- 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
- FBI arrests alleged leaker of US intelligence documents related to Israel’s attack plans against Iran CNN
- C.I.A. Official Charged in Leak of Classified Documents About Israeli Military Plans The New York Times
- US government worker charged with leaking classified documents on Israel's plans to strike Iran The Associated Press
Ukrainian soldiers focus on keeping Russian advances at bay and brace for storm to come from US – Yahoo! Voices
‘I have lost everything’: southern Africa battles hunger amid historic drought
Crops have failed in several countries, with 27m people at risk of hunger according to World Food Programme
Emmanuel Himoonga paced his dry field, picking up stalks of maize that had been bleached almost to bone white.
The 61-year-old chief of Shakumbila, a mainly agricultural community of about 7,000 people roughly 70 miles west of Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, had seen droughts before.
Continue reading...Israel accused of crimes against humanity over forced displacement in Gaza
Human Rights Watch says it has evidence that suggests ‘the war crime of forcible transfer’ of civilians
Israel is using evacuation orders to pursue the “deliberate and massive forced displacement” of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, according to a report by Human Rights Watch, which says the policy amounts to crimes against humanity.
The US-based group added it had collected evidence that suggested “the war crime of forcible transfer [of the civilian population]”, describing it as “a grave breach of the Geneva conventions and a crime under the Rome statute of the international criminal court”.
Continue reading...Dead drops, PR stunts and punishment beatings: the rapid rise of Russia’s powerful darknet drug industry
Tech-savvy organised crime groups profiting from billion-dollar enterprise that is spreading beyond Russian borders
At any one moment in towns and cities across Russia, thousands of drug packages lie buried in the ground, attached by magnets to lamp-posts or taped underneath window sills, waiting to be picked up by their intended customers.
From the streets of Moscow to remote towns in Siberia, hand-to-hand buying of illegal drugs – as is the norm in most of the world – is on the wane. Instead, retail-size bags of drugs are secreted using spycraft by an army of young kladmen (stash men) who upload dead-drop locations, which are unlocked when customers make an online purchase.
Continue reading...Israel prepares Lebanon cease-fire plan as ‘gift’ to Trump, officials say – The Washington Post
- Israel prepares Lebanon cease-fire plan as ‘gift’ to Trump, officials say The Washington Post
- Israeli Forces Push Deeper Into Lebanon in Widening War Campaign The Wall Street Journal
- Netanyahu Plans a Big Gift for Trump—Two Months From Now The New Republic
- Lebanese ceasefire efforts inch ahead as Israel keeps up fierce bombardment Reuters
- Israel’s maximalist demands unlikely to lead to ceasefire with Hezbollah Al Jazeera English
Police bodycam shows man being rescued from submerged car
The man told officers he "accidentally stepped on the gas too hard" driving the vehicle into a pool.
China Silences Car Attack Mourners, Vows Tighter Grip on Society – Bloomberg
- China Silences Car Attack Mourners, Vows Tighter Grip on Society Bloomberg
- After Deadly Car Rampage, Chinese Officials Try to Erase Any Hint of It The New York Times
- Driver Kills 35 in China’s Deadliest Attack in at Least a Decade Bloomberg
- Hit and Run Driver Kills 35 People Before Airshow in China Newsweek
- Silence descends around China’s deadliest mass killing in years as flowers cleared away The Associated Press
‘Nowhere is safe’: Concerns grow as Israel strikes new areas of Lebanon – BBC.com
- 'Nowhere is safe': Concerns grow as Israel strikes new areas of Lebanon BBC.com
- Aid groups say Israel killed 20 workers in Gaza in the past month Al Jazeera English
- Israel Intensifies Strikes in Lebanon Amid Push for Cease-Fire The New York Times
- Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza while Netanyahu and Trump speak The Associated Press
- IDF strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs; Israeli ministers welcome Trump Cabinet picks The Washington Post
Recess appointments eyed to speed up confirmation of Trump cabinet picks
Nominees can face a lengthy Senate vetting process before taking office, though Trump may try to upend that exercise in some cases.
World’s largest coral found in the Pacific
The coral could be 500 years old and is bigger than a blue whale, scientists say.
Judge investigating 2023 coup was court bomb target, say Brazilian police
Police name 59-year-old with explosive devices said to have killed himself after trying to enter court in Brasília
The main target of a bomber who killed himself while attempting to attack Brazil’s supreme court was the justice leading the key investigations into the attempted coup of 8 January last year, when supporters of the former president Jair Bolsonaro ransacked the buildings to protest against his election defeat, police have said.
The explosions outside the court on Wednesday took place just five days before the G20 heads of state are due to meet in Rio de Janeiro, which will be followed by a state visit to Brasília, the capital, by the Chinese president, Xi Jinping.
Continue reading...China arms itself for potential trade war with Donald Trump – Financial Times
- China arms itself for potential trade war with Donald Trump Financial Times
- China Tariffs Are Coming. Beijing’s Response Could Be a New Currency War. Barron's
- Trump tariff threat looms large on several Asian countries — not just China — says Goldman Sachs CNBC
- China Trade War Is One Trump Doesn’t Have to Fight Bloomberg
- Experts say Trump's threatened China tariffs could actually help Beijing weather an economic storm CBS News
Trump picking Gaetz to head justice sends shockwaves – and a strong message
Picking the outspoken congressman for attorney general is Trump laying down a challenge, writes Anthony Zurcher.
Prosecutor seeks jail and election ban for Le Pen
Marine Le Pen would be banned from standing for president again at the next election if convicted.
Typhoon Usagi rapidly intensifies to Category 4, on track toward Philippines – The Washington Post
- Typhoon Usagi rapidly intensifies to Category 4, on track toward Philippines The Washington Post
- Map: Tracking Super Typhoon Usagi The New York Times
- Typhoon Usagi to Hit the Philippines, Latest in String of Storms Bloomberg
- An overwhelmed Philippines braces for another typhoon, the fifth major storm to hit in three weeks Yahoo! Voices
- LIVE UPDATES: Super Typhoon Ofel INQUIRER.net
Pint-sized crustacean named after New Zealand brewery to boost interest in marine life
Tiny isopod is dubbed Pentaceration forkandbrewer in push to engage community with climate-threatened life in local waters
New Zealand scientists have named a tiny snowflake-like crustacean after a Wellington brewery, in an attempt to boost the public’s interest in local marine life.
The roughly 1.5mm marine isopod was found in the silty depths off New Zealand’s southern east coast. It helps decompose organic material that drifts to the seabed.
Continue reading...Biden to meet Saturday with China’s Xi Jinping – The Washington Post
- Biden to meet Saturday with China’s Xi Jinping The Washington Post
- Biden, Xi to Meet as World Leaders Shift Focus to Trump Bloomberg
- Biden to Meet With President Xi Jinping of China During Summit This Weekend The New York Times
- A diminished Biden heads to APEC summit in Peru, overshadowed by China’s Xi The Associated Press
- Quinoa, ceviche and Chinese fusion on menu as Peru hosts Biden, Xi Reuters
Menopause, the other menstrual taboo for Indian women
In India, where conversation on menstruation is still taboo, menopause awareness is far behind.
Palau’s pro-US president wins second term, defeating brother-in-law
Surangel Whipps Jr retains power in Palau, which is important to the US military amid tensions with China and is among a dozen diplomatic allies of Taiwan
Palau’s incumbent president Surangel Whipps Jr has been returned for a second term after a national election held last week, according to a final tally by the Palau Election Commission.
The results showed Whipps Jr won 5,626 votes, defeating his brother-in-law Tommy Remengesau who received 4,103 votes.
The headline of this story was amended on 14 November, 2024
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