Russia says 28 people killed by Ukrainian shelling of bakery (www.reuters.com)
Uproar as Poonam Pandey’s ‘death’ from cancer revealed as publicity stunt (www.independent.co.uk)
Actor and model is being condemned for the stunt, which has been branded ‘insensitive’ and ‘morally reprehensible’ by her followers and medical professionals...
Nigerian traditional monarch shot dead and wife kidnapped from palace (www.theguardian.com)
Police launch investigation after attack on home of Oba Aremu Olusegun Cole in south-western Kwara state...
It begins: Ethiopia set to become first country to ban internal combustion cars (electrek.co)
Hamas Divisions Over U.S.-Backed Cease-Fire Proposal Stall Negotiations (www.wsj.com)
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Fate of 6-year-old girl in Gaza unknown after ambulance team sent to rescue her vanishes, aid group says (www.cbsnews.com)
Intelligence Reveals Details of U.N. Agency Staff’s Links to Oct. 7 Attack (www.wsj.com)
The Oct. 7 intelligence reports seen by the Journal identified an Unrwa Arabic teacher who the reports said was also a Hamas militant commander and took part in a terrorist attack on Kibbutz Be’eri, where 97 people were killed and about 26 people were kidnapped and taken as hostages to Gaza....
Sweeping strikes impact entire country [of Finland] Wednesday through Friday (yle.fi)
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Israeli Military Confirms It Has Begun Flooding Hamas Tunnels (www.nytimes.com)
The Israeli military said Tuesday that it had begun pumping water into the vast network of tunnels beneath Gaza, which Hamas has used to launch attacks, store weapons and imprison Israeli hostages....
UK will consider recognising Palestinian state, says David Cameron (www.theguardian.com)
Turning Zeitoun into Shivat Zion: Israeli summit envisions Gaza resettlement (www.972mag.com)
The strangest sight at the “Conference for Israel’s Victory,” which took place on Sunday evening at Jerusalem’s International Convention Center, wasn’t the map depicting dozens of new settlements that Israeli settlers hope to establish throughout the Gaza Strip after the war is over. It was the moment when thousands of...
Fashion isn’t doing enough to address forced labor, a new benchmark study reveals (sourcingjournal.com)
If the fashion industry was being graded on its efforts, as KnowTheChain did, it would receive a failing mark with an average of 21 out of 100 possible points....
How Chinese mafia run a scam factory (www.dw.com)
Aaron and his fellows were trafficked into a prison-like compound called KK Park. Here, thousands of people are forced into criminality — to scam people in the US, Europe and China. The UN estimates that more than 100,000 people are being forced to work in scam centers in Myanmar....
France’s protesting farmers approach Paris on tractors, vowing a ‘siege’ over grievances (apnews.com)
Protesting farmers sought to encircle Paris with tractor barricades and drive-slows on Monday, converging in their lumbering vehicles on France’s capital to pressure the government over the future of their industry, which has been shaken by repercussions of the Ukraine war....
Details Emerge on U.N. Workers Accused of Aiding Hamas Raid (www.nytimes.com)
One is accused of kidnapping a woman. Another is said to have handed out ammunition. A third was described as taking part in the massacre at a kibbutz where 97 people died. And all were said to be employees of the United Nations aid agency that schools, shelters and feeds hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip....
Drone Attack In Jordan Kills Three American Troops (Updated) (www.thedrive.com)
OneFour: How drill music trailblazers have divided Australia (www.bbc.co.uk)
It’s here that Australia’s most successful hip-hop act is finalising their new single....
Georgia's stolen children: Twins sold at birth reunited by TikTok video (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine Says It Uncovers Mass Fraud in Weapons Procurement (www.usnews.com)
(Reuters) - Ukraine’s SBU security service said on Saturday it had uncovered a corruption scheme in the purchase of arms by the country’s military totalling the equivalent of about $40 million.
Putin repeats Ukraine Nazi claims at Leningrad siege memorial (www.yahoo.com)
President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Ukraine “glorifies” Adolf Hitler’s SS killing squads and vowed to “eradicate Nazism,” as he opened a memorial marking 80 years since the end of the siege of Leningrad....
US ‘disappointed’ Hungary taking so long to approve Sweden joining Nato (www.theguardian.com)
Washington’s ambassador says Budapest is ‘really alone’ and describes its foreign policy as a ‘fantasy’...
Study Indicates Tar Sands Far More Pollutive. (www.theguardian.com)
Chiapas violence: Hundreds flee cartel battles in southern Mexico (www.bbc.com)
Thousands trapped in Gaza hospitals as Israeli troops encircle Khan Younis (www.theguardian.com)
Thousands of people sheltering in hospitals in Khan Younis are now trapped by Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip’s second-largest city, even as a delegation from Hamas travelled to Egypt for the latest round of talks aimed at another ceasefire and hostage-release deal....
Ukraine says it was not informed about need to ensure safety of airspace before plane crash in Belgorod Oblast (kyivindependent.com)
Ukraine’s military intelligence, or HUR as it is known in Ukraine, said the Russian side did not inform it about the need to ensure the safety of the airspace before a plane crashed over Belgorod that the Russian Defense Ministry claims had Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) on board....
