Iran accused of threatening ‘terrified’ BBC staff in London (www.theguardian.com)
China and Russia harden positions on Gaza as war stirs geopolitical tensions (www.theguardian.com)
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Polish election: Right-wing ruling party to lose majority - exit poll (www.bbc.com)
The US is moving quickly to boost Israel's military. A look at what assistance it's providing (apnews.com)
United States is rapidly increasing support to Israel. This assistance includes the deployment of warships and aircraft to the region, with a second carrier strike group dispatched from Virginia....
Polish ruling party hopes to remain in power but potential coalition partner rejects idea (notesfrompoland.com)
Former Finnish president, Nobel Laureate Martti Ahtisaari dies at 86 (yle.fi)
France to identify foreigners arrested for radicalism for possible expulsion (www.euronews.com)
Amazon rainforest port records lowest water level in 121 years amid drought (www.nbcnews.com)
Americans owe Uncle Sam $688 billion in unpaid taxes on their 2021 returns, according to the IRS. It’s the largest shortfall ever recorded. (creditnews.com)
China and Russia harden positions on Gaza as war stirs geopolitical tensions (www.theguardian.com)
Russia launched ‘renewed offensive’ against Ukraine, Kirby says (www.politico.com)
Russia appears to have launched a “renewed offensive” against Ukrainian troops in the eastern part of the country as the war inches closer to entering its second winter, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Friday....
Polish opposition leader Tusk declares win after exit poll shows ruling conservatives lose majority (apnews.com)
Israel-Gaza war: Recovered bodies show 'bloodthirsty' gunmen 'took time over torture' - and that Hamas has changed (news.sky.com)
‘It was a plague’: Killarney becomes first Irish town to ban single-use coffee cups (www.theguardian.com)
Killarney used to accept it as a price of being a tourist town: ubiquitous disposable coffee cups spilling from bins, littering roads and blighting the area’s national park....
Blinken says the crossing to Egypt will open to aid as Israel prepares to strike Gaza (www.npr.org)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza will reopen to humanitarian aid for Palestinians currently under siege by Israeli forces....
UK Housing: Sunak Urged To Deregulate & Increase Local Control (stoppopulationdecline.org)
France mobilises 7,000 troops and goes on high alert after school stabbings and mosque knife arrest (www.euronews.com)
France is mobilising 7,000 soldiers and increasing its alert status to “emergency attack” level after the death of a teacher in the northeast town of Arras, stabbed to death Friday by a former student with a record of Islamic radicalisation....
UK Housing: Sunak Urged To Deregulate & Increase Local Control (stoppopulationdecline.org)
Fearing China, South Korea targets firms building Taiwan navy submarines (www.reuters.com)
South Korean authorities cited the risk of Chinese economic retaliation when they charged marine technology firm SI Innotec last year with violating trade laws for its work on Taiwan’s new military submarine program, according to a police document seen by Reuters and two people familiar with the matter....
Polish election: Right-wing ruling party to lose majority - exit poll (www.bbc.com)
Israeli Settlers Take Advantage of Gaza Chaos to Attack Palestinians in West Bank (lemmy.world)
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Hamas and Gaza | A Liberal Israeli's View - Yuval Noah Harari (www.youtube.com)
300 killed, mostly children and women, in Gaza on Saturday — Palestinian health ministry (www.arabnews.com)
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IDF extends evacuation order to October 14th (lemmy.world)
The IDF Spokesman Twitter account for Arabic has published guidance for Gazans to evacuate along two main roads between 10am and 4pm today (October 14th)....