I thought I knew royal greed – but King Charles profiting from the assets of the dead is a disgusting new low | Norman Baker | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Rat plague spreads to Australia's fishing towns (www.bbc.com)
Russian consumers feel themselves in a tight spot as high inflation persists (apnews.com)
Hungary’s Sovereignty Protection Authority will be able to investigate just about anything and anyone (telex.hu)
What will the soon to be established, new government agency in Hungary be authorised to do in order to investigate "processes suggesting foreign interference"? How will it operate? A summary.
Four dead and dozens injured in crowd crush at university in south India (www.theguardian.com)
Argentina's Milei says shutting central bank 'non-negotiable' (www.reuters.com)
Scores of Palestinians and Israelis freed from captivity on first day of Gaza truce (www.npr.org)
After nearly seven weeks in captivity, 24 hostages seized by Hamas in its deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel are now free after crossing into Egypt. In exchange, Israel released 39 Palestinians hours later at the city of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Almost 400,000 deaths in Europe in 2021 attributable to filthy air -EU report (www.reuters.com)
Almost 400,000 deaths in Europe in 2021 were related to three main air pollutants and some could have been avoided if pollutants had been reduced to World Health Organisation-recommended levels, an EU report said on Friday....
Hamas postpones hostages release 'until Israel complies with terms of agreement' (www.ynetnews.com)
Hamas conveyed in an official statement Saturday that it has decided to postpone the release of the captives “until Israel adheres to the conditions of the ceasefire agreement.”...
Europe should not shy away from working with China, Wang says (www.reuters.com)
British troops patrol Kosovo-Serbia border as tensions remain high (www.reuters.com)
British troops are patrolling the Kosovo-Serbia border as part of a NATO peacekeeping presence being bolstered amid concern that the former wartime foes could return to open conflict following a series of violent incidents in recent months....
UN confirms sexual spread of mpox in Congo for the 1st time as country sees a record outbreak (apnews.com)
The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of mpox in Congo for the first time as the country experiences its biggest-ever outbreak, a worrying development that African scientists warn could make it more difficult to stop the disease....
Israel summons Spanish, Belgian ambassadors following criticism during visit to Rafah (english.elpais.com)
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his Belgian counterpart Alexander de Croo criticized Israel for the suffering of Palestinian civilians. Sánchez also called for EU recognition of a Palestinian state
China offers visa-free entry for citizens of France, Germany, Italy (www.reuters.com)
Pope Francis' Israel Remarks Spark Fury (www.msn.com)
An Israeli-owned ship was targeted in suspected Iranian attack in Indian Ocean, US official tells AP (apnews.com)
A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean as Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, an American defense official said Saturday....
Putin pardons two cannibals because they fought against Ukraine (www.pravda.com.ua)
China grapples with respiratory illness spike, WHO says no unusual pathogen found (www.reuters.com)
Hamas frees 24 hostages from Gaza on first day of truce (www.reuters.com)
Canada oil and gas firms to drill 8% more wells next year as emissions target slips (www.theguardian.com)
Turkey's central bank hikes interest rate by 500 basis points to 40%, well above expectations (www.cnbc.com)
Oscar Pistorius to be freed on parole - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
EU sends border police reinforcements to Finland over fears that Russia is behind a migrant influx (apnews.com)
The European Union’s border agency said Thursday that it will send dozens of officers and equipment as reinforcements to Finland to help police its borders amid suspicion that Russia is behind an influx of migrants arriving to the country....
Twelve hostages released from Gaza by Hamas, says Thai PM (inews.co.uk)
From Dec. 1, citizens of five European countries and Malaysia can enter China without a visa (apnews.com)
