- Guinea-Bissau’s ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embaló flees to Senegal after coup BBC
- Army officers say they have seized power in Guinea-Bissau CNN
- Guinea-Bissau marks another coup in Africa. Here is a look at other military takeovers AP News
- Guinea-Bissau’s new military ruler moves to consolidate power after coup Al Jazeera
- Senegal prime minister calls Guinea-Bissau coup a 'sham' Reuters
Runaway nuns can stay in Alpine convent if they leave social media
The three nuns say they were taken out of the convent against their will and placed in a care home.
Zelensky’s top adviser resigns after Ukrainian anti-corruption raid on his home
Andriy Yermak, 54, has been the Ukrainian president's chief of staff throughout Russia's full-scale war.
Jenin killings highlight Israeli system of ‘total impunity’: Rights groups
Advocates say killing of two Palestinians in West Bank part of Israel's 'systematic policy of extrajudicial killings'.
Quebec to ban public prayer in sweeping new secularism law
Bill 9 would outlaw prayer and face coverings in public institutions, sparking fears it targets Muslims in Canada
Quebec says it will intensify its crackdown on public displays of religion in a sweeping new law that critics say pushes Canadian provinces into private spaces and disproportionately affects Muslims.
Bill 9, introduced by the governing Coalition Avenir Québec on Thursday, bans prayer in public institutions, including in colleges and universities. It also bans communal prayer on public roads and in parks, with the threat of fines of C$1,125 for groups in contravention of the prohibition. Short public events with prior approval are exempt.
Continue reading...Satellites capture rare three-cyclone storm cluster causing deadly Asia floods – BBC
- Satellites capture rare three-cyclone storm cluster causing deadly Asia floods BBC
- Scores killed as floods sweep several Asian nations BBC
- Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra rises to 164 NPR
- Rescuers step up recovery operations as Southeast Asia flood deaths reach 321 Reuters
- 'Rare' tropical cyclone thrashes South-East Asia killing hundreds abc.net.au
Elderly Austrian nuns who broke back into their convent will be allowed to stay. But there are conditions – CNN
- Elderly Austrian nuns who broke back into their convent will be allowed to stay. But there are conditions CNN
- Rebel Nuns Can Live in Old Abbey, if They Give Up Social Media The New York Times
- Austrian nuns win reprieve in abandoned convent - if they stay off social media BBC
- Rebel nuns win reprieve in Austrian convent dispute France 24
- Rebel nuns who busted out of Austrian care home win reprieve – if they stay off social media The Guardian
Suspect in Washington, DC, shooting charged with murder after soldier dies
US attorney files new charge against Rahmanullah Lakanwal after National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom dies from wounds.
Virginia Giuffre’s sons deny unsigned document is their mother’s will
After Jeffrey Epstein abuse victim died intestate, sons reject claim that documents presented by her lawyer and carer represent her final intentions
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An unsigned will has emerged as the crux of the battle over the estate of Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent victims of disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Details of the document surfaced on Friday as hearings began in Western Australia’s supreme court, where her sons, her longtime lawyer and her former carer are all vying for control of the assets.
Continue reading...Thirteen killed in deadliest Israeli raid for months in southern Syria
Israel said it was targeting militants in the village of Beit Jinn, but Syria's foreign ministry condemns what it called a "war crime".
‘Helicopters, artillery, tanks’: Syrians mourn victims of Israeli raid
Video shows funeral processions in Syria’s Beit Jinn, after Israeli raids and missile strikes killed at least 13 people.
Rebel nuns who busted out of Austrian care home win reprieve – if they stay off social media
Trio given leave to stay in their abandoned convent near Salzburg until further notice, church officials say
Three octogenarian nuns who gained a global following after breaking out of their care home and moving back to their abandoned convent near Salzburg have been given leave to stay in the nunnery “until further notice” – on condition they stay off social media, church officials have said.
The rebel sisters – Bernadette, 88, Regina, 86, and Rita, 82, all former teachers at the school adjacent to their convent – broke back into their old home of Goldenstein Castle in Elsbethen in September in defiance of their spiritual superiors.
Continue reading...Pope Leo prays for unity at historic Nicaea site – NPR
- Pope Leo prays for unity at historic Nicaea site NPR
- In Turkey, Pope Seeks to Soothe an Ancient Christian Divide The New York Times
- Pope Leo denounces misuse of religion for ‘justifying’ war, violence or fanaticism CNN
- CEO explains how the unofficial 'papal airline' flies the pope Business Insider
- Pope joins patriarchs at historic Christian site in Turkey to commemorate creed and pray for unity NBC News
Ukraine is running out of men, money and time
Survival now depends on rebuilding the country’s political and military foundations.
Britain says talks to join EU defence fund have broken down – Reuters
- Britain says talks to join EU defence fund have broken down Reuters
- Talks for UK to join EU defence fund collapse in blow to Starmer’s bid to reset relations The Guardian
- Talks on UK access to an EU defense fund have broken down AP News
- Talks over UK joining EU defence fund break down over entry fee BBC
- UK and EU explore ‘pay as you go’ model to break defense talks deadlock politico.eu
Leaked files show far-right influences among Project 2025 applicants
Applicants reportedly cited Nazi theorists and other extremists as inspiration for Trump administration roles
Hacked materials from the powerful rightwing thinktank the Heritage Foundation show that applicants to a Project 2025-branded effort to create a talent pool for the Trump administration cited the influence of Nazi political theorists and other far-right thinkers on their political views.
Not all applicants revealed in the hack ended up with Trump administration jobs, but some current appointees did make applications.
Continue reading...Paris prosecutor says arrested man is thought to be 4th member of Louvre heist gang – AP News
- Paris prosecutor says arrested man is thought to be 4th member of Louvre heist gang AP News
- Arrested man is thought to be 4th member of Louvre heist gang, Paris prosecutor says PBS
- Re-Air: Uncovering the Louvre’s Hidden Stories Artnet News
- Four new arrests made following Louvre jewellery heist BBC
- Four more suspects detained over Louvre jewel heist CNN
‘Not going to happen’: First Nations threaten to end Carney’s pipe dream – The Guardian
- ‘Not going to happen’: First Nations threaten to end Carney’s pipe dream The Guardian
- Carney Lifts Climate Laws for New Alberta Pipeline The New York Times
- Pipeline deal is not a ‘baked cake,’ Canada's energy minister says Politico
- Carney's new Alberta oil pipeline deal already faces opposition BBC
- Carney Loses Cabinet Minister Guilbeault After Oil Deal Bloomberg.com
Talks for UK to join EU defence fund collapse in blow to Starmer’s bid to reset relations
UK had been pushing to join €150bn Safe fund, a loan scheme that is part of bloc’s drive to rearm Europe
Keir Starmer’s attempt to reset relations with the EU have suffered a major blow, after negotiations for the UK to join the EU’s flagship €150bn (£131bn) defence fund collapsed.
The UK had been pushing to join the EU’s Security Action for Europe (Safe) fund, a low-interest loan scheme that is part of the EU’s drive to boost defence spending by €800bn and rearm the continent, in response to the growing threat from Russia and cooling relations between Donald Trump’s US and the EU.
Continue reading...Jacob Zuma’s daughter resigns amid claims South Africans tricked to fight for Russia
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla quits as MP after being accused of recruiting 17 men who are trapped in war-torn Ukraine
A daughter of the former South African president Jacob Zuma has resigned as an MP, after being accused of tricking 17 South African men into fighting for Russia in Ukraine by telling them they were travelling to Russia to train as bodyguards for the Zumas’ uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party.
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, 43, the most visible and active in politics of her siblings, volunteered to resign and step back from public roles while cooperating with a police investigation and working to bring the men home, the MK chair, Nkosinathi Nhleko, said at a press conference in Durban.
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