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World Bank’s climate plan: Pricier red meat and dairy, cheaper chicken and veggies (www.politico.eu)

“We have to stop destroying the planet as we feed ourselves,” a World Bank official said, as red meat and dairy drive CO2 emissions....

Ukraine lowers its conscription age to 25 to plug a shortfall in troop numbers fighting Russia (apnews.com)

Ukraine on Wednesday lowered the military conscription age from 27 to 25 in an effort to replenish its depleted ranks after more than two years of war following Russia’s full-scale invasion....

Israeli Hostage Says She Was Sexually Assaulted and Tortured in Gaza (www.nytimes.com)

Ms. Soussana, 40, is the first Israeli to speak publicly about being sexually assaulted during captivity after the Hamas-led raid on southern Israel. In her interviews with The Times, conducted mostly in English, she provided extensive details of sexual and other violence she suffered during a 55-day ordeal....

Biden announces U.S. will airdrop food aid into Gaza (www.nbcnews.com)

Biden Shields Palestinians in the U.S. From Deportation (www.nytimes.com)

President Biden on Wednesday shielded thousands of Palestinians in the United States from deportation for the next 18 months, using an obscure immigration authority as he faces mounting criticism over U.S. support for Israel in the Gaza war....

New Zealand granny fined US$1,995 for bringing chicken sandwich into Australia (www.scmp.com)

Israel says no exceptions to Gaza siege unless hostages freed (www.reuters.com)

Biden Claims Israel Isn't Starving Gazans. Rights Groups Say 'It Is Clear as Day' (www.commondreams.org)

McDonald’s burger empire set for unprecedented growth over the next 4 years with 10,000 new stores (english.elpais.com)

Democracy in decline worldwide, new report says (www.politico.eu)

North Korea celebrated its founding with a military parade featuring dump trucks modified to work as rocket launchers (www.businessinsider.com)

'Embarrassing for Putin': Russian territory is under occupation for the first time since WWII (www.abc.net.au)

Blinken says US has 'serious concerns' about announced result of Venezuelan election (abcnews.go.com)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States has ‘serious concerns’ about the announced result of Venezuela’s hotly contested presidential election that authorities say was won by incumbent Nicolas Maduro....

Zelenskyy: If Trump Has Plan to End the Ukraine War 'He Should Tell Us Today' (www.commondreams.org)

Ukraine is ignoring US warnings to end drone operations inside Russia (www.economist.com)

I don’t blame them. Ukraine needs to take the war to Russia to win.

WATCH: Hamas blocks IDF fuel delivery to Gaza's Shifa Hospital (www.jpost.com)

By MAYA ZANGER-NADIS NOVEMBER 12, 2023 19:09 Updated: NOVEMBER 12, 2023 21:26...

Dutch king and queen are confronted by angry protesters on visit to a slavery museum in South Africa (apnews.com)

Portuguese tourist assaulted by Turkish police, jailed for 20 days for "looking gay" (www.gerceknews.com)

Russian parliament bans gender reassignment surgery for trans people (www.bbc.com)

Canadian b-boy Phil Wizard takes gold in Olympic breaking final (apnews.com)

Canadian b-boy Phil Wizard (Philip Kim) took gold in the first Olympic men’s breaking tournament Saturday....

Netanyahu says Israel will retain open-ended control of security in Gaza long after war with Hamas (apnews.com)

Chinese cars are pouring into Mexico — and the U.S. is worried - Autoblog (www.autoblog.com)

Biden: ‘every reason’ to believe Netanyahu is prolonging Gaza war for political gain (www.theguardian.com)

US president’s remarks to Time magazine about PM’s role in conflict draw heavily critical response from Israeli government...

Germans fear migration more than climate change, study finds (www.dw.com)

Europeans — especially Germans — are increasingly keen on curbing immigration and are less focused on climate change, according to a study by a Danish-based think tank....