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POLITICS1d agoTrump states he could replace his ambassador in Greece and is not happy with herEl líder estadounidense considera reemplazar a su representante en Grecia tras revelaciones polémicas sobre su conducta reciente.La diplomática habría recibido beneficios indebidos de empresarios y prometido favores, según publicaciones de un diario influyente.Clarín
POLITICS1d agoPhilippine Lower House Passes Bill Restricting Social Media Access of MinorsIf passed into law, the country will become the fourth in Southeast Asia to introduce youth social media restrictions of some kind.The Diplomat
POLITICS1d agoSanta Marta Metropolitan Police: fourteen years of escapes, weapons and cover-ups¿Quién vigila al vigilante? La fuga de 41 detenidos del Centro de Traslado por Protección y la salida del coronel Jeyson Haird López Puerto de la comandancia de la Policía Metropolitana de Santa Marta no inauguran una crisis: la vuelven visible. El llamado a calificar servicios puede ser una decisión administrativa. No es una explicación. […] The post Policía Metropolitana de Santa Marta: catorce años de fugas, armas y encubrimientos appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía
POLITICS1d agoTrump sees possible meeting with Kim Jong-un: "It would be exciting, right?"The US leader is evaluating a possible meeting with his Asian counterpart in November, during his visit to the eastern continent. The relationship between the two has been a topic of discussion, especially after the pause in nuclear disarmament talks.Clarín
POLITICS1d agoWhy doesn't the United States appoint career diplomats as ambassadors, as Japan and many other countries do?Japan Today
POLITICS1d agoKremlin relishes in U.S.-Russia diesel deal and Trump's criticism of ZelenskyyA deal between Moscow and Washington over exports of Russian diesel and fresh U.S. criticism of Ukraine's leader mark important political victories for the Kremlin, reversing some of…Japan Today
POLITICS1d agoSenate unanimously approves measure amending Tourism Law to prevent child sexual exploitationA new measure will require tourism service providers to verify, via official documentation, the kinship, parental authority, guardianship or care and custody status of minors traveling with adults. The post Senate unanimously approves measure amending Tourism Law to prevent child sexual exploitation appeared first on Mexico News DailyMexico News Daily
POLITICS1d agoDe la Espriella and Marco Rubio talk about security and cooperation between Colombia and the US.The Colombian president spoke with the US secretary about security and cooperation, strengthening the bilateral strategic relationship. Since his arrival, the leader has sought to improve ties with Washington, highlighting key agreements in economy and security after previous tensions.Clarín
POLITICS1d agoMusk quietly invests hundreds of millions in US Congressional elections366 miljoen dollar. Dat is het bedrag dat Elon Musk al in de tussentijdse verkiezingen in de VS in november heeft gestoken. Daarmee heeft hij het totaalbedrag van zijn bijdrage aan de overwinning van Trump twee jaar terug al ingehaald, maar dit keer kiest hij voor een stille aanpak. The New York Times kreeg inzage in de donaties die Musk dit jaar aan politieke kandidaten heeft gedaan. Het leeuwendeel van 158 miljoen ging naar het Senate Leadership Fund, het fonds dat Republikeinse senaatskandidaten ondersteunt. Nog eens 76 miljoen gaf hij aan zijn eigen America PAC, een politieke organisatie dNOS Buitenland
POLITICS1d agoWhy the Trump-Putin fuel agreement benefits RussiaAs the sanctions regime on Russian oil crumbles and pressure on Ukraine mounts, the announcement of an energy ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv faces obstacles due to Russian demands.Le Monde [en]
POLITICS1d agoA Trump Loyalist, a Turkish Investor and a Battle for Wealth and InfluenceA Turkish businessman once allied with the Maduro regime has tied the knot with President Trump’s former personal lawyer, Alina Habba, at the same time he is seeking to retain a big contract in Venezuela.NYT US
POLITICS1d agoNobel Peace Prize winner defends international justice against US criticismThe awarded South African jurist, recognized for her work in defense of international law, emphasizes the importance of global justice. Her award stands out as a rejection of leaders who challenge international institutions, urging collective action to protect the legal order.Clarín
POLITICS1d ago‘Totally unfair’: Navi Pillay slams US sanctions against ICCNobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay has condemned US sanctions against the International Criminal Court.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS1d agoBlindsided again by Trump, Europe puts on a brave face and rallies behind UkraineEuropean leaders closed ranks and rallied behind Ukraine as news of the diesel deal between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin continued to send shockwaves across the alliance.EuroNews [en]
POLITICS1d agoPH wins seat on global aviation training panelTHE state-run Civil Aviation Training Center (CATC) has won a historic seat on the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Trainair Plus Steering Committee, boosting the Philippines’ influence in setting global aviation standards. CATC received 76 votes, earning one of the 21 seats open to nominees from around the world during the recently concluded selection process. It is the first time the Philippines will hold a seat on the global panel. “This achievement is a proud milestone for CATC and CAAP. It gives us an opportunity to contribute to international discussions on aviation training, share our experiences, and learn from other countries as we work to strengthen the competencies of the Next Generation of Aviation Professionals,” said CAAP Director General Raul del Rosario. CATC’s representation on the TPSC provides the Philippines with an opportunity to participate in shaping international aviation training initiatives and to contribute to global efforts in capacity development, del Rosario said.manilatimes · philippines
POLITICS1d agoOut in the coldLAST Friday, I attended a forum organized by the Global Renewables Alliance (GRA) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) in the aftermath of the 44th Asean Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) and the Asean Energy Business Forum (AEBF) held at the Philippine International Convention Center last week. Due to a number of unavoidable commitments I was not able to attend the AMEM/AEBF myself and had to rely on my vast network of spooks and informants for updates, so the Friday briefing added some valuable context to what I was hearing, plus the all-important joint statement issued by the Asean energy leaders at the conclusion of the AMEM. As Friday’s forum was organized by renewable energy leaders, there was obviously a clear angle to their focus of what they thought was important in the AMEM/AEBF event, but to be fair, except for only mentioning nuclear energy in passing — it apparently was a much bigger topic in the main meetings — the briefing discussed in detail what seemed to be the priority points during the week. These were, in no particular order, the need to bolster regional resilience against the external shocks to fuel prices, which ideally entails accelerating development of "native" resources (primarily RE, of course) and contingency reserves of critical fuels; the need to accelerate full electrification across the region; pushing harder to advance the energy transition to clean generation sources; and accelerating the development of the Asean Power Grid (APG). I am really trying not to start the week on a negative note, but in listening to the discussion of Friday — and, if I may be brutally frank about it, the non-answers to a couple of questions I raised to the panel of experts — it is hard not to conclude that despite the Philippines’ hosting of these important meetings, by virtue of its holding the Asean chairmanship this year, this country is out in the cold with respect to the development trajectory of the rest of the regional bloc. First of all, the topics of electrification and building up regional reserves — presumably of fuels such as coal, natural gas, diesel and oil — were only vaguely treated, both in the briefing and in the joint statement. The energy ministers “welcomed progress” towards these things (and a lot of others), but there is nothing concrete in place. That seems to be a function of how the Asean works in general, where any common framework for anything is only arrived at by voluntary consensus, and is treated as a mere suggestion that may be followed or not, without consequence, according to individual national needs. In that context, the Asean can agree that the member-states make their individual reserves — or a portion thereof — available to other members, and it seems they are working toward that kind of framework, but on the subject of total electrification, everyone is on their own. It was suggested that working to facilitate the broader development of RE in general and distributed energy resources (rooftop solar and microgrids) in particular would help that, and it probably would, but again, there is little that can be done along those lines in one Asean country that could help advance total electrification in another. In terms of RE development, the AMEM joint statement reaffirmed the targets of a 30-percent renewable energy share in total primary energy supply and 45-percent renewables share target in installed power capacity by 2030 set out in the Asean Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (Apaec). This was highlighted during the Friday briefing, but it was also pointed out that the 9th Asean Energy Outlook (AEO) released during the week forecasts less RE deployment during the period up to at least 2030 than it did in last year’s edition. One of the panelists expressed puzzlement about why this was so, as it is an apparent contradiction; in a period with high and volatile conventional fuel prices, one would think there would be incentive to roll out more RE, as it is cheaper in the long run and insulated from those fuel shocks. “We have to look at the data to understand why this is,” the expert said, at which point I stuck up my hand. “Why do you think this is?” I asked. “Well, I wouldn’t want to speculate,” was the reply. Here’s a tip for people who encounter me at forums: Almost every question I ask is one that I already know the answer to, or at least some of it. It’s a test; is there depth and nuance to the information being shared, or are you just blowing sunshine up everyone’s skirt? In this case, I was trying to suss out whether the Asean-wide RE targets are practical, or merely aspirational numbers for the sake of having numbers. That is because the 45 percent by 2030 target is, on its face, rather fantastic; according to the AEO, the Asean countries will need to add 31 gigawatts of RE capacity every year between now and 2030 to hit the target. That’s not absolutely impossible under ideal circumstances; but it’s a stretch at best, and under the current, decidedly less-than-ideal circumstances, which have exposed energy security (meaning simply having energy available) as the biggest risk, countries are going to shift their short-term focus to what they know to be reliable. In an atmosphere of uncertainty, making an investment – and a huge amount of investment is needed – to meet an arbitrary longer-term RE target is much less important than taking the most expedient action to keep the lights on right now. The biggest topic of interest seemed to be the Asean-wide power grid, an initiative that is being heavily supported by big institutions such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank. Unfortunately, despite the optimistic rhetoric, which was also reflected in the AMEM joint statement’s highlighting progress on the Asean Submarine Power Cable Development Framework, from a practical standpoint the APG initiative is virtually irrelevant as far as the Philippines is concerned, thanks to geography. Out of all the interconnection projects on the menu in the Asean Interconnection Masterplan Study (there are 20 total), only one, a connection between the southern tip of Palawan and the northern tip of Sabah, involves the Philippines, and it is foreseen for some future indefinite date. Even then, making it useful to the Philippines would require connecting Palawan to the rest of the Philippine grid — which it isn’t now — and then connecting the grid on the island of Borneo to the rest of the Asean grid, through additional undersea connections to Java, Sumatra and then Peninsular Malaysia. My sense listening to all of this is that, in spite of hopeful ambitions and willingness to participate on a regional level, the Philippines is just as out in the cold and on its own in terms of energy development and evolution after the AMEM/AEBF as it was before. Maybe we can learn from what the others are doing, but we still have to do it all ourselves. ben.kritz@manilatimes.net Bluesky: @benkritz.bsky.social Website: www.badmannersgunclub.commanilatimes · philippines
POLITICS1d agoEurope expands sanctions on Russia's military industry: a forceful rejection of Trump's pact with PutinEuropean bloc foreign ministers added 1,569 companies and individuals linked to Russian arms manufacturing to their blacklist. The measure seeks to hit the medium-sized industry supplying Moscow's army and responds to the understanding between Washington and the Kremlin.Clarín
POLITICS1d agoNobel Peace Prize winner criticises Trump over 'negative and cruel' attacksThis year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize has criticised Donald Trump for his attacks on the International Criminal Court, calling them "completely unlawful" as well as "negative and cruel".Sky News World
POLITICS1d agoTrump defends Russia diesel deal after bipartisan pushback: 'I made the right choice'Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the U.S. easing sanctions on Moscow "plays into Russia's hands."CNBC
POLITICS1d agoMan dies after being restrained by copsStopped following an alleged attempted burglary; officers provided immediate aidANSA [en]
POLITICS1d agoTerrible idea: The hidden danger behind China’s student exchange pushIt should go without saying that drastically increasing the number of American students participating in Chinese exchange programs poses a threat to our national security and military industrial base.The Hill
POLITICS1d agoEU warns online platforms over livestreaming US execution planned by PentagonThe European Union warned digital platforms on Monday against livestreaming the execution of Nidal Hasan, a former US Army psychiatrist who is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 3 for killing 13 people at a military base in 2009. Under EU rules, platforms have an obligation to moderate shocking and violent content, including capital punishment.France 24 [en]
POLITICS1d agoWhy China is likely to be cautious about recent Trump-Putin diesel dealChina is likely to view the latest US dealings with Russia as “transactional”, according to observers, who said Beijing was likely to wait and see what the longer-term impact would be given the possibility that Donald Trump might abruptly change course again. The US president announced that under a deal with Vladimir Putin, Russia would “immediately” supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel to the US and global markets. He wrote on social media that another 500,000 tonnes would follow in...South China Morning Post
POLITICS1d agoOpinion: Democracy is under siege, so vote like your rights depend on itAccess to voting should never depend on whether it benefits those in power.headtopics · united states of america
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