Rishi Sunak wades into debate over trans people, declaring no one can change sex (inews.co.uk)
All the news on his speech seems to be about HS2 but I think that this is important too.
Actress Julia Ormond Accuses Harvey Weinstein of Battery in Lawsuit (www.nytimes.com)
Fourteen dead, 102 missing after Indian glacial lake bursts bank in heavy rain (www.reuters.com)
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UK says Russia plotting to sabotage Ukrainian grain tankers with sea mines (www.theguardian.com)
Based on ‘declassified intelligence’, UK says Russia targeting civilian shipping on approaches to Black Sea ports...
Rishi Sunak Cancels a Rail Project to Build an Image (www.nytimes.com)
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Philippine boats breach a Chinese coast guard blockade in a faceoff near a disputed shoal (apnews.com)
Rules of engagement issued to hacktivists after chaos (www.bbc.co.uk)
Certificate to own car in Singapore rockets to $106,000 (www.theguardian.com)
Survey: Only 10% of young men with low incomes get married (Japan) (www.asahi.com)
55 Chinese sailors are feared dead after nuclear submarine 'gets caught in a trap intended to snare British and US vessels in the Yellow Sea' (www.dailymail.co.uk)
Pope Francis calls out fossil fuel companies, says climate action is too slow (www.nbcnews.com)
Pope Francis made his strongest statements yet about climate change Wednesday, rebuking fossil fuel companies and urging countries to make an immediate transition to renewable energy....
EU: New migration agreement ‘dangerous and disproportionate’ (www.amnesty.org)
What recession? Americans are splurging on experiences like there's no tomorrow (creditnews.com)
China rebukes EU after formal launch of EV subsidy probe (www.reuters.com)
China voiced dissatisfaction on Wednesday at a demand by the European Union to engage within a “very short” time in consultations on the bloc’s inquiry into subsidies for electric vehicles....
Russian anti-war TV protest journalist given 8+ years in prison (www.politico.eu)
Marina Ovsyannikova, a former Russian state TV editor turned Kremlin critic, has been sentenced in absentia to eight and a half years in prison by a Moscow court....
India's spies infiltrated West long before Canada's murder claim (www.reuters.com)
India’s external intelligence service is a feared foe in its neighborhood: Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal have all accused it of political meddling and involvement with outlawed groups that have perpetrated acts of violence....
El Chapo's sons bar fentanyl production in Sinaloa, according to banners (www.reuters.com)
EU set to announce Ukraine accession talks by December (www.politico.eu)
The European Union is gearing up to open negotiations with Ukraine on its future accession to the bloc with a formal announcement expected as soon as December....
Indian police arrest editor, administrator of independent news site after conducting raids (apnews.com)
Police in New Delhi have arrested the editor of a news website and one of its administrators after raiding the homes of journalists working for the site, which has been critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist-led government....
Venice tourist bus plunges from bridge, killing 21 (www.bbc.com)
At least 21 people including several children have died after a bus crashed off a flyover near Venice and burst into flames, officials say....
Chinese censors block ‘Tiananmen’ image of athletes hugging (www.theguardian.com)
India Is Using Terrorism Laws to Target Journalists (www.wired.com)
Armenia’s parliament defies Russia in vote to join international criminal court (www.theguardian.com)
Moscow criticises ‘inappropriate’ decision that would oblige former ally to arrest Putin if he visits...
Portugal to scrap ‘unjust’ tax breaks for foreign residents (www.theguardian.com)
Teen faces murder charge for Thailand shopping mall shooting spree (www.aljazeera.com)
Police say 14-year-old shooting suspect appears to suffer from psychological issues and had not taken daily medication....
