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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is a 'psychopath' and a 'killer', says former spy
The Daily Telegraph 25 Oct 2021
Mr Aljabri, formerly a top spy and interlocutor between the kingdom's intelligence services and Western governments, said the Saudi intelligence took the threat seriously and the issue was handled within the royal family.� ... A friend at a Middle Eastern intelligence service, he ...
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Cambodia amends charter to bar dual citizens from top office
Hickory Record
25 Oct 2021
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press. PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Lawmakers in Cambodia on Monday approved an amendment to the constitution barring Cambodians with dual citizenship from holding high government office, a move initiated by Prime Minister Hun Sen and directed at prominent opposition politicians ... Copyright 2021 The Associated Press ... .
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Outages becoming longer and more frequent as failure to tackle climate change affects US power grid
The Independent 25 Oct 2021
After a weather disaster, "everybody’s standing around saying ‘why didn’t you spend more to keep the lights on?’" Ted Thomas, chairman of the Arkansas Public Service Commission, said in an interview with The Washington Post ... Phillips, a commissioner on the Michigan Public Service ...
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Bomb cyclone, tornadoes and possible nor’easter all likely to hit US over the next week
The Independent 25 Oct 2021photo: UN / Evan Schneider
China president Xi Jinping marks 50th anniversary at UN
BBC News 25 Oct 2021photo: AP / Michael Dwyer
Shipping drifts off net-zero course without carbon levy -study
Reuters 25 Oct 2021photo: AP / Marwan Ali
Ministers, party leaders detained in apparent coup in Sudan
The Times of India 25 Oct 2021
KHARTOUM. Most of the members of Sudan's cabinet and a large number of pro-government party leaders were arrested on Monday in an apparent coup after weeks of tension between the military and a civilian government, three political sources said ... Reuters witnesses said internet services appeared to be down in Khartoum ... Start a Conversation. .
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What is the Paris climate agreement and why did the US rejoin?
BBC News 25 Oct 2021
The nations of the world are due to meet at the COP26 summit in Glasgow, to try to agree far-reaching action on climate change. They're under pressure to improve on landmark commitments they made six years ago in Paris. What is the Paris Agreement? ... What was agreed?. Why is it so significant for COP26? ... But in 2019 only $79.6bn was raised ... .
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UN agency warns millions of Afghans could die of starvation
Straits Times 25 Oct 2021
DUBAI (REUTERS) - Millions of Afghans, including children, could die of starvation unless urgent action is taken to pull Afghanistan back from the brink of collapse, a senior United Nations official warned, calling for frozen funds to be freed for humanitarian efforts ... "Children are going to die. People are going to starve ... ....
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Sudan's Al Burhan declares state of emergency, dissolves government
Gulf News 25 Oct 2021
Khartoum ... Al Burhan said infighting between politicians and ambition and incitement to violence forced to him to take action ... Internet services were cut across the country and the main roads and bridges connecting with the capital Khartoum shuttered, it added ... Image Credit. AFP ... Reuters witnesses said internet services appeared to be down in Khartoum ... .
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South Korea's leader vows final push for talks with North
The Hindu 25 Oct 2021
In his final policy speech at parliament, President Moon Jae-in said he’ll “make efforts to the end to help a new order for peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula ....
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Amnesty International to close Hong Kong offices due to national security law
The Observer 25 Oct 2021
Amnesty International will close its Hong Kong offices by the end of the year, citing concerns for staff safety trying to operate under the national security law. The decision, announced on Monday, will leave the city without the human rights organisation’s presence for the first time in 40 years ... The local office focuses on human rights education ... .
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Israel markets 1,355 settlement homes for Jews in West Bank
The Siasat Daily 25 Oct 2021
Tel Aviv. Israel has issued tenders for the marketing of 1,355 housing units for Jews in the settlements in West Bank, officials said ... The council is expected to discuss 30 housing plans that include 2,862 housing units in the settlements. Also Read. Iran provincial governor slapped in a rare security breach ... .
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Pope urges govts to stop sending migrants back to Libya
Dawn 25 Oct 2021
VATICAN CITY. Pope Francis on Sunday urged governments to stop returning migrants to countries like Libya where they are sent to detention centres rife with abuse, and prioritise saving lives of those crossing the Mediterranean ... “I don’t forget you ever. I hear your cry and pray for you,” he said ... Arrivals increase ... .
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