Israeli arms quietly helped Azerbaijan retake Nagorno-Karabakh, to the dismay of region's Armenians (apnews.com)
UN Security Council approves sending a Kenya-led force to Haiti to fight violent gangs (apnews.com)
Mexican auto parts workers face blacklist after union campaign (therealnews.com)
Inside South Africa's Operation Dudula: 'Why we hate foreigners' (www.bbc.com)
Pakistan’s tech workers are fleeing the country in droves (restofworld.org)
What do we know about forced labour in Xinjiang? (www.theguardian.com)
Guinea-Bissau’s capital has power cut off after government fails to pay electricity bill (www.theguardian.com)
Australian Cheng Lei freed from China detention (www.bbc.com)
Gaetz says McCarthy ‘lying,’ in response to accusations he’s colluding with Swalwell (thehill.com)
“I am the most investigated man in the entire Congress, and right there you saw Kevin McCarthy lying like a dead dog because I have never asked him to interfere in any ethics matter,” Gaetz said....
Colombia deadliest country for green activists in 2022, says report (www.france24.com)
Russia Says Ukrainian Drone Attacks Not Possible Without Help from the West (news.antiwar.com)
Greece struggles to contain Europe’s largest wildfire on record (wapo.st)
WP gift article expires in 14 days....
France issues arrest warrant for Syria's President Assad - source (www.reuters.com)
NATO freezes a Cold War-era security pact after Russia pulls out, raising questions on arms control (apnews.com)
Kenyan businesses are dropping the world’s favorite mobile money service (www.semafor.com)
Thought this was interesting. Partially because of raised prices, but apparently mainly because of tax enforcement....
Mexico deploys 300 National Guard troopers to area where 13 police officers were killed in an ambush (apnews.com)
U.S. journalist detained in Russia after visiting for family emergency (www.cbc.ca)
Pakistan army trades tanks for tractors in food-security push (asia.nikkei.com)
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The European Court for Human Rights awards Azat Miftakhov 26,000 Euro for being tortured while imprisoned by Russia (caseazatmiftakhov.org)
Arundhati Roy: ‘Biden, Macron know what’s going on in India but won’t talk’ (www.aljazeera.com)
We have a situation where we are talking about one nation, one language, one election. But actually we are in a situation where you have one dictator, one corporation....
Saudi Arabia, Iran among six nations invited to join BRICS (libertarianinstitute.org)
Edit: replaced with Aljazeera article, a known news source...
China’s security drive hits embassy activities, LGBT events, some diplomats say (www.asahi.com)
Twenty envoys from 12 Western and Asian delegations told Reuters that in recent months they had noticed larger police presences around some diplomatic premises and increased attempts by Chinese authorities to intimidate embassy contacts and disrupt civic outreach endeavors, including LGBT and gender-themed events.
Happy Diwali 2023 Messages and Quotes: Wish Your Family, Friends, Near Ones On the Festival of Lights (www.timesnownews.com)
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Looting hits Mexico's Acapulco after devastating Hurricane Otis (www.reuters.com)
Jerusalem Catholic Patriarch offers to be exchanged for Gaza hostages (www.reuters.com)
What an empty offer. You have no value compared to the hostages. Hamas hates the hostages. They might hate this man too, but not in their blood the way they hate the people who have been killing them and their families. There’s no shot at this being accepted....
