Ukraine shoots down 4 Russian fighter jets in weekend killstreak, says air force chief (www.businessinsider.com)
The Ukrainian airforce says it shot down four Russian fighter jets this weekend....
Russian anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin says he is barred from election (www.theguardian.com)
Russian anti-war presidential candidate Boris Nadezhdin says he has been banned from running against Vladimir Putin in the carefully managed presidential elections in March....
Misinformation spreads in China on ‘civil war’ in Texas (www.bbc.com)
Top UK diplomat says Britain could recognize a Palestinian state before a peace deal with Israel (www.pbs.org)
Britain’s top diplomat said Thursday that his country could officially recognize a Palestinian state after a cease-fire in Gaza without waiting for the outcome of what could be years-long talks between Israel and the Palestinians on a two-state solution....
US attacks Houthi anti-ship missiles, vessel hit in Red Sea (www.reuters.com)
Nobody can stop Israel's war, including the world court, PM Benjamin Netanyahu says (www.itv.com)
U.S. carries out new strike in Yemen after Biden vows to keep pressure on (www.reuters.com)
At The Hague, Israel Mounted a Defense Based in an Alternate Reality (theintercept.com)
Cops ripped for arresting reporter trying to ask Chrystia Freeland questions (torontosun.com)
Y’know, assault is generally defined as causing a person to fear for their safety. What these cops were doing was absolutely assault, bumping into someone’s shoulder is not. Plus it kinda looks like a football play the aide, Freeland and the cop were playing.
France Gets Its Youngest and First Openly Gay Prime Minister (www.nytimes.com)
As police lose the war on crime in South Africa, private security companies step in (apnews.com)
The right to protest is under threat in Britain, undermining a pillar of democracy (apnews.com)
Chilling effect': People expressing pro-Palestinian views censured, suspended from work and school (www.cbc.ca)
Hungary blocks €50bn of EU funding for Ukraine (www.bbc.com)
Hungary has blocked €50bn ($55bn; £43bn) in EU aid for Ukraine hours after agreement was reached on starting membership talks....
Number of Deserting Russian Troops Surges (www.kyivpost.com)
Another Israeli witness confirms Israeli tanks killed own citizens on Oct. 7 (www.aa.com.tr)
US vetoes UN Security Council resolution on Gaza ceasefire (www.bbc.com)
Disease could be bigger killer than bombs in Gaza - WHO (www.reuters.com)
Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s grand plan to ‘hook’ poor countries on oil (www.theguardian.com)
Saudi Arabia is driving a huge global investment plan to create demand for its oil and gas in developing countries, an undercover investigation has revealed. Critics said the plan was designed to get countries “hooked on its harmful products”....
I thought I knew royal greed – but King Charles profiting from the assets of the dead is a disgusting new low | Norman Baker | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
321 trans people murdered this year, new report finds (www.thepinknews.com)
China's animal lovers fight illegal cat meat trade (www.bangkokpost.com)
Zelensky invites Trump to Ukraine: ‘He can’t manage this war’ (thehill.com)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited former President Trump to his country’s war zone, saying the former president “can’t manage this war.”...
Israeli Cabinet said slated to okay police use of live fire against protesters blocking roads during multi-front war (www.timesofisrael.com)
