The following are current news stories at the several recommended sites on your Current Events Article Review assignment. These may or may not apply to the current unit being studied in class, but will serve as a good base point. Be aware that only the top five news stories from each source are displayed – many more things are currently happening in the world right now!
New York Times
- Tuesday Briefing October 22, 2024Two weeks to the U.S. election.Natasha Frost
- Coup Attempt by Gulen Allies Led Erdogan to Crack Down in Turkey October 22, 2024President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Fethullah Gulen, the powerful preacher who died this week, began as allies. But their falling out brought bloodshed and an Erdogan crackdown.Carlotta Gall
- A Radical Approach to Flooding in the UK: Give Land Back to the Sea October 22, 2024When a huge tract of land on the Somerset coast was deliberately flooded, the project was slammed as “ridiculous” by a local lawmaker. But the results have been transformative.Rory Smith and Andrew Testa
- Four Years in Jail Without Trial: The Price of Dissent in Modi’s India October 22, 2024A Muslim protest leader has become a symbol of a wide-ranging clampdown on opponents of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.Suhasini Raj
- U.S. Tries to End War in Lebanon That Biden Envoy Calls ‘Out of Control’ October 22, 2024Israel and Hezbollah say they will keep up attacks in an escalating conflict that has devastated Gaza, is causing misery in Lebanon and could draw Iran deeper into the fighting.Euan Ward, Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Thomas Fuller
The Guardian
- Australia news live: Aboriginal man arrested near Sydney Opera House protesting king’s visit; government to start prosecuting vape vendors October 22, 2024Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has been speaking with ABC RN about a range of issues – including Lidia Thorpe’s actions at King Charles’ parliamentary reception yesterday.Dutton argued that “sometimes people make it all about themselves, and I think that’s what […]Elias Visontay (now) and Emily Wind (earlier)
- Woman wedged upside down between boulders for seven hours after trying to retrieve phone in regional NSW October 22, 2024Authorities say 500kg boulder moved with specialist winch as woman rescued from ‘unlikely predicament’ in Laguna through careful manoeuvringFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman was wedged between boulders for seven hours after she slipped head-first into a three-metre crevice […]Jordyn Beazley
- Unearthed: the interview that reveals answer to abortion question David Crisafulli has dodged more than 132 times October 22, 2024Exclusive: Queensland LNP leader expected to face questions at leaders’ debate after saying, at 2023 event, he would allow MPs a conscience vote on changes to legislationAnti-abortion activist targets high-profile SA women with ‘baby-killers club’ social media postsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or […]Andrew Messenger
- Monty Don’s first Chelsea garden will be dog-friendly October 22, 2024Gardeners’ World presenter is bucking the trend to make the event more inclusiveSome gardeners at the Chelsea Flower Show may balk at the idea of a dog scrabbling around near their prize roses.But Monty Don is designing his first Chelsea garden for next year’s event – and making it dog-friendly. Continue reading...Helena Horton Environment reporter
- Coin trove from time of Norman conquest becomes England’s highest-value find October 22, 2024£4.3m hoard acquired for the nation by South West Heritage Trust will be displayed at British Museum next monthIt began with a speculative trip to a soggy field in south-west England by a seven-strong band of metal detectorists more intent on figuring out how to use some new kit rather than unearthing anything of great historical importance.But the friends c […]Steven Morris
National Public Radio
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- Southeast Asia deepening dependence on fossil fuels, think tank warns October 22, 2024ASEAN's 10 members met the entirety of region’s rise in electricity demand last year through fossil fuels, report says.
- Peruvian ex-president sentenced to more than 20 years in bribery case October 22, 2024Alejandro Toledo is the latest Latin American leader to be implicated in the Odebrecht corruption scandal.
- Trump leading Harris among Arab Americans, poll suggests October 22, 2024The poll is the latest warning sign to Democrats that the war in Gaza is costing support among a key voting bloc.
- Venezuela’s ex-oil minister arrested for alleged ties to US October 21, 2024Pedro Tellechea, Venezuela's former oil minister, had resigned just days before prosecutors announced his arrest.
- Brazil victims of mining disaster take BHP to court in London October 21, 2024Victims of the worst environmental disaster in Brazil have filed a class action lawsuit seeking $47bn in damages.
The Atlantic
- What Would a Second Trump Administration Mean for the Middle East? October 21, 2024Markets, weapons, and a deal, any deal, are likely to matter more than Israeli-Palestinian peace.Uri Friedman
- Sinwar’s Death Changes Nothing October 19, 2024The Gaza war will go on until both sides stop wanting it to.Hussein Ibish
- Two People Will Decide What Comes of Sinwar’s Death October 18, 2024Freedom for the hostages, or more of the same?Shane Harris
- Photos of the Week: Big Tex, Giant Regatta, Leaf Bath October 18, 2024A heart-shaped lake in Germany, sculptures by the sea in Australia, sightseeing in the Gobi desert, a colorful forest in Romania, a wife-carrying race in Maine, and much moreAlan Taylor
- Yahya Sinwar Finally Got What He Deserved October 17, 2024The question now is whether Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has enough strategic and moral sense to leverage its military wins into a plausible vision of peace.Franklin Foer
The Economist
- And then there were two June 20, 2019Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt progress to the final stage of the Tory leadership contest
- The centre cannot hold - the failure of Change UK and the atrophying of political thought June 19, 2019Our columnist reflects on why those trying to shake up contemporary politics have been destined to fail
- On Britain beyond Brexit and the future of Conservatism June 18, 2019Our columnist reflects on the turmoil facing the Conservative Party
- On Change UK’s inadequacies, political agreements and missing Scots May 20, 2019Our Britain columnist muses over the decline of Scottish influence in Westminster
- On “Fleabag”, a Corbyn government and Kenneth Clarke’s tandoori moments April 26, 2019Our Britain columnist laments the decline of working-class culture