Korea grants Ukraine US$100 million concessional loan for state budget (RBC Ukraine)***Analysis: Russia’s summer offensive in Ukraine fails, exposing Russian military’s weaknesses while challenging Russia’s domestic claims of “inevitable” success (The Military Show)***EU and UK agree to strengthen cooperation “at pace” and plan a summit for early 2025 to “oversee the development” of their new relationship (Euronews)***Myanmar: China-mediated peace talks between Myanmar junta and Three Brotherhood Alliance begin following the rebels’ victory in Laukkai (The Organization for World Peace)***Hamburg [Germany] presents research prize for animal testing alternatives, with the top honor going to skin care company Beiersdorf AG for its novel 3D skin sensitization assessment model (Hamburg News)***US election: Former Speaker of the US House of Representatives Newt Gingrich praises JD Vance’s vice presidential [VP] debate performance, saying President Trump made a good choice for VP - while criticizing Walz’s nervousness (FOX News)***Walz “terrified” and “confused” during US Vice Presidential debate (Sky News Australia)***President Trump [US] says Walz “embarrassed himself” compared to JD Vance’s “brilliance” at VP debate (FOX News)***Immigrant surge overwhelms small town of Charleroi [Pennsylvania, US], residents express frustration (Nick Johnson)***BBC News and government won’t discuss EXPLOSIVE new immigration report showing that the economic justification for mass immigration was a lie, as each migrant COSTS British taxpayers a net £465,000 while only a tiny fraction are “highly skilled” laborers (The New Culture Forum)***Southern Vietnam: Bird flu kills 47 tigers, 3 lions, and 1 panther in zoos (CBS)***Utah [US] health department study: 1 in 12 residents suffer from long COVID, facing various challenges (KSL.com)***US: Federal data shows 13 states have “very high” COVID-19 wastewater viral activity despite nationwide case decreases (Newsweek)***Thanh Hóa province [Vietnam]: At risk of being completely wiped out, 38 households in Trung Xuân commune urgently set up shelters and abandon homes (CHAO VLOG)***Hamburg [Germany] rail station closes tracks after two people display Marburg virus symptoms (Politico)***Romania’s agriculture sector devastated by drought and desertification as heatwaves compromise corn and sunflower crops (France 24)***Western US witnesses most extreme October heat ever, breaking hundreds of records (The Washington Post)***North and South Carolina [US] face historically rare storms due to geography and climate change (The Conversation)***Swiss glaciers have lost 2.5% of volume in 2024 due to record-hot summer despite high June snowfall (Euronews)***Study suggests alien civilizations are probably killing themselves from climate change within 1,000 years of industrialization, which may explain why we have not discovered signs of them on other planets (Live Science)***Climate change increases risk of violence against women in romantic relationships - with storms, flooding and landslides posing particularly significant risks (The Independent)***Florida [US]: Hurricane-proof Hunter Point housing development withstands Hurricanes Ian, Idalia, and now Helene, proving climate-proof designs can be effective (Good News Network)***UK: Footage by animal activist Joey Carbstrong [vegan] shows cows being abused by workers at major animal raising operation certified as “high welfare” by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Vegan FTA)***New study unravels centuries-old mystery of how rubbing objects together causes static electricity, down to the nano level (Northwestern University)***Self-mastering quote of the day: “A good man complains of no one; he does not look to faults.” – The Venerable Master Shams-i Tabrīzī [vegetarian] (Goodreads)***For more relevant news from around our planet, please visit SupremeMasterTV.com/NWN