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Europe
Poland
(Wednesday), 13 Nov 2024 US opens the northern section of defence anti-missile shield inaugurated today at the Redzikowo military base in northern Poland, near the Baltic coast. The base at Redzikowo is part of a broader NATO missile shield, called Aegis Ashore, which the military alliance says can intercept short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles. Other key shield elements include a second site in Romania, US Navy destroyers based in the Spanish port of Rota and an early-warning radar in the town of Kurecik in Turkey. The major base has been in the works since the 2000s about 250km from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. 'Poland seeks to reassure its citizens of NATO’s commitment to their security' following Trump’s presidential election victory. It said the base shows that its military alliance with Washington remains solid, 'whoever is in the White House'. Trump’s past criticisms have unsettled some NATO members, as he pledged that the US under his leadership would not defend countries that fail to invest adequately in defence. Russia had already labelled the base in Poland a threat as far back as 2007, when it was still being planned. NATO says the shield is purely defensive. The system in Poland can only be used against missiles fired from the Middle East and the radar would need a change in direction to intercept projectiles from Russia, a complex procedure entailing a change of policy, military sources told. Polish Defence Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Monday the scope of the shield needed to be expanded, which Warsaw would discuss with NATO and the US. The Kremlin said the deployment of the missile defence system in Poland showed 'American military infrastructure advancing towards our borders' as 'part of an attempt to contain Russia militarily”. Kremlin spokesman Peskov warned today that Russia will take measures to ensure 'parity' in response, but did not specify what that would be. (Source: Al Jazeera - Qatar)
Spain
(Wednesday, 13 Nov 2024) Spain's Civil Protection Agency sent a mass alert to phones in Málaga province after 22:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on Tuesday evening warning of an 'extreme risk of rainfall'. Málaga flood turns street into river. /Video/ (Source: BBC - United Kingdom)
Wednesday 13 November 2024 16:32, UK More than 220 people were killed in the country's worst floods in modern history just two weeks ago. New wave of floods hits southern Spain. Spain's national weather service has issued alerts for strong or torrential rains along much of its Mediterranean coast. Authorities have issued a red alert for heavy rain in the Costa del Sol, with areas around Malaga and Granada also subject to warnings that up to 180 millimetres could fall in 12 hours. Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in the Costa del Sol as storms are set to bring fresh misery. Some of Malaga's mains streets started flooding this afternoon after the Campanillas river overflowed. People living close to the river were told to leave their homes. Now, people are covering their cars in plastic wrap and anchoring them to lamp posts as part of efforts to prepare for more flooding. Earlier, 3,000 homes were evacuated as a precaution on the banks of the Guadalhorce River. Police closed roads, bus lines across the city were suspended along with some high-speed trains, and parts of Malaga airport were underwater. Staff at the Hospital Clinico were wading through water after the laboratory area flooded. In the tourist resort of Marbella, a waterspout was seen moving for several minutes through the sea just off the coast. Winds of up to 119 kmph and high seas were also predicted for Tarragona, Barcelona and Murcia. National weather office AEMET also placed parts of Catalonia in northeast Spain on a red alert, with areas along the coast in Tarragona at high risk of "very strong to torrential rain". Previously flood-hit areas around Valencia were issued a less severe weather warning prompting some schools to close until Friday. Thousands of workers are still removing mud and debris that has accumulated on the roads and clogged sewage pipes and drains in towns around Valencia after the recent deadly floods. (Source: Sky News – United Kingdom)
European Parliament
(Wednesday), 13 Nov 2024 Following the devastating floods that swept through towns in Valencia and other regions in Spain two weeks ago and have taken at least 223 lives, President Metsola led MEPs in a minute’s silence in honour of the victims. An European Commission statement on the devastating floods in Spain, the "urgent' need to support the victims, to improve preparedness and to fight the climate crisis is added as the first item on today’s agenda. (Source: European Parliament)
Ukraine
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 Ukraine's air force had put the whole country under air raid alert amid Russian missile attacks. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted two incoming cruise missiles and two ballistic missiles from a total of six, and 37 drones from at total of 90 across the country today, as Russia launched multiple attacks, including on Kyiv. (Source: DW - Germany)
North America
United States
Nov 13, 2024, 6:24 PM CET GOP senators chose Sen. Thune to be the next Senate Majority Leader. He's a top McConnell ally and an occasional Trump critic. Musk and the MAGA online right had pushed for Sen. Scott. (Source: Business Insider - U.S.)
13 November, 2024 US president-elect Trump has selected several loyalists with varying degrees of experience to some of the most crucial positions in his next government. Here’s a look at some of them. (Hegseth; Rubio; Noam; Stefanic, Musk; Ramaswamy) /Video/ (Source: Reuters - United Kingdom)
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13 November 2024 Trump rolls out his most MAGA picks for new White House term: SpaceX, Twitter and Tesla CEO Musk; US entrepreneur and former Republican presidential hopeful Ramaswamy; Trump senior advisor Wiles; Fox News anchor Hegseth; US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Homan; House Republican Conference Chair Representative Stefanik; Representative Ratcliffe; US Representative Waltz; US Senator Rubio; Congressman Zeldin; Political advisor Miller; South Dakota Republican Governor Noem. (Source: RNZ - New Zealand / CNN - U.S.)
November 13, 2024 'Welcome back' - Biden congratulates Trump during Oval Office meeting. /Video/ (Source: Fox News - U.S.)
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