Are social media giants censoring pro-Palestine voices amid Israel’s war? (www.aljazeera.com)
Israel slams UN chief for saying Hamas attack ‘did not happen in a vacuum,’ calls for his resignation (www.politico.eu)
Tory MP Crispin Blunt arrested on suspicion of rape and possession of drugs (www.theguardian.com)
A senior Conservative MP, Crispin Blunt, has been arrested on suspicion of rape and possession of drugs....
UK will wait and see if China attends AI summit, says Sunak (www.irishnews.com)
Israel vows to ‘teach UN a lesson’ in row over Hamas attack comments (www.independent.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/7945843...
China said the US is a disruptor of peace in response to Pentagon report on China’s military buildup (abcnews.go.com)
China said the United States is the “biggest disruptor of regional peace and stability” in the world in a scathing response Wednesday to a Pentagon report on China’s growing military buildup....
EU Pitched Client-Side Scanning By Targeting Certain EU Residents With Misleading Ads (www.techdirt.com)
North Korea says Israel bombed Gaza hospital, calls US 'accomplice' (www.reuters.com)
North Korea’s foreign ministry accused Israel of bombing a hospital in the Gaza Strip on Oct 17., saying it had openly committed a war crime “under the undisguised patronage of the United States”....
Condemnation after Israeli strike on Gaza church (www.aljazeera.com)
The death toll from the Israeli bombardment on a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza has risen to eight, with dozens more reported wounded....
Broken Lebanon cannot afford war, and Hezbollah knows it (www.reuters.com)
With an economy in ruins and a crumbling state, Lebanon can ill afford another war between Hezbollah and Israel....
Israeli captive endured ‘hell’ in attack, but treated ‘well’ in Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
“When I was on the bike, my head was on one side and the rest of my body on the other side,” she said. “The young men hit me on the way. They didn’t break my ribs but it was painful and I had difficulty breathing.”...
Global billionaire tax could yield $250 billion annually, study says (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/7812500...
India Looking to Cooperate with Russia on Development of Arctic Northern Sea Route (www.theinteldrop.org)
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Palestinian prime minister refuses to condemn Oct. 7th terrorist attack and war crimes. (youtu.be)
No commentary, I just think it’s worth people watching a first source public statement from the Palestinian Prime Minister....
Police in China rescue over 1,000 cats from being slaughtered and sold as mutton, pork (www.straitstimes.com)
Russian forces simulate nuclear strike as upper house rescinds ratification of test ban treaty (apnews.com)
Russia’s military conducted a simulated nuclear strike in a drill Wednesday overseen by President Vladimir Putin, hours after the upper house of parliament voted to rescind the country’s ratification of a global nuclear test ban....
Israeli tanks enter Gaza to 'prepare battlefield' as ground invasion looms (www.itv.com)
At least 27 people are dead after Hurricane Otis plowed into Mexico's Pacific coast (www.npr.org)
ACAPULCO, Mexico — Mexican authorities on Thursday gave the first human toll for Hurricane Otis’ destruction along the country’s Pacific coast: at least 27 dead and four missing....