LGBTQ+ Palestinians can request asylum in Israel, court rules (www.jpost.com)
Israeli military opens probe into reports of Oct. 7 friendly fire deaths (www.reuters.com)
Israel has begun investigating possible breaches of the law by its forces during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, the military said on Tuesday, following reports some Israeli civilians may have been killed by friendly fire in the fighting....
‘They Come in Waves’: Ukraine Goes on Defense Against a Relentless Foe (www.nytimes.com)
His unit decimated by Ukrainian fire, the last surviving soldier in a Russian assault took cover in a shallow crater while Ukrainians shouted at him to surrender. As he lifted two grenades in the air, a Ukrainian drone swept in from above and exploded....
Kazakhstan's president dismisses his Cabinet (abcnews.go.com)
MOSCOW – The president of Kazakhstan on Monday fired his Cabinet after criticizing its performance....
Deepfake Video Call Scams Finance Bro Out of $25 Million (gizmodo.com)
World Court says atrocities committed by Israeli military in Gaza are undeniable ‘facts’ (new.finalcall.com)
Far-right ministers slam IDF over drill simulating settlers kidnapping Palestinians (www.timesofisrael.com)
Singapore deletes its COVID-era contact tracing data (www.theregister.com)
Orbán boycotts parliament session called to ratify Swedish Nato bid (www.theguardian.com)
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party has boycotted a session of parliament called by the opposition to ratify Sweden’s Nato membership, even as a group of western ambassadors arrived in the building to urge a vote....
Blinken pursues Gaza truce as Israel presses onslaught (www.reuters.com)
Why the Middle East Is So Aggravating (yet so difficult to leave) || Peter Zeihan (www.youtube.com)
Singapore passes law to hold 'dangerous offenders' beyond prison terms (news.yahoo.com)
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'Israel' hands over bodies of 100 martyrs after stealing their organs (english.almayadeen.net)
Israel 'stealing organs' from bodies in Gaza, alleges rights group (www.euronews.com)
UN envoy cannot sleep: 'Things happened here that I have never seen before' (www.ynetnews.com)
According to Pramila Patten, the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Special Envoy for Sexual Violence in Conflicts, she has been unable to sleep for a week since viewing the 47-minute video compiled by the IDF of the atrocities committed on October 7. The scenes continue to haunt her. “Only after I saw the video...
Yazidi woman held by IS for 10 years freed by Kurdish fighters in Syria (www.theguardian.com)
Iraqi, 24, rescued with her children from al-Hawl camp after being abducted then raped and forced into marriage...
Netherlands pledges six extra F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
The Dutch government today said it would send Ukraine six additional F-16 fighter jets after cancelling the planned sale of the aircraft to a private contractor, said Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren.
WHO chief warns 'future generations may not forgive us' if pandemic treaty not agreed upon: 'There will be a next time' (fortune.com)
Future generations may not forgive the World Health Organization’s member nations, should they fail to agree on a pandemic treaty, the organization’s chief said Saturday at the Warwick Economic Summit, calling the agreement “mission critical for humanity.”...
Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong is acquitted of financial crimes related to 2015 merger (abcnews.go.com)
A South Korean court has acquitted Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong of financial crimes related to a contentious merger in 2015 that tightened his grip over South Korea’s biggest company...
China is merging hundreds of small banks to fend off financial stress (www.businessinsider.com)
Palestinians hope Blinken visit can deliver Gaza truce before Rafah assault (www.reuters.com)
The top U.S. diplomat met Saudi Arabia’s de-facto ruler on Monday during a Middle East visit Palestinians hope will clinch a truce before a threatened Israeli assault on Rafah, a border city where about half the Gaza Strip population is sheltering.
Overnight Israeli airstrikes kill scores in Gaza as fears grow of push into Rafah (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli airstrikes across Gaza killed scores of people overnight, as fears grow of the military campaign intensifying in the southern city of Rafah, a tiny pocket of the territory where more than a million people are sheltering....
Rebound in Australia, China ties threatened by suspended death sentence for Aus writer - Reuters (news.yahoo.com)
SYDNEY (Reuters) -A Beijing court on Monday handed Australian writer Yang Hengjun a suspended death sentence, threatening a recent rebound in bilateral ties that followed several years of strained relations between Beijing and Canberra....