Colombia declares a state of disaster after heavy flooding
Columbia has declared a state of disaster after being hit with days of torrential flooding.
Justin Welby resigns as archbishop of Canterbury over abuse scandal
Welby announces he is stepping down after an independent report finds he failed to tell police about abuse allegations.
Campaigners in Italy urge pope to stop ‘sacrifice’ of 200-year-old tree for Xmas
Twenty-nine-metre tall fir destined to be chopped down and transported to St Peter’s Square in the Vatican
Environmental campaigners in Italy’s northern Trentino province have started a campaign to stop the felling of a 200-year-old fir tree intended to form the centrepiece of the Vatican’s Christmas decorations.
The so-called “Green Giant” is 29 metres tall and is due to be chopped down next week in a forest in the Ledro valley before being transported to the Vatican and positioned in St Peter’s Square, where it will be unveiled on 9 December.
Continue reading...Oil and gas are a ‘gift of god’, says COP29 host
Azerbaijan's president said countries should not be blamed for having fossil fuel reserves.
Award-winning building to be demolished less than 30 years after being built – CNN
Opposition secures landslide victory in Mauritius election
Former Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam has won a third term in the Indian Ocean nation, official results show.
Pyongyang ratifies strategic partnership with Russia that reportedly contains secret clause authorizing North Korea’s Ukraine intervention – Meduza
- Pyongyang ratifies strategic partnership with Russia that reportedly contains secret clause authorizing North Korea’s Ukraine intervention Meduza
- North Korea Approves Deal With Moscow That Allows Troop Deployment Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
- North Korea ratifies mutual defence treaty with Russia Reuters
- North Korea ratifies landmark mutual defence treaty with Russia Al Jazeera English
- North Korea Ratifies Major Defense Treaty with Russia Military.com
Russia Convicts Doc Accused of Saying Soldier Deserved to Die – Newser
- Russia Convicts Doc Accused of Saying Soldier Deserved to Die Newser
- Russian Doctor, Accused of Antiwar Stance, Is Jailed After Child’s Testimony The New York Times
- Moscow doctor accused by patient of criticising war is jailed for five years The Guardian
- Russia Jails 68-Year-Old Pediatrician for 5 Years Over Alleged War Comments Newsweek
- Russian doctor jailed for 5-1/2 years after being publicly denounced Reuters
US ex-congressman paralysed after polo accident
A friend of the New York Republican said September's accident left him paralysed from the chest down.
Ukraine war poses threat to America, NATO chief stresses in message to Trump – POLITICO Europe
- Ukraine war poses threat to America, NATO chief stresses in message to Trump POLITICO Europe
- NATO chief warns of threat from Russian ties with China, Iran, North Korea Reuters
- News: NATO Secretary General and President Macron discuss defence production and Ukraine , 12-Nov.-2024 NATO HQ
- NATO should provide more support to Ukraine to change trajectory of conflict - Rutte Ukrinform
- NATO chief warns that the alliance can't afford to not back Ukraine as Trump snatches a White House win Business Insider
Doctor accused of criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine is convicted and given over 5 years in prison – The Associated Press
- Doctor accused of criticizing Russia's war in Ukraine is convicted and given over 5 years in prison The Associated Press
- Russian Doctor, Accused of Antiwar Stance, Is Jailed After Child’s Testimony The New York Times
- Moscow doctor accused by patient of criticising war is jailed for five years The Guardian
- Russian doctor jailed for 5-1/2 years after being publicly denounced Reuters
- Russia Jails 68-Year-Old Pediatrician for 5 Years Over Alleged War Comments Newsweek
Biden (maybe) wants Israel to stop using US bulldozers for ethnic cleansing
But the outgoing US president's support for all other aspects of Israel's genocide remains ironclad.
Frank Auerbach, British-German painter, dies at 93
Auerbach came to England in 1939 as a child refugee after fleeing from Nazi Germany.
Israel pounds Beirut suburbs with heavy daytime air strikes
Israeli forces bombarded Beirut's southern suburbs, urging residents to evacuate before launching daytime air strikes.
Germany plans February election after coalition collapse – BBC.com
- Germany plans February election after coalition collapse BBC.com
- German government collapse could have silver lining for Europe's markets Reuters
- The briefcase, the Porsche and the collapse of the German government – podcast The Guardian
- Germany sets early election date for February after collapse of the ruling coalition CNBC
- German leader set to ask for Dec. 16 confidence vote, paving way for election as early as February The Associated Press
Moscow doctor accused by patient of criticising war is jailed for five years
Ukraine-born Nadezhda Buyanova was accused of referring to young patient’s late soldier father as ‘legitimate target’
A Russian court has sentenced an elderly Moscow paediatrician to five and a half years in prison after the mother of one of her patients publicly denounced her for comments she allegedly made about Russian soldiers in Ukraine during a private consultation.
Nadezhda Buyanova, 68, was accused in January by the ex-wife of a soldier killed in Ukraine of referring to her child’s father as a “legitimate target of Ukraine” and saying Russia was “guilty” in the ongoing war.
Continue reading...Spain braces for torrential rain as new weather system reaches Med coast
Two weeks after flash floods devastated eastern Spain, several areas are on alert again.
How Marco Rubio has shapeshifted to embrace Trump’s foreign policy
US senator appears to have softened his interventionist approach to foreign policy to fall in line with Trump's stance.
Germany plans February election after coalition collapse
Parties agree 23 February vote after chancellor torpedoed the coalition government by sacking finance minister.
What has happened in north Gaza siege since US 30-day warning
The 30 days that the US gave Israel to get more aid into its north Gaza siege zone have now expired.