Russia warns of tension as Finland shuts last border crossing (www.bbc.com)
Finland has closed the last crossing on its long Russian border, prompting the Kremlin to condemn an “absolutely redundant measure”....
Putin orders Russian military to boost troop numbers by 170,000 (www.theguardian.com)
Russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase the number of troops by nearly 170,000 to a total of 1.32 million, as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine continues into its 22nd month....
Ukraine Confirms Russian Troops Executed Two Ukrainian Soldiers Upon Surrender, Initiates Probe (www.kyivpost.com)
The Strategic Committee of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed the authenticity of the footage showing Russian troops gunning down two Ukrainian soldiers upon surrender....
Family says Yuval Castleman, killed after taking out terrorists, was ‘executed’ (www.timesofisrael.com)
Castelman was hit by soldier who apparently mistook him for a terrorist during Jerusalem attack, but footage shows him unarmed, with his hands in the air prior to being shot
Mexico's minimum wage will rise by 20% next year, to about $14.25 per day (apnews.com)
Next generation of billionaires collect more wealth from inheritance than from work, says UBS (www.theguardian.com)
More than 700 flights canceled as southern Germany sees heavy snowfall (edition.cnn.com)
Around 760 flights were canceled at Munich Airport on Saturday due to heavy snowfall, an airport spokesperson told CNN....
Colombia joins international alliance calling for treaty to end use of fossil fuels (www.theguardian.com)
After 8 weeks, UN Women condemns Hamas's sexual violence on Oct.7 (www.i24news.tv)
Previously, the UN body for gender equality has faced severe criticism for not calling out the terrorist group on the sexual assault...
Air Force to retire F-35A damaged by bird strike (m-en.yna.co.kr)
UEFA leaves Russian football team out of Nations League for 2024/2025 season (kyivindependent.com)
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) did not include the Russian national football team in its schedule for the Nations League draw matches, meaning that the team will automatically not qualify for participation in the 2024/2025 season, UEFA announced on Dec. 2....
Pro-Palestinian views face suppression in US amid Israel-Hamas war [The Guardian] (www.theguardian.com)
Conferences have been abruptly cancelled, media appearances suppressed and demands made to fire critics of Israeli policies.
King wears tie woven with Greek flags for Sunak meeting at COP28 (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Hamas Claims youngest Israeli hostage Kfir Bibas has died alongside his mother and brother (news.sky.com)
Hamas has claimed its youngest hostage - a 10-month-old boy - has been killed along with his four-year-old brother and their mother....
Chinese celebrity chef offends China with egg fried rice video (www.theguardian.com)
Lula says Brazil's participation in OPEC+ is to stop oil producers using fossil fuels (m.timesofindia.com)
SAO PAULO: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Saturday that Brazil’s participation in the OPEC+ group of oil- producing countries is to convince nations to transition away from the use of fossil fuels. Brazil indicated on Thursday that it was on the brink of joining OPEC+, a group of 23 oil- producing...
US tells Israel it will announce visa ban on violent settlers in coming weeks — officials (www.timesofisrael.com)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken notified Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during meetings yesterday that the Biden administration is preparing to announce a series of visa bans against Israeli settlers involved in attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel. A US official...
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger look to form a federation (www.africanews.com)
The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger recommended on Friday (Dec. 01) creating a confederation as part of a long-term goal of uniting the West African neighbours within a federation....
7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off the southern Philippines and a tsunami warning is issued (apnews.com)
Seismologists say tsunamis expected to hit Philippines and Japan in early hours of Sunday morning...
One dead, two injured in Paris attack, French interior minister says (edition.cnn.com)
…One man – a German tourist born in the Philippines – had been killed in the attack and two others sustained non-life threatening injuries, he added....
Abandoned babies found decomposing in Gaza hospital weeks after it was evacuated (www.nbcnews.com)
“No child should have to die alone,” a charity said in response to a widely shared TV report that has sent shockwaves on social media.
Rheinmetall to produce first armored vehicles in Ukraine in 2024 (www.reuters.com)
World’s biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor launched in Japan (www.theguardian.com)
Joint project with EU involves more than 500 scientists and engineers and more than 70 companies...
Nasa urges researchers to reach out for China’s Chang’e 5 moon samples, sidestepping US ban (www.scmp.com)
Russia 'paying off' soldiers' wives to silence anti-war dissent before election (inews.co.uk)
