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Biden and Xi will meet on Saturday, the 3rd and likely final time during Biden’s term  NPR Biden, Xi to Meet at APEC as World Leaders Shift Focus to Trump  Bloomberg Biden to meet Saturday with China’s Xi Jinping  The Washington Post Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping to meet in Peru this …

Trump’s Input in Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks May Put Kyiv on New Timetable  The New York Times Ukraine’s European allies eye once-taboo ‘land-for-peace’ negotiations  The Washington Post European Lackeys In Panic Mode As Trump Signals Detente With Russia – OpEd  Eurasia Review In Europe, they fantasize about the conditions of peace on Ukraine and …

A Ukrainian Leopard 2 Tank Met A Russian Armored Column Head-On—And Wrecked It  Forbes Ukraine and Russia fight for advantage ahead of Donald Trump’s return  Financial Times Ukraine: Military experts warn of catastrophe in Kurakhove  Yahoo! Voices Ukraine war briefing: Russia’s offensive ‘shows signs of escalation’, Kyiv’s top commander warns  The Guardian Russian forces …

Prosecutors ask for sentence barring Marine Le Pen from running for president in embezzlement trial  POLITICO Europe France’s Marine Le Pen rejects embezzlement claims as presidential bid hangs in the balance  The Associated Press French far-right leader Le Pen’s embezzlement trial enters final stretch, presidential bid at stake  FRANCE 24 English Le Pen …

US government worker charged with leaking classified documents on Israel’s plans to strike Iran  The Associated Press C.I.A. Official Charged in Leak of Classified Documents About Israeli Military Plans  The New York Times FBI arrests alleged leaker of US intelligence documents related to Israel’s attack plans against Iran  CNN CIA Official Arrested for …

France boycotts COP29 after Azerbaijan’s ‘colonies’ attack  POLITICO Europe Argentina withdraws negotiators from Cop29 summit  The Guardian Why Is a Petrostate Holding This Year’s Climate Talks?  The New York Times Head of U.N. Climate Summit in Azerbaijan Caught on Tape Pushing Oil & Gas Deals  Democracy Now! Azerbaijan accused of ramping up repression of …

Biden to meet for a final time with Xi this week as a new Trump era of China relations begins  CNN Biden to meet Saturday with China’s Xi Jinping  The Washington Post Biden, Xi to meet on Saturday in Peru, US officials say  Reuters Biden to Meet With President Xi Jinping of China …

Notre-Dame Cathedral Is Ready to Reopen in December  The New York Times Macron to visit Notre Dame Cathedral before reopening after 2019 fire  The Guardian Notre Dame Bells Ring Out for the First Time in 4 Years, Heralding its Upcoming Completion December 8th  Good News Network Opinion: A joyous sound unites Paris and …

Guardian quits X social media platform, citing racism and conspiracy theories  Reuters Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X  The Guardian Don Lemon and the Guardian left Elon Musk’s X after the election. But is it a mass exodus? Don’t be so sure  CNN The Guardian quits ‘toxic’ X over Elon …

Senior Russian naval officer killed in car bombing claimed by Kyiv  Reuters Russian naval officer accused of ‘war crimes’ killed in Crimea car bombing  The Guardian Ukraine says it blew up a Russian naval commander with a car bomb in occupied Crimea  CBS News Live news: Biden and Trump pledge to deliver ‘smooth’ …