Ban Ki-moon appeals for calm
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is due to arrive in Israel on Tuesday to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Ban is also expected to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Before his visit, Ban urged Israelis and Palestinians to find a peaceful solution to what he called “the dangerous escalation in violence.” On Tuesday, two more people were killed. In one incident near the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Abya, a truck ran over an Israeli man after he got out of his vehicle because it had been hit by stones. The truck had a West Bank licence plate. And near Hebron, a Palestinian was shot to death during riots. The Israeli army says he tried to stab an officer.
Xi Jinping in London
China’s President Xi Jinping has started his four-day visit to the United Kingdom. He’s due to meet the royal family and address both Houses of Parliament. He’s also expected to hold talks with Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Ministers expect more than 46 billion dollars worth of trade and investment deals to be struck.
FIFA election date remains unchanged
FIFA’s executive committee held a crisis meeting on Tuesday, and despite a corruption scandal, has kept its presidential election date in February. Experts previously saw UEFA president Michel Platini as the most likely person to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president. But candidates must now be approved by a committee to be eligible for the election. On October the 8th, FIFA’s Ethics Committee suspended Blatter, secretary general Jerome Valcke, as well as Platini, for 90 days.
Tibetan glaciers ‘may disappear’
The Dalai Lama and other Tibetan leaders-in-exile are warning that climate change may cause two thirds of the glaciers in Tibet to disappear by 2050. Country representatives from around the world are due to meet in Paris in December, to come to an agreement on limiting manmade climate change. Tibet’s leaders say they want a say in the talks and an effective agreement.
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