How did Israeli intelligence fail to stop major attack from Gaza? (www.bbc.com)
“We have no idea how this could have happened.”...
EU summit to look at changes the bloc needs to make to welcome Ukraine, others as new members (apnews.com)
A day after pledging Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy their unwavering support, the European Union on Friday came face to face with one of its worst political headaches on a key commitment — how and when to welcome destitute and battered Ukraine into the bloc....
Deaths rise to 47 after an icy flood swept through India's Himalayan northeast (apnews.com)
Rescuers found more bodies overnight as they dug through slushy debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam in India’s Himalayan northeast, washing away houses and bridges and forcing thousands to flee....
Indian police accuse Chinese telcos of funding investigated news portal (finance.yahoo.com)
Indian police have formally accused Chinese smartphone makers Xiaomi Corp and Vivo Mobile of helping transfer funds illegally to a news portal under investigation on charges of spreading Chinese propaganda, documents showed on Friday....
China expels former Bank of China chairman from Communist Party (www.reuters.com)
Netanyahu offers Lapid, Gantz to join him in emergency unity government (www.timesofisrael.com)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposes that opposition parties Yesh Atid and National Unity enter an emergency government following Hamas’s devastating surprise attack Saturday morning....
Caught in crossfire: 7 Nepalis injured, 17 held captive by Hamas in Israel (www.hindustantimes.com)
The Buenos Aires barber's books: a history of 19,900% inflation (www.reuters.com)
At least 320 people killed after powerful earthquakes hit Afghanistan, UN says (www.theguardian.com)
At least 320 people have been killed after a series of powerful earthquaks hit western Afghanistan, the UN has said....
Condemnation and calls for restraint after Hamas attack on Israel (www.theguardian.com)
International leaders condemned an unprecedented incursion by Palestinian militants into southern Israel, while governments across the Middle East called for restraint after an attack that shook the Israeli security establishment....
Israel confirms people abducted into Gaza; Hamas claims to capture soldiers, civilians (www.timesofisrael.com)
Israel on Saturday evening confirmed that the Hamas terror group had taken Israelis as hostages to the Gaza Strip in its massive assault on the country’s south, amid reports that dozens of people may have been taken, dead and alive....
Inflated rents, high interest rates and lack of supply create European housing crisis (www.france24.com)
How Indian authorities ‘weaponised’ a New York Times report to target the press (www.france24.com)
NewsClick, a defiantly critical news site, has been in the Indian government’s sights over the past few years. But there was little to show after extensive financial probes – until the New York Times…
Philippines puts 42 airports on alert after bomb warnings (www.bangkokpost.com)
After years of brutal repression, China's Communist Party tries to turn Xinjiang into a tourism hotspot (www.abc.net.au)
World breaches key 1.5C warming mark for record number of days (www.bbc.com)
The world is breaching a key warming threshold at a rate that has scientists concerned, a BBC analysis has found....
US expels two Russian diplomats to retaliate for the expulsion of two American diplomats from Moscow (apnews.com)
The Biden administration on Friday ordered two Russian diplomats expelled from the United States in retaliation for the expulsion of two U.S. diplomats from Moscow last month....
Teen faces murder charge for Thailand shopping mall shooting spree (www.aljazeera.com)
Police say 14-year-old shooting suspect appears to suffer from psychological issues and had not taken daily medication....
Colombians held over Ecuador presidential candidate’s murder slain in jail | Drugs News | Al Jazeera (www.aljazeera.com)
US neo-Nazi says He Fought in Ukraine, Records Place Him in Florida - bellingcat (www.bellingcat.com)
Food Inflation Is Still High Around the World (www.bloomberg.com)
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Indian police arrest a news site's editor and administrator after raiding homes of journalists (apnews.com)
Retired US Army sergeant arrested for alleged attempts to spy for China (www.bbc.com)
A former US Army sergeant has been arrested for illegally retaining classified information and attempting to provide it to China’s spy service....
Russia has tested a nuclear-powered missile and could revoke a global atomic test ban, Putin says (apnews.com)
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NYT assists Modi govt's assault on India's free press : Statement on Worldwide Media Holdings’ investment in NewsClick (www.thehindu.com)
In this statement, Jason Pfetcher, manager of Worldwide Media Holdings, clarifies on the provenance of the funds that the for-profit investment vehicle based in the U.S. invested in NewsClick
