At least 15 people killed in Israeli strikes on Syria’s Damascus
Israel has ramped up attacks on Iran-linked targets in Syria since it began its war on Gaza last year.
French military systems in Sudan may break UN arms embargo, says Amnesty
Group says it has identified the Galix defence system on armoured vehicles imported from the UAE and calls for government to investigate
France must investigate the use of its military systems by Sudan’s paramilitary forces, which could be in breach of an arms embargo, Amnesty International has said.
The group said it had identified the French-made Galix defence system being used in Sudan on armoured vehicles manufactured in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – considered a key supplier of weapons to the Rapid Support Force (RSF).
Continue reading...Investigators Assess if Netanyahu’s Aides Forged Oct. 7 Phone Records – The New York Times
- Investigators Assess if Netanyahu’s Aides Forged Oct. 7 Phone Records The New York Times
- Gag order lifted: PM’s chief of staff suspected of forgery, illegally altering records The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu's Chief of Staff Suspected of Altering PM's Call Logs From Morning of Oct. 7 Attack Haaretz
- ‘Nonsense and disgrace’: Ex-Shin Bet Deputy Director slams PMO over classified leak The Jerusalem Post
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New Zealand: Maori MPs disrupt parliament with haka – DW (English)
- New Zealand: Maori MPs disrupt parliament with haka DW (English)
- New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform Haka to Protest Bill The New York Times
- Maori protesters march on New Zealand capital over contentious bill NBC News
- New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest Indigenous treaty bill Reuters
- New Zealanders are marching, performing haka to protest divisive bill The Washington Post
Staff ‘banana-proof’ areas for Swedish minister’s phobia
Government officials reportedly ask for no bananas to be present ahead of official visits.
South Korea May Reconsider Ukraine Arms Support as Trump Signals Peace Talks – Kyiv Post
- South Korea May Reconsider Ukraine Arms Support as Trump Signals Peace Talks Kyiv Post
- Trump’s Win Gives Seoul Second Thoughts About Arms for Ukraine Bloomberg
- South Korea’s Ukraine support strategy shifts with Trump’s re-election This Week In Asia
- South Korea less likely to send weapons to Ukraine after Trump election victory — Bloomberg Meduza
- Trump's win pushes Seoul to review stance on arms supplies to Ukraine - media Ukrinform
Chinese city still officially in summer as 30-year heat record broken
Temperatures in Guangzhou fail to drop below level that meteorological service uses to mark change in season
One of China’s biggest cities is still officially in summer, despite it being mid-November, as temperatures have failed to drop below the threshold considered necessary to mark the change in season.
This week, Guangzhou, a hot and humid city of nearly 19 million people in southern China’s Guangdong province, broke a three-decade heat record, according to the local meteorological service. As of Wednesday the city had experienced 235 summer days, beating 1994’s 234-day season.
Continue reading...In northern Israel, migrant workers are farming while under fire from Hezbollah – NPR
‘Major supplier’ of people-smuggling boats arrested
The man was held in Amsterdam after an operation by the National Crime Agency and Dutch and Belgian police.
FBI video shows moment man sets ballot box on fire
The suspect used an “improvised incendiary device” to start the fire in Portland, Oregon, ahead of the US election.
U.S. Government Employee Charged with Two Counts of Unlawfully Transmitting National Defense Information – Department of Justice
- U.S. Government Employee Charged with Two Counts of Unlawfully Transmitting National Defense Information Department of Justice
- CIA employee accused of leaking classified info on Israeli attack plans to face charges in Virginia The Associated Press
- FBI arrests alleged leaker of US intelligence documents related to Israel’s attack plans against Iran CNN
- CIA official Asif Rahman arrested in leak of secret files on Israel The Washington Post
- CIA official charged with leaking classified documents about Israeli strike on Iran USA TODAY
Edinburgh Zoo blames fireworks for death of baby red panda – The Associated Press
- Edinburgh Zoo blames fireworks for death of baby red panda The Associated Press
- Baby red panda died after being stressed by fireworks, zoo says CNN
- Baby red panda dies due to 'stress caused by fireworks,' renewing calls to ban their public sale ABC7 New York
- Baby red panda dies in Scotland after choking on vomit as nearby fireworks set off Sky News
- Baby Red Panda Dies After Stressed Reaction to 'Frightening Noises' from Nearby Fireworks, Zoo Says PEOPLE
The sun begins to set on Olaf Scholz’s chancellorship – The Economist
- The sun begins to set on Olaf Scholz’s chancellorship The Economist
- German opposition leader says policy must wait until after confidence vote Reuters
- Germany set for snap election in February CNN
- Five things to know about Germany’s government crisis The Associated Press
- Germany's Scholz faces calls in his party to abandon re-election bid Reuters
Quitting Qatar is the least of Hamas’s problems – The Economist
- Quitting Qatar is the least of Hamas’s problems The Economist
- With Time Running Out, Israel's Hostage Families Just Got Some Horrific News Haaretz
- “Complete Charade”: Qatar Withdraws from Ceasefire Talks, Middle East Prepares for Trump Presidency Democracy Now!
- Qatar is suspending its role in talks between Israel and Hamas CNN
- Hamas not engaging in hostage deal, so Qatar asked it leave Doha, Blinken says The Jerusalem Post
The world’s next country? – The Economist
- The world’s next country? The Economist
- Somalia Enclave Votes With Hopes for Trump’s Formal Recognition Bloomberg
- Voting underway for presidential election in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland The Associated Press
- Somaliland goes to the polls amid Ethiopia-Somalia port deal row Al Jazeera English
- As breakaway Somaliland votes, its leaders spy international recognition Reuters
Evaristos united: namesakes Bernardine and Conceição meet at book festival
Celebrated authors discuss the somewhat connected stories of their shared surname at literary event in Rio
Born more than 5,500 miles apart, the Booker prize winner Bernardine Evaristo, 65, and Brazil’s most celebrated living Black author, Conceição Evaristo, 77, share the same surname, though they are – as far as is known – unrelated.
But their surnames’ stories are somewhat connected, and shed light on aspects of the history of Brazil, the country that received the largest number of enslaved Africans during the transatlantic slave trade.
Continue reading...Rachel Reeves in radical pension shake-up to boost growth – BBC.com
- Rachel Reeves in radical pension shake-up to boost growth BBC.com
- Rachel Reeves faces a sober warning: hands off our pensions The Independent
- What will Rachel Reeves’s retirement scheme changes mean for pensions? The Guardian
- Britain eyes pension 'megafunds' to super-charge economy Reuters UK
- Britain’s bold plan to create super funds Financial Times
Conflict in Gaza an ‘Israeli terrorism creation factory’, warns Australian on UN inquiry
Former human rights commissioner Chris Sidoti says ‘there is no end in sight’ as ongoing bombardment is sowing seeds for generations of hostilities
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“Kids aren’t terrorists,” Chris Sidoti told the handful of journalists assembled in the quiet of the UN’s New York headquarters.
Thousands of kilometres from the conflict in Gaza he was documenting, Sidoti felt compelled to repeat it: “Kids aren’t terrorists.”
Continue reading...Fears for spread of malaria in Africa as study finds resistance to frontline drug
Signs of resistance to artemisinin in tenth of children with severe malaria similar to situation in Asia, say researchers
Researchers have found “troubling” evidence for the first time that a lifesaving malaria drug is becoming less effective in young African children with serious infections.
A study of children being treated in hospital for malaria in Uganda, presented at a major conference on Thursday, found signs of resistance to artemisinin in one patient in 10.
Continue reading...Weekend thunderstorms forecast for northern Australia with south to see temperatures drop
BoM warns of severe storms in northern rivers and northern tablelands of NSW, with possible damaging winds and large hailstones
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Thunderstorms are expected to continue this weekend on both sides of the country. Warm and humid conditions in the tropics will push wet weather over Australia, with the possibility of severe storms in parts of Queensland.
Rain and thunderstorms have developed over parts of eastern Australia almost every day this month, with severe thunderstorms hitting parts of Queensland and New South Wales on numerous occasions in the past fortnight.
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