- US envoy expected in Beirut in bid to advance ceasefire talks Reuters
- Trump Decision Makes Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire More Likely—Lebanese Official Newsweek
Starmer aims to build ‘pragmatic and serious relationship’ in meeting with Xi
Prime minister wants bilateral at G20 to lead to closer ties with China, which he sees as key to faster growth
Keir Starmer will become the first UK prime minister in six years to meet the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, promising to turn the page on UK-China relations by building “a pragmatic and serious relationship”.
Starmer and the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, have been pursuing a thawing of relations with the world’s second-largest economy on pragmatic grounds, suggesting that the UK cannot achieve its growth ambitions without better terms with China.
Continue reading...‘Queen of polling’ J Ann Selzer quits after Iowa survey missed by 16 points
Pollster announces she’s moving on ‘to other ventures’ after poll wrongly predicted strong shift in state to Kamala Harris
J Ann Selzer, the celebrated Iowa election pollster, announced on Sunday that she is moving on “to other ventures and opportunities”, two weeks after her survey in the state wrongly predicted a strong shift to Kamala Harris in the days before the election.
That poll, which projected a 47% to 44% lead for the vice-president over Donald Trump on the back of older women breaking for Democrats over the issue of reproductive rights, came three days before the national vote, giving Democrats false hope that Harris could win the White House decisively. When the votes were counted, Selzer was off by 16 points as the former president won the state decisively.
Continue reading...Hezbollah media chief killed in Israeli strike in Beirut
The head of Hezbollah's media office, Mohamad Afif, was one of the group's few remaining public faces.
Tropical Storm Sara weakens to tropical depression after making landfall in Belize – The Associated Press
- Tropical Storm Sara weakens to tropical depression after making landfall in Belize The Associated Press
- Tropical Storm Sara Turns Deadly The Weather Channel
- Sara dissipates while moving into Gulf of Mexico, tropical moisture will spike Florida rain chances WESH 2 Orlando
- Sara weakens to tropical depression but could still add to Southeast weather woes USA TODAY
- Bryan Norcross: Sara to fade away by tomorrow as hurricane season winds down Fox Weather
Ex-CDC acting director calls RFK Jr’s false vaccine theories ‘cruel’
Richard Besser criticizes Trump’s health secretary pick, and says falsely linking vaccines to autism is a ‘cruel thing to do’
The former acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has criticized Robert F Kennedy Jr’s nomination by Donald Trump as secretary of the country’s health and human services (HHS), calling his false vaccine theories “cruel”.
In a new interview on ABC, Richard Besser, who led the CDC during Barack Obama’s administration, called Kennedy’s push to falsely link vaccines to autism a “cruel thing to do”, adding, “There are things we do for our own health, but there are things we do that are good for ourselves, our families and our communities and vaccination falls into that category.”
Continue reading...Who attacked Israelis in Amsterdam? Some Dutch politicians can’t bring themselves to say – The Times of Israel
- Who attacked Israelis in Amsterdam? Some Dutch politicians can’t bring themselves to say The Times of Israel
- Amsterdam violence exposes anti-immigrant Islamophobia in the Netherlands NBC News
- Amsterdam mayor: Riots in Amsterdam were not pogrom, so called to discriminate against Muslims The Jerusalem Post
- 'Jew-hunting' in Amsterdam: What Israeli hooligans and pro-Palestine thugs have in common Haaretz
- 'The events in Amsterdam could happen in Paris, London or Madrid' Israel Hayom
Macron: Milei ‘not satisfied’ with Mercosur trade deal either – POLITICO Europe
- Macron: Milei ‘not satisfied’ with Mercosur trade deal either POLITICO Europe
- French farmers back on the streets as Mercosur talks fuel discontent Reuters
- French farmer union begs Macron not to forget the ‘hicks’ during G20 visit to Rio POLITICO Europe
- French farmers mobilize for protests over EU-Mercosur trade deal The Associated Press
- Macron Left Powerless by EU Trade Push With French Farmers Up in Arms Bloomberg
Bangladesh’s Yunus seeks time, says election roadmap after reforms
The interim leader pledges electoral and constitutional reforms before elections in address marking 100 days in power.
India police arrest 23 after violence erupts in northeast state of Manipur
Protests erupted after six bodies, believed to have been kidnapped from the Meitei community, were recovered on Friday.
‘Massive’ Russian attack causes Ukraine blackouts
At least 10 people were killed and blackouts will be imposed throughout Ukraine on Monday.
Keep protesting, says Navalny’s widow at Berlin march
The march was led by Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in February.
Russia grinds deeper into Ukraine after 1,000 days of grueling war – The Associated Press
- Russia grinds deeper into Ukraine after 1,000 days of grueling war The Associated Press
- Ukraine's cultural capital Lviv struggles with weight of war losses Reuters
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 996 Al Jazeera English
- AP PHOTOS: 1,000 days of war in Ukraine captured in images Yahoo! Voices
- Video Tuesday marks 1,000 days of the war in Ukraine ABC News
Russia Bombards Power Grid in One of War’s Largest Attacks, Ukraine Says – The New York Times
- Russia Bombards Power Grid in One of War’s Largest Attacks, Ukraine Says The New York Times
- Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine shows maximalist war aims remain unchanged The Guardian
- As Western Leaders Look to Talks With Putin, Russia Launches Massive Barrage on Ukraine The Wall Street Journal
- Massive Russian strikes across Ukraine trigger blackouts and kill at least five people CNN
- Russia targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with large-scale missile and drone attack PBS NewsHour
Hezbollah media chief killed in IDF strike on central Beirut, terror group official says – The Times of Israel
- Hezbollah media chief killed in IDF strike on central Beirut, terror group official says The Times of Israel
- Israeli strike reportedly kills Hezbollah spokesperson as group prepares response to fresh ceasefire proposal CNN
- Lebanese media says target of Beirut strike is center of Islamist group Jamaa Islamiya The Times of Israel
- Live Briefing: Top Hezbollah spokesman killed; Israeli attack kills 70 in north Gaza, official says The Washington Post
- Blast Hits Central Beirut for First Time in Weeks The New York Times
Russia targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with large-scale missile and drone attack – PBS NewsHour
- Russia targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with large-scale missile and drone attack PBS NewsHour
- Zelenskyy: Russia using Iranian weapons in 'massive' attack targeting energy infrastructure Fox News
- Dozens Of Ukrainian Casualties After Deadly Russian Strike On Sumy Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
- Massive Russian strikes across Ukraine trigger blackouts and kill at least five people CNN
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 997 Al Jazeera English
Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine shows maximalist war aims remain unchanged
As President-Elect Trump talks up negotiations, Putin has made clear his position hasn’t changed since launching invasion in 2022
Millions of Ukrainians woke up early on Sunday morning to a massive Russian missile and drone attack on their country’s infrastructure, the biggest assault from Moscow since the end of August and the first large-scale attack since the US election.
Donald Trump once promised to settle the Ukraine war in “24 hours” but the 120 missiles and 90 drones aimed at the nation’s utilities is a reminder that Moscow’s maximalist aspirations to cow and subjugate its neighbour remains unchanged.
Continue reading...A third November storm, Sara, serves notice that a busy hurricane season isn’t over yet – The Associated Press
- A third November storm, Sara, serves notice that a busy hurricane season isn’t over yet The Associated Press
- Sara To Funnel Tropical Moisture Into Southeast The Weather Channel
- Tropical Depression Sara drenches Honduras and closes airports, at least one dead Yahoo! Voices
- Florida, Gulf Coast to see potential impacts from remnants of Tropical Storm Sara Fox Weather
- Where is Tropical Storm Sara going? See maps, spaghetti models, paths WESH 2 Orlando