Hurricane Otis caused 27 confirmed deaths and left 4 missing, Mexican authorities report (apnews.com)
Barack Obama: Thoughts on Israel and Gaza (barackobama.medium.com)
Israel says it will ban UN staff after secretary general’s comments (www.theguardian.com)
Bobi, the world's oldest dog ever, dies aged 31 (www.bbc.co.uk)
Japan investigates foreign YouTubers accused of dodging train fares and stealing food | Japan | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Australian woman convicted after pretending to be doctor on social media (www.stuff.co.nz)
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Turkey’s Erdogan says Hamas is a ‘liberation’ not a ‘terrorist’ group (english.alarabiya.net)
Israeli tanks enter Gaza to 'prepare battlefield' as ground invasion looms (www.itv.com)
Queer Afghans cry for help under Taliban rule, citing private prisons, torture & death (www.lgbtqnation.com)
A “McCarthyite Backlash” Against Pro-Palestine Speech (jewishcurrents.org)
Israeli troops briefly enter Gaza as wider ground incursion looms (abcnews.go.com)
Israeli troops and tanks launched a brief ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, the military said, striking several militant targets in order to “prepare the battlefield” ahead of a widely expected ground invasion
Gaza authorities say 700 Palestinians killed in overnight strikes as Israel intensifies bombing campaign (www.reuters.com)
GAZA/JERUSALEM, Oct 24 (Reuters) - More than 700 Palestinians were killed in overnight Israeli air strikes, Gaza’s health ministry said on Tuesday, the highest 24-hour death toll since Israel began a bombing campaign to crush Hamas militants who stunned the country with a deadly Oct. 7 attack....
Photos show scale of the destruction of Israel air attacks on Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
Fears grow that Israel has ‘no plan’ agreed for postwar Gaza (archive.ph)
A Close Look at Some Key Evidence in the Gaza Hospital Blast (www.nytimes.com)
(Archive link)[archive.ph/EpC3m] A widely cited missile video does not shed light on what happened, a Times analysis concludes.
US and Gulf nations target ‘secret’ Hamas investment portfolio worth up to $1 billion (www.cnn.com)
The United States along with some Middle Eastern nations are stepping up efforts to target a “secret” Hamas investment portfolio government officials believe to be worth up to $1 billion....
Turkey's Erdogan says Hamas is not terrorist organisation, cancels trip to Israel (www.reuters.com)
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, in his strongest comments yet on the Gaza conflict, said on Wednesday the Palestinian militant group Hamas was not a terrorist organisation but a liberation group fighting to protect Palestinian lands....
‘Pervasive and relentless’ racism on the rise in Europe, survey finds (www.theguardian.com)
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Israel’s war in Gaza revives Sabra and Shatila massacre memories in Lebanon (www.aljazeera.com)
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Causualties Israel-Palestine 10/24/23: Gaza 5791 dead, 16297 wounded, Israel 1405 dead, 5431 wounded. (www.aljazeera.com)
Here are the latest casualty figures as of October 24, 2.40pm local time (11:40 GMT):...
Xi says China willing to cooperate with US as hopes rise for talks with Biden (www.theguardian.com)
The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, has said China is willing to cooperate with the US as both sides manage their differences and work together to respond to global challenges, raising hopes of a meeting between Xi and the US president, Joe Biden, this year.
More than 500 people 'being held hostage' in South Africa gold mine (news.sky.com)
Wave of attacks in Mexico leave 22 dead in one day (www.aljazeera.com)
Loyalty above all: Removal of top Chinese officials seen as enforcing Xi's demand for obedience (apnews.com)
China ship is focus of pipeline damage probe, Finland says (www.reuters.com)
HELSINKI/VILNIUS, Oct 20 (Reuters) - An investigation into the damage to the Balticonnector gas pipeline is currently focused on the role of the Chinese NewNew Polar Bear container vessel, Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Friday....
