More children’s deaths in Gaza in 3 weeks than annual total since 2019: NGO (www.aljazeera.com)
At least 24 journalists have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza (www.npr.org)
IDF presents evidence misfired Gazan rocket caused hospital blast, slams Hamas ‘lies’ (www.timesofisrael.com)
Additional walkthrough of central courtyard and parking lot area of the Ahli Hospital in Gaza, after the explosion last night.
Russia’s Avdiivka offensive is failing, says top Ukrainian officer (www.theguardian.com)
A top Ukrainian commander has claimed that Russia’s biggest offensive in months – involving tanks, thousands of soldiers and armoured vehicles in an attack on the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka – is failing, as he admitted Kyiv’s own attempts to advance in the south were proving “difficult”....
Do not get involved in Israel crisis, top U.S. general warns Iran (www.reuters.com)
The United States’ top general on Monday warned Iran not to get involved in the crisis in Israel and said he did not want the conflict to the broaden, as Lebanese armed group Hezbollah fired a salvo of rockets onto northern Israel...
Egypt intelligence official says Israel ignored repeated warnings of ‘something big’ (www.timesofisrael.com)
China urges ‘calm’ after Hamas attack on Israel (www.politico.com)
China urged calm Sunday in the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israel from Gaza....
US fears Canada-India row over Sikh activist's killing could upend strategy for countering China (apnews.com)
The Biden administration is nervously watching a dispute between Canada and India, with some officials concerned it could upend the U.S. strategy toward the Indo-Pacific that is directed at blunting China’s influence there and elsewhere....
Pro-Russian politician wins Slovakia's parliamentary election (www.cnn.com)
A party headed by a pro-Kremlin figure came out top after securing more votes than expected in an election in Slovakia, preliminary results show, in what could pose a challenge to NATO and EU unity on Ukraine....
Spanish police arrest man for groping reporter while on air (www.aljazeera.com)
China orders government workers to stop using iPhones amid heightened tensions with US (www.scmp.com)
A handful of Chinese ministries have told employees to stop using Apple’s iPhones at work, citing national security risks amid heightened geopolitical tensions with the United States, according to several people familiar with the matter....
Population collapse almost wiped out human ancestors, say scientists (www.theguardian.com)
Pope Francis Praises Historical Russian Imperialism Amid War in Ukraine (www.wsj.com)
ROME—Pope Francis praised 18th-century Russian emperors whom President Vladimir Putin has invoked as models for his territorial annexations in Ukraine, in the pontiff’s latest controversial statement relevant to the war....
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin confirmed dead in plane crash (scrippsnews.com)
Ukrainian drone destroys Russian supersonic bomber (www.bbc.co.uk)
A Ukrainian drone strike has destroyed a Russian TU-22 long range bomber at an air base south of St Petersburg
Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sail (www.bbc.co.uk)
Orcas Continue To Target Sea Vessels With No Signs Of Stopping Leaving Experts Baffled (www.msn.com)
For the past 18 months, orcas have been attacking boats and yachts in the Mediterranean Sea near the Strait of Gibraltar. A new report of an orca boat attack in the North Sea near Scotland is a surprising development....
No climate crisis agreement at G20 environment meeting (phys.org)
The US says it is going to put its new long-range strike missiles, including hypersonic weapons, in Germany (www.businessinsider.com)
The US announced deployments of new long-range fires weapons to Germany will start in 2026....
Columbia University suspends three deans for 'antisemitism' in private text messages (www.middleeasteye.net)
The three deans include Cristen Kromm, the former dean of undergraduate student life; Matthew Patashnick, the former associate dean for student and family support; and Susan Chang-Kim, the former vice dean and chief administrative officer....
Exit poll suggests Labour set for huge landslide win in UK general election (www.theguardian.com)
Meta could get slapped with a massive fine for violating the EU's Digital Markets Act (www.engadget.com)
Netanyahu: US promised to lift hold on ammunition, weapons (jpost.com)
The United States is expected to lift its hold on the shipment of ammunition and weapons designated for the IDF, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Office said on Tuesday, just one day after the Israeli leader accused the Biden administration of preventing the delivery of those arms....
German lawmaker deletes post on football players' skin color (www.dw.com)
Greens lawmaker Katrin Göring-Eckardt apologized for the post made after Germany’s 2-0 win against Hungary. It comes after a survey showed 21% of Germans would like to see more white players on the national team....
Israeli army knew of Hamas plot to take hostages before 7 Oct (www.newarab.com)
The Israeli military had advanced notice about a plan by Hamas to raid southern Israel including accurate predictions about the number of hostages the group would seize, a new report has found....
