The Today Radio News team brings you the latest news headlines for Monday, 13 November.

Luxembourg

CHINA ROUTE - China Southern Airlines is set to revolutionise travel between Luxembourg and China by introducing the first-ever direct flight service connecting Luxembourg's Findel Airport with Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport. The groundbreaking route will commence operations on the 22nd of December, providing passengers with a direct link between the heart of Europe and the thriving economic region of Zhengzhou.

KNIFE THREAT - Shortly before 6pm on Saturday, a resident on rue Jean Aveugle was threatened with a knife by a neighbour. The police were called to the scene and found the aggressor in his apartment. When questioned, he also reacted aggressively towards the officers. He was then handcuffed for safety reasons. He did not want to show the police the knife with which he had threatened the neighbour, so the agents proceeded to search the apartment until they found the knife. Throughout the intervention the man failed to calm down and continued to threaten officers. The public prosecutor ordered his arrest, and he was presented to the examining magistrate.

GUNPOINT MUGGING - According to police information, two teenagers were mugged and threatened with a gun on Saturday at around 4pm. The victims were cornered by a group of ten people in the Passage de l’academie on the university campus in Esch-Belval. They were forced to hand over any objects of value as well as their unlocked phones, with initial investigations suggesting that the victims were threatened with a gun. The perpetrators then fled towards the Ibis Hotel where they got into two cars and fled towards the Porte de France. The police are currently carrying out an investigation into the case.

World

ISRAEL/GAZA - Intense urban combat has enveloped Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital amid a devastating Israeli ground offensive, trapping thousands in perilous conditions and leading to urgent calls for the evacuation of vulnerable patients, including newborns, from the besieged medical facility. Youssef Abu Rish, deputy health minister in the Hamas government, on Sunday said three more premature babies had died along with six other patients who had been in critical condition. Across Gaza City at the Al-Quds hospital the picture was also said to be dire, with the Palestinian Red Crescent warning it was now out of service due to lack of generator fuel. Twenty of Gaza's 36 hospitals are "no longer functioning", according to the UN's humanitarian agency.

FRENCH MARCHES - More than 180,000 people turned out on Sunday to march against antisemitism in France, after a surge in anti-Jewish incidents across the country in the wake of the Israel-Hamas conflict. France has recorded nearly 1,250 anti-Semitic acts in recent weeks and President Emmanuel Macron - who did not attend Sunday - condemned the "unbearable resurgence of unbridled antisemitism". Police said 105,000 people had joined the Paris march, while interior ministry figures put the nationwide figure at 182,000.

CATALAN AMNESTY - Tens of thousands of Spaniards rallied nationwide on Sunday, answering a call by right-wing parties to protest after the Socialist government offered an amnesty to the Catalan separatists behind a failed 2017 declaration of independence. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez offered the amnesty in order to shore up support needed to form a new government in a deeply politically divided country. But the gambit has sparked anger on the right, causing a huge political crisis, with marchers gathering in 52 major cities across the country to show opposition to the plan.

PLASTIC POLLUTION - The latest negotiations towards a global treaty to combat plastic pollution open in Nairobi on Monday, with tensions expected as nations tussle over what should be included in the pact. Some 175 countries agreed last year to conclude by 2024 a UN treaty to combat the plastic currently blighting oceans, floating in the atmosphere, and infiltrating the bodies of animals and humans. The Nairobi meeting is the third of five sessions in a fast-tracked process aiming to conclude negotiations next year so that the treaty can be adopted by mid-2025.

Sport

TENNIS - Novak Djokovic will finish the year as world number one for a record-extending eighth time after beating debutante Holger Rune 7-6 , 6-7,  6-3 in his opening match at the ATP Finals in Turin on Sunday. The 36-year-old came into the Finals off the back of his seventh triumph at the Paris Masters, his 40th victory at a Masters 100 event.

FOOTBALL - Chelsea and Manchester City played out an entertaining 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge yesterday evening. The result leaves Manchester City top of the table by 1 point before the upcoming break for international games. Details of the day’s other results can be found here.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL- The San Francisco 49ers ended their three game losing run with an emphatic 34-3 NFL win at the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday while the Dallas Cowboys crushed NFC East rivals the New York Giants 49-17. Niners quarterback Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes and put up 296 yards as Jacksonville's five game winning streak came to an abrupt end. Details of the day’s other results can be found here.

Weather

Hold on tight to your umbrellas today as showers and gusts will make you feel every bit of that November weather! Expect a normal November day with temperatures ranging from 8°C in the morning to a max of 13°C in the afternoon, and a chill evening of about 10°C. It'll be mostly cloudy to overcast with rain for most of the day. The precipitation will cease during the evening, and the night will become variably cloudy. The winds will be strong, particularly in the second half of the day, with gusts of about 50 to 60 km/h.

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