UN chief uses rare power to warn Security Council of impending ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Gaza (apnews.com)
IDF evidence so far falls well short of al-Shifa hospital being Hamas HQ (www.theguardian.com)
New Delhi smog grows more intense as farm fires rage (www.reuters.com)
Top Trump allies facing charges lose lawyers after failing to pay legal bills (www.theguardian.com)
"When an eight-year-old tells you that she doesn’t want to die, it’s hard not to feel helpless:" toll of Israel-Palestine crisis on children ‘beyond devastating’, UN says (news.un.org)
"Threats go beyond the bombs and mortars”, UNICEF’s James Elder stressed. Infant deaths due to dehydration are “a growing threat” in the enclave as Gaza’s water production is at five per cent of the required volume due to non-functioning desalination plants which are either damaged or lack fuel....
Expel all Palestinians from Gaza, recommends Israeli gov't ministry (www.972mag.com)
US says North Korea delivered 1,000 containers of equipment and munitions to Russia for Ukraine war (apnews.com)
UK could rent space in foreign jails to ease shortage of cells (www.theguardian.com)
Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ever found (www.chemistryworld.com)
China had almost 2 million excess deaths after the end of ‘zero-Covid,’ U.S. study finds (www.cnbc.com)
Venezuela election: Maduro declared winner in disputed vote (www.bbc.co.uk)
The Venezuelan opposition dismissed the CNE’s announcement as fraudulent and promised to challenge the result....
Julian Assange Free on Bail, Departs UK for Australia! (twitter.com)
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Autocracy is ‘evil,’ Taiwan president says after China threatens death for separatism (www.nbcnews.com)
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Israeli Politician Quotes Hitler to Argue for Resettlement of Gaza (www.commondreams.org)
“In what kind of society can one openly advocate policies modeled on Hitler’s conduct? In a society that feels complete impunity due to America’s protection,” one foreign policy expert said....
US jury holds banana giant Chiquita liable for financing Colombia paramilitaries (www.france24.com)
Russian court seizes assets from European banks UniCredit, Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank (www.morningstar.com)
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Activists Attempt to Storm Tesla Gigafactory in Germany (unicornriot.ninja)
No online shopping, travel: China's punitive measures for 'blacklisted' debt defaulters (www.newsbytesapp.com)
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Ukraine-sceptic government ally Peter Pellegrini wins Slovakian presidential election (amp.theguardian.com)
West decries reelection of Putin, China, India vows closer ties. (www.reuters.com)
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After months of warnings that Israel’s siege is causing famine, children begin to die in Gaza (apnews.com)
Israel largely shut off entry of food, water, medicine and other supplies after launching its assault on Gaza following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel — allowing only a trickle of aid trucks through two crossings in the south....
How Portugal eased its opioid epidemic, while U.S. drug deaths skyrocketed (www.npr.org)
US should block cheap Chinese auto imports from Mexico, US makers say (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. government should block the import of low-cost Chinese autos and parts from Mexico, a U.S. manufacturing advocacy group said on Friday, warning they could threaten the viability of American car companies.
Australia to allow workers to ignore after-hours calls from bosses (www.reuters.com)
Stories of ‘beating the odds’ in China draw dark responses from wary public (www.aljazeera.com)
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