Turkey would back Sweden NATO bid if EU entry talks resume (www.newarab.com)
Rare and ‘seriously, seriously cute’ chubby-cheeked rat discovered near Melbourne (www.theguardian.com)
Tesla commits to promoting 'core socialist values' in pledge with Chinese auto companies (www.foxbusiness.com)
Tesla on Thursday agreed to promote “core socialist values” with over a dozen Chinese car manufacturers who also vowed to do so, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Israeli settlers filmed three times stealing from a nursery owned by a Palestinian family (video) (www.youtube.com)
Why gay couples using surrogacy are the latest target for Europe's far right (www.cbc.ca)
These narratives have also gained hold in Poland, Spain and even progressive Sweden, where politicians who have taken similar lines on surrogacy and LGBTQ+ parental rights have been met with broad support....
AI chat bot encouraged Star Wars fan to attempt attack on late Queen, court told (www.heraldscotland.com)
Hungary all-but drops objection to Sweden's Nato bid (euobserver.com)
Russia and Israel both kill children. Shame both, Mr Guterres – JFJFP (jfjfp.com)
"Tipflation" may be causing tipping backlash as more digital prompts ask for tips (www.cbsnews.com)
Surgeons in New Zealand must now consider ethnicity in prioritising patients for operations (www.nzherald.co.nz)
Kremlin decides that goal to ''demilitarise'' Ukraine has largely been achieved (www.pravda.com.ua)
Israeli government quietly sends millions to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts (archive.ph)
A groups that monitors settlements in the West Bank says Israel has budgeted millions of dollars to protect and support the growth of small, unofficial Jewish farms in the Israeli-occupied territory...
U.S. Launches Effort to Stop Russia From Arming Houthis With Antiship Missiles (www.wsj.com)
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Fossil fuel extraction compatible with climate action, says COP29 host Azerbaijan (www.politico.eu)
Azerbaijan, the host of this year’s global climate talks, has suggested that continued fossil fuel extraction is compatible with the Paris Agreement....
China: Bridge collapses in sudden floods, killing several (www.dw.com)
At least 11 people died, and 30 people were missing after a bridge collapsed amid torrential rains in northwestern China, state media said on Saturday....
Greece shuts Acropolis and Adriatic Sea hits record-high temperature as extreme heat bakes Europe (www.cnn.com)
Israel’s settlement policies break international law, court finds (www.theguardian.com)
Highly infectious poliovirus found in Gaza sewage samples (www.theguardian.com)
The Ukrainian army pulls out from another eastern village as Russia smashes defensive positions (apnews.com)
Ukraine’s army has pulled out from the village of Urozhaine in the eastern Donetsk region, an official said Thursday, surrendering another front-line position as Russian forces blast Ukrainian defenses in a relentless onslaught....
Charles Michel tells Viktor Orbán he has ‘no role’ representing the EU on the world stage (www.politico.eu)
European Council president responds to Hungarian PM’s note about his “peace missions.”...
New deal establishes a hotline Chinese and Philippine presidents can use to stop clashes at sea (apnews.com)
Israel Struck Twice in Its Attack on Al-Mawasi, Videos and Photos Show (www.nytimes.com)
Israeli officials said the initial strike, which targeted the Hamas commander Muhammad Deif, hit the compound with at least five precision-guided missiles. The blast near the rescue workers was nearly 100 yards away from the entrance to the compound, suggesting a separate strike....
The leader of Nepal's largest communist party has been named the country's new prime minister (abcnews.go.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17994517
Ukraine Is Targeting Crimea, a Critical Base for Russia’s Invasion (www.nytimes.com)
Ukraine, now armed with American-made precision missiles, is for the first time capable of reaching every corner of Crimea — and the missiles are increasingly flying in both directions....