Germany’s Scholz defies odds as party swings behind re-election bid – Financial Times

  1. Germany’s Scholz defies odds as party swings behind re-election bid  Financial Times
  2. Scholz Opens Door to German Confidence Vote Before Christmas  Bloomberg
  3. Germany’s political upheaval, explained  Vox.com
  4. What the Collapse of Germany’s Ruling Coalition Means  The New York Times
  5. Germany: Scholz open to new talks with CDU leader Merz  DW (English)
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How oil and gas companies disguise their methane emissions – Financial Times

  1. How oil and gas companies disguise their methane emissions  Financial Times
  2. Scientists may have figured out why a potent greenhouse gas is rising. The answer is scary.  The Washington Post
  3. COP29: How methane emissions threaten climate goals  Reuters
  4. Methane mitigation in agriculture: A call for sustainable action at COP29 and beyond  Africa Policy Research Institute
  5. The Sprint to Cut Climate Super Pollutants: COP 29 Summit on Methane and Non-CO2 GHGs  US Embassy & Consulates in China
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China Should Be Worried About North Korea: How to Make Beijing a Partner in Restraining Pyongyang – Foreign Affairs Magazine

  1. China Should Be Worried About North Korea: How to Make Beijing a Partner in Restraining Pyongyang  Foreign Affairs Magazine
  2. North Korea Approves Deal With Moscow That Allows Troop Deployment  Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
  3. North Korea ratifies mutual defence treaty with Russia  Reuters
  4. Pyongyang ratifies strategic partnership with Russia that reportedly contains secret clause authorizing North Korea’s Ukraine intervention  Meduza
  5. Ukraine-Russia war live: North Korea ratifies military pact with Moscow as 50,000 of Putin’s forces in Kursk  The Independent
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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.

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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”.

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North Korea ratifies major defense treaty with Russia – The Associated Press

  1. North Korea ratifies major defense treaty with Russia  The Associated Press
  2. Ukraine war briefing: North Korea ratifies landmark mutual defence pact with Russia  The Guardian
  3. North Korea ratifies landmark mutual defence treaty with Russia  Al Jazeera English
  4. Ukraine-Russia war live: North Korea ratifies military pact with Moscow as 50,000 of Putin’s forces in Kursk  The Independent
  5. North Korea ratifies mutual defence treaty with Russia  Reuters
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With Trump, Netanyahu’s got his work cut out for him – POLITICO Europe

  1. With Trump, Netanyahu’s got his work cut out for him  POLITICO Europe
  2. What Trump’s Victory Means for Israel and Gaza  Slate
  3. Monday Briefing  The New York Times
  4. Netanyahu says he and Trump see ‘eye to eye’ on Iran after holding 3 calls within days  The Times of Israel
  5. Defense officials fear Iran will act against Israel before Trump returns to White House  The Jerusalem Post
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Thousands rally outside Georgian parliament to demand a new election towards European integration – The Associated Press

  1. Thousands rally outside Georgian parliament to demand a new election towards European integration  The Associated Press
  2. Thousands rally in Georgia to question the vote and demand a new election  Yahoo! Voices
  3. Georgian government blasts European delegation amid call for election investigation  POLITICO Europe
  4. Elections in the country of Georgia weren’t so free and fair | PennLive letters  PennLive
  5. If Georgian Dream stays its course, we can't consider them a democratic partner, expert says  Kyiv Independent
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US military says strikes in Syria targeted ‘Iranian backed groups’ – Al Jazeera English

  1. US military says strikes in Syria targeted ‘Iranian backed groups’  Al Jazeera English
  2. US forces strike 9 Iran-linked militia targets in Syria: 'Our message is clear'  Fox News
  3. US forces strike Iran-backed targets in Syria after attacks on Americans  The Hill
  4. U.S. strikes Iranian-aligned militias in Syria after attacks on American troops  WLOS
  5. US carried out strikes against Iranian linked targets in Syria  Reuters
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