world politics

Hurricane Melissa triggers 100% payout of $150 million World Bank Catastrophe Bond for Jamaica https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2025/11/07/hurricane-melissa-triggers-100-payout-of-150-million-world-bank-catastrophe-bond-for-jamaica#:~:text=WASHINGTON%2C%20NOVEMBER%207%2C%202025%20%E2%80%94,Reconstruction%20and%20Development%2C%20or%20IBRD%2C Posted by Legic93

Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison emails show she is ‘happier’ at minimum-security Texas facility https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ghislaine-maxwell-prison-emails-minimum-security-bryan-texas-rcna242218 Posted by BeeUnique7373

Settler attacks on Palestinians in West Bank hit all-time high in October — UN https://www.timesofisrael.com/settler-attacks-on-palestinians-in-west-bank-hit-all-time-high-in-october-un/ Posted by PartySr

Antarctic expeditions and outlandish geoengineering schemes hope to slow sea level rise… but it might be too late…

Israel’s underground jail, where Palestinians are held without charge and never see daylight https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/08/israel-underground-jail-rakefet-palestinians-gaza-detainees Posted by sssmmt

At Sydney’s mighty arms convention, weapons are sold as ‘solutions’. No one mentions the people they will target…

Brazil records biggest annual fall in emissions in 15 years, notably thanks to fight against deforestation https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2025/11/04/brazil-records-biggest-annual-fall-in-emissions-in-15-years-notably-thanks-to-fight-against-deforestation_6747070_114.html Posted…

Robot rescues Ukrainian soldier trapped 33 days behind Russian lines, navigating minefields and mortar strikes https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-robot-rescues-soldier-trapped-russian-occupied-territory-ground-drone Posted by…

Peru congress declares Mexican president ‘persona non grata’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly9x8vv9v9o Posted by defenestrate_urself

A court has fined two journalists from one of Poland’s largest online news outlets for publishing statements sent…

2025 set to be second or third warmest year on record, continuing exceptionally high warming trend https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/2025-set-be-second-or-third-warmest-year-record-continuing-exceptionally-high-warming-trend Posted…

‘Our job is only killing’ – how Sudan’s brutal militia carried out a massacre in El Fasher https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8dr5e30m5ro…