Judith and Natalie Raanan: Hamas frees two US hostages (www.bbc.com)
Hamas has released two US hostages who were abducted during the Palestinian group’s deadly raid on Israel this month....
Australia rules out cancelling Chinese company’s lease over Port of Darwin (www.theguardian.com)
‘Same images as the Nakba’: UN-run camp in Gaza evokes painful memories (www.aljazeera.com)
Lebanon national carrier halves flights amid fears of Israel war (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Canada removes 41 diplomats from India after New Delhi threatens to revoke their immunity (apnews.com)
Russian services activity grows in Sept for eighth month running -PMI (www.reuters.com)
“Sanctions from hell” are working
Whistleblower: The World Bank Helped Cover Up Child Sex Abuse at a Chain of For-Profit Schools It Funded (theintercept.com)
TL;DR: There is a company called Bridge International Academies trying to improve education in 3rd world countries by bringing in completely untrained teachers. They are following the typical start-up path, trying to scale up rapidly....
Spain's far-right Vox wants to freeze citizenship for Muslims (www.euronews.com)
Russian sources disappeared after Trump declassified ex-spy’s evidence, UK court told (www.theguardian.com)
Biden didn't make Israeli-Palestinian talks a priority. Arab leaders say region now paying the price (apnews.com)
Daniel Noboa wins Ecuador presidential election (www.theguardian.com)
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....
Japan gov't set to seek court order to dissolve Unification Church - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)
How Hamas breached Israel’s ‘Iron Wall’ (www.washingtonpost.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....
Flight tracker radar picks up UFO out of France headed southeast towards Israel at Mach 14 speed. (tiblur.com)
The ungovernable Republicans: ‘Their goal is chaos’ (archive.ph)
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September sizzled to records and was so much warmer than average scientists call it 'mind-blowing' (apnews.com)
Japan government plans to seek court order to dissolve Unification Church (english.kyodonews.net)
Multiple fatalities after two shootings in Dutch city, police say (www.cnn.com)
China Eastern Airlines to buy 100 C919 planes, aircraft's largest ever order (www.reuters.com)
China Eastern Airlines (600115.SS) said on Thursday it will buy another 100 C919 airplanes in a deal worth $10 billion at list prices, in what would be the largest ever order for the jet made by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC)....
Korea's Birthrate Hits Another Record Low (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)
Immigrants to thank for Canada's record population growth this year (www.ctvnews.ca)
Satellite images of China, US and Russia nuclear test sites show increase in activity | CNN (amp.cnn.com)
Western intelligence led to Canada accusing India of Sikh activist's assassination, US Ambassador says (www.cnn.com)
Intelligence gained by the “Five Eyes” network led to Canada’s public accusation that the Indian government may have played a role in the assassination of a Sikh separatist activist on Canadian soil, the US Ambassador to Canada said Sunday....
