Trump mocks slain actor and director Rob Reiner, drawing swift bipartisan condemnation… www.reuters.com/business/med...

Australia plans even tougher gun laws (already among strictest in the world) after father and son killed 15 at Bondi Beach… www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Cannot believe this. I read this and thought it must be fake. But no. At the end of the day it all just comes down to basic human decency… nothing to do with politics or being on the left or the right. We’re all being dragged down to awful depths, the absolute pits of the human condition.

Australian police say father-son duo allegedly behind Sydney mass shooting… www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Bystander who tackled armed man in Sydney hailed as a hero… www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Sydney gunman tackled and disarmed by courageous bystander… www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Awful news coming out of Sydney, at what should be a happy, festive time of the year… www.reuters.com/world/austra...

This could prove very damaging for the government of Viktor Orban. Thousands march in Hungary in protest over abuse of youngsters at state-run juvenile detention centre… www.reuters.com/world/thousa...

Zelenskiy says he will meet US and European representatives in Berlin… www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Nobel prize winner Ales Bialiatski and opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava among those freed in Belarus after US talks with Alexander Lukashenko… www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Swiss Eurovision winner Nemo to send trophy back in protest over Israel's participation… www.reuters.com/world/swiss-...

New Zealand’s deputy PM - from a controversial small party in country’s rightwing ruling coalition - calls UN “a joke”. This after NZ govt was criticised about its treatment of Māori in a report by the UN’s Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination… www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

Bulgarian government resigns after weeks of street protests - www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Travel to the US has already dropped drastically under Trump; this will cause many people to scrap any plans for US holidays until after the next presidential election in 2028… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Five countries now say they will boycott next years’s Eurovision Song Contest… www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

It always puts me in the mood for Xmas! 🎄🎅 Just some of the highlights of this year’s Festival of Lights in Lyon. #lyon #france #fetedeslumières #lights #lumiere #festivaloflights #xmas #xmastime #xmasmood #strangerthings

Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban… www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

Media should forcefully hit back. Should insults, often against women, be accepted as new norm? Why shouldn’t they respond to attacks for simply asking questions, in what’s supposed to be a democracy? Like Pentagon media walkout, coordinated strategy urgently needed… www.newsweek.com/trump-clashe...

European Council president warns US not to interfere in Europe’s affairs… www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Stark warnings from UN to NZ about racism & discrimination… & reforms that threaten Maori rights. New report from UN Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination calls on NZ to uphold commitment to Treaty of Waitangi & fully consult Māori. Full report here: tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/...

What on earth is going on at the Louvre? www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Anyone surprised? “Kremlin says new US security strategy accords largely with Russia's view” www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Key takeaways from Netflix-Warner deal… bbc.com/news/article...

“Trump and FIFA’s Infantino - too close for comfort?” www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

Wall Street Journal: Trump administration flips history by casting Europe - not Russia - as villain in new security policy.

'We're not trash' Minnesota Somalis fearful but defiant after Trump insults - www.reuters.com/world/us/wer...

“The timing of the announcement, the opacity of the process & criteria and Infantino’s strong relationship with Trump led many to assume the award was created essentially as a consolation prize for Trump after he was passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize.”… www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...

EU diplomat to me tonight, referencing a horror movie: “The threatening call is actually coming from inside your house!!!” www.reuters.com/business/fin...

The Independent: “Trump’s new blueprint for international policy is racist and claims that Europe faces ‘civilization erasure’ in a boost to far right and conspiracy theorists, says world affairs editor Sam Kiley” … www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...

“Billed as ‘a roadmap to ensure America remains the greatest and most successful nation in human history and the home of freedom on earth’, the US National Security Strategy makes explicit Washington’s support for Europe’s nationalist far-right parties.” … www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

German parliament backs controversial military service law amid Russian threat… www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Elon Musk’s X fined €120m by EU in first clash under new digital laws… www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Israel cleared to stay in Eurovision song contest; Spain, Ireland and others quit in protest… www.reuters.com/business/med...

Trump’s racist 'garbage' rhetoric about Somalis draws cheers from administration, silence from Republicans and alarm from critics … www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

New York Times sues the Pentagon… www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/b...

One of NZ’s largest backlashes against govt education policy change. 66% of schools (still counting) declare they remain committed to historic principles to protect/boost Māori language/culture. Massive pushback against law change removing obligation on schools to “give effect” to Waitangi Treaty.

Just what a Trump-tired America doesn’t need: a new armed conflict with Venezuela… www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Moving testimony from the frontline in Ukraine… www.reuters.com/investigatio...

“In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions. President Trump’s statements on social media less than 24 hours apart showed the dissonance in his campaign against drug trafficking.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...

“Zelensky had successfully grappled with corruption scandals in the past, but in July a chain of events began that has shaken the current government to its core, weakening him politically and costing him his right-hand man.” bbc.com/news/article...

Growing pushback by NZ schools. Almost 1500 out of 2500 reaffirm commitment to adhere to historic principles to bolster Māori language/culture. This even though govt changed law so no longer obligatory. Was it expecting schools would drop Māoridom-positive programmes? www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...

“Russia’s president is only interested in a deal on Moscow’s terms. Equipping Kyiv with the resources to fight on is the quickest route to a just settlement”… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Ukraine's top peace negotiator quits after raid by anti-graft police - www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Int. human rights lawyer tells me: there’ll be many court cases in future; people in positions of power & foot soldiers (even masked) will be held accountable for current violations of int. law & human decency. Won’t be defence to say “just following orders”… www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Third world countries? Permanently pause? Heads scratch around the world… www.reuters.com/world/trump-...

Video shows Israeli forces shooting Palestinians dead moments after surrender. Far-right minister defends killing of two men who appeared to have given themselves up, saying ‘terrorists must die’… www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

NZ govt’s contested removal of obligation for schools to adhere to principles aimed at protecting Māori language & culture seems to have backfired. More than half of schools say regardless of the law change, they will continue to “give effect” to Treaty of Waitangi. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

France’s Macron to bring back military service... but it will be voluntary. www.reuters.com/business/aer...

“South Africa is a sovereign constitutional democratic country and doesn’t appreciate insults from another country about its worth in participating in global platforms. South Africa will continue to participate as a full, active and constructive member of the G20.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...

“It would ruin int. law & UN Charter [which urges against attacks on neighbours] to create a precedent that would encourage other authoritarian leaders, that you can invade a country, kill people, erase their identity, and you’ll be rewarded with new territories.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...