This section covers catastrophic flooding across Southeast Asia impacting millions, the US Northeast bracing for a major winter storm, and the removal of climate risk data from Zillow listings, alongside Australia's struggles to meet clean energy targets and UK's decision to pull a loan from a Mozambique gas project.

• US north-east braces for ‘significant’ snowfall after storm hits midwest — The Guardian -
• Floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam Have Killed Over 1,200. Here’s What to Know. — New York Times World -
• Deadly Floods in Indonesia Leave Hundreds Missing — New York Times World -

• Dozens missing as deadly landslide hits two boats in Peru — BBC World -
• Zillow deletes climate risk data from listings after complaints it harms sales — The Guardian -
• Sri Lanka Declares ‘Largest’ Disaster as Cyclone Death Toll Rises to 355 — New York Times World -
• Sri Lanka and Indonesia deploy militaries as Asia floods death toll passes 1,100 — The Guardian -
• Death toll passes 1,100 in devastating floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Extensive flooding possible in Wales as Met Office issues ‘amber’ weather warning — The Guardian -
• Get shucking: South Australians urged to eat oysters and donate shells for reef restoration project — The Guardian -
• UK pulls $1.15bn loan to Mozambique gas project after climate and terror concerns — The Guardian -
• Death toll in Indonesia floods passes 500 with hundreds more missing — BBC World -
• Death toll passes 1,000 in devastating floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand | First Thing — The Guardian -
• Sri Lanka braced for more damage after torrential rain kills hundreds across Asia — The Guardian -
• Australia could miss clean energy target as solar and wind investment slumps, investors warn — The Guardian -

Recent developments include the White House defending military strikes on vessels, President Trump pardoning a fraudster executive and reportedly giving an ultimatum to Venezuela's Maduro, alongside Trump's significant influence on Honduras's razor-thin election and ongoing concerns over US-Russia talks regarding Ukraine.

• White House says second strike on vessel was legal and conducted in ‘self defense’ amid scrutiny – live — The Guardian -
• Trump releases fraudster executive days into prison sentence — BBC World -
• Honduras presidential candidates locked in 'technical tie', official says — BBC World -

• Trump reportedly gave Maduro ultimatum to relinquish power in Venezuela — The Guardian -
• Trump Becomes the Wild Card in Razor-Thin Honduras Election — New York Times World -
• National guard shooting suspect spent ‘weeks on end’ in isolation, emails show — The Guardian -
• Zelensky Turns to Europe After Talks With U.S. Officials — New York Times World -
• Republican whose child has Down syndrome opposes redistricting after Trump’s ableist slur — The Guardian -
• Zelensky says Ukraine territory 'most difficult' issue, as US envoy prepares to meet Putin — BBC World -
• Is the US preparing for war with Venezuela? — BBC World -
• White House insists Trump’s recent physical shows ‘perfectly normal’ health — The Guardian -
• Several protesters arrested after ICE raid thwarted in New York City — The Guardian -
• Appeals court disqualifies ex-Trump lawyer Alina Habba as New Jersey prosecutor — BBC World -
• FBI under Kash Patel has become ‘internally paralyzed by fear’, new report reveals — The Guardian -
• Trump’s pardon of Honduras’s ex-president shows counter-drug effort is ‘based on lies and hypocrisy’ — The Guardian -
• US-Russia talks may pile pressure on Kyiv to make concessions, says EU foreign policy chief — The Guardian -
• Netanyahu’s Pardon Request Borrows From Trump’s Playbook — New York Times World -
• College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving — New York Times World -
• Trump’s former lawyer Alina Habba serving unlawfully as US attorney, says appeals court — The Guardian -
• Josh Brolin on Donald Trump: ‘There’s no greater genius than him in marketing’ — The Guardian -
• Trump-Endorsed Candidate and Sportscaster Lead Honduran Presidential Race — New York Times World -
• US lawmakers demand answers over Hegseth Venezuela boat strike claims — BBC World -
• Trump ‘wouldn’t have wanted’ second strike on Caribbean boat survivors — The Guardian -

The UK is facing significant domestic issues, including the resignation of the OBR chair over a budget leak and resident doctors planning Christmas strikes, amidst debates over Chancellor Rachel Reeves' budget statements, efforts to rejoin the Erasmus scheme, and proposals for a ban on wood-burning stoves.

• Teenage girl killed after minibus crash in North Yorkshire — The Guardian -
• Children reaching UK by small boat face sim card mouth searches — The Guardian -
• Zipcar, world’s biggest car-sharing company, to close UK operation — The Guardian -

• OBR chair quits after inquiry into early release of budget document — The Guardian -
• UK aims to secure agreement to rejoin Erasmus student exchange scheme — The Guardian -
• Attorney general urges Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged racism and antisemitism — The Guardian -
• Resident doctors in England to go on strike in run-up to Christmas — The Guardian -
• Zelenskyy sets out Ukraine’s red lines in press conference with Macron – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Starmer has little choice but to bind himself closer to his chancellor — The Guardian -
• NHS to pay 25% more for innovative drugs after UK–US zero-tariff deal — The Guardian -
• Your Party faces proxy war between supporters of Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, insiders warn — The Guardian -
• OBR chief resigns, saying budget leak was ‘technical but serious’ error – UK politics live — The Guardian -
• Has Rachel Reeves been economical with the truth? – The Latest — The Guardian -
• MP Tulip Siddiq says Bangladesh jail term is 'unfair' — BBC World -
• Can Keir Starmer save Rachel Reeves? – podcast — The Guardian -
• Two Met officers running spycops unit were ‘incredibly racist’, inquiry told — The Guardian -
• Bangladesh court sentences UK MP Tulip Siddiq to two years in prison in absentia — The Guardian -
• OBR says inadvertent budget leak is ‘worst failure’ in its 15-year history — The Guardian -
• Manchester-London 7am ‘ghost train’ will now carry passengers after outcry over regulator’s decision — The Guardian -
• Beware flammable skincare, too many sprouts and overindulging in cheese this Christmas, say health experts — The Guardian -
• Starmer raises pressure on head of OBR by saying budget leak was ‘serious error’ — The Guardian -
• Virgin Media fined £23.8m for putting vulnerable customers at risk — The Guardian -
• Labour’s economic plan will take years to deliver, Keir Starmer says — The Guardian -
• Wood-burning stoves could face partial ban in Labour’s updated environment plan — The Guardian -
• UK refrains from hitting high street on Black Friday as fears grow over economy — The Guardian -
• Number of refugees allowed to settle in UK under UN schemes falls 26% in a year — The Guardian -
• Schools urged to trial four-day week to ease pressure on teachers in England and Wales — The Guardian -
• Special forces chief tried to cover up concerns about SAS conduct in Afghanistan, inquiry told — The Guardian -

Australia is moving forward with a new AI safety institute and considering halving e-bike power and speed after a fatal collision, while a scathing review on 'jobs for mates' in government appointments was released, and a social media ban for under-16s is being explained.

• Australia news live: new AI safety institute will ‘crack down hard’ on tech companies if required, Ayres says — The Guardian -
• NSW considering plan to halve power and top speed of ebikes as rider dies in collision with garbage truck — The Guardian -
• Scathing ‘jobs for mates’ review finds appointments to government boards routinely abused — The Guardian -

• Australia's social media ban explained... in 60 seconds — BBC World -
• Victoria could become first Australian state to ban unnecessary surgery on intersex children — The Guardian -
• Instagram’s age-verification identified a moustachioed adult as over 16 – but how did it go with a 13-year-old? — The Guardian -
• Labor rejects standalone AI legislation with plan that offers to help ‘unlock’ public and private data — The Guardian -
• Australian woman, 67, suspected to have died while sailing in Mozambique channel — The Guardian -
• Australia’s drug regulator issues mental health warning for weight-loss drugs including Ozempic — The Guardian -
• More than 20 taken to hospital after Melbourne carbon monoxide leak – as it happened — The Guardian -
• The Wiggles don’t condone drugs, spokesperson says after controversial TikTok video set to Ecstasy song — The Guardian -
• Sydney police charge four men over alleged ‘international satanic child sex abuse material ring’ — The Guardian -

This topic highlights Iran's sentencing of an award-winning director for 'propaganda activities', Israeli settlers attacking volunteers in the West Bank, the escalation of gang violence in central Haiti, and a Cameroonian opposition leader's death in detention, alongside charges against South Africans for Russia recruitment.

• National guard shooting suspect spent ‘weeks on end’ in isolation, emails show — The Guardian -
• Luigi Mangione under ‘constant watch’ in prison to prevent ‘Epstein-style situation’ — The Guardian -
• South African radio DJ among five charged over Russia recruitment plot — BBC World -

• Iran sentences award-winning director Jafar Panahi to year in prison for ‘propaganda activities’ — The Guardian -
• Three children among four killed in shooting at children's birthday party in California — BBC World -
• California police plead for details on shooting at child’s party with suspect unknown — The Guardian -
• Mexican authorities kill one of country’s top fentanyl traffickers — The Guardian -
• Hundreds flee central Haiti after gangs launch large-scale attacks and burn homes — The Guardian -
• Shock in Cameroon as 74-year-old opposition firebrand dies in detention — BBC World -
• Israeli settlers attack and rob Italian and Canadian volunteers in West Bank — The Guardian -
• Five South Africans in court over alleged recruitment for Russia’s war in Ukraine — The Guardian -
• Suspected members of neo-Nazi terror group arrested in Spain — The Guardian -
• Flight of woman in Slender Man case casts spotlight on system that failed her — The Guardian -
• UK MP Tulip Siddiq given jail sentence in Bangladesh after trial in her absence — BBC World -
• Hong Kong arrests 13 on suspicion of manslaughter over apartment fires — The Guardian -
• Pastor and new bride abducted in latest Nigeria attacks — BBC World -
• ‘I have been defeated’: hundreds of Palestinians face eviction from East Jerusalem — The Guardian -
• Hong Kong’s Migrant Domestic Workers Mourn Their Losses in Deadly Fire — New York Times World -
• WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests — BBC World -

Significant business and tech news includes India mandating a state-owned cyber safety app on new phones, Airbus facing a new fuselage panel problem after a software glitch, and Accenture rebranding 800,000 staff as 'reinventors' amid a shift to AI, while Swiss prosecutors filed charges against Credit Suisse and UBS over a past scandal.

• India orders phone makers to preload devices with state-owned cyber safety app — The Guardian -
• Swiss prosecutors file charges against Credit Suisse and UBS over ‘tuna bonds’ scandal — The Guardian -
• Airbus finds problem with fuselage panels after fixing software glitch — The Guardian -

• Cooking with gas gets more expensive as Americans face rising prices into 2026 — The Guardian -
• What Jamaica Wants After Deadly Hurricane? Visit Us, Island Says. — New York Times World -
• What Jamaica Wants After Deadly Hurricane? Visit Us, Island Says. — New York Times World -
• Why Is Budapest, the ‘City of Baths,’ Running Out of Bathhouses? — New York Times World -
• Accenture dubs 800,000 staff ‘reinventors’ amid shift to AI — The Guardian -
• Japanese 'One Piece' singer stopped mid-show after China-Japan feud — BBC World -

Cultural discussions are sparked as 'rage bait' is named word of the year, Die Hard is officially voted not a Christmas movie in a UK survey, and Sean 'Diddy' Combs decries a Netflix series, while Iran shows loosening social restrictions and women are increasingly leaving Swedish public life due to hate and harassment.

• British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie — The Guardian -
• Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs decries Netflix series by 50 Cent as ‘shameful hit piece’ — The Guardian -
• An Anti-Polarization Pope — New York Times World -

• Lebanon’s Christians Look to Pope Leo’s Visit for a Message of Hope and Peace — New York Times World -
• ‘Rage bait’ named word of the year by Oxford University Press — The Guardian -
• Outdoor Concerts? Uncovered Hair? Shimmying in Public? Is This Iran? — New York Times World -
• More than 120,000 home cameras hacked for 'sexploitation' footage — BBC World -
• Aid cuts have shaken HIV/Aids care to its core – and will mean millions more infections ahead — The Guardian -
• Rising levels of hate forcing women out of Swedish public life, says equality agency — The Guardian -
• Why 2026 will be a year like no other for India's Sun mission — BBC World -
• Greek sheep and goat cull raises fears of feta cheese shortage — BBC World -