'I’m calling from Israeli intelligence. We have the order to bomb. You have two hours' (www.bbc.com)
By Alice Cuddy BBC News, Jerusalem...
EU condemns Hamas for using 'hospitals as human shields', urges Israeli restraint (www.reuters.com)
Israeli army displays tunnel beneath Al Shifa it says served as Hamas hideout (www.reuters.com)
Orbán accused of trying to silence all critics in Hungary with new law (www.theguardian.com)
Mexico crime: Alleged security chief for El Chapo's sons detained (www.bbc.com)
Mexico’s National Guard has arrested the alleged security chief of a faction of the Sinaloa cartel, Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, also known as “El Nini”....
US warship shoots down attack drones over the Red Sea (www.cnn.com)
A US warship shot down “multiple one-way attack drones” launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen on Thursday morning local time, according to the United States Central Command....
Nepal riot police rout protesters seeking restoration of monarchy (www.reuters.com)
KATHMANDU, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Police in Nepal on Thursday used rattan sticks, tear gas and water cannon to scatter thousands of protesters demanding the restoration of the monarchy abolished 15 years ago.
German police swoop on suspected extremists 'plotting to undermine government' (www.euronews.com)
The so-called Reichsbürger movement has attracted growing support from different areas of the anti-government and far-right ecosystem.
Israel-Hamas truce and hostage release will begin on Friday, Qatar says (www.cnn.com)
A four-day truce between Israel and Hamas will begin on Friday morning, with civilian hostages and Palestinian prisoners to be released later in the afternoon, Qatar announced Thursday, hours after the deal was originally meant to take effect....
China: WHO seeks data on 'pneumonia clusters' in children (www.bbc.com)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked China for more information on “clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia” reportedly spreading among children in the north of the country....
Fed-up voters put Latin American leaders on thin ice (www.france24.com)
Latin American governments are learning not to get too comfortable in office, as disgruntled voters repeatedly topple incumbents, often in favor of outsiders or inexperienced politicians.
Ethiopia drought: Fifty die of hunger in Tigray and Amhara amid aid freeze (www.bbc.co.uk)
China’s CO2 emissions may be falling already, in a watershed moment for the world (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Christian conservatives flock to former telenovela star in Mexico’s presidential race (apnews.com)
Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says (www.theguardian.com)
Al-Shifa Hospital, Hamas’s Tunnels, and Israeli Propaganda (theintercept.com)
Iranian FM Meets Hamas, Islamic Jihad Leaders Ahead of 4-Day Truce in Gaza (theblankpageofficial.blogspot.com)
Iranian Commander: IRGC to Give Rigid Response to Possible Threats (theblankpageofficial.blogspot.com)
President Rayeesi: Israel Suffered Humiliating Defeat in Gaza Against Palestinians (theblankpageofficial.blogspot.com)
Rainbow Bridge crossing reopens 1 day after deadly car explosion (www.cbc.ca)
Canadian and U.S. border authorities say the Rainbow Bridge is back open as of Thursday evening, one day after a deadly car crash and explosion occurred on the American side of the border crossing....
South Korea court rules in favor of victims of wartime sexual slavery (www.lemonde.fr)
A South Korean court on Thursday ordered Japan to compensate 16 women for forced sexual slavery during World War II, overturning a lower-court ruling that had dismissed the case. The ruling comes after a lower court in 2021 said the women forced to serve Japanese troops – euphemistically labeled “comfort women” – were...
Iran secretly executes man over 2022 anti-government protests - sources (www.bbc.co.uk)
Sand mining in Vietnam's Mekong Delta sinks homes, livelihoods (phys.org)
NATO member Romania pushes to buy 54 Abrams battle tanks from US (apnews.com)
Romania is pushing to buy 54 Abrams main battle tanks and related equipment from the United States in a deal worth at least a billion dollars, the defense ministry said Friday....