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Winter storms blanket the East, while the U.S. West is wondering: Where’s the snow?

It all comes down to the difference in temperature between the North Pole and the equator.

Europe could get 42 more days of summer by the year 2100 due to climate change

Africa’s forests have turned from a carbon sink into a carbon source, according to research that underscores the need for urgent action to save the world’s great natural climate stabilizers.

African Forests Have Become a Source of Carbon Emissions

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Dec 1 (Reuters) - China's first crewed spacecraft to be ruled unfit to fly in mid-mission will be sent back to Earth for experts to assess the damage it sustained more

Damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft to return to Earth uncrewed for inspection

The last supermoon of the year will shine soon in December skies.  When a full moon is closer to Earth in its orbit, a so-called supermoon happens.  The supermoon can be glimpsed in clear night skies without any special equipment.

How to watch the last supermoon of the year

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Herforfd in the west of the country has removed Alexander Eichwald from its faction in the local council following a firebrand speech he held at the weekend, a party representative told dpa. Bielefeld AfD MP Maximilian Kneller told dpa on Monday that Eichwald has been removed.

AfD faction in western Germany ousts councilman for firebrand speech

The strike followed Islamic Jihad and Hamas violations of the ceasefire, including fire at Israeli forces on November 22, according to the military. Alaa al-Din Abd al-Nasser Hasan Khudar, a Nukhba commander within Palestinian Islamic Jihad Gaza City Brigade, was killed in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip, the military said on Monday.

IDF kills senior PIJ Gaza City Brigade cmdr. who infiltrated Kibbutz Nahal Oz on Oct. 7

The group has been charged under a law which prohibits people from joining foreign armies.

South African radio presenter among five charged over Russia recruitment plot

The Russian military has captured the Ukrainian mining city of Pokrovsk in the eastern Donetsk region, which has been under assault for about a year, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian journalists on Monday. Peskov said that President Vladimir Putin has been informed.

Kremlin: Russian troops conquer Pokrovsk after year of intense combat

The park is named after Belfast-born and Dublin-raised Chaim Herzog, a former president of Israel.

Council removes proposal to rename park named after former president of Israel

“The IDF needs, more than ever, additional soldiers to carry the heavy burden of defending the state,” the letter said, arguing that mandatory service reflects Israel’s “shared destiny. ” Over 60 mayors and local council heads urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chair Boaz Bismuth to stop the advancement of the latest IDF haredi draft bill, in a Monday letter.

Over 60 local leaders push Netanyahu to halt haredi draft bill, warn of social rift

Congo on Monday announced the end of an Ebola outbreak that killed 43 people in one of the country's southern provinces, with authorities saying no new confirmed cases had been reported in the past 45 days.  Health Minister Roger Kamba said the 43 deaths were among 53 confirmed cases in the outbreak, which was first announced in September in the Kasai province town of Bulape.  “Indeed, no new confirmed cases have been recorded for 45 consecutive days," Kamba said in the capital, Kinshasa.

Congo declares its latest Ebola outbreak over, after 43 deaths

BARCELONA/MADRID, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Spanish police, soldiers and park rangers are racing to identify wild boars that might be infected with African ​swine fever and prevent the disease from crossing into the country's domestic herd, which is central ‌to its multi-billion-euro pork export industry. Operatives are using drones, infrared technology and sniffer dogs to find any boar carcasses for testing, ‌as well as sealing off the areas around animal tracks under highways and pipework to prevent

Spanish police and soldiers track boars, reinforce farm security amid swine fever outbreak

HAVANA, Dec 1 () - Cuba on Monday confirmed the deaths of 33 people from mosquito-borne illnesses in recent ​months in an epidemic that has hit at least one-third of the ‌population, according to official reports. Deputy Minister of Health Carilda Peña said 12 people had died of dengue and ‌21 of chikungunya, the two viruses circulating widely across the Caribbean island nation.

Cuba says 33 have died of mosquito-borne illnesses as epidemic rages

New testimony reveals major IAF failures during the October 7 massacre, including delays in response, missed warnings, and pilot frustration over centralized control. The Israel Air Force saw "severe failures" during the October 7, 2023, massacre, including a "chain of incorrect decisions, overly rigid control structures, and an inability to understand real-time situations," Brig.

Air Force made critical errors during October 7 massacre, investigator says

African leaders pushed Sunday to have colonial-era crimes recognized, criminalized and addressed through reparations.  At a conference in Algiers, diplomats and leaders convened to advance an African Union resolution passed at a meeting earlier this year calling for justice and reparations for victims of colonialism.  In his opening speech, Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf said Algeria’s experience under French rule underscored the need to seek compensation and reclaim stolen property.

African nations push to recognize crimes of colonialism in Algeria

Police in Germany were accused of excessive use of force by protesters after riot police charged and used batons on a group of anti-fascist demonstrators over the weekend. The protest alliance Widersetzen, demonstrating against the founding of a youth organization tied to the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, accused police of brutality against protesters in the western German city of Giessen.

German police 'cleared path for fascists with batons,' protesters say

An Israel Democracy Institute expert warns that MK Boaz Bismuth’s haredi draft offers no real enforcement and will not improve enlistment rates. Nothing will change from MK Boaz Bismuth’s (Likud) bill to enforce haredi (ultra-Orthodox) conscription to the IDF, which is currently being advanced merely for the government, “to stall for time,” Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz of the Israel Democracy Institute told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.

Bismuth’s haredi draft bill won’t change enlistment, IDI expert tells 'Post'

Report in relation to renaming Herzog Park set to be withdrawn

UNIFIL spokeswoman Candice Ardell told BBC News that Hezbollah supporters had often blocked the organization's convoys, accusing them of spying for Israel. The IDF has committed more than 10,000 air and ground violations in Lebanon over the past year, UNIFIL claimed earlier this week, while condemning both Israel and Hezbollah for violating the ceasefire.

Israel violated ceasefire with Hezbollah more than 10,000 times, UNIFIL claims

MADRID, Nov 29 () - About one third of Spanish pork export certificates have been blocked after the first outbreak ​of swine fever for three decades, Spain's agriculture minister said ‌on Saturday. "Of the 400 export certificates to 104 countries, a third are blocked.

One third of Spanish pork export certificates blocked since swine fever outbreak, minister says

Israeli president concerned over proposed renaming of park

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Satellites capture aftermath of Ethiopian volcano's 1st eruption in recorded history (images)

LONDON () -Britain said on Friday it would temporarily stop imports of pork meat from parts of Spain after the country confirmed its ​first cases of African swine fever in just over three decades. Britain is one of ‌Spain's main customers for pork, and the move comes as authorities in Madrid activated emergency measures in Catalonia,‌ a region central to pig farming.

UK to hold fresh pork, other affected Spanish products at border amid African swine fever outbreak

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) established a new youth organization called Generation Deutschland (GD) on Saturday at a founding congress accompanied by massive protests. More than 800 participants adopted a youth statute with rules on the role and work of the new organization, which, unlike its predecessor Junge Alternative, is to be closely linked to the AfD.

Tens of thousands protest as far-right AfD forms new youth group

As delegates to a congress of the far-right Alternative for Germany voted for the executive committee of the new party youth organization, candidates struck a staunchly right-wing tone, leading to bizarre and chilling scenes on Saturday. Kevin Dorow, a young AfD politician from the state of Schleswig-Holstein elected to the leadership committee of the Generation Deutschland (GD), the new AfD youth organization, called on members not to distance themselves from the so-called periphery or "those w

Far-right German youth group delegates seek deportations, remigration

Moldovan President Maia Sandu complained that her country's airspace has also been violated in the course of massive Russian drone attacks on Ukraine, in a social media post on Saturday. "On their way to kill civilians, Russian drones have once again violated Moldovan airspace, forcing its temporary closure," Sandu said.

Moldova says Russian drones violated airspace

The Islamic Republic has denied that it launched an attack. Ballistic missiles appeared to have been launched towards the Kurdistan region in northern Iraq over the weekend, according to local social media reports.

Iran denies launching ballistic missiles towards Kurdistan region of Iraq

Senegal's prime minister and Nigeria's former leader say they do not believe the military takeover was genuine.

Guinea-Bissau's coup called a 'sham' by West African political figures

Russia's telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor has threatened to completely block WhatsApp in the country following previous restrictions on the messaging service. If WhatsApp does not meet the requirements of Russian legislation, it will be blocked, the state news agency TASS quoted Roskomnadzor as saying in a statement on Friday.

Russian authorities threaten WhatsApp with total ban

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AfD faction in western Germany ousts councilman for firebrand speech

IDF kills senior PIJ Gaza City Brigade cmdr. who infiltrated Kibbutz Nahal Oz on Oct. 7

South African radio presenter among five charged over Russia recruitment plot

Kremlin: Russian troops conquer Pokrovsk after year of intense combat

Council removes proposal to rename park named after former president of Israel

Over 60 local leaders push Netanyahu to halt haredi draft bill, warn of social rift

Congo declares its latest Ebola outbreak over, after 43 deaths

Spanish police and soldiers track boars, reinforce farm security amid swine fever outbreak

Cuba says 33 have died of mosquito-borne illnesses as epidemic rages

Damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft to return to Earth uncrewed for inspection

African Forests Have Become a Source of Carbon Emissions

Air Force made critical errors during October 7 massacre, investigator says

African nations push to recognize crimes of colonialism in Algeria

German police 'cleared path for fascists with batons,' protesters say

Bismuth’s haredi draft bill won’t change enlistment, IDI expert tells 'Post'

Report in relation to renaming Herzog Park set to be withdrawn

Israel violated ceasefire with Hezbollah more than 10,000 times, UNIFIL claims

One third of Spanish pork export certificates blocked since swine fever outbreak, minister says

Israeli president concerned over proposed renaming of park

Satellites capture aftermath of Ethiopian volcano's 1st eruption in recorded history (images)

One third of Spanish pork export certificates blocked since swine fever outbreak, minister says

UK to hold fresh pork, other affected Spanish products at border amid African swine fever outbreak

Tens of thousands protest as far-right AfD forms new youth group

Far-right German youth group delegates seek deportations, remigration

Moldova says Russian drones violated airspace

Iran denies launching ballistic missiles towards Kurdistan region of Iraq

UK to hold fresh pork, other affected Spanish products at border amid African swine fever outbreak

Guinea-Bissau's coup called a 'sham' by West African political figures

Russian authorities threaten WhatsApp with total ban

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