EU U-turns after halting Palestinian funding following Hamas attack (www.politico.eu)
Chinese-Israeli woman ‘kidnapped by Hamas terrorists’, embassy in Beijing confirms (www.scmp.com)
A Beijing-born Chinese-Israeli woman named Noa Argamani was among people abducted by Hamas as the militant group raided a music festival near the border with Gaza, the Israeli embassy in China has confirmed....
Philippine diplomat witnessed Chinese ships' aggressive actions in disputed South China Sea (apnews.com)
A senior Filipino diplomat known for his past expletive-laced tirade against China joined a coast guard trip to the disputed South China Sea last week and saw Beijing’s ships block and nearly collide with Philippine vessels, including one he was on....
Japanese PM: intl AI regs will be here by year's end (www.theregister.com)
European leaders pledge support for Israel, condemn Hamas and halt Palestinian aid (www.npr.org)
LONDON — Landmark buildings around Europe, including 10 Downing Street in London and the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, have lit up with the Israeli flag — and some cities have seen pro-Palestinian protests — as governments across the continent convened emergency meetings to respond to the conflict in Israel and Gaza....
EU halts Palestinian funding following Hamas attack (www.politico.eu)
The EU has put funding for the Palestinian Authority on hold following this weekend’s terror attack by Hamas in Israel....
Hamas built a mock Israeli town in Gaza and practiced its attack in plain sight — but Israel didn't react, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
Hamas duped Israel into thinking it cared more about economic stability than a war, Reuters said....
Chinese leader Xi strengthens statement on Israel after pressure from Schumer (thehill.com)
In an unusual move, Chinese President Xi Jinping strengthened China’s statement condemning the attacks in Israel and the Gaza Strip after coming under pressure from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday....
Sunak proposes raising smoking age every year to create 'smoke-free' generation (news.sky.com)
Israel at war: Fierce offensive in Gaza has 'only started', Netanyahu says (www.stuff.co.nz)
Oh shit....
Russia claims `neo-Nazis’ were at wake for Ukrainian soldier in village café where missile killed 52 (apnews.com)
Russia’s U.N. ambassador alleged Monday that “neo-Nazis” and military-age men were at the wake for a Ukrainian soldier in a village café where a missile last week killed 52 people, even as Security Council members retorted that Russia was responsible for starting the war and committing crimes....
Shani Louk, whose naked body was paraded by Hamas fighters, was also possibly robbed. Her credit card was used in Gaza, report says. (www.businessinsider.com)
A video showed Shani Louk’s naked body being paraded through Gaza on the back of a Hamas truck....
Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks (archive.ph)
Erdogan tells Palestinians to ‘stop harassment’ of Israelis (english.alarabiya.net)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday told Palestinians to “stop their harassment” of Israelis and for both sides to respect the rules of war, as fighting raged in Gaza....
Israel Attack: Hamas Militants Parade Naked Body Of Israeli Woman In Open Truck; Disturbing Video Surfaces (www.freepressjournal.in)
In a shocking incident, horrific visuals are surfacing on the internet in which it can be seen that the Hamas militants are taking a semi-naked dead body of an Israeli woman on an open truck and parading in the city. It is said that the militants after attacking Israel are killing and taking the civilians as hostage. The...
Qatar in talks with Hamas, Israel to swap hostages for prisoners (www.reuters.com)
Qatari mediators have held urgent calls to try to negotiate freedom for Israeli women and children seized by the militant group and held in Gaza in exchange for the release of 36 Palestinian women and children from Israel’s prisons, a source briefed on the talks told Reuters....
Western leaders accused of hypocrisy over response to Palestine, Ukraine (www.aljazeera.com)
After Saturday’s surprise attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Israel, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took to the social media platform X to offer “condolences go out to everyone who lost relatives or close ones in the terrorist attack”....
Israel festival revelers shot at point-blank range, video shows (www.cnn.com)
Gaza militants who attacked an all-night music festival in southern Israel shot and killed revelers at point-blank range, then looted their belongings, new car dashcam video verified by CNN reveals....
European Union reverses earlier announcement that it was suspending development aid to Palestinians (apnews.com)
The European Union late Monday reversed an earlier announcement by an EU commissioner that the bloc was “immediately” suspending development aid for Palestinian authorities and instead said it would urgently review such assistance in the wake of the attacks on Israel by Hamas to make sure no money was misused....
Western leaders accused of hypocrisy over response to Palestine, Ukraine (www.aljazeera.com)
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UK, US and allies offer Israel ‘steadfast support’ in joint statement (www.theguardian.com)
Quint group – which also includes France, Germany and Italy – says ‘terrorist actions’ of Hamas must be ‘universally condemned’...
Israel halts electricity supply to Gaza Strip: Energy minister (english.alarabiya.net)
Israel ordered its state-run electricity company to halt supply to the Gaza Strip on Saturday after the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, the energy minister said....
Inside Asia's arms race: China near 'breakthroughs' with nuclear-armed submarines, report says (www.reuters.com)
A submarine arms race is intensifying as China embarks on production of a new generation of nuclear-armed submarines that for the first time are expected to pose a challenge to growing U.S. and allied efforts to track them....
Death toll from flash floods in Indian Himalayas climbs to 74 with at least 100 still missing (www.cnn.com)
The death toll from flash floods unleashed by a glacial lake bursting its banks in India’s Himalayas climbed to 74 on Monday with 101 people still missing days after the calamity struck, according to provincial officials....