Saturday News: “World stands on frontline of disaster at Cop28, says UN climate chief”; “Kyiv hit by biggest drone attack since war began”; “President Biden speaks on Israeli hostages release from Gaza”; “Virginia to See First Black Speaker of the House”

by Lowell

Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, November 25.

• World stands on frontline of disaster at Cop28, says UN climate chief (“Exclusive: Simon Stiell says leaders must ‘stop dawdling’ and act before crucial summit in Dubai”)
• Will climate change make our planet a desert? Why “uninhabitable” may be the wrong climate framework (“Extreme heat and freak storms may make it harder to live on Earth, but calling it a wasteland is counterproductive”)
• World’s biggest iceberg has broken away from the seafloor and is traveling three miles a day
• UN chief gives interview from melting Antarctica on eve of global climate summit
• Opinion | With the WTO sidelined, climate change demands new trade rules
• Opinion | Relax, Electric Vehicles Really Are the Best Choice for the Climate
• Ukraine’s military says Russia has launched its largest drone attack since the start of the invasion
• Ukrainians Invent Homemade War Machine to Gun Down Russians (“Using old Soviet anti-aircraft guns and commercially bought kit, Ukrainians have fashioned a deadly new weapon system.”)
• Kyiv hit by biggest drone attack since war began (“Thousands of homes are without power after Russia bombarded the capital over six hours.”)
• The controversial phrase “from the river to sea,” explained
• 24 hostages released as temporary cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war takes effect
• Hamas is set to release 14 Israeli hostages for 42 Israel-held Palestinians in a second truce swap
• Israel-Hamas war updates: Biden says pause in fighting is critical to get humanitarian aid to Gaza
• ‘It’s not yet post-traumatic stress disorder … we’re still in it’: Israel, a nation at war (“Jonathan Freedland talks to survivors, displaced people and senior political and military figures about life in Israel before and after 7 October, and considers the longer-term ramifications”)
• Israel and Hamas have strong reasons not to extend Gaza ceasefire (“Hamas risks losing leverage if all hostages are freed, and Benjamin Netanyahu promised a full victory”)
• ‘Everybody is crying’: Thai relatives welcome release of hostages by Hamas
• Biden: Conditions On Israel Aid A ‘Worthwhile Idea’ But Would Have Impeded Hostage Deal
• Egypt president says future Palestinian state could be demilitarised
• Gaza war increases risk of Islamist attacks in Europe, security officials say
• Respiratory virus in China not thought to be novel pathogen, officials say
• Everything You Need to Know About China’s Child Pneumonia Outbreak
• Annual net migration to UK hits 672,000 in year to June 2023
• 34 people arrested in Dublin as riots erupt over stabbing attack
• Heroic Immigrant Actually Stopped the Dublin Stabbing That Led to Far-Right Riot
• Markets Cheer as Milei Drops Dollarization for Macri Brass
• Argentina’s firebrand new president-elect is pushing a disastrous old agenda
• ‘A Brexit moment’: Dutch voters digest Geert Wilders’ shock election win
• Trudeau blames ‘MAGA influence’ for Ukraine skepticism on Canada’s right
• House Speaker Mike Johnson Spent Years Defending Christian Speech In Public Schools
• How Biden Might Recover (“The former president just revealed his plan to win a second term.”)
• Trump won’t need more Black votes. He just needs Black voters to stay home again.
• Nikki Haley’s Challenge: Keep Anti-Trump GOP Vote, Add Some Trump Backers
• Rep. Dean Phillips, running for president, won’t seek re-election to Congress (Good riddance.)
• Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd’s killing, stabbed in prison, AP source says
• Andrew Cuomo accused of sexual harassment in new lawsuit filed by former executive assistant Brittany Commisso
• X May Lose Up to $75 Million in Revenue as More Advertisers Pull Out
• ‘People who are just like me will not be able to vote. That’s nuts’: Virginia to see first Black speaker of the house
• Budget battles to resume in January for Youngkin as federal money dries up
• D.C.-area forecast: On the cold side today, with some moderation Sunday