China’s grip on Hong Kong just became a little tighter (www.vox.com)
21 years ago, half a million Hong Kongers took to the streets to stop Article 23. This month, Beijing finally won....
Niger breaks off military cooperation with US (punchng.com)
Russia sees polling station protests with Putin set to extend long rule (www.cnn.com)
Russia saw protests at polling stations on Sunday on the final day of voting in an election set to extend Russian President Vladmir Putin’s long hold on power....
Indonesia braces for potential largest Idul Fitri 'mudik' in history - Society - The Jakarta Post (www.thejakartapost.com)
‘Massacre’: Israel forces attack crowds waiting for aid in Gaza, killing 21 (www.aljazeera.com)
At least 21 Palestinians have been killed after Israeli forces opened fire on thousands of people waiting for aid in Gaza City in the same area that was targeted hours earlier, government officials said....
Torture, executions, babies left to die, sexual abuse… These are Israel’s crimes (www.middleeasteye.net)
In Haiti, a police officer-turned-gangster is trying to seize control of the country (www.nbcnews.com)
Jimmy “Barbeque” Chérizier’s forces have laid siege to Haiti’s main international airport, traded fire with troops at government sites and sparked a mass jailbreak....
Media coverage of UN report on 7 October challenged for ‘inaccurate’ portrayal of sexual violence (www.middleeasteye.net)
Israeli forces kill at least 11 Palestinians seeking aid (morningstaronline.co.uk)
Israeli forces today shot and killed at least 11 Palestinians seeking aid at the Kuwait roundabout south of Gaza City, the Wafa news agency reported....
Ceasefire deal in Gaza before Ramadan 'looking tough', Biden says - after US denies causing airdrop deaths (news.sky.com)
US President Joe Biden has said reaching a six-week ceasefire deal in Gaza before the start of Ramadan is “looking tough”....
UK: Muslim student accused of anti-Semitism wins case against politician (www.aljazeera.com)
A Muslim woman who received death threats after appearing on a popular British quiz show has won “substantial damages” and received a public apology from a Conservative politician who wrongly accused her of anti-Semitism, her lawyers said on Wednesday....
Newsroom at 'New York Times' fractures over story on Hamas attacks (www.npr.org)
The Times Guild, the newsroom union representing nearly 1,500 journalists at the paper, filed a formal grievance yesterday with the paper, saying The Times had violated the terms of its contract. The guild accused top news executives of “targeted interrogation” of journalists of Middle Eastern descent in an investigation of...
Russia seems to be OK with sacrificing its planes over Ukraine to achieve a bigger prize, experts say (www.businessinsider.com)
Each month since June 2023 has seen new temperature highs for the time of year (www.bbc.com)
Last month was the world’s warmest February in modern times, the EU’s climate service says, extending the run of monthly records to nine in a row....
Haiti gang boss tells absent prime minister to quit or face civil war (www.theguardian.com)
Child deaths in Gaza likely to ‘rapidly increase’ amid obstacles to aid: UNICEF [Nick Robertson | 03/03/24 | The Hill] (thehill.com)
Adele Khodr, regional director for the U.N.’s children’s aid organization, said that numerous reported child deaths in Gaza are “man-made, predictable and entirely preventable.”...
German defense minister said leaked audio is part of Russia’s ‘information war’ against West (apnews.com)
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Germany’s defense minister on Sunday described Russia’s leak of a conversation by ranking German military officers to be part of Russia’s “information war” against the West, and that the aim was to create discord within Germany....
Netanyahu rival’s visit to U.S. highlights cracks within Israel’s wartime leadership (apnews.com)
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked a top Cabinet minister heading to Washington on Sunday for talks with U.S. officials, according to an Israeli official, signaling widening cracks within the country’s leadership nearly five months into its war with Hamas....
The Story Behind the New York Times October 7 Exposé (theintercept.com)
With Labour in his sights, left-winger Galloway wins in English town (www.reuters.com)
Veteran left-wing political maverick George Galloway won a vote to become the new lawmaker for the English town of Rochdale on Friday, vowing to be a thorn in the side for the opposition Labour Party before a national election it is tipped to win....
Israeli troops gun down thousands of Palestinians awaiting aid in north Gaza (thecradle.co)
Tel Aviv has stepped up indiscriminate attacks against displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza due to the army’s failure to ‘dismantle’ Hamas
‘After Muslims, It’s The Turn Of Christians:’ With Little Evidence, Govt Prosecutes 4 Christian Institutions, Arrests Employees (article-14.com)
After 4 Months of War, Biden and Netanyahu Are on Different Timetables (www.nytimes.com)
2 million animals dead as extreme winter weather hits Mongolia (www.france24.com)
Antarctica sea ice reaches alarming low for third year in a row (www.theguardian.com)
The extent of ice floating around the continent has contracted to below 2m sq km for three years in a row, indicating an ‘abrupt critical transition’...
