Storm Fergus hits Ireland bringing tornado, high winds and heavy rain (www.irishnews.com)
Japan's Kishida eyes replacing all ministers from Abe faction (asia.nikkei.com)
South Korea defense chief threatens strikes on 'heart and head' of North Korea if provoked (apnews.com)
Teenage children of jailed Narges Mohammadi accept her Nobel Peace Prize (www.bbc.com)
The teenage twins of jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi have accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf....
A new palace for Ethiopia’s prime minister brings evictions and dissent in a country beset by hunger and war (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Heatwave, fire, flood and cyclone: Sydney temperatures peak at 43C amid wild weather across Australia (www.theguardian.com)
US, South Korea and Japan to step up actions on North Korean cyberthreats (www.reuters.com)
The United States, South Korea and Japan have agreed on new initiatives to respond to North Korea’s threats in cyberspace, including satellite launches and cryptocurrency abuses, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Saturday.
Apple to move key iPad engineering resources to Vietnam (asia.nikkei.com)
New US-Mexico agreement to monitor foreign investments comes as more Chinese money flows into Mexico (apnews.com)
As more Chinese money flows into Mexico, the United States and Mexico on Thursday agreed to monitor foreign investments and regularly share information about the screening process....
Ukraine to make shells with US firms as it seeks to develop defence sector (www.reuters.com)
Israel strikes on journalists in Lebanon must be investigated as war crime: Amnesty (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
Climate Change Makes East Africa’s Deadly Floods Worse, Study Finds | The extreme rain and flooding in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia this fall has been made twice as intense by climate change (www.nytimes.com)
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...
Senior US lawmakers review plan linking Gaza refugee resettlement to US aid to Arab countries (www.israelhayom.com)
Russia Takes Control of Iraq’s Biggest Oil Discovery for 20 Years | OilPrice.com (oilprice.com)
Australian EV sales have increased by 185% since 2022 (www.theguardian.com)
Israel arrests almost as many Palestinians as it has released during truce (www.aljazeera.com)
Credit Suisse reinstates independent reviewer on Nazi account probe (www.reuters.com)
Royal Navy sends second warship to Gulf (www.bbc.co.uk)
HMS Diamond - a Type 45 destroyer - is en route to join the frigate HMS Lancaster....
EU and Mercosur give up on clinching trade pact next week (www.politico.eu)
Argentina says it intends to leave decisions on the trade deal to incoming President Javier Milei, who has threatened to quit Mercosur....
In boost for Modi, BJP sweeps polls in three Indian states (www.reuters.com)
NEW DELHI, Dec 3 (Reuters) - India’s ruling nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday won regional votes in three out of four major states, in a big boost for Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of a national election due by May....
India agrees to withdraw soldiers from Maldives - President Muizzu (www.reuters.com)
NEW DELHI, Dec 3 (Reuters) - India’s government has agreed to withdraw its soldiers from the Maldives, the Indian Ocean archipelago’s President Mohamed Muizzu said on Sunday....
Klitschko says Ukraine is turning authoritarian as conflict with Zelensky persists (kyivindependent.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...
Top Hamas official says hostage negotiations are off until war ends (www.timesofisrael.com)
Saleh al-Arouri, deputy head of Hamas’s politburo, said in an interview with Al Jazeera on Saturday that negotiations with Israel for further release of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners have halted, and that there will be no further exchanges until Israel ends its war in Gaza....