‘The Gospel’: how Israel uses AI to select bombing targets in Gaza | The Guardian (theguardian.com)
Mount Marapi eruption: 11 hikers found dead on Indonesian volcano (www.theguardian.com)
Open secret at climate talks: The top temperature goal is mostly gone (www.politico.com)
Leading scientists worldwide delivered a striking dose of reality to the United Nations on Sunday: it’s “becoming inevitable” that countries will miss the ambitious target they set eight years ago for limiting the warming of the Earth....
White House warns Congress the US is out of money, nearly out of time to avoid 'kneecap' to Ukraine (apnews.com)
The Biden administration on Monday sent Congress an urgent warning about the need to approve tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Ukraine, saying Kyiv’s war effort to defend itself from Russia’s invasion may grind to a halt without it....
Mount Marapi eruption: Indonesia volcano spews ash 3km into sky (www.bbc.com)
Floods, landslides kill dozens in northern Tanzania (www.aljazeera.com)
Faith leaders speak out against antisemitism and Islamophobia at London vigil (www.aol.co.uk)
People stood in the cold and rain outside Downing Street and heard Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby say “there is no good ever in the death of an innocent Israeli, there is no good ever in the death of an innocent Palestinian”....
Rapper Akon's promise to build a Black Panther inspired city falters (www.theguardian.com)
An Israeli raced to confront Palestinian attackers. He was then killed by an Israeli soldier (abcnews.go.com)
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Philippine bombing (www.reuters.com)
MANILA, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing at a Catholic Mass in the Philippines on Sunday that killed at least four people and injured 50 others....
Dozens of Iranian regime officials denied entry to Canada, says border agency (www.cbc.ca)
The Canada Border Services Agency has denied entry to dozens of senior Iranian regime officials and is investigating about 100 people with status in Canada for potential ties to Tehran....
Former Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow flees territory for Canada (www.theguardian.com)
Former Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow who was jailed over her role in pro-democracy protests revealed on Sunday she had moved to Canada and would not return to meet her bail conditions....
Jerusalem Post Retracts Article Claiming That Dead Palestinian Baby Was a Doll (www.thedailybeast.com)
The outlet attributed to mistake to “faulty sourcing.”
Over 700 killed in last 24 hours as Israel intensifies strikes (www.aljazeera.com)
US sails through South China Sea challenging Taiwan's 'unlawful restrictions' (www.taiwannews.com.tw)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The U.S. Navy sailed near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Sunday (Nov. 26) to challenge what it called “unlawful restrictions” imposed by Taiwan, Vietnam, and China who claim sovereignty in the region....
USS Carney shoots down drones, responds to ballistic missile attack on commercial vessel (www.cnn.com)
The USS Carney shot down at least three Houthi drones headed in the ship’s direction in the southern Red Sea on Sunday and responded to a distress call from a civilian commercial vessel that was fired upon by a ballistic missile, a US defense official said....
Cop28 chief says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels (www.independent.co.uk)
The Cop28 president has claimed there is no science behind calls to phase-out fossil fuels as a way of limiting global heating to 1.5C....
NATO should be ready for ‘bad news’ from Ukraine, Stoltenberg warns (www.politico.eu)
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned that the Western military alliance should be ready for bad news from the Ukrainian front as Kyiv continues to defend against Russia’s all-out invasion....
G5 Sahel: Niger and Burkina Faso leave anti-Islamist force (www.bbc.com)
Burkina Faso and Niger have followed Mali in announcing they are to withdraw from an international force known as the G5 that was set up to fight Islamists in the Sahel region....
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....
PA unfit to govern Gaza post-Hamas, White House says National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells ABC only 'reformed and revitalized Palestinian Authority' could competently carry out the task (www.ynetnews.com)
The Palestinian Authority in its current state is not capable of governing the Gaza Strip after Hamas is defeated, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Sunday....
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....
Mexico's next president likely to be a woman after third-party candidate leaves race (abcnews.go.com)
MEXICO CITY – A third-party candidate announced Saturday he is leaving Mexico’s 2024 presidential race, practically ensuring the country ’s next president will be a woman....