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US supreme court extends Trump pause on $4bn in food aid benefits: justices allow temporary block on full payments for SNAP, relied upon by 42 million Americans (LINK) 11 November 2025
Thailand to halt implementation of ceasefire deal with Cambodia heralded by Trump (LINK) — ground.news: 8 media reports (LINK) 11 November 2025
Switzerland reported nearing deal to cut US tariffs to 15% after business push (LINK) 11 November 2025
— Matches the rate levied on the EU’s exports to the US. Exports account for more than 70 per cent of Switzerland's GDP. Switzerland itself has already abolished all industrial tariffs and the US is the country's top export market for goods including watches, chocolate and machinery.
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UNEP: In the run-up to the first session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution (ISP-CWP P1), the ISP-CWP Secretariat, in collaboration with the Geneva Environment Network, is organizing a series of events to prepare governments, non-government stakeholders and other interested parties for the session, to be held from 2 February to 6 February 2026 at CICG (LINK) 11 November 2025
— Established on 20 June 2025 under the mandate of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolution 5/8, the Panel addresses one of the most critical but under-supported pillars of the global environmental agenda: pollution.
Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn verdict that he sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll (LINK) 10 November 2025
Thousands of passengers grounded across US: more than 2000 cancellations and 7065 delays (LINK) 10 November 2025
Atlantic: The new brutality of OpenAI: The company is pursuing aggressive legal tactics against its opponents (LINK) 10 November 2025
Switzerland nears US trade deal after Trump receives engraved gold bar (LINK) 10 November 2025
— A group of Swiss business delegates last week presented Mr Trump with a Rolex watch for the presidential library and a customized gold bar.
67 places solo female travellers do not recommend: 1. India, 2. India, 3. Johannesburg (LINK) 11 November 2025
2025 Booker Prize awarded to British-Hungarian novelist David Szalay for 'Flesh' (LINK) 10 November 2025. Guardian review — (LINK)
— A sister award, the International Booker Prize for a translation into English, was won in 2025 by Indian author Banu Mushtaq for "Heart Lamp."
Tesla loses major executives, including Cybertruck chief (LINK) 10 November 2025
Putin, 73, spotted 'in pain' with sickly shriveled hand (LINK) 10 November 2025
DW: Videos of crying Ukrainian soldiers are fake (LINK) 10 November 2025
A revolutionary new cancer therapy only needs light to kill bad cells: near-infrared photothermal therapy (LINK) 10 November 2025
The cruelest Alzheimer's symptom — loss of social recognition — may finally have an explanation (and potential treatment) (LINK) 10 November 2025
Scientists have almost cracked the secret language of animals (LINK) 10 November 2025
Catching a cold after a flight is common, but it does't have to be (LINK) 10 November 2025
12 famous quotes that are misattributed (LINK) 10 November 2025
UNEP: In the run-up to the first session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution (ISP-CWP P1), the ISP-CWP Secretariat, in collaboration with the Geneva Environment Network, is organizing a series of events to prepare governments, non-government stakeholders and other interested parties for the session, to be held from 2 February to 6 February 2026 at CICG (LINK) 11 November 2025
— Established on 20 June 2025 under the mandate of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolution 5/8, the Panel addresses one of the most critical but under-supported pillars of the global environmental agenda: pollution.
Davos 2026 theme 'A Spirit of Dialogue': 19–23 January 2026 (LINK) 29 October 2025
— Discussions are centred around five key global challenges: cooperation in a contested world, unlocking new sources of growth, investing in people, deploying innovation responsibly, and building prosperity within planetary boundaries.