Maduro orders the 'immediate' exploitation of oil, gas and mines in Guyana's Essequibo (apnews.com)
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday directed the country’s state-owned companies to “immediately” begin to explore and exploit the oil, gas and mines in Guyana’s Essequibo region, a territory larger than Greece and rich in oil and minerals that Venezuela claims as its own....
Sunak’s bill aims to block UK human rights law to save Rwanda scheme (www.theguardian.com)
Emergency legislation stops short of leaving European convention on human rights and will infuriate Tory hard right...
Alleged assassination plot by Indian intelligence in USA and Canada reveals sloppy spycraft (nationalpost.com)
A Reuters article about an Indian hack for hire operation has been removed worldwide following a New Delhi court ruling (www.reuters.com)
Archived article viewable here: web.archive.org/web/…/usa-hackers-appin/
Senior US lawmakers review plan linking Gaza refugee resettlement to US aid to Arab countries (www.israelhayom.com)
US warship shoots down drone launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen (www.cnn.com)
A US warship shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Wednesday in the southern Red Sea, a US military official said....
Relative of Israeli captives confirms ‘3 hostages killed by Israeli fire,’ blasts military - The Grayzone (thegrayzone.com)
An Israeli whose family members were held by Palestinian militants tells of friendly fire deaths and complains, “We used to think the IDF knows what it’s doing.” Meanwhile, freed captives detail “horrifying captivity trauma” from Israeli bombings....
Nepal urges Russia not to recruit its citizens into army; says six killed (www.reuters.com)
Tokyo taxi driver arrested for allegedly running into and killing pigeon (www3.nhk.or.jp)
Lebanon army says one soldier killed in Israeli shelling on border post (www.aljazeera.com)
Jerusalem Post Retracts Article Claiming That Dead Palestinian Baby Was a Doll (www.thedailybeast.com)
The outlet attributed to mistake to “faulty sourcing.”
Olive oil price skyrockets as Spanish drought bites (www.bbc.com)
Kim Jong Un calls for North Korean women to have more children (apnews.com)
France bans ministers from WhatsApp, Signal; demands French alternatives (www.politico.eu)
Venezuela orders state companies to exploit oil and gas mines in Guyana territory (www.theguardian.com)
Revealed: Sellafield nuclear site [UK] has leak that could pose risk to public (www.theguardian.com)
Sellafield, Europe’s most hazardous nuclear site, has a worsening leak from a huge silo of radioactive waste that could pose a risk to the public, the Guardian can reveal....
Swiss bank Banque Pictet admits hiding $5.6 billion of Americans' money from IRS (www.cnbc.com)
Freed Palestinian Prisoners Say They Faced Torture and Rape in Israeli Jails (www.democracynow.org)
Israel’s renewed assault on Gaza came after Israel and Hamas completed a seventh exchange of captives. On Thursday, eight Israelis held by Hamas were released, while 30 Palestinians were freed from Israeli jails. Israel’s government says it believes Hamas still holds 137 hostages kidnapped during the October 7 attacks. Newly...
Four children among seven injured in Pakistan blast near Peshawar school (www.aljazeera.com)
Israeli Strikes Kill World-Renowned Researcher Sofyan Taya, Journalist Montaser Al-Sawaf (www.democracynow.org)
Among the dead is Sofyan Taya, president of the Islamic University of Gaza and a renowned researcher in physics and applied mathematics. Taya was killed along with his family in an Israeli airstrike Saturday in Jabaliya, just north of Gaza City....
Israel investigates claims investors made millions short-selling before Hamas attacks (www.theguardian.com)
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Sudan crisis: Mass displacement and death (www.dw.com)
World carbon dioxide emissions increase again, driven by China, India and aviation (apnews.com)
The world this year pumped 1.1% more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air than last year because of increased pollution from China and India, a team of scientists reported....
Venezuela referendum result: voters back bid to claim sovereignty over large swath of Guyana (www.theguardian.com)
Disputed territory of Essequibo is larger than Greece, rich in minerals and gives access to part of the Atlantic boasting oil in commercial quantities...