Palestinian-US teen freed after nine months in Israeli jail
Mohammed Ibrahim, now 16, was on holiday from Florida when he was arrested for allegedly throwing rocks at Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank.
South Africa hits back at ‘punitive’ Trump move to bar it from G20 meeting in Florida – The Guardian
- South Africa hits back at ‘punitive’ Trump move to bar it from G20 meeting in Florida The Guardian
- South Africa hits back after Trump says US won't invite it for G20 next year BBC
- Trump will not invite South Africa to G20 in US CNN
- Trump Says South Africa Is Not Invited to G20 Summit in U.S. in 2026 The New York Times
- Trump’s G-20 at His Miami Golf Resort Will Be an Invite-Only Event Bloomberg.com
Video shows Israeli soldiers shooting surrendering Palestinians in Jenin
Israeli soldiers have been filmed shooting two Palestinians who were seen on their knees with their hands in the air.
France plans to revive voluntary military service in 2026 – dw.com
- France plans to revive voluntary military service in 2026 dw.com
- France Creates Voluntary Military Service as Europe Faces Russian Threat The New York Times
- Macron Brings Army Fatigues Out for the Young Bloomberg.com
- France to introduce voluntary military service amid threat from Russia The Guardian
- France brings back limited military service with 3,000 volunteers next year BBC
More than 40 people killed as heavy rains trigger floods in Sri Lanka
Traffic and trains disrupted as Sri Lanka battles severe weather and rising floodwaters across multiple regions.
Peru’s ousted ‘president of the poor’ gets 11-year sentence for rebellion
Pedro Castillo was sentenced by the supreme court for trying to disband Congress and rule by decree in 2022
Peru’s supreme court on Thursday sentenced the former leftwing president Pedro Castillo to 11 years, five months and 15 days in prison for trying to disband Congress and rule by decree in December 2022.
Labelled Peru’s first poor president, the former rural schoolteacher, who had never held elected office before winning the presidency, was impeached by Congress and jailed on the same day after his attempted power grab.
Continue reading...Tens of thousands displaced as floods sweep across South Asia
Heavy rains have unleashed devastating floods and landslides across South Asia.
General sworn in as Guinea-Bissau leader in swift coup after disputed vote – Reuters
- General sworn in as Guinea-Bissau leader in swift coup after disputed vote Reuters
- Guinea-Bissau’s President Says He Has Been Deposed. The Opposition Says It’s a Trick. The New York Times
- General named new Guinea-Bissau leader a day after coup BBC
- What to know about Guinea-Bissau's history of coups and instability Reuters
- General Horta Nta Na Man sworn in as Guinea-Bissau's transitional president after coup, army says NBC News
The Story of How Cats Conquered the World Just Got Weirder – Gizmodo
- The Story of How Cats Conquered the World Just Got Weirder Gizmodo
- Cats became our companions way later than you think BBC
- Domesticated cats may have arrived in the West much later than previously thought: Study ABC News
- When did cats become domesticated? New DNA evidence changes the story. National Geographic
- Genome study reveals milestone in history of cat domestication Yahoo
Thanksgiving: A story of celebration and pain, in maps
It's a day to give thanks. But for millions of Indigenous Americans, it also serves as a reminder of loss.
Venezuela suspends flight rights for six foreign airlines amid US tensions
Airlines including Iberia and TAP had paused flights to Venezuela after warnings about 'heightened military activity'.
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
Amnesty International has said Israel is “still committing genocide” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire agreed last month.
The fragile, US-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas came into effect on 10 October, after two years of war.
Continue reading...Portugal beat Austria to lift FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar
Reigning European U-17 champions Portugal beat Austria 1-0 to lift the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time.
Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in Jenin as they try to surrender
Observers condemn Israeli army's killing of two Palestinian men in northern West Bank as 'shocking crime'.
Putin insists Ukraine has to surrender territory for any deal to be possible
Russian president says latest draft peace plan ‘can be basis for future agreements’ if Kyiv gives up unspecified areas
Vladimir Putin has said that the outline of a draft peace plan discussed by the USand Ukraine could serve as a basis for future negotiations to end the war – but insisted Ukraine would have to surrender territory for any deal to be possible.
“In general, we agree that this can be the basis for future agreements,” Putin said, noting that the version of the plan discussed by Washington and Kyiv in Geneva had been shared with Moscow.
Continue reading...Canada minister resigns from cabinet over Carney’s controversial oil pipeline deal
Minister Steven Guilbeault says Indigenous nations were not consulted and the pipeline would have ‘major environmental impacts’
Mark Carney has agreed an energy deal with Alberta centred on plans for a new heavy oil pipeline reaching from the province’s oil sands to the Pacific coast, a politically volatile project that is expected to face stiff opposition.
The move proved politically damaging within hours, with the minister of Canadian culture, Steven Guilbeault, who is the former environment minister, announcing he would leave cabinet. Guilbault, a former activist and lifelong environmental advocate, said he strongly opposed the plan.
Continue reading...Government to ditch day-one unfair dismissal policy from workers’ rights bill
Flagship Labour plan to be replaced with six-month threshold after Peter Kyle vows to not let businesses ‘lose’ under new law
The government is to ditch its flagship policy from the workers’ rights bill, removing the right to protection from unfair dismissal from the first day of employment and replacing it with a six-month threshold.
The move comes after the business secretary, Peter Kyle, told businesses at the CBI conference this week that he would listen to concerns about the effects of the law change on hiring. A trade union source told the Guardian: “They’ve capitulated and there may be more to come.”
Continue reading...Pipeline pledge anchors Carney’s sweeping deal with Alberta – Politico
- Pipeline pledge anchors Carney’s sweeping deal with Alberta Politico
- Guilbeault resigning from Carney’s cabinet on same day PM signs Alberta pipeline MOU CTV News
- Will Ottawa and Alberta call a truce? Politico
- Canada rolls back climate rules to boost investments Al Jazeera
- Proposed pipeline through B.C. an unrealistic ‘distraction’ from real projects out west, premier says CBC
US will no longer commemorate World Aids Day, reports say
State department has told employees and grant recipients to not publicly promote or make event on 1 December
For the first time since 1988, the US government will no longer commemorate World Aids Day, according to reports.
The state department has directed its employees and grant recipients not to use US government funds to mark the event – which falls annually on 1 December – and not to promote the day publicly. The news was first reported by the journalist Emily Bass and confirmed in an email viewed by the New York Times.
Continue reading...Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm hired by company linked to Chinese military
Global Counsel signed $3m contract with WuXi AppTec in Europe months after it was named in US national security drive
Global Counsel, the lobbying firm co-founded by Peter Mandelson, was brought in to advise the Chinese pharmaceutical company WuXi AppTec in Europe months after it was targeted in a US national security crackdown.
WuXi AppTec signed a $3m contract with Global Counsel last year to deal with the international fallout from claims that it had links with the Chinese military and was implicated in human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
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