- Terms of Proposed Lebanon Cease-Fire Begin to Take Shape, Officials Say The New York Times
- Israel said demanding to keep France out of Lebanon deal over perceived hostility The Times of Israel
- Israeli officials demand the right to strike Hezbollah under any cease-fire deal for Lebanon The Associated Press
- US envoy to meet Netanyahu in push for cease-fire with Hezbollah VOA Asia
- Even if Israel and Lebanon Sign a Deal Soon, Many Loose Ends Will Remain Haaretz
What to Know About the Methanol Poisonings in Laos – The New York Times
- What to Know About the Methanol Poisonings in Laos The New York Times
- 6 Tourists, Including 1 American, Now Reported Dead from Suspected Methanol Poisoning in Laos PEOPLE
- Free shots and beer buckets in party town at centre of suspected methanol deaths Yahoo! Voices
- What is methanol and how does it affect the body? BBC.com
- Alcohol poisoning in Laos leaves 2 tourists hospitalized The Associated Press
BBC visits mpox clinic as WHO says DR Congo cases ‘plateauing’
Lwiro hospital was overrun when the BBC visited two months ago, now nurses say infections are easing.
Woman wins civil rape case against Conor McGregor
A jury found that the Irish mixed martial arts fighter assaulted Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in 2018.
Nicaragua: Ortega and wife to assume absolute power after changes approved
Loyalist lawmakers give green light to constitutional amendment as authoritarian president, 79, tightens grip
Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega and his wife are set to assume absolute power after loyalist lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment elevating her to the position of “co-president” and boosting the pair’s joint control over the state.
Under sanctions for human rights abuses, Ortega himself had proposed the change, which also increases the president’s control over the media and extends the presidential term from five to six years.
Continue reading...More than 100 suspected gang members have been killed as vigilantism grows in Haiti – Miami Herald
- More than 100 suspected gang members have been killed as vigilantism grows in Haiti Miami Herald
- Boys forced into gangs, girls face sexual abuse as Haiti violence robs childhoods PBS NewsHour
- Haiti’s children ‘dragged into hell’ as gang violence rages Al Jazeera English
- Haiti: ‘It’s Not Back to Where We Started — It’s Worse’ The New York Times
- As violent gangs extend control in Haiti, UN commits to staying the course UN News
4,000-year-old canals used for fishing by Maya predecessors discovered in Belize
New research revealed canals used for about 1,000 years to channel and catch freshwater fish on the Yucatán peninsula
Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central America’s Yucatán peninsula.
Using drones and Google Earth imagery, archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old network of earthen canals in what’s now Belize. The findings were published on Friday in the journal Science Advances.
Continue reading...No 10 indicates Netanyahu faces arrest if he enters UK
Downing Street refuses to comment on the case but says the government will fulfil its "legal obligations".
Gatwick Airport south terminal evacuated over security concerns
Gatwick Airport’s south terminal was evacuated after a suspicious item was found in a piece of luggage.
What do the ICC arrest warrants mean for Israel and its allies?
Fury in US and Israel. EU says it will uphold ICC's request.
A Relationship Surviving 1,000 Days of War – NPR
- A Relationship Surviving 1,000 Days of War NPR
- How one Ukrainian soldier and his wife survived 1,000 days of war with Russia NPR
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,001 Al Jazeera English
- Russian Losses Approach Three Grim Milestones After 1000 Days of War Newsweek
- 1,000 days of war in Ukraine in charts: What is the current situation? Euronews
Putin says Russia will use new missile again in ‘combat conditions’ – BBC.com
- Putin says Russia will use new missile again in 'combat conditions' BBC.com
- Retired major general reacts to Russia’s use of new weapon in Ukraine CNN
- Russia sparks nuclear fears following missile test Fox News
- As Ukraine Fires U.S. Missiles, Putin Sends a Chilling Message The New York Times
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 21, 2024 Institute for the Study of War
WHO says mpox remains public health emergency of international concern
UN health agency says its decision is 'based on the rising number and continuing geographic spread of cases.'
Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy urges ‘firm and decisive’ international response to ‘latest act of Russian madness’ – as it happened
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Russia’s use of an experimental hypersonic missile to hit Ukraine was a “terrible escalation” in the war, German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said on Friday.
The deployment of the new weapon showed “how dangerous this war is”, Scholz said in a speech, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). He added:
That (Russian President Vladimir) Putin has now also used a medium-range missile to strike Ukrainian territory is a terrible escalation.”
Continue reading...LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman warns against Elon Musk’s ‘conflict of interest’ in setting AI policies – TechCrunch
- LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman warns against Elon Musk’s ‘conflict of interest’ in setting AI policies TechCrunch
- US gathers allies to talk AI safety as Trump's vow to undo Biden's AI policy overshadows their work The Associated Press
- FACT SHEET: U.S. Department of Commerce & U.S. Department of State Launch the International Network of AI Safety Institutes at Inaugural Convening in San Francisco NIST
- With Musk in tow, Trump eyes changes to government policies on AI and its dangers CNN
- Why the U.S. Launched an International Network of AI Safety Institutes TIME
‘A new perch’: Trump loyalist Matt Gaetz confirms US Congress departure
In an interview, the scandal-plagued Gaetz reaffirmed his commitment to being a member of Trump's 'America First army'.
Donald Trump announces picks for labor and treasury departments, CDC and surgeon general in flurry of nominations – as it happened
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- Trump picks hedge-fund investor Scott Bessent for treasury secretary
- Trump selects key Project 2025 figure Russ Vought to head budget office
In a new interview on Friday, Matt Gaetz revealed that he will not be returning to Congress next year.
Speaking to conservative talk show host Charlie Kirk, Gaetz, who withdrew his attorney general nomination yesterday, said:
“I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch. I do not intend to join the 119th Congress,” CNN reports.
“There are a number of fantastic Floridians who’ve stepped up to run for my seat, people who have inspired with their heroism, with their public service. And I’m actually excited to see northwest Florida go to new heights and have great representation… I’m going to be fighting for President Trump. I’m going to be doing whatever he asks of me, as I always have. But I think that eight years is probably enough time in the United States Congress.”
“While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition.”
Continue reading...Putin says Russia will use new missile again in ‘combat conditions’
Ukraine's President Zelensky has urged a "serious response" to Moscow's use of its Oreshnik ballistic missile
Jury convicts two for smuggling Indian family who froze to death crossing US-Canada border
Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand were part of operation bringing increasing numbers of Indians into US
A jury has convicted two men of human smuggling charges after an Indian family froze to death attempting to cross the Canada-US border.
After a brief deliberation on Friday, a jury in Fergus Falls, Minnesota delivered the verdict in the case against Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, an Indian national who used the alias “Dirty Harry”, and Steve Shand, 50, an American from Florida. Prosecutors say the pair were part of a broader criminal enterprise that helped migrants cross from Canada into the United States.
Continue reading...Plane passengers film Iceland volcano lava from above
Down below, a car park was swallowed up by lava and buildings were evacuated, but there was said to be no threat to air travel in the region.