Venezuela building up troops on Guyana border, satellite images show (www.theguardian.com)
US defense secretary Lloyd Austin transfers duties to deputy after being hospitalised (www.theguardian.com)
Biden’s top military adviser is receiving treatment for an ‘emergent bladder issue’, with deputy Kathleen Hicks taking over his duties...
Rumoured split in Hamas leadership as hope grows for ceasefire deal (www.theguardian.com)
When the leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, launched his devastating assault on Israel on 7 October, the militant group’s exiled leadership, like the rest of the world, was apparently caught unawares....
World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum dies after car crash in Kenya (www.theguardian.com)
Contents of Charles Darwin’s entire personal library revealed for first time (www.theguardian.com)
300-page catalogue details thousands of books, journals, pamphlets and articles in naturalist’s library...
‘I’m so scared, please come’: Hind Rajab, six, found dead in Gaza 12 days after cry for help (www.theguardian.com)
Musk ordered to testify again in SEC investigation of Twitter takeover (www.theguardian.com)
US regulator sued in October to compel Musk to testify as part of an investigation into his $44bn purchase of what is now known as X...
Irish women’s basketball team refused to shake hands with Israel (www.theguardian.com)
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‘Seismic shift’: driving unaffordable for many in US amid push toward SUVs (www.theguardian.com)
Donald Trump says he would encourage Russia to attack Nato allies who pay too little (www.theguardian.com)
Imran Khan allies claim shock victory in Pakistan election despite crackdown (www.theguardian.com)
How war destroyed Gaza’s neighbourhoods – visual investigation (www.theguardian.com)
Georgia police and FBI conduct Swat-style raids on ‘Cop City’ activists’ homes (www.theguardian.com)
Biden urged to include politicians in sanctions on violent Israeli settlers (www.theguardian.com)
There are growing calls for Joe Biden to use his new executive order sanctioning violent Israeli settlers to also target political leaders, including government ministers, responsible for driving attacks against Palestinians....
Biden criticises Israel military campaign in Gaza as ‘over the top’ (www.theguardian.com)
US President Joe Biden has suggested that Israel’s military response in Gaza has been “over the top” and said he is seeking a “sustained pause in the fighting” to help ailing Palestinian civilians....
Imran Khan allies win shock victory in Pakistan election despite crackdown (www.theguardian.com)
Politicians allied with the former prime minister Imran Khan’s party have defied a military-led crackdown and alleged widespread rigging to win the most seats in Pakistan’s election, but opponent Nawaz Sharif claimed victory and said he would form a coalition government....
UNRWA staff accused by Israel sacked without evidence, chief admits | United Nations | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Beijing accused of using spying, threats and blackmail against Tibetan exiles (www.theguardian.com)
Cern aims to build €20bn atom-smasher to unlock secrets of universe (www.theguardian.com)
Research lab submits plans for next-generation model at least three times size of Large Hadron Collider...
Call for UK utility firms to face higher fines for ‘street scars’ on pavements (www.theguardian.com)
Atlantic Ocean circulation nearing ‘devastating’ tipping point, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Russian drone attack on Kharkiv petrol station kills seven (www.theguardian.com)
Seven people, including three children, were killed in a Russian drone attack on a petrol station in the city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, the regional governor said on Saturday....
Netanyahu rejects Hamas ceasefire proposal and vows to fight until ‘total victory’ (www.theguardian.com)
‘It would be devastating’: inside Trump’s plan to destroy the EPA (www.theguardian.com)
Atlantic Ocean circulation nearing ‘devastating’ tipping point, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
The circulation of the Atlantic Ocean is heading towards a tipping point that is “bad news for the climate system and humanity”, a study has found....