Rights group logs 322 hate crimes against India’s minorities, 54 dead
Muslims were the target in 307 of the cases, the group says, and state authorities were involved in more than a third.
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Guterres calls for near-zero methane rule as $480m pledged at COP31
The UN chief says voluntary action on methane is no longer enough, as philanthropies pledge more than $480 million at the climate summit in Antalya.
Trump says Apple’s Tim Cook should replace Huang at Nvidia
In a post on his social media platform, the president called Cook, who stepped down as Apple’s chief executive in September, the only man to take Huang’s place. The choice rests with Nvidia’s board.
Gunman kills one, wounds four at Washington gym near White House
The suspect, a member of the gym, later shot himself in an apartment where he had barricaded himself, police and officials said.
China says it is in talks on a Trump-Xi-Putin meeting at APEC
Beijing also told Washington to stop using spy claims in the Nvidia affair as a pretext for tech curbs, days before Trump arrives for the summit.
Delhi police halt students’ march against toxic air
Police barricaded the march a few hundred metres from Turkman Gate, as Delhi’s air stayed “very poor” days after Diwali.
Two Iranians convicted in UK of spying on journalists for Tehran
The pair spied on two Iran International journalists and a lawyer for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, prosecutors said. One hoped to be paid £150,000 for an attack.
Ladakh curbs Sonam Wangchuk for 60 days as poll row deepens
A 60-day order bars the activist from rallies and gatherings, as Ladakh’s leaders reject December council elections and warn of agitation.
Ebola money isn’t reaching DR Congo’s front line, MSF says
Health workers go unpaid and ambulances run out of fuel while the six-month-old outbreak stays out of control, the charity says. Cases have passed 11,000.
Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO; CFO Colette Kress steps in
The co-founder quit with immediate effect, Nvidia’s board said, after reports of an affair and a suspected spy link. Former Synopsys chief Harvey Jones becomes the company’s first board chair.
