Germany: Record cocaine haul worth billions of euros seized (www.dw.com)
“Dozens of tons of cocaine have been taken out of circulation,” German authorities said. The drugs were first uncovered in Hamburg last year....
Putin says Trump conviction ‘burns’ idea of US as leading democracy (www.theguardian.com)
Ultra-Orthodox protest against order to enlist in Israeli military turns violent in Jerusalem (apnews.com)
Russian trans politician forced to detransition or get sent to psychiatric hospital (www.lgbtqnation.com)
China says Dalai Lama must 'thoroughly correct' his political views (www.reuters.com)
Netanyahu warns Israel 'prepared for very intense action' as IDF weighs Lebanon offensive (www.nbcnews.com)
Al Jazeera journalist, physician father, held Noa Argamani hostage, Palestinians say (www.ynetnews.com)
Italy targets the mafia by taking away their most precious assets: their children (www.sbs.com.au)
Judge dismisses all charges in Panama Papers, Operation Car Wash cases (www.upi.com)
Panama Papers and List of People Named in the Panama Papers on Wikipedia
Meta could get slapped with a massive fine for violating the EU's Digital Markets Act (www.engadget.com)
Netanyahu: US promised to lift hold on ammunition, weapons (jpost.com)
The United States is expected to lift its hold on the shipment of ammunition and weapons designated for the IDF, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Office said on Tuesday, just one day after the Israeli leader accused the Biden administration of preventing the delivery of those arms....
German lawmaker deletes post on football players' skin color (www.dw.com)
Greens lawmaker Katrin Göring-Eckardt apologized for the post made after Germany’s 2-0 win against Hungary. It comes after a survey showed 21% of Germans would like to see more white players on the national team....
Israeli army knew of Hamas plot to take hostages before 7 Oct (www.newarab.com)
The Israeli military had advanced notice about a plan by Hamas to raid southern Israel including accurate predictions about the number of hostages the group would seize, a new report has found....
U.S. company found liable of financing Colombian paramilitary death squad to advance its interests (www.latintimes.com)
A U.S. jury in Miami has ruled that Chiquita Brands International is liable for financing the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), a paramilitary death squad designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. during Colombia’s civil war....
Bank of America tells Detroit’s Big 3 they can’t make money in China and should just leave the hypercompetitive car market ‘as soon as they possibly can’ (fortune.com)
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French election descends into madcap reality TV (www.politico.eu)
The French political class is tearing itself apart with feuding and backbiting ahead of this month’s vote....
US will send Ukraine another Patriot missile system after Kyiv's desperate calls for air defenses (apnews.com)
The United States will send Ukraine another Patriot missile system, two U.S. officials said Tuesday, answering Kyiv’s desperate calls for more air defenses as it battles an intense Russian assault on the northeastern Kharkiv region....
U.S. Bans Imports From 3 Chinese Companies Over Ties to Forced Labor (www.nytimes.com)
French centrists must decide: support the left – or hand the keys of power to the far right? (www.theguardian.com)
Another One Of Russia’s Nuclear-Proof Transports Just Got Blown Up In Ukraine (www.forbes.com)
‘Only Pirates Do This’: China Wields Axes and Knives in South China Sea Fight (www.wsj.com)
The Chinese coast guard came in small boats with axes, long knives and spears....
Canadian warship sharing an anchorage with Russian vessels in Cuba (www.cbc.ca)
The Royal Canadian Navy now finds itself in the unusual position of both shadowing Russian warships as a threat in the Caribbean and sharing an anchorage with them as a guest in the port of Havana — because Canada accepted an invitation to send a patrol ship to Cuba while the Russian navy is in town....
Japan Runs on Vending Machines. It’s About to Break Millions of Them. (www.nytimes.com)
What Hamas Called Its Female Captives, and Why It Matters (www.msn.com)
So to recap the events of a couple of weeks ago:...
Man Sentenced to Four Months in Prison for Carrying a 6-Inch Master Sword in Public (www.ign.com)
“As reported by Eurogamer, 48-year-old Anthony Bray, of Nuneaton in Warwickshire, England, was spotted carrying a replica of the iconic weapon from Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda series openly in the local town centre....
