India cracks down on reignited farmer protests | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Israel searches Gaza’s largest functioning hospital for hostage remains after raid leaves five patients dead | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Iran’s nuclear hints draw UN rebuke (www.semafor.com)
Barclays to stop directly financing new oil and gas projects | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Gaza truce talks hit impasse as Israel prepares Rafah ground assault | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Israel eyes longshot plan of exile for some Hamas leaders | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard deployed in Yemen (www.semafor.com)
Norway becomes first country to approve commercial deep-sea mining (www.semafor.com)
Norway has become the first country to allow for commercial-scale deep-sea mining. On Tuesday, the Norwegian Parliament approved a controversial plan to open up 280,000 square kilometers (108,000 sq miles) of Norway’s northern waters for potential mining....
South Korea bans dog meat after years of falling consumption (www.semafor.com)
South Korean lawmakers voted Tuesday to ban the farming, slaughter and sale of dogs for meat, ending a centuries-old practice that has become increasingly rare in recent years as support for animal welfare has grown....
‘Almost naked’ party in wartime Russia sparks outrage (www.semafor.com)
A host of Russian celebrities who paid more than $10,000 to attend an “almost naked” party at a Moscow nightclub are facing a growing backlash, with concert dates canceled and advertising contracts torn up, after the event triggered a storm of outrage from conservative Russians....
Ghana’s mystery presidential candidate pulls off his mask (www.semafor.com)
ACCRA, Ghana — A wealthy Ghanaian businessman revealed he is the masked presidential candidate featured on billboards that appeared across major cities in recent weeks. But his launch was most notable for highlighting the government’s apparent fear of a new youth-led populist movement similar to others sweeping the...
US sees largest COVID wave since omicron (www.semafor.com)
Putin’s free Russian classes are taking off in Africa (www.semafor.com)
NAIROBI — Russia has recruited hundreds of young Africans to its Russian language and cultural programs across the continent over the past year as the spearhead of a wider push by the Kremlin to use education to deepen its ties with everyday citizens and governments....
China names a new defense minister after the last one was ousted without reason (www.semafor.com)
China on Friday appointed a new defense minister to replace Li Shangfu, who was ousted from his post earlier this year after just seven months into the job, and hasn’t been seen in public since August....
Russian dissident Navalny jokes he's ‘Santa Claus’ after reappearing in Arctic prison (www.semafor.com)
A financial news site uses AI to copy competitors — wholesale (www.semafor.com)
US vetoes UN resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire (www.semafor.com)
The U.S. vetoed a UN Security Council resolution Friday calling for a ceasefire to the fighting in Gaza....