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☆ Amnesty International says there is ‘sufficient evidence’ to accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Nada Bashir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Amnesty International on Wednesday said that it had gathered “sufficient evidence to believe” that Israel’s conduct during the war in Gaza amounts to genocide against the Palestinian people – a charge the Israeli government has vehemently denied. Israel launched the war in Gaza after Hamas-led militants carried out an attack on southern Israel on October 7 last year, killing 1,200 people and taking another 251 hostage. Israel’s military called Amnesty’s report “entirely baseless” and said it failed to account for the both the operational realities faced by Israeli soldiers within Gaza. As the humanitarian situation in Gaza grows more desperate, Amnesty International says Israel has brought the Palestinian population within the enclave “to the brink of collapse,” noting the “disastrous conditions” within the strip, caused by Israel’s destruction of critical infrastructure. Hassan Jedi/Anadolu/Getty ImagesEvidence featured in the report explores the deepening hunger crisis civilians in Gaza are facing, with obstructions to vital humanitarian aid reaching the strip.

Persons: “, ”, General Agnès Callamard, Israel, Moshe Ya’lon –, –, Abdel Kareem Hana, Eyad Baba, Dawoud Abu Alkas, Ayla Nasman, Ahmad, Arwa, Hassan Jedi, Amnesty’s, Ali Moustafa, Callamard, ” Callamard Organizations: CNN, Amnesty, United Nations, International, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Israel Defense Forces, Hamas, International Court of Justice, Israeli, Watch, UN, Convention, Getty, Attack Munitions, ” Amnesty, UN Human Rights, Reuters, Health Organization, Palestinian Ministry, Health, Amnesty International Locations: Gaza, Israel, The Hague, South Africa, Deir al, Balah, Nuseirat, AFP, Jabalia, Rafah, Arish, Egypt, USA, Germany

A small asteroid sped toward Earth before burning out above far northeastern Russia on Tuesday night, sparking a natural light show for residents in that remote corner of the planet, officials said. A "nice fireball in the sky over northern Siberia" was reportedly spotted at 5:15 p.m. CET (11:15 a.m. ET) by residents in the Russian republic of Yakutia, ESA said. An asteroid lights up the sky over the Russian republic of Yakutia early Wednesday. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the asteroid, which was dubbed C0WEPC5.

Organizations: European Space Agency, ESA, Sakha, Sakha Republic Ministry of Internal Affairs, Reuters NASA, University of Arizona’s Locations: Russia, Siberia, Russian, Yakutia, Sakha Republic

☆ China's AI balancing act — beating the U.S. but keeping the tech from threatening Beijing's rule
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"I think of this battle, this geopolitical battle to build AGI first as a 'hopium war'," Tegmark told CNBC in an interview last month. " And that means that the AGI race is not an arms race, it's a suicide race," Tegmark said. When it comes to AGI, China is likely to pursue a similar approach, according to analysts. Similar predictions were made about the internet, they all proved to be false," Kendra Schaefer, a partner at consultancy Trivium China," told CNBC. watch now"With AI, China hopes to shift the balance of power around the globe, like creating a new export model.

Persons: Max Tegmark, Sam Altman, Tegmark, Elon Musk, it's, Musk, China's, Tesla, Kendra Schaefer, Abishur Prakash, Prakash Organizations: Istock, Getty, Communist Party, CNBC, U.S, Life Institute, Huawei, Trivium China, Nvidia Locations: China, U.S, AGI, Toronto

☆ Israel threatens to ‘go deeper’ into Lebanon as strikes strain ceasefire
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Mick Krever | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Were the ceasefire to collapse, he said, “there will no longer be any exemptions for the State of Lebanon. The United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, said Israel had breached the ceasefire agreement “approximately 100” times since the truce went into effect. “Both the French and the Americans didn’t really like it,” Smotrich said, referring to Israeli strikes on Lebanon since the truce. Under the agreement, Lebanon would implement a more rigorous supervision of Hezbollah’s movements south of the country’s Litani River, to prevent militants from regrouping there. “We will act with full force to enforce all the understandings of the ceasefire agreement, and we will respond with maximum response and zero tolerance,” Katz said.

Persons: ” Israel Katz, Israel Katz, Elad Malka, Matthew Miller, Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s Kan, Israel, didn’t, ” Smotrich, Benjamin Netanyahu, Smotrich, Mount Dov, ” Katz Organizations: CNN, 146th Division, Israel Defense Forces, State, –, Israeli Defense, Division, Ministry of Defense, United, Israeli, United Nations, Lebanese Health Ministry, IDF Locations: Israel, Lebanese, Lebanon, “, State, Beirut, Dahiyeh, retaliating, United States, UNIFIL, ”, Israeli, Syria

☆ China Announces a Ban on Rare Minerals to the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( David Pierson | More About David Pierson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

China said on Tuesday it would begin banning the export of some rare minerals to the United States, in an escalation of the tech war between the world’s two biggest powers. China produces almost all the world’s supply of critical minerals needed to make advanced technologies such as semiconductors. Beijing has been tightening its grip on the materials, also known as rare earths, in retaliation for U.S. export controls. In October, China began requiring its exporters to disclose, step by step, how the minerals would be used in Western supply chains. The move was the third significant action in the past three years in the Biden administration’s bid to prevent China from catching up to the United States in cutting-edge technologies.

Persons: Biden Organizations: China’s Ministry of Commerce, Biden Locations: China, United States, Beijing

☆ Google Worried Israeli Contract Could Enable Human Rights Violations
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Nico Grant | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In May 2021, Google announced it had agreed to participate in a $1.2 billion cloud computing contract with the Israeli government and military, saying it was “delighted to have been chosen to help digitally transform” the country. But four months earlier, officials at the company had worried that signing the deal, called Project Nimbus, would harm its reputation, according to documents prepared for executives that were reviewed by The New York Times. Google’s lawyers, policy team employees and outside consultants — who were asked to assess the risks of the agreement — wrote that since “sensitive customers” like Israel’s Ministry of Defense and the Israeli Security Agency were included in the contract, “Google Cloud services could be used for, or linked to, the facilitation of human rights violations, including Israeli activity in the West Bank.”The files, which have not been previously reported on, showed that despite Google’s public defense of Nimbus over the last three years, the company once had concerns about the contract similar to those of some employees, who have argued that it pulled Google into a long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

Persons: “, —, Nimbus Organizations: Google, The New York Times, Israel’s Ministry of Defense, Israeli Security Agency, West Bank

☆ China hits back at Biden's chip restrictions by banning shipments of key materials to the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Robert Scammell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementChina's Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday it will halt shipments of key materials to the US. China's Ministry of Commerce said it was responding to fresh US chip export bans, announced Monday. China has retaliated against the Biden administration's semiconductor export controls by banning shipments of key materials to the US, ramping up the global chip war ahead of Donald Trump's second term. AdvertisementThe so-called "dual-use" materials include gallium, germanium, antimony, and superhard materials. AdvertisementChina's retaliation follows President Joe Biden's third wave of sanctions against US companies exporting materials to China's chip industry, announced on Monday.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Joe Biden's, Gina Raimondo, Trump, Logan Paul Organizations: China's, of Commerce, China's Ministry of Commerce, Biden, Geological Survey, Huawei, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, Reuters, The New York Times, Department, Commerce Locations: China, Republic

☆ He bought a ski house in Japan for $6,000. He says people shouldn't buy them just because they're cheap.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementMatt Guy moved to Japan in 2023 and bought a traditional house in a ski town for $6,000. He hopes that people will not buy property in Japan solely because it's cheap or trendy. Matt Guy visited Japan for the first time during a six-week trip in 2010. AdvertisementA more present and intentional lifeSince moving to Japan, Guy says he's found himself living a life that's more connected to the present. "It cannot be an entirely selfish approach of 'I just want a cheap ski house in Japan.'"

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☆ AI and semiconductors: China hits out at latest US effort to block Beijing’s access to chip technology
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Juliana Liu | Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made self-sufficiency a major pillar of his economic strategy to make China a tech superpower. On Monday, the US Commerce Ministry announced curbs on the sale of two dozen types of semiconductor-making equipment and restrictions on numerous Chinese companies from accessing American technology. China’s Commerce Ministry condemned the move, accusing the US of “abuse” of export controls and posing “a significant threat” to the stability of global industrial and supply chains. ‘Strongest ever’ controlsSenior US officials have also accused China of outright stealing American-made AI software, which Beijing denies. Last October, the Commerce Ministry reduced the types of semiconductors that American companies can sell to China, citing the desire to close loopholes in regulations announced in 2022.

Persons: Biden, Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, China’s, “, Gina Raimondo Organizations: Washington CNN, US Commerce Ministry, China’s Commerce Ministry, Communist Party, ‘ Strongest, Commerce Ministry, Trump, China Construction Bank Locations: China, Hong Kong, Washington, Beijing, Taiwan, People’s Republic of China, ICBC

CNN —For the first time since a ceasefire went into effect last week, Hezbollah has fired two projectiles toward Israeli-occupied territory, responding to repeated Israeli strikes since the agreement. Hezbollah had fired two projectiles, which landed in an open area on Monday, according to the Israeli military, which said no one was injured. A senior Israeli official said Friday that the military intends to aggressively and unilaterally act against any ceasefire violations by Hezbollah. Under the agreement, Lebanon would implement a more rigorous supervision of Hezbollah’s movements south of the country’s Litani river, to prevent militants from regrouping there. United Nations peacekeeping troops, the Lebanese military, and a multinational committee will be tasked with supervising the Iran-backed group’s movements.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Gideon Sa’ar, Sa’ar, ” Sa’ar, “, Israel, Har Dov, Mount Dov, Matthew Miller, ”, ” Miller, Amos Hochstein Organizations: CNN, Lebanese Ministry of Health, Israeli, Israel Defense Forces, Kan, United Nations, Lebanon “, Hezbollah, IDF, US State Department, State Department, UN, Lebanese Locations: Israel, Lebanon, ”, Beqaa, Syrian, United States, UNIFIL, Beirut, Shebaa, Syria, U.S, France, Iran

☆ Seoul's $322 million gambit to save the city from crushing loneliness won't fix the source of its problems
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The city glitters, but there's a reason the locals call South Korea "Hell Joseon." Lonely deaths in South Korea increased from 3,378 in 2021 to 3,661 in 2023, per the South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare's data. "'Seoul Without Loneliness' is a bold challenge for the city and not an easy path to take," the representative said. In 2023, South Korea recorded a suicide rate of 27.3 out of 100,000 people, the highest rate among OECD countries like the US, UK, and Japan. Kee Hong Choi, a psychology professor at Korea University, said that his country's education system needs to be "changed dramatically" to become less competitive.

Persons: hoon, Family, it's, Eva Chen, Chen, Kee Hong Choi, Choi, Sohyun Kim, Kim, Korea University's Choi, Hua University's Chen Organizations: Korea Institute for Health, Social Affairs, South Korean Ministry of Health, Korean, Business, Seoul Metropolitan Government, country's Ministry, National University of Singapore, Tsing Hua University, South Korea's National Statistics Office, Korea University, Hua Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Korea, South, Japan, That's

☆ Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te in Hawaii: A stopover that speaks volumes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Will Ripley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

China’s reaction to Lai’s visit was predictably fierce. Attacking Taiwan is part of China’s broader political agenda.”Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te is presented with a gift from Hawaii Governor Josh Green at the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency in Honolulu, Hawaii, on November 30, 2024. “We have to assume the worst is yet to come.”US-Taiwan tiesLai’s Hawaii visit comes at a critical juncture in US-Taiwan relations. Before departing Taiwan, Lai emphasized shared democratic values in global partnerships. Lai’s trip, including his quietly significant Hawaii stop, highlights Taiwan’s ongoing fight for recognition and sovereignty as a frontline democracy confronting authoritarian pressure.

Persons: Lai Ching, – Lai, Lai, Lai’s, “, Kolas, Tsai Ing, ” Yotaka, “ They’re, Josh Green, Ronen Zilberman, Donald Trump, Trump’s, ”, Yotaka, Eric Cheung Organizations: CNN, Taiwan, Palau –, Taiwan Affairs Office, Beijing’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, Getty, Marshall Locations: Hawaii, Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, Palau, Beijing, Taiwan, Guam, China, Honolulu , Hawaii, AFP, California, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, United States

☆ Putin gives more details on Russia's 'Oreshnik' hypersonic missile, saying its destructive elements reach over 7,000 degrees Fahrenheit
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementRussian President Vladimir Putin has provided more details on the "Oreshnik" missile. The hypersonic ballistic missile was first used by Russia in Ukraine in November. Russian President Vladimir Putin shared more details on Russia's "Oreshnik" missile during a state visit to Kazakhstan. Russia first used the Oreshnik missile in Ukraine last week, striking a munitions factory in Dnipro. AdvertisementThe UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) said on Friday that the Oreshnik was likely a variant of the Rubezh RS-26 ballistic missile — a solid-fueled, road-mobile ballistic missile.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, Mick Ryan Organizations: Ministry of Defence, Strategic, International Studies, Missile Defense Project, UK, Former Australian Army, Washington Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Dnipro, Europe

☆ China plans to restrict exports of a critical metal. But the market isn't that worried
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Stringer | ReutersBEIJING — China will start limiting exports of critical metal tungsten this weekend, just as alternatives to Chinese suppliers of the metal are reopening. watch nowEcclestone pointed out that tungsten prices have not reacted much to China's announcement. While China restricts tungsten exports, the U.S. increased tariffs on Chinese tungsten by 25% in September. Demand for tungsten in and outside China is expected to rise, keeping tungsten prices elevated in the near term, said Emre Uzun, ferro-alloys and steel analyst at Fastmarkets. But starting late next year, he expects increased non-China supply to help stabilize raw tungsten prices.

Persons: Stringer, —, Christopher Ecclestone, Ecclestone, Trump, Cullen, Hendrix, Almonty, Lewis Black, Jeong Kwang, Gracelin Baskaran, Emre Uzun Organizations: Reuters, —, Ministry of Commerce, U.S . Defense Department, Hallgarten & Company, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Almonty Industries, CNBC, Almonty, Bank, Center for Strategic, International Studies, South, . Geological Survey Locations: Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Reuters BEIJING, U.S, South Korea, Canada, Seoul, Gangwon, Portugal, Sangdong, Kazakhstan, Australia, Spain

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN —Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to strike Ukraine again with a new nuclear-capable ballistic missile following Moscow’s latest widespread attack on critical energy infrastructure. He also warned he would consider further launches of Russia’s new “Oreshnik” medium-range ballistic missile, first fired at Ukraine’s Dnipro region last week. A view shows a thermal power plant damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an undisclosed location in Ukraine November 28, 2024. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich Gleb Garanich/ReutersA view shows a part of Russian missile at a thermal power plant damaged by Russian missile strike in an undisclosed location of Ukraine, in an undisclosed location of Ukraine November 28, 2024. He said he couldn’t tell if the blasts were from missiles or Ukrainian air defense interceptions.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, It’s, Putin, “, ”, Donald Trump, ” Putin, Gleb Garanich Gleb Garanich, Reuters Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky, German Halushchenko, Zelensky, Joe Biden, Valeriy, ” Dorotiy, Yuriy Dyachyshyn, Olha Vaynrikh, ” Turiy Organizations: Ukraine CNN —, Energy Ministry, Ukraine’s, Russia’s Ministry of Defense, REUTERS, Russian, Reuters, Energy, German, Ukrainian Interior Ministry, CNN, Getty, Kyiv, Frankivsk, Ukrainian Air Force Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Ukraine’s Dnipro, Western, Moscow, Russia, Russian, Dnipro, Lviv, Volyn, Rivne, Vinnytsia, Kharkiv, Lutsk, Ukraine’s Volyn, AFP, Ivano

☆ EasyJet rakes in record $4.5 billion from fare add-ons as CEO slams 'unfair' penalty over practice
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

EasyJet on Tuesday said it made a record £3.59 billion ($4.5 billion) from charging passengers for flight add-ons such as extra baggage in the full year to October, as the budget airline's CEO criticized a recent Spanish fine over the practice. Many airlines have stripped back what they include in their flight fares in recent years, instead relying on cashing in more from individual add-ons, as competition to offer ultra-low cost base fares intensifies. "We completely disagree with that, we think it goes completely against European law and European law's going to trump that," easyJet CEO Johan Lundgren told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe" on Tuesday. "It's a highly unfair idea that you should not be able to offer products and services targeted for those people who want to use that. Spain's Association of Airlines (ALA), Ryanair, Norwegian and easyJet last week all criticized the fines and said they would dispute them.

Persons: Spain's, EasyJet, Johan Lundgren, CNBC's, easyJet Organizations: Spain's Ministry of Consumer Rights, Ryanair, Spain's Association of Airlines, ALA

☆ Ceasefire brings ‘unusual’ calm for northern Israelis, but fears of Hezbollah threats persist
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Jeremy Diamond | Mike Schwartz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN visited the border town of Shtula on Wednesday just hours after the ceasefire took effect. The town is one of the most dangerous places in northern Israel, having faced the threat of Hezbollah’s anti-tank missiles for months. Jalaa Marey/AFP/Getty ImagesOra Hatan, who remained in her home in Shtula, said the morning of the ceasefire deal was “unusual” after months of relentless artillery fire. Hatan’s fears have not, however, subsided with the ceasefire deal. Israeli President Isaac Herzog said the Lebanon ceasefire deal needs to ensure the safety of residents in northern Israel.

Persons: Israel CNN —, Shtula, Jalaa Marey, Ora Hatan, ” Hatan, “, we’re, ”, Hatan, Joe Biden, Israel “, Isaac Herzog, Guy Amilani, Eilon, Amir Levy, ‘, Benjamin Netanyahu, Kiryat, Avihay Shtern, there’s, Netanyahu, Shtern –, ” “, ” Shtern, Shtern, Ronen Zvulun, ” Ori Eliyahu, ” Eliyahu Organizations: Israel CNN, CNN, Getty, United Nations Security, Lebanese, UN, Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, Hezbollah, Reuters Locations: Israel, Lebanon, United States, Shtula, Lebanese, Galilee, AFP, Beirut, Nahariya, Kiryat Shmona, Israel’s, Gaza, Israeli, Iran

☆ Ukraine had to recall 100,000 artillery shells amid complaints they'd get stuck in launchers and weren't exploding
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine's defense ministry issued a recall of 120mm artillery shells this week, citing defects in a recently delivered batch of rounds. The defective 120mm rounds — light artillery shells that Ukraine typically uses in mortars — were first reported in early November by Censor.Net, a local media outlet run by journalist Yuriy Butusov. Ukroboronprom and the Ukrainian Defense Ministry did not respond to requests sent outside regular business hours by Business Insider. Globally, Ukraine's allies have also struggled to quickly scale up production of artillery shells. On November 19, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said domestic factories had produced 2.5 million artillery shells and mortar rounds in 2024 alone.

Persons: Censor.Net, Yuriy Butusov, Yuriy Nikolov, Ukroboronprom, Suspilne, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Factory, Local, TSN, NATO, Ukroboronprom, Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Business, Suspilne Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian

☆ Biden's last-minute missile moves for Ukraine are coming far too late, weakening their effect on the Russians
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

It's been a truism that Ukraine has needed the capability to strike the Russian rear for many years at this point." Related storiesA pattern of late aidThe US and other allies have been repeatedly criticized for slowness and hesitancy in giving Ukraine aid and permissions. One American fighting in Ukraine told BI, "It feels like everything that we've been getting has been either too late or it's just enough to barely hold on." AdvertisementA US Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) firing a missile into the East Sea during a South Korea-US joint missile drill. Savill said of Biden's missile decision that "the impact may be more political, albeit with a narrowing window of opportunity."

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, George Barros, It's, Lockheed Martin, Matthew Savill, Michael Bohnert, ISW, we've, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, There's, Barros, Putin, Bohnert, counterattacking, Savill, Ukraine Biden, Trump Organizations: MGM, Tactical Missile Systems, Lockheed, Storm, UK Ministry of Defence, Royal United Services Institute, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, AP, Biden, Politico, Reuters, RAND Corporation, NATO, Army Tactical Missile, Korean Defense Ministry, Getty, Ukraine, Trump Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Russian, Kursk —, Ukrainian, Kursk, Russia's Kursk, South Korea

Chabad’s website says he was abducted from Dubai – one of the seven emirates that make up the UAE. Relations between the UAE and Israel have thawed in recent years. In 2020, the UAE became the most prominent Arab nation in decades to open relations with Israel, under the US-brokered agreement known as the Abraham Accords. But Reuters says the public presence of Israelis and Jews has receded since the October 7 attacks. Jewish community members told the agency that informal synagogues in Dubai were closed in the wake of the attacks due to security concerns.

Persons: ” Zvi Kogan, Chabad’s, Israel, ”, Abraham Organizations: United Arab Emirates, Dubai –, CNN, UAE, Abraham Accords, Reuters Locations: Israel, Dubai, UAE, Israeli, Gulf

☆ Can Saudi Arabia keep pace with its ambitious mega-project spending spree?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Digital render of NEOM's The Line project in Saudi Arabia The Line, NEOMIn Saudi Arabia's northwestern desert, a sprawling construction site replete with cranes and pile drivers sits encircled by a recently-built road. The changes come as the Saudi deficit grows and the outlook for oil demand, along with global oil prices, sees sustained lows. Construction for The Line project in Saudi Arabia's NEOM, October 2024 Giles Pendleton, The Line at NEOMThat begs the question: does Saudi Arabia have enough money to meet its lofty goals? Saudi Arabia has poured tens of billions into projects that have yet to hint of any financial returns." Saudi Arabia has an A/A-1 credit rating with a positive outlook from S&P Global Ratings and an A+ rating with a stable outlook from Fitch.

Persons: Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's NEOM, Giles Pendleton, Andrew Leber, Leber, Mohammed Al, Jadaan Organizations: Saudi, Public Investment Fund, CNBC, Tulane University, Saudi Finance, Fitch, —, P Global, Al Locations: Saudi Arabia, NEOM, Saudi, Neom, Saudi Arabia's, Riyadh

☆ Israel says missing rabbi was killed in UAE in 'antisemitic terrorist' murder
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A missing Israeli-Moldovan rabbi has been found dead in the United Arab Emirates, in what Israel called an antisemitic murder on Sunday. The Israeli government said the death of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, who has been missing in the Gulf state since Thursday, was a "criminal antisemitic terrorist event." A man walks past Rimon Market, a Kosher grocery store managed by the late Rabbi Zvi Kogan, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday. The United Arab Emirates government gave no immediate comment or acknowledgment that Kogan had been found dead. Jamshid Sharmahd, an Iranian-German software developer living in California, was kidnapped in 2020 during a stopover in the United Arab Emirates and taken to Iran.

Persons: Rabbi Zvi Kogan, Benjamin Netanyahu, “, ” Chabad, ”, Jon Gambrell, Isaac Herzog, Kogan, Zvi Kogan, Jamshid Sharmahd, Netanyahu’s Organizations: Moldovan, United Arab, Chabad Lubavitch, Jewish, Lubavitch, Israel’s National Security Bureau, Sunday, United Arab Emirates, Emirati Interior Ministry, NBC News, UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel, The UAE Locations: United Arab Emirates, Israel, Gulf, Abu Dhabi, New York, UAE, Dubai, Iran, Gaza, Lebanon, The, Iranian, California

☆ Russia fires senior commander for false claims about progress of war in Ukraine, military bloggers say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Billy Stockwell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Russia has removed a senior commander from his post for making false claims about the progress of the war in parts of eastern Ukraine, according to military bloggers and Russian media. Ukrainian forces are facing “one of the most powerful Russian offensives” since the start of the war on the frontlines, according to Ukraine’s army chief. Some bloggers claim that false reports made by several commanders about the situation on the ground have led to heavy losses among Russian units. Military bloggers have become a key source of information since Russian’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Many have deep sources within the state’s armed forces or among pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.

Persons: Gennady Anashkin, ” Rybar, Rybar, Anashkin Organizations: CNN, South Forces Group, RBC, Russian Ministry of Defense, “, Military Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Donetsk, Russian

☆ Putin signs law allowing some Russian recruits to write off bad debts worth up to almost $100K as combat losses mount in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementRussian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on debt forgiveness for certain recruits on Saturday. It allows for up to $96,000 in debt forgiveness for those who sign a minimum one-year contract to fight in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing debt forgiveness for certain troops who sign up to fight in Ukraine. The new law, which also extends to the spouses of recruits, comes amid mounting Russian combat losses in Ukraine. The latest legislation follows President Joe Biden's decision to allow Ukraine to strike Russia with US-provided long-range missiles.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, Carl Bildt, Russia's, Bildt, Tony Radakin, Mark Rutte, Joe Biden's, Biden scrambles, Donald Trump's Organizations: Saturday, Duma, European Council, Foreign Relations Council, Defence Staff, NATO, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, General Staff, Ukrainian Armed Forces Locations: Ukraine, Sweden, Russia, Moscow

☆ Drones spotted over three US Air Force bases in Britain
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

London CNN —Unidentified drones have been spotted flying over three bases used by the United States Air Force in Britain, the two countries have confirmed. The objects were seen between Wednesday and Saturday flying over the Royal Air Force’s Lakenheath, Mildenhall and Feltwell bases, all used by the US Air Force (USAF). “The number of (unmanned aircraft systems) fluctuated and they ranged in size/configuration,” a spokesperson for the US Air Forces in Europe said in a statement. The three bases are located within a few miles of each other in eastern England. In 2017, a car attempted to ram the entrance to the Mildenhall base, resulting in shots being fired by US personnel and the base being briefly locked down.

Organizations: London CNN, United States Air Force, Royal Air, US Air Force, USAF, US Air Forces, Britain’s Ministry of Defence, American, Fighter, US Locations: Britain, Mildenhall, Europe, England, Afghanistan, Iraq

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