Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion; at least 3 dead in separate flooding (apnews.com)
Kishida to Offer Free University Tuition for Families with 3+ children Starting 2025 (stoppopulationdecline.org)
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)
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‘Apocalyptic’ conditions in southern Gaza blocking aid, top UN official says (www.theguardian.com)
‘Substantial volume’ of clothing tied to Uyghur forced labour entering EU, says study (www.theguardian.com)
A family's escape from North Korea through a minefield and stormy seas (www.bbc.com)
Israeli Strikes Kill World-Renowned Researcher Sofyan Taya, Journalist Montaser Al-Sawaf (www.democracynow.org)
Among the dead is Sofyan Taya, president of the Islamic University of Gaza and a renowned researcher in physics and applied mathematics. Taya was killed along with his family in an Israeli airstrike Saturday in Jabaliya, just north of Gaza City....
Russia planned Islamophobic campaigns in Finland, Sweden to delay Nato membership (yle.fi)
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Venezuelan voters back country’s claim to oil-rich swath of former British colony (www.telegraph.co.uk)
In China's coal country, full steam ahead with new power plants despite climate pledges (www.reuters.com)
An Israeli raced to confront Palestinian attackers. He was then killed by an Israeli soldier (abcnews.go.com)
US warship and multiple commercial ships attacked in Red Sea (www.independent.co.uk)
An American warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack Sunday in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said, potentially marking a major escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to the Israel-Hamas war....
The Philippines opens a new monitoring base on a remote island in the disputed South China Sea (apnews.com)
The Philippines inaugurated a new coast guard monitoring base Friday on an island occupied by Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea and plans to expand joint patrols with the United States and Australia to counter China’s “pure bullying” in the strategic waterway, a Philippine security official said....
Colombia joins international alliance calling for treaty to end use of fossil fuels (www.theguardian.com)
Israel army publishes map it says advises Gazans of safe evacuation areas (www.reuters.com)
Australia’s broken employment services system needs public provider, parliamentary review finds (www.theguardian.com)
Argentina's incoming foreign minister says country will not join BRICS bloc (www.reuters.com)
BUENOS AIRES, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Argentina’s incoming Foreign Minister Diana Mondino says the country will not join the BRICS grouping of developing nations in a post on social media X on Thursday.
South Korean farmers rally near presidential office to protest proposed anti-dog meat legislation (apnews.com)
Women were held in cages, Israeli hostage testimonies expose (www.i24news.tv)
These testimonies sharply contradict Hamas’ claims of humane treatment or propaganda images of smiling abductees waving to their captors...
New NZ minister takes oath in English and Korean (www.koreaherald.com)
Germany: Two teens arrested over alleged terror plans – DW (www.dw.com)
China's State Media Issues Ominous Warning to US Over Pacific Missile Plan (www.newsweek.com)
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Thailand to allow clubs, bars to stay open longer to boost tourism (www.channelnewsasia.com)
US Navy seizes attackers who held Israel-linked tanker (www.bbc.co.uk)
The £1.5m fleet of electric vehicles the UK will send to Albania in prison deal (www.telegraph.co.uk)
