Daily News of 18-11-2024

Australia
Alan Jones charged with 24 offences against eight victims over two decades

The broadcaster and former Wallabies coach was arrested at his luxury Circular Quay apartment. The youngest of the alleged victims was aged 17 at the time of the alleged offences. Sydney Morning Herald

Why even Toyota is falling behind in the EV race

Japan’s automotive giants are racing to develop solid-state batteries and forge foreign alliances to regain the edge in global sales as electric vehicle leaders BYD and Tesla take over. The Australian Financial Review

France
Joe Biden autorise l’Ukraine à utiliser des missiles à longue portée pour frapper la Russie en profondeur

Washington a enfin cédé à une demande faite par Kiev depuis des mois : pouvoir utiliser les missiles ATACMS, qui peuvent atteindre une cible à près de 300 kilomètres. L’objectif est de repous... Le Monde

Rémunération, simplification, concurrence déloyale... Que sont devenues les promesses faites aux agriculteurs ?

DÉCRYPTAGE - La dissolution de l’été a ralenti l’exécution des engagements pris par le gouvernement Attal en début d’année. Mais certaines sont bien actées. Le Figaro

Germany
USA und Ukraine: Bidens Wende in der Ukraine-Politik

Der US-Präsident erlaubt der Ukraine, weitreichende US-Raketen auch tief in russisches Gebiet zu schicken. Ein Versuch, Schaden für die Ukraine abzuwenden – solange er noch kann. Süddeutsche Zeitung

Berichte: USA erlauben Ukraine Angriffe mit weitreichenden Waffen

Berichte: USA erlauben Ukraine Angriffe mit weitreichenden Waffen Handelsblatt

Israel
American families sue Iran over Hamas attack

US victims' families file federal lawsuit against Iran, alleging the regime funded and supported Hamas's October 7 attack through monthly payments of $7 million. The Jerusalem Post

What if Trump's America actually withdraws from NATO?

President-elect Donald Trump Won't Immediately Announce a Withdrawal From the Alliance, but the Fracturing of NATO Will Begin With Other Steps by the U.S. – That Could Ultimately Lead to a Nuclear D... Haaretz

Singapore
Singapore NODX disappoints further with October exports down 4.6%

SINGAPORE’S key exports fell by 4.6 per cent year on year in October, coming in worse than what the authorities were expecting, as non-electronic shipments decreased sharply, data from Enterprise Si... The Business Time

Hin Leong founder O.K. Lim gets 17½ years’ jail for cheating, forgery

It was “one of the most serious cases of trade financing fraud that have ever been prosecuted in Singapore” The Straits Times

Spain
Los convenios colectivos 'premian' la jubilación antes de los 65 años a 701.000 trabajadores

Los convenios colectivos y las cláusulas de jubilación están caminando en sentido contrario a la regulación de la Seguridad Social con un llamativo repunte de los premios a la jubilación antes de... El Economista

Grandes grupos libran una batalla de 80.000 millones por los 'data centers'

El pasado 14 de octubre, un radiante Jorge Azcón, presidente de Aragón, anunciaba el faraónico Proyecto Rodes, un ambicioso plan del fondo estadounidense Blackstone para... Expansión

United Kindom
Average asking price for UK home drops by £5,000 in November

Analysts say market is still relatively busy despite decline of 1.4%, which is unusually high for this time of year The Guardian

Biden allows Ukraine to use long-range missiles to strike inside Russia

US president signs off on deploying ATACMS rockets, raising expectations that Britain may authorise similar use of Storm Shadows The Telegraph

China and Russia are already playing the new Great Game

Victory for the Taliban is redrawing the strategic map in central Asia. The West risks being left behind by its rivals, writes Catherine Philp

 The Times

United States
How Joe Biden’s Gamble on Inflation Backfired

How Joe Biden’s Gamble on Inflation Backfired  The Wall Street Journal

After Flurry of Cabinet Picks, Trump Rethinks Candidates for Treasury Secretary

President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to invite the contenders for the role, including Kevin Warsh and Marc Rowan, to Mar-a-Lago this week. The New York Times