2. Alleged helicopter defector arrested for plotting to take a U.S. chinhock helicopter to China after they offered him $15M
20. The body of a 150 million-year-old sea monster is hidden under a British cliff, says a scientist. Time is running out to find it.
28. Russia made more money from oil exports in October than it did in any month before the Ukraine war
37. Voter turnout plunges below 30% in Hong Kong election after rules shut out pro-democracy candidates
44. UK's first air capture plant is turned on to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and turn it into jet fuel
50. The skull of a colossal sea monster has been extracted from the cliffs of Dorset's Jurassic Coast
51. Independent: UK foreign secretary calls to use $350 bn in frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine reconstruction
58. Thousands demonstrate against antisemitism in Berlin as Germany grapples with a rise in incidents
59. Israel ready to act against Houthi rebels if international community fails to, official says | CNN
77. Russia has recruited over 100,000 prisoners for its 'human wave' assaults against Ukraine since the war began, reports say
78. Hamas Leaders: Our Goal Is Establishment Of Global Islamic Caliphate, Not Just Liberation Of Palestine
81. Germany’s Social Democrats say their previous policy on Russia was a mistake, underestimated Putin's imperial thinking
83. Israeli National Security Adviser Hanegbi indicates war against Hezbollah likely after defeat of Hamas
98. Canada's opposition filibusters overnight against PM Trudeau's carbon tax - "We have successfully killed a day of government business," Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer told reporters
100. Asteroid will pass in front of bright star Betelgeuse to produce a rare eclipse visible to millions
104. The world's wealthiest families got $1.5 trillion richer in 2023, with Hermès' owners and the rulers of Abu Dhabi leading the way
123. Germany's chancellor lights first Hanukkah candle on a huge menorah at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate
127. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called off a high-profile briefing with US lawmakers amid an impasse over future US funding for the country
138. U.K. says Russia's intelligence service behind sustained attempts to meddle in British democracy
149. New Footage shows dozens of Gaza men said to have surrendered to IDF; reportedly may be Hamas suspects
151. Andrew Forrest calls for fossil fuel bosses' 'heads on spikes' in extraordinary outburst on sidelines of UN COP28 climate conference
156. US military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft following a deadly crash off the coast of Japan
158. Guyana Defence Force helicopter with three crew members and four passengers missing near Arau border
162. Leaked documents show that the burning of Korans and anti-Erdogan "protests" we saw in Finland and Sweden were organized by Russian security services.
180. Guyana's president says it is preparing for a possible incursion by Venezuela into disputed area
187. Russian forces are killing their own wounded with drones to stop them from surrendering, Ukrainian officials say
190. Arab Citizens of Israel Released in Deals With Hamas Fear a Backlash: Almost all the 15 Israeli-Arab women freed in the swaps were released against their will
191. Hamas Terrorists Ignored Israeli Airstrikes and Continued Raping Hostages, Freed Captive Reports
193. India reveals that it has returned lunar spacecraft to Earth orbit | India now credibly has the third most advanced deep-space program in the world.
199. Nine arrested over pro-Palestinian banner in London. Banner reading ‘globalise the intifada’ was hung outside building that police say was being used by squatters
206. Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai urges world to confront Taliban's 'gender apartheid' against women
214. In a rare action against Israel, US says extremist West Bank settlers will be barred from America
215. Israeli military says 2 civilians killed for every militant is ‘tremendously positive’ ratio given Gaza combat challenges
217. I'm a French business school professor and an expert in crime economics. For two years, I conducted an investigation into Mexico's secret fentanyl labs. AMA about the violent and ultra-profitable business of manufacturing, selling, and exporting fentanyl worldwide.
232. S. Korea indirectly supplied more 155-mm shells for Ukraine than all European countries combined: WP | Yonhap News Agency
248. US warns of ‘appropriate responses’ after blaming Iran for attacks on commercial ships in Red Sea
249. Police in Spain and Italy seize 5,000 litres of adulterated olive oil in raids. International gang allegedly sought to pass off lower-quality oils as virgin and extra virgin.
256. Fifteen years of economic stagnation have left the typical UK household £8,300 poorer than peers in countries like France and Germany, according to a major report
257. MOT: Russia planned Islamophobic campaigns in Finland, Sweden to delay Nato membership | Yle News
262. Venezuelan electoral authorities on Sunday claimed that 95 percent of voters in a nonbinding referendum approved of the nation's territorial claim on a huge chunk of neighbouring oil-rich Guyana.
274. Giant seamount discovered in Guatemala is nearly twice the height of the world’s tallest building | CNN
276. Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From a Neighbor – The Venezuelan president is holding a referendum to claim sovereignty over Essequibo, a large oil-rich swath of neighboring Guyana
279. Ukraine blocks ex-president from leaving country amid alleged plan to meet pro-Putin Hungary’s Orban
282. Global private hospital group embroiled in ‘cash for kidneys’ racket enticing the impoverished to sell their organs
285. We must continue to support Ukraine, as Putin’s victory will be a tragedy – NATO Secretary General
287. The Pentagon says a US warship and multiple commercial ships have come under attack in the Red Sea
288. Online gaming platforms such as Roblox used as ‘Trojan horse’ for extremist recruitment of children, AFP warns
293. Israeli/Palestinian Arab party leader calls on armed Palestinian factions to throw down their weapons, work with PA to establish state
296. Philippine troops kill 11 Islamic militants in one of bloodiest anti-insurgency offensives this year
298. The Pope threw his weight behind calls for an end to fossil fuels in a message delivered here at COP28.
300. In meeting with Egyptian President, US VP Harris says the US will ‘under no circumstances’ permit the forced relocation of Palestinians