Category: World News
British writer Samantha Harvey wins Booker Prize for fiction with space-station novel ‘Orbital’
Fox News British writer Samantha Harvey won the Booker Prize for fiction on Tuesday with “Orbital,” a short, wonder-filled novel set aboard the International Space Station that ponders the beauty and fragility of Earth. Harvey was awarded the $64,000 prize for what she has called a “space pastoral” about six orbiting astronauts, which she began…
Read MoreIran-linked attacks against US skyrocket by 600% since Oct 2023 Hamas attack on Israel: report
Fox News Attacks against the U.S. by Iran-linked actors have skyrocketed in the last year with a 630% increase in malign acts since the Hamas terror attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7. 2023, according to a report by the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital. The…
Read MoreTrump cabinet picks delight Taiwan, send strong signal to China
Fox News KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan – President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees to serve as United Nations ambassador, national security adviser, and most importantly, secretary of state are regarded by many as “China Hawks.” Their appointments are being mostly welcomed in Taiwan, even by some who did not support the former and future president. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.,…
Read MoreBlinken helms last-minute rush of support to Ukraine before Trump takes office
Washington Post Trump has vowed to put a quick end to Russia’s war on Ukraine, which Kyiv and some European capitals believe could force Ukraine to make painful concessions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/11/13/blinken-ukraine-support-brussels/
Read MoreCOP29 Climate Talks Focus on Financing
New York Times Negotiators agree that trillions are needed to help lower-income countries adapt and cope, but not on who should pay. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/climate/cop24-climate-finance.html
Read MoreKyiv’s European allies eye once taboo ‘land-for-peace’ negotiations
Washington Post European allies are increasingly preparing for Ukraine-Russia negotiations that could include territorial concessions in return for security guarantees for Kyiv. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/13/europe-ukraine-russia-negotiations-trump/
Read MoreLive Briefing: Trump’s latest picks for administration likely to buoy Israel hard-liners
Washington Post Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense, Mike Huckabee as U.S. ambassador to Israel and John Ratcliffe as CIA chief could appeal to some top Israeli officials. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/13/israel-iran-war-news-hamas-gaza-palestine/
Read MoreWhat Trump’s emerging foreign policy team tells us about his agenda
Washington Post In picking figures such as Marco Rubio and Fox News host Pete Hegseth for his administration, Trump may be signaling his foreign policy goals — or foreshadowing four years of chaos. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/13/trump-cabinet-rubio-hegseth-foreign-policy/
Read MoreTrump appointees signal a new hawkish China policy
Washington Post Trump’s potential appointees Marco Rubio, Mike Waltz and Elise Stefanik at State Department, National Security Council and United Nations signal a hawkish China policy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/11/12/trump-appointees-china-hawks-rubio-waltz-stefanik/
Read More2024 Fossil Fuel Emissions Are Headed for a Record
New York Times Countries promised to move away from coal, oil and natural gas at last year’s climate summit. New research shows they’re are burning more than ever before. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/climate/fossil-fuel-emissions-2024-record.html
Read More