Hungary, Slovakia criticise more aid to Ukraine as EU fights over budget (www.reuters.com)
Mass arrests target LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria while abuses against them are ignored, activists say (apnews.com)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Law enforcement authorities in Nigeria are using the country’s same-sex prohibition law to target the LGBTQ+ community while ignoring abuses against them, rights groups and lawyers say, in the wake of fresh mass arrests of gay people....
Gazans forced to drink dirty, salty water as the fuel needed to run water systems runs out (edition.cnn.com)
Hamas’ brutal attacks in Israel on October 7 killed at least 1,400 people and the group took more than 200 hostages, according to Israeli authorities. In the wake of the assault, Israel launched an aerial bombardment of Gaza that Palestinian health officials say has killed more than 5,000 people. Israel also announced a...
Child casualties in Gaza “a growing stain on our collective conscience” (www.unicef.org)
Israel's military tells UN in Gaza: ask Hamas for fuel (www.reuters.com)
Israel’s military suggested on Tuesday that the United Nations ask Hamas for fuel supplies after the U.N. agency providing aid to Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip warned it would have to halt operations on Wednesday night if no fuel was delivered....
Tesla owners fuming as they get £17,000 bill to fix car after 'driving in rain' (www.mirror.co.uk)
Drone blasts hit two Egyptian Red Sea towns, Israel points to Houthi (www.reuters.com)
Families in Gaza wear ID bracelets in case of death (www.middleeasteye.net)
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Israeli military launches major ground incursion in Gaza (www.axios.com)
The Israeli military said Friday night local time that its “ground forces are expanding” their operations in Gaza.
Uganda’s vicious anti-LGBTQ+ law could reverse decades of progress against AIDS in Africa (www.lgbtqnation.com)
US renews warning it will defend Philippines after incidents with Chinese vessels in South China Sea (apnews.com)
The United States renewed a warning Monday that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack under a 1951 treaty, after Chinese ships blocked and collided with two Filipino vessels off a contested shoal in the South China Sea....
Iran warns Hezbollah ready for Israel ground offensive (www.ynetnews.com)
The Hamas tunnel city beneath Gaza: a hidden frontline for Israel (www.reuters.com)
What lies in wait for Israeli ground troops in Gaza, security sources say, is a Hamas tunnel network hundreds of kilometres long and up to 80 metres deep, described by one freed hostage as “a spider’s web” and by one expert as the “Viet Cong times 10”....
Russian Navy mine hunter reportedly explodes in bay at Russian-occupied Sevastopol (news.yahoo.com)
US military says Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of B-52 bomber over South China Sea (apnews.com)
A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of an American B-52 bomber flying over the South China Sea, nearly causing an accident, the U.S. military said, underscoring the potential for a mishap as both countries vie for influence in the region....
Poland changes construction laws to curb “pathological” housing development | Notes From Poland (notesfrompoland.com)
Rapist who dragged woman to forested area in Kranji gets jail, caning for brutal attack (www.straitstimes.com)
Chinese fighter jet got within 10 feet of US bomber over South China Sea, US military says | CNN Politics (edition.cnn.com)
Putin urges measures to stem illegal flow of weapons into Russia (www.reuters.com)
‘We don’t feel safe here’: Hongkongers in UK fear long reach of Chinese government (www.theguardian.com)
Relatives of Texans, Jewish and Muslim, remain trapped in Gaza (www.texastribune.org)
Two Texans — a Jewish man, a Muslim woman — want more support from the federal government to bring their loved ones home. Their families are stuck in a war zone, along with hundreds of other Americans.