UN experts say ceasefire needed as Palestinians at 'grave risk of genocide' (www.reuters.com)
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The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ends with a man in custody and 4-year-old daughter safe (apnews.com)
The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ended Sunday afternoon, around 18 hours after a man drove his vehicle through the gates of the airport with his 4-year-old daughter inside, authorities said. The man was arrested and the girl appears to be unharmed.
IDF says Hamas attacked troops as they opened Gaza evacuation corridor for civilians (www.timesofisrael.com)
The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday accused the Hamas terror group of attacking Israeli troops working to open up a humanitarian corridor for Palestinians to evacuate from northern Gaza to its south....
Hundreds storm airport in Russia in antisemitic riot over arrival of plane from Israel (apnews.com)
Hundreds of people stormed into the main airport in Russia’s Dagestan region and onto the landing field Sunday, chanting antisemitic slogans and seeking passengers arriving on a flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, Russian news agencies and social media reported....
Myanmar Junta Troops Lost Will to Fight: Brotherhood Alliance (www.irrawaddy.com)
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Blinken meets Palestinian leader in West Bank, stepping up Mideast diplomacy as Gaza war escalates (apnews.com)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken brought his frenetic Mideast diplomatic push on the Israel-Hamas war to the occupied West Bank on Sunday, meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his latest bid to ease civilian suffering in the Gaza Strip and begin to sketch out a post-conflict scenario for the territory....
Ukraine minister says he wants to turn his country into a weapons production hub for the West (apnews.com)
Ukraine’s newly appointed head of defense industry says he is working tirelessly to ramp up local arms production and wants to turn the country into a weapons production hub for the West....
U.S. special envoy: no record of Hamas blocking or seizing aid (www.reuters.com)
Israel's military and Hezbollah exchange fire along the tense Lebanon-Israel border (apnews.com)
Israeli warplanes conducted airstrikes along the border with Lebanon Saturday as the militant Hezbollah group attacked several Israeli army posts, including one that was struck with two large rockets....
Iranian mother jailed for 13 years after denouncing death of son shot at protest (www.theguardian.com)
Hamburg airport remains closed as police deal with 'hostage situation' (www.reuters.com)
Irish citizens not included in list of foreign nationals allowed to leave Gaza, says DFA (www.irishtimes.com)
Mayo man in Gaza, who recently completed Leaving Cert, says he is waiting to travel to Rafah crossing
A Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in Crimea damages a Russian ship (apnews.com)
The Russian military said a Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in annexed Crimea had damaged a Russian ship....
Stage set for conflict at COP28 with mixed response to outcome of key climate talks (apnews.com)
Tense negotiations at the final meeting on a climate-related loss and damages fund — an international fund to help poor countries hit hard by a warming planet — ended Saturday in Abu Dhabi, with participants agreeing that the World Bank would temporarily host the fund for the next four years....
Father of Liverpool’s Luis Diaz kidnapped by rebel ELN, Colombia says (www.aljazeera.com)
EU Tries To Slip In New Powers To Intercept Encrypted Web Traffic Without Anyone Noticing (www.techdirt.com)
The EU is currently updating eIDAS (electronic IDentification, Authentication and trust Services), an EU regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the European Single Market. That’s clearly a crucial piece of legislation in the digital age, and updating it is sensible given the...
American Commandos Are in Israel Helping to Locate Hostages, Pentagon Says (www.nytimes.com)
How Telegram Became a Terrifying Weapon in the Israel-Hamas War | WIRED
Revealed: UK coastguard downgraded 999 calls from refugees in days before mass drowning (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli airstrike hits ambulance convoy in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Indonesians join peaceful rally in solidarity with Palestine (www.straitstimes.com)
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China’s Two-Faced Approach to Gaza (www.theatlantic.com)
Xi’s position on Gaza is identical to his stance on the world’s other major conflict, the war in Ukraine. There, too, Beijing has asserted principled neutrality and even launched a peace mission, while at the same time deepening ties to Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin....
20 killed & tens injured in a back-to-back Israeli massacre as jetfighters strike Gaza school sheltering displaced Palestinians (NSFL Video) (english.ahram.org.eg)
An Israeli airstrike on the Osama bin Zaid School in the Al-Saftawi neighbourhood in north Gaza City killed at least 20 and wounded 30 in the second massacre against civilians in less than five hours on Friday....
China lithium boom harming fragile Tibetan plateau: Report - CNA (www.channelnewsasia.com)
UN describes Gaza as ‘scene of death and destruction’ amid food, water challenges (thehill.com)
“I visited a school, hosting thousands of displaced persons,” Lazzarini continued. “The place was overcrowded. The level of distress and the unsanitary living conditions were beyond comprehension. Everyone was asking for water and food. Instead of being at school to learn, children were asking for a sip of water and a loaf...
