Source: Biden will not come to the climate summit
US President Joe Biden will not attend the climate summit in Dubai, which begins on Thursday. An anonymous White House source told The New York Times. Biden has expressed great commitment to the issue and attended the summits in 2021 and 2022, but is now said to have too much else to do.
Budget row could cause government crisis in Israel
Disagreement over the budget has created a serious rift in Israel’s government. Former ÖB Benny Gantz, according to opinion polls the country’s most popular politician, has fought with the settler right about how much money should be invested in the war effort. He has no support from the prime minister and now the government could crack, according to The Times of Israel.
Irishman wins Booker prize for dystopian novel
The prestigious Booker Prize goes this year to the Irish writer Paul Lynch for his dystopian novel “Prophet Song” about a future Ireland where democracy has ceased to exist.