Putin tells US envoys foreign troops in Ukraine would be targets
He offered a Kostiantynivka evacuation modelled on Oleshky and claimed Russia holds the city, which Ukraine disputes. No readout of the talks has been released.
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Yogi calls bulldozer UP’s brand, invites firms to make them there
The Uttar Pradesh chief minister tied “bulldozer action” to investment at a tractor plant launch. Demolitions of suspects’ homes have faced legal challenge.
Hoax bomb emails hit 1,800 more Italian schools, a day after 6,300
Meloni’s office says schools should not evacuate over a mass email alone. Scotland and Ireland treated similar threats as hoaxes.
Euclid telescope maps 900m galaxies in first big data release
The European mission’s DR1-Foundation release covers 14% of the sky it will survey and holds about 15,000 strong lensing candidates, clues to the nature of dark matter.
Gauhati High Court orders Assam to rehabilitate evicted families
The state must say by December 16 how it will compensate families evicted from Hasila Beel and two other areas, many of whom have spent months in makeshift shelters.
Tasmania tells Australians it is not really for tourists
The island state’s new campaign invites travellers to skip queues and bucket lists for slower trips, and launches five “De-Tourist Trails”.
Oman posts budget surplus as gas revenue jumps 61%
Revenue rose 16% to RO9.83 billion in January to September, finance ministry figures show, reversing a deficit a year earlier. Public debt fell to about RO14.1 billion.
Woman shot dead as armed groups exchange fire in Manipur
Local reports say she was harvesting paddy near Taphou Kuki, the village whose two missing youths were found dead this month. Police confirmation is awaited.
Two supertankers disabled by blasts in Hormuz, Iran’s Guards say
The Revolutionary Guards say the ships, carrying more than four million barrels of oil, used a banned route. Their names and condition have not been confirmed.
Shah waived Make in India rules for Israeli phone-hacking tools, group says
A digital-rights group says Home Ministry letters show waivers covering 422 forensic items, including Cellebrite tools, for federal agencies. The ministry has not responded publicly.
