# NuseReal

Nuse for internationalists

North Sea exploration rules to be relaxed in new Labour plan: on new oil and gas licences (LINK) 26 November 2025

— BBC: There has also been speculation that the energy profits ("windfall") tax of 78% — due to expire in 2030 — might be phased out earlier. Investment is at an all-time low with operators instead looking to spend their money in parts of the world with more favourable tax rates. Research from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen estimates that about 1,000 jobs a month are currently being lost.

World Aids Day 1 December 2025: Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response (LINK) 26 November 2025 — Geneva programme — (LINK)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the Navy secretary to review Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly's comments in a video to troops on their right to refuse "potentially unlawful conduct", according to a memo posted on social media by the Pentagon (LINK) 26 November 2025

National Parks to raise fees by $100 for international tourists to popular U.S. parks, left out of fee-free days, reserved for American residents (LINK) 25 November 2025

U.S. consumer confidence hits lowest point since April as job worries grow: Consumer Confidence Index slumped to 88.7, a drop of 6.8 points from the prior month for its lowest reading in seven months (LINK) 25 November 2025