Israel prepares ground offensive; Biden pledges support after Hamas attacks (www.reuters.com)
Dozens of Malaysians rescued in Peru after being trafficked to commit online fraud (www.theguardian.com)
At least 15 people are killed when a bomb brought home by children explodes in eastern Congo (abcnews.go.com)
GOMA, Congo – At least 15 people were killed in eastern Congo after a group of children brought home an explosive device that they had found while they were playing, a community leader said Saturday....
Arab League chief heads to Moscow for talks after Hamas attack on Israel (www.reuters.com)
Arab League Chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit headed to Moscow on Sunday for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the situation in Gaza after Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years....
Campaigners aim to lower support for China on UN human rights council (www.theguardian.com)
Pakistan Demands Deportations of Afghans, Stoking Tension With Taliban (www.nytimes.com)
The Pakistani authorities announced plans to expel more than one million Afghans living illegally in Pakistan, a sign of increasing hostility between the Pakistani government and Taliban authorities....
Policeman in Egypt kills 2 Israelis and 1 Egyptian at tourist site (abcnews.go.com)
An Egyptian policeman opened fire on Israeli tourists in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, killing at least two Israelis and one Egyptian, according to Egypt’s Interior Ministry....
Fox News on Isreal (imgur.com)
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....