- Ukraine Launches Biggest-Ever Drone Strike on Moscow Newsweek
- The Russia-Ukraine War Intensifies, With Drone Attacks, Foreign Troops and Record Losses The Wall Street Journal
- Ukraine launches 'massive attack' on Moscow, shutting down airports NBC News
- Russia and Ukraine Launch Massive Drone Attacks after Trump-Putin Call Kyiv Post
- Drones strike Moscow as top UK official highlights Russian casualties in Ukraine The Associated Press
Dutch police detain 50 protesters at pro-Palestinian rally after soccer unrest – Reuters
- Dutch police detain 50 protesters at pro-Palestinian rally after soccer unrest Reuters
- How Attacks on Israeli Soccer Fans in Amsterdam Unfolded The New York Times
- Government says it will not allow events to be ‘hijacked’ by antisemitism The Independent
- Pogrom in Amsterdam: The Real Reason Israelis Aren't Safe Travelling Abroad Haaretz
- Calls for ‘Jew Hunt’ Preceded Attacks in Amsterdam The Wall Street Journal
Spain: Thousands protest in Valencia over flood response – DW (English)
- Spain: Thousands protest in Valencia over flood response DW (English)
- Tens of thousands of Spaniards demand Valencia leader's resignation for bungling flood response NBC News
- Valencia officials rule out resignations over flood response Euronews
- Deleted tweets, missed warnings and calls for the ‘hangman’: the bitter political fallout from Spain’s floods The Guardian
- Huge protest demands Valencia's governor resign BBC.com
Israeli strikes on north Lebanon and Gaza kill dozens, officials and rescuers say
At least 20 children are among the dead in attacks north of Beirut and in northern Gaza, officials rescuers and medics say.
Canada remembers Murray Sinclair, trailblazing Indigenous judge and senator
Relatives, friends and leaders say Sinclair, who died this week aged 73, and his legacy will 'never be forgotten'.
New York state parks employee dies while battling wildfires
Dariel Vasquez died when tree fell on him as he battled major brush fire along the New York-New Jersey border
A New York parks employee died battling one of a number of wildfires in New Jersey and New York amid dry conditions that have prompted air quality warnings in both states, authorities said on Sunday.
The Eastern Dutchess county fire and rescue said the New York state forestry service reported that the worker died when a tree fell on him Saturday afternoon as he battled a major brush fire along the New York-New Jersey border, officials said.
Continue reading...Syria says seven civilians killed in Israeli strike near Damascus – The Jerusalem Post
- Syria says seven civilians killed in Israeli strike near Damascus The Jerusalem Post
- Alleged Israeli strikes reported near Damascus The Times of Israel
- Israeli 'aggression' injures Syrian soldiers near Aleppo, state media says Reuters
- Israeli strike near Damascus kills three: War monitor Al Arabiya English
- Death toll update | 17 members of regime forces and Iranian-backed militias killed and injured in Israeli airstrikes on Idlib and Aleppo المرصد السوري لحقوق الانسان
One person killed and 16 injured at Alabama university homecoming event
Shooting at Tuskegee University is fourth reported at homecoming events in US within the last three weeks
One person was killed and 16 others were injured when gunfire erupted at Tuskegee University in Alabama on Sunday, the fourth reported shooting at homecoming events across the US within the last three weeks.
The Tuskegee shooting occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning. The person who was killed was not affiliated with the university, and their parents have been notified, according to the university.
Continue reading...Mattel ‘deeply regrets’ porn site misprint on Wicked dolls
Recently-released dolls tied to the new Wicked movie inadvertently carry the address of an adult website.
Biden will push Trump to back Ukraine in transition meeting: Adviser
The outgoing US president is expected to start making his pitch to Trump during a transition meeting on Wednesday.
Judith Jamison, acclaimed dancer and Alvin Ailey artistic director, dies aged 81
Jamison joined Alvin Ailey’s dance company in 1965 and performed there for 15 years, premiering solo Cry in 1971
Judith Jamison, an acclaimed dancer and choreographer who for two decades was artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, died on Saturday in New York, at the age of 81.
Her death came after a brief illness, according to a post on the company’s Instagram page.
Continue reading...Sweep of swing states rubs salt in Democrats’ wounds as Trump prepares to meet Biden
Trump to visit Oval Office on Wednesday as Biden says he will ‘ensure a peaceful and orderly transition’
Donald Trump was declared the winner in Arizona early on Sunday, completing the Republicans’ clean sweep of the so-called swing states and rubbing salt in Democrats’ wounds as it was announced that the president-elect is scheduled to meet with Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday to discuss the presidential handover.
In a national campaign that was projected as being extremely close but he ended up winning handily, the result in Arizona gives Trump 312 electoral college votes, compared with Kamala Harris’s 226. The state joins the other Sun belt swing states – Nevada, Georgia and North Carolina – and the three Rust belt states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania in voting Republican. All were expected to be extremely competitive but all went for Trump, though by fairly close margins.
Continue reading...Saudi armed forces chief visits Iranian counterpart for rare meeting – Al Jazeera English
- Saudi armed forces chief visits Iranian counterpart for rare meeting Al Jazeera English
- Iran’s President claims he’s ‘too busy’ to attend summit in Saudi The Jerusalem Post
- Saudi armed forces chief of staff in Iran for talks with officials Reuters
- Iran and Saudi Arabia pursue cautious rapprochement DW (English)
- Saudi-Iranian Relations Warm as Middle East Braces for Trump's Return OilPrice.com
Saudi armed forces chief visits Iranian counterpart for rare meeting
Iran's General Mohammad Bagheri calls for increased security cooperation between the two countries.
Dutch police arrest pro-Palestinian protesters in Amsterdam
Police in Amsterdam beat pro-Palestinian protesters with batons and arrested more than 100.
Russia and Ukraine launch drone swarms in new offensive
Russia and Ukraine have unleashed hundreds of attack drones.
Countries promised to ditch fossil fuels. Instead they’re booming. – The Washington Post
- Countries promised to ditch fossil fuels. Instead they’re booming. The Washington Post
- Can the No. 1 Oil Producer Lead the Way on Climate? The US Is Trying It Bloomberg
- COP29-IEA: High-Level Energy Transition Call Mirage News
- COP29: Calls grow for sign-ons to fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty Green Left
- COP29 delegates reminded of pledge to transition away from oil Upstream Online
Israel’s Netanyahu acknowledges pager attack, says he sees ‘eye-to-eye’ with Trump on Iran – CNN
- Israel’s Netanyahu acknowledges pager attack, says he sees ‘eye-to-eye’ with Trump on Iran CNN
- Netanyahu Confirms He Okayed Pager Attacks That Killed Nearly 40 In Lebanon NDTV
- In first, Netanyahu said to acknowledge Israel carried out pager attacks on Hezbollah The Times of Israel
- Live: Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and northern Gaza FRANCE 24 English
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes responsibility for beeper attack in Lebanon - report The Jerusalem Post
Netanyahu says he spoke three times with Trump in recent days – Axios
- Netanyahu says he spoke three times with Trump in recent days Axios
- Netanyahu says he and Trump see ‘eye to eye’ on Iran after holding 3 calls within days The Times of Israel
- Trump's Middle East Policy Remains Unpredictable, but Signs Begin to Emerge Haaretz
- In an Israeli settlement named after Trump, residents see opportunity after the election The Associated Press
- Optimism and anxiety: Arabs hope for change under Trump’s leadership The Jerusalem Post
Qatar’s Second Shock To Israel In 24 Hours; ‘Hamas Not Going Anywhere, We Support Palestine…’ – The Times of India
- Qatar's Second Shock To Israel In 24 Hours; 'Hamas Not Going Anywhere, We Support Palestine...' The Times of India
- With Time Running Out, Israel's Hostage Families Just Got Some Horrific News Haaretz
- Qatar tells Israel not to target senior Hamas officials in Qatar - report The Jerusalem Post
- Qatar says it suspended mediator efforts for Gaza ceasefire due to lack of good-faith negotiations CNN
- Qatar halts role as cease-fire broker while panel warns of famine in Gaza The Washington Post