US Democrats recovered support from Muslim voters, poll suggests
Ninety-seven percent of Muslim respondents in a CAIR survey say they voted for New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
Two dead after small plane on hurricane relief trip to Jamaica crashes in Florida
Aircraft headed to island on Hurricane Melissa aid mission crashed into a pond in a neighborhood in Coral Springs
A small turboprop plane on a hurricane relief mission to Jamaica crashed into a pond in a gated residential neighborhood of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs, killing two people shortly after takeoff and narrowly missing homes, authorities and a local resident said.
The Coral Springs police department confirmed the deaths in a statement Monday afternoon. But police did not provide further details about the occupants of the plane and did not immediately return messages seeking more details.
Continue reading...Is war one of the biggest threats to the world’s climate?
Leaders at COP30 are being urged to consider the environmental toll of conflict.
Russia’s oil empire stumbles as Lukoil halts output in Iraq under U.S. sanctions pressure – Meduza
- Russia’s oil empire stumbles as Lukoil halts output in Iraq under U.S. sanctions pressure Meduza
- Race to Run Lukoil Assets Heats Up With Days to Sanctions Cutoff Bloomberg.com
- Russian oil firm’s multibillion-dollar assets overseas at risk as US sanctions begin to bite CNN
- Trump Administration Blocks Gunvor Takeover of Russian Oil Assets - WSJ The Wall Street Journal
- Lukoil operations face fallout from Trump sanctions, Gunvor drops bid Reuters
Ukraine anticorruption agency alleges $100m energy kickback scheme
Ukranian president promises accountability after anticorruption bureau announces probe into alleged Energoatom scheme.
Gaddafi’s youngest son released after 10 years in Lebanese detention
The Lebanese authorities seized Mr Gaddafi, now 49, in 2015 and held him without trial.
At least 27 inmates killed by ‘asphyxiation’ in southern Ecuador in wave of prison violence – CNN
- At least 27 inmates killed by ‘asphyxiation’ in southern Ecuador in wave of prison violence CNN
- Dozens of inmates found hanged in Ecuador prison BBC
- At least 31 dead and 30 injured after riot breaks out in Ecuador prison The Independent
- Ecuador transfers 300 high-risk inmates to new maximum-security prison Reuters
- Ecuador Prison Violence Spirals as Dozens of Inmates Hanged Bloomberg.com
COP30 opens in Brazil with calls for unity to tackle climate crisis
About 50,000 people are expected to attend the 12-day climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belem.
Agenda for Cop30 agreed as crucial climate talks begin – as it happened
Ministers and high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries have gathered in the Amazonian city of Belem, with Brazil insisting this will be ‘the Cop of implementation’
Hundreds lined up for Cop30 on opening morning, with some in Indigenous headdresses and others in trouser suits, writes Dharna Noor, fossil fuels and climate reporter for the Guardian US.
The conference is being held in a massive temporary building in Belem’s Parque da Cidade area. It was still under construction just days ago, but now seems to be ready to use.
Continue reading...US mediator Kushner meets Netanyahu for talks on Trump’s Gaza plan
About 200 Hamas fighters remain trapped in Rafah tunnels as Israel refuses to grant them passage, threatening the truce.
Trump hosts Syria’s al-Sharaa at White House as US extends sanctions relief
Syrian presidency says al-Sharaa and Trump discussed ways to 'strengthen and develop' ties between the US and Syria.
Saudi Arabia’s Dystopian Futuristic City Project Is Crashing and Burning – Gizmodo
- Saudi Arabia’s Dystopian Futuristic City Project Is Crashing and Burning Gizmodo
- Is NEOM’s ‘The Line’ Still the Future of Cities or Just a Mirage in the Desert? parametric-architecture.com
- "Neom promised radical urbanism but is delivering sterile desert suburbia" Dezeen
- You’ll Never Guess What Happened to Saudi Arabia’s 100-Mile Skyscraper Futurism
- End of The Line? Saudi Arabia scales back plan for wildly ambitious 100-mile-long megacity in the desert The Independent
At least eight people killed in New Delhi car blast
Footage shows the aftermath and wreckage caused by a deadly explosion near New Delhi’s Red Fort monument on Monday.
Ros Atkins on… the BBC resignations
The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at the resignations of BBC bosses - and how this crisis didn't come out of nowhere.
Hannibal Gadhafi, son of late Libyan leader Moammar, released by Lebanon after 10 years in detention – CNN
- Hannibal Gadhafi, son of late Libyan leader Moammar, released by Lebanon after 10 years in detention CNN
- Gaddafi's youngest son released after 10 years in Lebanese detention BBC
- Lebanon releases son of Libya's Gaddafi after almost decade in detention Reuters
- Gaddafi's son released by Lebanese authorities after decade in detention Sky News
- Qaddafi’s Son Hannibal Freed From Decade of Detention in Lebanon Bloomberg.com
China breaks its single-year launch record with weekend flurry – Space
- China breaks its single-year launch record with weekend flurry Space
- China expands Guowang constellation, Galactic Energy suffers Ceres-1 launch failure SpaceNews
- China launches low Earth orbit satellite group Xinhua
- China’s Private Rocket Sets Industry Record as Lijian-1 Exceeds 10 Tons of Total Orbital Payload Pandaily
- China launches Lijian-1 Y9 carrier rocket People's Daily Online
US urges Israel to resolve Hamas terrorist tunnel issue – The Jerusalem Post
- US urges Israel to resolve Hamas terrorist tunnel issue The Jerusalem Post
- Hamas fighters trapped in tunnels present new obstacle to Gaza ceasefire progress BBC
- Kushner, Netanyahu still seeking solution to impasse on terrorists in Rafah tunnels The Times of Israel
- Scores of Gaza Militants Still in Areas Under Israeli Control, Officials Say The New York Times
- Story headlined "Turkey seeks safe passage for 200 civilians trapped in Gaza tunnels, official says" is withdrawn after post-publication review Reuters
Canada loses its measles-free status, with US on track to follow
The country hasn't been able to curb an outbreak of more than 5,000 cases over the last year, while US cases are at a 33-year high.
Drug dealer granted clemency by Trump sent back to prison for violating terms of release
Man accused of groping family’s nanny, evading bridge tolls and swinging IV pole at nurse and threatening to kill her
A convicted drug dealer who had been granted clemency by Donald Trump was sent back to federal prison on Monday for violating the terms of his release after being charged with several new crimes.
Jonathan Braun was sentenced to 27 months behind bars.
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