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2025-11-29: News Headlines

Pablo Meriguet, People's Dispatch. (2025-11-29). Mass Mobilization In Caracas Rejects US Threats Of Intervention. popularresistance.org On November 25, tens of thousands of Venezuelans marched to defend national sovereignty. The event, dubbed the "Great Civic-Military, Police March for our National Flag and the Sword of Bolívar", brought together various groups of military personnel, police, and civilians who demanded an end to Washington's pressure on the Caribbean country. | Since August, the Pentagon has deployed its troops in the Caribbean Sea to, according to the Trump administration, stop the entry of drugs which allegedly come out of Venezuela. At the same time, they have declared the Cartel de los Soles an international terrorist organiza…

Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental Institute for Social Research. (2025-11-29). Communism Defeated Fascism Eighty Years Ago. popularresistance.org On 13 November, at the Global South Academic Forum in Shanghai, China, we released our latest study, The 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the World Anti-Fascist War — Understanding Who Saved Humanity: A Restorationist History. An edited version of my keynote speech 'Two Lies and an Enormous Truth', delivered to introduce the study, is reproduced here. | In early August 1942, the Soviets set up loudspeakers across Leningrad. The city had been under siege for over 300 days. People were starving. The conductor, Karl Eliasberg, kept the Leningrad Radio Orchestra going by holding rehearsals and personally taki…

Editor (2025-11-29). Amnesty: So-Called Gaza 'Ceasefire' Becoming Smokescreen for Continued Israeli Genocide. scheerpost.com " In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible By Juan Cole…

english.palinfo.com (2025-11-29). Dozens of Palestinians kidnaped, detained in IOF raids in W. Bank The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped a number of Palestinian citizens during raids in the West Bank last night and at dawn Saturday.

en.mehrnews (2025-11-29). Israel launches air, ground attacks on Gaza. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — Despite a declared ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli regime carried out extensive attacks on the enclave in recent hours.

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-11-29). Two Palestinian children martyred in Israeli raid east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip. english.almanar.com.lb


| Amna Ali | (2025-11-29). Dar dismisses reports Pakistan will join Gaza peacekeeping force to disarm Hamas. tribune.com.pk Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has once again signalled that Pakistan is ready to contribute troops to a Gaza peacekeeping force if required, but categorically rejected rumours that its forces would play any role in disarming Hamas. | "A new claim is being floated that this stabilisation force will disarm Hamas. We will provide our force if required, but there will be further consultations, and our force will in no case be used to disarm Hamas," said Dar during a news briefing at Foreign Office in Islamabad on Saturday. | Dar said that discussions on a proposed international stabilisation force for Gaza began…



| AFP | (2025-11-29). Death toll from Gaza war surpasses 70,000: health ministry. tribune.com.pk The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza on Saturday said more than 70,000 people have been killed since the war between Israel and Hamas erupted more than two years ago. | The milestone comes as a fragile US-brokered ceasefire largely holds, but with both sides accusing the other of violating the terms of the deal. | In a statement, Gaza's health ministry said the death toll from the war had risen to 70,100. | Also Read: Hezbollah open to new war with Israel | The ministry said that since the ceasefire came into effect on October 10, 354 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli fire. | Two bodies arrived at hospi…

| Web Desk | (2025-11-29). Egyptian FM to arrive in Islamabad today for two-day visit. tribune.com.pk At the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Dr Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty, undertakes a two-day official visit to Pakistan starting on Saturday (today). | During the visit, the Egyptian Foreign Minister will hold meetings and delegation-level talks with the deputy prime minister. | The two sides will review the full range of bilateral relations and exchange views on regional and international developments, including the situation in Gaza. | The visit reflects the longstanding and cordial relations between Pakis…

A A (2025-11-29). Is the U.S. Caribbean buildup part of Israel's strategy to derail Gaza peace? Of oil, Machado, and Venezuelan regime change. strategic-culture.su

BARRY (2025-11-29). Epstein Files: The FBI's 'Special Redaction Project'. portside.org Epstein Files: The FBI's 'Special Redaction Project' |

| REUTERS | (2025-11-29). Trump says airspace above and surrounding Venezuela to be closed in its entirety. tribune.com.pk US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela is to be closed in its entirety. | Trump, in a Truth Social post said: "To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY." | truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/1156330… | Last week, the US aviation regulator warned major airlines of a "potentially hazardous situation" when flying over Venezuela due to a "worsening security situation and heightened military activity in or around" the country. | Venezuel…

Noelle Belanger, Cameron Harrison, People's World. (2025-11-29). Detroit Students Fight To Save Classmates Kidnapped By ICE. popularresistance.org Detroit, Illinois – A wave of anger and mobilization is sweeping through Detroit following the detention of two 16-year-old high school students and their families by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last week. The teens, asylum seekers from Venezuela, were seized from their home in an early morning raid, which ignited condemnation from teachers, students, and immigrant rights organizations, who are all demanding their immediate release. | The students, cousins who are active members of the Western International High School community, were detained along with two of their parents on the morning of Thursd…

Staff (2025-11-29). Trump-Maduro Call Revealed as US Launches Largest Military Deployment near Venezuela in Decades. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The NYT added that there are no immediate plans for such a meeting, which would be the first-ever encounter between the authoritarian US ruler and President…

Ryan Black (2025-11-29). Venezuela Isn't The Global Threat, Trump And Rubio Are. progressivehub.net DANIEL FALCONE | FOREIGN POLICY IN FOCUS…

Martha Rios (2025-11-29). Venezuela envía a Cuba tercer barco con ayuda humanitaria. radiohc.cu Un tercer barco con más de siete mil 110 toneladas de ayuda humanitaria zarpó de Venezuela hacia Cuba para contribuir a resarcir los cuantiosos daños materiales provocados por el huracán Melissa que el pasado 29 de octubre pasado impactó en el oriente del país. | El buque del ALBA "Manuel Gual" partió del puerto internacional de La Guaira, en el estado homónimo, con 76 contenedores de alimentos, retroexcavadoras, insumos para la recuperación de la vivienda y vialidad. | Rander Peña, secretario ejecutivo del ALBA-TCP declaró a la prensa: Debe saber el pueblo santiaguero y cada uno de los hermanos cubanos que Venezu…

Alfredo García Almeida (2025-11-29). Trump anunció empezará a detener narcos en tierra venezolana. radiohc.cu Sin decir cómo, donde, ni cuando, el presidente, Donald Trump, anunció el pasado jueves que su gobierno comenzará a detener a narcotraficantes vinculados al gobierno de Nicolás Maduro, "por tierra, muy pronto", en su ofensiva contra las redes de narcotráfico regionales. El mandatario aseguró que Washington ampliará las operaciones de interdicción más allá del mar Caribe. | "También vamos a detenerlos por tierra muy pronto. Por tierra es más fácil. Para que dejen de enviar veneno", dijo Trump, en referencia al tráfico de drogas procedente de Venezuela. | Trump hizo estas declaraciones durante un encuentro con miem…

Alfredo García Almeida (2025-11-29). Trump anunció empezará a detener narcos en tierra venezolana. radiohc.cu Sin decir cómo, donde, ni cuando, el presidente, Donald Trump, anunció el pasado jueves que su gobierno comenzará a detener a narcotraficantes vinculados al gobierno de Nicolás Maduro, "por tierra, muy pronto", en su ofensiva contra las redes de narcotráfico regionales. El mandatario aseguró que Washington ampliará las operaciones de interdicción más allá del mar Caribe. | "También vamos a detenerlos por tierra muy pronto. Por tierra es más fácil. Para que dejen de enviar veneno", dijo Trump, en referencia al tráfico de drogas procedente de Venezuela. | Trump hizo estas declaraciones durante un encuentro con miem…

Martha Rios (2025-11-29). Venezuela envía a Cuba tercer barco con ayuda humanitaria. radiohc.cu Un tercer barco con más de siete mil 110 toneladas de ayuda humanitaria zarpó de Venezuela hacia Cuba para contribuir a resarcir los cuantiosos daños materiales provocados por el huracán Melissa que el pasado 29 de octubre pasado impactó en el oriente del país. | El buque del ALBA "Manuel Gual" partió del puerto internacional de La Guaira, en el estado homónimo, con 76 contenedores de alimentos, retroexcavadoras, insumos para la recuperación de la vivienda y vialidad. | Rander Peña, secretario ejecutivo del ALBA-TCP declaró a la prensa: Debe saber el pueblo santiaguero y cada uno de los hermanos cubanos que Venezu…

eng.belta.by (2025-11-29). Lukashenko confirms Belarus' interest in advancing cooperation with Palestine. eng.belta.by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent a message of congratulations to President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

Liam Kavanagh, DeSmog. (2025-11-29). Lessons For Climate Advocates From Bill Gates 'Climate Hack'. popularresistance.org Many were frustrated, justifiably, by Bill Gates' ability to steal headlines ahead of this year's just-concluded round of U.N. climate talks, COP30. Gates did so by telling the climate community, on his blog, what he believes is a 'hard truth': that we are 'diverting resources from the most effective things that should be done to to improve life in a warming world,' notably fighting poverty and disease, including by boosting economic growth. By focusing on limiting the rise in average global temperatures as the sole metric of success, climate advocates are missing opportunities to 'prevent suffering, particularly…

UMMID (2025-11-29). Launched: A New Study to Screen Children for Lead Exposure. ummid.com UK researchers Monday November 17, 2025 launched in Leeds a new study to screen children for lead exposure.

newleftreview (2025-11-29). Nicholas Mulder: Interludes of Abundance. newleftreview.org Nicholas Mulder on Arnaud Orain, Le monde confisqué. Reading of the current neo-mercantilist lurch as a return to the norm of long-run capitalist history.

Joshua Clark Davis (2025-11-29). Newly Unveiled Photos of MLK Jr. Show Depth of NYPD's Surveillance. theintercept.com

eng.belta.by (2025-11-29). Belarus, Moldova discuss economic, inter-parliamentary cooperation. eng.belta.by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Moldova Anatoly Buben met with Chairman of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova Igor Dodon on 27 November.

groundviews.org (2025-11-29). The Need of Uncompromising Solidarity with Palestine Looking back at the crime of Israeli occupation, the world bears a heavy burden of responsibility because it could not stop the genocide, mass killings, inhumane oppression and destruction of Palestine throughout seven decades.

| AFP | (2025-11-29). Sri Lanka floodwaters rise, death toll hits 69. tribune.com.pk Sri Lankan troops were racing to rescue hundreds of people marooned by rising floodwaters on Friday as weather-related deaths rose to 69, with another 34 people declared missing. | Helicopters and navy boats carried out multiple rescue operations, plucking residents from tree tops, roofs and villages cut off by floodwaters. | The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said the toll had climbed with the recovery of more bodies in the worst affected central region, where most victims had been buried alive as mudslides hit this week. | Rain was falling across the island with some regions receiving 360 millimetres in th…

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of ZengÔºöancient music that transcends time and space. ecns.cn In the Hubei Provincial Museum in central China, there's an impressive artefact that's over 2,000 years old ⚪ the Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng, the largest and most well-preserved set of bronze bells in the world!

UMMID (2025-11-29). New or Resale: Which Home is Right for You? ummid.com Choosing between buying a new home and a resale property is an important decision for any homebuyer. They have to weigh factors like cost, convenience, and long-term value.

____ (2025-11-29). Swatch Group Faces Pressure for Governance Overhaul. devdiscourse.com Steven Wood, a U.S. investor, has launched a critique against Swatch Group, labeling its governance as 'worst-in-class' and proposing comprehensive reforms to the board structure. Wood, who helms GreenWood Investors, is actively advocating for these changes despite owning a mere 0.5% stake in Swatch.

Staff (2025-11-29). NFL Wives Girlfriends as Social Media Powerhouses: The New Era of Family Influencer Branding. moguldom.com Over the last decade, a quiet shift around NFL sidelines has become a whole cultural movement. The women who once appeared mostly in cutaways during broadcasts have become central figures in fans' digital lives. NFL wives and girlfriends are now building massive followings, shaping public narratives, and turning their daily lives into growing personal brands. …

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-11-29). FDA attributes 10 children's deaths to COVID vaccines: The New York Times. english.almanar.com.lb

newleftreview (2025-11-29). Martín Mosquera: The Meaning of Milei. newleftreview.org With Latin America in Trump's cross-hairs, a report from Buenos Aires on the social stalemate that allowed far-right firebrand Javier Milei to impose the harshest shock therapy in Argentina's history. Mosquera mobilizes the conceptual legacies of Gramsci, Trotsky, Otto Bauer and Angelo Tasca to identify the function of the region's highly successful new rights.

newleftreview (2025-11-29). Owen Hatherley: Architecture of the Future? newleftreview.org The built legacy of the Soviet Bloc is undergoing a dramatic reappraisal, from crumbling concrete brutalism to Instagrammable socmod chic. Hatherley's critical survey of a growing body of work in this area—examining modernist constructions from Vilnius to Tashkent—asks the question the new studies largely avoid: what, if anything, makes this architecture socialist?

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). A foreign businessman's 18 years in China: feeling truly at home and having gained everything here>. ecns.cn Qiao Bai (Barrada), from Colombia, has lived in China for 18 years. He has built a successful career while enjoying a rich and fulfilling life. Yiwu's diverse and inclusive vibe has made it easy for him to make friends, both Chinese and foreigners, and has given him a strong sense of belonging. As he puts it, "No foreigner coming here ever feels like an outsider."

defimedia.info (2025-11-29). Gaza Genocide: the Mosquito Protocol The Mosquito Protocol is a term that describes an egregious practice by Israeli soldiers using Palestinian civilians as human shields or forcing them to perform dangerous tasks on their behalf.

| Qaiser Shirazi | (2025-11-29). Elderly woman gets justice after 39 years of bureaucratic delays, harassment in Rawalpindi. tribune.com.pk An elderly woman from Kotli Sattian has received justice from a civil court after 39 years. For nearly four decades, bureaucracy, tehsildars, and patwaris harassed her and her family, extracting money from them. Finally, civil judge Nadeem Asghar Nadeem, recently transferred from Depalpur, used all judicial powers to ensure justice. | The new judge took strict notice of repeated non-compliance with court orders, issuing non-bailable arrest warrants for Commissioner Rawalpindi Aamir Khattak, Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Hassan Waqar Cheema, Deputy Commissioner Murree Zaheer Shirazi, the tehsildar, the concern…

____ (2025-11-29). Tensions Flare as Displaced Families Clash with Security Forces in Manipur. devdiscourse.com Tension escalated in Manipur's Imphal East district on Saturday as hundreds of displaced individuals clashed with security forces, seeking to return to their homes. Officials noted the unrest as tempers flared among those displaced by ethnic violence in May 2023.

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). Harbin Ice-Snow World's super ice slide under construction. ecns.cn The super ice slide of the 27th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World will incorporate design elements of the Great Wall, including ramparts and beacon towers.

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). Youths assist residents affected by Hong Kong residential area fire. ecns.cn Youths provide hot water, warm packs, and other supplies for people affected by a residential area fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential area in Tai Po of Hong Kong, on Nov. 27, 2025.

| Reuters | (2025-11-29). Indonesia floods, landslides raise death toll to 303. tribune.com.pk The death toll from floods and landslides following cyclonic rains in the Indonesian island of Sumatra has risen to 303, the head of the country's disaster mitigation agency said on Saturday, up from a previous figure of 174 dead. | Large parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have been stricken by cyclone-fuelled torrential rain for a week, with a rare tropical storm forming in the Malacca Strait. | At least 279 people are still missing even as about 80,000 people have been evacuated and hundreds are still stranded in three provinces across Sumatra island, Indonesia's westernmost area, head of the agency S…

en.mehrnews (2025-11-29). Why Unlabeled News Is Becoming Strategic Core of Global PR. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — In the current phase of digital communication, brands are under pressure to prove they are real, relevant and trustworthy.

____ (2025-11-29). Jammu & Kashmir's Tourism Hinges on December Snowfall Amidst Challenges. devdiscourse.com In the face of dwindling tourist numbers, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed concern over the state's tourism challenges this year. Speaking to the press, Abdullah highlighted the impact of a dry November on popular destinations, emphasizing the region's reliance on a potential snow-laden December to rekindle visitor arrivals.

BARRY (2025-11-29). Notes on How To Survive a War. portside.org Notes on How To Survive a War |



UMMID (2025-11-29). Amour Election 2025 Results Live: AIMIM Bihar Chief Aktharul Iman vs Rest. ummid.com Akhtarul Iman, President of the All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Bihar has won the 2025 Bihar elections from the Amour Vidhan Sabha seat.

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). China rejects claims that Japanese PM has 'effectively retracted' erroneous remarks. ecns.cn China on Thursday refuted comments by the leader of Japan's main opposition party who claimed that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had "effectively retracted" her controversial remarks by stopping to refer to a specific contingency scenario.

UMMID (2025-11-29). Bihar Election 2025 Results Live: AIMIM loses Balrampur seat by 389 votes. ummid.com Mohammad Adil Hasan of the All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has lost the Balrampur assembly seat of Bihar by just 389 votes, as per the final result announced by the Election Commission Friday.

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). Wang Jinkang: Chinese sci-fi going global is only a matter of time. ecns.cn "Chinese science fiction is rooted in a unique cultural soil. As long as the country continues to develop, it is only a matter of time before it expands beyond its core circles and reaches a global audience," said renowned Chinese science fiction writer Wang Jinkang in a recent interview with China News Network. From the perspective of a sci-fi writer, he shared his insights on the innovative path and internationalization process of Chinese science fiction.

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-11-29). Israeli glider drops bomb in the town of Mais Al-Jabal while workers were collecting scrap metal: Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon. english.almanar.com.lb

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). China warns Japan on rising militarism. ecns.cn A Chinese defense spokesman on Thursday urged Japan to fully repent for its wartime atrocities and immediately halt "dangerous attempts" to revise its Constitution and expand its military.

Emma Lewis (2025-11-29). Jamaican bobsledders bring unexpected joy to an island beset with post-hurricane stress. globalvoices.org

Tom Tanuki (2025-11-29). Physical resistance, rocks and how to build a mass movement. independentaustralia.net

UMMID (2025-11-29). DM Out, Chat In: Watch How X New Feature Works. ummid.com Elon Musk's X, originally launched as Twitter, has replaced its Direct Messaging or DM feature by a new messaging tool named Chat.

A a (2025-11-29). Zelensky's top adviser is out. What's next? strategic-culture.su Andriy Yermak—the chief of staff and right-hand man of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky—resigned on Friday after anticorruption watchdogs raided his home and office. Such investigations have heated up in Ukraine the last few weeks but until now haven't burned anyone nearly as prominent as Yermak, whose political power arguably rivaled that of the president himself.

UMMID (2025-11-29). Asaduddin Owaisi's formula to stop BJP in Bihar sparks buzz. ummid.com A day after 2025 Assembly election results, the All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) of Asaduddin Owaisi has proposed a formula to stop the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) from forming a government in Bihar.

| Reuters | (2025-11-29). Hezbollah open to new war with Israel. tribune.com.pk The head of Lebanese group Hezbollah said on Friday it retained the right to respond to Israel's killing days ago of its top military commander and left open the possibility of a new conflict with Israel. | Naim Qassem spoke in a televised address as fears grew in Lebanon that Israel could escalate its bombardment of the country to compel Hezbollah to relinquish its arsenal across the country, which the group has repeatedly rejected. | Israel's killing of Hezbollah's top military commander Haytham Ali Tabtabai in a strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on November 23 sharpened those worries. Qassem said the grou…

en.mehrnews (2025-11-29). VIDEO: Watch Iran destroying advanced Israeli drones. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — The footage shows the Iranian military downing advanced Israeli drones during the 12-day war.

ptcnews.tv (2025-11-29). White House shooting suspect Afghan national to be charged with first-degree murder. ptcnews.tv The Afghan national, accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House, will be charged with first-degree murder, the Washington Post reported. Jeanine Pirro, US attorney for Washington, DC, said that more counts are likely to follow against suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal (29), who migrated from Afghanistan in 2021 under "Operation Allies Welcome" during Joe Biden's tenure, after the chaotic withdrawal of US forces in Afghanistan. | The Washington Post reported that the upgraded charges of first-degree murder, instead of the initial charges of assault, raise the possibility for the suspected atta…

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-11-29). UN Chief Calls for End to Unlawful Israeli Occupation of Palestinian Territory, Progress towards "Two-State Solution" english.almanar.com.lb UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Saturday reiterated his calls for an end to the unlawful occupation of the Palestinian Territory and for irreversible progress towards the so-called "two-State solution." In remarks marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the UN chief said the Palestinian people have a right to dignity, justice …

| AFP | (2025-11-29). Zelensky's circle rocked by graft allegations. tribune.com.pk Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday removed his powerful chief of staff and top negotiator, Andriy Yermak, after detectives raided his house as part of a sweeping corruption probe. | Yermak's removal deals a serious blow to Zelensky, who is facing a mounting Russian offensive in the east just as the United States, a crucial ally, tabled a surprise plan to end the war that heavily favoured Moscow. | Just last week, Zelensky had named Yermak, 54, as Ukraine's top negotiator in high-stakes talks to refine the US plan. That was a vote of confidence amid growing pressure from opposition figures to remo…

UMMID (2025-11-29). Pros and Cons of US-Saudi Arabia F-35 Fighters Deal. ummid.com US President Donald Trump has said he is considering Saudi Arabia's request to buy F-35 fighter jets, as intelligence officials warn China could gain access to the aircraft's latest American technology.

| Musharraf Shah | (2025-11-29). Punjab issues over 76,000 challans in 48-hour traffic crackdown. tribune.com.pk Punjab traffic police issued over 76,000 challans and collected fines exceeding Rs71.2 million across the province in 48 hours as part of a crackdown on traffic violations, a spokesperson said on Saturday. The operation was launched under a zero-tolerance policy implemented on orders of DIG Traffic Muhammad Waqas Nazir. | Police registered 1,402 FIRs for serious traffic violations and impounded over 13,000 vehicles, while 1,390 violators were imprisoned, the spokesperson said. | Read: Punjab rolls out stricter traffic ordinance | The drive targeted multiple categories of offenders. Authorities took action agai…

en.mehrnews (2025-11-29). Yemen condemns Israeli strike, backs Syria's right to respond. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — Yemen's Ansarullah movement has condemned Israel's recent strike in the Damascus countryside, calling it a violation of Syria's sovereignty and affirming Damascus' right to respond with all available means.

Mehwish Abbas (2025-11-29). Torture, Rape, Electrocution: UN Declares Israel's Treatment of Palestinians a War Crime. thinktank.pk In a damning verdict that could reshape international justice, a United Nations panel has accused Israel of running a "de facto state policy of organized and widespread torture" against Palestinians in its detention facilities. Drawing from harrowing survivor accounts and expert testimonies, the findings label these abuses as potential war crimes, crimes against humanity — …

____ (2025-11-29). Sri Lanka Faces Crisis After Cyclone Ditwah Strikes. devdiscourse.com Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has declared a state of emergency across the island due to the catastrophic effects of Cyclone Ditwah. This move follows a request from opposition leaders and essential workers to accelerate relief efforts.

____ (2025-11-29). Gujarat Advances Digital Policing with i-Pragati Launch. devdiscourse.com In a groundbreaking move towards enhancing police transparency and accessibility, the Gujarat government unveiled i-Pragati Intelligent Progress Reporting And Grievance Addressing through Technology. Announced by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in May 2025, this cutting-edge initiative enables citizens to monitor their complaints in real time without frequenting police stations.

_____ (2025-11-29). CPJ leads solidarity action at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference. CPJ Staff

en.mehrnews (2025-11-29). Iranian retaliation left Israel's military capacity in ruins. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — An advisor to the chief of general staff of the Iranian Armed Forces says Israel is deliberately withholding the full scale of losses from Tehran's recent retaliatory strike.

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). Why is this small city 'perfect' ? a Colombian guitarist knows. ecns.cn Colombian guitarist Qiao Bai (Barrada) shared a heartwarming story about a band performance: during a show in an ancient town, although the band played foreign songs, the elderly audience listened with remarkable focus. Their simple yet sincere attention deeply moved him. To him, Yiwu may be small, but it is full of surprises—friendly people, rapid development, and a strong sense of safety. This vibrant city has long held a special place in his heart as a truly "perfect city."

geo.tv (2025-11-29). Airbus forces urgent software recall on A320 jets after radiation-linked control fault. geo.tv

Chris Walker, Truthout. (2025-11-29). Study: Gender-Affirming Care Lowers Suicide Risk For Trans Kids. popularresistance.org A newly published study reveals that a certain kind of gender-affirming care for transgender kids and young adults likely lowers rates of suicidality among those populations. | The study, published in the Journal of Pediatrics, examined 432 patients between the ages of 12 and 20 years old who received treatment at an unnamed Midwestern academic medical center. Patients who were set to receive gender-affirming care filled out Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) surveys prior to receiving hormone therapy (HT) treatment, then repeated the questionnaire at future visits.

newarab (2025-11-29). Airbus issues major A320 recall, threatening global flight disruption. newarab.com Europe's Airbus said on Friday it was ordering immediate repairs to 6,000 of its widely used A320 family of jets in a sweeping recall affecting more than half the global fleet, threatening upheaval during the busiest travel weekend of the year in the United States and disruption worldwide. | The setback appears to be among the largest recalls affecting Airbus in its 55-year history and comes weeks after the A320 overtook the Boeing 737 as the most-delivered model. At the time Airbus issued its bulletin to the plane's more than 350 operators, some 3,000 A320-family jets were in the air. | The fix mainly involves r…

| Our Correspondent | (2025-11-29). Sugar mills face CCP action for alleged collusion. tribune.com.pk The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has issued show-cause notices to 10 sugar mills in Punjab for colluding in relation to the start of crushing season and fixing the sugarcane procurement price at Rs400 per maund. | A CCP review found that representatives of these mills held a meeting on November 10, 2025 where they decided to commence crushing on November 28, instead of the Punjab Sugarcane Commissioner's officially notified date of November 15. The mills also agreed to fix the cane purchase price at Rs400 per maund, an act that constitutes collusive decision-making. | The meeting was chaired by the…

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). The 2025 World Intelligent Manufacturing Expo kicks off in east China. ecns.cn The 2025 World Intelligent Manufacturing Expo opened in Nanjing on Thursday, featuring four major exhibition halls, namely robotics, smart factories, industrial software and system solutions, and intelligent equipment.

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). LABUBU joins New York's Thanksgiving Parade. ecns.cn The 99th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in Manhattan, New York, Wednesday, with new friend LABUBU making its debut in this year's lineup.

| Qaiser Sherazi | (2025-11-29). TikTok girl hair-cutting case shelved as victim, suspects go missing. tribune.com.pk

en.mehrnews (2025-11-29). Front pages of Iran's English dailies on November 29. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Saturday, November 29.

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). China hopes France promotes healthy development of China-EU relations along right track. ecns.cn China hopes that France will promote the healthy development of China-U.S.Wang made the remarks during a phone call with Emmanuel Bonne, the French president's diplomatic adviser. He hopes that France will encourage the EU to pursue a positive, rational policy toward China, uphold the basic principles of partnership, and adequately address economic and trade differences through dialogue and consultation.

| AFP | (2025-11-29). Relatives search through images of the dead after Hong Kong blaze. tribune.com.pk It has been two days since Fung lost contact with his mother-in-law, when the Hong Kong housing estate where the elderly woman lived went up in flames — but he has not given up on bringing her home. | The raging fire at Wang Fuk Court claimed at least 128 lives in what was the world's deadliest residential building fire since 1980, and authorities said Friday the status of around 200 people remained "unclear". | Fung is among those engaged in an increasingly desperate search for missing loved ones, which took him to a victim identification station where he and his wife sifted through photos of the dead.

en.mehrnews (2025-11-29). Iran condemns Israeli assault on southern Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — Iran's Foreign Ministry has denounced Israel's ground and air attacks on the southern Syrian area of Beit Jinn, calling the incident a violation of international law and a threat to regional stability.

____ (2025-11-29). Goa's Zilla Panchayat Elections Set for December Showdown. devdiscourse.com The State Election Commission of Goa announced that elections for all 50 zilla panchayats will occur on December 20, with the vote count slated for December 22.

Ed Newman (2025-11-29). United States vs. Sheinbaum's Government. radiohc.cu By Hedelberto López Blanch * | In the offensive being waged by the administration of convicted US President Donald Trump and his Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, against progressive governments in Latin America, they have now set their sights on Mexico and its president, Claudia Sheinbaum. | Not content with having seized half of Mexico's territory in the last century, Washington is also attempting to bring this Latin American nation under its political and economic control. | The first thing Trump did just days after taking office in January of this year was to try to impose on the world that the Gulf of Mexico…

newleftreview (2025-11-29). Dylan Riley & Robert Brenner: The Long Downturn and Its Political Results. newleftreview.org Responding to the wide-ranging debate sparked by their 'Seven Theses on American Politics' (NLR 138), Riley and Brenner expand the temporal frame of their analysis of capitalist stagnation as an endogenous feature, incurable by bubbles and bailouts—and rethink the nature of the 'political capitalism' that results.

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). China issues stern warning on Japan's missile deployment plan. ecns.cn Japan will "be destined to pay a heavy price" if it crosses the red line on the Taiwan question, a Chinese defense spokesman warned on Thursday.Instead of repenting for its war crimes of invading and colonizing Taiwan, Japan is "taking an extremely wrong approach by suggesting military intervention into a so-called Taiwan contingency," he said.

Mark J Willière (2025-11-29). Why Is Europe Spending ‚Ǩ22 Billion to Beat America and China to the Moon? thinktank.pk In the vast theater of the cosmos, where superpowers vie for dominance and private titans like SpaceX rewrite the rules, Europe is scripting its most audacious comeback yet. On a brisk November day in 2025, amid the humming innovation hubs of Bremen, Germany, the European Space Agency (ESA) secured a staggering ‚Ǩ22.1 billion war chest …

newleftreview (2025-11-29). Gabriele Pedullà : Timpanaro's Materials. newleftreview.org Gabriele Pedullà on Tom Geue, Major Corrections. Intellectual biography of Sebastiano Timpanaro, who brought the tools of philology to bear in a keen-sighted historical materialism.

CNBC. (2025-11-29). Starbucks Workers' Union Escalates Strike On Black Friday. popularresistance.org The Starbucks workers' union said on Friday it is escalating an indefinite strike to more than 120 stores and 85 cities, demanding higher pay and staffing levels at the coffee chain. | The walkout, which is set to be the longest strike in the history of Starbucks, began on its Red Cup Day on November 13 with 65 stores and more than 40 cities. | The strike comes on Black Friday, the busiest time of the year for retailers when shoppers hunt for bargains on everything from food and groceries to apparel and appliances. | Workers also went on strike at Amazon warehouses in Germany on Black Friday, aiming to disrupt op…

UMMID (2025-11-29). Kochadhaman Election 2025 Results Live: Sarwar Alam of AIMIM wins by 23K votes. ummid.com Md Sarwar Alam of the All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Bihar, has won from the Kochadhaman assembly seat of Bihar, the Election Commission of India declared Friday.

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-11-29). 130 Palestinians injured as the Israeli occupation escalates its raid on Tubas in the northern West Bank: Palestinian media. english.almanar.com.lb

| Sports Desk | (2025-11-29). Pakistan defeat Sri Lanka by six wickets to win 2025 T20I Tri-Series final. tribune.com.pk Pakistan successfully chased the target of 115 runs in 18.4 overs to claim the T20I 2025 Tri-Series title at Rawalpindi Satium on Saturday night. | Openers Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub scored 23 and 36 runs, respectively. | Babar Azam finished the job with unbeaten 37 runs. | Captain Salman Agha managed to score 14 runs before returning to pavilion. | The hosts dismissed Sri Lanka in 19.1 overs. | Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Nawaz led Pakistani bowling attack with three wickets each, whereas Abrar Ahmed took two wickets and Saim Ayub along with Salman Mirza took one apiece. | Kamil Mishara was the highe…

Editor (2025-11-29). The Seven Richest Billionaires Are All Media Barons. scheerpost.com Feature photo | Illustration by MintPress News | In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible By Alan MacLeod / Trump loyalist and CIA contractor Larry Ellison's purchase of CNN appears imminent, and marks the latest v…

George Nokos (2025-11-29). The Papal presence in Nicaea and the prospective framework of Ecumenical Ecclesiastical Diplomacy. moderndiplomacy.eu Can a significant and historic presence in Nicaea in commemoration of the 1700th anniversary of the first Ecumenical Council reshape the framework of global Christian dialogue? Pope Leo XIV stands on ground where the first common statement of Christian belief was formed seventeen centuries ago in the context of the first Ecumenical Council. The lake …

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). All Chinese nationals rescued from severe flooding in southern Thailand. ecns.cn All Chinese nationals trapped in the severe flooding in southern Thailand have been rescued with the assistance of the Chinese Consulate-General in Songkhla, the consulate said on Friday.

Behrouz Ayaz (2025-11-29). The Saudi Gambit: An F-35 Domino Effect in the Gulf. moderndiplomacy.eu Amid regional tensions and just two months after the Saudi-Pakistan Mutual Defense pact (SMDA) on September 17, 2025, the sale of 48 F‚Äë35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia could alter the security balance in the Persian Gulf. Given SMDA and the political weight that Pakistan gains from Riyadh's growing military strength, Islamabad is emerging as …

UMMID (2025-11-29). Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced death penalty. ummid.com Sheikh Hasina Wazed, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh who fled the country last August, was Monday November 17, 2025 sentenced death penalty.

News Desk, The Cradle. (2025-11-29). Putin 'Optimistic' On US Peace Plan, Calls Zelensky 'Illegitimate'. popularresistance.org Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on 27 November that the Kremlin generally agrees that the 28-point US peace plan for Ukraine could form a basis for an agreement, while at the same time calling Ukraine's leadership illegitimate. | "In general, we agree that this could be the basis for future agreements," he said while speaking to reporters at the conclusion of a visit to Kyrgyzstan. | "It would be impolite of me to talk about any final options now, as there aren't any. But some things are fundamental," Putin said.

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). Hong Kong fire death toll climbs to 128, with more bodies to be found. ecns.cn The death toll from the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, Hong Kong has climbed to 128 as of Friday afternoon, Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said at a press conference, according to media reports. Tang also warned that more bodies may still be found.

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). China's industrial profits record steady growth in the first 10 months. ecns.cn Zhang Di, chief macroeconomic analyst at China Galaxy Securities, said the equipment and high-tech manufacturing sectors remained the main drivers of industrial profit growth during the first 10 months.

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). Hong Kong devastating fire kills 94. ecns.cn As of 6 a.m. on Friday, the fire at Hong Fu Court in Hong Kong has resulted in 94 deaths, including a firefighter, according to local authorities.

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2025-11-29). Illegal Orders, Liberal Hypocrisy, And Fake Outrage. popularresistance.org A group of six United States senators and members of congress recently released a 90-second video in which they assert that members of the military can and in fact should refuse to carry out orders that are illegal. Article 92 in the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) states that lawful orders must be obeyed and unlawful orders should not be carried out. While the assertion should not be controversial, the question of what is lawful or unlawful is not always clear. Military service personnel are at great personal risk should they attempt to make the distinction themselves.

UMMID (2025-11-29). Delhi Blast: Suspicion First, Evidence Later. ummid.com This phenomenon is not new. It is the natural extension of a decade-long drift where Muslims in India have not just been blamed for crimes they did not commit, but targeted for simply existing within a landscape where trust has become communal and suspicion automatic.

| Sports Desk | (2025-11-29). Hazara defeat Bannu by 81 runs in Zalmi Women Cricket League Season 2. tribune.com.pk The second day of the Zalmi Women Cricket League Season 2 in Peshawar concluded successfully, with all three matches decided. The league is being organized by Peshawar Zalmi and the Zalmi Foundation in collaboration with Ufone 4G, UN Women, and the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. | After the success of Season 1, Season 2 is also underway with great enthusiasm in Peshawar. Three matches were played on the second day at the Hayatabad Sports Complex. | In the first match, Hazara defeated Bannu by 81 runs. Hazara scored 125 runs for the loss of 2 wickets, while Bannu could only reach 44 runs with 9 wickets down.

UMMID (2025-11-29). Red alert in Makkah, Madinah as heavy rains lash Two Holy Cities. ummid.com Local weather and meteorological departments have sounded red alert in Makkah al Mukarramah and Madinah al Munawwarah after heavy rains lashed the Two Holy Cities.

UMMID (2025-11-29). Distorting Lens of FPTP: Decoding The Bihar 2025 Mandate. ummid.com The 2025 Bihar Assembly Election has once again exposed the deep structural distortions of India's First Past…

UMMID (2025-11-29). Azam Khan, son Abdullah Azam back in jail. ummid.com Senior Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam have been sent to jail after they were pronounced guilty by Rampur Court.

| Our Correspondent | (2025-11-29). YDA demand end to political interference, fair pay as K-P declares health emergency. tribune.com.pk The Young Doctors Association Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has announced its full support to the health emergency, declared by Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. They, however, stressed that the initiative will only succeed if the provincial government ensures adequate facilities in hospitals across the province. | Addressing a press conference at the Peshawar Press Club, YDA President Dr Asfandyar, accompanied by General Secretary Dr Asif Khan and other office-bearers, said that public hospitals remain severely under-equipped, leaving ordinary citizens deprived of essential healthcare services. | "We support the health emer…

Ju Hyung Kim (2025-11-29). The Crimean War Revisited: Strategic Lessons for Today's U.S.-Japan-ROK Trilateral. moderndiplomacy.eu The 1853—56 Crimean War typically kindles the image of trench warfare, freezing winter, and the Charge of the Light Brigade, yet the practical strategic implication of the war is that the miscalculation of a single authoritarian country triggered one of the most serious coalition conflicts of the 19th century. Overconfident in its growing power and …

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). Taiwan leader's 'warmongering' stance slammed. ecns.cn "He relies only on continuously expanding military purchases and fueling confrontational sentiment, the cost of which will ultimately be borne by all the people of Taiwan," Ma said.

San Hugo Roxi Ginting (2025-11-29). Brazil's Multi-Alignment: Smart Realism or Opportunism Wrapped in Ideology? moderndiplomacy.eu This article will discuss how, amid the chaos of 2025, with Trump once again slapping the world with crazy tariffs, China still hungry for commodities, and the Global South wanting a voice, Brazil has chosen to 'be friends with everyone at once.' Lula takes the stage at the UN, COP30, and BRICS while proclaiming the …

| Ahtesham Bashir | (2025-11-29). K-P chief minister seeks parliamentary unity amid Adila meeting denial. tribune.com.pk In response to the repeated denial of a meeting with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi convened a parliamentary party session to finalise the party's future course of action. Afridi directed all MNAs and MPAs to assemble outside the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday in a show of solidarity and protest. | Speaking to party members and youth, Afridi emphasised that his goal is not personal power, wealth, or a luxurious lifestyle, but public service. "Those who polish boots are listened to, while those who stand by principles face retaliation," he remarked, critic…

UMMID (2025-11-29). Watch: Gen Z storm National Palace as anti-govt protests intensify. ummid.com A mild protest by Gen Z against drug violence and the security policies of the government Saturday turn into a massive uprising a day later as thousands of people marched to National Palace, asking President Claudia Sheinbaum to quit.

UMMID (2025-11-29). AlUla's Maraya Concert Hall is world's largest mirrored structure. ummid.com The Maraya Concert Hall in Ashar Valley, AlUla Governorate, holds the title of the world's largest mirrored building to date.

UMMID (2025-11-29). British families eat significantly larger variety of foods since 1940. ummid.com New survey data shows that British families eat a significantly larger variety of foods since 1940.

UMMID (2025-11-29). Raghunathpur Election 2025 Results Live: Osama Shahab vs Rest. ummid.com Osama Shahab of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), has won from the Raghunathpur assembly seat of Bihar, according to the Final Result announced by the Election Commission of India.

____ (2025-11-29). Suvendu Adhikari Applauds Cricket Sensation Richa Ghosh for World Cup Triumph. devdiscourse.com On Saturday, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari visited the home of World Cup-winning cricketer Richa Ghosh to celebrate her contributions to India's landmark victory. Adhikari lauded the Indian women's cricket team for their resilience and praised Ghosh's pivotal role in their triumphant campaign.

UMMID (2025-11-29). Live Updates: Bihar Election 2025 Final Results. ummid.com The BJP-JD (U) led NDA alliance has swept the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 winning a total of 202 seats, as per the final results announced by the Poll Panel Friday.

Maddison Wheeldon (2025-11-29). Zarah Sultana was just talking 'bout a revolution at her Your Party rally. thecanary.co Suppose it wasn't clear before that Your Party offered a real hope of change for the masses. In that case, it certainly is now after Zarah Sultana's energetic, passionate, and principled rally ahead of the Your Party founding conference. Joined by prominent left-wing speakers, including Lewis Nielsen, who was expelled today from Your Party for […] | By

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). Chinese business delegation to visit U.S. for bilateral exchanges, cooperation. ecns.cn Yang Fan, spokesperson for the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), speaks at a press conference in Beijing, China, November 27, 2025.Yang Fan, spokesperson for the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), speaks at a press conference in Beijing, China, November 27, 2025.

BARRY (2025-11-29). Friday Nite Videos | November 28, 2025. portside.org Friday Nite Videos | November 28, 2025 |

Mazhar Siddique Khan (2025-11-29). Taliban's terror partners once again menacing the world. asiatimes.com There is a dangerous fiction circulating in international discourse that Afghanistan's turmoil is contained, regionalized and — to some extent — manageable. It is not. The evidence is overwhelming, the spillover already visible and the Taliban regime's complicity increasingly undeniable. What is emerging in Afghanistan today is not merely a resurgence of extremist groups; it …

____ (2025-11-29). Gangster Anmol Bishnoi's Custody Extended Amid High Stakes. devdiscourse.com A Delhi court has extended the NIA custody of notorious gangster Anmol Bishnoi for an additional seven days, as confirmed on Saturday. This decision came after a hearing held at the highly secured NIA headquarters.

Asia Times staff (2025-11-29). Ukraine peace prospects now almost entirely in Trump's hands. asiatimes.com Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Rubio and Witkoff vie for control of Ukraine strategy James Davis reports that Trump's shrinking Ukraine peace plan has ignited a power struggle within his own administration, with Rubio and Witkoff pursuing rival diplomatic tracks …

UMMID (2025-11-29). Bahadurganj Election 2025 Results Live: Tauseef Alam of AIMIM Vs Rest. ummid.com Md Tauseef Alam of the All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Bihar has won from the Bahadurganj assembly seat of Bihar, the Election Commission of India declared today.

Staff (2025-11-29). How IT Companies Can Improve Their Services: A Practical Guide. moguldom.com IT companies work in a fast-changing world where clients expect fast support, reliable systems, and strong protection from new risks. Good service helps a company stand out in a crowded market. Strong processes, skilled teams, and the right tools help build trust with clients and reduce daily problems. Many IT teams want to improve their …

Metamorphosis Foundation (2025-11-29). Similar type of bot attacks target Instagram profiles of Serbian student movement and Macedonian independent media outlet. globalvoices.org Coordinated bot networks target activists and journalists, raising alarm about platform vulnerabilities in the Western BalkansGlobal VoicesPrint screen of the "Students in Blockade" Instagram profile. Photo by Meta.mk, used with permission. | This article is based on coverage by Meta.mk News Agency published on November 16 and newleftreview (2025-11-29). Nan Z. Da: Literary Criticism in the Age of AI. newleftreview.org Critical analyses of AI usually adopt a stance of defensive humanism. Instead, Nan Da interrogates its mode of reasoning. How do LLMs make the step from data to inference—and what does it mean when they can no longer differentiate the two? Lessons from Emily Dickinson on linguistic interpretation's necessary freedoms—and responsibilities.

newarab (2025-11-29). Lebanese army dismantling Hezbollah caches, tunnels in the south. newarab.com The Lebanese army has intensified its efforts in regions along the border with Israel, in the volatile area that witnessed the 14-month war between Israel and the Parts of the zone south of the Litani River and north of the border with Israel were formerly a Hezbollah stronghold, off limits to the Lebanese national army and U.N. peacekeepers (UNIFIL) deployed in the area. | But since a ceasefire ended the Israel-Hezbollah war a year ago, Lebanon's army has boosted its presence along th…

Apoorba Banerjee (2025-11-29). Critical Industries, Critical Risks in ASEAN Supply Chains. moderndiplomacy.eu ASEAN is attempting to secure a foothold in the global semiconductor and electric-vehicle battery industries. Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand have each announced concrete industrial commitments that signal an ambition to move deeper into high-value manufacturing. These efforts carry strategic implications because semiconductors, power electronics, and batteries are essential inputs for artificial intelligence, renewable energy systems, …

Matteo Giovannini (2025-11-29). Hong Kong is China's most underestimated strategic asset. asiatimes.com It has become fashionable in some circles to speak of Hong Kong's decline. The narrative is familiar: geopolitical tension, competitive pressure from other Asian hubs and the weight of China's economic slowdown. Yet this storyline misses the bigger shift underway. Hong Kong is not fading — it is being repurposed. And in that repurposing, it …

| Our Correspondent | (2025-11-29). $200m plan to export meat to Malaysia finalised. tribune.com.pk Pakistan on Friday finalised a plan for meat export to Malaysia, setting a target of $200 million. The government has also decided to grant industry status to the halal meat sector to increase exports and strengthen Pakistan's economy. | Under the plan, the target of $200 million in meat exports to Malaysia has been set for the next three to five years. Currently, Pakistan exports buffalo meat worth $38,000 to Malaysia. | A high-level meeting of a relevant committee was held to finalise a comprehensive meat export plan in line with the vision of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. It was jointly chaired by Special…

newleftreview (2025-11-29). Martín Mosquera: The Meaning of Milei. newleftreview.org With Latin America in Trump's cross-hairs, a report from Buenos Aires on the social stalemate that allowed far-right firebrand Javier Milei to impose the harshest shock therapy in Argentina's history. Mosquera mobilizes the conceptual legacies of Gramsci, Trotsky, Otto Bauer and Angelo Tasca to identify the function of the region's highly successful new rights.

____ (2025-11-29). Global Horizons: NEC's Strategic Leap with Curtin University Malaysia. devdiscourse.com Hyderabad, India — Narasaraopeta Engineering College (NEC) has achieved a significant milestone by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Curtin University Malaysia, opening new doors in the realm of international academic collaboration.

UMMID (2025-11-29). Baisi Election 2025 Results Live: Ghulam Sarwar of AIMIM wins by 27,251 votes. ummid.com Ghulam Sarwar of the All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has won from the Baisi assembly seat of Bihar, the Election Commission of India announced Friday.

newleftreview (2025-11-29). Gabriele Pedullà : Timpanaro's Materials. newleftreview.org Gabriele Pedullà on Tom Geue, Major Corrections. Intellectual biography of Sebastiano Timpanaro, who brought the tools of philology to bear in a keen-sighted historical materialism.

| JAHANZAIB ABBASI | (2025-11-29). All talaq forms remain ineffective for 90 days, says SC as it upholds wife's revocation. tribune.com.pk The Supreme Court has upheld a Sindh High Court ruling that validated the withdrawal of a divorce notice issued by a wife acting under delegated powers, reiterating that no form of talaq—whether pronounced by a husband or exercised through delegation—attains legal effect until the mandatory 90-day period under Section 7 of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961, has lapsed. | A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi dismissed the appeal filed by Muhammad Hassan Sultan, who had challenged two orders issued by the Union/Arbitration Council in Karachi. The controversy stemmed from a no…

Editor (2025-11-29). Ray McGovern: The Neocon-Realist Armageddon Over Ukraine. scheerpost.com Volodymyr Zelensky speaks with Steve Witkoff and Marco Rubio, Aug. 18, 2025 in the Oval Office. (White House /Daniel Torok) | In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible By Ray McGovern / Donald Trump made some…

Staff (2025-11-29). How ML Annotation Can Transform Your Machine Learning Projects. moguldom.com Machine learning works best when the data is clean, clear, and labeled with care, and that is where annotation makes a big difference in real work. As a result, the model does not guess or drift, and this cuts errors that come from noise in raw data. Teams also gain speed and fewer reworks because …

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). 2 more arrested for residential area fire in Hong Kong. ecns.cn Two directors of an engineering consultancy company were arrested by Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) on Friday for the fire that broke out in Wang Fuk Court, a residential area in Tai Po of Hong Kong, according to the ICAC.

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). Chinese medical team in Guyana donates ventilators to local patients. ecns.cn The 21st Chinese medical team assisting Guyana has recently donated urgently needed home non-invasive ventilators to two local impoverished patients. The donation was made through the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Guyana Limited—China Medical Team Assistance Fund, offering new hope for patients struggling with severe respiratory difficulties.

Mica Rosenberg, Mario Ariza, McKenzie Funk, Jeff Ernsthausen, Gabriel Sandoval, ProPublica. (2025-11-29). ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids To Federal Detention This Year. popularresistance.org It was Friday, June 6, and the rent was due. As soon as she finished an errand, Imelda Carreto planned on joining her family as they gathered scrap metal to earn a little extra cash. Her fiancé, Julio Matias, and 15-year-old nephew, Carlos, had set out early, hitching a trailer to the back of their beat-up gray truck. | Shortly after 8 a.m., Carreto's phone rang. It was Carlos, telling her an officer with the Florida Highway Patrol had pulled over the truck on Interstate 4 near Tampa. The stated reason: cracks in their windshield. But Carreto was worried. She knew Florida police were collaborating with federal im…

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-11-29). Northwestern University agrees to pay $75 million as part of deal with Trump administration that restores frozen funds. english.almanar.com.lb

| Saleh Mughal | (2025-11-29). Massive financial irregularities exposed at Islamabad's Federal Treasury Office. tribune.com.pk

Mainul Haque (2025-11-29). Australia's aged care continues to operate on a one-size-fits-all model. independentaustralia.net

| Web Desk | (2025-11-29). Gold prices jump in Pakistan after surge in global market. tribune.com.pk Gold prices surged in Pakistan on Saturday after a sharp rise in the international bullion market, where the yellow metal gained $53 per ounce to reach $4,218. | After a two-day pause in trading, domestic bullion markets raised the price of 24-carat gold by Rs5,300 per tola, taking it to Rs444,162. The rate for 10 grams also increased by Rs4,544 to settle at Rs380,797. | Silver prices followed the same upward trend, with the per-tola rate climbing by Rs267 to Rs5,909 and the 10-gram price rising by Rs229 to Rs5,066. | Read: tribune.com.pk/story/2579688/sbp-pumps-r… | Earlier on F…

A A (2025-11-29). Could the French government be linked to political terror? strategic-culture.su The French political regime appears to be one of the most violent in the present days. | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Behind the…

BARRY (2025-11-29). Palestinians Offer a Much Clearer Path to Peace. portside.org Palestinians Offer a Much Clearer Path to Peace |

newarab (2025-11-29). Rubio 'plans to skip NATO meeting' at key moment for Ukraine. newarab.com U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to skip a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels next week, two U.S. officials said, in a highly unusual absence of the top U.S. diplomat from a key transatlantic gathering. | Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau will represent Washington instead, said one of the officials, who requested anonymity to discuss matters that have not yet been made public. It was unclear why Rubio planned to skip the December 3 meeting, and his plans could change. | But his likely no-show comes when U.S. and Ukrainian officials have been scrambling to narrow gaps over President…

UMMID (2025-11-29). Jokihat Election 2025 Results Live: Murshid Alam of AIMIM wins by over 28K votes. ummid.com Mohammad Murshid Alam of the All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Bihar has won the Jokihat assembly seat of Bihar, the Election Commission of India announced Friday.

en.mehrnews (2025-11-29). Europe being shut out of many aspects of US peace plan talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — The participation of European countries in the negotiation process on the US peace plan is limited and does not imply access to details on many aspects of discussions on the Ukrainian settlement, according to a media report.

Rayyan Ahmed (2025-11-29). Will the EU's Controversial US Trade Pact Save Jobs… or Destroy Them? thinktank.pk In an era where geopolitical tensions and economic protectionism dominate headlines, the European Union's bold step toward ratifying a contentious trade agreement with the United States marks a pivotal moment for international commerce. EU member states rallied behind a framework that slashes tariffs on American industrial imports, aiming to avert a full-blown trade skirmish. This …

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao rally with donations after deadly Tai Po fire. ecns.cn Donations and emergency supplies have poured in from across the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao after a major fire at Hung Fuk Court in Tai Po on Wednesday left heavy casualties.

| Web Desk | (2025-11-29). Naqvi visits Islamabad airport, orders crackdown against 'visa agents exploiting innocent people'. tribune.com.pk Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi ordered a strict crackdown on visa agents exploiting travelers during an unannounced visit to Islamabad International Airport on Saturday, saying that those with genuine documents should not be barred from traveling abroad. | "No passenger with genuine and complete documents should ever be stopped from travelling," Naqvi said in a post on X, adding that those attempting to travel on fake or unverified documents would not be allowed under any circumstances as "such actions damage Pakistan's reputation". | Visited Islamabad Airport today and met passengers travelling abroad to hear…

UMMID (2025-11-29). 2025 Bihar Assembly to have 11 Muslim MLAs. ummid.com List of Muslim MLAs in Bihar 2025: The newly elected assembly in Bihar will have 11 Muslim MLAs, down by 8 as compared to their tally in the last assembly, the final results of the 2025 state elections announced Friday showed.

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). China raises serious concerns over some parts of Malaysia-US trade deal. ecns.cn China expressed serious concerns regarding certain content of the "Agreement on Reciprocal Trade" between Malaysia and the United States, and called for Malaysia to act in its own long-term interests by weighing the matters carefully and seeking a proper resolution, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

Ashley Macchi (2025-11-29). Senate hearing on multiple use of America's public lands. nationofchange.org The core issue discussed was about the challenge of balancing the "multiple-use" mandate (which requires balancing recreation, conservation, timber, grazing, and energy development) with a "sustained yield."

Cesar Sabas (2025-11-29). The Riyadh-Washington Pact: A New Dawn for Sudan? moderndiplomacy.eu The civil war between the two main rival factions, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has intensified into a humanitarian catastrophe and widespread geopolitical disaster since its outbreak in April 2023. Regional and international alarm only continues to grow as over 150,000 people have died, 12 million have been displaced, …

UMMID (2025-11-29). 'Digital Dirham': UAE Joins Club of Three Having Digital Currency. ummid.com The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Thursday (Nov 13, 2025) launched 'Digital Dirham' and joined China, Nigeria and the Bahamas that have their own digital currencies.

UMMID (2025-11-29). 42 Indian Pilgrims dead in Makkah-Madinah Highway bus accident. ummid.com As many as 42 Indians have been killed when a bus carrying the Umrah pilgrims collided with a diesel tanker on Makkah-Madinah Highway early in the morning Monday November 17, 2025.

eng.belta.by (2025-11-29). Pomegranate Festival makes its debut in Grodno. eng.belta.by Grodno Oblast Drama Theater played host to the Pomegranate Festival, a symbol of Azerbaijani culture, on 28 November.

Staff (2025-11-29). 2026 Survival Guide For First-Time Entrepreneurs. moguldom.com Entrepreneurs know what it's like to feel overwhelmed. That's particularly true in the digital age, where information seems to be available from hundreds of different sources. What's the key to getting it right the first time? For the majority of start-up owners, the secret is learning the simple things first and then building on that …

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). China completes world's largest-span steel arch bridge. ecns.cn With a main span of 580 meters, the Fenglai Daxi River Grand Bridge stretches 1,136.7 meters in total, marking the world's largest-span steel arch bridge. The bridge deck stands more than 310 meters above the river, equivalent to the height of a 100-story building.

en.mehrnews (2025-11-29). Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan ink deal on North-South Corridor. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — Iran, Russia, and Azerbaijan have signed a new trilateral agreement in Baku to expand the western route of the International North—South Transport Corridor.

____ (2025-11-29). Amaravati Capital Push: Andhra Pradesh Secures Historic Loan. devdiscourse.com In a significant push for the development of Amaravati, the government of Andhra Pradesh has extended a guarantee and issued a letter of comfort to the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA). The state is facilitating a Rs 7,500 crore loan from the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID).

Staff (2025-11-29). Why Partnering with a Fiduciary Advisor Can Strengthen Your Financial Future in Scottsdale. moguldom.com Financial decisions shape every stage of life, from building savings to managing investments and retirement. Working with a professional in Scottsdale who puts client interest first can bring structure and clarity to those choices. A fiduciary relationship is built on trust, transparency, and responsibility. A Foundation Built on Duty and Integrity Trust forms the foundation …

| Our Correspondent | (2025-11-29). PSX nears 167,000 on institutional inflows. tribune.com.pk The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed on a positive note on Friday as the benchmark KSE-100 index advanced slightly over 1,300 points, extending its upward momentum and marking another strong session driven by institutional buying and renewed investor confidence. | The index's rise capped off a robust week in which it gained 2.8% week-on-week (WoW), while monthly data reflected a 3.12% month-on-month (MoM) increase in November despite a slowdown in overall trading activity. | Buoyed by improved market breadth, steady inflows and value hunting in heavyweight sectors, the KSE-100 is now approaching the upper…

| Sports Desk | (2025-11-29). Pakistan reach the Over-40 T20 World Cup final after defeating USA. tribune.com.pk Pakistan cruised into the final of the IMC Over-40s T20 World Cup 2025 after a dominant nine-wicket victory over USA in the semifinal at the National Bank Stadium. | The Green Shirts will now face Australia on Monday, with star all-rounder Shahid Afridi confirmed to feature in the contest. | Pakistan made light work of USA's 153 run target, chasing it down in just 10.5 overs. | Captain Abdul Razzaq and Humayun Farhat delivered a blistering opening stand of 144 runs. | Humayun Farhat smashed 95 off 35 balls with 13 fours and 6 sixes before falling lbw to Rafi Hashmi. | Razzaq remained unbeaten on 58 off 29 ball…

| Qaisar Kamran | (2025-11-29). Sindh Craft Festival 2025 spotlights women artisans and heritage. tribune.com.pk The Sindh Craft Festival 2025 opened at Port Grand on Friday, transforming the waterfront into a showcase of the province's cultural identity. With more than 100 stalls displaying Ajrak, Ralli embroidery, beadwork, pottery and other traditional crafts, the three-day event places women artisans at its centre, celebrating the skills that have shaped Sindh's artistic legacy. | Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah inaugurated the festival and was welcomed by Sindh Minister for Culture Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, Culture Secretary Khair Muhammad Kalwar and senior officials. "Sindh's culture and arts are our identit…

en.mehrnews (2025-11-29). Alireza Mansourian named Al-Talaba head coach. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — Former Esteghlal head coach Alireza Mansourian was named as the new head coach of Iraq's Al-Talaba.

| Web Desk | (2025-11-29). Pakistan reaffirms 'unwavering' support for Palestine on International Day of Solidarity. tribune.com.pk Political figures across Pakistan reaffirmed the country's support for the Palestinian cause on Saturday as the nation observed International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people. They called for immediate international action to implement a two-state solution and ensure justice for Palestinians. | President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif led the messages of support, with the president stating that Pakistan's backing for the Palestinian cause is rooted in universal values of human dignity, fairness and justice. | "Pakistan has consistently condemned the atrocities of Israeli occupy…

Ed Newman (2025-11-29). Cuba's unbreakable solidarity with Palestine: Stop the genocide! radiohc.cu There can be no silence in the face of injustice, nor neutrality in the face of the suffering of a population subjected to systematic, disproportionate and inhuman violence. That commitment by Cuba was reaffirmed today on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The solidarity activity was held at the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) here in Havana. | Fernando González Llort, president of ICAP, described the slaughter of more than 70,000 Palestinians over the past two years, including thousands of women and children, and the forced displacement of more…

carl Lipo, Professor of Anthropology, Associate Dean For Research, Binghamton University, State University of New York (2025-11-29). Drones, physics and rats: Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues — and what caused the island's deforestation. | Carl Lipo

audrey T. Lin, Research Associate in Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution (2025-11-29). Thousands of genomes reveal the wild wolf genes in most dogs' DNA. | Audrey T. Lin

joslyn Brenton, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Ithaca College (2025-11-29). How food assistance programs can feed families and nourish their dignity. | Joslyn Brenton

patrick Diamond, Professor of Public Policy, Queen Mary University of London (2025-11-29). Why Rachel Reeves chose to disappoint voters with her budget. | Patrick Diamond

aurelien Mondon, Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Bath (2025-11-29). Nigel Farage's alleged teenage comments are a distraction from the damage of his politics. | Aurelien Mondon

michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra (2025-11-29). View from The Hill: Two women intent on vindication ensure Higgins affair haunts Labor. | Michelle Grattan

alexey A. Petrov, Professor of Physics, Astronomy, University of South Carolina (2025-11-29). When darkness shines: How dark stars could illuminate the early universe. | Alexey A. Petrov

misha Ketchell, Editor-in-chief, the Conversation (2025-11-29). The Conversation does news differently. | Misha Ketchell

sally Mcmanus, Professor of Social Epidemiology, City St George's, University of London (2025-11-29). Drug use is changing in England — with more adults showing signs of dependence. | Sally McManus

mark Louie Ramos, Assistant Research Professor of Health Policy, Administration, Penn State (2025-11-29). Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence — and that affects what scientific journals choose to publish. | Mark Louie Ramos

virginia Mccarthy, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (2025-11-29). A quarter of early child care educators in Colorado reported mistreatment from co-workers. | Virginia McCarthy

stephen Siff, Associate Professor of Journalism, Miami University (2025-11-29). George Plimpton's 1966 nonfiction classic 'Paper Lion' revealed the bruising truths of Detroit Lions training camp. | Stephen Siff

_____ (2025-11-29). Crimean journalist Vilen Temeryanov sentenced to 14 years in jail. CPJ Staff

Editor (2025-11-29). Do the Lessons of the Holocaust Apply to Israel and 'Skinny Palestinians'? scheerpost.com

milena Tsvetkova, Associate Professor of Computational Social Science, London School of Economics, Political Science (2025-11-29). How visible displays of wealth make people support higher taxes — new study. | Milena Tsvetkova

donald Heflin, Executive Director of the Edward R. Murrow Center, Senior Fellow of Diplomatic Practice, the Fletcher School, Tufts University (2025-11-29). Peace plan presented by the US to Ukraine reflects inexperienced, unrealistic handling of a delicate situation. | Donald Heflin

A A (2025-11-29). As the EU pushes sanctions, Orban talks peace and energy cooperation in Moscow. strategic-culture.su

alexandros Koutsoukis, Lecturer in International Relations, University of Lancashire (2025-11-29). Ukraine's peace talks reveal the risks of replacing diplomats with dealmakers. | Alexandros Koutsoukis

jung Woo Lee, Senior Lecturer in Sport, Leisure Policy, University of Edinburgh (2025-11-29). Why the North Korean government is so invested in women's youth football. | Jung Woo Lee

Editor (2025-11-29). Amazon Drivers Take 45 Days to Earn What the Company's Union Buster Earned in 1. scheerpost.com

siavash Alimadadi, Research Associate At the Centre For Sustainable Business, King's College London (2025-11-29). Green transition targets are not realistic — how to decarbonise at the right pace. | Siavash Alimadadi

andrew Cowell, Professor of Linguistics, University of Colorado Boulder (2025-11-29). A database could help revive the Arapaho language before its last speakers are gone. | Andrew Cowell

amy Wrobleski, Ph.d. Candidate in Ecology, Anthropology, Penn State (2025-11-29). Mid-Atlantic mushroom foragers collect 160 species for food, medicine, art and science. | Amy Wrobleski

emily Ronay Johnston, Assistant Teaching Professor of Global Arts, Media, Writing Studies, University of California, Merced (2025-11-29). Writing builds resilience by changing your brain, helping you face everyday challenges. | Emily Ronay Johnston

_____ (2025-11-29). CPJ joins international press freedom mission to Turkey. CPJ Staff

_____ (2025-11-29). 'Life goes on without you': with Ukrainian journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko. Gulnoza Said

saif Khan, Ph.d. Candidate in Biology, University of Southern California (2025-11-29). How does Narcan work? Mapping how it reverses opioid overdose can provide a molecular blueprint for more effective drugs. | Saif Khan

david C. Gaze, Senior Lecturer in Chemical Pathology, University of Westminster (2025-11-29). Prostate cancer screening rejected by UK government advisers — here's why. | David C. Gaze

Editor (2025-11-29). Santa Fe's Plan for a Real Minimum Wage Offers Lessons for Costly California. scheerpost.com

jane Parry, Associate Professor of Work, Employment, University of Southampton (2025-11-29). What five years of evidence on hybrid working tells us about the future of employment. | Jane Parry

christopher Byrne, Assistant Professor in British Politics, University of Nottingham (2025-11-29). Polls say Starmer and Reeves are the most unpopular PM and chancellor ever — what's a fair way to judge them? | Christopher Byrne

catia Nicodemo, Professor of Health Economics, Brunel University of London (2025-11-29). What the budget means for the NHS. | Catia Nicodemo

nathan Macdonald, Professor of the Interpretation of the Old Testament, University of Cambridge (2025-11-29). How the first Bible to include a map helped spread the idea of countries with borders. | Nathan MacDonald

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). Comicomment: Those who play with fire will perish by it. ecns.cn

rahul Sidhu, Phd Candidate, Neuroscience, University of Sheffield (2025-11-29). Weight-loss drug doesn't reduce risk of Alzheimer's — new studies. | Rahul Sidhu

ray Brescia, Associate Dean For Research, Intellectual Life, Albany Law School (2025-11-29). 'Without prejudice': What this 2-word legalese means for the dismissed charges against James Comey and Letitia James. | Ray Brescia

anna Wang, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Unsw Sydney (2025-11-29). Mineral vs chemical sunscreens? Science shows the difference is smaller than you think. | Anna Wang

_____ (2025-11-29). Nigerian authorities detain another journalist for cybercrimes over governance reports. CPJ Staff

pelle G. Tracey, Assistant Professor of Information, University of Washington (2025-11-29). Automated systems decide which homeless Philadelphians get housing and who stays on the street — often in ways that feel arbitrary to those waiting. | Pelle G. Tracey

_____ (2025-11-29). Vietnamese journalist Do Van Nga held on anti-state propaganda charge. CPJ Staff

christina Hymer, Assistant Professor of Management, Entrepreneurship, University of Tennessee (2025-11-29). What makes a true Santa is inside — and comes with the red suit. | Christina Hymer

_____ (2025-11-29). CPJ celebrates courageous journalists at 2025 International Press Freedom Awards. cpj.org

shaina Sadai, Associate in Earth Science, Five College Consortium (2025-11-29). Sea level doesn't rise at the same rate everywhere — we mapped where Antarctica's ice melt would have the biggest impact. | Shaina Sadai

leah Mercer, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, Curtin University (2025-11-29). Andrea Gibbs' Carol: a heartfelt Christmas tale in which comedy and crisis collide. | Leah Mercer

susanne Shultz, University Research Fellow, University of Manchester (2025-11-29). Rhino: documentary unravels the challenges rangers face, but that's not the whole story. | Susanne Shultz

alex Lo, Professor, Environmental Social Scientist, York St John University (2025-11-29). Three reasons why China wants global green leadership after Cop30 — and two reasons it doesn't. | Alex Lo

deborah Lee, Professor, Director of Research Impact, Ai Strategy, Mississippi State University (2025-11-29). The ChatGPT effect: In 3 years the AI chatbot has changed the way people look things up. | Deborah Lee

daniel V. Mcgehee, Professor of Industrial, Systems Engineering, University of Iowa (2025-11-29). Colleges teach the most valuable career skills when they don't stick narrowly to preprofessional education. | Daniel V. McGehee

mihnea Cuibus, Researcher At the Migration Observatory, University of Oxford (2025-11-29). Net migration has dropped to pre-Brexit levels — why it may not be enough to satisfy voters. | Mihnea Cuibus

asher Kaufman, Professor of History, Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame (2025-11-29). A year on, the Israeli-Lebanese ceasefire looks increasingly fragile ‚àí could a return to cyclical violence come next? | Asher Kaufman

naomi Joseph, Arts + Culture Editor, the Conversation (2025-11-29). A suburban sexual awakening — what to watch and see this week. | Naomi Joseph

tevis Garrett Graddy-lovelace, Provost Associate Professor of Environment, Development, Health, American University School of International Service (2025-11-29). As US hunger rises, Trump administration's 'efficiency' goals cause massive food waste. | Tevis Garrett Graddy-Lovelace

ecns.cn (2025-11-29). 10 big things about China you should not miss (Nov. 23 – Nov. 29). ecns.cn

_____ (2025-11-29). South Sudan authorities suspend Hot in Juba news outlet. CPJ Staff

wei Zhai, Associate Professor of Public Affairs, Planning, University of Texas At Arlington (2025-11-29). From concrete to community: How synthetic data can make urban digital twins more humane. | Wei Zhai

_____ (2025-11-29). DRC journalist Michael Tenende threatened by mayor over governance coverage. CPJ Staff

jacob S. Suissa, Assistant Professor of Plant Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee (2025-11-29). Fern stems reveal secrets of evolution — how constraints in development can lead to new forms. | Jacob S. Suissa

james Gilbert, Senior Lecturer in Zoology, University of Hull (2025-11-29). Nature's greatest method actors: the insects that cosplay bumblebees. | James Gilbert

alexander Sergeant, Lecturer in Digital Media Production, University of Westminster (2025-11-29). Five tips for becoming a cinephile in the age of streaming algorithms. | Alexander Sergeant

gregory A. Daddis, Professor, Melbern G. Glasscock Endowed Chair in American History, Texas A&m University (2025-11-29). Pentagon investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly revives Cold War persecution of Americans with supposedly disloyal views. | Gregory A. Daddis

_____ (2025-11-29). Tunisia frees prominent commentator Sonia Dahmani. CPJ Staff

mijeong Kwon, Assistant Professor of Management, Rice University (2025-11-29). Treating love for work like a virtue can backfire on employees and teams. | Mijeong Kwon

francesco Agnellini, Lecturer in Digital, Data Studies, Binghamton University, State University of New York (2025-11-29). More than half of new articles on the internet are being written by AI — is human writing headed for extinction? | Francesco Agnellini

A A (2025-11-29). European politicians are obsessed with drone hysteria and Russian spies. strategic-culture.su

lars Cornelissen, Lecturer in Politics, Manchester Metropolitan University; Independent Social Research Foundation (2025-11-29). Racism never went away — it simply changed shape. | Lars Cornelissen

Martha Rios (2025-11-29). Primer ministro de Cuba asiste a clausura de encuentro de Ciberseguridad. radiohc.cu La IV edición de la Jornada Nacional de Ciberseguridad concluye este viernes sus sesiones de trabajo, con la presencia de Manuel Marrero Cruz, primer ministro de la República de Cuba. | El evento, que sesiona desde el 27 de noviembre en La Habana, reunió a expertos, académicos, especialistas de entidades estatales y representantes del sector empresarial para analizar las tendencias, desafíos y estrategias nacionales en el ámbito de la protección del ciberespacio. | Durante la clausura, se presentan las conclusiones generales de la Jornada, contentivas de los principales debates e intercambios de paneles, conferen…

Staff (2025-11-29). Todos los protagonistas listos para la Noche Cubana de Boxeo. cubadebate.cu El Hotel Meliá Internacional de Varadero acogerá este sábado su segundo cartel de boxeo profesional, un evento que fue presentado en conferencia de prensa con la presencia de Raúl Fornés Valenciano, vicepresidente primero del INDER, Antonio Puig de la Barca, presidente de la Federación Cubana de Boxeo, entre otros invitados.

José Emilio Oliveros Seisdedos (2025-11-29). Presentan Cafe 510 Aniversario de Santiago de Cuba en la Feria Internacional de La Habana. radiohc.cu El Café 510 Aniversario de la fundación de la villa de Santiago de Cuba, lo presentaron en la 41 Feria Internacional de La Habana con sede en el recinto ferial EXPOCUBA. | La actividad se realizó en el ámbito de la celebración de los 25 años de la Declaratoria de Patimonio de la Humanidad al Paisaje Cultural de los Cafetales del Suroriente Cubano el 29 de Noviembre del 2000. Ese fue el regalo que hizo la Empresa Mixta Italo-Cubana BioCubaCafé, radicada en el Municipio de Contramaestre a la urbe oriental en ocasion de celebrar el 25 de Julio de 1515. | El Máster Arquitecto Omar López Rodriguez, Director de la Ofic…

Maria Candela Hechavarria Carmenate (2025-11-29). Chilenos acordarán más solidaridad hacia Cuba. radiohc.cu Con una marcha, portando la bandera cubana comenzó en la ciudad portuaria de Valparaiso, Chile, el 19 ∫ Encuentro Nacional de Solidaridad con Cuba, que tiene por sede el Teatro Insomnia este fin de semana de noviembre. | La caminata nombrada por los chilenos "el banderazo" recorrió la Plaza Aníbal Pinto, participaron miembros de agrupaciones del Movimiento de Solidaridad provenientes de Coquimbo, La Serena, Santiago, Talca, Valdivia, Ovalle, Concepción, Valparaíso, entre otras ciudades, presentes en el encuentro. | Para este sábado, 29 de noviembre sesionarán varias mesas de trabajo y los delegados propondrán…

Maria Candela Hechavarria Carmenate (2025-11-29). Chilenos acordarán más solidaridad hacia Cuba. radiohc.cu Con una marcha, portando la bandera cubana comenzó en la ciudad portuaria de Valparaiso, Chile, el 19 ∫ Encuentro Nacional de Solidaridad con Cuba, que tiene por sede el Teatro Insomnia este fin de semana de noviembre. | La caminata nombrada por los chilenos "el banderazo" recorrió la Plaza Aníbal Pinto, participaron miembros de agrupaciones del Movimiento de Solidaridad provenientes de Coquimbo, La Serena, Santiago, Talca, Valdivia, Ovalle, Concepción, Valparaíso, entre otras ciudades, presentes en el encuentro. | Para este sábado, 29 de noviembre sesionarán varias mesas de trabajo y los delegados propondrán…

Nuria Barbosa (2025-11-29). Suiza en la Feria Internacional de La Habana. radiohc.cu El recinto ferial de Expocuba acoge hasta el 29 de noviembre la 41 ™ Feria Internacional de La Habana (FIHAV 2025), lugar de intercambio entre empresarios y delegaciones de múltiples países para dialogar acerca de negocios o intereses comunes para la inversión. | Con la participación de más de 47 países, entre ellos 12 de la Unión Europea, Suiza tiene un espacio montado con la muestra de ocho empresas ya radicadas en Cuba pero abiertas a ampliar sus carteras con homólogas de la isla o de otra nación. | Así lo destacó el administrador de empresas, Harold Hoffmann, vicepresidente de la Oficina Suiza para la P…

Staff (2025-11-29). ATR Export: Ruta para comprar tu auto en Cuba. cubadebate.cu Desde el momento en que se abrieron las posibilidades a la importación y venta de vehículos en Cuba, ATR Export se posicionó como pionera, ofreciendo soluciones reales y duraderas a quienes buscaban tener su propio vehículo. Con sede en España y presencia activa en Cuba, ATR Export combina historia, estándares internacionales con un profundo conocimiento del mercado local.

Martha Rios (2025-11-29). Cuba agradece posición de China contra hostilidad de EEUU. radiohc.cu El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez agradeció este viernes la firme y mantenida postura de China contra las políticas hostiles de Estados Unidos hacia su país. | Desde su cuenta en X, el jefe de la diplomacia cubana correspondió a los pronunciamientos del Gobierno y la Cancillería del gigante asiático que reiteran su firme oposición al bloqueo de la Casa Blanca contra Cuba y llama a poner fin a esa criminal política. | Rodríguez reconoció a las autoridades chinas el llamado "a retirar a nuestro país de la unilateral lista de supuestos Estados patrocinadores del terrorismo". | Diversos me…

Martha Rios (2025-11-29). Jefe de Estado cubano recibe a ministro de la República del Congo. radiohc.cu El primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel recibió este viernes al ministro de Cooperación Internacional y Promoción Público-Privada de la República del Congo, como corresponde a las históricas relaciones que mantienen ambos países. | En el encuentro, el mandatario transmitió saludos del general de Ejército, Raúl Castro Ruz, al presidente de esa nación africana, Dennis Sassou Nguesso, además, en su nombre le envió un fuerte abrazo y le reiteró la invitación para que visite nuestro país. Foto: Estudios Revolución | Díaz-Canel ponderó los ex…

Martha Rios (2025-11-29). Jefe de Estado cubano recibe a ministro de la República del Congo. radiohc.cu El primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel recibió este viernes al ministro de Cooperación Internacional y Promoción Público-Privada de la República del Congo, como corresponde a las históricas relaciones que mantienen ambos países. | En el encuentro, el mandatario transmitió saludos del general de Ejército, Raúl Castro Ruz, al presidente de esa nación africana, Dennis Sassou Nguesso, además, en su nombre le envió un fuerte abrazo y le reiteró la invitación para que visite nuestro país. Foto: Estudios Revolución | Díaz-Canel ponderó los ex…

Staff (2025-11-29). Cajigal fuera y Matanzas agujereada: øJonrones o ponches? cubadebate.cu Los debates beisboleros esta semana no fueron sobre el récord de impulsadas de Frederich Cepeda para la historia de las Series Nacionales, ni del enorme premio alcanzado por el pinareño Liván Moinelo, seleccionado el MVP de la Liga del Pacífico en Japón. La atención en la calle y las redes sociales se las robaron el juego confiscado a Santiago de Cuba por jugador no elegible y el robo de algunas pertenencias de los jugadores de Matanzas en el estadio Victoria de Girón.

Staff (2025-11-29). Díaz-Canel recibe a ministro de Cooperación Internacional y Promoción Público-Privada del Congo. cubadebate.cu Como corresponde a las históricas relaciones que mantienen Cuba y la República del Congo, el presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez recibió al ministro de Cooperación Internacional y Promoción Público-Privada, Dennis Chistel Sassou, quien encabeza una delegación de esa hermana nación.

Staff (2025-11-29). Díaz-Canel recibe a ministro de Cooperación Internacional y Promoción Público-Privada del Congo. cubadebate.cu Como corresponde a las históricas relaciones que mantienen Cuba y la República del Congo, el presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez recibió al ministro de Cooperación Internacional y Promoción Público-Privada, Dennis Chistel Sassou, quien encabeza una delegación de esa hermana nación.

Martha Rios (2025-11-29). Fihav 2025: Marrero Cruz destaca voluntad de facilitar inversión extranjera. radiohc.cu El primer ministro de Cuba, Manuel Marrero Cruz destacó este viernes en la clausura de Fihav 2025 la voluntad gubernamental de hacer los negocios en la isla "más sencillos, más rápidos y más seguros" para los inversores extranjeros, en el contexto de nuevas medidas. | En su discurso, se refirió a las decisiones divulgadas esta semana en la Feria Internacional de La Habana para potenciar la inversión extranjera y aseguró que abren un "horizonte real de oportunidades".Las medidas buscan agilizar la evaluación y aprobación de los negocios de inversionistas extranjeros, ampliar los espacios para el capital foráneo y…

Staff (2025-11-29). Cubadebate gana uno de los Premios Anuales de Periodismo Económico 2025. cubadebate.cu El presidente de la Asociación Nacional de Economistas y Contadores de Cuba (Anec), José Carlos Del Toro Ríos, felicitó a los premiados. En la Categoría Prensa Digital, obtuvo el premio Oscar Figueredo Reinaldo, de Ideas Multimedios, por la serie "Se busca", Relatos sobre el hurto y sacrificio del ganado en Cuba.

Staff (2025-11-29). President Maduro Proposes Commune-Based Electoral System, Hails Direct and Real Democracy. orinocotribune.com Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—President Nicolás Maduro visited the Simón Bolívar Socialist Commune in Caracas's 23 de Enero…

Martha Rios (2025-11-29). Cuba agradece posición de China contra hostilidad de EEUU. radiohc.cu El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez agradeció este viernes la firme y mantenida postura de China contra las políticas hostiles de Estados Unidos hacia su país. | Desde su cuenta en X, el jefe de la diplomacia cubana correspondió a los pronunciamientos del Gobierno y la Cancillería del gigante asiático que reiteran su firme oposición al bloqueo de la Casa Blanca contra Cuba y llama a poner fin a esa criminal política. | Rodríguez reconoció a las autoridades chinas el llamado "a retirar a nuestro país de la unilateral lista de supuestos Estados patrocinadores del terrorismo". | Diversos me…

Martha Rios (2025-11-29). Vicepresidente de Cuba visitó sitios de interés económico en Pinar del Río. radiohc.cu

Martha Rios (2025-11-29). Vicepresidente de Cuba visitó sitios de interés económico en Pinar del Río. radiohc.cu

benedict Carpenter Van Barthold, Lecturer, School of Art & Design, Nottingham Trent University (2025-11-29). Frida Kahlo's record-breaking painting El Sueño positions death as a roommate. | Benedict Carpenter van Barthold

benedict Carpenter Van Barthold, Lecturer, School of Art & Design, Nottingham Trent University (2025-11-29). Frida Kahlo's record-breaking painting El Sueño positions death as a roommate. | Benedict Carpenter van Barthold

A a (2025-11-29). La matrioska europea dell'irrilevanza. strategic-culture.su La combinazione UE/NATO non puà≤ che svolgere il ruolo di patetici chihuahua che abbaiano. Questo è il prezzo da pagare per una matrioska di suprema stupidità . | Segue nostro Nessuno ha mai perso denaro scommettendo sugli istinti politicamente suicidi dell'UE post-orwelliana, acronimo di un'Europa virtuale. | Chiamateli psicopatici bipolari immaturi o branco di chihuahua che abbaiano: nessuna voce di ragione giupiteriana o mercuriale…

Bob Feldman (2025-11-28). Columbia IDA-Elbit Systems Gaza War Connection In 2024 Revisited. indybay.org Including a Columbia professor and current and former board member of…Elbit Systems 's U.S. subsidiary on its board in 2024, Institute for Defense Analyses [IDA] also included other university professors in 2024.

Ana Luisa Brown (2025-11-28). German chancellor to make first visit to Israel. plenglish.com Berlin, Nov 28 (prensa Latina) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will make his first visit to Israel on December6 and 7 to discuss, among other topics, the ceasefire in Gaza, a government spokesman announced today.

tehrantimes (2025-11-28). Amnesty: Israel still committing genocide in Gaza despite ceasefire. tehrantimes.com Amnesty International has said Israel is "still committing genocide" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire agreed last month, The Guardian reported Thursday.

Hikers for Palestine (2025-11-28). Sunday 11/30: Hikers for Palestine: Walking in Solidarity with Gaza's Orphans. indybay.org Starting point – Seabreeze Parking Lot, 598 University Ave, Berkeley, CA…

Huda Skaik (2025-11-28). Gaza's Civil Defense Forces Keep Digging for 10,000 Missing Bodies. theintercept.com The mission that haunts Nooh al-Shaghnobi most took place on September 17, near the al-Saha area of eastern Gaza City. Israeli forces had bombed a home, killing more than 30 members of one extended family. Most of their bodies were trapped under the rubble. | Al-Shaghnobi's Gaza Civil Defense force team pulled two dead young girls from the bombed house and kept digging, crawling under collapsed floors. "We don't go under unless someone is alive," he told The Intercept. "Otherwise, we dig from above — ceiling by ceiling." What followed was a descent into something dreamlike and horrifying. | "We walked 12…

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-11-28). Gaza Strip: A Palestinian was shot dead by gunfire from an Israeli drone east of the town of Bani Suheila. english.almanar.com.lb

tehrantimes (2025-11-28). China urges U.S. to remove illegal, unilateral sanctions on Venezuela. tehrantimes.com China has called on the United States to lift its illegal and unilateral sanctions imposed on Venezuela and do more to facilitate peace, stability and development in Latin America and the Caribbean region, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said at a daily press briefing on Friday, Xinhua reported.

Ana Luisa Brown (2025-11-28). Diaz-Canel thanks Venezuelan support and sends message to Maduro. plenglish.com Havana, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) The President of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, sent a greeting of gratitude to the President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, for the help that his country provides today in the recovery from the effects of hurricane Melissa.

Ed Newman (2025-11-28). Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel thanks Venezuela for support after Hurricane Melissa. radiohc.cu Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, held a meeting this Thursday in the Plaza de la Revolución Mayor General Antonio Maceo Grajales in Santiago de Cuba with Domiciano Graterol, Vice Minister of Public Works of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, who is leading a brigade of young people who arrived on the island to assist in the recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa…

Peter Isackson (2025-11-28). Europe Endorses Assisted Dying: Its Own Suicide. fairobserver.com According to your ethical stance, suicide is either a deliverance or a mortal sin. Hamlet's girlfriend, "the fair Ophelia" drowned in a river, apparently by choice. According to the priest who presided over her funeral, she should "in ground unsanctified [have] been lodged till the last trumpet." He disapproves of giving her the dignity of…

geo.tv (2025-11-28). Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades kills at least 128, dozens missing. geo.tv

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-11-28). Israeli Occupation Forces Face Setback in Beit Jinn: Soldiers Wounded, Vehicle Destroyed in Fierce Clash. english.almanar.com.lb Western Damascus Countryside — An Israeli military incursion into the Syrian town of Beit Jinn ended in a significant setback for the occupation forces on Friday, resulting in numerous casualties and the abandonment of a military vehicle, according to Israeli and Syrian reports. Israeli media confirmed that a force came under heavy fire at close …

aljazeera (2025-11-28). RSF military push for Kordofan leaves Sudan at risk of partition. aljazeera.com RSF already has control of western Sudan in war with Sudan's army, leaving country facing potential split.

en.mehrnews (2025-11-28). Putin ready to ensure in writing no Russia attack on Europe. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is ready to guarantee in writing that Russia will not attack another European nation.

| ZUBAIR NAZEER KHAN | (2025-11-28). Noor Zaman wins Chief of the Air Staff Squash Championship. tribune.com.pk Noor Zaman of Pakistan captured the Chief of the Air Staff International Squash Championship title after a thrilling five-game final at the Mus'haf Squash Complex in Islamabad. The championship carried a total prize fund of USD 37,000. | In the closely contested final, 10th seed Hamza Khan started strong, taking the first game 11-9 and the second 11-7. However, world U23 champion and second seed Noor Zaman, ranked 42nd globally, mounted a comeback, winning the next three games 11-7, 11-4, and 11-8 to clinch the trophy. | Noor Zaman, the grandson of former world champion Qamar Zaman, demonstrated composure and…

tehrantimes (2025-11-28). Japan ready to implement environmental projects in Khuzestan. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Japanese Ambassador to Iran, Tamaki Tsukada, has voiced his country's readiness to implement environmental protection projects in the southwestern Khuzestan Province, particularly in areas related to water and waste management.

Mae Palty (2025-11-28). seem to be heading anywhere promising. So trying to create a pleasant. haaretz.com This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: An Israeli father whose view of hard reality shifted through yoga, and two friends who met at a horror-film meetup heading off on a Down Under adventure…

Ed Newman (2025-11-28). Interview with Professor Ivan Cardillo, President of the Think Tank "Institute of Chinese Law" radiohc.cu Interview with Professor Ivan Cardillo, President of the Think Tank "Institute of Chinese Law" | By Pietro Fiocchi * | The significant, recurring, and even recent popular initiatives demanding, from the streets to international organizations, an end to the blockade against Cuba, suggest that the time has come to turn the page… | To better understand the complexity of the ongoing dynamics and to gain a particularly competent perspective, we turned to an expert, Professor Ivan Cardillo. A university professor of Chinese law and comparative legal systems, president of the Institute of Chinese Law (www.dirittocines…

| Reuters | (2025-11-28). Spain reports first swine fever case in three decades, jeopardising exports to China. tribune.com.pk African swine fever has returned to Spain for the first time in three decades after two wild boar found dead near Barcelona tested positive for the virus, the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday, putting rapidly growing pork exports to China at risk of a ban. | The outbreak, Spain's first since 1994, comes as Madrid seeks to increase its share of China's pork market. A ban could, however, be limited after China and Spain signed a deal this month allowing Beijing to restrict imports only from the affected region rather than the entire country. | Barcelona is in Catalonia, which accounts for about 8% of Spain's…

tehrantimes (2025-11-28). Melodies from Persia: Iranian music builds bridges of soul at Vietnam's cultural festival. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN- An Iranian musical ensemble graced an international cultural festival in Hanoi, Vietnam, a prestigious event featuring participants from over fifty nations. The prominent Vietnamese broadcasting channel VTV3, owned by the Vietnamese Television, dedicated a segment to this celebrated group, showcasing Iran's profound artistic heritage.

en.mehrnews (2025-11-28). Dialogue vital tool to prevent other side's miscalculations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) —Iran foreign minister has stressed the region cannot tolerate further tensions, saying there are many differences of opinion between Iran and France, but dialogue is a necessary and vital in the international relations.

tehrantimes (2025-11-28). Veteran Gilan folk music singer Nasser Masoudi passes away at 90. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN- Nasser Masoudi, a legendary figure in Iranian folk music, particularly the traditional music of the northern province of Gilan, died on Thursday at the Arya Hospital in Rasht after months of illness and advancing age. He was 90.

Our Reporter (2025-11-28). GBV Victims Urged to Break the Silence as Kasese Launches 16 Days of Activism. plusnews.ug Victims of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), and those at risk, are being urged to break the silence and seek help as government and community leaders intensify calls for openness and support. Rights activists say that silence often follows violence, harassment, or coercion, particularly in cases of sexual abuse, where survivors fear being doubted, shamed, or punished. …

aljazeera (2025-11-28). Death toll from flooding in southern Thailand reaches at least 145. aljazeera.com Human toll rises as flooding leaves trail of damage and causes severe disruption, leaving thousands of people stranded.

ecns.cn (2025-11-28). Outline of Xi's thought on strengthening military published. ecns.cn The People's Liberation Army Publishing House has published a textbook outlining Xi Jinping Thought on Strengthening the Military.It reflects the historic achievements and transformations accomplished in building a strong military under the guidance of the thought."ÄÄ"ÄÄIt was compiled by the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission and serves as an authoritative textbook for political theory courses in military universities and colleges.

eng.belta.by (2025-11-28). Lukashevich: 2025 marks turning point in Belarus-UAE investment cooperation. eng.belta.by The successful cooperation between Belarus and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is based on the constant dialogue and the sincere relationship between the leaders of the two countries, Belarusian First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lukashevich said during his speech at a ceremony marking the 54th anniversary of the UAE's founding on 27 November.

Direct Action Everywhere (2025-11-28). Activists Hold "No Thanks" Protest. indybay.org Highlights iInvestigations Into Local Turkey Factory Farms…

Berkeley Copwatch (2025-11-28). Berkeley Police Chief Withholds Evidence of "ICE" Search of City Camera Data. indybay.org Copwatch Calls for Ban on Mass Surveillance…

aljazeera (2025-11-28). Ahead of a tight presidential election, Honduras braces for controversy. aljazeera.com The lead-up to Sunday's vote has been marred by finger-pointing and fears of election manipulation by campaign rivals.

Palestine Justice Coalition (2025-11-28). Saturday 11/29: Santa Cruz: Free Palestine. indybay.org Ocean at Water Street, Santa Cruz…

Animal Liberation Press Office (2025-11-28). 1000 Captive Mink Liberated From Mink Farm in Woodbine, Iowa. indybay.org Although an anonymous communique has yet to be received by the Press Office, animal liberation activists apparently freed 1000 captive mink from David Tremel Fur Farm (2017 Troy Trail Woodbine, IA 51579) on October 20, according to Fur Commission USA and local news sources. Cages and fences confining the hapless animals were also sabotaged. This is the second fur farm raid in the same week, as pelting season begins soon, when hundreds of thousands of fur-bearing animals will be killed for their skins.

____ (2025-11-28). Uproar in Assam Assembly: Tea and Agriculture Debates Turn Heated. devdiscourse.com The Assam Assembly erupted into chaos on Friday during discussions centered on the agriculture and tea industries, forcing Deputy Speaker Numal Momin to pause proceedings for 20 minutes.

| Arslan Sheikh | (2025-11-28). The most impactful T20I performer: Who is Virandeep Singh? tribune.com.pk Malaysia's Virandeep Singh, former captain and flamboyant all-rounder's goal is to transcend beyond the label of associate cricketer and his specialty is delivering impactful performances. | He recently became the first all-rounder to score 3,000 runs and take 100 wickets in T20Is. He has the most Player of the Match awards under his belt in the shortest format of the game with 22. | "The reality is, as an associate cricketer, those records don't carry the same weight in the eyes of the world," he lamented. "Cricket is cricket, no matter the level, but the value attached to performances is much lower for us,"

eng.belta.by (2025-11-28). Lukashenko describes 2025 as historic year for Belarus-Myanmar relations. eng.belta.by "Since your visit to Belarus in March was the first official visit by a leader of Myanmar to our country, we can say that 2025 is a historic year in our relations," the Belarusian leader said.

Kate Zarb (2025-11-28). Social media ban: A chance for childhood to breathe again. independentaustralia.net

Reynard Loki (2025-11-28). Afro-descendant communities offer a living blueprint for Amazon Conservation. nationofchange.org Lands managed by Afro-descendant peoples in the Amazon experience dramatically lower deforestation and house some of the planet's richest ecosystems—showing how centuries-old stewardship can guide global conservation.

APR editor (2025-11-28). How Israel has set a dangerous precedent in international law. asiapacificreport.nz ANALYSIS: By Emad Moussa "Israel appears set on destroying the framework created to ensure compliance with international law . . . ", the International Court of Justice heard in April 2025. To a similar effect, Norway's Development Minister said in May that Israel was setting a dangerous precedent for international human rights law violations in…

aljazeera (2025-11-28). Global futures reopen after exchange operator CME hit by hours-long outage. aljazeera.com CME blamed the outage, which halted trading for more than 11 hours, on a cooling failure at a data centre in Chicago.

Rehan Saleem (2025-11-28). Pakistan Launches Global "Anti-Smuggling WhatsApp" with 30 Countries. thinktank.pk In a powerful show of international unity, Pakistan hosted a landmark two-day International Conference on Countering the Smuggling of Migrants, bringing together senior officials from over 30 countries, INTERPOL, FRONTEX, ICMPD, UNODC, IOM, and the European Union. Backed by the European Union and the Migration Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF), the high-level summit (26—27 November) delivered …

Some Angry Workers (2025-11-28). A Nationwide One Day Call in Sick to Work Day on Friday May 1, 2026. indybay.org We need a one day nationwide call in sick to work day this coming Friday May 1, 2026…

Katie Miernicki (2025-11-28). High US C-section rate symptom of capitalist "healthcare" liberationnews.org Recent studies on women's health have highlighted the continuing trend of excessive C-sections during childbirth, revealing concerning and deadly complications caused by this procedure.

| Web Desk | (2025-11-28). Dismal 23% voter turnout mars Nov 23 by-election. tribune.com.pk The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) has released its report on the by-elections held on November 23, revealing a mixed picture of electoral conduct marked by improved arrangements alongside procedural lapses and low voter participation. | FAFEN deployed 122 observers who monitored 373 polling stations across constituencies. While the report acknowledged that elections were conducted with overall better arrangements, it flagged election campaign violations and gaps in result transparency. | Voter turnout remained extremely low across the board. The overall turnout stood at merely 23%, with most constitue…

Jan-Niklas Kemper (2025-11-28). It was an attack on science as a whole. indybay.org The National Science Foundation alone, which funds about 25 percent of all basic research at universities supported by the federal government, is facing cuts of over 50 percent for the 2026 fiscal year.

aljazeera (2025-11-28). Opposition NDP party claims victory in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. aljazeera.com New Democratic Party ousts longtime Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, who has served in office since 2001.

United American Indians of New England, Popular Resistance. (2025-11-28). 56th National Day Of Mourning Observed In Plymouth, Massachusetts. popularresistance.org United American Indians of New England (UAINE) has called for the 56th National Day of Mourning in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Thursday, November 27, 2025 at 12 o'clock noon. Participants gathered by the statue of Massasoit on Cole's Hill above the Plymouth waterfront. | Since 1970, hundreds of Native people and non-Native allies have gathered annually in Plymouth on U.S. Thanksgiving Day. | According to UAINE co-leader Kisha James, who is Aquinnah Wampanoag and Oglala Lakota and the granddaughter of Wamsutta Frank James, the founder of National Day of Mourning, "Native people have no reason to celebrate the arri…

ICRC (2025-11-28). Russia: ICRC's response to the emergency situation in Kursk linked to the hostilities. icrc.org Activities of the ICRC's Regional Delegation in Moscow in connection with the situation in Kursk.

Sana Khan (2025-11-28). Taiwan taps U.S.-trained official for defence overhaul. moderndiplomacy.eu Taiwan has accelerated defence modernization in recent years as China increases military pressure through near-daily air and naval activity around the island. President Lai Ching-te has made strengthening national defence a priority, backed by a proposed $40 billion supplementary budget. Hsu Szu-chien, a Columbia University—educated security expert and senior advisor to Taiwan's National Security Council, …

tehrantimes (2025-11-28). Over 1,140 Iranians among world's 1% most-cited researchers. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN —A total of 1,142 Iranian researchers have been recognized among the world's top one percent most-cited researchers in 2025, compared to 1,056 identified researchers in 2024, according to the Islamic World Science Citation (ISC) Institute.

Michelle Pini (2025-11-28). Firebombed friendlyjordies still receiving death threats. independentaustralia.net

Durshun Singh (2025-11-28). Reflections from Hiroshima: Eighty Years After the Atomic Bomb. fairobserver.com I've had the unique opportunity to visit Hiroshima three separate times within the span of nine months. Each visit had a purpose and took place within a personal and professional context distinct from the others. If not for the plaques, memorials and, of course, the Genbaku Dome, it would be hard to believe such a…

aljazeera (2025-11-28). Flood deaths rise to 174 in Indonesia, surge across Southeast Asia. aljazeera.com Authorities say 79 people remain missing and thousands of families have been displaced from their homes across Sumatra.

tehrantimes (2025-11-28). Lebanon, one year after a sham "ceasefire" tehrantimes.com BEIRUT — A year after the ceasefire was declared between Lebanon and Israel, the country remains suspended in a fragile limbo, caught between persistent security threats, entrenched political fractures, and mounting international pressures.

Nicole Leonard (2025-11-28). Head spas and scalp treatments are gaining popularity in cities like Philadelphia, but what are they? whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Relaxing, instrumental music plays throughout Sarang Head Spa near Norris Square in Philadelphia. Soft light accentuates plants and flowy white curtains that decorate the space. | Clients can pick from a menu of tailored scalp treatments designed to address common issues like oiliness and dandruff by removing buildup, improving circulation and promoting hair growth. | Head spas and scalp treatments are the latest wellness trend gaining momentum in cities like Philadelphia, e…

newarab (2025-11-28). Is the UAE quietly blocking visas for Pakistani citizens. newarab.com Confusion is growing in While the UAE publicly insists there is no formal ban, rejection rates and on-the-ground testimonies indicate one of the strictest barriers Pakistanis have faced in years. | Pakistan's interior ministry revealed the shift this week during a briefing to…

ecns.cn (2025-11-28). Investment grows as firms make tech shift. ecns.cn China's outbound direct investment will grow steadily this year, enabling Chinese companies to tap into wider markets and support longer-term economic expansion in host countries, said experts and business leaders.

| Imran Asghar | (2025-11-28). K-P CM ends Adiala sit-in after failed talks as security around jail tightened. tribune.com.pk Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Friday morning ended his nearly 15-hour sit-in at Factory Naka near Adiala Jail after a night of negotiations with jail officials, none of which yielded the assurances he had sought. | Afridi had launched the protest at around 5: 15 pm on Thursday after authorities once again denied him permission to meet the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder — the eighth such refusal since he assumed office. | The sit-in continued until 8 am on Friday, drawing party workers to the site as talks stretched through the night. | Read More: Aleema files contempt plea aga…

tehrantimes (2025-11-28). "One Battle after Another" goes on screen at Tehran cultural center. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN- "One Battle after Another", a 2025 action thriller film by American filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, went on screen at the Arasbaran Cultural Center in Tehran on Wednesday.

Jon Jeter, Black Agenda Report. (2025-11-28). Unable to Squeeze Another Dime From Black People, Subprime Economy Runs Aground. popularresistance.org Among the most exploited South Africans during 48 years of white minority misrule were the vineyard workers who were often paid with daily rations of wine to supplement their pitiful wages. Known as the "dop"—Afrikaans slang for "drink"—the practice was outlawed in 1960, but it was only after voters of all races went to the polls to abolish apartheid 34 years later that the Black majority government began to enforce the ban. | In late 2000, I went to South Africa's wine-growing region in the Western Cape to interview a white attorney who had recently purchased a vineyard in the hopes of fulfilling his…

Nichole Currie (2025-11-28). Specialized urgent care for cancer patients is becoming more accessible in Philly. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? As Ellie Wilson waited for her name to be called at a Philadelphia emergency room, she felt nervous and uneasy. She found herself surveilling the other patients. | "You have parents with their young children who are coughing, stifling, sneezing … and that's all coming out in the air," she said. "You've got a man six seats down from you, puking in a bucket." | All of this felt like a threat to her and her extremely compromised immune system. Wilson, a Pennsylvania resident,…

Lynda Carson (2025-11-28). CIA reportedly knew of JFK assassination plot beforehand. indybay.org Lee Harvey Oswald being assassinated by Jack Ruby in the basement of the Dallas Police Department a few days after Oswald allegedly assassinated John F. Kennedy.

en.mehrnews (2025-11-28). VIDEO: Dramatic scenes of Ethiopian volcanic eruption. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano has erupted for the first time in recorded history.

en.mehrnews (2025-11-28). Leader's televised speech during Basij Week. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei delivered a televised speech on Thursday night. The speech focused on the Basij volunteer forces' role in the country.

newarab (2025-11-28). How Hani Dajani built a safe space for Arab diaspora voices. newarab.com When He was a law student in Toronto who hadn't yet found a place where people like him — young, Arab, diasporic, and pulled between different versions of themselves — could hear conversations that reflected their own lives. | "I felt like there was a gap, a missing space for people like us," Hani tells The New Arab. | Even recording a single video felt daunting. He posted one episode, then quietly shut down the channel…

editor (2025-11-28). Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine: clearest path to peace since 2022. onlineopinion.com.au MBS told the White House he wants a 'clear path' to a two-state solution. Israel rejects it, Jordan rejects it – and yet Riyadh quietly floated a radical alternative years ago. Is the real peace plan hiding in plain sight?

ecns.cn (2025-11-28). China releases white paper on arms control. ecns.cn Jiang described the document as a timely declaration of China's firm commitment to safeguarding world peace and security, upholding…

United World International (2025-11-28). Egypt and Türkiye: A historical relationship never affected by crises! uwidata.com By Ahmed Mahmoud, Managing Editor at Ahram Online (Egypt) I still remember the day the President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was inaugurated as Egypt's president for his first term in 2014, and the Turkish stance on the June 30th revolution which caused deterioration in the mutual relations between the two countries. On that day, I was …

newarab (2025-11-28). Tunisia: EU parliament rights resolution 'blatant interference'. newarab.com Tunisian President The EU Parliament resolution, voted by an overwhelming majority the day before, called for the release of "The European Parliament (resolution) is a blatant int…

eng.belta.by (2025-11-28). Belarus, Myanmar sign visa waiver agreement. eng.belta.by The document was signed following the negotiations between Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and Acting President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Chairman of the State Administration Council Min Aung Hlaing.

en.mehrnews (2025-11-28). 9 killed in Israel airstrikes on Damascus suburbs. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Syrian media reported on Friday that nine people were killed by Israeli strikes in the suburbs of Damascus.

aljazeera (2025-11-28). Guinea-Bissau's new military ruler moves to consolidate power after coup. aljazeera.com General Horta Inta-A appoints new prime minister amid growing condemnation of military coup in West African nation.

tehrantimes (2025-11-28). Fajr International Film Festival kicks off with 14 films competing for Crystal Simorgh awards. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — The 43rd Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) kicked off on November 26 in Shiraz, Fars Province, with 14 films vying for Crystal Simorgh awards in the international competition section.

eng.belta.by (2025-11-28). Lukashenko: Belarus has all it takes to help Myanmar advance technologically. eng.belta.by Belarus has everything necessary to help Myanmar move up a technological level, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during one-on-one talks with Acting President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission Min Aung Hlaing on 28 November.

AEON (2025-11-28). How 'The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám' inspired Victorian Hedonists. juancole.com By Roman Krznaric | — | (

newarab (2025-11-28). Tunisia hands prison terms up to 45 years to opposition leaders. newarab.com A Tunisian appeals court on Friday handed jail terms of up to 45 years to Forty people were charged in the case of conspiracy to overthrow the president in one of the largest political prosecutions in Tunisia's recent history. Twenty of those charged have fled abr…

geo.tv (2025-11-28). Govt groceries? NY's new leftist mayor eyes supermarket experiment. geo.tv New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani serves meals to people in need in a food bank and community centre in the Bronx borough of New York City on November 17, 2025. — AFP

Staff (2025-11-28). FIHAV 2025: BRASCUBA S.A moderniza su servicio al cliente en su aniversario 30. cubadebate.cu Con el objetivo de optimizar los mecanismos de comunicación y retroalimentación con su clientela, la empresa mixta BRASCUBA S.A. presentó este jueves un renovado sistema de atención al cliente, como parte de las acciones por su aniversario 30 y en el marco de la 41 Feria Internacional de La Habana.

Maxime Duriez (2025-11-28). Shocking United Nations Security Council resolution strips Palestinians right to self-determination. fidh.org The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2803 effectively strips Palestinians of their right to self-determination by handing over governance to a de facto foreign-controlled administration. UNSC Resolution 2803 equally omits accountability and deprives Palestinians of avenues to seek justice for crimes committed. The resolution applies political conditionality exclusively to the Palestinian Authority while placing no obligations on the Israeli government, which continues to (…) | – | /…

Ed Newman (2025-11-28). Casa de las Américas denounces Dominican Republic's agreement with the U.S. radiohc.cu The organization expressed its rejection on its official Facebook page: "Sixty years ago, more than forty thousand U.S. Marines invaded the Dominican Republic. The pretext at the time was to prevent the country from becoming a second Cuba." | Casa de las Américas denounced on Thursday the agreement between the government of President Luis Abinader and the United States for the use of the Dominican air base of San Isidro and Las Américas International Airport as part of its current military deployment in the Caribbean. | The organization expressed its rejection on its official Facebook page: "Sixty years ago, more…

Staff (2025-11-28). La 3 del día en Cubadebate. cubadebate.cu Les damos la bienvenida a este podcast informativo. Hoy es jueves 28 de noviembre de 2025 y este es nuestro resumen de las noticias más relevantes publicadas en Cubadebate.

Eric Worrall (2025-11-28). Claim: Climate Delegates Suffering in the Heat "gets people interested" wattsupwiththat.com According to reporter Will de Freitas, climate delegates need to suffer personal hardship to interest people in what they are saying.

newarab (2025-11-28). Spain reaffirms plan to skip Eurovision if Israel competes. newarab.com The head of Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has reaffirmed that his country will not join the 2026 Eurovision contest if Israel is allowed to compete – a protest by the Spanish delegation against Israel's Corporación de Radio Televisión Española (RTVE) president José Pablo López's statement follows weeks of lobbying by the Austrian delegation and others to keep Israel in the contest, which will take place in Vienna. | "We hold the same opinion […] that Israel's presence was unsustainable — fir…

newarab (2025-11-28). Blasts hit sanctioned tankers off Turkey's coast, rescues underway. newarab.com Blasts rocked two tankers from Russia's shadow fleet in the Black Sea near Turkey's Bosphorus strait on Friday, The 274-meter-long tanker Kairos suffered an explosion and caught fire in the Black Sea while en route from Egypt to Russia, Turkey's Transport Ministry said. | It said two fast rescue boats, a tugboat, and an emergency response vessel were immediately dispatched to the scene and the 25 crew members on board w…

Naomi Fryers (2025-11-28). James Packer's confession menu: Ego à la carte. independentaustralia.net

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