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Mexican cartels boast of increased lethal firepower, including some weapons from the U.S. (www.usatoday.com)

Israel destroys 11 homes in West Bank village amid spiralling violence (www.theguardian.com)

Israeli soldiers have destroyed 11 homes and other structures in an isolated community in the occupied West Bank, leaving 50 people homeless, amid a reported uptick in house demolitions and spiralling violence in the Palestinian territory....

South Korean military says 350 waste balloons detected from North Korea overnight as tensions flare (www.cnn.com)

South Korea spotted another 350 North Korean balloons “presumed” to be carrying waste on Monday, reigniting a tit-for-tat exchange as tensions on the Korean Peninsula continue to heighten....

Hunter Biden used crack 'every 20 minutes or so', court hears (www.google.com)

Research reveals toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ accumulate in testes (www.theguardian.com)

New research has found for the first time that PFAS “forever chemicals” accumulate in the testes, and the exposure probably affects children’s health....

New legal powers for Jewish settlers open door to 'actual annexation' of West Bank (thecradle.co)

The Israeli military has given religious settler and minister Bezalel Smotrich increased legal control over the occupied West Bank...

Nissan to close auto plant in China amid intensifying EV price war (english.kyodonews.net)

ADL faces Wikipedia ban over reliability concerns on Israel, antisemitism - Jewish Telegraphic Agency (www.jta.org)

'The Abyss Is Beckoning': Global Nuke Spending Surged to $2,898 a Second in 2023 (www.commondreams.org)

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Trying And Failing To Cross A River In Vovchansk, 400 Russian Troops Got Cut Off. Now They’re Surrendering. (www.forbes.com)

Russia’s northern offensive isn’t going well....

Chinese warships spotted off Alaska coast, US Coast Guard says (www.theguardian.com)

Four Chinese vessels were ‘transiting in international waters but still inside the US exclusive economic zone’...

After meeting with Putin in Moscow, Hungary's Orbán brings "peace mission" to Trump at Mar-a-Lago (www.salon.com)

US justice department says it disrupted Russian social media influence operation (www.theguardian.com)

“Wide But Thin Mandate”: Why U.K. Labour Party’s Landslide Is on Shaky Ground (www.democracynow.org)

Germany gets top marks for integration of migrants (www.dw.com)

A new OECD study has found Germany is successfully integrating migrants despite obstacles such as migrants often having little education....

IDF ordered Hannibal directive on October 7 to prevent Hamas taking soldiers captive (www.haaretz.com)

Gaza Division operations and airstrikes in the first hours of October 7 were based on limited information. The first long moments after the Hamas attack was launched were chaotic. Reports were coming in, with their significance not always clear. When their meaning was understood, it was realized that something horrific had taken...

Scammed by the fake Chinese police (www.bbc.com)

Cannabis legalisation hampered by most German of substances: red tape (www.theguardian.com)

Ex-president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro could face money-laundering charges (www.theguardian.com)

Hathras crush: More than 120 killed at religious event in India (www.bbc.com)

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Lula Visits Chomsky Recovering from Stroke: “You Are One of the Most Influential People in My Life” (www.democracynow.org)

North Korea condemns joint military exercise by South Korea, US and Japan (www.theguardian.com)

Red Crescent Refutes State Department, Says Israel Never Reached Out About Hind Rajab’s Death (theintercept.com)

THE ISRAELI MILITARY never contacted the Palestine Red Crescent Society about Israel’s killing of a 6-year-old Palestinian girl, her family members, and the paramedics sent to save her, a Red Crescent spokesperson told The Intercept, refuting the State Department’s first substantive remarks about the killing that took place...

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