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Europe’s rapidly rising right: Hard-right forces are gaining ground ahead of next month’s European Parliament election (www.politico.eu)

The longstanding effort to keep extremist forces out of government in Europe is officially over....

New 9/11 Evidence Points to Deep Saudi Complicity (www.theatlantic.com)

Two decades of U.S. policy appear to be rooted in a mistaken understanding of what happened that day. archive

Pro-Palestine demonstrators in Portugal assaulted by Israeli tourists (www-jn-pt.translate.goog)

Argentina's Milei says shutting central bank 'non-negotiable' (www.reuters.com)

Biden, in Israel, says hospital blast caused by militants (www.reuters.com)

U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday pledging solidarity in its war against Hamas and backing its account that a blast that killed huge numbers of Palestinians at a Gaza hospital had been caused by militants....

France orders ban on all pro-Palestinian protests (www.politico.eu)

Egypt bans niqab in schools (www.middleeasteye.net)

The Egyptian government has announced a ban on the wearing of the face-covering niqab in schools from the beginning of the next term on 30 September....

BBC News - Luis Rubiales: Spanish FA will take legal action over Jennifer Hermoso 'lies' (www.bbc.co.uk)

Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah in its fight against Israel (apnews.com)

David Copperfield faces allegations of sexual misconduct from 16 women, including minors (townflex.com)

Magician David Copperfield is facing serious allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior from 16 women, as revealed in an investigation by the

Gaza under blackout as Israel reports 'good progress' in war against Hamas (www.reuters.com)

Hydrogen vehicles in Denmark left without fuel as all commercial refuelling stations shuttered (www.hydrogeninsight.com)

South Korea to mass produce lasers that can take out drones at $1.50 a hit (www.cnn.com)

South Korea is beginning the mass production of a low-cost laser weapon that has successfully shot down small drones during testing, the country’s key arms agency said Thursday....

US accuses China of backing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (www.politico.eu)

Beijing is “picking a side” and can’t claim to be neutral any more, the US ambassador to NATO tells POLITICO....

Vietnam seeks death for tycoon in $12bn fraud case (www.bangkokpost.com)

Al-Jazeera journalist by day, Hamas commander by night: IDF reveals (www.jpost.com)

Israel unveils tunnels underneath Gaza City headquarters of UN agency for Palestinian refugees (apnews.com)

The Israeli military says it has discovered tunnels underneath the main headquarters of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza City, alleging that Hamas militants used the space as an electrical supply room....

'You are responsible for the Oct 7 holocaust': Thousands protest against Netanyahu's gov't (www.haaretz.com)

Thousands took to the streets across Israel Saturday night to call for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ouster and new elections, in demonstrations spanning from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to Haifa and Caesarea in the north and Be’er Sheva in the south....

Argentina inflation surges past 200%, hitting highest level in decades (www.nbcnews.com)

Israel’s Netanyahu Rejects U.S. Plan for Postwar Gaza: The prime minister says he won’t allow the Palestinian Authority to take over Gaza (www.wsj.com)

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