Iran’s support for Hamas fans suspicion it’s wrecking Israel-Saudi deal (www.politico.eu)
Tehran’s remarks will feed speculation Iran is whipping up conflict to prevent a US-brokered normalization of Saudi-Israeli ties....
Hamas surprise attack a ‘historic failure’ for Israeli intelligence services (www.france24.com)
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on Saturday, firing thousands of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel, as dozens of fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land and sea. The offensive caught the country completely off guard and represents a...
China expels former Bank of China chairman from Communist Party (www.reuters.com)
Hundreds evacuated from central Zurich after chemical spill (www.swissinfo.ch)
At least 320 people killed after powerful earthquakes hit Afghanistan, UN says (www.theguardian.com)
At least 320 people have been killed after a series of powerful earthquaks hit western Afghanistan, the UN has said....
Condemnation and calls for restraint after Hamas attack on Israel (www.theguardian.com)
International leaders condemned an unprecedented incursion by Palestinian militants into southern Israel, while governments across the Middle East called for restraint after an attack that shook the Israeli security establishment....
US expels two Russian diplomats to retaliate for the expulsion of two American diplomats from Moscow (apnews.com)
The Biden administration on Friday ordered two Russian diplomats expelled from the United States in retaliation for the expulsion of two U.S. diplomats from Moscow last month....
World breaches key 1.5C warming mark for record number of days (www.bbc.com)
The world is breaching a key warming threshold at a rate that has scientists concerned, a BBC analysis has found....
NYT assists Modi govt's assault on India's free press : Statement on Worldwide Media Holdings’ investment in NewsClick (www.thehindu.com)
In this statement, Jason Pfetcher, manager of Worldwide Media Holdings, clarifies on the provenance of the funds that the for-profit investment vehicle based in the U.S. invested in NewsClick
Extreme weather displaced 43m children in past six years, Unicef reports (www.theguardian.com)
At least 43 million child displacements were linked to extreme weather events over the past six years, the equivalent of 20,000 children being forced to abandon their homes and school every single day, new research has found....
US shoots down Turkish drone after it came too close to US troops in Syria (apnews.com)
The U.S. military on Thursday shot down a Turkish drone that had come in too close to U.S. troops on the ground in Hasakah, Syria, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press. One official said the drone was armed....
The Cryosphere Is Crying out to Us. We Should Pay Attention. (www.discovermagazine.com)
As of Sept. 20, 2023, the extent of sea ice for the Arctic and Antarctic was more than 4 million square kilometers below the long-term average. That's more than half the land area of the contiguous United States....
Moldova moves to bar members of banned pro-Russia party from elections (www.reuters.com)
Housing crisis: Andorra is getting fed up with wealthy foreigners (www.euronews.com)
Emotional Zelenskiy asks Europe for more help against Russia (www.reuters.com)
Rules of engagement issued to hacktivists after chaos (www.bbc.co.uk)
El Chapo's sons bar fentanyl production in Sinaloa, according to banners (www.reuters.com)
Indian police arrest editor, administrator of independent news site after conducting raids (apnews.com)
Police in New Delhi have arrested the editor of a news website and one of its administrators after raiding the homes of journalists working for the site, which has been critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist-led government....
A deal to expedite grain exports has been reached between Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania (apnews.com)
UN must end its ‘failed approach’ in Myanmar, report says (myanmar-now.org)
Bangladesh dengue deaths cross 1,000 in worst outbreak on record (www.aljazeera.com)
More than 1,000 people in Bangladesh have died of dengue fever this year, official data shows – nearly four times more than in the whole of last year....
Maldives’ new pro-China president-elect vows to kick out Indian military (www.scmp.com)
The president-elect of the Maldives said he will stick to his campaign promise to remove Indian military personnel stationed in the archipelago state, promising he would initiate the process....
Europe Union's top diplomat dismisses concern about bloc's long-term support for Ukraine (apnews.com)
Argentina's economic crisis: whoever wins presidential election is on a collision course with the IMF (theconversation.com)
