Brazil deploys troops to Venezuela border (www.bbc.com)
Soldiers are deploying, days after Venezuela announces plans to take over part of Guyana.
U.N. chief uses rare power to warn Security Council of impending 'humanitarian catastrophe' in Gaza (www.thehindu.com)
Mr. Guterres invoked Article 99 of the U.N. Charter, which says the secretary-general may inform the council of matters he believes threaten international peace and security
Calls grow to reform UN peacekeeping missions (www.dw.com)
Africa has been a focal point for the United Nations peacekeeping missions for decades. For the first time, the continent has hosted a global ministerial meeting and urged the UN to reform its peacekeeping operations.
Australia, Papua New Guinea announce security deal (www.france24.com)
Australia clinched a security deal with Papua New Guinea on Thursday, bolstering ties with a Pacific state that has been courted persistently by China.
Revealed: Sellafield nuclear site has leak that could pose risk to public (www.theguardian.com)
Safety concerns at Europe’s most hazardous plant have caused diplomatic tensions with US, Norway and Ireland
EU must not ‘appease’ Viktor Orbán by unfreezing billions earmarked for Hungary (www.theguardian.com)
Commission may be prepared to to give Budapest €10bn after leader threatens to derail EU plans to open accession talks with Ukraine
Japan's frontier islanders decry lack of plan to aid Taiwanese fleeing attack (www.reuters.com)
Sonkichi Sakihara recalls chancing upon some of the last refugees to arrive on Yonaguni: four men who had sailed more than 2,000 kilometres from Vietnam to reach Japan's westernmost inhabited island. It was 1977.
Vietnam reels from historic €11.4 billion corruption scandal (www.dw.com)
The largest corruption scandal in Southeast Asia's history has shaken Vietnam's anti-graft drive. Experts have warned that the country's economic stability may be at stake.
Venezuela claims large support for annexing oil-rich Guyana territory (www.aljazeera.com)
Venezuela claims that a referendum showed massive support for establishing a state in Essequibo.
Palestinian man killed in West Bank in Israeli settler raid (www.reuters.com)
Israeli settlers attacked two Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank late on Saturday, killing one man and torching a car, Palestinian authorities said.
Ships face Houthi-claimed attack in Red Sea as officials say a US warship also fires in self-defense (apnews.com)
The attack Sunday potentially marks a major escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to the Israel-Hamas war.
Philippines deploys vessels to monitor 'illegal' presence of Chinese boats in South China Sea (www.reuters.com)
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has deployed two of its vessels in the South China Sea after monitoring an "alarming" increase in the number of Chinese maritime militia vessels at a reef within the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Europe’s far right flexes anti-Brussels muscles as it opens EU campaign (www.politico.eu)
Anti-EU hardliners gathered in Florence to kick off their 2024 election drive.
Israel informs Arab states it wants buffer zone in post-war Gaza - sources (www.reuters.com)
Israel has informed several Arab states that it wants to carve out a buffer zone on the Palestinian side of Gaza's border to prevent future attacks as part of proposals for the enclave after war ends, Egyptian and regional sources said.
‘Everything indicates’ Chinese ship damaged Baltic pipeline on purpose, Finland says (www.politico.eu)
‘I would think that you would notice that you’re dragging an anchor behind you for hundreds of kilometers,’ says minister.
Víctor Jara's Murderer is Extradited From the US to Chile (www.telesurenglish.net)
Invoking the Torture Victims Protection Act, the Center for Justice and Accountability filed a civil lawsuit against Pedro Barriendos in 2013.
Ukraine says it blew up railway in eastern Russia (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine's security service has blown up a rail connection deep inside Russia, a senior official has told the BBC....
Scores reported killed in Gaza as fighting shatters Israel-Hamas truce (www.reuters.com)
Israel's warplanes pounded Gaza on Friday after talks to extend a week-old truce with Hamas collapsed, sending wounded and dead Palestinians into hospitals and others onto the streets to seek safety.
What US agents knew before a Sikh separatist was killed in Canada (www.bbc.com)
A foiled murder plot in the US has links to a case which sparked Canada's diplomatic row with India.
Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America’s Ruling Class, Finally Dies (www.rollingstone.com)
Henry Kissinger has died at age 100, his consulting firm said in a statement on Wednesday.
COP28 kicks off with climate disaster fund victory (www.reuters.com)
The U.N. climate summit clinched an early victory Thursday, with delegates adopting a new fund to help poor nations cope with costly climate disasters.
Why COP28 Could Be the Most Contentious in Years (foreignpolicy.com)
Prepare for the first real global debate on the future of fossil fuels.
US accuses Indian agent of directing plot to assassinate American citizen (www.theguardian.com)
Indictment released by DoJ also provides new evidence unnamed agent ordered murder of activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Niger junta revokes law aimed at curbing migration to Europe – DW – 11/28/2023 (www.dw.com)
The 2015 law had criminalized the trafficking of migrants through the West African nation. Niger's coup leaders risk further complicating relations with the EU.
Exclusive: Greece to repay more euro zone bailout loans ahead of schedule (www.reuters.com)
Greece will next month repay ahead of schedule 5.3 billion euros ($5.8 billion) of loans owed to euro zone countries under its first bailout, and hopes to repeat the move in 2024, finance ministry officials told Reuters on Tuesday.
