China’s latest aircraft carrier enters service to extend reach into high seas

Experts say hi-tech Fujian will help expand country’s military influence and reach farther beyond its own waters

China’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier officially entered service this week, signalling a new era in Chinese military expansion after a ceremony overseen by the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, state media has confirmed.

The Fujian is China’s first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier, and the third for China’s rapidly expanding navy, which is already the world’s biggest by ship count.

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Over 100 US leaders to attend Cop30 climate summit as Trump stays away

Dozens of US state and local leaders will be at talks in Brazil with president’s team expected to send no representatives

The Trump administration appears to be sitting out this month’s United Nations climate talks known as Cop30, telling the Guardian it will not deploy any high-level representatives to the negotiations.

But dozens of US subnational leaders attend to promote their climate efforts.

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Protesters fire flares, cause chaos at Israel Philharmonic concert in Paris; 4 arrested – The Times of Israel

  1. Protesters fire flares, cause chaos at Israel Philharmonic concert in Paris; 4 arrested  The Times of Israel
  2. 4 Arrested Over Disruption of Israeli Orchestra’s Concert  The New York Times
  3. Flares, smoke and clashes disrupt Israeli orchestra’s Paris concert  CNN
  4. Four held after protesters set off flares during Israeli orchestra concert in Paris  BBC
  5. Four detained after 'serious incidents' during Israeli orchestra's concert at Paris Philharmonic  Le Monde.fr
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Explosions at high school mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia during Friday prayers wound dozens of students – CBS News

  1. Explosions at high school mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia during Friday prayers wound dozens of students  CBS News
  2. More than 50 people injured in blast at mosque in Jakarta school complex  BBC
  3. At least 54 people injured in explosions at Indonesian school mosque  The Guardian
  4. Indonesia police find possible explosive powder in Jakarta mosque blasts  Reuters
  5. Student suspect investigated after Indonesia mosque blast injures dozens  Al Jazeera
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Freed hostage says captors joyfully tortured, whipped him repeatedly during captivity – The Times of Israel

  1. Freed hostage says captors joyfully tortured, whipped him repeatedly during captivity  The Times of Israel
  2. Released Israeli hostage says he was sexually assaulted in Gaza captivity  BBC
  3. 'Because I am a Jew': Rom Braslavski recalls torture, sexual abuse at the hands of the PIJ captors  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Freed Israeli hostage reveals unthinkable horror during captivity: ‘Something even the Nazis didn’t do’  New York Post
  5. Former Hostage Rom Braslavski Speaks Out About His Sexual Abuse In Hamas Captivity  i24NEWS
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Google to build new AI datacentre on tiny Australian Indian Ocean outpost after signing defence deal

Military experts say facility on Christmas Island would be valuable asset to monitor Chinese submarine and naval activity

Google plans to build a large AI datacentre on Australia’s remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island after signing a cloud deal with the Department of Defence earlier this year, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and interviews with officials.

Plans for the datacentre on the tiny island located 350km south of Indonesia have not previously been reported, and many details, including its projected size, cost and potential uses, remain secret.

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10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here’s Where We Are – The New York Times

  1. 10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here's Where We Are  The New York Times
  2. Breakingviews - Paris accord will defeat fossil fuels – eventually  Reuters
  3. The climate action that matters is in the global south, argues an architect of the Paris agreement  economist.com
  4. There’s a $10 Trillion Antidote to Trump’s Climate Backlash  Bloomberg.com
  5. The US led the world to reach a huge climate deal. Then, it switched sides.  Politico
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Sweden has helped fund 400 drones for Ukraine’s strike campaign on Russian oil refineries – The Kyiv Independent

  1. Sweden has helped fund 400 drones for Ukraine's strike campaign on Russian oil refineries  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Sweden can help fund Ukraine's Gripen deal, defence minister says  Reuters
  3. Who Makes Gripen Jets And Where Are They Produced?  Yahoo
  4. Shmyhal, Saab leadership discuss delivery of Gripen jets to Ukraine  Ukrinform
  5. Breaking: Ukraine to Train Gripen Pilots in 2026, Start Jet Joint Production With Saab by 2033  UNITED24 Media
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An NPR reporter’s journey into Gaza, for the first time since the war began – NPR

  1. An NPR reporter's journey into Gaza, for the first time since the war began  NPR
  2. Israeli military brings CBS News to the edge of its control in Gaza, where destruction and uncertainty linger  CBS News
  3. Inside Gaza, BBC sees total devastation after two years of war  BBC
  4. Photos from inside Gaza show destruction wrought by Israeli military efforts to root out Hamas  AP News
  5. 'A wasteland': FRANCE 24 journalist given rare glimpse of war-ravaged Gaza  France 24
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Gunvor Pulls $22Bln Lukoil Deal After U.S. Labels Company ‘Kremlin Puppet’ – The Moscow Times

  1. Gunvor Pulls $22Bln Lukoil Deal After U.S. Labels Company ‘Kremlin Puppet’  The Moscow Times
  2. Trump Administration Blocks Gunvor Takeover of Russian Oil Assets  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Lukoil operations face fallout from Trump sanctions, Gunvor drops bid  Reuters
  4. Hours After US Rebuke, Gunvor Secures $2.4 Billion From Banks  Bloomberg.com
  5. Trading firm Gunvor, accused by US of being 'Kremlin's puppet,’ drops plan to buy Lukoil assets  AP News
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US presses Israel to let Hamas fighters leave Gaza tunnels – Financial Times

  1. US presses Israel to let Hamas fighters leave Gaza tunnels  Financial Times
  2. Hundreds of Hamas Fighters Are Stuck in Tunnels in Israeli-Controlled Gaza - WSJ  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Scores of Palestinian Militants Still in Israeli-Controlled Parts of Gaza, Officials Say  The New York Times
  4. U.S. sees Rafah tunnels crisis as potential model for disarming Hamas  Axios
  5. Mediators propose deal to get Hamas fighters out of Gaza's Israeli zone, sources say  Reuters
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