 | Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new phase as winter loomsDespite setbacks, however, Zelenskyy said Ukraine won’t give up. |
 | Israel announces strikes on Gaza after truce expires, clear sign that war has resumed in full forceThe announcement came 30 minutes after the cease-fire expired at 7 a.m. (0500 GMT) Friday. |
 | Peruvian rainforest defender from embattled Kichwa tribe shot dead in river attackQuinto Inuma Alvarado was attacked as he was returning from presenting at a workshop for women environmental leaders in the San Martín region of the Amazon on Wednesday. |
 | Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65The Pogues melded Irish folk and rock ’n’ roll into a unique, intoxicating blend, though MacGowan became as famous for his sozzled, slurred performances as for his powerful songwriting. |
 | Israeli woman in Kerala for ayurveda treatment found 'murdered', her Keralite partner critical after suicide attemptThe body of Swat Vaa has been shifted to Government Medical College Parippally, for postmortem examination. |
 | Deal to operationalise Loss & Damage Fund at COP28The UAE, which is also one of the biggest oil and gas-producing regions in the world, pledged $100 million to set the ball rolling. |
 | Costa Rica celebrates 75 years of peace and democracy without an armyOn December 1, 1948, Costa Rica made the bold decision to abolish its army and invest in its people, becoming the first country in the world to do so. |
 | Bangladesh's main opposition party BNP says it will boycott 'farcical' January electionsThe BNP, warning that thousands of its members had been arrested in a sweeping crackdown, said it had not applied to contest a single seat on the last day of filing nominations. |
 | Truce in Gaza extended another day but talks over remaining hostages could get tougherThe initial truce — which began Friday and has now been extended twice — called for the release of women and children. |
 | COP28 agreed to operationalise Loss & Damage Fund, $420 million pledged on Day 1The UAE, which is also one of the biggest oil and gas producing regions in the world, wasted no time pledging $100 million for the fund to set the ball rolling for others to join. |
 | Sri Lanka inflation doubles ahead of debt dealThe IMF warned in September that Sri Lanka's "full economic recovery is not yet assured." |
 | 'Trail of devastation and despair': 2023 set to be hottest year ever, shatters climate recordsA report by the UN's World Meteorological Organization showed that the past nine years were the hottest years since modern records began. |
 | 'This is what Canada has been talking about': Trudeau on US charging Indian over plot to kill Sikh separatistThe remarks by Trudeau came after Nikhil Gupta, 52, was charged on Wednesday with murder-for-hire in connection with his participation in a foiled plot to assassinate a US citizen in New York City. |
 | Since Gaza war began, violence against Palestinians has also surged in West Bank and gone virtually unnoticedIn nearly half of the settler attacks, Israeli security forces either “accompanied or actively supported the attackers”, according to the UN. |
 | A tortured and deadly legacy: Henry Kissinger and realpolitik in US foreign policyOver decades, Kissinger’s amoral vision of national self-interest has produced its own set of disasters, a reality the American public and foreign policy leaders are well-advised to bear in mind. |
