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9+ min ago (45+ words) Here are the key events from day 1,376 of Russia's war on Ukraine. Here are the key events from day 1,376 of Russia's war on Ukraine. By Lyndal Rowlands and News Agencies Here's where things stand on Monday, December 1....

2+ hour, 13+ min ago (55+ words) Floods across Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka have killed nearly 1,000 people in less than a week. Floods across Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka have killed nearly 1,000 people in less than a week. "Neighbourhoods buried under mud: Sri Lanka floods death toll reaches 334 By Federica Marsi and Fiona Kelliher...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago (730+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak was forced to resign on Friday just hours after investigators from Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) raided Yermak's apartment as part of a $100 million scheme case known as "Operation Midas" that has shaken the crisis-ridden Zelensky government. Yermak, Ukraine's most powerful political figure next to Zelensky, served as both Zelensky's top aide and lead negotiator in the ongoing United States-backed plan to end the ongoing NATO-backed proxy war against Russia. In a joint statement, the NABU and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office stated the raids were officially "authorised" and linked to an unspecified investigation, which was unspecified but it certainly related to the $100 million embezzlement scandal first exposed by NABU earlier in November. According to the allegations, several leading members of the Ukrainian government and a close business associate…...

3+ hour, 7+ min ago (471+ words) Italy's national general strike of November 28, followed by mass protests on November 29 coinciding with the International Day of Solidarity with Palestine, marks the third countrywide strike in as many months. These demands expose the real class and political character of the Manovra 2026. It is a war budget. With inflation eroding incomes and entire regions facing social collapse, the government has chosen to increase military spending, deepen Italy's role in NATO operations, reduce funding for essential services and facilitate corporate enrichment. The strike is a political eruption of the working class against a capitalist government that is dragging the population into deeper poverty while aligning the country with ever more dangerous global conflicts. The flyer for the Rome march declared: "This truce is a lie, a way for the illegitimate state of Israel to continue its occupation and colonial conquest. Italy…...

3+ hour, 17+ min ago (326+ words) Even online shopping can turn into a doom scroll. So for this Cyber Monday, as antithetical as it may sound, I'm proposing an Amazon shopping list to encourage the chronically online to get off their devices and (in the nicest possible way) touch at least some proverbial grass. Let me start this list off with a WOC-owned company that makes delicious individual pour-over coffees and lattes. I'm a big fan of Copper Cow and these little packets. The hands-on ritual forces me to put my phone down first thing in the morning and focus on the beverage I'm preparing. Even a few brain quiet moments like that go a long way. Don't want to be disturbed when you're outside? A podcast you really want to lock in and finish and/or an audiobook from the library is a great motivator…...

3+ hour, 24+ min ago (606+ words) Although CBP Chief Gregory Bovino has shifted more forces toward North Carolina and New Orleans, agents continue daily raids and harassment across the Chicago metro area. The Trump administration has announced further deployments after the New Year and even plans to target Spanish-speaking churches during the Christmas holidays. The major task of these committees is to connect the fight to protect immigrant workers with the broader struggle of the entire working class, uniting workers across industries and communities into an active, offensive movement capable of confronting the Trump administration and halting its lawless repression. Democratic officials, union leaders and the Democratic Socialists of America are working to channel mass anger into safe, non-threatening avenues. Johnson, Preckwinkle, Pritzker, along with Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez and Mamdani, promote the illusion that some accommodation with Trump is possible. They warn repeatedly against "inflaming" the population....

3+ hour, 31+ min ago (527+ words) Maduro asks oil-producing bloc to help protect Venezuela's oil reserves from US "aggression'. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to help his country counter "growing and illegal threats" from the United States and its president, Donald Trump. In a letter to fellow members of the bloc of major oil-producing countries on Sunday, Maduro accused the US of trying to "seize" Venezuela's oil reserves, the world's largest. "I hope to count on your best efforts to help stop this aggression, which is growing stronger and seriously threatens the balance of the international energy market, both for producing and consuming countries," Maduro said, according to a copy of the letter published by state broadcaster TeleSUR. Maduro also "formally denounced" the "use of lethal military force against the country's territory, people and institutions", both…...

3+ hour, 32+ min ago (240+ words) Trump's $2 Trillion Plan to Cash in on Ukraine 'Peace' Leaks A Wall Street Journal report details how profit is at the center of Trump's "peace" talks. Posted by reinheitsgebot at 11:30 PM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe's dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.[image or embed] For Witkoff, Kushner, and the Russians, the goal is reportedly to revitalize Russia's $2 trillion economy through joint Russia-U.S. ventures. #1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-11-29 06:23 PM | Reply Wonder how many billions in taxpayer money Vlad will get? Lots more than Argentina did, I bet. "America First", my lily-white ass! #2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-29 08:30 PM | Reply #2 But always remember, Corky, that to Southerners, the only flour is White Lily A lily-white ass notwithstanding. :-) #3 | Posted by A_Friend at 2025-11-29 09:05 PM | Reply 23h WSJ today. Multi-billion $$ business…...

3+ hour, 37+ min ago (286+ words) Former President Castillo had the support of various groups from the Lima, central, and southern regions of the country, who gathered early in the morning to demand his acquittal and release in front of the Barbadillo Penitentiary, because they believe that "he has not been tried according to the law." It is evident that, in addition to seizing control of institutions such as the Ombudsman's Office and the Attorney General's Office, among others, a campaign of persecution has been launched, and legal proceedings have been initiated against potential candidates. Furthermore, the vote has been fragmented by the registration of 43 political parties that will compete in the upcoming elections. Thus, a report was approved disqualifying former Attorney General Delia Espinoza from holding public office for 10 years. Disciplinary proceedings were also initiated against prosecutor Jos" Domingo P"rez in retaliation for his…...

3+ hour, 42+ min ago (1062+ words) The federal Labor government and the state Labor government in New South Wales (NSW) immediately responded to a small protest by the neo-Nazi National Socialist Network (NSN) last month with attacks on democratic rights that could be used far more broadly. The NSW Labor government rushed to introduce new laws, purportedly targeting Nazi ideology. The federal administration cancelled the visa of an NSN member from South Africa and is seeking his deportation." The response serves two purposes. First, the governments are covering up the extent to which their own anti-immigrant and nationalist policies have created a fertile environment for the far-right, including the NSN. Secondly, they are seeking to exploit widespread disgust with the Nazis to set precedents that could target political opposition, especially of a left-wing and socialist character. Those unstated motives are indicated by the highly dubious pretext…...