Russian lawmaker flees country after decrying ‘monster’ Putin (www.politico.eu)
‘The whole world looks at us as if we’re insane,’ Sergei Medvedev says....
Leaked Military Docs Say Russia Could Go to War With NATO in 2024 (www.businessinsider.com)
Rifts emerge among top Israeli officials over how to handle the war against Hamas in Gaza (apnews.com)
Rifts are emerging among top Israeli officials over the handling of the war against Hamas in Gaza. A member of the country’s War Cabinet cast doubt over the strategy for releasing hostages, while the prime minister rejected the United States’ calls to scale back its offensive....
French police protest for better pay and conditions during Paris Olympics (www.theguardian.com)
Arnold Schwarzenegger Detained At Munich Airport Over Luxury Watch (www.huffpost.com)
Namibia criticises German support for Israel over ICJ genocide case - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Putin says past U.S. elections were rigged (www.yahoo.com)
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, running for a new six-year term in an election that his opponents say is a parody of democracy, said on Tuesday that past U.S. elections had been rigged by postal voting....
Tokyo Overwhelmed by High Demand for New Fertility Subsidy (time.com)
Recent campaigns against journalists raise concerns about press freedom in Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
Investigative journalists in Ukraine came under two attacks in just the past week, one involving a threatening home visit and another using covert surveillance....
Evidence points to systematic use of rape and sexual violence by Hamas in 7 October attacks (www.theguardian.com)
yea no shit hamas even admited to rape
Pakistani retaliatory strikes in Iran kill at least 9, raising tensions along border (apnews.com)
Fears grow for largest remaining hospital in Gaza as Israeli forces bombard Khan Younis (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli forces have advanced further into southern Gaza’s main city, pounding areas near the territory’s biggest functioning hospital and sparking fears it could be forced to close due to Israeli bombardments and evacuation orders....
N Korea conducts 'underwater nuclear weapons system' test - state media (www.bbc.com)
North Korea says it has carried out a test of its “underwater nuclear weapons system” in response to drills by the US, South Korea and Japan this week....
Greenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study reveals (www.theguardian.com)
EU Council and Parliament agree on 90% CO2 emissions cut by 2040 for trucks (www.reuters.com)
Gaza – A Brutal Demonstration Of ‘Western Values’ (www.medialens.org)
‘An important moment on Wales' constitutional journey’ (morningstaronline.co.uk)
Gywns take part in a march calling for Welsh independence in the centre of Cardiff, Wales, October 1, 2022
Tata Steel: Port Talbot blast furnaces to close with 3,000 expected job losses (www.bbc.com)
Unions dubbed it a “crushing blow” and the “worst-case scenario”
Trudeau government transfers land management to Nunavut in historic deal (www.thestar.com)
Nunavut signed an agreement with the federal government Thursday that transfers responsibility for land and natural resource management to the territory, marking the largest land transfer in Canadian history....
G77+CHINA Summit -Remarks by UG PS Ministry of Foreign Affairs – HICGI News Agency (hicginewsagency.com)
Palestinians struggle to rebuild their lives after West Bank settler pogroms (www.972mag.com)
Under the cover of war, a total of 16 Palestinian villages in the West Bank — collectively home to over 1,000 people — have been entirely depopulated as a result of a surge in settler violence and pogroms against Palestinian herding communities. Separated from their communities and forced to live in tents on land belonging...
UN: No indication Hamas was building elaborate tunnel system,“To think that the U.N. had any understanding of what was any information about those operations, I think, is: No is clearly the answer (www.jns.org)
Netanyahu says he has told US he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario (apnews.com)
Frustrations between Biden and Israeli PM Netanyahu mount (www.nbcnews.com)
Biden administration officials are laying the groundwork with other Israeli leaders in anticipation of a post-Netanyahu government....
