. REUTERS (UK)
Biden says Putin’s nuclear threat biggest risk since Cuban Missile Crisis
U.S. President Joe Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threat to use nuclear weapons is the biggest such threat since the Cuban Missile Crisis, as Russia’s military leadership faced a rare domestic public backlash over the war in Ukraine.
. AL JAZEERA (QATAR)
French author Annie Ernaux wins 2022 Nobel Prize in literature
French author Annie Ernaux, known for her deceptively simple novels drawing on personal experience of class and gender, has been announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature.
. THE RIO TIMES (BRAZIL)
Brazil begins OECD accession process, says government
The federal government has sent the first declaration of accession to the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), a group of 38 countries that are among the richest in the world.
. NIKKEI ASIA (JAPAN)
China blockade unlikely, says Taiwan president’s confidant
Taoyuan mayor says such a move also hurts Beijing as it relies on Taiwanese tech
. THE GUARDIAN (UK)
Australia news live: flood warnings for eastern states as Melbourne receives half a month’s average rainfall in one hour
Emergency services in NSW and Victoria have responded to hundreds of calls for assistance
