- Death toll from floods in Thailand reaches 145 as receding water reveals widespread damage AP News
- Thai prime minister acknowledges flood response failures as death toll rises to 162 ABC News
- Thai family trapped by floods clings to furniture for 48 hours to survive Reuters
- 'Once in 300 years' rain hits Thai city as floods ravage South East Asia BBC
- Deadly Flooding in Thailand Prompts Rescues and Evacuations The New York Times
Where did house cats come from? Ancient DNA shakes up their origin story – CNN
- Where did house cats come from? Ancient DNA shakes up their origin story CNN
- Genome study reveals milestone in history of cat domestication Reuters
- When did cats become domesticated? New DNA evidence changes the story. National Geographic
- Origin story of domestic cats rewritten by genetic analysis New Scientist
- Cats became our companions way later than you think BBC
‘Not going to happen’: First Nations threaten to end Carney’s pipe dream
The Canadian PM’s breakthrough oil deal with Alberta cost him a cabinet minister and will still face stiff opposition
When the people of the Haida nation won a decades-long battle for recognition that an archipelago off the coast of British Columbia in Canada was rightfully theirs, it was a long overdue victory.
The unprecedented deal with the provincial and the federal governments meant the Haida no longer had to prove that they had Aboriginal title to the land of Xhaaidlagha Gwaayaai, “the islands at the boundary of the world.”
Continue reading...Zelenskyy’s top aide resigns after search by anticorruption investigators
Ukrainian president says chief of staff Andriy Yermak has submitted his resignation amid wide-scale corruption inquiry.
Hungary’s Orban defies EU partners and meets Putin again in Moscow
Russia's leader praised what he called Orban's "balanced position on the situation in Ukraine".
US halts all asylum claim decisions in wake of National Guard shooting
The directive comes hours after President Trump said the US will pause migration from "third-world countries".
Trump pauses immigration from ‘Third World’ countries: What that means
US president's announcement comes after two National Guard members were shot and an Afghan national was named a suspect.
Hong Kong apartment fire tests Beijing-backed rule as anger mounts – The Washington Post
- Hong Kong apartment fire tests Beijing-backed rule as anger mounts The Washington Post
- A visual timeline of the few hours it took a small fire to grow into Hong Kong’s worst blaze in decades CNN
- Hong Kong mourns victims of apartment blaze that killed 128 and counting Reuters
- Hong Kong tower blocks fire death toll rises to 128 BBC
- A Hong Kong Fire Survivor’s Escape, in His Own Words The New York Times
Exclusive gun club linked to Andrew Hastie awarded almost $20,000 in government grants
Liberal MP has declared conflict of interest with Port Bouvard Pistol and Small Bore Rifle Club, of which he is a patron
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An exclusive gun club with links to the Liberal MP Andrew Hastie was awarded three government grants worth a total of almost $20,000 after being nominated by his office.
Hastie has declared a conflict of interest with the Port Bouvard Pistol and Small Bore Rifle Club. He is a patron, and has competed there at least twice.
Continue reading...Ex-president’s daughter resigns over allegations she duped South Africans to fight for Russia
Her resignation comes as a South African allegedly recruited to fight in Ukraine recounts the horrors of war to the BBC.
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla resigns as South African MP over Russia mercenary recruitment scandal – BBC
- Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla resigns as South African MP over Russia mercenary recruitment scandal BBC
- Jacob Zuma’s daughter resigns amid claims South Africans tricked to fight for Russia The Guardian
- Zuma’s daughter quits South Africa parliament over Russia recruitment allegations CNN
- The ‘pampered princess’ accused of trafficking South Africans to Russia Financial Times
- Zuma’s Daughter Quits as Lawmaker Over Russia Recruitment Report Bloomberg.com
Ex-president’s daughter resigns over allegations she duped South Africans to fight for Russia
Her resignation comes as a South African allegedly recruited to fight in Ukraine recounts the horrors of war to the BBC.
Revealed: Leak casts doubt on COP30’s ‘informal list’ of fossil-fuel roadmap opponents – Carbon Brief
- Revealed: Leak casts doubt on COP30’s ‘informal list’ of fossil-fuel roadmap opponents Carbon Brief
- COP30: Big pledges on renewables and industry, but ambition falters on ending fossil fuels Reuters
- Here’s what’s next in the fight to curb climate change, now that talks in Brazil have ended AP News
- Beyond the negative headlines, some truly good things came out of Cop30 The Guardian
- Oil Producers, but Maybe Not the Planet, Get a Win as Climate Talks End The New York Times
Donald Trump lashes out at reporter asking about DC shooter
Donald Trump snapped at a reporter who asked why he blames the Biden administration for the shooting in Washington, DC.
Flood deaths rise to 174 in Indonesia, surge across Southeast Asia
Authorities say 79 people remain missing and thousands of families have been displaced from their homes across Sumatra.
Video shows Israeli soldiers execute 2 Palestinians as they surrender in West Bank raid, rights group says – CBS News
- Video shows Israeli soldiers execute 2 Palestinians as they surrender in West Bank raid, rights group says CBS News
- Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinians in West Bank After They Appear to Surrender, Video Shows The New York Times
- Israeli military kills two men after they appeared to surrender during operation in West Bank CNN
- UN says Israeli forces' killing of two West Bank Palestinians looks like 'summary execution' Reuters
- West Bank: Israeli troops kill two Palestinians after they appear to surrender BBC
Video shows Israeli forces shooting Palestinians dead moments after surrender
Far-right minister defends killing of two men who appeared to have given themselves up, saying ‘terrorists must die’
Video of an Israeli military raid in the West Bank shows soldiers summarily executing two Palestinians they had detained seconds earlier.
The shooting on Thursday evening, which was also witnessed by journalists close to the scene, is under justice ministry review, but has already been defended by Israel’s far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who declared that “terrorists must die”.
Continue reading...Hong Kong community groups deliver aid to survivors of Wang Fuk Court fire
Volunteers that emerged during the pro-democracy protests regroup to help those affected by the blaze
Hong Kong’s grassroots community groups have sprung into action to help coordinate and deliver aid to the survivors of the Wang Fuk Court fire, a catastrophic blaze that is confirmed to have killed at least 128 people, with hundreds still missing.
Restaurants, churches and gyms in the Tai Po area, where the Wang Fuk Court housing estate is located, have been turned into temporary shelters for people in need of clothes, food and information as a result of the tragedy.
Continue reading...Death toll from flooding in southern Thailand reaches at least 145
Human toll rises as flooding leaves trail of damage and causes severe disruption, leaving thousands of people stranded.
Palestinian American teen freed after 9 months of Israeli detention
16-year-old Mohammed Ibrahim is recovering after spending 9 months in an Israeli prison, for allegedly throwing rocks.