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Some wins for multilateralism at the G20 — and big questions about its long-term future
The G20 summit is supposed to be the pinnacle of multilateralism: the idea that nations can co-operate, compromise and co-ordinate for the greater good. But a lot has changed in the past two decades. Source link
Tracking Palestinian, Israeli deaths since the Gaza ceasefire went into effect
In the first six weeks since Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas reached a truce deal aimed at ending their two-year war, Israeli attacks in Gaza have been reported almost daily. Source link
BBC leaders grilled by lawmakers after Trump threatened to sue public broadcaster
The BBC’s chairman acknowledged Monday that it was too slow in responding to allegations of bias over a misleading edit of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump, but rejected claims that the broadcaster’s impartiality was being undermined from within its own board. Source link
Controversial aid group set up in Gaza as alternative to UN to cease operations
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, set up to distribute aid to Gaza as an alternative to the United Nations — but which Palestinians said endangered the lives of civilians as they tried to get food — said Monday it would shutter operations. Source link
Who is Kirill Dmitriev, the blacklisted Putin ally and a key player in Ukraine peace talks?
A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kirill Dmitriev has taken a leading role in talks with the U.S. about the Ukraine war and has met with special envoy Steve Witkoff several times this year. Source link
80 years after the Nazis were tried for war crimes, the documents are online for all to see
Eighty years after prosecutors began trying the leaders of Nazi Germany for war crimes, the documents related to those trials are available in full online, and free of charge. Source link
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano produces dome fountain of lava
Video captured by the U.S. Geological Survey on Nov. 23 shows the formation of a dome fountain of lava in a crater on Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano. Source link
Criminal cases against ex-FBI director Comey, Letitia James dismissed in blow to Trump administration
A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at U.S. President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department. Source link
U.S. Pentagon investigating Democrat senator for video urging troops to defy ‘illegal orders’
The Pentagon says that it is investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona for possible breaches of military law after Kelly joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for U.S. troops to refuse unlawful orders. Source link