World shift to clean energy is unstoppable, IEA report says (www.bbc.co.uk)
China cautions Finland and Estonia over pipeline 'sabotage' investigation (www.euronews.com)
The Hong Kong-registered vessel NewNew Polar Bear was in the vicinity of two different Baltic Sea pipelines when they were damaged earlier in October, and has now become the focus of the police investigation....
China restricts exports of graphite as it escalates a global tech war (www.cnn.com)
China has unveiled plans to restrict exports of graphite — a mineral crucial to the manufacture of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) — on national security grounds, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs said Friday....
China, Japan say their ships faced off near disputed islands (www.reuters.com)
US to send 2nd aircraft carrier to eastern Mediterranean (abcnews.go.com)
The Pentagon has ordered a second aircraft carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean near Israel to deter Iran or Hezbollah from joining the Israel-Hamas conflict, according to U.S. officials....
Japan decides to strip Unification Church's religious corporation status (japantoday.com)
U.S. and Qatar agree to not release Iran's $6B (www.nbcnews.com)
The U.S. and Qatari governments have agreed to block Iran from accessing any of the $6 billion it gained access to as part of a prisoner swap deal between the Biden administration and Tehran last month, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told House Democrats on Thursday, according to three sources familiar with his remarks,...
Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks (archive.ph)
Hezbollah bombards Israeli positions in disputed area along border with Syria’s Golan Heights (apnews.com)
Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group fired dozens of rockets and shells on Sunday at three Israeli positions in a disputed area along the country’s border with Syria’s Israeli-occupied Golan Heights....
How will a pro-Russia party winning Slovakia vote affect the Ukraine war? (www.aljazeera.com)
Couple dead after bear attack in Banff National Park, grizzly killed (www.cbc.ca)
A grizzly bear attacked and killed two people in Banff National Park west of Sundre, Alta., on Friday night, Parks Canada says....
‘Dead’ Russian Admiral Shoved in Front of the Cameras to Prove He Survived Missile Blast (news.yahoo.com)
The most intense heat wave ever recorded on Earth happened in Antarctica last year, scientists say (www.insider.com)
Prime Minister Trudeau backs bill to ban export of live horses for Japanese horse-meat delicacy (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Caste matters : South Asian activists’ hunger strike to ban caste discrimination reaches day 18 (www.nbcnews.com)
A group of caste equity leaders have been fasting for more than two weeks to convince Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill that would make caste discrimination illegal in California.
UN expert sounds alarm over ‘contemporary forms of slavery’ in Canada (news.un.org)
Trial begins for Canada 'Freedom Convoy' organisers (www.bbc.com)
The trial for the leaders of the so-called Freedom Convoy protest that gridlocked Canada’s capital for weeks in 2022 began on Tuesday....
Australian MPs to travel to US to fight pursuit, extradition of Julian Assange (www.irishexaminer.com)
U.S. Knew Saudis Were Killing African Migrants (www.nytimes.com)
BRICS summit: Leaders eye expansion, common currency (www.dw.com)
Xi calls for accelerating BRICS expansion...
London's clean-air zone expansion hit by camera vandalism (www.reuters.com)
Modi says India's economy will be among the top three in the world within five years (apnews.com)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India’s economy will be among the top three in the world within five years, as he marked 76 years of independence from British rule on Tuesday.
US tourists stay in Eiffel Tower overnight while drunk - prosecutors (www.bbc.com)
Two American tourists have been found sleeping inside the Eiffel Tower after getting stuck while drunk, according to prosecutors....
Brazilian president's former lawyer takes seat as Supreme Court justice (apnews.com)
He helped Lula overturn a graft conviction stemming from Brazil’s sprawling “Car Wash” corruption investigation, getting him freed after 580 days of incarceration. The Supreme Court annulled all convictions of Lula, and ruled in 2021 that the judge overseeing the case had been biased. That allowed Lula to run successfuly...
Insight: World battles to loosen China's grip on vital rare earths for clean energy transition (www.reuters.com)
