Revealed: UK coastguard downgraded 999 calls from refugees in days before mass drowning (www.theguardian.com)
Judith and Natalie Raanan: Hamas frees two US hostages (www.bbc.com)
Hamas has released two US hostages who were abducted during the Palestinian group’s deadly raid on Israel this month....
Massive police operation in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after hospital shooting (www.dutchnews.nl)
Covid cases reported on luxury cruise ship run aground in Greenland (www.nbcnews.com)
The operator of a luxury cruise ship that ran aground in Greenland with 206 people on board said Thursday at least three passengers have contracted Covid-19. The announcement followed a third failed attempt to free the cruise liner, after a fisheries research vessel attempted to pull the ship free at high tide on Wednesday....
US embassy in Haiti urges citizens to leave country 'as soon as possible' (news.yahoo.com)
European satellite plunges back to Earth in first-of-its-kind assisted re-entry (arstechnica.com)
India’s tiger population rises, Madhya Pradesh has most big cats (www.thehindu.com)
The estimated number of 3,582 is an average figure for a population that likely ranges between 3,167 and 3,925. Tiger numbers are estimated based on the number of unique tigers captured on camera, plus an estimate of animals that may have not been photographed.
Kenya makes 13 November nationwide tree planting day a public holiday (www.theguardian.com)
Third Communications Blackout Hits Gaza (www.nytimes.com)
Gaza was plunged into a communications blackout on Sunday for the third time in 10 days, again leaving its people without access to internet or phone services as night fell and Israel’s heavy bombardment of the enclave continued.
Israel withdraws diplomats from Turkey after ‘harsh’ rebuke from Erdogan (thehill.com)
Israel on Saturday said it is recalling its diplomats from Turkey after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke out against Israel during a pro-Palestinian rally....
A Chinese Australian journalist detained for 3 years in China returns to Australia (apnews.com)
Zelenskyy visits NATO to ask for more equipment ahead of winter (www.euronews.com)
Ukraine’s President unexpectedly visited the NATO headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday morning where defence ministers from the military alliance are gathering for a meeting....
Survey: Only 10% of young men with low incomes get married (Japan) (www.asahi.com)
Canada assassination claim sparks rare consensus in India’s polarised politics and media (www.theguardian.com)
US Approves $5 Bn Sale Of F-35 Jets To South Korea (www.barrons.com)
The United States on Wednesday approved a $5 billion sale to South Korea of F-35s, top-of-the-line fighter-jets with stealth capacity, as tensions soar with North Korea....
Russia’s Putin attends BRICS summit in South Africa remotely while facing war crimes warrant (apnews.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will be notably absent when Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders from the BRICS group of emerging economies start a three-day summit in South Africa on Tuesday.
Kim Jong Un fires top general, orders North Korean military to ‘gird for war’. (edition.cnn.com)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fired his top general amid a shakeup of the country’s military leadership and wants his army to “gird for a war,” state media reported Thursday.
Russian defectors tell their stories about reaching Finland (yle.fi)
Marine Le Pen and her far-right RN party say they will attend Sunday's march against antisemitism in the French capital. But other parties say they refuse to march alongside a party founded by antisem (www.dw.com)
Israel arrests Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi in occupied West Bank raids (www.aljazeera.com)
The 22-year-old Palestinian icon is arrested on another night of Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank.
Shani Louk, Nova Fest Attendee Seen Kidnapped by Hamas, Confirmed Dead (www.rollingstone.com)
Israeli authorities have confirmed the death of Shani Louk, a 23-year-old Israeli-German woman who was taken by Hamas militants during an attack on the Supernova music festival on Oct. 7....
US military says Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of B-52 bomber over South China Sea (apnews.com)
A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of an American B-52 bomber flying over the South China Sea, nearly causing an accident, the U.S. military said, underscoring the potential for a mishap as both countries vie for influence in the region....
Western leaders accused of hypocrisy over response to Palestine, Ukraine (www.aljazeera.com)
After Saturday’s surprise attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Israel, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took to the social media platform X to offer “condolences go out to everyone who lost relatives or close ones in the terrorist attack”....
At least 320 people killed after powerful earthquakes hit Afghanistan, UN says (www.theguardian.com)
At least 320 people have been killed after a series of powerful earthquaks hit western Afghanistan, the UN has said....
Mexico cancels lithium mining concessions held by Chinese firm (mexiconewsdaily.com)
