Category: World News
China Confronts Europe Over Climate-Based Trade Restrictions
New York Times Days ahead of the U.N.’s global negotiations on climate change, China and other developing countries said trade restrictions should be part of the talks. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/05/climate/china-europe-cop29-trade-restrictions.html
Read MorePutin makes Ukraine war veteran a governor as military gains prestige
Washington Post The “Time of Heroes” program to promote veterans from the Ukraine war is part of the Kremlin’s effort to make military service more attractive. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/05/russia-pervyshov-tambov-putin-time-heroes/
Read MorePolice say they’ve solved the murder of former Post contributor
Washington Post Police said they have concluded that their killings were an act of retaliation targeting Indigenous rights activist Bruno Pereira. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/05/police-say-theyve-solved-murder-former-post-contributor/
Read MoreLive briefing: Blinken urges Israel to increase Gaza aid as U.S. deadline looms
Washington Post The Biden administration warned Oct. 13 that Israel had 30 days to ensure more humanitarian aid to Gaza or the U.S. would consider restricting weapons transfers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/05/israel-iran-war-news-lebanon-hezbollah-hamas-gaza/
Read MoreIran-backed Iraqi militia attacks Haifa, Israel with drones
Fox News An Iran-backed Iraqi militia launched a drone attack in northern Israel early Tuesday, according to Iranian state media. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed several of its drones targeted Haifa, a port city in northern Israel, in response to Israeli military action in Gaza and Lebanon, the state media said. Israel Defense Forces…
Read MoreHow Kemi Badenoch Became Leader of the UK Conservative Party
New York Times Ms. Badenoch’s ascent is partly the result of a deliberate diversifying of the party under David Cameron in the 2000s. In her politics, she exemplifies its more recent rightward turn. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/05/world/europe/britain-kemi-badenoch-conservative-party.html
Read MoreThe world is trying to make sense of the U.S. electoral college
Washington Post The United States has a distinctive system by which presidents are elected indirectly. Every four years, the world tries to figure it out. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/04/electoral-college-explained/
Read MoreDiver finds and returns graduation ring lost for decades in the ocean
Washington Post Alex Davis used a metal detector to find a lost graduation ring buried in Barbados. He returned it to its owner in Canada just before the man’s 83rd birthday. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/04/diver-graduation-ring-barbados/
Read MoreU.S. soldier wounded during Gaza pier mission dies months after being injured
Fox News A soldier who was injured amid last summer’s Gaza pier mission recently died, the U.S. Army confirmed. Sgt. Quandarius Davon Stanley, 23, passed away on Oct. 31, according to an online obituary. He was one of three soldiers injured during the Gaza pier mission, which involved providing humanitarian aid to Gazans amid the…
Read MoreNorth Korea launches short-range ballistic missile hours before US election
Fox News Just hours before the U.S. election, North Korea was reported to have fired at least one ballistic missile into its eastern sea. It remains unclear whether North Korea fired only one missile or multiple. It is also unclear what type of missile it was or how far it flew. The launch came days…
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