Gates Foundation Wants Help to Create Digital ID and Payments System (reclaimthenet.org)
UK passport database to be used to identify suspects from CCTV footage...
Policeman in Egypt kills 2 Israelis and 1 Egyptian at tourist site (abcnews.go.com)
An Egyptian policeman opened fire on Israeli tourists in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, killing at least two Israelis and one Egyptian, according to Egypt’s Interior Ministry....
Chinese coastguard vessels block Philippines counterparts in dramatic standoff at sea (www.independent.co.uk)
A Chinese coastguard ship came dangerously close to a Philippine patrol ship in the South China Sea, sparking fears of a territorial dispute in the contested waters....
Pakistan Demands Deportations of Afghans, Stoking Tension With Taliban (www.nytimes.com)
The Pakistani authorities announced plans to expel more than one million Afghans living illegally in Pakistan, a sign of increasing hostility between the Pakistani government and Taliban authorities....
Non-stop Rocket Barrage on Israel: Woman killed, terrorist infiltration from Gaza, strike on Tel Aviv (www.haaretz.com)
Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to over 2,000 (apnews.com)
The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan has risen to over 2,000, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It’s one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades....
Hezbollah Praises Hamas Attack, Warns Against Normalizing Ties With Israel (www.wsj.com)
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which like Palestinian militant groups also vows Israel’s destruction, praised the operation by Hamas inside Israel, according to Arab media. Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah said it served as a warning against recognising Israel....
Nine Nepalis injured, two critically, in Hamas attack on Israel (kathmandupost.com)
At least nine Nepalis were reported injured, two of them critically, as Hamas launched an attack inside Israeli territory early Saturday....
2 Thai nationals, 1 Cambodian killed in Israel-Hamas violence (www.scmp.com)
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin tweeted that 2 Thais had died, while Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet confirmed the death of a student....
Putin repeats assertion that Russia did not start war in Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reiterated his position that Russia did not start the war in Ukraine but launched what it calls a “special military operation” to try to stop it....
Health on the ballot as Argentina poised to elect ‘anarcho-capitalist’ bent on slashing social protections (theconversation.com)
People working on climate solutions are facing a big obstacle: conspiracy theories (www.npr.org)
Fox News on Isreal (imgur.com)
Dozens of cats left to die in Abu Dhabi desert, prompting outcry (www.cnn.com)
Afghanistan earthquake: Hundreds feared dead in 6.3 quake - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls 57% in September (www.reuters.com)
Iran’s support for Hamas fans suspicion it’s wrecking Israel-Saudi deal (www.politico.eu)
Tehran’s remarks will feed speculation Iran is whipping up conflict to prevent a US-brokered normalization of Saudi-Israeli ties....
Hamas Attacks Israel and Netanyahu Declares War || Peter Zeihan (www.youtube.com)
Airlines cancel flights to Israel amid attacks (www.cnn.com)
Airlines scrambled to cancel flights into Israel early Saturday after Palestinian militants launched a surprise attack, firing thousands of rockets from Gaza into nearby Israeli towns during a Jewish holiday....
Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize (abcnews.go.com)
Mohammadi has been imprisoned 13 times and convicted five times....
'We are in a war,' Netanyahu says after Palestinian militants launch surprise attack (www.nbcnews.com)
Hamas claimed responsibility for the unprecedented assault, which the militants said involved 5,000 rockets and infiltration across the border....
Hamas surprise attack a ‘historic failure’ for Israeli intelligence services (www.france24.com)
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on Saturday, firing thousands of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel, as dozens of fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land and sea. The offensive caught the country completely off guard and represents a...
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....
