- New Zealand's leader apologizes to survivors of abuse in state and church care NPR
- New Zealand offers national apology to people abused in care NBC News
- New Zealand government apologizes for ‘horrific’ abuse in state care The Washington Post
- 'A hollow and limited apology.' New Zealand survivors of abuse in care speak in their own words The Associated Press
- New Zealand offers ‘unreserved’ apology to 200,000 survivors of ‘horrific’ abuse in care The Guardian
Trump expected to pick Florida Senator Rubio as top diplomat, reports say
US Senator Marco Rubio is known for his hawkish views on China and staunch support of Israel.
China military displays upgraded Z-20 helicopter at Zhuhai air show – Reuters
- China military displays upgraded Z-20 helicopter at Zhuhai air show Reuters
- With new stealth fighter, China displays ambitions to challenge U.S. The Washington Post
- China's big air show opened with a glitzy aerial display of its fighters, but crowds couldn't see much in the smog Business Insider
- China's largest air show takes off with fighter jets, attack drones VOA Asia
- China unveils J-35 stealth fighter jet to compete with US Financial Times
With Trump win, Israeli minister calls to annex parts of West Bank – The Washington Post
- With Trump win, Israeli minister calls to annex parts of West Bank The Washington Post
- Eyeing Trump support, Israeli minister pushes for West Bank settlement annexation CNN
- Trump win means ‘time has come’ to annex parts of West Bank, Israeli minister says The Washington Post
- Far-right Israeli minister orders preparations for West Bank annexation Al Jazeera English
- Smotrich Says Israel Is 'A Step Away' From Annexing West Bank After Trump's Election Victory Haaretz
South Korean president practising golf to prepare for future meetings with Donald Trump
It is estimated that Trump played hundreds of rounds of golf during his first term as president of the United States
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is practising golf – for the first time in eight years – in preparation for future meetings with US president-elect Donald Trump, Yoon’s office has confirmed.
South Korean media said Yoon had visited a golf course on Saturday for a sport his office said he had last played in 2016.
Continue reading...‘Tragic death’ of toddler at Melbourne hotel pool while mother used phone prompts coroner’s call for better supervision
The boy, known as Master K for inquest, floated to surface and was undiscovered for more than nine minutes
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A two-year-old who drowned in a pool while his mother looked at her mobile phone and cared for another infant two metres away highlights the need for close supervision around water, a Victorian inquest has heard.
The boy had been playing in a toddlers’ pool adjoined to an adult pool at Crown Towers, a luxury hotel in central Melbourne, in 2021 when he slipped and fell into the deeper pool.
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Continue reading...Bondi attacker stabbed 16 in three minutes, inquiry told
In just three minutes six people were killed and 10 more injured, a probe into the Bondi stabbing has found.
Israeli attack on town in Lebanon’s far north kills 14 people: Mayor
Israeli missile destroys residential building in Ain Yaaqoub, where refugees and displaced people had fled for safety.
Germany’s Scholz defies odds as party swings behind re-election bid – Financial Times
- Germany’s Scholz defies odds as party swings behind re-election bid Financial Times
- Scholz Opens Door to German Confidence Vote Before Christmas Bloomberg
- Germany’s political upheaval, explained Vox.com
- What the Collapse of Germany’s Ruling Coalition Means The New York Times
- Germany: Scholz open to new talks with CDU leader Merz DW (English)
How oil and gas companies disguise their methane emissions – Financial Times
- How oil and gas companies disguise their methane emissions Financial Times
- Scientists may have figured out why a potent greenhouse gas is rising. The answer is scary. The Washington Post
- COP29: How methane emissions threaten climate goals Reuters
- Methane mitigation in agriculture: A call for sustainable action at COP29 and beyond Africa Policy Research Institute
- The Sprint to Cut Climate Super Pollutants: COP 29 Summit on Methane and Non-CO2 GHGs US Embassy & Consulates in China
China Should Be Worried About North Korea: How to Make Beijing a Partner in Restraining Pyongyang – Foreign Affairs Magazine
- China Should Be Worried About North Korea: How to Make Beijing a Partner in Restraining Pyongyang Foreign Affairs Magazine
- North Korea Approves Deal With Moscow That Allows Troop Deployment Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
- North Korea ratifies mutual defence treaty with Russia Reuters
- Pyongyang ratifies strategic partnership with Russia that reportedly contains secret clause authorizing North Korea’s Ukraine intervention Meduza
- Ukraine-Russia war live: North Korea ratifies military pact with Moscow as 50,000 of Putin’s forces in Kursk The Independent
The End of American Exceptionalism – Foreign Affairs Magazine
- The End of American Exceptionalism Foreign Affairs Magazine
- Can Trump Be the New Reagan? POLITICO
- Opinion | America’s Allies Are Hedging, and It Has Very Little to Do With Trump The New York Times
- On GPS: What Trump's victory means for the world CNN
- The sky isn’t falling: Trump’s foreign policy won’t be a catastrophe The Hill
New Zealand PM says sorry for ‘horrific’ care home abuse
The apology comes after a report found 200,000 children and vulnerable adults were abused for decades.
Trump’s New Squeeze Elon Musk, Comic Book Villain Cabinet Secretaries & Don Jr Mocks Zelensky – Jimmy Kimmel Live
- Trump’s New Squeeze Elon Musk, Comic Book Villain Cabinet Secretaries & Don Jr Mocks Zelensky Jimmy Kimmel Live
- Trump Makes His First Moves The New York Times
Philippines set to be hit by fifth major storm in less than a month
Tropical Storm Usagi is days away from making landfall, after Typhoon Toraji, Severe Tropical Storm Trami, Typhoon Yinxing and Super Typhoon Kong-rey
The Philippines issued new weather warnings on Tuesday as the fifth major storm in three weeks bore down on the archipelago, days after thousands were evacuated ahead of Typhoon Toraji.
Now a weakened tropical storm, Toraji blew out to sea overnight after causing relatively limited damage and no reported deaths.
Continue reading...North Korea ratifies landmark mutual defence treaty with Russia
The treaty comes amid reports of about 11,000 North Korean soldiers being deployed to fight in Russia's war in Ukraine.
Thousands in Australia line up to see stinking ‘corpse flower’ that only blooms once a decade – CNN
US migrant rights advocates raise alarm over Trump appointments
Appointments of Stephen Miller and Tom Homan point to President-elect Trump's hardline immigration agenda, experts say.
New Zealand offers ‘unreserved’ apology to 200,000 survivors of ‘horrific’ abuse in care
Historic apology by PM Christopher Luxon comes after landmark report that exposed decades of abuse in state and faith-based care institutions
New Zealand’s prime minister Christopher Luxon has formally apologised to the more than 200,000 children and adults who suffered “horrific” and “heartbreaking” abuse and neglect while in state and faith-based institutions.
The historic apology follows a harrowing landmark report, released in July, which laid bare the scale of abuse that occurred across care institutions from the 1950s onwards. It was the most complex royal commission inquiry the country has held. The judge who chaired the inquiry, Coral Shaw, described the abuse as a “national disgrace and shame”.
Continue reading...Bitcoin nears $90,000 as investors eye crypto-friendly Trump administration
The world's most popular cryptocurrency has gained more than 30 percent since the US presidential election.