Bus-truck crash near Assam’s Kaziranga kills at least 24
A minibus collided head-on with a container truck on National Highway 715 in Golaghat district. Police say the toll may rise.
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Ireland’s 12,000 banned books head to the National Archives
The books, from Oscar Wilde to Edna O’Brien, are leaving a locked room at the justice department, and the censors’ ledgers explaining each ban will be made public for the first time.
Bessent blames Commerce Department for failing to blacklist Megaspeed
The Treasury secretary said other departments had backed blacklisting the Nvidia partner for months, but “Commerce has the pen”. He also urged the Fed not to raise rates over the Iran war’s energy shock.
More than 100 ‘big polluter’ groups admitted to COP31, coalition says
Their combined delegations are about 25 times the size of Niger’s and eight times the Philippines’, the Kick Big Polluters Out coalition says, after analysing the UN’s list of participants.
Hegseth gives medal to Tomb guard who rebuked his group for laughing
Specialist Thomas Iglesias received the Joint Service Commendation Medal a day after telling Hegseth’s group to keep silent at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
COP31 wish list puts fossil fuel transition back on the table
The presidencies’ summary of countries’ proposals is not a draft, they stress, and some large emerging economies question whether a final political decision should exist at all.
China warns US against tighter chip curbs after Huang’s exit
Beijing says the “abuse of export control measures” disrupts global supply chains, as US lawmakers push for new limits after the Nvidia scandal.
China rules out hosting 2028 COP33 climate summit, reports say
China’s foreign ministry said it had “no information at the moment”. The 2028 talks, which conclude the next global stocktake, must be held in the Asia-Pacific region.
UK, Norway, and Canada funds target $10bn climate finance by 2030
British International Investment, Norfund, and FinDev Canada will share deal pipelines and co-invest to reach the goal, which includes the private capital they draw in.
France condemns Israel’s ‘demagogic’ entry ban on Mélenchon
Israel barred the France Unbowed leader after he said French ships would escort aid flotillas to Gaza if he won next year’s presidential election.
