Musk rebuked after siding with Meloni on Italy’s foreign migrant centres
Musk rebuked after siding with Meloni on Italy’s foreign migrant centres
It didn’t take long for Elon Musk to be accused of meddling in Italy’s domestic affairs.
The tech billionaire’s declaration that “these judges need to go,” splashed across all of Italy’s front pages, came amidst increasing tension between Italy’s ruling coalition and the judiciary after a panel of Rome magistrates questioned the legality of a government initiative to detain asylum-seekers in Albania.
Musk prompted a highly unusual statement from Italian President Sergio Mattarella, who told him not to interfere in Italian affairs.
“Italy is a great democratic country and… knows how to take care of itself,” said Mattarella. “Anyone, particularly if, as announced, he is about to assume an important government role in a friendly and allied country, must respect its sovereignty and cannot take it upon himself to issue instructions.”
Musk, who owns Tesla and X, has recently been picked by Donald Trump to head up his planned new Department of Government Efficiency.
He has also developed close ties with Giorgia Meloni since she was elected over two years ago on the promise of cracking down on ******** migration.
Two processing centres in Albania, built and managed by the Italian government to help manage the migrant flow in the Mediterranean towards Italy, soon became the symbol of her hard stance on migration.
But delays in the project, legal hurdles and human rights concerns, as well as doubts about cost-effectiveness, have undermined its success so far.
Last week a Rome court ordered the transfer of seven Egyptian and Bangladeshi asylum seekers from one of the two centres to Italy.
The court had already ruled last month against the detention of other migrants from the same countries in Albania, a decision that the Italian prime minister had labelled “prejudicial”.
The two centres are currently empty, and Italian authorities are scaling back the number of staff on the ground.
Since then, the debate in Italy has become increasingly heated, with Meloni and other members of her government regularly attacking the country’s judiciary, until Musk also weighed in.
The legal controversy revolves around an October ruling by the EU’s Court of Justice (ECJ), stating that no country of origin can be deemed safe if any part of it is dangerous.
This poses further challenges Italy’s policy of repatriating migrants without visas.
While the ruling referred to a Czech case, it also applies to the entire EU and complicates Italy’s plans for detention centres in Albania meant to fast-track repatriations.
The Rome court has halted these actions pending further clarification from the ECJ.
The project has attracted the attention of several leaders, including *** Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who are themselves seeking to stem ******** migration.
During an official visit last September, Starmer praised Meloni’s “remarkable progress” on tackling irregular arrivals by sea, while Meloni said her counterpart showed “great interest” in her country’s deal with Albania.
********* Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for the exploration of “return hubs” outside the EU. In a letter to ********* leaders on irregular migration, she cited the deal between Italy and Albania as a potential model.
Several observers, however, have raised concerns over the actual impact of these centres, should they ever start operating at full capacity.
“Aside from the delays in the implementation of the operation, I view the project as a distraction from more pressing issues that should be on the agenda, such as better allocation of funds and the creation of a functioning asylum system overall,” said Alberto-Horst Neidhardt, a senior policy analyst at the ********* Policy Centre in Brussels.
“Regardless of whether it works or not, this is just a drop in the ocean.”
Italy’s incendiary political discourse shows no sign of dying down.
The judiciary here has been accused of obstructing government before.
Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who was charged with violation of antitrust law, money laundering, and tax ****** and faced prosecution for several other ******* over the years, repeatedly attacked judges, calling them “**********”.
Meloni’s coalition partner, Matteo Salvini, echoed his words saying judges who twisted Italy’s laws should resign and go into politics with the “refounded communists”.
“Demonising those whose role is to ensure that the law is upheld could pose a real danger,” Neidhardt warned.
According to Italian reports, Meloni and Musk have since spoken about the controversy. Musk is said to have expressed his respect for the Italian president, a report confirmed by Andrea Stroppa, a close confidant of Musk in Italy.
Stroppa, however, added that Musk also “emphasises that freedom of speech is protected by the First Amendment and the Italian constitution itself; therefore, as a citizen, he will continue to freely express his opinions”.
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The Christians who see Trump as their saviour
The Christians who see Trump as their saviour
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Standing on a podium in a Florida convention centre on the night of the election, a row of ********* flags behind him and a jubilant crowd looking on, Donald Trump declared: “Many people have told me that **** spared my life for a reason, and that reason was to save our country and to restore America to greatness.”
This was one of the most striking themes of his election campaign – that he had been chosen by ****. Yet even before the attempt on his life on 13 July in Butler, Pennsylvania, millions of Americans already felt guided by their ****** to support the former, and now future, president.
Some cast the election in an apocalyptic light and likened Trump to a Biblical figure.
Last year, on the ********** show FlashPoint, TV evangelist Hank Kunneman described “a battle between good and evil”, adding: “There’s something on President Trump that the ****** fears: it’s called the anointing.”
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Donald Trump delivered his victory speech to a jubilant crowd
Jim Caviezel, an actor who played ****** in Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the *******, proclaimed, albeit jokingly, that Trump was “the new Moses”. Then, in the months leading up to the election, many of his supporters referred to him as a “saviour”.
The question is why. What makes so many see this man, who isn’t known to have an especially strong ******, as sent from ****?
And what does that say about Christianity more broadly in a country where the numbers of churchgoers is in rapid decline?
‘All of us have sinned’
Reverend Franklin Graham is one of America’s best-known evangelists and the son of Billy Graham, arguably its most famous preacher. He is one of the Trump believers, convinced there is no doubt that the president-elect was chosen for this mission by ****.
“The bullet that went through his ear missed his brain by a millimetre, and his head turned just at the last second when the **** was fired,” he says. “I believe that **** turned his head and saved his life.”
The questions asked about Trump’s character – including accusations of ******* misconduct, and his alleged affair with ****** film star Stormy Daniels and associated hush-money trial – don’t dim Mr Graham’s view.
“Remember when ****** told the crowd, ‘Let the one without sin cast the first stone’ and that slowly, the entire audience began to disappear? All of us have sinned.”
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Franklin Graham spoke alongside Donald Trump during the 2024 election campaign
Part of the reason some Christians may find it easier to look past questions of character is that during Trump’s first term in office he delivered on a particular promise: to appoint anti-********* judges to the US Supreme Court.
Mr Graham points to this as evidence that the president-elect is a man of integrity.
“This is a big win for Christians, for evangelicals,” he says. “We believe the president will defend religious freedom where the Democrats would not.”
The selection of Mike Huckabee as ambassador to ******* is already a hint that ****** might shape some foreign policy. US evangelicals including Huckabee are among the country’s most fervent supporters of *******.
Many of them believe that Jews should populate the whole of the area of biblical *******, including what is now the occupied West Bank and Gaza, in order to precipitate events leading to the Second Coming of ****** *******.
A religion in rapid decline
In the past Donald Trump had talked about having had a Presbyterian upbringing. But despite his strong support from Christians in last week’s election, he never tried hard to convince them in his most recent campaign that he was one of them.
“I think he realised it was going to be a bit of a stretch to argue that he himself is a religious man, but instead he adopted a quid pro quo approach,” says Robert Jones, founder and president of the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), which has long tracked religious trends in the US.
That approach centred on changes in demographics and dwindling numbers of churchgoers.
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Pope Francis meets with President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the ******** City in 2017
In the early 1990s, about 90% of US adults identified as Christians – a figure that had fallen to 64% earlier this decade, with a large increase in the number of those unaffiliated to any ******, according to data from Pew Research Center.
This, says Dr Jones, was something Trump was able to draw upon.
“Trump’s message was: ‘I know you’re in decline, I know your numbers are waning. I know your children and grandchildren aren’t affiliated with your Churches anymore, but if you elect me, I’m going to restore power to the ********** Churches.”’
Not all Christians in the US were won over, however. For some, their ****** has guided them to precisely the opposite impression of Trump.
‘Trump has demeaned and debased’
In recent months, from the pulpit of ****** Ways Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia, Reverend Monte Norwood has been sharing a very different message to that of Franklin Graham.
He, for one, was dismayed at last week’s election result.
“Trump has demeaned and debased just about anybody he could, from immigrants to minorities to women to those who are disabled,” he says.
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Monte Norwood and his wife Wanda after voting in Atlanta
“White ************* *********** Christianity that ignores character is just hypocritical.”
He has long been opposed to the idea of a second Trump presidency, and he has voiced this on social media and through activism encouraging voter turnout – such as by helping other ****** voters to register to vote and access free rides to the polls.
“I am a Matthew chapter 25 kind of ********** – where ****** said: ‘When I was hungry you fed me, when I was thirsty, you gave me something to drink.’”
In history: ********** voting patterns
PRRI’s research has looked into voting records in history, not just by religious practice and belief but also by race, and found that when it comes to political views, there has been a clear trend for decades.
“Almost without exception, white ********** groups have tended to vote *********** in presidential contests,” says Dr Jones. “Non-white ********** groups, non-********** groups and religiously unaffiliated voters have tended to vote Democrat.”
This pattern dates back to the 1960s, he adds, when the Democratic party became associated with the civil rights movement and white ********** groups began migrating to the *********** Party.
Polling ahead of the 2024 election looking at voter intention suggested that for the most part this pattern held. “From our polling, we have a *********** party that is 70% white and **********, and a Democratic party that’s only a quarter white and **********.”
According to the PPRI’s survey of 5,027 adults, white evangelical *********** voters were the strongest backers of Trump over Harris by 72% to 13%. White ********* voters also backed Trump, with 55% supporting him and 34% aligned with Harris. White “mainline” non-evangelical Protestants showed a similar split.
By contrast 78% ****** Protestants supported Harris while just 9% backed Trump, according to the survey. Harris’s backers also included *******-Americans, the religiously unaffiliated and other non-********** Americans, according to the PPRI.
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Rev Franklin Graham speaks during a rally in North Carolina ahead of the presidential election
When it came to the actual vote, there were signs of departures from familiar patterns.
The results from Michigan showed a clear lurch towards the *********** Party by ******* voters in the state, likely the result of the Biden administration’s role in aiding ******* in its war in Gaza.
Analysis also shows that more Latino ********** voted for Trump than expected, when previously they have tended to lean Democrat.
Economic hardship brought about by soaring inflation, among other factors, is likely to have resulted in “non-traditional” *********** voters being drawn to vote for Trump.
As for his appeal to traditionalist Christians, Dr Jones argues that there has been a ****** component to the idea of “Making America Great Again”, with the promise of restoring the country’s ********** character.
“His has been a campaign of grievance and loss and nostalgia,” argues Dr Jones, “and that includes nostalgia from a ****** perspective.”
The future of ****** in the US
For all his political strength, one thing that Trump cannot do is hold back the tide of demographic change in the US – including the move away from ******.
While the number who define themselves as “atheist” ******** lower in the US than in most Western countries, those who say they are “religiously unaffiliated” is growing.
There is a generational component to that, along with the familiar trends of personal economics meaning that people have greater autonomy to move away from the accepted norms in their communities. But there are other reasons too.
A third of ********* atheists or agnostics say they disaffiliated from their childhood religion because of high-profile ******* ****** scandals, according to a PPRI study.
In 2020 the ********* ******* released lists of living members of clergy in the US found to have been accused of abuses, including some linked to child ************ and *****. There were around 2,000 names.
Two years later, the Southern ******** Conference collection of US *********** Churches released a list of hundreds of ******* leaders accused of child ****** between 2000 and 2019.
It shows the scale of the issue that Trump faces. Nevertheless, Franklin Graham is optimistic.
“******* attendance is not going to go up next week because President Trump has been elected – but what I think it does mean is that legislation that we might have seen coming down the road that that would make it very difficult for people of ****** will not come,” he says, referring to the idea of more progressive legislation around, for example, ********* and gay and trans rights.
“He will protect people of ******, he will protect religious freedoms in this country. I don’t talk about just ********** religious freedoms… [but] all people of ******.”
As to whether he is right, Americans can only watch and wait. But just as some are revelling in the promise of governance influenced by Christianity, others are undoubtedly nervous.
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Russia’s soldiers bringing wartime ********* back home
Russia’s soldiers bringing wartime ********* back home
“I’m a veteran of the special military operation, I’m going to ***** you!” were the words Irina heard as she was attacked by a man in Artyom, in Russia’s far east.
She had been returning from a night out when the man kicked her and beat her with his crutch. The force of the strike was so strong that it broke the crutch.
When the police arrived, the man showed them a document proving he had been in Ukraine and claimed that because of his service “nothing will happen to him”.
The ******* on Irina is just one of many reported to have been committed by soldiers returning from Ukraine.
Verstka, an independent Russian website, estimates that at least 242 Russians have been ******* by soldiers returning from Ukraine. Another 227 have been seriously injured.
Like the man who beat Irina, many of the attackers have previous ********* convictions and were released from prison specifically to join Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The BBC estimates that the Wagner mercenary group recruited more than 48,000 prisoners to ****** in Ukraine. When Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was ******* in a plane ****** last year, Russia’s defence ministry took over recruitment in prisons.
These cases have severely impacted Russian society, says sociologist Igor Eidman.
“This is a very serious problem, and it can potentially get worse. All the traditional ideas of good and evil are being turned upside down,” he told the BBC.
“People who have committed heinous ******* – murderers, rapists, cannibals and paedophiles – they not only avoid punishment by going to war, the unprecedented bit is that they are being hailed as heroes.”
There are numerous reasons why Russian soldiers lucky enough to return from the war would think they are above the law.
Official media call them “heroes,” and President Vladimir ****** has dubbed them Russia’s new “elite”. Those recruited into the army from prisons either had their convictions removed or they were pardoned.
It is not unheard of for released convicts return from the war in Ukraine, reoffend and then escape punishment for a second time by going back to the front.
This makes some police officers despair. “Four years ago, I put him away for seven years,” policeman Grigory told the Novaya Gazeta website.
“And here he is in front of me again, saying: ‘You won’t be able to do anything, officer. Now’s our time, the time of those who are shedding blood in the special military operation.'”
Russian courts have routinely used participation in the war against Ukraine as a reason to issue milder sentences.
But many cases don’t even reach court. Moscow has introduced a new law against “discrediting the Russian armed forces,” which has made some victims of ******* by veterans afraid to report them.
Olga Romanova, the head of prisoner rights NGO Russia Behind Bars, says a sense of impunity is driving up ****** rates.
“The main consequence is the gap between ****** and punishment in the public mind. If you commit a ******, it is far from certain that you are going to be punished,” she tells the BBC.
In 2023, the number of serious ******* registered in Russia rose by almost 10%, and in the first half of this year the number of military personnel convicted of ******* more than doubled compared to the same ******* a year before.
Sociologist Anna Kuleshova argues that ********* is becoming more acceptable in Russian society, especially because ********** can now escape punishment by going to war.
“There is a tendency to legalise *********. The idea that ********* is a kind of norm will probably spread – ********* at school, domestic *********, ********* in relationships and as a way to resolve conflicts.
“This is facilitated by the militarisation of society, the turn to conservatism and the romanticisation of war. Violent ******* committed within the country are being atoned by the ********* of war.”
Igor Eidman, Olga Romanova and Anna Kuleshova all spoke to the BBC from outside Russia.
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Quordle today – hints and answers for Sunday, November 17 (game #1028)
Quordle today – hints and answers for Sunday, November 17 (game #1028)
Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers.
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Quordle today (game #1028) – hint #1 – Vowels
How many different vowels are in Quordle today?
• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 4*.
* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).
Quordle today (game #1028) – hint #2 – repeated letters
Do any of today’s Quordle answers contain repeated letters?
• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 1.
Quordle today (game #1028) – hint #3 – uncommon letters
Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?
• No. None of Q, Z, X or J appear among today’s Quordle answers.
Quordle today (game #1028) – hint #4 – starting letters (1)
Do any of today’s Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?
• The number of today’s Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 2.
If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you’re not ready yet then here’s one more clue to make things a lot easier:
Quordle today (game #1028) – hint #5 – starting letters (2)
What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with?
• S
• B
• S
• U
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Quordle today (game #1028) – the answers
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The answers to today’s Quordle, game #1028, are…
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I very nearly lost my streak today, taking far longer than I should have done to solve STATE – which is a difficult word, admittedly – then needing to solve the remaining three with only one guess for each.
STATE is a bit of a monster for me when it appears. My three set start words give me the STA-E pattern, but the answer could still be STAGE, STAKE, STAVE or STATE. What I really need is a word that rules out three of those in one go, but I haven’t yet worked out what that could be. The best I have is something like GIVEN, which rules out two. When that happens I inevitably leave myself needing at least one more and possibly two more attempts to solve it. I’d better put in some more time to think of a better narrowing-down word.
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Daily Sequence today (game #1028) – the answers
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The answers to today’s Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1028, are…
Quordle answers: The past 20
Quordle #1027, Saturday 16 November: NOTCH, BENCH, BUSED, FOUND
Quordle #1026, Friday 15 November: PURER, TRUSS, TORCH, FORUM
Quordle #1025, Thursday 14 November: EXALT, TASTE, CRONY, CLOUT
Quordle #1024, Wednesday 13 November: YEARN, ELBOW, SURGE, PINEY
Quordle #1023, Tuesday 12 November: CHORD, ATTIC, OLIVE, EIGHT
Quordle #1022, Monday 11 November: COPSE, REGAL, GRUNT, GOODY
Quordle #1021, Sunday 10 November: GROIN, FAULT, FERRY, SUITE
Quordle #1020, Saturday 9 November: FLUME, THERE, ATOLL, SANER
Quordle #1019, Friday 8 November: DELAY, NAVAL, MOLAR, SWARM
Quordle #1018, Thursday 7 November: REPAY, SYNOD, LOATH, PITHY
Quordle #1017, Wednesday 6 November: SASSY, DRUID, THREW, SLOSH
Quordle #1016, Tuesday 5 November: BEGET, AMUSE, STONY, LOUSY
Quordle #1015, Monday 4 November: CHILL, TACKY, GRAPH, PLAZA
Quordle #1014, Sunday 3 November: QUIRK, HEART, ELBOW, KNOWN
Quordle #1013, Saturday 2 November: SWUNG, FLOOR, PARER, CRUST
Quordle #1012, Friday 1 November: FIFTY, GULCH, RECUT, TWEET
Quordle #1011, Thursday 31 October: TWINE, RIGID, BELCH, AMEND
Quordle #1010, Wednesday 30 October: SLOOP, BRINE, BROOD, FLUID
Quordle #1009, Tuesday 29 October: CLIFF, BURNT, SNAKY, POLYP
Quordle #1008, Monday 28 October: MACAW, LIEGE, GOUGE, CARGO
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How Pakistan’s melting glaciers ******** mountain villages
How Pakistan’s melting glaciers ******** mountain villages
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Komal’s morning view was of jagged, forbidding mountains, the rush of the river dozens of metres below the family home on the cliff. That was until the water became a torrent and tore the ground away beneath their feet.
“It was a sunny day,” says Komal, 18.
For generations, her family had lived among the orchards and green lands in the heart of the Hunza valley in the Karakorum mountains of Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan region.
“In the morning everything was normal, I went to school,” Komal says, “but then my teacher told me that Hassanabad bridge had collapsed.”
Upstream, a glacial lake had formed, then suddenly burst – sending water, boulders and debris cascading down the valley and gathering speed. The ground trembled so violently some people thought there was an earthquake.
When the torrent hit the cement bridge that connected the two parts of the village, it turned it to rubble.
A house in the damaged village of Hassanabad, with walls missing after the ground gave way
“By the time I came home, people were taking what they could out of their home,” Komal says. She grabbed books, laundry, anything she could carry, but remembers thinking that with their house so far above the water there was no way it could be affected.
That was until they received a phone call from the other side of the valley; their neighbours could see that the water was stripping away the hillside their home stood on.
Then the homes began to collapse.
“I remember my aunt and uncle were still inside their home when the flood came and washed out the whole kitchen,” she says. The family made it to safe ground, but their homes disappeared over the edge.
Drone footage shows changing landscape of Karakorum glaciers
Today, walking through the grey rubble and dust, there are still coat hooks on the wall, a few tiles in the bathroom, a window with the glass long gone. It’s been two years, but nothing has grown on the crumbling cliff that used to be Komal’s garden in Hassanabad.
“This used to be all a green place,” she says. “When I visit this place I remember my childhood memories, the time I spent here. But the barren places, they hurt me, they make me feel sad.”
Life in the region is precarious. Water from the Hopper glacier can be seen here running through the valley it has carved
Climate change is altering the landscape across Gilgit-Baltistan and neighbouring Chitral, researchers say. This is just part of an area referred to by some as the Third Pole; a place which has more ice than any other part of the world outside the polar regions.
If current emissions continue, Himalayan glaciers could lose up to two-thirds of their volume by the end of this century, according to the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development.
According to the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), more than 48,000 people across Gilgit Baltistan and Chitral are considered to be at high risk from a lake outburst or landslide. Some, like the village of Badswat in the neighbouring district of Ghizer, are in such peril they are being evacuated entirely to relative safety, their homes rendered impossible to live in.
“Climate change has increased the intensity and frequency of disasters across the region,” says Deedar Karim, programme co-ordinator for the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat.
“These areas are highly exposed. With the increase in temperature, there are more discharges (of water) and then more flooding. It’s causing damage to infrastructure, houses, agricultural lands; every infrastructure has been damaged by these increasing floods.
“The rainfall pattern is changing. The snowfall pattern is changing and then the melting of the glacier is changing. So it’s changing the dynamics of hazards.”
Pakistan is among the world’s most at-risk countries from glacial lake outbursts
Moving populations is complicated; not only have many spent centuries on their land and are loath to leave it, but finding another location that is safe and has access to reliable water is complicated.
“We have very limited land and limited resources. We don’t have common lands to shift people to,” says Zubair Ahmed, assistant director of the Disaster Management Authority in Hunza and Nagar district.
“I can say that after five or 10 years, it will be very difficult for us to even survive. Maybe people will realise after a few years or decades, but by then it will be too late. So I think this is the right time, although we are still late, but even now this is the time to think about it.”
Pakistan is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, although it is only responsible for less than 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
“We cannot stop these events, because this is a global issue,” Mr Ahmed says. “All we can do is mitigate and get our people prepared to face such events.”
Ijaz is an emergency volunteer, trained in evacuations, first aid and mountain rescue
In the village of Passu, just over an hour’s drive from Hassanabad, they are holding an evacuation drill; preparation for potential destruction. The population know that if there is an emergency, it may take days for outside help to arrive if the roads and bridges are blocked, damaged or swept away.
Trained in first aid, river crossing and high mountain rescue, they practise evacuating the village a few times a year, volunteers carrying the wounded on stretchers and bandaging mock injuries.
Ijaz has been a volunteer for the last 20 years, with many stories of rescuing lost walkers in the mountains. But he too is worried about the number of dangers and the increased unpredictability of the weather in the area he calls home.
“The weather now, we just can’t say what will happen,” he says. “Even five years ago, the weather didn’t change as much. Now after half an hour we can’t say what it will be.”
He knows too, that there’s only so much his team of volunteers can do.
“Unfortunately, if the flood comes and it’s a heavy flood we can’t do anything,” he says. “The area is totally washed out. If it’s small then we can help people survive and escape the flood areas.”
If there is an emergency it may take days for outside help to arrive
There are other mitigation measures across the region; stone and wire barriers to try to slow floodwater, systems to monitor glacier melt, rainfall and water levels, speakers installed in villages to warn the community if danger looks likely. But many who work here say they need more resources.
“We have installed early warning systems in some valleys,” says Mr Ahmed. “These were identified by the Pakistan Meteorological Department and they gave us a list of around 100 valleys. But because of limited resources, we are only able to intervene in 16.”
He says they are in discussions to expand this further.
Sultan Ali says he feels helpless – if the flood comes, it will take everything away
A few houses along from Komal lives Sultan Ali, now in his 70s.
As we talk sitting on a traditional charpoy bed, his granddaughters bring us a plate of pears they’ve picked from their garden.
He knows that should another flood happen, his home could also disappear into the valley, but says he has nowhere to go.
“As I approach the end of my life, I feel helpless,” he tells me. “The children are very worried, they ask where will we live?
“We have no options. If the flood comes, it will take everything away and there’s nothing we can do about it. I can’t blame anyone; it’s just our fate.”
Komal doesn’t think they’ll be able to stay – but they have nowhere else to go
We watch his grandchildren play tag in the shade of the orchard. The seasons, the ice, the environment is changing around them. What will this land look like when they are older?
Komal too is not sure what the future will hold.
“I don’t think we will stay here forever,” she says. “The condition is clear already. But the question for us is we have no other place to go. Only this.”
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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, November 17 (game #259)
NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, November 17 (game #259)
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
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NYT Strands today (game #259) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Would you look at that?
NYT Strands today (game #259) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
STACK
LEAP
PALE
MACE
PACE
MEND
NYT Strands today (game #259) – hint #3 – spangram
What is a hint for today’s spangram?
• Sightseeing favorites
NYT Strands today (game #259) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First: right, 3rd row
Last: left, 3rd row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #259) – the answers
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The answers to today’s Strands, game #259, are…
TOWER
CASTLE
BRIDGE
FORT
PALACE
MONUMENT
ARCH
SPANGRAM: LANDMARKS
My rating: Easy
My score: Perfect
Cameras at the ready? Then off you go in search of LANDMARKS. These days you’ll need to take a selfie in front of them, thus proving to the world that you were there, because that’s the important thing, right? And do make sure you share it with everyone too, rather than enjoying the CASTLE, PALACE or MONUMENT for its own aesthetic value.
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I’m not sure why this Strands triggered me to this extent – probably I’m just grumpy this morning – but I have no such problems with the puzzle itself, which is just fine. Not very difficult, admittedly, once I’d got started. But that was itself a simple task, given that TOWER sat prominently on the left side of the grid. An easy day.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Saturday, 16 November, game #258)
DROLL
LAUGHABLE
AMUSING
WITTY
COMIC
RIOTOUS
SPANGRAM: THATSFUNNY
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.
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PHOTOS: San Diego fisherman hooks tuna weighing over 442 pounds
PHOTOS: San Diego fisherman hooks tuna weighing over 442 pounds
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A San Diego fisherman named ‘Earl’ hooked a catch he’ll always remember while on a 10-day angling trip at sea this November. That’s according to Fisherman’s Landing Manager Carl Schmidt who spoke with FOX5/KUSI Saturday morning.
Caught just north of ***** San Lucas, a city on the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, the fishermen reeled in a Pacific tuna that weighed in at 442.5 pounds.
King tides return to San Diego’s coastline, thanks to the ******* Moon
A scale showing the weight of a tuna caught by a San Diego fisherman in November 2024. (KSWB)
Earl, along with other fishermen, were surveying waters south of the U.S. border while aboard a boat named “The Excel.” The boat’s captain, Jason Fleck, also showed excitement regarding the catch as the boat’s crew brought the tuna to shore in San Diego Saturday morning.
Crew from “The Excel” push in a large tuna that was caught at sea by a San Diego fisherman. (KSWB)
Loud booms may be heard across San Diego County: This is why
Earl was seen standing proudly next to his catch as onlookers took photos and fellow fishermen praised his skills.
A man named Earl stands next to a tuna he caught north of ***** San Lucas in November 2024. (KSWB)
Whether the catch will become tuna steaks or poke is to be determined but one thing is for sure, there’s plenty of tuna for sharing.
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Look inside the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant
Look inside the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant
Operations at Three Mile Island are poised to restart in four years, the latest sign that the nuclear power industry is undergoing a major turnaround after a wave of plant closures.
The Unit 1 reactor at Three Mile Island, which entered service in 1974, was permanently shut down in 2019 due to economic pressure as nuclear power struggled to compete against natural gas. But the tech sector’s growing power needs are breathing new life into the industry.
Constellation Energy plants to restart Unit 1 in 2028 through an agreement with Microsoft to help power the tech company’s data centers. The plant will be renamed the Crane Clean Energy Center — after Chris Crane, the late CEO of the plant’s former owner, Exelon — and its restart is subject to approval by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
The Department of Energy said Unit 1 operated safely and efficiently before being shut down five years ago. However, it ***** within walking distance of the site of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history. The Unit 2 reactor suffered a partial meltdown in 1979 and has not operated since the accident. It is being decommissioned by its owner, Energy Solutions.
Constellation’s chief generation officer, Bryan Hanson said Unit 1 is in good condition and the restoration will mostly involve typical maintenance work.
Here is a look at the plant’s main control room, the turbine deck that houses the main power generator, and the facility’s iconic cooling towers. For more on the restart click here.
Main control room
The control panel in the main control room of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024.
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Constellation’s chief generation officer, Bryan Hanson, inside the main control room of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024.
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Telephones in the main control room of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024.
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Part of the main control room of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024.
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Part of the main control room of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024.
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Turbine deck
Part of the turbine deck of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024.
Danielle DeVries | CNBC
Part of the turbine deck of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024.
Danielle DeVries | CNBC
Electrical panels on the turbine deck of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024.
Danielle DeVries | CNBC
Part of the turbine deck of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024.
Danielle DeVries | CNBC
A desk on the turbine deck of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024.
Danielle DeVries | CNBC
Cooling towers
A detail of two cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024.
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Power lines and a cooling tower at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024.
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Detail of a cooling tower at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024.
Danielle DeVries | CNBC
Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024.
Danielle DeVries | CNBC
— CNBC’s Danielle DeVries contributed to this report.
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West Indies vs England: Hosts pull off stunning chase of 219 to win fourth T20
West Indies vs England: Hosts pull off stunning chase of 219 to win fourth T20
West Indies pulled off a sensational run-chase of 219 to earn their first win of the series in a thrilling fourth T20 in St Lucia.
Openers Evin Lewis and Shai Hope blasted 136 from the first nine overs, before they lost three wickets in as many ****** to allow England back into contention.
Rehan Ahmed had Lewis caught for 68, Hope was run out for 54 and Nicholas Pooran was bowled for a duck, but captain Rovman Powell’s 38 from 23 ****** again shifted the momentum in the hosts’ favour.
Powell’s dismissal in the 17th over helped England regain some control, only for Sherfane Rutherford to hit back-to-back sixes in the penultimate over to seal a five-wicket win.
England’s 218-5 was set up by Phil Salt’s 55 – his seventh T20 score of 50 or more against West Indies – in explosive partnerships of 54 with fellow opener Will Jacks and 48 with Jos Buttler, who made 38.
Jacob Bethell, 21, then continued his eye-catching start to international cricket with a 22-ball fifty and an unbeaten 68, including five sixes, as England seemed to make the most of a flat pitch having lost the toss.
However, Lewis and Hope responded in style to the harsh treatment their bowlers received, reaching their half-centuries from 26 ****** and 23 ****** respectively.
Powell’s departure and a couple of economical ****** overs from Saqib Mahmood and T20 debutant John Turner sent a few nerves through the West Indies’ dugout but Hope and Lewis’ dynamic stand ensured they were comfortably ahead of the run rate, Rutherford eventually finishing on 29 from 17 ******.
The T20 leg of the tour concludes with the fifth T20 on Sunday at the same venue, with England having already sealed a series win by winning the first three matches.
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David McAllister’s legacy continues with WA Ballet season of The Sleeping Beauty at His Majesty’s Theatre
David McAllister’s legacy continues with WA Ballet season of The Sleeping Beauty at His Majesty’s Theatre
Lovers of dance across Australia would consider David McAllister synonymous with ballet.
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During meeting with Biden, China’s Xi cautions the U.S. to ‘make the wise choice’ to keep relations stable
During meeting with Biden, China’s Xi cautions the U.S. to ‘make the wise choice’ to keep relations stable
China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday but was already looking ahead to President-elect Donald Trump and his “America first” policies, saying Beijing “is ready to work with a new U.S. administration.”
During their talks on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Xi cautioned that a stable China-U.S. relationship was critical not only to the two nations, but also the “future and destiny of humanity.”
“Make the wise choice,” he cautioned. “Keep exploring the right way for two major countries to get along well with each other.”
Without mentioning Trump’s name, Xi appeared to signal his concern that the incoming president’s protectionist rhetoric on the campaign trail could send the U.S.-China relationship into another valley.
“China is ready to work with a new U.S. administration to maintain communication, expand cooperation and manage differences so as to strive for a steady transition of the China-U.S. relationship for the benefit of the two peoples,” Xi said through an interpreter.
Xi, who is firmly entrenched atop China’s political hierarchy, spoke forcefully in his brief remarks before reporters. Biden, who is winding down more than 50 years of public service, talked in broader brushstrokes about where the relationship between the two countries has gone. He reflected not just on the past four years but on the decades the two have known each other.
“We haven’t always agreed, but our conversations have always been candid and always been frank. We’ve never kidded one another,” Biden said. “These conversations prevent miscalculations, and they ensure the competition between our two countries will not veer into conflict.”
Biden was expected to urge Xi to dissuade North Korea from further deepening its support for Russia’s war on Ukraine. The leaders, with top aides surrounding them, gathered around a long rectangle of tables in an expansive conference room at Lima’s Defines Hotel and Conference Center.
China “hosted” the meeting this year, after Xi and Biden met a year ago on the APEC sidelines in Northern California, a gathering hosted by the U.S. They had much to discuss, including China’s indirect support for Russia, human rights issues, technology and Taiwan, the self-ruled democracy that Beijing claims as its own.
There’s much uncertainty about what ***** ahead in the U.S.-China relationship under Trump, who campaigned promising to levy 60% tariffs on ******** imports.
Already, many ********* companies, including Nike and eyewear retailer Warby Parker, have been diversifying their sourcing away from China. Shoe brand Steve Madden said it plans to cut imports from China by as much as 45% next year.
In a congratulatory message to Trump after his victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, Xi called for the U.S. and China to manage their differences and get along in a new era. In front of the cameras Saturday, Xi spoke to Biden — but it was unmistakable that his message was directed at Trump.
“In a major flourishing sci-tech revolution, neither decoupling nor supply chain disruption is a solution,” Xi said. “Only mutual, beneficial cooperation can lead to common development. ‘Small yard, high fence’ is not what a major country should pursue.”
After he was greeted by Xi, Biden ignored shouted questions from reporters on his concerns about the incoming Trump administration as well as North Korea. The leaders also did not engage reporters after they made their brief comments at the start of the meeting.
Biden administration officials would advise the Trump team that managing the intense competition with Beijing will likely be the most significant foreign policy challenge they will face, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said.
Biden has viewed his relationship with Xi as among the most consequential on the international stage and put much effort into cultivating it. The two first got to know each other on travels across the U.S. and China when both were vice presidents, interactions that both have said left a lasting impression.
“For over a decade, you and I have spent many hours together, both here and in China and in between,” Biden said. “We’ve spent a long time dealing with these issues.”
But the last four years have presented a steady stream of difficult moments.
The FBI this week offered new details of a federal investigation into ******** government efforts to hack into U.S. telecommunications networks. The initial findings have revealed a “broad and significant” cyberespionage campaign aimed at stealing information from Americans who work in government and politics.
U.S. intelligence officials also have assessed China has surged sales to Russia of machine tools, microelectronics and other technology that Moscow is using to produce missiles, tanks, aircraft and other weaponry for use in its war against Ukraine.
And tensions flared last year after Biden ordered the ********* down of a ******** spy balloon that traversed the ******* States.
Biden is looking for Xi to step up ******** engagement to prevent an already dangerous moment with North Korea from further escalating.
Biden, South Korean President Yoon Seok Yul and ********* Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday condemned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s decision to send thousands of troops to help Moscow repel Ukrainian forces who have seized territory in Russia’s Kursk border region.
Biden called it “dangerous and destabilizing cooperation.”
White House officials have expressed frustration with Beijing, which accounts for the vast majority of North Korea’s trade, for not doing more to rein in Pyongyang.
The North Koreans also have provided Russia with artillery and other munitions, according to U.S. and South Korean intelligence officials. And the U.S., Japan and South Korea have expressed alarm over Pyongyang’s stepped-up cadence of ballistic missile tests.
Kim ordered testing exercises in the lead-up to this month’s U.S. election and is claiming progress on efforts to build capability to strike the U.S. mainland.
Xi and Biden started their day at the leaders’ retreat at the APEC summit, taking part in a photo where they all wore scarves made from vicuña wool, a symbolic animal for Peru. It’s common practice that leaders at these gatherings are given a gift — usually traditional clothing of the host country — that they don for the photo.
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Wasserman Schultz says Gabbard ‘likely a Russian asset’
Wasserman Schultz says Gabbard ‘likely a Russian asset’
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) said that former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Trump’s pick for national intelligence director, is “likely a Russian asset.”
“There’s no question I consider her someone who is likely a Russian asset,” Wasserman Schultz said on MSNBC on Friday.
The Hill has contacted Gabbard’s press team for comment.
Wasserman Schultz’s comment comes as Trump has faced some pushback over some of his cabinet picks, including his nod toward Gabbard as director of national intelligence.
The role is a major shift for the former Democrat who has previously been accused of peddling Russian narratives. Gabbard has expressed beliefs that oppose the conclusions from U.S. intelligence, particularly when it comes to Russia and Ukraine.
Gabbard has shared content suggesting that the U.S. was involved in Ukraine developing biological weapons. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said at the time that she was “parroting Russian ***********” and that her “treasonous ***** may well cost lives.”
In 2022, she also knocked the Biden administration for failing to address Russian concerns amid its invasion of Ukraine.
“This war and suffering could have easily been avoided if Biden Admin/NATO had simply acknowledged Russia’s legitimate security concerns regarding Ukraine’s becoming a member of NATO, which would mean US/NATO forces right on Russia’s border,” she wrote on X at the time.
In a 2019 interview, Hillary Clinton mentioned Russian media support in relation to Gabbard, labeling the former congresswoman a “favorite of the Russians.”
Gabbard in 2017 met with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, who was accused of using chemical weapons on his own citizens during the country’s civil war. The meeting sparked anger among her colleagues in Congress.
During her 2020 Democratic presidential campaign, Gabbard alleged that Assad was not an ****** of the ******* States and declined to say he was a war *********.
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During meeting with Biden, China’s Xi cautions the U.S. to ‘make the wise choice’ to keep relations stable
During meeting with Biden, China’s Xi cautions the U.S. to ‘make the wise choice’ to keep relations stable
China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday but was already looking ahead to President-elect Donald Trump and his “America first” policies, saying Beijing “is ready to work with a new U.S. administration.”
During their talks on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Xi cautioned that a stable China-U.S. relationship was critical not only to the two nations, but also the “future and destiny of humanity.”
“Make the wise choice,” he cautioned. “Keep exploring the right way for two major countries to get along well with each other.”
Without mentioning Trump’s name, Xi appeared to signal his concern that the incoming president’s protectionist rhetoric on the campaign trail could send the U.S.-China relationship into another valley.
“China is ready to work with a new U.S. administration to maintain communication, expand cooperation and manage differences so as to strive for a steady transition of the China-U.S. relationship for the benefit of the two peoples,” Xi said through an interpreter.
Xi, who is firmly entrenched atop China’s political hierarchy, spoke forcefully in his brief remarks before reporters. Biden, who is winding down more than 50 years of public service, talked in broader brushstrokes about where the relationship between the two countries has gone. He reflected not just on the past four years but on the decades the two have known each other.
“We haven’t always agreed, but our conversations have always been candid and always been frank. We’ve never kidded one another,” Biden said. “These conversations prevent miscalculations, and they ensure the competition between our two countries will not veer into conflict.”
Biden was expected to urge Xi to dissuade North Korea from further deepening its support for Russia’s war on Ukraine. The leaders, with top aides surrounding them, gathered around a long rectangle of tables in an expansive conference room at Lima’s Defines Hotel and Conference Center.
China “hosted” the meeting this year, after Xi and Biden met a year ago on the APEC sidelines in Northern California, a gathering hosted by the U.S. They had much to discuss, including China’s indirect support for Russia, human rights issues, technology and Taiwan, the self-ruled democracy that Beijing claims as its own.
There’s much uncertainty about what ***** ahead in the U.S.-China relationship under Trump, who campaigned promising to levy 60% tariffs on ******** imports.
Already, many ********* companies, including Nike and eyewear retailer Warby Parker, have been diversifying their sourcing away from China. Shoe brand Steve Madden said it plans to cut imports from China by as much as 45% next year.
In a congratulatory message to Trump after his victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, Xi called for the U.S. and China to manage their differences and get along in a new era. In front of the cameras Saturday, Xi spoke to Biden — but it was unmistakable that his message was directed at Trump.
“In a major flourishing sci-tech revolution, neither decoupling nor supply chain disruption is a solution,” Xi said. “Only mutual, beneficial cooperation can lead to common development. ‘Small yard, high fence’ is not what a major country should pursue.”
After he was greeted by Xi, Biden ignored shouted questions from reporters on his concerns about the incoming Trump administration as well as North Korea. The leaders also did not engage reporters after they made their brief comments at the start of the meeting.
Biden administration officials would advise the Trump team that managing the intense competition with Beijing will likely be the most significant foreign policy challenge they will face, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said.
Biden has viewed his relationship with Xi as among the most consequential on the international stage and put much effort into cultivating it. The two first got to know each other on travels across the U.S. and China when both were vice presidents, interactions that both have said left a lasting impression.
“For over a decade, you and I have spent many hours together, both here and in China and in between,” Biden said. “We’ve spent a long time dealing with these issues.”
But the last four years have presented a steady stream of difficult moments.
The FBI this week offered new details of a federal investigation into ******** government efforts to hack into U.S. telecommunications networks. The initial findings have revealed a “broad and significant” cyberespionage campaign aimed at stealing information from Americans who work in government and politics.
U.S. intelligence officials also have assessed China has surged sales to Russia of machine tools, microelectronics and other technology that Moscow is using to produce missiles, tanks, aircraft and other weaponry for use in its war against Ukraine.
And tensions flared last year after Biden ordered the ********* down of a ******** spy balloon that traversed the ******* States.
Biden is looking for Xi to step up ******** engagement to prevent an already dangerous moment with North Korea from further escalating.
Biden, South Korean President Yoon Seok Yul and ********* Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday condemned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s decision to send thousands of troops to help Moscow repel Ukrainian forces who have seized territory in Russia’s Kursk border region.
Biden called it “dangerous and destabilizing cooperation.”
White House officials have expressed frustration with Beijing, which accounts for the vast majority of North Korea’s trade, for not doing more to rein in Pyongyang.
The North Koreans also have provided Russia with artillery and other munitions, according to U.S. and South Korean intelligence officials. And the U.S., Japan and South Korea have expressed alarm over Pyongyang’s stepped-up cadence of ballistic missile tests.
Kim ordered testing exercises in the lead-up to this month’s U.S. election and is claiming progress on efforts to build capability to strike the U.S. mainland.
Xi and Biden started their day at the leaders’ retreat at the APEC summit, taking part in a photo where they all wore scarves made from vicuña wool, a symbolic animal for Peru. It’s common practice that leaders at these gatherings are given a gift — usually traditional clothing of the host country — that they don for the photo.
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Sexist attacks on women surge on social media after Donald Trump’s election win, report finds
Sexist attacks on women surge on social media after Donald Trump’s election win, report finds
A barrage of misogynistic comments have permeated social media since Donald Trump became the president-elect last week, according to research from London-based think tank, Institute for Strategic Dialogue.
“Your body, my choice” — a phrase popularised by white nationalist Nick Fuentes — became the reigning chant among men on the far right who commented on women’s posts across social media, especially those who expressed sorrow at the election results, the report found.
The phrase — a retaliatory play on “my body, my choice” which for decades has been a rallying cry for advocates of reproductive rights — surged soon after Fuentes posted on X on Election Day: “Your body, my choice. Forever.”
The phrase was mentioned thousands of times per day on various social platforms in the week after the election, peaking at more than 12,000 mentions on Friday according to the report, which was published last week.
The Institute for Strategic Dialogue found a 4600 per cent increase in mentions of the terms “your body, my choice” and “get back in the kitchen” on X in a 24-hour ******* late last week, the report said.
The institute said it also observed reports of people using misogynistic language to harass women offline, including alleged instances of young boys repeating “your body, my choice” on school campuses. Hats and T-shirts featuring the phrase have also popped up on some e-commerce sites.
“One of the alarming characteristics of this trend is how quickly online influencers, known for propagating hate, can influence both online and offline behaviours, most especially the behaviours of young men,” co-author Isabelle Frances-Wright, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue’s US director of technology, said.
The report adds to other examples of hateful rhetoric spreading after Trump’s victory. Last week, scores of ****** people across the country began receiving ******* text messages telling them they had been chosen to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation” — prompting an investigation by the FBI and state law enforcement agencies. (The sources and motivations of the texts have not been established.)
Gender played a central role in this year’s election as Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign emphasised reproductive rights. Polls before the election had found a widening gender gap between the two candidates.
Trump ended up outperforming many of those polls. NBC News exit polling found he drew 45 per cent of all female votes, compared with 53 per cent for Harris — a significant improvement from 2020, when he lost among female voters by 15 percentage points to Joe Biden. Trump also made gains among young women.
Trump and his supporters had targeted Harris with misogynistic comments throughout her campaign. Trump said in July that world leaders would view her “like a play toy” based on her appearance, and his allies have suggested Harris’ political success is attributable to diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
An ad from Elon Musk’s America PAC, which has been deleted, called Harris the c-word before it went on to call her a “**********”.
The Institute for Strategic Dialogue report found that many extremist politicians and influencers from the “manosphere” — a network of online spaces where men often preach traditional notions of masculinity and espouse misogynistic stereotypes about women — were emboldened after Trump’s re-election.
As misogynistic voices online “exploit Donald Trump’s election as a rebuke of both reproductive rights and women’s rights,” the report said, “the impact on women could extend into the next presidential election and beyond”.
Fuentes’ post, which got more than 50,000 likes, was viewed more than 90 million times on X within a week. Though many online condemned the sentiment, Fuentes’ phrase quickly gained traction in right-wing circles.
On platforms such as TikTok, women posted about the misogynistic comments they had received parroting Fuentes’ remarks, with many also rebuking the sentiment. A TikTok spokesperson confirmed that phrases like “your body, my choice” violate community guidelines, except for instances of counter-speech.
The platform has removed some videos in the past week, a spokesperson said.
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North Carolina senator’s office allegedly told woman to ‘move to China’ after she expressed concerns over ********* policy
North Carolina senator’s office allegedly told woman to ‘move to China’ after she expressed concerns over ********* policy
A North Carolina lawmaker is going viral on TikTok after his office allegedly told a female constituent in an email to “move to China” after she raised concerns about the state’s ********* policy.
The constituent, who asked to remain anonymous due to concerns for her safety, told NBC News on Saturday that she sent an email to *********** state Sen. Danny Britt on Nov. 7 to say that her family “desperately wants to expand.”
“But because of You, [President-elect Donald] Trump and the *********** party and the strict ********* laws in this country we cannot,” she wrote in the email, a copy of which was shared with NBC News. “Thanks for ruining our futures! You all are terrible people.”
In response, Britt’s legislative assistant Camille McDougald allegedly told the constituent to consider moving to another country.
“Thank you so much for the email. I am not quite certain how we are preventing you from expanding your family. I suggest you move to China immediately and see how that works out for you,” the email reads. “If for some reason that fails Russia is nice in the winter and Venezuela in the summer.”
McDougald’s response gained attention after it was shared by TikTok user Lindsay Talley, who posted a video last week explaining that her friend has a genetic disorder that “creates life-threatening anomalies with fetal heart issues.” The video has garnered more than 260,000 views, with many of the commenters slamming the response as “unprofessional” and “disgusting.”
“This is incredibly inappropriate,” one person wrote.
“These politicians have lost their ever loving minds,” another commented.
The constituent told NBC News that she is a carrier for a very rare genetic condition with a 50% chance of being passed on to a child.
“I was scared when I wrote that email, about my livelihood,” she said.
The woman said McDougald’s response made it seem like “they don’t care.”
Multiple attempts to reach Britt and McDougald have been unsuccessful.
Under North Carolina law, abortions are legal in the following circumstances: during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy; when a qualified physician determines a medical emergency exists; through the 20th week of pregnancy when the pregnancy is a result of ***** or *******; and during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy if a doctor determines there exists a life-limiting anomaly in the fetus. If a life-limiting anomaly is detected, the patient must fill out a consent form before seeking an *********.
The woman argued that the law was not clear enough, and because of that, it is “forcing people to get care out of state.”
In the end, the woman said she wants her government representatives “to have some compassion and tell me what they’re going to do.”
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Georgia election chief doused with paint
Georgia election chief doused with paint
The head of Georgia’s electoral commission has been splashed in a ****** liquid, believed to be paint, whilst announcing a poll result in parliament.
Official Giorgi Kalandarishvili was doused during the confirmation of a parliamentary poll, which was won by a pro-Russian party.
Kalandarishvili signed a protocol that said Georgian Dream had won another term, which has triggered days of protests in the capital, Tbilisi.
The pro-western president, Salome Zourabichvili, described the vote as illegitimate, accusing Russia of interference.
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Mike Tyson reveals he ‘almost *****’ during medical episode in lead-up to Jake Paul ******
Mike Tyson reveals he ‘almost *****’ during medical episode in lead-up to Jake Paul ******
Mike Tyson says despite losing to Jake Paul in his boxing comeback on Saturday afternoon (AEDT), he has still won.
The 58-year-old boxing legend stepped back in the ring for the first time in 19 years to ****** Paul, a 27-year-old YouTuber and social media influencer-turned fighter.
And while the ****** played out as many predicted it would — with the older man running out of steam early in the bout and eventually losing — he still went the full eight two-minute rounds with someone less than half his age.
On top of that, he did it just months after suffering a medical episode during a flight in May which, he now says, nearly took his life.
“This is one of those situations when you lost but still won,” Tyson said in a statement on Sunday morning (AEDT).
“I’m grateful for last night. No regrets to get in ring one last time.
“I almost ***** in June. Had eight blood transfusions. Lost half my blood and 25lbs (11.3kgs) in hospital and had to ****** to get healthy to ****** — so I won.
“To have my children see me stand toe to toe and finish eight rounds with a talented fighter half my age in front of a packed Dallas Cowboy stadium is an experience that no man has the right to ask for. Thank you.”
Camera IconMike Tyson is thankful just to be able to have fought. Credit: Getty
Paul built the theatre of the ****** up as much as anyone in the lead-up to the bout, even saying at the weigh-in that Tyson “must ****” after being slapped in the face, but he has been a humble and gracious winner since the bell rang at the end of the eighth.
The younger boxer paid tribute to Tyson over and over again during the post-****** interview in the ring, and did so again in the comments of Tyson’s post.
“Love you Mike. It was an honor. You’re an inspiration to us all,” Paul wrote.
Even billionaire Elon Musk said “bravo”.
All the hate from the pre-****** build-up was gone after the ******, with Paul even stopping to pay homage with a bow to Tyson before the final bell sounded at the home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys.
Camera IconJake Paul has scored a unanimous decision victory against 58-year-old Mike Tyson in Texas. Credit: AAP
The ****** wasn’t close on the judge’s cards, with one giving Paul an 80-72 edge and the other two calling it 79-73.
Asked if it was the last time he would be seen in a ring, Tyson said: “I don’t know. It depends on the situation.
“I don’t think so. I knew (Paul) was a good fighter.
“I didn’t prove nothing to anyone, just myself. I’m not one of these guys who goes out to please the world, I’m just happy with what I can do.”
Tyson came for Paul immediately after the opening bell and landed a couple of quick punches, but didn’t try much else the rest of the way.
Even fewer and shorter rounds than a standard bout couldn’t do much to generate “Iron Mike” in his first sanctioned pro ****** in almost 20 years, facing a boxing neophyte with hopes of fighting for championships somewhere in the future.
Paul was more aggressive after the quick burst from Tyson in the opening seconds, but the punching wasn’t very efficient. There were quite a few wild swings and misses.
Camera IconMike Tyson was repeatedly spotted biting his gloves during the ******. Credit: Netflix
Tyson mostly sat back and waited for Paul to come to him, with a few exceptions. It was quite the contrast to the co-main event, another slugfest in which Katie Taylor kept her undisputed super lightweight championship with a decision over Amanda Serrano.
It was the first sanctioned ****** since 2005 for Tyson. Paul started fighting a little more than four years ago.
“Mike Tyson, this is such an honour,” said Paul.
“He’s the greatest to ever do it. He is an icon. It was an honour to ****** him. He was exactly what I thought he would be.”
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Small aircraft makes emergency landing in Daytona Beach after landing gear fails
Small aircraft makes emergency landing in Daytona Beach after landing gear fails
An aircraft made an emergency landing at the Daytona Beach International Airport on Friday afternoon.
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The aircraft, a Diamond Twin Star, had two people on board and was circling for over an hour before making the emergency landing.
The Diamond Twin Star is a four seat, twin engine, propeller-driven plane experienced landing gear issues prior to landing.
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After circling the airport for more than an hour and making several low passes, the pilot landed the plane on its belly.
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Trump picks Liberty Energy CEO and Oklo board member Chris Wright as Energy secretary
Trump picks Liberty Energy CEO and Oklo board member Chris Wright as Energy secretary
US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC on November 13, 2024.
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President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday selected Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright to serve as the next energy secretary of the ******* States.
Liberty Energy is an oilfield services company headquartered in Denver with a $2.7 billion market capitalization. The company’s stock gained nearly 9% on Nov. 6 after Trump won the U.S. presidential election, but its shares have since pulled back.
Wright serves on the board of Oklo, a nuclear power startup backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that is developing micro reactors.
Wright will also serve on Trump’s Council of National Energy, the president-elect said Saturday. The council will be led by Trump’s pick for Interior Secretary, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.
Wright has denied that climate change presents a global crisis that needs to be addressed through a transition away from fossil fuels.
“There is no climate crisis and we’re not in the midst of an energy transition either,” Wright said in a video posted on his LinkedIn page last year. “Humans and all complex life on earth is simply impossible without carbon dioxide. Hence the term carbon pollution is outrageous.”
“There is no such thing as clean energy or ****** energy,” Wright said. “All energy sources have impacts on the world both positive and negative.”
Trump described Wright as a “leading technologist and entrepreneur in the energy sector.”
“He has worked in Nuclear, Solar, Geothermal, and Oil and Gas,” the president-elect said in a statement Saturday.
“Most significantly, Chris was one of the pioneers who helped launch the ********* Shale Revolution that fueled ********* Energy Independence, and transformed the Global Energy Markets and Geopolitics,” Trump said.
Trump has vowed to increase fossil fuel production to reduce energy costs, though analysts and some oil executives have said the president has little influence on oil and natural gas output in the U.S.
The U.S. has produced more crude oil than any other country in history, including Russia and Saudi Arabia, since 2018, according to the Energy Information Administration.
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‘****** are dropping, while you’re shopping’: Protesters ****** Christmas display opening
‘****** are dropping, while you’re shopping’: Protesters ****** Christmas display opening
A Christmas tradition for families threatened by protesters has made a largely scaled back unveiling.
Myer in the centre of Melbourne displays decorative Christmas windows each year. Pro-************ supporters had threatened to ****** the grand opening which was scheduled for Sunday.
However, Myer said it would cancel the grand opening which is typically attended by families. The protesters also scrapped their disruptive plans in kind.
In a largely scaled-back rendition, Santa and a few staff members pulled down the curtain on the Australia Zoo themed windows at 7.30am on Sunday.
Just a handful of protesters were at the early morning unveiling, though more started gathering before the retail giant’s store opened at 10am.
Camera IconSome families did still stop to see the latest edition of the windows on Sunday morning. NewsWire / Luis Enrique Ascui Credit: News Corp Australia
They were chanting “****** are dropping, while you’re shopping”.
At least 43,000 Gazans have been ******* in direct conflict since October 7, 2023 – about 70 per cent of those are children or women. Oxfam says Palestinians are being starved as a military tactic, and aid agencies estimate 96 per cent of Gazans face high levels of food shortages.
In Melbourne, a vocal protester shouting “free Palestine” made her presence known during a live television cross to a reporter. The demonstrator was dressed as a police officer, wearing clown make up, and holding a sign which read “you look ******* staring at windows when kids are being murdered”.
Camera IconPremier Jacinta Allan labelled the group planning to protest the windows as “morons”. NewsWire / Aaron Francis Credit: News Corp Australia
The protest group, which initially threatened a large demonstration outside the windows is separate from the organising group which has run protests through the city every Sunday since October 7, 2023.
The Australia Palestine Advocacy Network organises the weekly march through the city, and is diverting its demonstration on Sunday away from Myer.
Australia changed its position at the UN for the first time in 20 years this week, voting with 158 other countries including the ***, New Zealand, France, Germany and Japan, for a resolution to recognise the “permanent sovereignty of the ************ people in the Occupied ************ Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the ***** population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources”.
Camera IconPolice were out at the Myer store on Sunday. NewsWire / Luis Enrique Ascui Credit: News Corp Australia
The US, Canada and ******* were among seven nations which voted against the resolution.
In light of the protest action figuratively clashing with a family Christmas tradition, Premier Jacinta Allan faced questions this week about whether Victoria needed a NSW-style protest permit system.
“Do we really think the same sort of morons who want to disrupt a beautiful Christmas tradition for families is going to apply for a permit?” she said on Friday.
Camera IconMyer scrapped plans for a grand opening of the windows, which are zoo themed this year. NewsWire / Luis Enrique Ascui Credit: News Corp Australia
“(The windows) will be open for the thousands and thousands of Victorians from all different backgrounds, from all different parts of the state, to come and enjoy that beautiful family tradition,” the Premier said.
Information from Myer shows the first window display, “Santa and the Olympics”, was erected in 1956.
The most recent display themes have been: Bluey (2023), Disney 100 year anniversary (2022), Peter Rabbit (2021) and Christmas is Uncancelled (2020).
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Fugitive arrested after encounter with hunter
Fugitive arrested after encounter with hunter
EMMETT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Troopers say a hunter called 911 to report a man who was acting suspiciously Friday morning — leading police directly to a fugitive who had fled the scene of a ****** earlier that morning.
A local hunter was out in the woods in the area of Emmett Township when he saw a man near his all-terrain vehicle, according to the Michigan State Police. The hunter reported that the man was “looking suspiciously at his ATV.” After having a brief conversation with the man, troopers say the hunter called 911 and told police about the suspicious activity.
“Unbeknownst to the hunter, the individual he had encountered was a fugitive and the subject of an active manhunt,” state police wrote in a release.
The man had multiple outstanding warrants, and earlier Friday morning, he had been involved in “a dangerous hit-and-run” on Michigan Avenue near 12 1/2 Mile Road, according to MSP.
State police say the man had rammed another vehicle, which contained his girlfriend, multiple times and chased the vehicle on Michigan Avenue, causing a multi-car ****** with his “erratic driving.” Ultimately, the man’s vehicle went off the road and was disabled.
The man fled the scene of the ****** and went into the woods, according to MSP. That’s where he encountered the hunter.
After the hunter called 911, officers were able to track down the man and arrest him without further incident, state police say. The 28-year-old Battle Creek man was jailed on several charges, including ******** with a vehicle, according to MSP. His name was not released Friday.
“As deer hunting season begins, we are reminding outdoor enthusiasts to stay vigilant and report any suspicious activity immediately,” troopers wrote. “This arrest marks a successful conclusion to what could have been a much more dangerous situation, thanks to the coordinated efforts of multiple law enforcement agencies and an alert hunter.”
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Turkey 0-0 Wales: Penalty miss was justice served – Bellamy
Turkey 0-0 Wales: Penalty miss was justice served – Bellamy
Akturkoglu’s missing of penalty award by referee Juan Martinez Munuera provided late drama in an eventful goalless draw on Saturday.
Although Turkey controlled most of the match in front of their hostile home crowd, Wales provided a threat of their own with a disallowed Jordan James goal and Harry Wilson hitting the post.
It was a creditable display in testing circumstances, maintaining Bellamy’s unbeaten start as Wales boss after five matches.
The former captain said beforehand that Wales would “know a lot more” about themselves and their 2026 World Cup qualifying credentials after this match in Turkey, and events in Kayseri confirmed that view.
“[I learned] a lot [about the team],” Bellamy said. “Defending the box, we’re exceptional, so that’s credit to previous managers. We’re really strong putting bodies on the line.
“I knew there would be a bit of pain today, it was a difficult game against really good opposition. Can we improve on the ball? Can our angles, can our timing be right? That’s what we need to improve on.”
Bellamy added that he also learned some valuable lessons about himself as a manager.
“I was trying to stay calm and it was difficult, especially at the end. You don’t want to be riding that rollercoaster [of emotion],” he said.
“I felt maybe once or twice I was and I don’t like it, so I need to learn from that, improve from that. I was saying to the players I need to improve as well. The test of the atmosphere Turkey were able to create, it’s hopefully going to benefit me along the line and the players as well.”
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In their final meeting, Xi tells Biden he is “ready to work with a new administration”
In their final meeting, Xi tells Biden he is “ready to work with a new administration”
In their final meeting, China’s leader Xi Jinping told U.S. President Biden that his nation was “ready to work with a new administration,” as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take over.
The two leaders gathered Saturday on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Mr. Biden was expected to urge Xi to dissuade North Korea from further deepening its support for Russia’s war on Ukraine. It marked their first in-person meeting since they met in Northern California last November.
Without mentioning Trump’s name, Xi appeared to signal his concern that the incoming president’s protectionist rhetoric on the campaign trail could send the U.S.-China relationship into another valley.
“China is ready to work with a new U.S. administration to maintain communication, expand cooperation and manage differences so as to strive for a steady transition of the China-U.S. relationship for the benefit of the two peoples,” Xi said through an interpreter.
US President Biden shakes hands with ******** President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru, on Nov. 16, 2024.
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Mr. Biden, meanwhile, spoke in broader brushstrokes about where the relationship has gone and reflected not just on the past four years, but on their long relationship.
“Over the past four years, China-U.S. relations have experienced ups and downs, but with the two of us at the helm, we have also engaged in fruitful dialogues and cooperation, and generally achieved stability,” he said.
Mr. Biden and Xi, with top aides surrounding them, gathered around a long rectangle of tables in an expansive conference room at Lima’s Defines Hotel and Conference Center.
There’s much uncertainty about what ***** ahead in the U.S.-China relationship under Trump, who campaigned promising to levy 60% tariffs on ******** imports.
Bobby Djavaheri, president of Los Angeles-based Yedi Houseware Appliances — which manufactures its products in China — told CBS News in an interview this week that such tariffs “would decimate our business, but not only our business. It would decimate all small businesses that rely on importing.”
Trump has also proposed revoking China’s Most Favored Nation trade status, phasing out all imports of essential goods from China and banning China from buying U.S. farmland.
Already, many ********* companies, including Nike and eyewear retailer Warby Parker, have been diversifying their sourcing away from China. Shoe brand Steve Madden says it plans to cut imports from China by as much as 45% next year.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Biden administration officials will advise the Trump team that managing the intense competition with Beijing will likely be the most significant foreign policy challenge they will face.
It’s a big moment for Mr. Biden as he wraps up more than 50 years in politics. He saw his relationship with Xi as among the most consequential on the international stage and put much effort into cultivating that relationship.
Mr. Biden and Xi first got to know each other on travels across the U.S. and China when both were vice presidents, interactions that both have said left a lasting impression.
“For over a decade, you and I have spent many hours together, both here and in China and in between. And I think we’ve spent a long time dealing with these issues,” Mr. Biden said Saturday.
But the last four years have presented a steady stream of difficult moments.
The FBI this week offered new details of a federal investigation into ******** government efforts to hack into U.S. telecommunications networks. The initial findings have revealed a “broad and significant” cyberespionage campaign aimed at stealing information from Americans who work in government and politics.
U.S. intelligence officials also have assessed China has surged sales to Russia of machine tools, microelectronics and other technology that Moscow is using to produce missiles, tanks, aircraft and other weaponry for use in its war against Ukraine.
And tensions flared last year after Mr. Biden ordered the ********* down of a ******** spy balloon that traversed the ******* States.
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