Marco Rubio is arguably the most hawkish option on Trump's shortlist for secretary of state. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake |
- The Israeli military carried out at least five airstrikes on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut today, after Israel's defense minister ruled out any ceasefire in Lebanon until Israel's goals had been met. Follow the latest.
- International aid groups said that Israel had failed to meet a series of US demands to ease the crisis in Gaza. The US told Israel on Oct. 13 that it had to take steps to improve the aid situation within 30 days. If not, it could face potential restrictions on military aid.
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- Germany is set to hold fresh elections on February 23, eleven weeks after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's governing coalition, with sources saying the Social Democrats, Greens and conservatives had reached a compromise on timing
- In the last two weeks of October, Indian flights and airports received more than 500 bomb threats, an unprecedented number. No actual direct threat has apparently been posed to aviation. Our graphics team explains these hoax bomb threats.
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- World leaders are attending the second day of the COP29 summit in Baku, which this year has been dubbed the "climate finance COP." UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told countries to "pay up" to prevent climate-led humanitarian disasters.
- A Dutch court accepted Shell's appeal against a landmark climate ruling. The original 2021 ruling ordered the oil and gas company to cut its absolute carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels, including those caused by the use of its products.
- Bitcoin stood on the verge of $90,000 today, riding a wave of euphoria for the past week. The world's biggest cryptocurrency has become one of the most eye-catching movers since the US election, on expectations Trump will be crypto friendly.
- Genetic testing firm 23andMe is reducing about 40%, or 200 employees, from its workforce and discontinuing further development of all its therapies as part of a restructuring program.
- China's aerospace ambitions took center stage on the first day of the Zhuhai air show, with COMAC announcing Air China as the first customer for its C929 widebody jet, while a model of the country's first commercial uncrewed spaceplane was on display.
- In more news from China, e-commerce giant Alibaba said it recorded "robust growth" in sales and a "record number" of shoppers over this year's Singles' Day sales period. We have an explainer on China's weeks-long online shopping festival.
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Members of the US Navy listen to Biden deliver remarks at Arlington National Cemetery. REUTERS/Nathan Howard |
From San Diego to New York, we bring you scenes from Veterans Day as Americans honored their military in events across the country. |
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Locals move to protect Chile's giant desert geoglyphs. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado |
Over a thousand years ago, giant geoglyphs carved into the desert in northern Chile were a bustling scene. Now the carvings are scarred with hundreds of tire tracks from motorcycles and off-road vehicles tearing through the art creations. Various groups are trying to preserve the site to prevent any more destruction. |
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