7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off the southern Philippines and a tsunami warning is issued (apnews.com)
Seismologists say tsunamis expected to hit Philippines and Japan in early hours of Sunday morning...
King wears tie woven with Greek flags for Sunak meeting at COP28 (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Gaza fighting intensifies as Israel pulls out of hostage talks (www.washingtonpost.com)
Link to get around paywall...
Far-right protesters gather in Paris to call for ‘justice’ after French teenager’s death (www.france24.com)
US tells Israel it will announce visa ban on violent settlers in coming weeks — officials (www.timesofisrael.com)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken notified Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during meetings yesterday that the Biden administration is preparing to announce a series of visa bans against Israeli settlers involved in attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel. A US official...
Putin orders Russian military to boost troop numbers by 170,000 (www.theguardian.com)
Russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase the number of troops by nearly 170,000 to a total of 1.32 million, as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine continues into its 22nd month....
After 8 weeks, UN Women condemns Hamas's sexual violence on Oct.7 (www.i24news.tv)
Previously, the UN body for gender equality has faced severe criticism for not calling out the terrorist group on the sexual assault...
Kim's sister rejects US offer of dialogue with North Korea and vows more satellite launches (apnews.com)
Hamas Leader Says He Doesn’t Know How Many Hostages Remain Alive in Gaza: ‘The Number Is Not So Important’ (themessenger.com)
Israel believes that 137 hostages remain in Gaza, though many may have been transferred to the custody of other armed groups...
Police raid Moscow gay bars after a Supreme Court ruling labeled LGBTQ+ movement ‘extremist’ (apnews.com)
Russian security forces raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow Friday night, less than 48 hours after the country’s top court banned what it called the “global LGBTQ+ movement” as an extremist organization....
Report: Truce fell apart after Hamas refused to release more Israeli female hostages (www.timesofisrael.com)
Israeli official says Hamas doesn’t want to release remaining women because it doesn’t want them speaking publicly about what they endured on Oct. 7 and in their time in captivity...
Philippines says China has executed 2 Filipinos convicted of drug trafficking despite appeals (www.scmp.com)
Russia 'paying off' soldiers' wives to silence anti-war dissent before election (inews.co.uk)
Mexico's minimum wage will rise by 20% next year, to about $14.25 per day (apnews.com)
Rheinmetall to produce first armored vehicles in Ukraine in 2024 (www.reuters.com)
Colombia joins international alliance calling for treaty to end use of fossil fuels (www.theguardian.com)
China's respiratory illness rise due to known pathogens, official says (www.reuters.com)
World’s biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor launched in Japan (www.theguardian.com)
American comedian under investigation for violent remarks about Geert Wilders (nltimes.nl)
Nasa urges researchers to reach out for China’s Chang’e 5 moon samples, sidestepping US ban (www.scmp.com)
China is building nuclear reactors faster than any other country (www.economist.com)
Philippines opens South China Sea monitoring base (www.dw.com)
China-Saudi Sign $7bn Currency Swap Deal in Fresh Hit to Dollar (www.asiafinancial.com)
UN atomic chief backs nuclear power at COP28 as world reckons with proliferation (apnews.com)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world wants more nuclear energy as a means to fight climate change and supply an ever-growing demand for electricity, part of a generational shift in thinking on atomic power, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Thursday....
South Korea launches its first spy satellite after rival North Korea does the same (abcnews.go.com)
