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Sources reveal staggering cost of changing the Pentagon's name to Department of War: it's $2 billion (LINK) 15 November 2025
13 rumors about Zohran Mamdani, investigated (LINK) 15 November 2025
Trump says he 'stopped a war' by preserving a ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand (LINK) 14 November 2025
— The ceasefire does not spell out a path to resolve the underlying basis of the dispute, the longstanding differences over where the border should run.
U.S. to remove tariffs on some products from Ecuador, Argentina, Guatemala and El Salvador: intended to reduce the price of bananas, coffee, and other food products from the region (LINK) — ground.news: 112 media reports (LINK) 14 November 2025
Heather Cox Richardson: Epstein and other Trump scandals (LINK) 14 November 2025
— Meidas Touch noted: "In normal times, it would be a major scandal for the President to direct his AG to criminally investigate his political opponents to deflect from his own involvement in a major scandal — and for the AG to immediately announce she is doing it. The Epstein scandal and cover up just got even bigger."
AI firm claims Chinese spies used its tech to automate cyber attacks: "first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign" (LINK) 14 November 2025
Ukraine's farms once fed billions but now its soil is starving (LINK) 14 November 2025
China's economic slowdown deepens in October as housing slump worsens and investments shrink more than expected: 4.9% year-on-year, output slowing from a 6.5% rise the prior month and missing a 5.5% expected jump (LINK) — ground.news: 11 media reports (LINK) 13 November 2025
UK: No-fault evictions on rental homes banned from May 2026: The new rules will affect more than 11 million people (LINK) 13 November 2025
U.S.: Newsom ex-Chief of Staff arrested in $225k campaign fraud (LINK) — ground.news: 184 media reports (LINK) 12 November 2025
Breaking news
Britain to announce 'most significant' change to asylum rules in years tomorrow, setting longest route to settlement in Europe: 20 years (LINK) 16 November 2025 2025
Caribbean reparations leaders in 'historic' first UK visit to press for justice (LINK) 16 November 2025 2025
Congo, M23 sign framework agreement for peace deal (LINK) — ground.news: 12 media reports (LINK) 15 November 2025
Islamic State-backed rebels kill 17 in eastern Congo hospital attack (LINK) — ground.news: 26 media reports (LINK) 15 November 2025 2025
Gen Z protesters clash with police at Mexico's palace in tribute to Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan, who was shot dead on 1 November after demanding tough action against armed cartels: 120 injured (LINK) — ground.news: 100 media reports (LINK) 15 November 2025 2025
Federal immigration crackdown begins in Charlotte, North Carolina, spreading fear and prompting some businesses to shutter (LINK) 15 November 2025 2025
Ukraine announces energy shake-up after corruption scandal (LINK) 15 November 2025
Al Jazeera: Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,360: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres "strongly" condemned Russia’s "large-scale missile and drone strikes" on Ukraine, the secretary-general’s spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, said. (LINK) 15 November 2025
— Italy signed off on a 12th package of military support for Kyiv and pledged to help Ukraine overcome its energy crisis this winter by sending generators. Germany said it will raise military aid to Ukraine to 11.5 billion euros ($13.4bn) in 2026.
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: Occupied West Bank: Increased Israeli violence against Palestinians must stop (LINK) 14 November 2025
— "We reiterate that the Israeli Government’s assertion of sovereignty over the occupied West Bank and its annexation of parts of it are in breach of international law, as the International Court of Justice has confirmed. They also violate the Palestinian people's right to self-determination.
— "More settler attacks were recorded in October than in any month since 2006 – over 260 attacks. Since 7 October 2023, and up until 13 November 2025, Israeli security forces and settlers have killed at least 1,017 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Among the victims were 221 children. This does not include Palestinians who have died in Israeli detention. During the same period, 59 Israelis were killed in Palestinian attacks or alleged attacks or armed clashes."
Trump says he 'stopped a war' by preserving a ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand (LINK) 14 November 2025
— The ceasefire does not spell out a path to resolve the underlying basis of the dispute, the longstanding differences over where the border should run.
Trump rescinds support for Marjorie Taylor Greene, marking major political breakup (LINK) 14 November 2025
— He said Greene, who is running for reelection in 2026, has "gone Far Left". Greene has publicly warned in recent weeks that Trump has been too focused on foreign policy and is not doing enough to sell his domestic agenda at home.
UN: Protecting lives in a warming world: Health takes centre stage at COP30 (LINK) 13 November 2025
— "Hailed by Brazil as 'a crucial moment to demonstrate the strength of the health sector in global climate action,' a blueprint for global health systems to adapt to rising temperatures and extreme weather has been launched at the COP30 UN climate conference.
UN report reveals revolutionary shift in global energy: 'We stand at a unique and defining moment in history': solar and battery projects will be more than sufficient to hit the 2030 climate goal of tripling renewable capacity (LINK) 14 November 2025
US mulls dividing Gaza into 'green zone' under Israel & 'red zone' as it struggles to draw a reconstruction plan: Report (LINK) — ground.news: 12 media reports (LINK) 14 November 2025
Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 6 people and injures at least 35 (LINK) 14 November 2025
— It was "a specially calculated attack to cause as much harm as possible to people and civilians," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on Telegram. Moscow denies targeting civilian areas.
Ukraine energy corruption scandal threatens Zelenskyy: Investigators allege that a former business partner of Zelenskyy's plotted to receive kickbacks worth $100 million (LINK) 14 November 2025
Pakistan's top court meets after two judges quit in protest at 'grave assault' on constitution (LINK) — ground.news: 11 media reports (LINK) 14 November 2025
US aircraft carrier nears Venezuela in flex of U.S. military power (LINK) 14 November 2025
Trump briefed on Wednesday on options for military operations in Venezuela (LINK) 13 November 2025
US agrees deal to slash Swiss tariffs to 15% after golden charm offensive: Switzerland will invest $200bn (£150bn) in the US (LINK) 14 November 2025
London judge finds global mining company BHP Group liable in Brazil's worst environmental disaster: a dam collapsed 10 years ago and released toxic waste into a major river (LINK) 14 November 2025
Former UN rapporteur Richard Falk, 95, who investigated Israeli abuses, interrogated for 4 hours in Canada at Toronto Pearson international airport on "national security" grounds as he travelled to Canada this week to attend a Gaza-related event: "It was my first experience of this sort — ever — in my life" (LINK) 13 November 2025 2025
Major news
Sources reveal staggering cost of changing the Pentagon's name to Department of War: it's $2 billion (LINK) 15 November 2025
13 rumors about Zohran Mamdani, investigated (LINK) 15 November 2025
Trump says he 'stopped a war' by preserving a ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand (LINK) 14 November 2025
— The ceasefire does not spell out a path to resolve the underlying basis of the dispute, the longstanding differences over where the border should run.
U.S. to remove tariffs on some products from Ecuador, Argentina, Guatemala and El Salvador: intended to reduce the price of bananas, coffee, and other food products from the region (LINK) — ground.news: 112 media reports (LINK) 14 November 2025
Heather Cox Richardson: Epstein and other Trump scandals (LINK) 14 November 2025
— Meidas Touch noted: "In normal times, it would be a major scandal for the President to direct his AG to criminally investigate his political opponents to deflect from his own involvement in a major scandal — and for the AG to immediately announce she is doing it. The Epstein scandal and cover up just got even bigger."
AI firm claims Chinese spies used its tech to automate cyber attacks: "first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign" (LINK) 14 November 2025
Ukraine's farms once fed billions but now its soil is starving (LINK) 14 November 2025
China's economic slowdown deepens in October as housing slump worsens and investments shrink more than expected: 4.9% year-on-year, output slowing from a 6.5% rise the prior month and missing a 5.5% expected jump (LINK) — ground.news: 11 media reports (LINK) 13 November 2025
UK: No-fault evictions on rental homes banned from May 2026: The new rules will affect more than 11 million people (LINK) 13 November 2025
U.S.: Newsom ex-Chief of Staff arrested in $225k campaign fraud (LINK) — ground.news: 184 media reports (LINK) 12 November 2025
Miscellaneous
Where innovation and education meet: 'New Uzbekistan University' emerging as a hub for AI, innovation and global collaboration (LINK) 16 November 2025
Scaramuccis invest $100 million in Trump-linked American Bitcoin Miner despite past tensions (LINK) 16 November 2025 2025
The surprising reason kids can't seem to read anymore: my daughter has zero interest in picking up a book. Why would she, when she's got an iPad offering her nonstop entertainment via videos expertly designed for her short attention span? (LINK) 15 November 2025
U.S. disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51 of an infection at the University of California, San Francisco hospital (LINK) 14 November 2025 2025
German researchers link single gene to schizophrenia: centrally regulates nerve-cell excitability and the NMDA receptor (LINK) — ground.news: 14 media reports (LINK) 14 November 2025 2025
— "The first known gene that, on its own, can cause a mental illness."
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