Helicopter carrying 5 senior Guyana military officials is missing near tense border with Venezuela (abcnews.go.com)
Benefits of Accelerating the Climate Transition Outweigh the Costs | Climate Change Indicators Dashboard shows that avoiding physical damage from climate change can have sizable benefits (www.imf.org)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/4665447...
US, allies in talks on naval task force to protect shipping in Red Sea after Houthi attacks (apnews.com)
The White House said Monday that the U.S. may establish a naval task force to escort commercial ships in the Red Sea, a day after three vessels were struck by missiles fired by Iranian-back Houthis in Yemen....
Protesters criticise police for excessive use of force during Helsinki demonstration (yle.fi)
The police broke an antifascist counter protest on Finland’s independence day with force to clear a route for fascist marchers....
'Huge risk' of Christmas attacks, warns EU (www.bbc.com)
There is a “huge risk of terrorist attacks in the European Union” over the coming holiday season, a senior EU official has said....
Mexican cartels rank as nation’s fifth-largest employer: study (thehill.com)
Mexican cartels have seen a surge in growth in their participating members over the last decade, according to a new study, to the point where they have effectively become the nation’s fifth-largest employer....
Kishida to Offer Free University Tuition for Families with 3+ children Starting 2025 (stoppopulationdecline.org)
US files war crime charges against Russians accused of torturing an American in the Ukraine invasion (apnews.com)
‘Substantial volume’ of clothing tied to Uyghur forced labour entering EU, says study (www.theguardian.com)
Russia Takes Control of Iraq’s Biggest Oil Discovery for 20 Years | OilPrice.com (oilprice.com)
Venezuela-Guyana dispute: Maduro mobilizes the army and announces annexation of Essequibo (english.elpais.com)
Train manufacturer intentionally bricks trains serviced by independent service providers (zaufanatrzeciastrona.pl)
Polish train manufacturer that lost servicing tender programmed train controller to brick itself after train stays for some time in 6 ISP facilities or in 1 their faculity(for testing?) until undocumented button combination is pressed. Some controller versions brick itself after train is idle for 10 days. After news about this...
America’s Indo-Pacific Alliances Are Astonishingly Strong (foreignpolicy.com)
A widespread criticism of the Trump administration’s foreign policy is that it wrecked—or at least severely undermined—the United States’ power and standing in the world, particularly by alienating long-standing allies and partners. Besides his public disdain for NATO, then-U.S. President Donald Trump questioned aloud...
A family's escape from North Korea through a minefield and stormy seas (www.bbc.com)
Maduro orders the 'immediate' exploitation of oil, gas and mines in Guyana's Essequibo (apnews.com)
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday directed the country’s state-owned companies to “immediately” begin to explore and exploit the oil, gas and mines in Guyana’s Essequibo region, a territory larger than Greece and rich in oil and minerals that Venezuela claims as its own....
Sunak’s bill aims to block UK human rights law to save Rwanda scheme (www.theguardian.com)
Emergency legislation stops short of leaving European convention on human rights and will infuriate Tory hard right...
Alleged assassination plot by Indian intelligence in USA and Canada reveals sloppy spycraft (nationalpost.com)
A Reuters article about an Indian hack for hire operation has been removed worldwide following a New Delhi court ruling (www.reuters.com)
Archived article viewable here: web.archive.org/web/…/usa-hackers-appin/
Senior US lawmakers review plan linking Gaza refugee resettlement to US aid to Arab countries (www.israelhayom.com)
US warship shoots down drone launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen (www.cnn.com)
A US warship shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Wednesday in the southern Red Sea, a US military official said....
Relative of Israeli captives confirms ‘3 hostages killed by Israeli fire,’ blasts military - The Grayzone (thegrayzone.com)
An Israeli whose family members were held by Palestinian militants tells of friendly fire deaths and complains, “We used to think the IDF knows what it’s doing.” Meanwhile, freed captives detail “horrifying captivity trauma” from Israeli bombings....