‘Major supplier’ of people-smuggling boats arrested
The man was held in Amsterdam after an operation by the National Crime Agency and Dutch and Belgian police.
FBI video shows moment man sets ballot box on fire
The suspect used an “improvised incendiary device” to start the fire in Portland, Oregon, ahead of the US election.
U.S. Government Employee Charged with Two Counts of Unlawfully Transmitting National Defense Information – Department of Justice
- U.S. Government Employee Charged with Two Counts of Unlawfully Transmitting National Defense Information Department of Justice
- CIA employee accused of leaking classified info on Israeli attack plans to face charges in Virginia The Associated Press
- FBI arrests alleged leaker of US intelligence documents related to Israel’s attack plans against Iran CNN
- CIA official Asif Rahman arrested in leak of secret files on Israel The Washington Post
- CIA official charged with leaking classified documents about Israeli strike on Iran USA TODAY
Edinburgh Zoo blames fireworks for death of baby red panda – The Associated Press
- Edinburgh Zoo blames fireworks for death of baby red panda The Associated Press
- Baby red panda died after being stressed by fireworks, zoo says CNN
- Baby red panda dies due to 'stress caused by fireworks,' renewing calls to ban their public sale ABC7 New York
- Baby red panda dies in Scotland after choking on vomit as nearby fireworks set off Sky News
- Baby Red Panda Dies After Stressed Reaction to 'Frightening Noises' from Nearby Fireworks, Zoo Says PEOPLE
The sun begins to set on Olaf Scholz’s chancellorship – The Economist
- The sun begins to set on Olaf Scholz’s chancellorship The Economist
- German opposition leader says policy must wait until after confidence vote Reuters
- Germany set for snap election in February CNN
- Five things to know about Germany’s government crisis The Associated Press
- Germany's Scholz faces calls in his party to abandon re-election bid Reuters
Quitting Qatar is the least of Hamas’s problems – The Economist
- Quitting Qatar is the least of Hamas’s problems The Economist
- With Time Running Out, Israel's Hostage Families Just Got Some Horrific News Haaretz
- “Complete Charade”: Qatar Withdraws from Ceasefire Talks, Middle East Prepares for Trump Presidency Democracy Now!
- Qatar is suspending its role in talks between Israel and Hamas CNN
- Hamas not engaging in hostage deal, so Qatar asked it leave Doha, Blinken says The Jerusalem Post
The world’s next country? – The Economist
- The world’s next country? The Economist
- Somalia Enclave Votes With Hopes for Trump’s Formal Recognition Bloomberg
- Voting underway for presidential election in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland The Associated Press
- Somaliland goes to the polls amid Ethiopia-Somalia port deal row Al Jazeera English
- As breakaway Somaliland votes, its leaders spy international recognition Reuters
Evaristos united: namesakes Bernardine and Conceição meet at book festival
Celebrated authors discuss the somewhat connected stories of their shared surname at literary event in Rio
Born more than 5,500 miles apart, the Booker prize winner Bernardine Evaristo, 65, and Brazil’s most celebrated living Black author, Conceição Evaristo, 77, share the same surname, though they are – as far as is known – unrelated.
But their surnames’ stories are somewhat connected, and shed light on aspects of the history of Brazil, the country that received the largest number of enslaved Africans during the transatlantic slave trade.
Continue reading...Rachel Reeves in radical pension shake-up to boost growth – BBC.com
- Rachel Reeves in radical pension shake-up to boost growth BBC.com
- Rachel Reeves faces a sober warning: hands off our pensions The Independent
- What will Rachel Reeves’s retirement scheme changes mean for pensions? The Guardian
- Britain eyes pension 'megafunds' to super-charge economy Reuters UK
- Britain’s bold plan to create super funds Financial Times
Conflict in Gaza an ‘Israeli terrorism creation factory’, warns Australian on UN inquiry
Former human rights commissioner Chris Sidoti says ‘there is no end in sight’ as ongoing bombardment is sowing seeds for generations of hostilities
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“Kids aren’t terrorists,” Chris Sidoti told the handful of journalists assembled in the quiet of the UN’s New York headquarters.
Thousands of kilometres from the conflict in Gaza he was documenting, Sidoti felt compelled to repeat it: “Kids aren’t terrorists.”
Continue reading...Fears for spread of malaria in Africa as study finds resistance to frontline drug
Signs of resistance to artemisinin in tenth of children with severe malaria similar to situation in Asia, say researchers
Researchers have found “troubling” evidence for the first time that a lifesaving malaria drug is becoming less effective in young African children with serious infections.
A study of children being treated in hospital for malaria in Uganda, presented at a major conference on Thursday, found signs of resistance to artemisinin in one patient in 10.
Continue reading...Weekend thunderstorms forecast for northern Australia with south to see temperatures drop
BoM warns of severe storms in northern rivers and northern tablelands of NSW, with possible damaging winds and large hailstones
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Thunderstorms are expected to continue this weekend on both sides of the country. Warm and humid conditions in the tropics will push wet weather over Australia, with the possibility of severe storms in parts of Queensland.
Rain and thunderstorms have developed over parts of eastern Australia almost every day this month, with severe thunderstorms hitting parts of Queensland and New South Wales on numerous occasions in the past fortnight.
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Continue reading...More than 100 ill after recent McDonald’s E.coli outbreak
The source of the outbreak was likely slivered onions on McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers, health officials have said.
I blame the Church for my brother’s death, says Zimbabwean sister of UK child abuser’s victim
John Smyth, a known child abuser in the UK, went to Zimbabwe and set up Christian holiday camps.
American tourist arrested in Japan and accused of defacing shrine gate – NBC News
- American tourist arrested in Japan and accused of defacing shrine gate NBC News
- American tourist arrested for allegedly defacing gate at Tokyo shrine CNN
- American man arrested for defacing Tokyo's Meiji Jingu shrine Kyodo News Plus
- US man arrested for vandalizing Tokyo's Meiji Shrine Yahoo! Voices
- American tourist arrested for using his fingernails to damage sacred Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo ABC News
Scientists discover the world’s largest coral — so big it can be seen from space – Yahoo! Voices
- Scientists discover the world’s largest coral — so big it can be seen from space Yahoo! Voices
- Scientists just discovered a sea creature as large as two basketball courts. Here’s what it looks like. Vox.com
- World's largest coral just discovered in the Pacific is so big, it can be seen from space Axios
- Divers Thought They'd Found A Shipwreck, But This Giant Shadow Is Alive IFLScience
- Scientists say they've discovered the world's biggest coral, so huge it was mistaken for a shipwreck CBS News
Two people charged over Just Stop Oil protest at Stonehenge – BBC.com
- Two people charged over Just Stop Oil protest at Stonehenge BBC.com
- 2 charged in connection with orange spray attack on Stonehenge monuments ABC News
- Just Stop Oil protesters charged with destroying ancient protected monument after throwing orange paint powder at Stonehenge GB News
- Pair charged in connection with orange substance being thrown at Stonehenge The Guardian
- Police charge 2 Just Stop Oil activists for targeting Stonehenge POLITICO Europe
Countries at COP29 urged to invest trillions to cope with climate change
Report urges $6.5 trillion annual investment in climate action by 2030 to meet targets and avoid future costs.
Thousands fleeing RSF attacks in Sudan tell of extreme violence
Thousands of people were forced out of their homes when the Rapid Support Forces attacked Gezira state.
The view from Gaza: What the US decision not to punish Israel looks like
The US decision not to follow through on its past warning to Israel carries fatal consequences for many trapped in Gaza.