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☆ What to know about the San Jose State volleyball team and why opponents are boycotting matches
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

In a lawsuit filed against the NCAA, plaintiffs cited unspecified reports asserting there was a transgender player on the San Jose State volleyball team, even naming her. While some media have reported those and other details, neither San Jose State nor the forfeiting teams have confirmed the school has a trans women’s volleyball player. More about the San Jose State issue and what’s at stake:Who’s involved? San Jose State senior setter and co-captain Brooke Slusser joined the lawsuit as a plaintiff on Monday. Brooke Slusser of the San Jose State Spartans serves the ball during a match on Oct. 19.

Persons: Donald Trump, Who’s, ” Riley Gaines, Brooke Slusser, Andrew Wevers, Slusser, “, ” Kadence Otto, ” Otto, Todd Kress, ”, Kress, Gloria Nevarez, ” Nevarez, Gaines, Riley Gaines, Megan Mendoza, Sia Liilii, OutKick, Emily Kohan, “ I’m, encroaches, Lia Thomas, Thomas, Joanna Harper, Harper, ” Harper, that’s, Joe Biden, IX, —, Jose State’s Organizations: San, San Jose State women’s, Spartans, Republican, University of Nevada, Utah State, Boise, Mountain, NCAA, San Jose, San Jose State volleyball, Associated Press, Independent, Women’s Sports, University of Kentucky, San Jose State Spartans, Gallup, Trump, Western Carolina University, AP, Aggies, Wolf, Phoenix City Hall, USA, ”, Fox Corp . Colorado State, ” Rams, NCAA Division, Pennsylvania, Penn, Athletics, Oregon Health, Science University, Trans, Democratic, U.S, Supreme Locations: San Jose State, Reno, Nevada, San Jose , California, “, Southern Utah, Boise State , Wyoming, Utah, Utah State, Idaho , Nevada , Utah, Wyoming, Jose State, California, The Republic, ” Nevada, Atlanta, Jose

☆ No 'external force' can change our future, Taiwan president says on frontline islands
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

KINMEN, Taiwan — Taiwan cherishes its freedom and democracy and no “external force” can change its future, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said Friday, visiting sensitive frontline islands next to China for the 75th anniversary of a key victory over communist forces. Beijing detests Lai as a “separatist” and views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, a claim he rejects, saying only Taiwan’s people can decide their future. The Kinmen battle was a rare victory for Chiang Kai-shek’s forces in the final days of China’s civil war. Soldiers at a ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Guningtou in Kinmen, Taiwan, on Friday. No peace treaty or armistice has ever been signed between Taiwan and China, and neither government officially recognizes the other.

Persons: Lai Ching, Mao Zedong’s, Lai, “, ” Lai, Beijing detests Lai, Chiang Kai, Hwa Cheng Organizations: People’s Liberation Army, Getty Locations: KINMEN, Taiwan, China, Republic of China, Taipei, Guningtou, Kinmen, Beijing, AFP

☆ Chinese hackers targeted Trump and Vance’s phone data
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | Kristen Holmes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The Chinese hackers also targeted people affiliated with the Harris-Walz campaign, another source familiar with the matter told CNN. US officials informed the Trump campaign this week that Trump and Vance were among a group of people whose phones were targeted by the Chinese hackers, one of the sources said. In a statement, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung attacked the Harris campaign for allegedly emboldening China. The activity is part of a much broader Chinese hacking campaign that has infiltrated multiple US telecommunications firms in the last several months. US officials have briefed members of the House and Senate intelligence committees on the Chinese hacking campaign.

Persons: Donald Trump, Vance, Harris, Walz, Trump, Steven Cheung, “, CISA “, ” Sen, Mark Warner, Mark Green Organizations: CNN, Senior Biden, U.S, Government, FBI, Infrastructure Security Agency, The New York Times, Justice Department, Trump, Major, Verizon, Lumen, Typhoon, Virginia Democrat, House Homeland Security, ”, Tennessee Republican Locations: China, People’s Republic of China, Iran, Russia

☆ Israeli military launches strikes on military targets in Iran, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) holds a meeting with the Security Cabinet after Iran's missile attacks on Israel in West Jerusalem on October 01, 2024. Israel launched airstrikes early Saturday targeting what it described as military targets in Iran in retaliation for a ballistic missile assault Oct. 1, officials said. Israel's military described the attack as "precise strikes on military targets in Iran," without immediately elaborating. "The regime in Iran and its proxies in the region have been relentlessly attacking Israel since Oct. 7 – on seven fronts – including direct attacks from Iranian soil," an Israeli military statement said. Iran has launched two ballistic missile attacks on Israel in recent months amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip that began with the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, David Barnea, Israel Locations: Israel, West Jerusalem, Iran, Islamic Republic, State, Tehran, Gaza, Lebanon

☆ Georgia's election forces voters to choose between a future with Russia or Europe
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Supporters of the ruling Georgian Dream party at the party's final campaign rally in Tbilisi on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of the Oct. 26 parliamentary elections. Despite its increasingly anti-Western rhetoric, Georgian Dream insists it still wants Georgia to join the EU and its election posters feature the party's logo along with the symbol of the EU. People walk past campaign posters of the ruling Georgian Dream party in Tbilisi on Oct. 22, 2024, ahead of the Oct. 26 parliamentary elections. Georgian oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili attends the final campaign rally of the ruling Georgian Dream party in Tbilisi on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of Oct. 26 parliamentary elections. Georgia's President Salome Zourabichvili, staunchly critical of the ruling party, addressed crowds of supporters last weekend, telling them that the vote would "demonstrate people's will for freedom, independence, and a European future."

Persons: Giorgi Arjevanidze, There's, Bidzina Ivanishvili, —, oligarch Bidzina, Salome Zurabishvili's, Vano Shlamov, Ivanishvili, Salome Zourabichvili, Zourabichvili, Salome Zurabishvili Organizations: Afp, Getty, Center for, NATO, European Union, EU, Western, Russia, Party, Institute for, Kremlin Locations: Georgian, Tbilisi, Georgia, Russia, Soviet, Russian, Moscow, Washington, Europe, Western Ukraine, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, Central Asia, European

☆ 'Made in Mexico' trade controversy is provoking another kind of border war
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Sparking controversy is language within the USMCA that covers how a product gains the "Made in Mexico" designation from U.S. Customs. There is bipartisan concern about Mexico serving as a trade "back door" for Chinese exports to evade tariffs. Trump threats not slowing trade boom Trump has said he wants to renegotiate the USMCA deal he struck with the North America partners in 2020. Chinese manufacturing in Mexico will be a likely part of the trade renegotiation. Threats of additional tariffs are not slowing down trade with Mexico.

Persons: Donald Trump, Zekelman, San Luis Potisi, Jordan Dewart, Biden, Trump, Mary Lovely, Anthony Solomon, Dewart Organizations: U.S . Customs, Zekelman Industries, Bloomberg, Getty, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Trump, North America, Companies, DHL, Uber, Moody's Analytics Locations: United States, Mexico, Canada, U.S, North America, Republic of Mexico, Beach, Calif, Chicago, San Luis, Luis Potisi, Redwood Mexico, China, Mexican, El Paso, Laredo , Texas, East Asia

☆ Breaking down the the yawning gender gap dividing Gen Z: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

In today’s edition, we break down our latest poll showing how Gen Z voters are viewing the presidential race in the final days. And among young voters who say they will vote in the presidential election in November, Harris leads 56%-36%, a 20-point advantage. Within Gen Z, though, there are notable divisions among different groups — and the gender gap is particularly significant. Men (46%) were more likely to say Trump has the right temperament to serve as president, compared with women (30%). Read more →Future Forward, a Democratic super PAC backing Harris, has been quietly running millions of dollars in Spanish-language ads aimed at Latino voters.

Persons: Ben Kamisar, Jonathan Allen, Kamala Harris ’, Harris, Stephanie Perry, Marc Trussler, Mara Haeger, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Trump, that’s, Joe Biden, Read, ross, hite, ince, ake, eck, hal, sion, Harri, Shaw Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Trump, ust, eads, GOP Locations: ain

BEIJING — The United States will judge China “on its actions, not just its words,” U.S. “It’s very important that we have these channels of communication,” Burns said in an exclusive interview in Beijing on Wednesday. “We want to be responsible for our own people, but also for the world as we conduct this relationship,” Burns said. During their summit last year, the two leaders said there should be more people-to-people exchanges between their countries, including in academics, business and tourism. It’s a very challenging relationship,” Burns said.

Persons: China “, China Nicholas Burns, Burns, ” Burns, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Xi Jinping, It’s, ” Janis Mackey Frayer, Jennifer Jett Organizations: China, U.S, NBC, Pacific, Ukraine, Chinese Commerce Ministry, United Nations, Biden, Embassy, Foreign Ministry, American Chamber of Commerce Locations: BEIJING, United States, China, U.S, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Asia, Pacific, South, Taiwan, Washington, South Korea, Japan, Philippines, Russia, Ukraine, Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong, Gaza, Israel, California, Shanghai

☆ BRICS' new declaration shows Russia's war still can't get the international backing that Moscow wants
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

BRICS' Kazan Declaration on Wednesday contained 134 points — and only one discussed the Ukraine war. It shows that Russia still has trouble getting friendly countries on board with the war, per the ISW. AdvertisementOver two dozen world leaders at this year's BRICS summit ended Wednesday's talks with the Kazan Declaration, a 134-point summary of their agreements. "The Kazan Declaration notably only mentioned Russia's war in Ukraine once," the Washington-based think tank wrote. The declaration "demonstrated that Russia has not yet secured the international support nor created the alternative security structure that the Kremlin desires," ISW added.

Persons: BRICS, —, Vladimir Putin, ISW, Huileng Tan, Putin Organizations: UN, Service, United Nations, Kyiv, South Sudanese, Mastercard Locations: Kazan, Ukraine, Russia, China, Washington, Nazi, Moscow, Brazil, India, Syria, Tel, Lebanon, Gaza, Republic, Tatarstan

☆ Firefly fossil reveals a previously undiscovered species that flickered during the time of dinosaurs
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

And now scientists have confirmed a new one: Diverse firefly species lit up the night during the late Mesozoic. The discovery comes from a fossil of an ancient firefly species that was initially discovered in 2016, trapped in 99 million-year-old Burmese amber from northern Myanmar. The beetle is only the second firefly species from the Mesozoic to be identified. Because only one other Cretaceous firefly species has been identified, “this new species can be used to revisit the (July 2022 study) to better date the evolution of fireflies given the new evidence,” he added. Firefly diversityThere are more than 2,000 firefly species found today, according to the Natural History Museum in London.

Persons: Flammarionella, ”, Chenyang Cai, Cai, Oliver Keller, Ann Arbor, ” Keller, Keller, Camille Flammarion, Robin Kundrata, Kundrata, ” Kundrata Organizations: CNN, Royal Society, Biological Sciences, Nanjing Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Michigan, Palacký University Olomouc Locations: Myanmar, Beijing, Ann, London, Czech Republic

☆ Fascism and food prices: the issues driving the last 12 days of the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Audience members watch as Vice President Kamala Harris participates in a CNN Presidential Town Hall in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on October 23. (Trump was invited but declined to participate in a CNN town hall.) … We don’t even know the people they are talking about,” Thistle told CNN’s John King after the town hall. Her performance at the town hall again showed that she’s not a natural politician. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to voters after the town hall.

Persons: CNN —, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, persuadable, Harris, Biden, John Kelly, Adolf Hitler, “, ” Harris, ” Trump, ” It’s, —, Trump, Rebecca Wright, Pam Thistle, trashing, CNN’s John King, that’s, King they’d, Harris —, ’ ” Harris, Anderson, hadn’t, Joe Biden, ”, she’s, Cooper, Bret Baier, he’s, Nikki Haley — Organizations: CNN, Democratic, White House, Trump, Justice Department, CNN Presidential Town Hall, Republican, trashing Trump, ” Thistle, Fox News, South Carolina Gov Locations: Washington, Delaware County , Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Gaza, United States, American, Trump

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has sent troops to Russia, the U.S. said Wednesday, its first public confirmation of a move that has rattled Western allies and could mark a major escalation of Moscow’s war in Ukraine. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visiting Korean People's Army soldiers at an undisclosed location on Oct. 17. South Korean lawmakers said Wednesday that North Korea had sent 3,000 troops to Russia out of a promised 10,000 to be deployed by December. That is twice the 1,500 the South Korean intelligence agency had reported being sent last week. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that two units of North Korean troops, with as many as 6,000 people each, were being trained for deployment.

Persons: Lloyd Austin, Austin, Kim Jong, KCNA, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ”, Kyrylo Budanov, Vedant Patel, “, ” Austin, Zelenskyy Organizations: ”, Democratic People’s, Korean People's Army, Getty, Kremlin, South, South Korean, Directorate of Intelligence, North Korean, State Department Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, North Korea, Russia, U.S, Ukraine, Rome, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Korea, AFP, Pyongyang, Moscow, Russia’s Kursk, Russian, Kyiv

☆ Russia says it has no intention of abandoning Iran as it faces Israel's wrath
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Alexander Shcherbak | Afp | Getty ImagesThe Kremlin said it has no intention of abandoning Iran as it faces a widely-expected direct attack from Israel. He did not directly answer whether Iran had asked Russia for support against Israel. Peskov told CNBC that Russia "maintains a dialogue with all parties involved in the conflict in the Middle East." Russia and Iran's 'strategic' dealTo see just how Russia could look to support Iran, all eyes are now on the BRICS summit that's taking place in Kazan, southwestern Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (L) during their meeting, October 11, 2024, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Masoud Pezeshkian, Magtymguly, Alexander Shcherbak, Dmitry Peskov, Sergei Ilnitsky, Peskov, Ali Akbar Ahmadian, Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Ozcelik Organizations: Sputnik, Afp, Getty, Ukraine, CNBC, Kremlin, Google, Israel, Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS, Reuters, United, United Arab Emirates, Iran's, National Security Council, Middle, International Security, Royal United Services Institute, U.S, Global, UN Security Council Locations: Russian, Ashgabat, Iran, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Republic, Russia, Tehran, Moscow, Reuters Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab, Ukraine, Saint Petersburg, Kazan, Brazil, India, China, South Africa, what's, Turkmenistan

☆ Lost Silk Road cities mapped using LiDAR remote sensing
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Lost for centuries, two cities lay buried, nearly 5 kilometers (3 miles) apart, underneath grassy pastures in the mountains of Uzbekistan. “It’s a really different environment up there,” Frachetti said of the newly discovered Silk Road settlements. However, the newfound highland cities were too big to simply be trading posts or Silk Road stopovers, Frachetti and his colleagues believe. The research marked the first time that light detection and ranging (LiDAR) equipment had been used in the region for archaeological purposes. Using drone-borne light detection and ranging equipment, archaeologists have mapped two abandoned cities in the mountains of Uzbekistan.

Persons: Michael Frachetti, Tugunbulak, ”, Frachetti, “, ” Frachetti, Michael Frachetti “, Farhod Maksudov, Zachary Silvia, ” Silvia, Tashbulak, It’s Organizations: CNN, Washington University, —, National, of Archeology, Academy of Sciences of, Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology, Brown University Locations: Uzbekistan, —, It’s, St . Louis, Machu Picchu, Peru, Republic of Uzbekistan, ”, Tugunbulak, Tashbulak, Central America, Rhode Island, Samarkand, Kashgar, China

☆ Washington’s Arab allies engage with Iran as US efforts to stem Middle East violence falter
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Mostafa Salem | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN —Growing unease over the United States’ inability to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East is prompting some of Washington’s closest Arab allies to significantly increase engagement with its primary regional adversary: Iran. Arab nations that had spent decades brawling with Iran for regional influence are now opting to engage with it again. Despite seeing an opportunity to weaken Iran’s regional influence, Arab nations are now signaling neutrality. “The Gulf (Arab) monarchies’ priority is not to be directly involved in a proper regional conflagration. Still, regional states rely heavily on their military relationship with the US.

Persons: State Anthony Blinken, Yahya Sinwar, Israel, Blinken’s, Hassan Nasrallah, Ismail Haniyeh, Prince Mohamed bin Salman, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hitler, ”, Abbas Araghchi, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Abdel Fattah Al, ” Araghchi, Crown Prince Sabah, Cinzia Bianco, ” Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh, ” Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al, Hamad Al, ” Hasan Alhasan, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, “, ” Anwar Gargash, Joe Biden’s, Abu, ” Bianco, Jake Sullivan Organizations: UAE CNN, State, Saudi Arabia’s, Iranian, Saudi, Bahraini, Crown, CNN, European Council, Foreign Relations, ” Kuwaiti Crown, Kuwait News Agency, Reuters, Middle, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Israeli, United Arab Emirates, US, US National, Atlantic Festival Locations: Abu Dhabi, UAE, United States, Washington’s, Iran, Republic, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Tehran, Riyadh, Tehran’s, Amman, Egypt, Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, Cairo, Doha, Muscat, Manama, Crown Prince, Crown Prince Sabah Al, Sabah, Kuwait City, Islamic Republic, ” Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Saudi, Washington, Yemen, China, Washington ,

☆ Philip Morris is a growth stock again as shares hit all-time high on Zyn demand boom
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In this photo illustration, ZYN nicotine cases are seen on a table on January 29, 2024 in New York City. Philip Morris expects Zyn shipments to match demand "at some point" during the fourth quarter, Babeau said. Philip Morris also noted Zyn as main driver of net revenue for the business as a whole. Philip Morris announced earlier this year that it would invest $600 million to build a new production facility for Zyn in Colorado. Shares of Philip Morris have climbed more than 37% in 2024.

Persons: Philip Morris, Babeau, FactSet, Zyn Organizations: Swedish Match Locations: New York City, Connecticut, U.S, America, Zyn, Greece, Czech Republic, Colorado

☆ Navajo code talker, who played crucial role in WWII, dies at 107
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

One of the last Navajo Code Talkers, who helped secure an Allied victory in World War II by sending crucial messages in a code based on the Navajo language, has died. “On behalf of the entire Navajo Nation, our Navajo veterans and service men and women, First Lady Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren and me, we extend our sincerest condolences and prayers to the family of Mr. Kinsel,” Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren said announced on social media. From right, Navajo Code Talkers John Pinto , John Kinsel, Sr. and William T. Brown during the Navajo Nation Code Talkers Day ceremony in Window Rock, Ariz., on Aug. 14, 2018. Kinsel received a Purple Heart in 1989 and a Congressional Silver Medal for his service as a Navajo code talker in 2001. Following Kinsel's death, there are now only two surviving Navajo Code Talkers: Former Navajo Chairman Peter MacDonald and Thomas H. Begay, The Associated Press reported.

Persons: John Kinsel Sr, Lady Jasmine Blackwater, Kinsel, Buu Nygren, Mr, selflessly, Talkers John Pinto, John Kinsel, William T, Brown, Mark Henle, Nygren, “, ”, John Woo, Kinsel’s, Ronald Kinsel, “ Cheii, Peter MacDonald, Thomas H Organizations: Navajo, U.S . Marine Corps, USA, Marines, U.S . Navy, Navajo Times, Marine Corps, Department of Veteran Affairs, Associated Press Locations: Navajo, United States, Republic, Pacific, Iwo Jima, Cove , Arizona, Lukachukai, Guam, Bougainville

☆ Moldova leader decries vote meddling after slim majority backs joining the E.U.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Stoianoglo has said that, if elected, he would build a “balanced” foreign policy involving ties with the EU, the United States, Russia and China. In the run-up to Sunday’s referendum, polls had shown clear majority support for joining the EU. A “yes” result means a clause will be added to the constitution defining EU accession as a goal. The EU leapt to Sandu’s defence, saying Moldova had faced “really unprecedented intimidation and foreign interference by Russia and its proxies ahead of this vote”. The tight referendum result could put Sandu in a weaker position going into the second round since she has championed EU integration.

Persons: Maia Sandu, Sandu, Alexandr Stoianoglo, Stoianoglo, Daniel Mihailescu, ”, “, Ilan Shor, Sandu’s, Shor, Valeriu Pasha, — Organizations: EU, Getty, Kremlin, Sandu, Moldovan, ”, Facebook Locations: Soviet, Russia, United States, China, Moldovan, Chisinau, AFP, Ukraine, Transdniestria, Moldova, Moscow, Sunday’s

King Charles III was heckled in Australia on Monday by an Indigenous senator who shouted “you’re not my king” as the British monarch finished a speech at Parliament House. The king, who is the first reigning British monarch to visit Australia in 13 years, was addressing lawmakers and other dignitaries in the Great Hall of Parliament House in Canberra, the Australian capital. “If he is the successor, then he needs to answer.”Queen Camilla and King Charles III during a ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Monday. “Nothing stands still.”Earlier on Monday, a traditional Aboriginal welcoming ceremony was held for the royal couple outside Parliament House. “I can only say how much my own experience has been shaped and strengthened by such traditional wisdom.”The king arrived in Australia last Friday.

Persons: King Charles III, “ you’re, ”, Queen Camilla, ” Lidia Thorpe, Charles, Anthony Albanese, “, ” Thorpe, Thorpe, “ We’ll, ” Queen Camilla, Victoria Jones, Queen Elizabeth II, ” Albanese, Albanese, we’ve, Australia’s, ” Charles Organizations: House, of Parliament House, Sky News, Getty Images Australia, Australia’s Aboriginal, Torres Strait, Nations, Australian Locations: Australia, British, Canberra, Commonwealth, Victoria, Pacific, Samoa

☆ Gulen, the powerful cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dies
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who built a powerful Islamic movement in Turkey and beyond but spent his later years mired in accusations of orchestrating an attempted coup against Turkish leader Reccep Tayyip Erdogan, has died. Since the failed coup, his movement has been systematically dismantled in Turkey and its influence has declined internationally. Soon after the 2016 coup, Erdogan described Gulen’s network as traitors and “like a cancer”, vowing to root them out wherever they are. The Turkish government said its actions were justified by the gravity of the threat posed to the state by the coup. Gulen had travelled to the United States for medical treatment but remained there as he faced a criminal investigation in Turkey.

Persons: Fethullah Gulen, Reccep Tayyip Erdogan, Gulen, Erdogan, ”, Erdogan’s Organizations: U.S, AK Party, Prosecutors, Gulen, Reuters Locations: Turkey, U.S, United States, Turkish, Erzurum, Edirne, Izmir, Turkey’s, Central Asia, Balkans, Africa, Gulen, Ankara, Pocono

☆ Russia and Europe tussle for Moldova, as just over 50% vote 'yes' on future EU membership
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Moldovan citizens living in Moscow are seen queuing to vote at a polling station during the 2024 Moldovan elections in Moscow, Russia on October 20, 2024. Moldovans headed to the polls on Sunday for a presidential election and a referendum on EU membership with the votes being held under the shadow of the ongoing struggle between the West and Russia over Moldova. Moldova's political destiny was hanging in the balance on Monday after key votes on whether to embrace a future with Europe, or to remain within Russia's orbit. Since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, it has seesawed between pro-Russia and pro-Europe governments, such as President Sandu's current administration. Formal talks on joining the bloc already began in June, but the — non-legally binding — referendum of Sunday was seen as cementing Moldova's pro-EU trajectory.

Persons: Maia Sandu, Alexandr Stoianoglo, Sandu's Organizations: West, European Union, Moldova's, Commission, CNBC, Russia Locations: Moscow, Russia, Moldova, Europe, Soviet, Ukraine, Romania, Soviet Union

☆ Asia-Pacific markets mixed as investors await China loan prime rate announcement
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The central bank of the People's Republic of China is responsible for formulating and implementing monetary policies, preventing and defusing financial risks and maintaining financial stability. Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Monday as traders awaited China's loan prime rate announcement, with focus also on Japan's general election at the end of this week. China's central bank is expected to cut the one-year and five-year LPRs by 20 basis points, according to a note by ING and echoing the statement made by People's Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng on Friday. "Data aside, it is worth monitoring if there are potential further government ministry briefings or a potential announcement of the timing for the National People's Congress meeting in the week ahead, as stimulus rollout remains a major theme for markets," ING said. Other key economic data this week will include October inflation figures for Japan's capital city of Tokyo, as well as advance third-quarter GDP figures from South Korea.

Persons: Pan Gongsheng Organizations: ING, People's Bank of China, National People's Locations: People's Republic of China, Asia, Pacific, Tokyo, South Korea

☆ Iran aided Russia against Ukraine. Now it needs to call in the favor
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Russia is unlikely to offer military intervention against Israel on behalf of the Iranians, Saab said, given it is already "too bogged down in Ukraine." In return for Iran's support, Russia has bolstered Iran's military capabilities in several areas, they noted: "Iran has made notable progress in acquiring advanced conventional weaponry from Russia, allowing it to achieve some of its defense officials' long-standing goals. Iranian protesters shout anti-Israeli slogans while burning an Israeli flag in a celebration for Iran's missile attack against Israel, in Tehran, Iran, on October 1, 2024. That shared antipathy toward the U.S. and desire to create a "new world order" are what largely binds Iran and Russia. Russia cannot — and will not — save Iran in its confrontation with Israel and the United States," he noted.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Masoud Pezeshkian, Israel, Bilal Y, They've, Saab, It's, Karim Sadjadpour, Nicole Grajewski, Su, John Kirby, Morteza, Mikhail Svetlov, Bashar al, Nikita Smagin, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Organizations: Getty, CNBC, Saab, North Africa, Israel, Kremlin, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Security, Ukraine, Nurphoto, United, Base, Russian International Affairs Council, Saudi Arabian Crown, Royal, Anadolu Locations: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Iran, Ukraine, Tehran, Russia, Islamic Republic, East, United States, Russian, U.S, Ukrainian, Gaza, Lebanon, Israel, Iranian, Yemen, Syria, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Syria's, Moscow, Saudi, Al Yamamah, Riyadh

☆ John Kinsel Sr., Navajo Code Talker During World War II, Dies at 107
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Alexandra E. Petri | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“That’s how I spent the war,” Mr. Kinsel said in the interview with The Arizona Republic. The Associated Press reported that the only two surviving Navajo Code Talkers are Thomas H. Begay and Peter MacDonald, a former Navajo chairman. John Kinsel Sr. was born in 1917 in Cove, Ariz., according to the Navajo Times. He completed boot camp and was sent to Camp Elliott, where he underwent training to become a Navajo Code Talker. He was sent to New Zealand, where he trained for eight more months before being deployed to Guadalcanal, one of the Solomon Islands, with the Third Marine Division, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Persons: Kinsel, Camp Elliott, Mr, Thomas H, Begay, Peter MacDonald, John Kinsel Sr Organizations: The Arizona, Ninth Marine Regiment, Third Marine Division, U.S . Department of Veterans Affairs, The Arizona Republic, Associated Press, Navajo, Navajo Times, Marines, Department of Veterans Affairs Locations: The Arizona Republic, Camp, Bougainville, Papau New Guinea, Guam, Iwo Jima, Ariz, New Zealand, Guadalcanal, Solomon

☆ The 9 biggest revelations from Lisa Marie Presley's posthumous memoir
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Presley said that her marriage to Keough was in trouble when she and Michael Jackson fell in love with each other. During her final night, Presley said that Jackson told her, "I don't know if you've noticed, but I'm completely in love with you. Upon her return to Los Angeles, Presley told Keough about her conversation with Jackson. Jackson started being secretive about his drug use and Presley's distrust grew. Years later, Jackson told her that he suspected that people around him were trying to kill him.

Persons: Presley, Keough, Michael Jackson, Lisa Marie Presley, Danny Keough, Ron Galella, Getty Images Presley, Jackson, you've, I'm, Riley, Michael Organizations: Getty Images Locations: Vegas, Los Angeles, Dominican Republic, South Africa

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