Cop26, Unvaccinated European citizens, Ethiopia's ongoing war, the Goncourt prize

The Hindu festival of lights is a joyous occasion that features fireworks, but the morning after seems to have given Mother Nature a hangover with seasonal thick smog this Friday morning in New Delhi. The smog is a reminder that as an energy crisis grips the planet, India's revving up its coal-fired power plants. However, it's not just India. Beijing's also choking with smog. Its leader Xi Jinping is among the noticeable non-shows at the Cop-26 Climate summit in Glasgow.