Four held after protesters set off flares during Israeli orchestra concert in Paris
Kenya demands safety for its citizens after Tanzania’s post-poll crackdown
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.
Continue reading...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.
Continue reading...Protesters fire flares, cause chaos at Israel Philharmonic concert in Paris; 4 arrested – The Times of Israel
- Protesters fire flares, cause chaos at Israel Philharmonic concert in Paris; 4 arrested The Times of Israel
- 4 Arrested Over Disruption of Israeli Orchestra’s Concert The New York Times
- Flares, smoke and clashes disrupt Israeli orchestra’s Paris concert CNN
- Four held after protesters set off flares during Israeli orchestra concert in Paris BBC
- Four detained after 'serious incidents' during Israeli orchestra's concert at Paris Philharmonic Le Monde.fr
How a Brazilian woman became the face of India vote fraud row
Explosions at high school mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia during Friday prayers wound dozens of students – CBS News
- Explosions at high school mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia during Friday prayers wound dozens of students CBS News
- More than 50 people injured in blast at mosque in Jakarta school complex BBC
- At least 54 people injured in explosions at Indonesian school mosque The Guardian
- Indonesia police find possible explosive powder in Jakarta mosque blasts Reuters
- Student suspect investigated after Indonesia mosque blast injures dozens Al Jazeera
Freed hostage says captors joyfully tortured, whipped him repeatedly during captivity – The Times of Israel
- Freed hostage says captors joyfully tortured, whipped him repeatedly during captivity The Times of Israel
- Released Israeli hostage says he was sexually assaulted in Gaza captivity BBC
- 'Because I am a Jew': Rom Braslavski recalls torture, sexual abuse at the hands of the PIJ captors The Jerusalem Post
- Freed Israeli hostage reveals unthinkable horror during captivity: ‘Something even the Nazis didn’t do’ New York Post
- Former Hostage Rom Braslavski Speaks Out About His Sexual Abuse In Hamas Captivity i24NEWS
Why Germany Is Still Divided When It Comes to Russia – The New York Times
Elon Musk’s $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders
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.
Continue reading...10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here’s Where We Are – The New York Times
- 10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here's Where We Are The New York Times
- Breakingviews - Paris accord will defeat fossil fuels – eventually Reuters
- The climate action that matters is in the global south, argues an architect of the Paris agreement economist.com
- There’s a $10 Trillion Antidote to Trump’s Climate Backlash Bloomberg.com
- The US led the world to reach a huge climate deal. Then, it switched sides. Politico
Prioritize economy over foreign policy, Republicans tell Trump – https-//www.semafor.com
Support for Israel among U.S. conservatives is starting to crack. Here’s why – NPR
Sweden has helped fund 400 drones for Ukraine’s strike campaign on Russian oil refineries – The Kyiv Independent
- Sweden has helped fund 400 drones for Ukraine's strike campaign on Russian oil refineries The Kyiv Independent
- Sweden can help fund Ukraine's Gripen deal, defence minister says Reuters
- Who Makes Gripen Jets And Where Are They Produced? Yahoo
- Shmyhal, Saab leadership discuss delivery of Gripen jets to Ukraine Ukrinform
- Breaking: Ukraine to Train Gripen Pilots in 2026, Start Jet Joint Production With Saab by 2033 UNITED24 Media
An NPR reporter’s journey into Gaza, for the first time since the war began – NPR
- An NPR reporter's journey into Gaza, for the first time since the war began NPR
- Israeli military brings CBS News to the edge of its control in Gaza, where destruction and uncertainty linger CBS News
- Inside Gaza, BBC sees total devastation after two years of war BBC
- Photos from inside Gaza show destruction wrought by Israeli military efforts to root out Hamas AP News
- 'A wasteland': FRANCE 24 journalist given rare glimpse of war-ravaged Gaza France 24
Gunvor Pulls $22Bln Lukoil Deal After U.S. Labels Company ‘Kremlin Puppet’ – The Moscow Times
- Gunvor Pulls $22Bln Lukoil Deal After U.S. Labels Company ‘Kremlin Puppet’ The Moscow Times
- Trump Administration Blocks Gunvor Takeover of Russian Oil Assets The Wall Street Journal
- Lukoil operations face fallout from Trump sanctions, Gunvor drops bid Reuters
- Hours After US Rebuke, Gunvor Secures $2.4 Billion From Banks Bloomberg.com
- Trading firm Gunvor, accused by US of being 'Kremlin's puppet,’ drops plan to buy Lukoil assets AP News
US presses Israel to let Hamas fighters leave Gaza tunnels – Financial Times
- US presses Israel to let Hamas fighters leave Gaza tunnels Financial Times
- Hundreds of Hamas Fighters Are Stuck in Tunnels in Israeli-Controlled Gaza - WSJ The Wall Street Journal
- Scores of Palestinian Militants Still in Israeli-Controlled Parts of Gaza, Officials Say The New York Times
- U.S. sees Rafah tunnels crisis as potential model for disarming Hamas Axios
- Mediators propose deal to get Hamas fighters out of Gaza's Israeli zone, sources say Reuters