As communist China turns 75 can Xi fix its economy? – BBC.com
- As communist China turns 75 can Xi fix its economy? BBC.com
- Chinese Communist Party marks 75 years of rule as economic, security threats persist Fox News
- 'No challenges can stop China's progress' Xi Jinping says in 75th anniversary speech CNBC
- In break from past, China receives no formal statement from US on National Day South China Morning Post
- China’s Communist Party has ruled for 75 years. Will it make it to 100? The Associated Press
Argentina’s Javier Milei accused of plagiarising UN speech from West Wing
Populist leader alleged to have ‘copied word for word’ a monologue by TV show’s fictional president Jed Bartlet
Argentina’s rightwing populist president, Javier Milei, has been accused of plagiarising a chunk of his recent speech to the United Nations general assembly from the political drama The West Wing.
“It seems like fiction, but it isn’t,” the left-leaning Buenos Aires newspaper Página 12 reported on Friday, claiming Milei had “copied, word for word, a monologue” by the television show’s fictional president, Josiah “Jed” Bartlet.
Continue reading...Russian “spy whale” cause of death revealed by police in Norway – CBS News
- Russian "spy whale" cause of death revealed by police in Norway CBS News
- Post-Mortem Results for Hvaldimir Confirm Likely Cause of Death The Fishing Daily
- ‘Russian Spy’ Whale Likely Died of Infection – Norwegian Police The Moscow Times
- Russian ‘Spy Whale’ Hvaldimir Likely Died From Infection In Norway, Not Gunshot Outlook India
- ‘Russian spy’ whale likely died of infection: Norway police Arab News
UN rejects Israel’s request to evacuate blue helmets monitoring the border with Lebanon – EL PAÍS USA
- UN rejects Israel’s request to evacuate blue helmets monitoring the border with Lebanon EL PAÍS USA
- UN peacekeepers stay on Lebanon’s border despite Israeli ground incursion The Associated Press
- UN mission in Lebanon rejects Israeli request to leave DW (English)
- UNIFIL reaffirms peacekeepers staying put in south Lebanon The Times of Israel
- Civilians bear brunt in 'catastrophic' Lebanon conflict, UN official says Reuters
Herd helps guide blind elephant as they escape rising floodwater in Thailand’s Chiang Mai province – The Associated Press
- Herd helps guide blind elephant as they escape rising floodwater in Thailand's Chiang Mai province The Associated Press
- Dozens of elephants forced to evacuate due to flash flooding CNN
- About 100 Elephants Are Rescued from Flooded Sanctuary: 'Biggest Evacuation We Have Ever Done' PEOPLE
- Watch: Elephants escape floodwaters in Thailand BBC.com
- Flooding in northern Thailand prompts mass evacuation of residents and animals KOMO News
EU hits China with tariffs in electric car sales battle
A year on, how the Hamas attack has profoundly affected UK political life
From general election upsets to protests on the streets, the shockwaves from the Middle East have resonated in Britain
When Shockat Adam, the newly elected independent MP for Leicester South, addressed his supporters at the July election count, he brought his speech to an end with a dedication – not to the constituents of the East Midlands city he now represents, but to people more than 2,000 miles away.
“This is for the people of Gaza”, he said, holding a Palestinian keffiyeh aloft.
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What next for the Middle East? 10 experts give their analysis – BBC.com
- What next for the Middle East? 10 experts give their analysis BBC.com
- Countdown to Middle East war? How the region can step back from the brink Reuters
- Israel has lost its patience Atlantic Council
- The bloodshed in the Middle East is fast expanding The Economist
- A Wider War in the Middle East, From Hamas to Hezbollah and Now Iran The New York Times
Melania Trump is latest Republican First Lady to back abortion
Six hours at hands of Hamas – new accounts reveal how Israeli base fell on 7 October
US dockworkers suspend ports strike until January
EU leaders back extra Chinese EV tariffs despite split vote
Decision opposed by five countries including Germany, where car firms say it could be ‘fatal’ blow for industry
EU leaders have given the green light to extra tariffs on electric vehicles from China despite opposition from five countries including Germany, where car manufacturers condemned the decision as a potential “fatal” blow for the auto industry.
The European Commission – which provisionally approved the step in June after an inquiry found that Beijing’s state aid to auto manufacturers was unfair – now has free rein to impose steep tariffs for five years from the end of this month.
Continue reading...The female soldiers who predicted Oct. 7 say they are still being silenced – The Washington Post
- The female soldiers who predicted Oct. 7 say they are still being silenced The Washington Post
- Questions for IDF over fall of Israel border post Nahal Oz by Hamas on 7 October BBC.com
- Israel’s Oct. 7 Early Warning Failure: Who Is to Blame? War On The Rocks
- Israel-Hamas War: Netanyahu's Sophisticated Deception of the Israeli Public Haaretz
- October 7 attacks: Israel's intelligence failures - Reporters FRANCE 24 English