"Timeless Stories: The Allure of Second-Hand Gold Bangles" (r.nf)
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Russia puts the spokesman for Facebook owner Meta on a wanted list (apnews.com)
Russia has added the spokesman of U.S. technology company Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, to a wanted list, according to an online database maintained by the country’s interior ministry....
BRICS calls for immediate humanitarian truce in Gaza, South Africa decries Israeli ‘war crimes and genocide’ (www.dawn.com)
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Joe Biden Moves to Lift Nearly Every Restriction on Israel’s Access to U.S. Weapons Stockpile (theintercept.com)
As Hamas Releases More Hostages, Longer Cease-Fire Appears Possible (www.nytimes.com)
A third group of captives released from Gaza included a 4-year-old dual American-Israeli citizen whose parents were killed in the Hamas attack on Oct. 7.
UN report says world is racing to well past warming limit as carbon emissions rise instead of plunge (english.elpais.com)
On Friday, the globe hit 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees) above pre-industrial levels for the first time in recorded history
Israel summons Irish ambassador to be reprimanded over Leo Varadkars tweets. (www.thejournal.ie)
THE IRISH AMBASSADOR to Israel has been summoned by the Israeli foreign minister to be reprimanded over comments Taoiseach Leo Varadkar made over the release of Irish-Israeli hostage Emily Hand...
Myanmar armed group seizes China-Myanmar border crossing | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
Sierra Leone under curfew after breakout from Freetown's Pademba Road Prison (www.bbc.com)
Moscow adds Meta spokesperson to criminal wanted list, TASS reports (www.politico.eu)
Tanker in Middle East safe from attackers after US Navy responds, officials say (www.reuters.com)
A U.S. Navy warship responded to a distress call from a commercial tanker in the Gulf of Aden that had been seized by armed individuals and the vessel is now safe, U.S. officials said on Sunday....
Russia vows retaliation over Moldova decision to join EU sanctions (www.reuters.com)
Argentina's Milei says shutting central bank 'non-negotiable' (www.reuters.com)
UK braces for ‘increasingly wintry’ weather as cold front arrives from Scandinavia (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Russian general who ran Ukraine war fired (www.bbc.co.uk)
India’s LGBTQ+ community holds pride march, raises concerns over country’s restrictive laws (www.politico.com)
More than 2,000 people took part in a gay pride event in New Delhi, waving rainbow flags and multicolored balloons as they celebrated sexual diversity in India but also raised concerns over the country’s restrictive laws....
U.N.-appointed human rights experts express concerns about Chemours’ ‘blatant disregard for human rights and environmental protections’ (www.wect.com)
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A group of independent experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council sent a letter to Chemours in September saying it was alarmed by “the company’s blatant disregard for human rights and environmental protections.”...
Private intelligence firm says an oil tanker tied to Israel has been seized off Aden, Yemen, by an unknown force (abcnews.go.com)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Private intelligence firm says an oil tanker tied to Israel has been seized off Aden, Yemen, by an unknown force.
Success of Geert Wilders’ far-right PVV raises fears for Dutch climate policies (www.theguardian.com)
The party has a hostile stance on attempts to cut carbon emissions but got more votes than any other in general election...
Gaza war fuels tensions in Iraq (www.theguardian.com)
machine gun fire, customary during funerals, illuminated the night sky as dozens of men converged in a dimly lit, unpaved alley on the edges of the sprawling slums of Sadr city to pay their respects. A giant picture of Ali Hassan al-Daraaji had been erected outside the family home in north-east Baghdad to announce his...
How Myanmars resistance could topple its military dictatorship for good. (www.vox.com)
A coalition of ethnic armed militias in Myanmar have launched what could be the best possible chance to overthrow the military government that has controlled the country since a 2021 coup ousted the democratically elected National League for Democracy (NLD)....
China ministry seeks more fever clinics to combat respiratory illness surge (www.reuters.com)
Xi critic who fled 300km on jetski to South Korea will die if sent back to China, says father (www.theguardian.com)
Fears South Korean court will impose harsh penalty on Kwon Pyong to appease Beijing as trial set to begin...
4-year-old Israeli American hostage is released | CNN Politics (edition.cnn.com)
Biden said the girl “has been through a terrible trauma.” Her mother was killed in front of her, the president said. She then ran to her father, Biden said, who used his body to shield his daughter and was killed....
Venezuela producing 850,000 bpd of oil, hopes to recover market share in US (www.reuters.com)
CARACAS, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Venezuela is currently producing some 850,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil and hopes to soon reach 1 million bpd, the country’s deputy oil minister, Erick Perez, said on Wednesday, following the temporary lifting of U.S. sanctions on the nation....
