Saudi Arabia is trying to block a global deal to end fossil fuels, negotiators say ( www.carbonbrief.org )
Sikh couple in Canada likely killed over ‘mistaken identity’ ( www.hindustantimes.com )
Maduro’s land grab in Guyana is a cynical ploy to hang on to power in Venezuela ( www.theguardian.com )
It also seems clear that the dispute, which centres on control of the Essequibo region in western Guyana, a sparsely populated area the size of Greece that constitutes about two-thirds of Guyanese territory, is mostly about oil. In 2015, the US oil giant, ExxonMobil, discovered a big field off Guyana’s coast, largely within...
Chinese garlic is a national security risk, says US senator - BBC News ( www.bbc.com )
Turkey says Canada, US linking drone-camera exports to Sweden NATO membership ( www.reuters.com )
Putin is close to victory. Europe should be terrified ( www.telegraph.co.uk )
McDonald’s burger empire set for unprecedented growth over the next 4 years with 10,000 new stores ( english.elpais.com )
Guyana appeals to US and UN as Maduro advances annexation of territory ( www.theguardian.com )
Request for help came after Venezuelan president announced series of measures to formalize a referendum Sunday evening...
Benefits of Accelerating the Climate Transition Outweigh the Costs | Climate Change Indicators Dashboard shows that avoiding physical damage from climate change can have sizable benefits ( www.imf.org )
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Police in Spain and Italy seize 5,000 litres of adulterated olive oil in raids ( www.theguardian.com )
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....
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new phase as winter looms ( apnews.com )
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new stage, with winter expected to complicate fighting after a summer counteroffensive that failed to produce desired results due to enduring shortages of weapons and ground forces....
Ukraine blows up main railway connection between Russia and China ( www.politico.eu )
Ukraine’s security service blew up a railway connection linking Russia to China, in a clandestine strike carried out deep into enemy territory, with pro-Kremlin media reporting that investigators have opened a criminal case into a “terrorist attack.”...
War resumes in Gaza after truce collapses ( www.reuters.com )
Sudanese women describe being gang-raped in attacks by Arab forces ( www.reuters.com )
South Koreans want their own nukes. That could roil one of the world’s most dangerous regions ( apnews.com )
Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100 ( apnews.com )
Putin is urging women to have as many as 8 children after so many Russians died in his war with Ukraine ( www.businessinsider.com )
Russian President Vladimir Putin is urging Russians to have more children....
Taiwan president: China too 'overwhelmed' to consider invasion ( www.reuters.com )
Four Palestinians, including two children, killed by Israeli forces in West Bank ( www.reuters.com )
Saudi Arabia wins bid for 2030 World Fair, beating Italy, S. Korea ( www.reuters.com )
EU court says public employees may be barred from wearing head scarf ( www.reuters.com )
The top European Union court ruled on Tuesday that public authorities in member states can prohibit employees from wearing signs of religious belief, such as an Islamic head scarf, in the latest decision on an issue that has divided Europe for years....
Pope punishes leading critic Cardinal Burke in second action against conservative American prelates ( apnews.com )
Pope Francis has decided to punish one of his highest-ranking critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke, by revoking his right to a subsidized Vatican apartment and salary in the second such radical action against a conservative American prelate this month, according to two people briefed on the measures....
Gynaecologist charged in Poland with helping patients obtain abortions | Notes From Poland ( notesfrompoland.com )
North Korea says its new spy satellite photographed White House, Pentagon ( www.reuters.com )
After decades of satellite surveillance by foreign governments and analysts, North Korea has sent its first spy satellite on a global orbit with a message to the world: we can watch you too.
