Wednesday, 12 November 2025

White House responds to Epstein emails invoking Trump: "fake narrative to smear President Trump" (LINK) 12 November 2025

Existential Politics: Why Global Climate Institutions Are Failing and How to Fix Them by Jessica F. Green: A new way to tackle the real politics of climate change through asset revaluation (LINK) 12 November 2025

— "Governments have misdiagnosed the political problem of climate change, focusing relentlessly on measuring, reporting, and trading emissions. Green proposes using international tax, finance, and trade institutions to create new green asset owners and constrain fossil asset owners, reducing their clout."

Colombia president orders suspension of intelligence sharing with US until the Trump administration stops its strikes on suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean (LINK) — ground.news: 105 media reports (LINK) 12 November 2025

— The Colombian president made the announcement on X after a CNN report which stated that the UK has also suspended some intelligence sharing with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean, due to concerns over US military attacks.

Myanmar military takes delivery of helicopters and aircraft from Russia and China (LINK) — ground.news: 13 media reports (LINK) 12 November 2025

— Myanmar is Russia's first known export customer of the Mi-38T, according to the defense-intelligence company Janes. The United States, the European Union and others have imposed sanctions on Myanmar that include the prohibition of arms sales.

European Union and Indian navies take over ship used by pirates off Somalia to seize tanker (LINK) — ground.news: 13 media reports (LINK) 12 November 2025

India probes link between Delhi car blast and earlier Kashmir arrests, sources say: 16 arrested near New Delhi, 5 in Kashmir (LINK) — ground.news: 16 media reports (LINK) 12 November 2025

India asks UN wildlife body [CITES] not to curb its animal imports amid Ambani zoo furore at Vantara, large private zoo run by Asia's richest family: accused by non-profits of irregular imports, Indian investigators have cleared Vantara of any wrongdoing (LINK) 12 November 2025

Tuesday, 11 November 2025

Venezuela mobilizes troops, weapons in response to US warship buildup in Caribbean (LINK) — ground.news: 79 media reports (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

Suicide bombing at Islamabad court, killing 12 (LINK) — ground.news: 346 media reports (LINK) 11 November 2025

Women in Darfur report rape "used intentionally and systematically" and lost children amid Sudan violence, UN Women says (LINK) — ground.news: 10 media reports (LINK) 11 November 2025

Dozens of indigenous protesters breach COP30 summit venue in Brazil: minor injuries reported (LINK) — ground.news: 165 media reports (LINK) 11 November 2025

Climate Change News: Not another COP-out: We must rewrite the rules of the UN climate talks (LINK) 11 November 2025

— "The world doesn't just need stronger climate targets. It needs a fairer, faster and more accountable multilateral system to deliver climate action."

France to help Palestinians draft constitution for future state, Macron says (LINK) — ground.news: 44 media reports (LINK) 11 November 2025

— Ground News bias assessment: Left-Leaning outlets frame the initiative as "consolidation" or "advance" of Palestinian statehood, highlighting Macron's "red line" on annexation and a "devastating war. Conversely, right-leaning coverage emphasizes the need for "reform" within the Palestinian Authority, portraying Macron's call for elections as "encouragement" and underscoring Israel's "harsh verbal violence" reaction, citing the 67-8 Knesset vote against statehood. Center-Leaning reports neutrally describe a "future state" and the "joint committee," detailing conditions like auditing for "pay-to-slay.

Masked Israeli settlers torch property, injure four Palestinians, army says (LINK) — ground.news: 45 media reports (LINK) 11 November 2025

Switzerland nears 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.

UN rights chief calls for a probe into killings in Tanzania and allegations of concealing evidence (LINK) — ground.news: 16 media reports (LINK) 11 November 2025

67 places solo female travellers do not recommend: 1. India, 2. India, 3. Johannesburg (LINK) 11 November 2025

Japan's SoftBank sells its entire stake in Nvidia for $5.83 billion to fund CEO Masayoshi Son's AI initiatives (LINK) — ground.news: 105 media reports (LINK) 11 November 2025

Chinese 'cryptoqueen' gets 11 years in U.K. for $6.6b fraud (LINK) — ground.news: 202 media reports (LINK) 11 November 2025

— The Metropolitan Police seized more than 61,000 Bitcoins, valued over $6 billion, and found laptops containing $27.3million of Bitcoin wallets. Prosecutors have set up a compensation scheme as thousands of Chinese victims press to recover investments that reflect Bitcoin's rise. Three others were jailed last year for 6 years 8 months and 4 years 11 months respectively.

Monday, 10 November 2025

Fight fake news and climate deniers, Brazil's Lula tells UN talks (LINK) 10 November 2025

Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis, says Cop30 chief (LINK) 10 November 2025

COP30: Green Digital Action Hub to accelerate innovation for a sustainable future: New global nerve centre will harness digital technology for climate action and sustainable development for all (LINK) 10 November 2025

— The hub, anchored in Brazil as a legacy of the 30th UN Climate Change Conference, COP30. is set to become the nerve centre of Green Digital Action, a partnership kicked off by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) with leading tech organizations at COP28 in 2023. The GDA Hub will provide tools, expertise, and data to help nations scale up green technologies, reduce the environmental footprint of technology and ensure access to sustainable digital solutions for all. The new hub builds on the COP29 Declaration on Green Digital Action, endorsed by 82 countries and nearly 1,800 companies and organizations last year.

— Organizations shaping discussions and engagement at the hub will include the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the World Bank Group, the European Green Digital Coalition (EGDC), Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH?, the Coalition for Digital Environmental Sustainability (CODES), and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), as well as ITU. In parallel, an International Advisory Board led by Brazil will oversee progress to ensure inclusive and impactful outcomes.

Deadly car explosion strikes near New Delhi's Red Fort: blast killed at least eight people and injured more than 20 (LINK) — ground.news: 516 reports (LINK) 10 November 2025

Trump threatens BBC with $1bn lawsuit over edited January 6 speech: US president demands 'full and fair' retraction of BBC documentary that prompted resignation of two top executives (LINK) 10 November 2025

— Despite his legal threat, Trump would find it difficult to prove defamation in the US, where the 1st Amendment provides expansive protections of speech: "The broadcast seems to be factually truthful."

Tesla loses major executives, including Cybertruck chief (LINK) 10 November 2025

Putin, 73, spotted 'in pain' with sickly shriveled hand (LINK) 10 November 2025

Thousands of passengers grounded across US: more than 2000 cancellations and 7065 delays (LINK) 10 November 2025

U.S. federal government shutdown: Trump says end near, breakaway Democrats back deal (LINK) 10 November 2025

U.S. Supreme Court rejects effort from county clerk to overturn 2015 decision which grants same-sex couples the right to marry (LINK) 10 November 2025

— The Court declined to take up her appeal without explanation and without any noted dissents.

Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn verdict that he sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll (LINK) 10 November 2025

Atlantic: The Trump Administration has a new plan for Gaza: wants to build housing for those displaced by the war (LINK) 10 November 2025

Atlantic: The new brutality of OpenAI: The company is pursuing aggressive legal tactics against its opponents (LINK) 10 November 2025

Former French president Sarkozy released from prison after three weeks to appeal 5-year sentence for conspiring to fund his 2007 election campaign with money from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi (LINK) 10 November 2025

2025 Booker Prize awarded to British-Hungarian novelist David Szalay for 'Flesh' (LINK) 10 November 2025. Guardian review — (LINK)