‘Carrot knife’ trend among teens in S. Korea sparks concerns over potential violent behaviour (www.straitstimes.com)
Bilal went out to harvest his olives, an Israeli settler shot him (www.aljazeera.com)
Palestinian Bilal Saleh was shot in the chest by an Israeli settler as he was harvesting his olive trees in al-Sawiya, occupied West Bank.
Telegram has blocked Hamas channels on Android because Google forced it to (www.theverge.com)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2606865
Gaza authorities say 700 Palestinians killed in overnight strikes as Israel intensifies bombing campaign (www.reuters.com)
GAZA/JERUSALEM, Oct 24 (Reuters) - More than 700 Palestinians were killed in overnight Israeli air strikes, Gaza’s health ministry said on Tuesday, the highest 24-hour death toll since Israel began a bombing campaign to crush Hamas militants who stunned the country with a deadly Oct. 7 attack....
US renews warning it will defend Philippines after incidents with Chinese vessels in South China Sea (apnews.com)
The United States renewed a warning Monday that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack under a 1951 treaty, after Chinese ships blocked and collided with two Filipino vessels off a contested shoal in the South China Sea....
Julian Assange to be made honorary citizen of Rome (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmus.org/post/1242124...
Scores killed in Israeli air strikes on families fleeing northern Gaza (www.middleeasteye.net)
Festivalgoers, children, soldiers: What we know about the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas (edition.cnn.com)
Shani Louk, a German-Israeli national, was among festivalgoers who had gathered in farmland near the Gaza-Israel border for what was supposed to be an all-night dance party celebrating the Jewish holiday of Sukkot....
Family of kidnapped Israeli shares video of her abduction by Hamas (www.timesofisrael.com)
The family of Noa Argamani is sharing harrowing footage of her abduction in southern Israel earlier today....
Pope Francis calls US Catholic Church 'reactionary' (www.dw.com)
Pope Francis has lamented a “very strong reactionary attitude” in the US Catholic Church, saying that ideology had replaced faith in some parts of it and some members had failed to understand “there is an appropriate evolution in understanding matters of faith and morals.”...
Tesla's CEO optimistic on progress for self-driving, robots (www.reuters.com)
Australian man and his dog rescued by Mexican tuna boat after drifting 3 months in the Pacific Ocean (www.google.com)
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The West finally allowed Ukraine to strike back at Russia — and it seems to be working (www.cnn.com)
Bankir and his men have been trying to fight off Russian attacks along the Ukrainian front lines for more than two years. But it’s only now that they are finally able to strike where it hurts: Inside Russia’s own territory....
Oldest wine ever discovered in liquid form found in urn with Roman remains (www.theguardian.com)
Reddish-brown liquid found in untouched 2,000-year-old Roman tomb is a local, sherry-like wine...
G7 agrees to loan Ukraine $50 billion from the interest on frozen Russian assets (www.npr.org)
US defense secretary says war with China neither imminent nor unavoidable, stressing need for talks (apnews.com)
'Stop threatening Taiwan', its new president William Lai tells China (www.bbc.com)
Taiwan’s newly inaugurated president William Lai has called on China to stop threatening the island and accept the existence of its democracy....
Iran's president, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site, state media says (www.yahoo.com)
Neom: Forces 'told to kill’ to clear land for eco-city (www.bbc.com)
Col Rabih Alenezi says he was ordered to evict villagers from a tribe in the Gulf state to make way for The Line, part of the Neom eco-project....
GOP Senators Threaten ICC: 'Target Israel and We Will Target You' (www.commondreams.org)
Evidence shows recent presidential elections most rigged in Russia’s modern history (kyivindependent.com)
Another sign of rigging is that 2024 election results peaked at round figures, Shukshin wrote. This distribution of results looks like a saw on graphs, which led to the nickname “Putin’s saw.”
Thousands of European flights reportedly affected by suspected Russian jamming (kyivindependent.com)
'Bollard Man': Hero who confronted stabber promised Australia visa (www.bbc.com)
Germany Is Seizing Jews’ Money Again: It’s fine, they’re pro-Palestine (novaramedia.com)
A pro-Palestine Jewish activist group has had its bank account frozen in Germany for the second time in seven years, after the bank requested a full list of its members’ details in what experts believe is a breach of German law. The group suspects the move was triggered by its involvement in a forthcoming pro-Palestine...
The Jewish settlers who want to build homes in Gaza (www.bbc.co.uk)
Daniella Weiss, 78, the grandmother of Israel’s settler movement, who says she already has a list of 500 families ready to move to Gaza immediately....
